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Archive for December, 2009

Movie Habits: 1997 – 2009

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Just as I did in 2007, I am looking through my database of movies I’ve seen since 1997. It gives me a good idea of how my film habits fluctuate throughout the years. Highs and lows are in red. 1997: 125 (55 in the theater) 1998: 101 (44 in the theater) 1999: 221 (84 in [...]

WWW Wednesday (Dec. 30)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should be Reading: To play along, answer the following three questions: What are you currently reading? Changing My Mind by Zadie Smith What did you recently finish reading? The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett What do you think you’ll read next? Stitches by David Small

Teaser Tuesday – Changing My Mind

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by Should be Reading: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the [...]

25 Greatest Gen X Books of All Time – Details Magazine

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Earlier this month, Details magazine published their list of the “25 Greatest Gen X Books of All Time“. Of all time? That’s a bit pretentious, but here’s the list (ones I’ve read are in bold). American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus by Rick [...]