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2011 reading list
Jan. 7th, 2011 07:38 pm2011 goal: 10,000 pages
8984 / 10000 pages. 89% done!
* = re-read
| Title | Author | Genre | Pages | Date fin. |
| The Other Queen | Philippa Gregory | Historical fiction | 448 | Jan |
| Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Seth Grahame-Smith | Zombie/historical fiction | 319 | Jan |
| *Meng De Yi Shang | Qiong Yao | Romance | 181 | Jan |
| *Han Yan Cui | Qiong Yao | Romance | 298 | Jan |
| *Jin Zhan Hua | Qiong Yao | Romance | 531 | Feb |
| *Ji Du Xi Yang Hong | Qiong Yao | Romance | 522 | Feb |
| *Xiu Bang | Chen Qingyun | Wuxia | 979 | Feb |
| *Xia Yi Jiang Hu Ling | Dongfang Yu | Wuxia | 784 | Feb |
| Maus | Art Spiegelman | Graphic novel/memoir | 296 | Mar |
| The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Literature | 198 | Mar |
| Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | Literature | 282 | Apr |
| The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | Young adult | 454 | Apr |
| Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins | Young adult | 472 | Apr |
| Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | Young adult | 455 | Apr |
| Slaughterhouse 5 | Kurt Vonnegut | Science fiction | 157 | May |
| Dead Until Dark | Charlaine Harris | Fantasy | 312 | July |
| A Game of Thrones | George R. R. Martin | Fantasy | 835 | Aug |
| Wishful Drinking | Carrie Fisher | Memoir | 163 | Aug |
| A Clash of Kings | George R. R. Martin | Fantasy | 1010 | Sept |
| Bossypants | Tina Fey | Memoir | 288 | Oct |
| 8984 |
Because I have learnt my lesson from picking Yuletide fandoms >.>
Now keeping track of the TV shows I watch/follow.
Currently watching
2 Broke Girls s1
How I Met Your Mother s7
Misfits s3
Modern Family s3
Nikita s2
Revenge s1
Ringer s1
Switched At Birth s1 (hiatus)
Up All Night s1
White Collar s3 (hiatus)
( Completed )
Now keeping track of the TV shows I watch/follow.
Currently watching
2 Broke Girls s1
How I Met Your Mother s7
Misfits s3
Modern Family s3
Nikita s2
Revenge s1
Ringer s1
Switched At Birth s1 (hiatus)
Up All Night s1
White Collar s3 (hiatus)
( Completed )
2010 reading list
Jan. 16th, 2010 11:06 pm2010 goal: 10,000 pages
8705 / 10000 pages. 87% done!
* = re-read
To read
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Graham-Smith and Jane Austen
The Almost Noon by Alice Sebold
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
... and some more.
| Title | Author | Genre | Pages | Date fin. |
| Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman | Short stories | 384 | Jan |
| He's Just Not That Into You | Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo | Self-help | 228 | Jan |
| *Warriors of Alavna | N. M. Browne | Fantasy | 308 | Jan |
| The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath | Semi-autobiography | 234 | Jan |
| Warriors of Camlann | N. M. Browne | Fantasy | 400 | Jan |
| Warriors of Ethandun | N. M. Browne | Fantasy | 372 | Jan |
| Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls | Danielle Wood | Modern fairytales | 260 | Feb |
| Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life | Bryan Lee O'Malley | Comic book | 168 | May |
| Twilight | Stephanie Meyer | Romance/Fantasy/YA | 434 | May |
| Scott Pilgrim's vs. The World | Bryan Lee O'Malley | Comic book | 200 | June |
| Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness | Bryan Lee O'Malley | Comic book | 192 | June |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne | Children's/Literature | 216 | June |
| Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together | Bryan Lee O'Malley | Comic book | 216 | June |
| Burma Chronicles | Guy Delisle | Travelogue/comic book | 208 | June |
| *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer | Louis Cha | Wuxia | 1903 | June |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe | Bryan Lee O'Malley | Comic book | 184 | July |
| Fragile Things | Neil Gaiman | Short stories collection | 440 | July |
| *Casting Couch Confidential | Bessie Bardot and Geoff Barker | Vain autobiographical trash | 349 | August |
| Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour | Bryan Lee O'Malley | Comic book | 245 | August |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | Science/speculative fiction | 324 | October |
| On Chesil Beach | Ian McEwan | Literature | 166 | October |
| The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | Literature | 583 | November |
| *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J. K. Rowling | Children's lit | 223 | December |
| *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J. K. Rowling | Children's lit | 251 | December |
| *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J. K. Rowling | Children's lit | 317 | December |
| 8705 |
To read
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Graham-Smith and Jane Austen
The Almost Noon by Alice Sebold
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
... and some more.
Some things on my shelf that I need to read/watch at one point. I have a habit of buying things, I realise that. Hooboy.
In alphabetical order: ( DVDs )
In no particular order: ( Books )
In other news, the new MacBook Pro is out. As far as I can tell, the 13-inch version has exactly the same specs and features (with an additional SD card slot) as my machine, the only difference being that it is about $200 cheaper. Sigh, whatever, I'm moving on... onto saving for a decent camera, for one.
In alphabetical order: ( DVDs )
In no particular order: ( Books )
In other news, the new MacBook Pro is out. As far as I can tell, the 13-inch version has exactly the same specs and features (with an additional SD card slot) as my machine, the only difference being that it is about $200 cheaper. Sigh, whatever, I'm moving on... onto saving for a decent camera, for one.
Left over meme
Mar. 5th, 2008 10:01 pmPreviously,
6. A: You are amazingly self-assured, has anyone ever told you that?
B: I tell myself that every day, actually.
Is 10 Things I Hate About You
7. I don't want to rob banks for the rest of my life! The stress level is just too damn high.
Is Bandits
9. Hey baby, what say we trip the light fantastic? Just you and me.
Is Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
12. If I lose my magic, that means I've lost absolutely everything.
Is Kiki's Delivery Service
Speaking of movies, I will attempt to watch 100 of them this year. New ones, as in ones I've never seen before. So far, the list is13 however many long.
( 100 movies in 2008 )
6. A: You are amazingly self-assured, has anyone ever told you that?
B: I tell myself that every day, actually.
Is 10 Things I Hate About You
7. I don't want to rob banks for the rest of my life! The stress level is just too damn high.
Is Bandits
9. Hey baby, what say we trip the light fantastic? Just you and me.
Is Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
12. If I lose my magic, that means I've lost absolutely everything.
Is Kiki's Delivery Service
Speaking of movies, I will attempt to watch 100 of them this year. New ones, as in ones I've never seen before. So far, the list is
( 100 movies in 2008 )
Xaaaaanadu, woo woo woo woo
May. 14th, 2007 02:12 pm1. Harper's Bazaar does not deserve my patronage, when such a ridiculous letter could become "Letter of the Month". However, their magazine gives out free stuff, which I cannot say no to. >.>
2. Apparently there is a Rapunzel movie in the works. The art (especially this one) reminds me of Studio Ghibli's stuff. This, however, is simply gorgeous.
3. We went to a Japanese restaurant for Mother's Day, and even though the waitress boasted that everything there was "authentically Japanese", they put sundried tomatoes in the seaweed salad. Somehow, I don't think sundried tomatoes are very Japanese.
4. I want to go home and watch Ugly Betty, but they're pre-de-termiting (that is, preemptively destroying termites) my house, and won't be finished any time soon.
5. I need to move some files to my external harddrive and delete them from my computer because the space is disappearing at an usually fast pace. >.>
6. Even though I'm pretty on top of my assignments for now, my hand is treatening to twitch and install The Sims 2 because of my complete lack of self-control, and that would be unbelievably disastrous.
7. It's such a pity that it's gotten really cold, because for some reason I really want to go swimming.
8. I will finish The Amber Spyglass before the end of the week.
9. So sleep deprived.
10. I really like this icon. Now I want to watch Kill Bill again. >.>
2. Apparently there is a Rapunzel movie in the works. The art (especially this one) reminds me of Studio Ghibli's stuff. This, however, is simply gorgeous.
3. We went to a Japanese restaurant for Mother's Day, and even though the waitress boasted that everything there was "authentically Japanese", they put sundried tomatoes in the seaweed salad. Somehow, I don't think sundried tomatoes are very Japanese.
4. I want to go home and watch Ugly Betty, but they're pre-de-termiting (that is, preemptively destroying termites) my house, and won't be finished any time soon.
5. I need to move some files to my external harddrive and delete them from my computer because the space is disappearing at an usually fast pace. >.>
6. Even though I'm pretty on top of my assignments for now, my hand is treatening to twitch and install The Sims 2 because of my complete lack of self-control, and that would be unbelievably disastrous.
7. It's such a pity that it's gotten really cold, because for some reason I really want to go swimming.
8. I will finish The Amber Spyglass before the end of the week.
9. So sleep deprived.
10. I really like this icon. Now I want to watch Kill Bill again. >.>
Growing pains. Ohh, I loved that show.
Mar. 20th, 2006 08:50 amDude. I’m getting older faster than I thought I would. My brain is working slower. There are just a lot of things to do and the gears are taking its sweet time in processing them.
Now for a list!
I hate it when lists exceed 4 dot points.
( Now for something completely different. )
Also, whenever I see upturned collars now I just have this urge of flipping them down.
Now for a list!
I hate it when lists exceed 4 dot points.
( Now for something completely different. )
Also, whenever I see upturned collars now I just have this urge of flipping them down.
Hehe. It goes with the wallpaper.
To-Do List
To-Do List
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Dec. 3rd, 2004 09:25 amSo! Dot points. Idea not original, instead sploinked from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
slysima...
( The Social Class Meme Thing )
slysima...magneticgal's postcard! Wheee! Thank you Jory! My second postcard ever. I feel so loved.hyelle_narmo's letter yesterday. The guy who sold me the stamp at the post office was really cute.( The Social Class Meme Thing )
In preparation for Japan, and other stuff
Sep. 2nd, 2004 04:27 pmGot everything for Japan after school yesterday. Went completely mad and bought:
Will start packing next week. I have no idea what clothes to pack- I have a shortage of shorts because I avoid buying any kind of short pants. And, yeah.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
In other news, I have finished all of my Japanese and English assessments. And on the way home I nearly got hit by a car.
Will start packing next week. I have no idea what clothes to pack- I have a shortage of shorts because I avoid buying any kind of short pants. And, yeah.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
In other news, I have finished all of my Japanese and English assessments. And on the way home I nearly got hit by a car.
UQ open day
Aug. 1st, 2004 12:12 pmIt was fun. Sort of. More informative, really. (I am currently typing with one hand as the other is busy shovelling chocolate biscuits into my mouth. Which has nothing to do with this post whatsoever. But oh well.)
Things I did at UQ open day:
1. Obtained a lot of pamphlets and booklets. Which are made of very good quality paper and is heavy to carry.
2. Said hi to people I knew.
3. Said hi to people my dad knew.
4. Listened to a university professor drone.
5. Looked at bacteria in a microscope.
6. Touched a shark. Dead, of course. (I meant the shark was dead, not me.)
7. Observed the mating rituals of a mantis.
8. Got helium balloons. (My life is now complete) And a helium filled rubber glove. It was cute until it killed itself on a branch. Much mourning.
9. Ate a lollipop. Y'know one of the free ones they have at stalls.
10. Got a biodegradable plastic bag with stuff in it. It was like, wow, biodegradability!
11. Watched a robot not run into things.
So yeah. It was very eventful, I think. And the shark skin/scale was freaky.
I am also in love with my biodegradable plastic bag. I think it's very spiffy.
And when I get home, I'm going to inhale some helium.
Things I did at UQ open day:
1. Obtained a lot of pamphlets and booklets. Which are made of very good quality paper and is heavy to carry.
2. Said hi to people I knew.
3. Said hi to people my dad knew.
4. Listened to a university professor drone.
5. Looked at bacteria in a microscope.
6. Touched a shark. Dead, of course. (I meant the shark was dead, not me.)
7. Observed the mating rituals of a mantis.
8. Got helium balloons. (My life is now complete) And a helium filled rubber glove. It was cute until it killed itself on a branch. Much mourning.
9. Ate a lollipop. Y'know one of the free ones they have at stalls.
10. Got a biodegradable plastic bag with stuff in it. It was like, wow, biodegradability!
11. Watched a robot not run into things.
So yeah. It was very eventful, I think. And the shark skin/scale was freaky.
I am also in love with my biodegradable plastic bag. I think it's very spiffy.
And when I get home, I'm going to inhale some helium.
More updates on pressies
May. 11th, 2004 08:41 amittykat: a spiffy fluffy scarve, and a Whitlams CD.Lucy: A Picnic bar. Mmmmmm... chocolate...
And of course, I forgot about Julian the last time I posted...
Julian: A hug and half of a broken gel pen. I feel so privilaged.
I forgot to say 'Happy Birthday' to Sonja on the weekend, so...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONJA!!!
Full update on pressies
May. 9th, 2004 11:08 amWhat I got from my birthday:
Parents: $50 and dinner. Mmmmmm, Thai...
ittykat: Nothing yet. Coming on Monday
Katherine and Tegan: Cute teddy, lollies, aromatherapy body balm
slysima: A leaf.
Sonja: Errr... stuff... and money! (Impending message: you're legal to shag now. Make the most of it.)
Susanne: Sticky things and letter things (v. cute)
Amanda, Joyce and Wynne: bath stuff. Kind of sending a message of 'Zenni, you smell. Take a bath'
Karrie: A really cute Tarepanda balancing beam thing.
Anne: Photo frame
el_coco: A post.
Wow. Just what I always wanted. You guys are the best!
Parents: $50 and dinner. Mmmmmm, Thai...
ittykat: Nothing yet. Coming on MondayKatherine and Tegan: Cute teddy, lollies, aromatherapy body balm
slysima: A leaf. Sonja: Errr... stuff... and money! (Impending message: you're legal to shag now. Make the most of it.)
Susanne: Sticky things and letter things (v. cute)
Amanda, Joyce and Wynne: bath stuff. Kind of sending a message of 'Zenni, you smell. Take a bath'
Karrie: A really cute Tarepanda balancing beam thing.
Anne: Photo frame
el_coco: A post. Wow. Just what I always wanted. You guys are the best!
