These aren't captioned yet but I think you can guess. We had 5 days of sun and beach at the Westin Los Cabos Resort. I recommend this place to all.
Sascha Judy Sun and Ocean
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Books Books and more Books
What book has been on your shelves the longest?
Winnie-the-Pooh
What is your current read, your last read and the book you'll read next?
Current: Firefly Lane
Last Read: Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones (not the movie)
Next on the List: 3 for book clubs--The Birth House, Night, Run
What book did everyone like and you hated?
Don't know the response of others, but I didn't much like A Complicated Kindness
Which book do you keep telling yourself you'll read, but you probably won't?
Satanic Verses
Which book are you saving for "retirement?"
Ulysses by James Joyce
Last page: read it first or wait til the end?
I almost NEVER read ahead to the end!!!
Acknowledgments: waste of ink and paper or interesting aside?
I like creative acknowledgments that tell something about the author
Which book character would you switch places with?
Anne of Green Gables
Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time)?
Doris Lessing reminds me of the time when I was in Library school and I first started reading and collecting her books. She is now on a list to re-read, which I started doing last year with Memoirs of a Survivor.
Name a book you acquired in some interesting way.
I still have some poetry books that I bought at City Lights in SF in 1964, when there were still remnants of the beat world there and the edge of the hippie years was beginning.
Have you ever given away a book for a special reason to a special person?
I like to give books and try to pick special ones when I do. One gift that made me happy was last year at Christmas when we gave our little nephew a deluxe copy of Hatchet. He was genuinely thrilled, had already been introduced to the book but was so happy to have the illustrated version.
Which book has been with you to the most places?
Some of my old college textbooks have traveled with me for 46 years.
Any "required reading" you hated in high school that wasn't so bad ten years later?
I hated most of American Lit in high school but loved Melville and Hawthorne 5 years later.
What is the strangest item you've ever found in a book?
I haven't found any strange items.
Used or brand new?
They are both good, but right now, a new variant---Kindle version
Stephen King: Literary genius or opiate of the masses?
He's somewhere in between, fun to read and a true caring person
Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book?
Many movies from books stand on their own very well, even if I like both. The Lord of the Rings trilogy should be read AND seen for example.
Conversely, which book should NEVER have been introduced to celluloid?
Kite Runner
Who is the person whose book advice you'll always take?
Most of my book club buddies are amazing in their recommendations!
Winnie-the-Pooh
What is your current read, your last read and the book you'll read next?
Current: Firefly Lane
Last Read: Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones (not the movie)
Next on the List: 3 for book clubs--The Birth House, Night, Run
What book did everyone like and you hated?
Don't know the response of others, but I didn't much like A Complicated Kindness
Which book do you keep telling yourself you'll read, but you probably won't?
Satanic Verses
Which book are you saving for "retirement?"
Ulysses by James Joyce
Last page: read it first or wait til the end?
I almost NEVER read ahead to the end!!!
Acknowledgments: waste of ink and paper or interesting aside?
I like creative acknowledgments that tell something about the author
Which book character would you switch places with?
Anne of Green Gables
Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time)?
Doris Lessing reminds me of the time when I was in Library school and I first started reading and collecting her books. She is now on a list to re-read, which I started doing last year with Memoirs of a Survivor.
Name a book you acquired in some interesting way.
I still have some poetry books that I bought at City Lights in SF in 1964, when there were still remnants of the beat world there and the edge of the hippie years was beginning.
Have you ever given away a book for a special reason to a special person?
I like to give books and try to pick special ones when I do. One gift that made me happy was last year at Christmas when we gave our little nephew a deluxe copy of Hatchet. He was genuinely thrilled, had already been introduced to the book but was so happy to have the illustrated version.
Which book has been with you to the most places?
Some of my old college textbooks have traveled with me for 46 years.
Any "required reading" you hated in high school that wasn't so bad ten years later?
I hated most of American Lit in high school but loved Melville and Hawthorne 5 years later.
What is the strangest item you've ever found in a book?
I haven't found any strange items.
Used or brand new?
They are both good, but right now, a new variant---Kindle version
Stephen King: Literary genius or opiate of the masses?
He's somewhere in between, fun to read and a true caring person
Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book?
Many movies from books stand on their own very well, even if I like both. The Lord of the Rings trilogy should be read AND seen for example.
Conversely, which book should NEVER have been introduced to celluloid?
Kite Runner
Who is the person whose book advice you'll always take?
Most of my book club buddies are amazing in their recommendations!
starts with the letter J
Rules: It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag 10 people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real . . . nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.
1. What is your name: Judy
2. A four letter word: just
3. A boy's name: Justin
4. A girl's name: Julia
5. An occupation: judge
6. A colour: Jade green
7. Something you wear: jeans
8. A food: jicama
9. Something found in the bathroom: Jergens
10. A place: Jersey
11. A reason for being late: jumped off a cliff
12. Something you shout: Jumping Jehosephat
13. A movie title: Judgment at Nuremberg
14. Something you drink: juice
15. A musical group: J Geil Band
16. An animal: jackal
17. A Street Name: Judah Street
18. A type of car: Jaguar
19. The title of a song: Johnny B Goode
20. Ice cream flavour: java chip
1. What is your name: Judy
2. A four letter word: just
3. A boy's name: Justin
4. A girl's name: Julia
5. An occupation: judge
6. A colour: Jade green
7. Something you wear: jeans
8. A food: jicama
9. Something found in the bathroom: Jergens
10. A place: Jersey
11. A reason for being late: jumped off a cliff
12. Something you shout: Jumping Jehosephat
13. A movie title: Judgment at Nuremberg
14. Something you drink: juice
15. A musical group: J Geil Band
16. An animal: jackal
17. A Street Name: Judah Street
18. A type of car: Jaguar
19. The title of a song: Johnny B Goode
20. Ice cream flavour: java chip
Friday, February 13, 2009
memes COULD be me.....
I get these memes coming in on my blog reader and sometimes I get interested in doing them, but since NO ONE reads this, or even knows it exists, I haven't been posting them here. Instead I emailed 2 of them to the girls who just seemed baffled, although I think they all played the 25 Random Things on Facebook. Anyway, here's my 10 favorite childrens movies and my 10 favorite places to shop:
1. Trader Joes
2. Nordstrom
3. Bloomingdales
4. Target
5. Amazon.com
6. Fry's (well...how can this not be here, but favorite????)
7. DSW
8. Williams-Sonoma
9. Andronico's
10. safeway.com
Movies
- Beauty and the Beast
- Wizard of Oz
- Shrek
- Charlie and the Chocolate factory
- Harry Potter (any one of them)
- Lady and the Tramp
- Fly Away Home
- Ice Age
- Babe
- Secret Garden
Shopping
1. Trader Joes
2. Nordstrom
3. Bloomingdales
4. Target
5. Amazon.com
6. Fry's (well...how can this not be here, but favorite????)
7. DSW
8. Williams-Sonoma
9. Andronico's
10. safeway.com
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