Books I read in 2013

Books I read in 2013:

soelo:

1. As You Wish by Jackson Pearce


2. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling


3. The Year Of Living Famously (Red Dress Ink Novels) by Laura Caldwell


4. The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner


5. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan


6. Quick Shots of False…

30 ebooks, 22 audiobooks, 17 of my own books and 15 library books. My favorite series was Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, but Marie Lu’s Legend series was a close second. Daughter of Smoke and Bone and the sequel Days of Blood and Starlight were really good and I can’t wait for the third book, Dreams of Gods and Monsters that comes out in April 2014. The Night Circus was probably my favorite stand-alone book. I also loved Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and most of the stories in Corsets & Clockwork.

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Goodreads

Goodreads is asking me to share my year in books, but I still have 3.5 days! I am going to finish the book I am reading right now. I also have about 4 hours of driving by myself to do, so I may get a short audiobook in, too.

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Lion at the Predator House at Tierpark Berlin

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Lion at Tierpark Berlin

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Wish it was Christmas today!

It’s only one week until Christmas!

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IKEA - One Room Paradise

IKEA - One Room Paradise

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Peter O'Toole has died. He was the answer to a crossword I was doing this morning.

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Nothing represents wintertime depression better than "A Long December" by Counting Crows.

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Dear Abby's Thanksgiving Prayer: O heavenly Father: We thank thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank thee for health and remember the sick. We thank thee for friends and remember the friendless. We thank thee for freedom and remember the enslaved. May these remembrances stir us to service That thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen.

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tastefullyoffensive:

All this technology is making us antisocial. [via]

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midwestfuckyeah:

avocadosalad:

God dammit

Wat?

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Every time I see Minsk on a map, I can't help but remember when Phoebe Buffay said, "I know where Minsk is."

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cutlerish:

thelynnfiles:

logically-devonian:

How the Geneva Drive (the mechanical step that makes the second hand on a clock work by turning constant rotation into intermittent motion) works.

Oh snap!

As an engineer, this makes me happy.

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Flour Taco!

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Hearing Rainbow Rowell speak

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Am I the only one who finds The Property Brothers super creepy?

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"Sometime, when you least expect it … " - Homer Simpson -...

"Sometime, when you least expect it … " - Homer Simpson - Imgur

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Back in Minnesota after a fun six days away.

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taleoftwowinchesters:

lucifurby:

can someone explain this god damn american government thing i keep hearing about it wtf

the ministry has fallen. scrimgeour is dead. they are coming

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freeindie: It’s the end of September…

freeindie:

It’s the end of September…

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Perverse Access Memory: The First And True Language Of America

Perverse Access Memory: The First And True Language Of America:

fuckingrapeculture:

(I’m waiting in line behind a woman speaking on her cellphone in another language. Ahead of her is a white man. After the woman hangs up, he speaks up.)

Man: “I didn’t want to say anything while you were on the phone, but you’re in America now. You need to speak…

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beenthereshippedthat:

OK SO I WAS IN A PUBLIC RESTROOM AND I OPENED A TAMPON AND A LITTLE GIRL IN THE STALL NEXT TO ME WAS LIKE “WHY DOES SHE HAVE A SNACK”

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mentalflossr:

20 Board Games Based on ’70s and ’80s TV Shows

Back during the golden age of serial television, a surprising number of shows got the board game treatment.

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I have number form synesthesia which is a mental map of numbers...

I have number form synesthesia which is a mental map of numbers that “automatically and involuntarily appears” whenever I think of numbers. This is how my mental map looks, except the black background has white points of light on it like the night sky. I have the same thing with days of the week and dates in general. My mental calendar only has one right angle though, at 1900. Both the days of the week and the years on my mental calendar are upside down, like I am looking down at the list from above. The months of the year are more like a calendar with me looking at it from the side.

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literallysame:

What if soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish.

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Second shelf - Jem is excitement!

Second shelf - Jem is excitement!

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Here is the cover for Dreams of Gods and Monsters, which comes...

Here is the cover for Dreams of Gods and Monsters, which comes out in April.

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Capybaras!

Capybaras!

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catladyinwaiting: yes. This is from a comic series called...

catladyinwaiting:

yes.

This is from a comic series called Fables and I have been reading some of the collected volumes lately. They are pretty good.

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The first trailer for the film adaptation of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is out. Expect a lot of Oscar nominations and tears.

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Four and five year olds dancing to Mötley Crüe is hilarious.

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Bradley Manning has been found Not Guilty of aiding the enemy. He already pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

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tastefullyoffensive:

[@_snape_]

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YALLFest

YALLFest:

This is a list of all the authors that will be at a book festival in Charleston on November 8th. Hmm

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The Newsroom Season 2 Teaser Turns The Lights On - July 14th

The Newsroom Season 2 Teaser Turns The Lights On - July 14th



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Orange Is The New Black Gets A July 11th Premiere Date At Netflix

Orange Is The New Black Gets A July 11th Premiere Date At Netflix:

This was pretty good book.

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I heard the expression "Jesus Martha" today for the first time in years.

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Jon Scalzi: Thoughts on Dan Brown | Whatever

Jon Scalzi: Thoughts on Dan Brown | Whatever:

"Being cranky about a Dan Brown book not being high literature is like yelling at a cupcake for not being a salad; it’s really missing the point." I think is a very well-put refutation of people who sneer at popular things because they aren’t deep or high-brow enough. I haven’t read either Scalzi or Brown yet (though there is a lot more Scalzi on my ToBeRead list), but I did enjoy the Da Vinci Code in the theater.

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Royal descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Royal descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

There are six monarchs in Europe that are directly descended from either Queen Victoria or King Christian IX (of Denmark) or both. “In summation, the monarchs of Norway, Denmark and the United Kingdom as well as the consorts of the United Kingdom and Spain are descended from both Queen Victoria and King Christian IX. The kings of Spain and Sweden are descended from Queen Victoria and not King Christian IX. The King of Belgium is descended from King Christian IX and not Queen Victoria”

However there is one couple that bests both of them: “The descendants of Johan William Friso of Nassau-Dietz, Prince of Orange and his wife Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel currently occupy all the hereditary thrones of Europe, as well as some former ones.” They were born in the 1680s and only had two children. The first of their descendants to rule didn’t take the throne until 1815.

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Jonathan Rhys Meyers Poster

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I think the Kim/Kanye baby's middle name should be By North.

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Whoa, I had no idea this was in development. I mean, isn’t...

Whoa, I had no idea this was in development. I mean, isn’t every YA series in development, really? But there is a cast and an article for this one. I read book one of the series but it was hard to stick with it due to the violence and bleakness. Book two was almost as bleak and more confusing. But I did like them enough to keep reading the series, just not immediately. There is one more book in the timeline and then a prequel.

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US rivers in the contiguous 48 by Nelson Minar on Flickr.

US rivers in the contiguous 48 by Nelson Minar on Flickr.

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Yesterday I heard "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe and "Baby, Baby" by Amy Grant. Both of those songs are more than twenty years old.

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It is June 1st, so that means a new Seasonal Reading Challenge is starting. I have been participating in this challenge since December 2011, so I am starting my 7th quarter. Every three months, a new set of tasks is set and you keep track of the ones you complete and earn points. Examples of tasks are "Read a book with a day of the week in the title/subtitle." or "read a book with water on the cover." but they can and do get more complicated than that. Often there are six options and you pick two or you roll two dice to decide which two you complete. There is always a 50 point challenge set at the halfway point that requires 3 books.

Many people complete the challenge, which means they read 80-90 books in three months! I do not read that fast, but I still enjoy the challenge. I usually get between 300 and 400 points and read around 20 books. The best I did was 540 points last summer out of a possible 1080. This summer there are 71 tasks and 1350 points possible.

It is hailing downtown. Let's hope it stays small.

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What is red and invisible? No tomatoes.

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laughingsquid: Interactive Map of North American English...

laughingsquid:

Interactive Map of North American English Dialects

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90s Flashback: Watch The 5-Minute Daria Pilot

90s Flashback: Watch The 5-Minute Daria Pilot



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Someone sneezed at a computer several rows away. Dude in my row mutters, "Bless your soul."

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The Musketeers First Look Photo Shows Musketeers Looking Ready For Adventure

The Musketeers First Look Photo Shows Musketeers Looking Ready For Adventure:

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Today the freeways are mostly dry and the trees are covered in pretty snow. If only all of winter was like this.

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Nine inches on the lawn and 7.5 on the driveway.

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Ask Metafilter

Ask Metafilter:

“If anybody invites you to an angry place, decline the invitation. Have you ever laughed and waved at someone giving you the middle finger? It drives them crazy.”

Good advice for the little daily annoyances. My main one is people who stand in the way of foot traffic with no regard for others.

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Antipodes

Antipodes:

Antipodes are places on the Earth that are directly opposite each other, or where you would actually come out if you dug straight down through the center of the Earth. “All together, less than 4% of land is antipodal to land.”

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stuffaboutminneapolis: Free drink at Punch Pizza!

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Free drink at Punch Pizza!

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stuffaboutminneapolis: Hello Twin Cities – you looked beautiful...

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Hello Twin Cities – you looked beautiful just before sunrise yesterday

International Space Station Astronaut Thomas Mashburn uploaded this pic of the Twin Cities to his Twitter account yesterday.

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Name an iconic movie or series of movies that you have never seen but would be willing to watch now. For me, it is the Godfather series.

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“Because I’m not retarded mom. I was valedictorian...

“Because I’m not retarded mom. I was valedictorian of my university!” “Well you don’t have to put that on the application.”

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thedailywhat: Cool Story Bro of the Day: Minnesota Man’s...

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Cool Story Bro of the Day: Minnesota Man’s Argument Against Marriage Equality

Today’s weird argument against marriage equality is brought to you by Minnesota resident Mike Frey, who seems to be assured that (straight) women’s private parts have the magical ability to block HIV with a cellular tissue-based “barrier.” Bathing in ignorance before the State House’s legislative committee, Frey further goes on to single out sodomy as the cause of AIDS and warns of other possible diseases that could be spread by gay people.

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They are shutting down Google Reader. Screams of anguish are crying out over the Internet today. I am pissed but this might be a good thing. Time to weed my list subscriptions and look for an alternative. Tumblr and FB will work for some things, but not all. Facebook should add an RSS reader and serve ads next to it.

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Overheard in the Skyway today "Describe your backdoor."

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How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it!

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tastefullyoffensive: Don’t drink and derive.

tastefullyoffensive:

Don’t drink and derive.

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In seven weeks (April 15th), my job title will change to Database Administrator and I will have a whole lot to learn. I am excited for the new challenge but anxious about passing on all of my current responsibilities. I have been on my current team for twelve years!

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sdzoo:

Bai Yun with her pesky cub by Rita Petita on Flickr.

Wake up Mom!

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Happy 67th birthday, Alan Rickman! [Feb.21] “I’m never really...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004]





Quigley Down Under [1990]





Die Hard [1988]





Dogma [1999]





Die Hard interview [1989]





Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [1991]





Sense and Sensibility [1995]





Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007]





Galaxy Quest [1999]

Happy 67th birthday, Alan Rickman! [Feb.21]

“I’m never really looking for anything. I’m looking to be surprised and to have one’s instincts engaged with a piece of writing rather than anything planned. I think if you make decisions before you read something, then you’re not free. I’d much rather just turn page one and start to get a flavor of a character. That’s what an actor is, I think. You’re a bundle of instincts that you fling at something called training, and you hope training orders it a bit for you so that you can make choices, but ultimately you’re dependent on your instincts and your imagination, and that’s something you can’t pin down.”

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