tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61857052011-11-27T19:51:39.200-05:00Sylvhania"A reading-machine, always wound up and going,<br>
He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing."<br>
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), A Fable for Critics.
<br>"Some of my best friends are books" -- Judith Wynn HalstedSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.comBlogger6371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160174742044790152006-11-16T18:44:00.000-05:002006-11-17T13:35:48.667-05:00 lost interest in Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (2001) -- hot and sweet EggosSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1163451761949999602006-11-13T15:57:00.000-05:002006-11-13T16:16:54.710-05:00 watched Happy Endings (2005) -- if you liked this film, you'll also like Heights (2004), which Jesse Bradford also appears in, Crash (2004), Happiness (1998), 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001), The Anniversary Party (2001)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162330861006669752006-11-08T11:43:00.000-05:002006-11-08T11:50:30.290-05:00 listened to Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin and Heidi Toffler (2006)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162406131271614482006-11-01T13:33:00.000-05:002006-11-01T13:42:15.553-05:00 watched Fateless "Sorstalanság" (2005) -- the best film on the Holocaust* closed Monarch Gear storefront on AmazonSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162311612072991822006-10-31T11:18:00.000-05:002006-10-31T11:20:12.143-05:00 watched Cypher (2002) -- what really goes on at conventionsSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162240447194944322006-10-30T15:29:00.000-05:002006-10-31T11:24:21.143-05:00 watched Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) watched Ghost in the Shell 2 : Innocence "Inosensu : Kôkaku kidôtai" (2004) watched bits and pieces of Mrs. Harris (2005)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162240625728031152006-10-29T15:36:00.000-05:002006-10-30T15:37:05.730-05:00 watched Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162059068893874152006-10-28T14:10:00.000-04:002006-10-30T15:29:43.560-05:00 watched The Exorcist (1973) watched Haiku Tunnel (2001)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1162407495253262252006-10-25T22:50:00.000-04:002006-11-01T13:58:15.256-05:00 watched The Rules of Attraction (2002) -- editing, cinematography, casting: superb; story and dialogue: deplorableSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1161133588988841192006-10-17T21:05:00.000-04:002006-10-17T21:06:57.523-04:00 rewatched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) watched Nine Lives (2005) -- how do you sum up a person?* signed with Solid CactusSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160580340780413142006-10-11T11:24:00.000-04:002006-10-11T11:25:40.826-04:00 watched My First Mister (2001) -- f words, family, friendship, foregivenessSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160580398547462522006-10-10T23:26:00.000-04:002006-10-11T11:26:38.546-04:00 rewatched Noises Off (1992)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160174455616525822006-10-06T18:40:00.000-04:002006-10-17T21:08:34.770-04:00 listened to The Drowning People by Richard Mason (2000) watched Sunshine State (2002) watched Vera Drake (2004)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160161767404165512006-10-04T15:07:00.000-04:002006-10-06T15:09:27.426-04:00 watched Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160161440003407062006-10-03T15:02:00.000-04:002006-10-06T15:04:00.023-04:00 lost interest in Bin Laden : The Man Who Declared War on America by Yossef Bodansky (2001)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160161627350153972006-10-02T15:05:00.000-04:002006-10-06T15:07:07.353-04:00 lost interest halfway through The Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd (1999)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1159894809359365792006-10-01T14:11:00.000-04:002006-10-03T13:05:08.490-04:00 watched Cat People (1982) -- made 40 years after the original, David Bowie sings the theme songSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160146160691869402006-09-30T10:45:00.000-04:002006-10-06T10:49:20.693-04:00TOTAL for September 2006:12 new books (.40 books per day): read 6, listened to 6, relistened to 1, lost interest in 18 new movies (.27 movies per day)22 entries total (.73 entries per day)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1159459566488851222006-09-28T12:06:00.000-04:002006-09-28T20:00:51.126-04:00 listened to The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (2002) -- pulpy, but good; well read listened to Leading with My Chin by Jay Leno (1996) -- hilariousSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1159459483000519992006-09-27T10:43:00.000-04:002006-09-28T12:16:39.776-04:00 watched Captains Courageous (1937) -- ****, love it, Freddie Bartholomew (Harvey) acted with W.C. Fields watched Funny Ha Ha (2002) -- awkward, tiresome, not funny. Do people like this exist?Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1159323522952551572006-09-26T22:15:00.000-04:002006-09-26T22:19:24.530-04:00 listened to Madam Secretary: A Memoir by Madeleine Albright (2003) -- could have been a tattoo parlor come on girl, Wellesley College gradSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1159227912055941742006-09-24T19:43:00.000-04:002006-09-25T19:45:12.076-04:00 watched Sunset Boulevard (1950)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1159228017150353552006-09-23T19:45:00.000-04:002006-09-25T19:46:57.150-04:00 watched The World's Fastest Indian (2005) -- Burt Munro goes over 200 MPH on less than 1000 CCsSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1158855023592839342006-09-21T12:06:00.000-04:002006-09-25T19:49:36.046-04:00 listened to Soul Music by Terry Pratchett (1998) lost interest in The Tenth Insight : Holding the Vision by James Redfield (1996)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1158533890266468312006-09-17T18:53:00.000-04:002006-09-17T18:58:10.343-04:00 listened to Swimming Lessons : Life Lessons from the Pool, from Diving in to Treading Water by Penelope Niven (2004) relistened to Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (2000)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1158340924912181972006-09-15T13:17:00.000-04:002006-09-15T13:22:04.913-04:00 watched Butterfield 8 (1960)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1158340616315269942006-09-14T22:15:00.000-04:002006-09-15T13:16:56.746-04:00 watched I Capture the Castle (2003)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157982387183930682006-09-10T23:44:00.000-04:002006-09-11T09:46:27.216-04:00 read Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin (1997)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157914310166526522006-09-09T22:46:00.000-04:002006-09-10T14:56:38.763-04:00 read Face Forward by Kevyn Aucoin (2000)read The Value of Honesty : the Story of Confucius by Spencer Johnson (1979) -- ValueTalesSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157666895355848272006-09-07T14:28:00.000-04:002006-09-07T18:08:15.590-04:00 read Unforgettable Color : Revlon Makeup with Confidence by Selene Milano (2003) -- one long ad for Revlon, but fun to read all the sameSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157667254693079962006-09-05T22:09:00.000-04:002006-09-07T18:14:14.696-04:00 read Working on Yourself Doesn't Work : A Book About Instantaneous Transformation by Ariel and Shya Kane (1999)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157468189488641122006-09-04T20:53:00.000-04:002006-09-05T10:56:29.513-04:00 watched Voyage in Time "Tempo di viaggio" (1983) -- Andrei Tarkovsky is homesickSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157467904085158762006-09-02T10:50:00.000-04:002006-09-05T10:57:47.486-04:00 read The International Encyclopedia of Horses and Ponies (The Howell Equestrian Library) by Jane Kidd (1995)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1157467803713184622006-09-01T21:46:00.000-04:002006-09-05T10:52:09.626-04:00 listened to Running with Scissors : A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs (2005) -- made into a movie watched Grandma's Boy (2006) -- oh Doris! oh Shirley! Heidi Hawking credited as Milk Maid. Hmmmm...Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1160145924379291102006-08-31T10:41:00.000-04:002006-10-06T10:45:24.406-04:00TOTAL for August 2006:8 new books (.25 books per day): listened to 8, relistened to 217 new movies (.55 movies per day)27 entries total (.87 entries per day)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155680027447773942006-08-30T18:12:00.000-04:002006-08-29T21:20:24.176-04:00 listened to The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt and Holter Graham (2005) -- very good, interesting short stories, vignettes of VeniceSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1156900234848936422006-08-29T20:59:00.001-04:002006-08-29T21:10:34.850-04:00 watched Broken Flowers (2005) -- Bill Murray does it again, and by it, I mean another cryptic ending. Stop it! watched Grace of My Heart (1996) -- lots of famous faces, see Carole King watched Madea's Family Reunion (2006) -- farts are freeSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155680120224431762006-08-27T18:14:00.000-04:002006-08-28T15:42:39.833-04:00 listened to L'Affaire by Diane Johnson (2003)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1156794037069002012006-08-26T11:34:00.000-04:002006-08-28T21:50:54.086-04:00 watched An Unmarried Woman (1978) -- watched all 3 films on the flight back from Amsterdam watched Friends with Money (2006) -- that's not an ending, what was resolved? watched Stick It (2006) -- funSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1156091697565690392006-08-18T00:34:00.000-04:002006-08-28T21:50:23.286-04:00 watched Thank You for Smoking (2005) on the flight to AmsterdamSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155824645893732932006-08-17T10:19:00.000-04:002006-08-17T13:41:37.836-04:00 listened to Edenborn by Nick Sagan (2004) -- Penny rocks watched Cinderella Man (2005) -- James BraddockSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155673183416096812006-08-15T16:16:00.001-04:002006-08-15T16:19:43.456-04:00 watched V for Vendetta (2005) -- It's Hugo Weaving! Plot is Michael Moore without facts. They did a background check AFTER she was hired?Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155561149741067312006-08-14T09:10:00.000-04:002006-08-14T09:12:29.773-04:00 listened to Temporary Sanity by Rose Connors (2003)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155428258405888382006-08-12T20:12:00.000-04:002006-08-12T20:17:38.406-04:00 watched The Keys to the House "Le Chiavi di Casa" (2004) -- Charlotte Rampling could make a hemroid commercial classySylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155427630818091432006-08-11T20:01:00.001-04:002006-08-12T20:18:59.616-04:00 watched Head On "Gegen die Wand" aka. "Duvara Karsi" (2004) -- unforgetable. bothersome, persistent, enduring images, enraging as Gorky Park, ****!!!Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155428587115468052006-08-10T20:19:00.000-04:002006-08-12T20:23:07.133-04:00 watched My Beautiful Girl Mari "Mari Iyagi" (2002) -- big, white dog; theme: believe (see also: Polar Express jingle bell)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155173223581018552006-08-09T21:26:00.000-04:002006-08-09T21:27:03.793-04:00 relistened to The 5 Essential People Skills by Dale Carnegie Training (2004) -- no wonder this sounds familiar; I listened to it less than 3 months agoSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155045321112881842006-08-08T09:55:00.000-04:002006-08-08T14:25:39.276-04:00 listened to Who's Your Caddy? : Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf written by Rick Reilly and read by Grover Gardner (2003) watched Capote (2005) -- ironic that Harper Lee was his conscience watched Metropolis "Metoroporisu" (2001)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1154914043487696442006-08-07T21:25:00.000-04:002006-08-08T09:55:08.846-04:00 watched Our America (2002) -- it's part of you no matter where you live; you are connected. Lloyd Newman and LeAlan Jones update watched The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) -- the other shoe will drop; you always get what you deserveSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1154913697939969902006-08-05T21:18:00.000-04:002006-08-07T10:20:29.966-04:00 listened to Founding Mothers : The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts (2004) -- better than Stephen Ambrose, David McCullough, or Walter Isaacson watched Newsies (1992) -- Christian Bale sings, easy to imagine Martin Scorsese singing alongSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155045662653138642006-08-04T09:58:00.000-04:002006-08-08T10:01:02.686-04:00 relistened to Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (2000)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1155045466766359672006-08-02T09:57:00.000-04:002006-08-08T09:57:46.823-04:00 relistened to Jingo by Terry Pratchett (2000)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1154913924117418862006-08-01T21:22:00.000-04:002006-08-06T21:25:24.116-04:00 listened to Slim Forever - For Women : Subliminal Self Help by Audio Activation (2003) -- slim pickings at the Sylvania branch for hypnosisSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1154465489705302682006-07-31T16:50:00.000-04:002006-08-01T17:04:38.936-04:00TOTAL for July 2006:9 new books (.29 books per day): listened to 9, relistened to 1, lost interest in 115 new movies (.17 movies per day), rewatched 430 entries total (.97 entries per day) listened to Men at Arms (UNabridged) by Terry Pratchett (1998) -- prefer the voices on the abridged 2-cassette version I'm always relistening toSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1154292465630047392006-07-30T16:45:00.000-04:002006-08-01T17:00:48.583-04:00 listened to The Secrets of an Inspirational (In-Spirit) Life by Wayne W. Dyer (2006) -- repeats other books, but still good watched The World "Shijie" (2004) -- isolation, desperation, theme parkWhy leave when everything you need is right here?Does anyone know I'm alive? Does my spouse remember me?Will he come for me?Does it matter if I'm alive?Is this sacrifice worth my freedom?Will I actually Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1154292279886728362006-07-29T22:20:00.000-04:002006-08-01T16:49:41.516-04:00 watched My Neighbors the Yamadas "Hôhokekyo tonari no Yamada-kun" (1999) watched The Man Who Planted Trees "L'Homme qui plantait des arbres" (1987) -- the story of one shepherd's long and successful singlehanded effort to re-forest a desolate valley, moral: be steadfastSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153922345818549582006-07-27T09:57:00.000-04:002006-07-27T20:16:33.250-04:00 listened to A Song Flung Up to Heaven by Maya Angelou (2002)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153701321201061632006-07-23T20:33:00.000-04:002006-07-23T20:36:02.116-04:00 listened to The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier (2003) -- like the author's other books, too much like a romance novelSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153667950834066982006-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:002006-07-23T11:19:10.870-04:00 watched The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) -- for kids, didn't hold my attention, they FORGOT to go home?! watched In Her Shoes (2005) -- loss is no disaster watched Match Point (2005) -- bad tennis pro, see also Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), far more sinister and DE-licious is Francis Urquhart (played by Ian Richardson) in House of Cards (1990)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153493474236291942006-07-21T10:49:00.000-04:002006-07-21T15:25:06.436-04:00 listened to Death of a Doxy by Rex Stout (2002) -- a Nero Wolfe mystery, Archie Goodwin watched Woof : A Guide to Dog Training (2000)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153429095382725382006-07-20T16:54:00.000-04:002006-07-20T17:00:05.296-04:00 watched The Day I Became a Woman "Roozi ke zan shodam" (2000) watched The Dying Gaul (2005) -- danger lurks in chatroomsSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153238164103841222006-07-18T11:55:00.000-04:002006-07-18T11:56:04.130-04:00 relistened to Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett (2000)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153156615319986882006-07-16T16:05:00.000-04:002006-07-17T13:18:35.286-04:00 rewatched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) watched Speak (2004) -- the first line sets the tone, "I don't want to know about it" watched Transamerica (2005) -- acceptanceSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153156750500977652006-07-15T13:19:00.000-04:002006-07-17T13:19:10.536-04:00 rewatched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1152580271713449242006-07-13T12:08:00.000-04:002006-07-13T12:14:42.726-04:00 listened to The Seashell on the Mountaintop : A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth by Alan Cutler (2003)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1152579841207225352006-07-10T21:01:00.000-04:002006-07-10T21:04:01.236-04:00 listened to What Every Mom Needs : Meet Your Nine Basic Needs and Be a Better Mom by Elisa Morgan (1995) -- preachy, enough about Jesus alreadySylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1152547806168879172006-07-09T23:49:00.000-04:002006-08-01T16:51:41.840-04:00 rewatched The Thirteenth Floor (1999) -- forgot how violent it wasSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1152548146402153642006-07-08T12:10:00.001-04:002006-07-10T21:56:13.260-04:00 rewatched Toy Soldiers (1991) -- clever, but violent watched The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) -- Don Knotts and Leslie Nielsen (before Naked Gun); Knotts is better in No Deposit, No Return (1976)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1152323585451078592006-07-07T21:49:00.000-04:002006-07-07T21:53:05.533-04:00 watched The Snake Pit (1948) -- Emma sings Sweet Georgia Brown, fathers and husbands can't be the same thing, Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Lovey Howell on Gilligan's Island) played Mrs. StuartSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153844426919249952006-07-05T00:13:00.000-04:002006-07-25T12:20:26.953-04:00 lost interest in The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane (1894)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1152116910345406942006-07-04T23:24:00.000-04:002006-07-05T12:29:14.666-04:00 watched Prime Suspect (1991) and Prime Suspect 2 (1992) -- can't wait to see 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1151946145481217082006-07-03T13:00:00.000-04:002006-07-03T13:10:41.623-04:00 listened to Look Homeward, Angel Part 2 Of 2 by Thomas Wolfe (1929) -- a marathon, lost on me listened to The Planets by Dava Sobel (2005) -- things you never knew about your neighbors, fascinatingSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1153187507492212812006-06-30T21:50:00.000-04:002006-07-17T21:52:15.800-04:00TOTAL for June 2006:9 new books (.30 books per day): listened to 9, relistened to 1, lost interest in 15 new movies (.17 movies per day)16 entries total (.53 entries per day)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1151423939223687902006-06-27T11:57:00.000-04:002006-06-27T11:58:59.286-04:00 listened to Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton (2001)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1151423797753381852006-06-25T11:52:00.000-04:002006-06-27T11:56:37.773-04:00 listened to Kindred Souls : The Friendship Of Eleanor Roosevelt And David Gurewitsch by Edna P. Gurewitsch (2003) -- first lady love triangleSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1150812610538522582006-06-20T10:10:00.000-04:002006-06-20T10:10:10.560-04:00 listened to Find Me by Rosie O'Donnell (2002)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149865155164682742006-06-16T17:56:00.000-04:002006-06-15T23:03:48.943-04:00 listened to Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox (2002)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1150427043778622302006-06-15T11:03:00.000-04:002006-06-15T23:04:03.780-04:00listened to What Was Civil About That War by Megan Hicks (2004)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1150127432678780542006-06-11T23:46:00.000-04:002006-06-12T11:50:32.743-04:00 watched Breakfast on Pluto (2005) -- Saint Kitten watched Criminal (2004) -- predictableSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149864742966905092006-06-09T10:46:00.000-04:002006-06-09T10:52:23.103-04:00 listened to Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie, read by Arlo (1992)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149796825259383362006-06-08T15:55:00.000-04:002006-06-08T16:06:49.150-04:00 watched Mata Hari (1931) -- see also Margaretha (Marguérite) Geertruida Zelle watched Waiting for Guffman (1996)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149730922445727802006-06-07T09:41:00.000-04:002006-06-07T21:42:02.446-04:00 listened to The Passion of Artemesia by Susan Vreeland (2002)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149611152179721062006-06-06T12:23:00.000-04:002006-06-07T21:41:49.810-04:00 listened to Naked by David Sedaris (2001)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149544532819484782006-06-05T17:48:00.000-04:002006-06-05T17:57:34.983-04:00 listened to The New Strong-Willed Child : Birth Through Adolescence by James Dobson (2004) -- psychology or religion? Jesus Christ cannot be the answer to every questionSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149543987054452632006-06-02T17:40:00.000-04:002006-06-05T17:55:49.236-04:00 relistened to Pyramids wriiten by Terry Pratchett and read by Tony Robinson (2000)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149544110378829472006-06-01T17:47:00.000-04:002006-06-09T11:01:04.950-04:00 lost interest in Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut (1997) watched Crash (2004) -- 4 stars, not to be confused with Crash (1996)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1149123335703439592006-05-31T20:45:00.000-04:002006-05-31T21:03:25.966-04:00TOTAL for May 2006:17 new books (.55 books per day): listened to 15, read 2, relistened to 3, lost interest in 219 new movies (.61 movies per day)41 entries total (1.3 entries per day) watched Bee Season (2005) -- magpie mother, spelling-induced seizures, Buddism watched Flightplan (2005) -- where's Julie?* First Amazon order!!!Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148575231939686482006-05-30T12:39:00.000-04:002006-05-31T20:56:03.320-04:00 listened to The 5 Essential People Skills by Dale Carnegie Training (2004)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148929559098426412006-05-28T22:05:00.000-04:002006-05-29T15:07:35.986-04:00 lost interest in Silent Witness by Richard North Patterson (1996) -- listened to Tape 1 side A and Tape 4 side B (beginning and end), horrible read The Boat of Dreams : A Christmas Story by Richard Preston (2003)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148575012048958012006-05-27T19:39:00.000-04:002006-05-27T20:02:07.496-04:00 listened to How to Be Good by Nick Hornby (2001)* Uploaded 14 more Katadyn products to Amazon storeSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148654378885290502006-05-26T10:37:00.000-04:002006-05-26T21:10:33.086-04:00 listened to Mrs. Kimble written by Jennifer Haigh, read by Martha Plimpton (2003) watched Vodka Lemon (2003)* Uploaded 12 Katadyn products to Amazon store via Seller Desktop -- love it!Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148568713101643382006-05-25T10:47:00.000-04:002006-05-26T10:44:18.843-04:00 read The Cobra Event by Richard Preston (1997) -- "I was looking for the men's bathroom", LOL watched The Woodsman (2004) -- good questionsCan a criminal be rehabilitated?Is a personal all bad?Can we recognize the good inside a "bad" person?How prevalent is sexual abuse?Do we punish sexual offenders who have been caught more than those who continue to live among us?Is forgiveness possible?Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148396839133419372006-05-23T11:06:00.000-04:002006-05-23T22:32:18.923-04:00 listened to The Real James Herriot : The Authorized Biography by James Wight (1999)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148311347540504342006-05-21T11:19:00.000-04:002006-05-22T11:22:27.570-04:00 watched Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) watched The Squid and the Whale (2005)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148147306064117452006-05-20T13:43:00.000-04:002006-05-20T13:51:20.690-04:00 listened to Let Me Go by Helga Schneider (2004) -- makes Mommie Dearest read like Dr. Spock listened to Naked in Baghdad : The Iraq War as Seen by NPR's Correspondent Anne Garrels by Anne Garrels (2003)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1148146920824887122006-05-19T18:37:00.000-04:002006-05-20T13:51:00.313-04:00 watched Elizabethtown (2005) -- Paula Deen! watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1147998104525169212006-05-18T20:14:00.000-04:002006-05-19T10:29:18.546-04:00 listened to Almost There : The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain (2003) lost interest in Barracuda 945 by Patrick Robinson (2003) -- swarthy and broad shouldered pulp fiction, to quote an Amazon reviewer, "Why aren't negative stars available?" watched Cold Comfort Farm (1995) watched Just Like Heaven (2005)Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1147870442501595032006-05-17T08:51:00.000-04:002006-05-17T21:44:22.833-04:00 relistened to The Fifth Elephant written by Terry Pratchett, read by Tony Robinson (1999) watched Henry VIII (2003) -- political intrigue, all his life foes slipped women under him, good deathbed advice watched Pet Sematary (1989) -- "sometimes dead is better", the author cameosSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1147789311645576052006-05-16T10:17:00.000-04:002006-05-17T09:00:39.010-04:00 watched Reign of Fire (2002) -- not scary, 100% fast forwardSylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185705.post-1147628046229035202006-05-14T13:31:00.000-04:002006-05-15T10:55:10.626-04:00 listened to The Case for Christ : A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel (1998) -- is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazereth really is the Son of God? Born-again author answers, yes. Hardly unbiased.Sylvhaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320885512137484985noreply@blogger.com0