Member: SqueakyChu
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Reviews157 reviews
TagsTBR (86), short stories (61), fiction (47), cookbooks (45), 999 challenge (41), 75 books challenge 2009 (37), 50 book challenge 2008 (30), Japanese fiction (28), 888 challenge (26), needs cover (24) — see all tags
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Recommendations95 recommendations
Groups1010 Category Challenge, 75 Books Challenge for 2010, Birds, Birding & Books, Board for Extreme Thing Advances, BookCrossers, BookMooching, Clarissa's Cottage, Club Read 2010, Cookbookers, Dewey Decimal Challenge —show all groups, Dystopian novels, Early Reviewers, Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge, Hobnob with Authors, Jewish Fiction, Librarything Local, Maryland Librarythingers, Member Giveaway, National Book Festival, Non-Fiction Readers, Practical Organic Vegetable Growers, ReadaThing, Readers Over Sixty, Reading Globally, Review Discussions, Reviews of Early Reviewers Books, Reviews reviewed, Self-Sufficiency Thingers, Thingamabrarians That Flickr, Vegetarians and vegans, Washington, DC
Favorite authorsJonathan Carroll, Khaled Hosseini, Sayed Kashua, Yehoshua Kenaz, Stephen King, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Chang-Rae Lee, Jonathan Lethem, Haruki Murakami, Amélie Nothomb, Tim O'Brien, Kenzaburo Oe, Amos Oz, Edeet Ravel, Haim Sabato, Meir Shalev, Michael Zadoorian (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Ellicott City, Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Rockville Pike, City Lights Bookstore, Emerald Isle Books & Toys, Friends of the Library Bookstore - Rockville, MD, Friends of the Library Bookstore - Wheaton, MD, Politics and Prose, Silver Spring Books, The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc.
Favorite librariesTwinbrook Library - Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD)
Other favoritesKensington Day of the Book Festival, Stone Ridge Used Book Sale, 2010 National Book Festival, LibraryThing H.Q., BC in DC - Bookcrossers of MD/DC/VA, Tikvat Israel Congregation, Gaithersburg City Hall Grounds
About meIntroduction To Me: 
I'm LT User #34,867. Married and mother of three grown children, I work as quality auditor for a home health agency and as administrator for our family-based concrete contracting company. You can usually find me attending BookCrossing meet-ups, auditing nursing records, browsing the LibraryThing fora, buying used books, drinking coffee, eating chocolate, editing my CSA newsletter, feeding 3 feral cats, making ice cream, reading, trying out new recipes, or vegetable gardening (not necessarily in this order). In the past, I have been called "the Johnny Appleseed of books". :)
About my libraryCurrent Read(s): Click on image(s) for more information!
My Reading Preferences:
I like both fiction and non-fiction. I prefer English translations of foreign (especially Middle Eastern or Asian) novels and books by lesser known authors. I'm attracted to matte-covered trade paperbacks as they seem more exotic than other books somehow.
My Wishlist on BookMooch: where I can try to actually find some of these books.
Thanks for stopping by!
Notable Quote:
“That’s one of the strange things about people living in apartment buildings. They barely know what anybody else is doing. The doors are made out of mystery.” (Willard and His Bowling Trophies by Richard Brautigan)
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Updated: 09/03/2010
Homepagehttp://squeakychu.blogspot.com/
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Member sinceApr 15, 2006
Currently readingA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
Displaced Persons: A Novel by Ghita Schwarz
Writing down the bones : freeing the writer within by Natalie Goldberg
The power of now a guide to spiritual enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
The Joys of Yiddish (Yiddish Edition) (English and Yiddish Edition) by Leo Calvin Rosten
Chi's Sweet Home, volume 1 by Kanata Konami
My friend the garden by Fernand Lequenne, 1906-
Being dead by Jim Crace
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Thanks! It wasn't so bad once the sun came up, but on the way up during the night it was brutal!
posted by _Zoe_ at 8:15 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2010
posted by _Zoe_ at 7:50 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2010
If anybody else asks, you can feel free to share that address, it's not for "family only" or anything like that.
Try sending your request to John Dalton. He's our sysadmin but he is the only person who has done much work on the wiki side of things, other than myself.
posted by conceptDawg at 1:38 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2010
Just thought I'd let you know the TIOLI thread is getting slow nearly 300!
Stay dry today!
Cheli
posted by cyderry at 9:05 am (EST) on Aug 24, 2010
The number to call for a froggy tee-shirt is 417-678-7749. Dana or Stacy will be glad to handle your order! Heather grey is the only color available but personally I think it looks good! I ordered a medium and I usually wear a size 10 or 12 in ladies' clothing. The only holes in these shirts are for heads and arms to go through! I think they could send one out to you right away as we had a dozen made up -- and I have two left from the ones I took out to Colorado for our LT meeting in Denver, both size Large.
It was so cool to meet with Jenn (nittnut), Anne (AMQS), and Joanne (coppers) at the Tattered Cover. I just got home after 11.5 hours in the car. Whew....tired!
Donna
posted by Donna828 at 7:40 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2010
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posted by avatiakh at 2:21 am (EST) on Aug 10, 2010
I'm really glad you like the frog logo!
Cheli
posted by cyderry at 7:21 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2010
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posted by copyedit52 at 9:56 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2010
Congratulations on your hot review listed on today's home page~
posted by Whisper1 at 9:13 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2010
--Jenny :o)
posted by GCPLreader at 7:27 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2010
/Eva
posted by bookoholic13 at 11:31 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2010
posted by Whisper1 at 9:19 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2010
Madeline
You are a dear, sweet, wonderful person. I'm very glad have found you on LT.
posted by Whisper1 at 9:14 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2010
HE HE You should have seen my first draft. Thanks for your comment.
Gary
posted by GaryBabb at 2:14 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2010
Anna :)
posted by anna_in_pdx at 11:53 am (EST) on Jul 2, 2010
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posted by saraslibrary at 5:00 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2010
posted by saraslibrary at 2:24 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2010
That's cool that you might meet Tim and Abbey tomorrow. Ask them for my autograph, would ya? ;) j/k, of course! Enjoy the convention.
Your daughter's lucky to rat-sit for the weekend; and vice versa for the little critters. You're one of the few people I've met who actually loves rodents. Usually people think I'm kind of freakish for liking them, until I point out rabbits are also rodents. My cats like 'em too (in an aloof "you smell funny" sort of way; not the "I vant to suck your blood and gorge on your innards" sort of way). They're too lazy to hunt. :D
posted by saraslibrary at 12:22 am (EST) on Jun 27, 2010
And I'm sure I've said it before, but I love your hamster! I had one as a kid a looong time ago and really miss having rodents as pets (well, the domesticated ones--there are plenty that live in the wetlands in my back yard, which I like to watch).
posted by saraslibrary at 11:36 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2010
posted by bohemima at 3:25 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2010
Thanks again and happy reading,
Angela
posted by BookAngel_a at 12:48 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2010
posted by saraslibrary at 10:22 am (EST) on Jun 26, 2010
Another food related blog from Israel but this entry comes with photos of the restored train station in Tel Aviv.
http://www.baronesstapuzina.com/2010/06/16/trains-and-balkan-water-borek/
Kerry
posted by avatiakh at 10:23 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2010
/Eva
posted by bookoholic13 at 11:36 am (EST) on Jun 19, 2010
Thanks a lot. I know how terribly expensive it can get sending outside the US. so I'd be glad to help out here.
- glenda (also glendaham on BM)
posted by GlendaHam at 9:38 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2010
Kerry
posted by avatiakh at 6:01 pm (EST) on Jun 12, 2010
Thank you so very much for 'Laundry'. It popped into my mailbox today. I like that it's a traveling book and I'll definitely journal it on bookcrossing when I've read it, and pass it along to another lucky reader.
Have a great evening,
hugs
caroline
posted by cameling at 6:37 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2010
posted by bookoholic13 at 5:29 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2010
posted by bookoholic13 at 2:49 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2010
I flew straight to bookmooch and found the reservation. Book has been mooched. Thank you so very much for your kind generosity. I will certainly pass this on when I finish reading it so the wealth is shared.
hugs
Caroline
posted by cameling at 10:38 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2010
If you're going to list 'Laundry' on bookmooch and if no one else has requested it yet, may I put my request in please? I'm listed in bookmooch as ...... wait for it, wait for it ....... cameling. :-)
hugs
caroline
posted by cameling at 7:20 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2010
I did it!See profile.
We had a memorable holiday in Mauritius and I took this photo.
I couldn't think what to do with it, but I really liked it.
I think it encapsulates how I feel these days, almost a dinosaur.
Thanks,
oldstick.
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posted by bfertig at 4:10 pm (EST) on May 11, 2010
The Rhubarb Bread Puddling looks delicious. I will circulate that recipe, thanks for sharing!
posted by bfertig at 8:41 am (EST) on May 11, 2010
Thanks - from the sneak peak I've gotten, it sounds like we will be getting asparagus, rhubarb, spring garlic, spring onions, head lettuce, salad mix, herbs, and radish if the weather holds.
Any idea what to do with rhubarb if there aren't strawberries to go along with it?
Sounds like it will be fun - will see how up for anything I will be; my wife is due 9.16, so I have very little ability to plan anything that far ahead these days :)
Cheers,
Ben
posted by bfertig at 6:51 am (EST) on May 11, 2010
Ooh, you're in for a good read - The Laundry is seriously creepy but very, very good! Hope you like it!!!
LOL - yeah, I'm finding it hard myself to find new IL authors I don't already have. You definitely read more of them, though, I just accumulate them faster - I have some of the best secondhand bookstores and FotL bookstores close to where I live and the people who work there give me a heads up when they get something new Israeli in.
I've heard of The Book Thing in many threads on LT and it's definitely on my to-visit list if and when I get to go to Baltimore!!
/Eva
posted by bookoholic13 at 12:02 pm (EST) on May 9, 2010
posted by alphaorder at 10:53 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2010
Here's the loink to the Flicker page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyderry/4555938680/sizes/s/
Let me know if this doesn't get you there.
Cheli
posted by cyderry at 11:37 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2010
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posted by alphaorder at 10:50 am (EST) on Apr 23, 2010
I'm writing to let you know (of course, I'm sure many people have let you know by now, but just in case...) that the current TIOLI thread will not allow a new message to be posted. Apparently some lunatic spammed with about 5 messages, all of which were flagged, and now we get an "Error or Page" message when we try to post.
I love TIOLI, btw, just to tell you one more boring time...
Gail
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posted by Whisper1 at 5:37 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2010
That movie looks great! I can't seem to find it available anywhere, but I'll put it on the "wishlist." :)
posted by bookoholic13 at 11:51 am (EST) on Apr 18, 2010
I do appreciate your suggestions and on some threads have already made suggestions from an author's perspective concerning ARC, reviews and the relationship between authors and readers.
Again, thanks.
posted by ShawnLamb at 9:19 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2010
is all about I thank you for the kind offer and I do realise mailing anything is an expensive procedure. Anyway I noticed you are
currently reading Three Cups of Tea- I actually have that book sitting on the shelf patiently waiting for me to read it. I'm looking
forward to any ratings you happen to give it. Right now I'm trying to read The Bottom Billion but this site is so compelling that I'm finding it hard to pull myself away. NIce to hear from you. Margaret.. I am actually from Belfast Northern Ireland.
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posted by shesinplainview at 11:53 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2010
Thank you so much for contacting me and letting me know about the group. I am relatively new to this site and book blogging in general. Still trying to navigate. I have, however, joined the group you mentioned. Thank you again.
CMash
posted by Mash1195 at 7:37 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2010
Take care and enjoy!
Amy
posted by BlackSheepDances at 11:16 pm (EST) on Mar 21, 2010
The sun is shining today. I hope your day will be filled with light, breezy love and laughter.
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