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About meI work in IT, and am in progress on my Master's in Information Science.
I write, and have had a story or two published, nothing major. Maybe some day I'll get more out there.

When I am cleaning out my library, I make books available on BookMooch. You can see my inventory here: http://bookmooch.com/m/inventory/meijhen

Many of you may know that Terry Pratchett (author of the Discworld books, among others) recently announced he had been diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's. Just this week, he made a 500,000 pound donation to Alzheimer's Research (that's about $1 million US). There is now a movement among his fans to match that amount. He has a lot of fans, it shouldn't take much on the part of individual donors to match it! Please take a moment to visit http://www.matchitforpratchett.org , and to pass along the information to anyone who might be willing to donate.

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GroupsChildren's Fiction, Fairy Tales Retold, Historical Fiction, Librarians who LibraryThing, Livejournalers, Name that Book, Read YA Lit, Science Fiction Fans

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Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Preston & Park, Half Price Books - Frisco, Legacy Books (Closed)

Favorite librariesLittle Elm Public Library

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Real nameJennifer

LocationOmaha, NE

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Member sinceAug 2, 2006

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Wool - Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey

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Blood Engines (Marla Mason, Book 1) by T.A. Pratt

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The call to brilliance : a true story to inspire parents and educators-- by Resa Steindel Brown

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Red seas under red skies by Scott Lynch

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Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood

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Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Hi from Little Elm! Good to hear from you. I never thought to look up other locals either. I probably haven't run into you at the library though - I don't get over there much. Not because I don't like it; I actually volunteered there when I was working on my MLS (I'm a TWU grad) and am good friends with the library director. But since I am a librarian, I generally get my books at my library in Wylie.

I see you recently added a couple of Jim Butcher books - he's a favorite of mine too!

Good luck on your Master's...when will you be graduating? Just so you know, we're building a new library in Wylie and will be hiring librarians in a year or so. We actually will need an IT person/librarian, so keep us in mind!

Best,

Lauraleigh

posted by lauraleigh at 7:07 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2009

Just saw your review of Twilight, and thought I'd drop by. I didn't care for it much either for many of the same reasons (contrived, repetitive, whiny main character). I love young adult novels AND romance novels, though, so it's definitely not just the romance that made this book a turn-off in general.

I enjoyed your review. Hope you don't mind my dropping by.

Lana

posted by Caramellunacy at 12:22 am (EST) on Nov 20, 2008

No worries on the delayed response.

When I started the book, I figured it was just another basic fantasy plot that, I had hoped, would develop it's own wings as it went along. Unfortunately, the deeper into the book I got, the more I found myself easily predicting what would happen next. I didn't mind the writing or the flow of the book, but it was that tired formula that really turned me off from it.

Now I'm left to wonder if I should continue the series.

posted by Lantzy at 6:04 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2008

Thanks for your comment. Yes, Dr. Steven Reinhardt is chairman of my dissertation committee, for my PhD work. I have tremendous admiration for him and his work.

I enjoyed looking at your library catalog - really just the history stuff. I particuarly enjoyed your books on courtesans. How interesting that was!

As for finding primary sources for my research, it's really a mixed bag. In the early period when executions were public, there is little primary documentation. The executioners themselves seemed to have written almost nothing, and when they did, it's little more than a list of people they killed with precious few additional tidbits. On the other hand, by the late nineteenth century, the hangmen in England began recording their life stories; but again, they primarilly concentrated on the celebrated, notorious criminals rather than on their own circumstances.

I see you are pursuing your MS in IT. I work by day as a programmer - for the last 20+ years. It's decent money, intellectually stimulating, a reasonably flexible.

Cheers,

Alex
AlexTheHunn

posted by AlexTheHunn at 10:11 am (EST) on Nov 29, 2006

In checking back with the few readers (few then, more now apparently) I shared a copy of Un Lun Dunwith; I noticed that three of us share another book...Mrs. Byrne's dictionary of unusual, obscure, and preposterous words ...hmmmm, veeery innnteeresting.

posted by avaland at 9:10 am (EST) on Oct 26, 2006

So what did you think of Un Lun Dun? -Lois

posted by avaland at 9:19 am (EST) on Oct 4, 2006