Hm. Probably either The Shadow of the Wind or Silk by Alexander Baricco. I'm leaning more toward Shadow, though. It was excellent. What about you? Any good August reads?

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 5:06 am (EST) den Aug 31, 2008

Hi, I just found your question for me, and finally am responding!!
Computer Arts was "back shelved"... other titles took over. I just came out with Great American Artists for Kids, and am working on Great Composers for Kids (which was the Music Art title you mentioned). I'm still interested in computer arts, but it won't be coming out that I know of. Too many book projects I guess. Why don't YOU write! That would be great. Lo)
MaryAnn

skrevet af brightring kl. 4:42 pm (EST) den Aug 15, 2008

I did just Mooch Stiff but I haven't read it yet. Oddly enough it seems like good beach reading, so I threw it in my bag for our beach trip next week. I don't think it's terribly graphic, just possibly disturbing if you think deeply about the real meaning of the discussions. We'll see!

skrevet af LeesyLou kl. 8:50 am (EST) den Aug 5, 2008

I just realized I hadn't replied to your last comment.

Buffy doesn't really make me squeamish, but Bones definitely does from time to time. I'll have to close my eyes and turn my head, but usually they'll get the bones cleaned up, and it's not nearly as disgusting to look at then. And yeah, that episode of Buffy was pretty creepy. There are a few others that made me cringe over the years, but that was one that had a lot of realism. There's one in season three that really got me as well, simply because it was realistic, and we see it happening in schools all too often.

Yeah, in season 2, Spike's accent is too stilted, so it has too much of a studied feel to it. You can tell Marsters becomes a lot more comfortable with it as the series goes on. In some episodes in seasons 5 and 7, he uses a more formal British accent to indicate what he sounded like when he was alive, and that's pretty odd, too. Of course, I'm not as knowledgable about languages as you are, so it's possible you'll cringe throughout the series. As far as House is concerned, I was curious about it, but I never seemed to be able to catch it. My brother actually got us all hooked on it. I know what you mean about House not really connecting with the new cast members this past season, but maybe now that he's got it down to the three he's keeping, he will get more comfortable and develop more of a relationship with them as they get used to each other. And the producers have promised more focus will go back to the old team members. I saw an interview on EW.com that promised at least one episode almost entirely devoted to Cameron and Chase, and that will be nice.

You can actually watch season 1 episodes of Heroes online. Netflix has them available as a "watch instantly" movie. I haven't watched any TV shows that way, but I have watched a couple movies. I might have to apply my "Lost" rule to Heroes as well- not gonna watch it until it's all finished and on DVD, so I'll be able to see the whole story and not linger in confusion too long.

I fell in love with Logan Echolls the moment the Veronica voice-over uttered the words "obligatory psychotic jackass." I must have re-watched the scene the first time they kissed a hundred times. There is just something about him that makes me love him. I was so disappointed in the way the series ended. I mean, Rob Thomas had to know there was a strong possibility the show wasn't going to come back, and I don't think he wrapped it up as well as he could have, given the circumstances. The FBI pitch was a nice idea, but I don't think it could have maintained one of the things that made the show work- the relationship between Keith and Veronica. And there were too many unanswered questions.

The last two seasons of Gilmore Girls aren't the best; they really dropped the ball with a couple of plot developments, and then they struggled with the quality of the show during the final season, when Amy and Dan Palladino (the creator and her husband) left because of a contract dispute with Warner Bros. However, less than stellar episodes of Gilmore Girls are still better than the best episodes of some shows; it just seems worse because there are so many good moments early on. The relationship between Lorelai and Rory is one of the most fascinating relationships on television.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 8:17 pm (EST) den Jul 29, 2008

Hi saw you posting on TeacherDad's profile and just wanted to tell you that I too enjoy YA books. I would like to write one or ? in the future. I have a 14 year old and she is a reader bless her heart so we share a lot of likes and dislikes on the YA shelf. She hates most of what she is forced to read at school and I somtimes agree, but encourage her to just get it over with. Sometimes she likes them in the end, but I would love to see them change the choices they seem to "shove" down their throat. There are so many new authors out there. Anyway, hope to hear from you,we share quite a few books. Mary Beth

skrevet af mmignano11 kl. 11:14 pm (EST) den Jul 28, 2008

There are definitely some gruesome images on Bones; the point of it is that she gets the bodies that can't be identified by normal forensic tools and techniques, so the bodies can be pretty grotesque. Sometimes they only find bones, but sometimes it's quite nasty. So be aware of that if you do decide to watch it. The only other procedural I watch consistently is the original CSI (and the Law & Order franchise, but that's a little different).

I just started watching House this year, but it's quickly become one of my favorite shows (Hugh Laurie is awesome; not that that's news or anything). When I told my brother Hugh was British, he didn't believe me. I like Heroes, but don't watch it consistently enough. And I made up my mind a long time ago that I wasn't going to give Lost a chance until the series had finished airing and all the seasons were out on DVD. I tried watching season 1 on DVD, got confused quickly, and decided to wait until the end. Veronica Mars was my favorite show, and while I'm grateful that it got three seasons even with it's abysmal ratings, I wish it had been given more of a chance. And I basically love Jason Dohring. I tried to get into Moonlight, but again, I didn't watch it enough to really get the appeal. I'll probably Netflix it once it comes out on DVD. And Gilmore Girls! That was my one must-watch show along with Veronica Mars. It was a great show. I find myself quoting it all the time. And I think Big Love is in my Netflix queue.

Spike's accent gets better as the series goes on and James Marsters gets more used to using it. Dru's not around too much later on; her appearances are much more sporadic. But I like Spike because he's nice to look at. I'm kind of shallow that way.

And thus ends my super-long comment (I had your comment to me open in another window so I could make sure not to leave anything out).

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 11:53 pm (EST) den Jul 24, 2008

Also, I've got to ask you. How did you like Pride and Promiscuity? I heard horrible things about it years ago, but I wanted to know what you thought of it.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 9:13 pm (EST) den Jul 24, 2008

You know, I didn't much care for Angel myself in the early seasons of Buffy (I'm a Spike fan through and through). And I have to admit, I mostly started watching Angel for some of the supporting characters. However, Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt did *amazing* things with Angel once he got his own show. The character developed really well, and David Boreanaz got to have a bit of fun with it. Before I knew it, I was a DB fan (still not entirely sure how it happened), and that's what got me started watching Bones. And Bones is great. There's great chemistry between him and Emily Deschanel, the lead character. I started watching it because he was on it, but I keep watching because it's a great show that is surprisingly humorous, given that it has the potential to be nothing more than another dry procedural.

Of course, I get way too into TV shows. But I require amusement at all times, whether it's TV, or a book, or the computer.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 9:11 pm (EST) den Jul 24, 2008

I finished The Dark Lantern last night, and I enjoyed it. In some ways, the approach reminded me of Fingersmith, but the execution is different. I thought it was good, though. I noticed you've added it to your collection. Let me know what you think of it.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 8:35 pm (EST) den Jul 7, 2008

Actually, I only just started The Dark Lantern today... hadn't had much of a chance before. But I enjoy it so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out. The blurb on the dust jacket promises a mystery, and I'm hoping it's a good one.

I played the flute myself for five years- from 8th grade until I graduated from high school. I haven't played in quite a while though. I miss it sometimes, though I was never very good at it (I made the elite Wind Ensemble in my senior year of high school by virtue of being one of three girls trying for two open spots, and I was better than one of them... which really isn't saying much). I need to get some sheet music that's suited to my ability, and spend some time practicing again.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 10:01 pm (EST) den Jul 1, 2008

I see you've added several books about flutes recently. Do you play? Are the books theory, or practical?

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 12:31 am (EST) den Jul 1, 2008

So I ended up actually buying The Dark Lantern today (I was at Borders, and the only copy they had was slightly damaged, so they gave me 10% off... and I didn't even ask. Sweet). I'm planning to start it this weekend, so I'll let you know what I think of it.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 3:46 am (EST) den Jun 20, 2008

I actually don't have it yet. Salon.com has been recommending summer reads over the course of the last few weeks, and all four of the historical fiction books they recommended sounded interesting. I put them in my catalog with a new tag indicating that I'm planning to purchase them sooner rather than later. It looks really fascinating. I'm on a historical fiction kick right now. I blame Diana Gabaldon and Sarah Waters, who both write historical fiction I enjoy. I'm trying to branch out into new authors as well. Let me know if you do get it, though, and if you do, how you enjoy it.

Hope everything is well with you.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 1:11 am (EST) den Jun 17, 2008

You're adding so many books on food preservation--are you suddenly developing a new interest, or just getting to a new bookshelf you hadn't catalogued until now? You have some really interesting books in this area, books I hadn't seen before.

skrevet af LeesyLou kl. 2:35 pm (EST) den Jun 16, 2008

It looks like we got a good turn out after all ;-)

skrevet af bardsfingertips kl. 7:47 pm (EST) den Jun 13, 2008

Hey - get outta my library! You have too much as it is to read! I know how that goes, believe me...what is it about the attraction of books? I have my theories, but won't bore you with what are probably very commonly held ones in that regard. Check out randy.shiner.googlepages.com for what I do - mostly, primarily business related litigation, including telecoms, software, IP stuff as well as old run o' the mill getting the money back where it belongs kind of stuff. Thanks so much for asking. Most appreciated. Be well. RS

skrevet af irsslex kl. 3:44 pm (EST) den Jun 4, 2008

Thanks for adding information for Mysterious Galaxy.

skrevet af mgbooks kl. 1:58 pm (EST) den Jun 1, 2008

Thanks for the invitation! Good to know that there are others who still love to read. BTW, if anyone knows of a business or person who needs a well-read, aggressive lawyer, please have them contact me. I'm looking to jump-start my practice after a siege of health issues that are now resolved (major abdominal surgery, complications, lengthy recovery). Any contacts would be most gratefully appreciated. Randy

skrevet af irsslex kl. 2:22 pm (EST) den May 20, 2008

Thanks for the invitation to join San Diego Bibliophiles, but I just moved out of the area.

skrevet af lkmiller kl. 10:00 pm (EST) den May 17, 2008

You know that store you added called Bay Books? I actually know the owner, Henry Muller. I ran into him in the elevator of my building (he works at Merril Lynch) and I told him that his store was added to LT and he should check it out.

So, he send his thanks :)

skrevet af bardsfingertips kl. 3:49 pm (EST) den May 14, 2008

That handsome fellow is Sandy, who had just had his 4th birthday when that picture was taken last summer. We think he has a strong resemblance to Puss in Boots from the Shrek movies.

Sadly, he's no longer with us. He went over the back fence eight months ago and never came home- and our house backs up to a large field with a coyote population. :(

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 4:04 pm (EST) den May 5, 2008

Suzanne - thank you for adding me to your interesting libraries list. I have already taken a tip from your current reading and ordered Kaplan's 'Speaking of Books' I love books about books. I've just read and very much enjoyed Alberto Manguel's "The Library at Night".
Best wishes
Caroline

skrevet af Caroline_McElwee kl. 6:41 am (EST) den May 3, 2008

Thanks for your invitation to join the San Diego Bibliophiles. I'm not on the internet too often, but I intend to pop in to SDB occasionally to see what's going on.

skrevet af pinklady60 kl. 12:13 pm (EST) den Apr 23, 2008

the link under "Homepage" still works, I'll try and fix the other one... thanks!
"TeacherDad"

skrevet af TeacherDad kl. 11:41 am (EST) den Apr 19, 2008

Thanks for the invitation to the San Diego group!

skrevet af marc_beherec kl. 12:10 am (EST) den Apr 19, 2008

thanks for the invite... it may take me a while to join though, I was going to peruse your library first... ;)

skrevet af TeacherDad kl. 10:04 pm (EST) den Apr 18, 2008

Thank you for joining my teeny, tiny group San Diego Bibliophiles. Hopefully it will grow :)

skrevet af bardsfingertips kl. 7:41 pm (EST) den Apr 18, 2008

I just saw your post on my 888 thread and wanted to address part of it here (the rest I will probably address on the thread). Yes, things are a little less crazy with school. I don't know if you remember this, but when I first started college I was a double major in English and History. Things were going well for awhile, but I had a few missteps starting two years ago with the unexpected death of an old friend. Anyway, long story short, I made the decision two weeks ago to skip getting the English degree for now and focus on finishing the history degree. And so I will now be graduating in May. School is now the least crazy it's been for me, well, ever. And in two months, I will be done for good (or at least until I've sufficiently recovered enough to consider graduate school). And for the first time in a long time, I no longer dread September.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 2:45 am (EST) den Apr 1, 2008

Yes, I certainly enjoy the indie bookstores (though I posted Borders downtown as a favorite, I use it mainly for music and movies). Nina's Books is especially neat little place that is right near my house. Footnote Books has a cat wandering its shelves. And Wahrenbrock’s Book House, right near my work (thus my paycheck), you can get lost for hours in.

skrevet af bardsfingertips kl. 2:06 pm (EST) den Mar 10, 2008

Yes, I certainly enjoy the indie bookstores (though I posted Borders downtown as a favorite, I use it mainly for music and movies). Nina's Books is especially neat little place that is right near my house. Footnote Books has a cat wandering its shelves. And Wahrenbrock’s Book House, right near my work (thus my paycheck), you can get lost for hours in.

skrevet af bardsfingertips kl. 2:06 pm (EST) den Mar 10, 2008

Thank you for the addition to your friend's list and accepting my request :)

You have a huge and admirable collection; and it is nice to see someone who shares over 100 of the same books as me.

Cheers!

skrevet af bardsfingertips kl. 4:48 pm (EST) den Mar 7, 2008

You have amazing library! I'm finding new intresting books and because of searching through your library, I don't have time to update my own.
-Kata from Finland

skrevet af kata.e kl. 6:24 am (EST) den Feb 3, 2008

Oh thanks so much for the info! I will try it out later today, as I am off work and doing a bunch of LT stuff, instead of reading! Haha!

skrevet af fannyprice kl. 1:43 pm (EST) den Jan 3, 2008

Ha! Good choice - I've been thinking about doing a JA re-read myself. Thanks for the comment on NCE - I think I will start seeking those out as well.

skrevet af fannyprice kl. 9:16 pm (EST) den Jan 2, 2008

Hey chanale - I notice you're reading the Norton Critical Edition of Sense & Sensibility. Do you think the Norton Criticals are generally pretty well done? I am thinking about starting to buy those instead of the Penguin Classics, when available. Or in addition to, for certain books (i.e., Jane Austen!). Thanks!

skrevet af fannyprice kl. 1:13 am (EST) den Jan 2, 2008

I cannot recommend The Tale of Despereaux highly enough, though I have to say I'm a little surprised you hadn't read it yet. This book was the one bright spot in an otherwise dreary children's lit class I took last year (the books were fine, but the instructor was horrid). As for The Truth About Forever, I think it's one of the best YA books I've ever read. I think Sarah Dessen has captured the typical teenage experience and emotions quite well, without drowning her characters in designer clothes and illicit behavior. I really hope you enjoy them both. Be sure to let me know what you thought after you read them.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 11:50 am (EST) den Dec 7, 2007

Thank you for the comment! There will be more, but it's going to take a while...I've reviewed most of my "older" reads, but I promised myself I'd only add in books I've completed reveiws for...and for this year and the end of last year, that means doing a lot of catch-up. :-)

So, nice to "meet" you and thanks for the comment!

AG

skrevet af the_hag kl. 3:46 pm (EST) den Nov 6, 2007

Thank you very much for your invitation, it sounds like a very interesting group to be part of :)
Your book collection is amazing!

skrevet af aniahan kl. 9:12 pm (EST) den Nov 3, 2007

Hi Chanale,

Thanks so much for inviting me to join the vegan and vegetarian group. I joined. And thank you. I love connecting with others who love animals as much as I do! Mary

skrevet af marylizzy kl. 10:42 pm (EST) den Oct 16, 2007

Hello, it's me again
I've combined your 100 Best Books for Children tag with my Silvey 100 Best tag. I have a separate tag for the books she's listed in the back (Silvey Beyond 100) which I didn't combine in as I wasn't sure how you used the tag. Thanks again for the combination lesson!

marie

skrevet af elfschild kl. 6:04 pm (EST) den Oct 1, 2007

Thanks for combining those tags - I had no idea how to do it if it wasn't showing up as a related tag. I see we've got a lot of 'books about books' in common (mine are all in my library, elfchild, rather than this one which is my daughter's). The next most useful book I've found for read alouds is Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children - most of the others (New York Times, 100 Best, Trelease) seem to be best for school age children though I get some ideas from them. I don't have Great Books for Boys (yet) - do you find it useful? Amazon comments were mixed.

marie

skrevet af elfschild kl. 3:00 pm (EST) den Oct 1, 2007

Hello -
I've been working on cleaning up some of my comments to move them over to the review section but the husband has been out of town and the daughter doesn't like me to be on the computer when she's awake so it's taking longer than I'd hoped (I'm too much of a perfectionist). In the mean time I've been reading your blog (you're right, your daughter is about 11 months older than mine) and really look forward to introducing mine to some of the stuff you've been reading.
I see that we both use Kathleen Odean's books to find things to read with our daughters. I just double tagged all of my "Great Books for Babies/Toddler" (the system has studiously ignored my attempts to add the "s" to toddlers) with your "Great Books for Babies" in an attempt to get the two tags to show up as related but it has not worked. Might I ask you to do the same to see if that will knock it over the top - just temporarily so we can try to get the tags combined? As we get into Great Books for Girls and the others, I'll make sure I use the same tag you do so this doesn't happen. Thank you.

marie

skrevet af elfschild kl. 11:13 am (EST) den Oct 1, 2007

Oh wow, you're reading The Hundred Dresses!?! I loved that book - it broke my heart when I was a little kid.

skrevet af fannyprice kl. 9:51 am (EST) den Sep 8, 2007

"The number my daughter finds most amusing is six with its mama and baby pairs of marsupials playing French horns."
Well, as a former French Horn player, I will confirm that it is a pretty funny instrument!
Your reviews are great - the only problem is you make my wishlist longer by yet again bringing my attention to books I didn't know I wanted!

skrevet af Megami kl. 1:57 am (EST) den Aug 31, 2007

Thank you so much for your kind comments about my daughter's library and my comments. My daughter will be two next month and it's interesting to see what grabs her interest. Picture books with more than a 4-line stanza are starting to interest her and she's starting to name favorite recurring characters. Lately she's wanted to read to herself a lot, even at bedtime, but she does sometimes ask us to read. I've been using the comments field as a sort of practice space for writing reviews, as well as just making my own notes - it's nice to know that someone else finds them useful. I'll try to get some of them moved to the review field (if there are particular ones you find useful, do tell me).

skrevet af elfschild kl. 1:37 pm (EST) den Aug 28, 2007

Hi! I am back on Library Thing and thought I would drop you a note and say hi. I just finished putting in the rest of my books and have been having fun playing with the tags. Still have some cookbooks to put in, but other than that, all of them are here! So what are some fun things to do now that they are in here?:)

skrevet af ficbot kl. 12:10 am (EST) den Aug 24, 2007

Hi - yes, I do have a "real" library... not sure I'd want the two connected right now, though (more fun to be a bit mysterious, I guess).
Thanks again for the feedback :) and keep on combining!

skrevet af juvenilia kl. 10:48 am (EST) den Aug 19, 2007

Thank you.
I'd about given up on anyone ever noticing...
and who'd have thought it would be the renowned chanale?
If anything actually made you laugh out loud, I'd love to hear about it.
j

skrevet af juvenilia kl. 5:48 pm (EST) den Aug 16, 2007

Oh, I can tell already that I have more books to read now. Please review "And the Skylark Sings" when you finish it. I am also a Barbara Kingsolver fan, but have not had much extra reading time of late as we begin our first year of homeschooling.

Carey

skrevet af claned kl. 12:06 am (EST) den Aug 15, 2007

Hi Chanale,
Thanks for adding me to your "interesting libraries" list - I am flattered! I see you are also a collector of Judaica. I work in a synagogue library which owns many of the same titles I see on your list. But the books in my LibraryThing catalog are only those whose authors have appeared on my podcast, The Book of Life. Hope you'll enjoy listening to the interviews - it's so fun to hear about the creation of books we've enjoyed!

Heidi Estrin
www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com

skrevet af bookoflife kl. 10:46 am (EST) den Aug 2, 2007

Heh, I have done the same thing browsing your library! We seem to have some common interests. I wish I could say I've read all of them. I have to somehow find the time to read...
Susan

skrevet af yvaine kl. 4:42 pm (EST) den Jul 25, 2007

Hi Chanale! (what a pretty name!) :)

Thanks so much for the comment. It really -does- make my day when someone takes the time to leave a comment on my page, esp one with the collection you have! BTW, I love the pic of your cat, I just "adopted" (although I'm sure he would claim the opposite, more like he adopted me) an Egyptian Mau named Gabriel, aka "The Prince of All Things Feline in His Domain". He is quickly becoming my favorite companion, as cats are known to do, in the two weeks I've known him. Cats are such a delight, aren't they? I've lived with probably over 30 different cats in my life so far - such different personalities, all. May I enquire as to your feline companion's name and what type of literature he/she reads? There's nothing more cozy for me than to curl up with a good book and a purring cat on a rainy day - what a wonder! what heaven!

Thanks again for the comment. :)
Much bliss & happy reading!
~PandorasRequiem

skrevet af PandorasRequiem kl. 11:42 pm (EST) den Jul 22, 2007

Nice library. Which edition of Ulysses do you recommend?

skrevet af appeartodisappear kl. 1:54 pm (EST) den Jul 19, 2007

You have many great books that are on my wish list. Also, browsing your library has me adding many more. I read Last Child in the Woods a couple of years ago, opened up my eyes to what I had and my children are missing. Animal, vegetable, mineral is on my list of things to read whenever I get ahold of a copy. Our library doesn't have it, but we are in a town of only 11,000, so I guess it is to be expected.

On a different topic, I followed the link to your blog, and while I liked your blog very much, I am sooooo jealous. All that good food, had me salivating. We have no access to organic/locally grown produce. The soil here is so alkaline that it is nearly white, and the ground water is full of pot ash. I went to the "farmer's market" here, the only fresh food were cherries from Utah, and bread from Colorado. It was mostly jewelery. So dissapointing. I was vegan for some time before getting married, but my husband is a confirmed carnivore and hater of vegetables and all things fresh. Don't have the funds for both, so I eat his way now.

skrevet af lisalouhoo kl. 9:42 pm (EST) den Jul 11, 2007

Yes, no Andorra or Monaca or Lichtenstein. Bloody useless really! Though hopefully New Zealand will be added at the end of this year.

skrevet af Megami kl. 8:38 pm (EST) den Jul 10, 2007

Hope you don't mind, I dobbed you in for something :)

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph...

skrevet af Megami kl. 9:45 pm (EST) den Jul 4, 2007

"Flowers in the Attic" shocked me the first time I read it, too. The first series of hers I read, beginning with "Melody," wasn't as shocking, but it still startled me because it was unlike anything I had ever read before.

Sometimes I think about donating books to the library, but the books at my library don't always sell very well. We sell a lot more withdrawn books than we do donated books (though we do get some good donations- I got a beautiful hardcover version of P&P for only $2 a few years ago). I would probably only donate mass-markets, and those don't seem to sell too well.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 4:00 pm (EST) den Jun 20, 2007

I read "her" newer stuff when I was in high school, and I never got rid of the books (but after I read Pride and Prejudice for the first time when I was 17, I don't think I touched them again). We just got a new used bookstore here in my town; I should probably take them over there and try to get rid of them.

Not too proud to admit that I've read her, though. I don't think I'm ashamed of any of the books I own, except maybe those.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 12:48 pm (EST) den Jun 20, 2007

You are some kind of sorcerer! I couldn't for the life of me get those combined. Thanks for overhearing! Also, it's such a shame that book isn't at your local library! You should write an angry letter.
Thanks again for the help!
-Eliza

skrevet af pandystumpf kl. 5:53 pm (EST) den Jun 9, 2007

No, I am definitely taking the summer off. I need a break before I dive into my final semester in the fall (I can't believe it's finally here!) Right now, however, I'm trying to make it through the last few weeks of the spring semester.

I know exactly what you mean about developing an interest in books that meant nothing to you before once they're no longer "assigned reading." I've had that happen to me a few times before.

I can't believe how big your daughter is getting! And I hope your DH is okay. The words bike accident don't sound so good.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 3:06 am (EST) den May 15, 2007

I joined the challenge on LJ at the start of the year, and I've only read 6 so far. I'm hoping to catch up rather a lot over the course of the summer. How are your husband and daughter?

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 9:00 pm (EST) den May 10, 2007

So I was looking at the list of users with my books, and I saw your name near the top of my list. I was wondering if you are the same chanale I have on my LJ friend's list? This is shootingstarr.

skrevet af shootingstarr7 kl. 1:55 am (EST) den May 10, 2007

This is me at work. I can't find it on your LT catalogue, but have you read 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' by Barbara Kingsolver. It is not out in Australia yet.
Also - I may have access to an AFPO, which means US mailing rates for sites like Amazon! Yay.

skrevet af Megami kl. 11:03 pm (EST) den Apr 26, 2007

Thanks for the info on the DVD cataloging ability in the possible future. I can't wait until that is a reality!

skrevet af atlaswinks kl. 12:13 am (EST) den Mar 27, 2007

I see we have almost 300 books in common so I wanted to say a quick hello. I also noticed you mentioned owning quite a few DVD's, but that you won't catalog them until there is a system in place. Is there some news about a future plan to have a DVD Thing like the Library Thing? I so hope there is! I would also love to see a Music Thing as well.

skrevet af atlaswinks kl. 11:18 pm (EST) den Mar 25, 2007

You are so clever! I was afraid I'd do that, as the groups are displayed alphabetically. Thanks for your comment, too. Those were two titles I don't have that I will keep my eyes open for.

Hope you had a festive Purim!

Susan

skrevet af LarsonLewisProject kl. 8:25 pm (EST) den Mar 4, 2007

You say such nice things!! And you're the one doing all the work, as far as I can see. :o) I used to love giving art parties too. Both my adult daughters are now very comfortable with creativity. One writes children's musicals and the other is a theatre masters student. Their lives are still unfolding, and it's wonderful to watch. Exciting.

You asked about what book will be out next. Not the copmuter book. We dropped that one, well, at least we put it on the very very back burner. Great Composers for Kids is in the works as is Great American Artists for Kids. I found myself WAAAAYYYY behind on getting books out this past year or two due to family illness and more travel/presentations for me. Now everything is in good shape, so it's time to get back to the business of bring great art books to kids everywhere.

Thanks for writing! I hope that answers your question. By the way, the only place I really seem to see emails are those that are direct to me: maryann@brightring.com Please write anytime.

MaryAnn
Kohl

skrevet af brightring kl. 8:00 pm (EST) den Jan 25, 2007

I, too, have tried to make powdered sugar out of evaporated cane juice... doesn't work too well, huh? :) Oh well, live and learn. I'm glad the actual cupcakes were tasty at least. Have fun with your cake decorating tools. Have you seen this site? http://www.flickr.com/groups/vegancupcak... Maybe it can help get your creative juices flowing... or just make you salivate for cupcakes.

Nicoleliza = the artist formerly known as greykitty

skrevet af Nicoleliza kl. 4:34 pm (EST) den Jan 2, 2007

Hi again...thanks for dropping by and leaving the nice note. I like your cat's picture...I too am a cat lover and have two cats, one of which loves to curl up on my chest while I am trying to read. She also loves to bother my husband when he is reading the newspaper. You have an interesting "to read" list. Jane Austen is one of my favorite writers; I love Emma. If you look over my Canadian "best reads" you will see one called No Great Mischief. You would probably really enjoy it, if you have not already read it. I've never seen the theme of family loyalty expressed in such a moving way as it is in that book. Also it expresses the tightness of generations of Maritime Canadians, a quality that transcends the ages. A beautiful book. And isn't Anne of Green Gables just wonderful? Have you ever read The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery? It is her only adult novel....pretty dated by our standards but interesting from the point of view that it was her only book meant for adults. Anyway, happy reading!

skrevet af brendaough kl. 6:03 pm (EST) den Jan 1, 2007

Ooh ... I just got Thunderstruck for Christmas from my parents. Can't wait to dive into it! I LOVED Devil in the White City by Larson. Have you read that one?

skrevet af hero120499 kl. 3:17 pm (EST) den Dec 31, 2006

Hello, I am just new to LT but love it!! So much fun browsing and seeing other libraries and books in common. You and I have quite a few---177! I noticed you have some L.M. Montgomery's Anne books. I grew up reading those and still treasure them. I am an English teacher in Saint John, New Brunswick and am very interested in the classics and Canadian lit in particular (although I have my easy reads too---"guilty pleasures"! Please drop by and see my library sometime and leave some suggestions for good reads....we obviously have the same taste!

skrevet af brendaough kl. 4:18 pm (EST) den Dec 30, 2006

Hey, you have so many of my books!!!! I was absolutely delighted to read all about you. I just found "Library Thing", and it seems like a great place to share books, thoughts, and so on. Thank you very much for buying my books. If you ever need anything or have questions, please do write to me. maryann@brightring.com
MaryAnn
Kohl

skrevet af brightring kl. 3:10 pm (EST) den Oct 20, 2006