Member: chanale

Hi, thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries. I see from below that you're in touch with copyedit and theaelizabet, both good friends of mine. That our tastes are similar is clear! Also from your currently reading list - The mill on the floss is one of my favourite novels.

posted by ChocolateMuse at 1:37 am (EST) on Oct 20, 2011

What did you think of Claudia Roden's 'The Book of Jewish Food'. I like her food writing and her recipes (and many are vegan or easy to veganise) and have just started this one.

posted by ForrestFamily at 11:42 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2011

Hello,
Thanks for noticing my library. Do you really have to get rid of most of your books? How horrible!

posted by 7sistersapphist at 1:04 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2011

Thx for adding my library to yr list. Agatha Christie aside, it's a very strange collection of books we share in common, isn't it?

posted by EAG at 4:55 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2011

We are moving in two weeks so already planning a garden despite smaller backyard and only two years to play with it ... life of a camp follower I guess.
Things here are, well, happening. I will send a card with my new address when we move. What's the best forum to start chatting again???

posted by ForrestFamily at 5:03 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2011

Thank you for requesting my friendship...:)

posted by altima313 at 7:39 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2011

I see you have a ton of books, Suzanne, so it shouldn't be a surprise that a few of them are tagged memoir, and a few 1960s and 1970s. So it occurs to me that you might enjoy my 1960s or 1970s nonfiction novels, or maybe if I'm lucky even both. You can access descriptions, reviews, and other stuff here:

http://www.librarything.com/author/weissmanpeter

They're in the Rosy Crucifixion vein, but with more psychology and drugs (in the first one), and considerably less sex. But you will find Brooklyn.

posted by copyedit52 at 8:44 pm (EST) on Aug 5, 2011

This is Lyndon Baines Johnson, not Jack Shepherd.

posted by lilithcat at 2:22 pm (EST) on Aug 1, 2011

Could this be moved to http://www.librarything.com/author/bradyjamess

posted by chairless at 10:01 am (EST) on Jan 10, 2011

This is a picture of President Reagan's press secretary. It is not the James W. Brady who wrote about life in the Hamptons, the US Marine Corps, and the Korean War.

posted by sloreck at 1:52 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2011

Hi Chanale,

Or should I say Suzanne! Don't know whether you noticed, but that's my name too, in real life. ;-)

I've been exploring your library and see that you and I share a gazillion books! It's mindboggling to run into people who share so many of my own interests. I always say, people who love books, can't be all bad! LOL

I'll be pleased to add you to my rather meagre list of friends.

I was looking at your reviews, and I see they are almost all regarding children's books. So I see where a great deal of your energy is concentrated. I have no kids, so that's not a shared interest, sadly. But I see that your books span a wide spectrum, as do mine.

Thanks for your interest, and I hope we'll be in touch.

Best,

Suzanne (aka Poquette)

posted by Poquette at 2:20 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2010

We're less than 2 weeks away from the final season premier of Lost in the US. Come discuss Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge in The Island group!

posted by TheIsland at 11:14 am (EST) on Jan 20, 2010

I didn't know there were so many Vegan books!

posted by rubicon528 at 7:22 am (EST) on Jan 20, 2010

Hi Suzanne!

Thanks so much for the 'nod' to my little library! A brief glance at your profile page and
current reading and I've added your library to my list as well! We have
(as Tim says) 'eerily' similar literary tendencies - AND we're almost neighbors. I'm in
the lovely Central Coast town of Paso Robles.

Looking forward to browsing through your shelves and future chats!

Kindly,
Cate

posted by bleuroses at 12:34 am (EST) on May 16, 2009

No, it just came out on Thursday, so it's new. But I've been waiting for months for it. It's set in the World War II era, so it is historical, but more like The Night Watch than Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith or Affinity.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 7:33 pm (EST) on May 3, 2009

Trollope is an author I've always meant to read but never got around to reading. He's definitely on my list of authors to consider.

I'll definitely use the tags to browse your library. I've learned my lesson with large libraries.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 4:25 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2009

I'll be doing a little bit of both. I'm looking for suggestions if you have them. I was actually planning to comb your library a bit to see if there was anything I couldn't live without.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 12:59 am (EST) on Apr 24, 2009

I actually went in and deleted all the DVDs from my library. It's funny, I've never really cared about library purity before, but I decided that I couldn't accurately say I owned 870 some-odd books when 30 of them were DVDs. However, I just got my tax return, and it was a lot bigger than I'd expected, so I'm going to be buying a bunch of new books. Our shared number will probably go back up then.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 11:12 am (EST) on Apr 23, 2009

Noticed you liked The Bluest Eye, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also southern and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:05 pm (EST) on Apr 22, 2009

I don't remember exactly where I got the Zafon; I think it may have been from an ad in Shelf Awareness. My most recent LT early reviewer book is The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins. I really hope I like it. I'm a few reviews behind though. I still owe reviews for Women of the Revolution and Five Minutes More. I'm so behind on all my reviews, but those are two of the biggies.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 2:33 pm (EST) on Apr 22, 2009

No, I got it as a hardcover from B&N last week. I did, however, gt an ARC of The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon today, and I'm so excited I could squeal. I did a little, actually, after I opened the package. I'm really looking forward to reading it.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 10:02 pm (EST) on Apr 21, 2009

Thanks for the invite to SD Bibliophiles

posted by ennyl at 4:46 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2009

Ah, I wasn't aware she was doing that. If I'd known, I might have done that, instead. Oh well. This is fine, too.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:05 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2009

I really didn't need to buy it seeing as I'm still only on book 2 (and I really don't have the money right now). But I went to B&N today to visit, and I couldn't resist.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 7:57 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2009

The Highly-Rated Book Group has begun a Group Read of The Blind Assassin. Sign up here: http://www.librarything.com/groups/theblindassassinearl

and don’t forget to join in my Book Quiz.

- TT

posted by TheTortoise at 12:24 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2009

Hello all "LG" members! To try to spur us all on to do a bit more on our LG site, I thought I'd write each of you a note.
I have a renewed interest in LG due to the horrid (13degrees) weather here. I was bored & perused my lost generation books where I came upon "Found Meals of the Lost Generation", by Suzanne Rodriguez-Hunter. When I purchased the book, I must admit I looked at the recipes & ignored the accompanying text. In reading it through, I am finding it a delight. Neat little thumbnail sketches of the time with recipes for foods they served/may have served in Paris. The book is dotted with post-its & my Amazon cart has some new things to read, e.g., "Nightwood" by Djuna Barnes.
Am looking forward to some news from our members as to what new relevant books you've read or really, anything to do with the time. Thanks, Judie

posted by passy at 11:09 am (EST) on Mar 1, 2009

Oh, I would not know about Shannon Hale.

But your story made me laugh ;-)

posted by bardsfingertips at 3:36 pm (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

I still find it funny when walking by the Latter Day Saints store up in La Jolla, she's featured in their Fiction section. Including her more adult oriented "The Host."

That's what happens when you graduate from Brigham Young University and become very popular. ;)

posted by bardsfingertips at 2:42 pm (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

I got the pleasure of seeing Let the Right One In in theaters in Hillcrest.

It is a lovely piece of filming.

posted by bardsfingertips at 1:46 pm (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

Hey, so...you've been reading a lot of Vampire books, right?

Have you seen the film Let the Right One In? It's from Sweden. It's one of the best vampire films I have seen in a long, long time.

posted by bardsfingertips at 12:14 pm (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

I read this book: http://www.librarything.com/work/4841727 and I really enjoyed the premise (more than I actually enjoyed the book). So, I thought this would be something to explore further.

And I have always liked the idea of old futuristic technology. Steampunk is still rather new to me, but I like it because it is very visual with all of the gears, wheels, and such.

posted by bardsfingertips at 12:36 am (EST) on Feb 25, 2009

Have you read Portrait in Sepia: A Novel?

You have it on your list.

I have Magical Realism on my tag watch and that book popped up.

posted by bardsfingertips at 7:28 pm (EST) on Feb 24, 2009

We are discussing your dismbiguation note about http://www.librarything.com/work/7920170 at http://www.librarything.com/topic/57164#1089841 and following.

So far noone agrees that this should be kept separately from the rest of The Cat in the Hat. If you want to argue your opinion, please join us there soon.

posted by MarthaJeanne at 10:10 am (EST) on Feb 18, 2009

Thank you for the invitation! :-)

posted by RawBliss at 11:19 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009

Thanks for the invite to your group...... I love Jane Austen and anything English.

I'm in awe to be in such a distinguished group of book lovers. My humble home library dwarfs in comparison to yours!

Currently, I'm reading "LIVING WITH BOOKS" by Alan Powers.....this book has given me renewed vigor toward redoing my very modest library. It is just a lovely book for any Bibliophile.

posted by JaneAustenNut at 2:20 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2009

Thanks for the invite to SD Bibliophiles. I didn't know about it. Glad you saw the announcement in the Trib. Hope you can make it!

posted by MaryEPearson at 4:50 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Intriguing - I hope to read Watching the English this year as well. Whichever of us does it first will have to let the other know how it goes!

posted by fannyprice at 9:11 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Hey - I just read The Anglo Files too! Glad to see you liked it!

posted by fannyprice at 6:48 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

I also wanted to add that Mothering Magazine was my favorite when mine were little :)

posted by tamarajp at 4:06 am (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Thanks for the invite :)

posted by tamarajp at 3:56 am (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

I always have grand plans for these challenges (888 and 999), but I seem to lose it in the middle. I've already made one substitution in my 999 list and am thinking of chucking an entire category in favor of adding a historical fiction category, which I'm kind of surprised I don't have.

Let me know how you like the vampire book. I've toyed with reading that series, but never made a firm decision on it (I've also looked at the books in the Vampire Academy series, since the covers look like they could be old promo stills for Buffy).

posted by shootingstarr7 at 12:30 am (EST) on Jan 10, 2009

That *is* a coincidence. I was walking past the new paperbacks table at B&N this afternoon, and Doomed Queens caught my attention. I'm thinking it looks like a great weekend read.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 7:52 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2009

Thank you very much for my SantaThing gift which arrived yesterday. As you may know the Seattle area had been hit with a good deal of snow and the delivery systems were all a bit backlogged. Nonetheless, I really appreciated one more Christmas gift and the book looks very interesting. It will be near the top of my TBR pile. I notice that you've been reading [The Graveyard Book] which I recently read for my LibraryThing book group which meets monthly near Seattle. I enjoyed the book and will look to see if you wrote a review. Your library looks very intersting. Nice to make your acquaintance. Happy New Year, and once again, thank you for your thoughtful choice for my Santathing gift. - Karen (aka maggie1944)

posted by maggie1944 at 3:00 pm (EST) on Jan 3, 2009

Thank you for your kind comment about my profile page.

I look forward to some chat in the Book Club threads.

- TT

posted by TheTortoise at 11:17 am (EST) on Dec 26, 2008

Welcome to The Highly Rated Book Group!

We are so glad you could join us for some more great book reads!

vintage_books

PS: I saw that you were part of the Jewish Cookbookers Group; you may or may not be interested in the Jewish Cookbooks I have in my library. :)

posted by vintage_books at 3:18 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2008

I'm so glad that you liked the books! I saw that you were thinking of Sayers for your 999 so asked around and this one is supposed to be her best and a good one for new readers to her. I even checked it out of the library myself. =) The Book Thief is one of my top books of 2008. So I hope that you enjoy it. It was a lot of fun picking out the books and I hope that you have a lot of fun reading them.

posted by Irisheyz77 at 12:03 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2008

Hi,

Thanks for adding me as an interesting library. I would live to return the favor; I found your library fascinating. I notice that you're from San Diego, which makes me a bit jealous. We were luck enough to live in L.A. for about 11 years, and though I've adapted to the weather in the Northeast, I still miss that mild Southern California weather. I also notice that you are a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is a new addiction of mine. My young teenage daughter and I are up to season three.

Hope to see you around LT.

Teresa

posted by theaelizabet at 5:18 pm (EST) on Dec 11, 2008

Impressive collection!

posted by yvso at 6:19 am (EST) on Dec 7, 2008

That's just the tip of the iceberg with what happened when we wanted to know what happened next on those DVDs. We went through a lot to track down those DVDs. We knew the B&N down the street from her house had them, but I didn't want to pay full price. So we decided to go to Wal-Mart to see if they had them. Chrissy didn't have a car at the time, but was reasonably sure the bus went to Wal-Mart. So on an overcast day, we jumped on the bus headed for Wal-Mart, which was the last stop on the line. We get out. It's not Wal-Mart the store. It's the Wal-Mart regional distribution center. We figure it can't be too much farther to the store. So we walk down the highway. We haven't gone very far when we see a road sign that says "Welcome to Newport News!" NN is the next town over from Williamsburg. Apparently, NN is a big place- too big to try to find our way around. So we head back to the distribution center to wait in the middle of a giant field for the bus to come back. We've got about a half hour wait ahead of us- and it starts raining. Complete with thunder and lightning. We're in the middle of a field, with NO covered bus stop. It's just us, the Wal-Mart trucks, the rainstorm/thunderstorm and a couple of geese. By the time the bus gets back, we're soaked (and it's August, so we didn't have coats or anything like that). The bus drive is this old man, who takes one look at us all soaking wet and miserable, and says in his cute Southern accent, "Ya'll thought you were going to the Wal-Mart store, didn't you?" So we get back into town, get on the bus for Target (and we know the bus goes to Target because Chrissy has in fact taken the bus to Target before), and look at Target. No Buffy. So at that point, I'm miserable, and cursing the person who invented public transportation. I shelled out the full $60 a season for seasons 6 and 7 (because we knew we had to know what happened after season 6 was over) at B&N, just because I wanted the nightmare to be over.

On my way out of town back to the airport at the end of the week, I drove past the Williamsburg Wal-Mart, which was NOWHERE NEAR the distribution center.

So there's the full story of what I went through to get those DVDs. You better believe I re-watch them; they were worth even more than the list price when you look at everything.

(Though the real moral of the story is to never go anywhere with Chrissy- just her presence will make people get lost, even if she's not navigating. I know of at least three separate instances where people she's with have gotten lost. I was with her two of those times, and I almost never get lost)

posted by shootingstarr7 at 6:31 pm (EST) on Nov 21, 2008

It's much easier to reply to you about the complete series of Buffy here since there are no text length limits. :)

In retrospect, I really wish I had waited to order the whole series of Buffy rather than buying them on a season-by-season basis. I had been getting it from Netflix in 2005, and was part of the way through season 6 when I went to Virginia to visit Christine (sensefille on LJ). I had through disc 5 with me, and so Seeing Red (the ep where Tara and Buffy are shot and Spike attacks Buffy in the bathroom) was the last episode. Chrissy and I were like. "It can't end there!" So I ended up going to the B&N in Williamsburg and paying full price for seasons 6 and 7, since it was the only place we could find them. Would have been cheaper to buy the whole series in the long run, but we needed instant gratification. Plus, apparently there are a few features on the whole series that aren't on the individual seasons- I think Joss did an interview or something.

It will definitely prove a wise investment, though. I rewatch my seasons regularly.

Rewatching Angel is next.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 5:43 pm (EST) on Nov 21, 2008

I have a kind of subjective rating system: I rate books in comparison to similar books. So I rate my YA reads in comparison to other YA books, literary fiction against other literary fiction, etc. I find that if I didn't, I would have some poorly rated books that I enjoyed.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 1:41 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2008

Honestly, nothing I read this past month was *amazing* or really special. But I think of the four books I managed to complete, Going Down South by Bonnie J. Glover was the best. It's a good mother-daughter relationship story, as every man in the book turns out to be a let-down.

Lock and Key is good, but it wasn't my favorite Dessen book. The Truth about Forever is still my favorite. But to me, Dessen's major strength is her characters, and I thought they were done very well. Lock and Key can be a bit depressing in some places, but I think it ends on a good note. I found out today that her newest, Along for the Ride, is going to be released next June. I'm excited for it.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:23 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2008

I love Jane Austen! I also try to reread her every year. Recently I reread Persuasion. I love all of Austen but Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion seem to be the favorites. What do you think of the movies? I love Persuasion (1995) with Amanda Root as Anne and Ciaran Hinds (I never really found him that attractive but he is the perfect Wentworth for me). Have you seen Lost in Austen (2008)?
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1117666/
You know I had this class, 19th century British novel, where we read Austen's Emma and then Jane Eyre right after. The whole class hated Austen but absolutely loved Jane Eyre. I was so upset that since then I can no longer like Jane Eyre as I did before. I always meant to ask an Austen person, what do you think of the ending of Emma, especially the relationship between Knightley and Emma. Maybe it's my modern perspective but it seems a bit creepy that he's 37 and seemingly waited all this time for Emma, knew her as a baby, etc. I do like that he is the one who has to move and live in Emma's house.

Hmm Hemingway, etc. I'm not a huge fan of American literature generally (except Henry James, Edith Wharton) I had a professor of British lit who blatantly stated that American lit isn't that good...the way she said it shocked the class. I haven't read Steinbeck yet except some short stories which I loved, so...I'll see about him later.

1001 Books...I have the book and it turned out that I already either read some of them or want to read them (like all the classics and some contemporary British lit) but I wouldn't say that I put it as a goal to read all the books from there. Maybe when I'll finally be done with college, in a million years and will have more time for books. What about you?

posted by Gwendolen_North at 12:16 am (EST) on Oct 25, 2008

I love your library! Especially the 18th,19th century books (Austen, Balzac). We have 274 books in commmon, wow. I think I gave Heart of Darkness 2 stars also. At my college everyone always raves about Conrad but I could barely survive reading Heart of Darnkess. I see you have Eliot, I'm always too intimidated to finally begin reading Middlemarch. This winter break I will definitely get around to it...or so I hope.

posted by Gwendolen_North at 11:02 pm (EST) on Oct 22, 2008

hi there,

I am reading The Best American Short Stories of the Century

by John Updike
but as i am not english native speaker, i jave some problems ig understnading the stories. now ia have a question.

in GOLDEN HONEY MOON it says:

ANOTHER NAME FOR THE TOWN IS " THE POOR MAN'S PALM BEACH", BUT I GUSS THEY'S MEN THAT COMES THERE THAT COULD BORROW AS MUCH FROM THE BANK AS SOME OF THE WILLIE BOYS OVER TO THE OTHER PALM BEACH



would u please paraoherase it for me. esp what does WILLIE BOYS mean?

is it possible to mail my other questions?

thanks alot,

m.g
golestanie@yahoo.com

posted by golimoli at 11:52 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2008

I'd been reading First Daughter and Any Given Doomsday, but neither has hooked me. AGD is so not my speed; I really wish I hadn't requested it from Early Reviewers. I'll probably just return FD to the library and move on to something else. I've gotten quite a few books the last few weeks so I will probably move on to one of them. I'm thinking something pretty light, like a YA read- a Deb Caletti book or something.

Hope you're able to get some quality sleep tonight.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 1:16 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2008

So... did you manage to finish Fingersmith yet?

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:28 pm (EST) on Sep 30, 2008

Yesterday wasn't so bad. I was mostly freaking out about how bad today would be (and I was right, though I didn't really expect the being frustrated part, just the being tired part). I hardly slept at all last night. At one point I was literally lying in bed, staring up at the ceiling, twiddling my thumbs.

Where are you on your "Angel" watching? I've been going back and rewatching Buffy, but I basically stalled once I hit season 6 (which is kind of ironic since I think I've watched season 6 more than any of the other seasons). Once I finish season 7, I'm planning to go back and rewatch Angel. But that's on the backburner right now with other things I have going on.

Does she get cranky without naps? When I was younger, I was extremely irritable if I didn't get a nap.

Here's hoping she'll get to have one tomorrow.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:57 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

Well, I won't give anything away, except to say that there are a few more twists. But they're not quite as stunning as that first one.

805? I'm officially done complaining about my TBR.

I'm really hoping I can go home and have a relaxing evening. I've been out of the house since before 8 am, and it will be 6:45 before I get home. I just want to take out my contacts and curl up with a book until Grey's Anatomy comes on. It's been a long day, and in the last half hour, I've gone from being tired to being very frustrated and tired. At least I have plenty of good books waiting for me.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:38 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

Wasn't it a good twist? I had to actually go back and re-read that page a few times because it was such a surprise.

What I Loved came in the mail from BookMooch yesterday. I'm excited to read it, though I have no idea when I'll even get the chance. I think my TBR is up to 335 books now. And that's just books I own.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 5:32 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

Just wanted to let you know I did get the credit! Thanks so much!

posted by shootingstarr7 at 10:21 am (EST) on Sep 25, 2008

Well, enjoy Fingersmith. I definitely think it's worth it.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 6:26 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

Can you leave me a message when you get confirmation that it shipped? That way I'm not obsessively checking whether or not I got the credit while I'm at work. Thanks!

What time does E go down for her nap?

posted by shootingstarr7 at 4:18 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

Yeah, I'm pretty confused about whether or not it's going to work. So far it doesn't look like I'm getting credit for it. Hm. If for some reason I don't, I'll have to play with it a bit and see what I'm doing wrong. I don't know if it's Amazon being screwy or LJ- either one is possible.

I'm dying to know what you think of Fingersmith when you're done. It was a bit slow at the beginning, but once I got past page 60, it got a lot better. And when the first real plot twist came around, my head was spinning. It was really, really good.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 2:37 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

Yeah, it's not always easy to pick the code out of mine. It's "readiandrumin-20." I'll definitely go through your blog the next time I make an Amazon purchase. And I agree; why not send a little bit back to friends or other bloggers? As for your other comment, so far The 19th Wife is the top book, and I don't see the two I'm reading now overtaking it. I read Fingersmith in May and LOVED it. It's currently in contention for book of the year for me.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 1:16 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

Yes, I do get Amazon Associates credit. That would be so nice of you! I've been trying to make all my Amazon purchases through blogs I know are part of Amazon Associates as well.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 12:04 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

I have only read the first few chapters of the Denby book, I seem to keep getting distracted!

posted by ForrestFamily at 2:21 am (EST) on Sep 24, 2008

Hm. Probably either The Shadow of the Wind or Silk by Alexander Baricco. I'm leaning more toward Shadow, though. It was excellent. What about you? Any good August reads?

posted by shootingstarr7 at 5:06 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Hi, I just found your question for me, and finally am responding!!
Computer Arts was "back shelved"... other titles took over. I just came out with Great American Artists for Kids, and am working on Great Composers for Kids (which was the Music Art title you mentioned). I'm still interested in computer arts, but it won't be coming out that I know of. Too many book projects I guess. Why don't YOU write! That would be great. Lo)
MaryAnn

posted by brightring at 4:42 pm (EST) on Aug 15, 2008

I did just Mooch Stiff but I haven't read it yet. Oddly enough it seems like good beach reading, so I threw it in my bag for our beach trip next week. I don't think it's terribly graphic, just possibly disturbing if you think deeply about the real meaning of the discussions. We'll see!

posted by LeesyLou at 8:50 am (EST) on Aug 5, 2008

I just realized I hadn't replied to your last comment.

Buffy doesn't really make me squeamish, but Bones definitely does from time to time. I'll have to close my eyes and turn my head, but usually they'll get the bones cleaned up, and it's not nearly as disgusting to look at then. And yeah, that episode of Buffy was pretty creepy. There are a few others that made me cringe over the years, but that was one that had a lot of realism. There's one in season three that really got me as well, simply because it was realistic, and we see it happening in schools all too often.

Yeah, in season 2, Spike's accent is too stilted, so it has too much of a studied feel to it. You can tell Marsters becomes a lot more comfortable with it as the series goes on. In some episodes in seasons 5 and 7, he uses a more formal British accent to indicate what he sounded like when he was alive, and that's pretty odd, too. Of course, I'm not as knowledgable about languages as you are, so it's possible you'll cringe throughout the series. As far as House is concerned, I was curious about it, but I never seemed to be able to catch it. My brother actually got us all hooked on it. I know what you mean about House not really connecting with the new cast members this past season, but maybe now that he's got it down to the three he's keeping, he will get more comfortable and develop more of a relationship with them as they get used to each other. And the producers have promised more focus will go back to the old team members. I saw an interview on EW.com that promised at least one episode almost entirely devoted to Cameron and Chase, and that will be nice.

You can actually watch season 1 episodes of Heroes online. Netflix has them available as a "watch instantly" movie. I haven't watched any TV shows that way, but I have watched a couple movies. I might have to apply my "Lost" rule to Heroes as well- not gonna watch it until it's all finished and on DVD, so I'll be able to see the whole story and not linger in confusion too long.

I fell in love with Logan Echolls the moment the Veronica voice-over uttered the words "obligatory psychotic jackass." I must have re-watched the scene the first time they kissed a hundred times. There is just something about him that makes me love him. I was so disappointed in the way the series ended. I mean, Rob Thomas had to know there was a strong possibility the show wasn't going to come back, and I don't think he wrapped it up as well as he could have, given the circumstances. The FBI pitch was a nice idea, but I don't think it could have maintained one of the things that made the show work- the relationship between Keith and Veronica. And there were too many unanswered questions.

The last two seasons of Gilmore Girls aren't the best; they really dropped the ball with a couple of plot developments, and then they struggled with the quality of the show during the final season, when Amy and Dan Palladino (the creator and her husband) left because of a contract dispute with Warner Bros. However, less than stellar episodes of Gilmore Girls are still better than the best episodes of some shows; it just seems worse because there are so many good moments early on. The relationship between Lorelai and Rory is one of the most fascinating relationships on television.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:17 pm (EST) on Jul 29, 2008

Hi saw you posting on TeacherDad's profile and just wanted to tell you that I too enjoy YA books. I would like to write one or ? in the future. I have a 14 year old and she is a reader bless her heart so we share a lot of likes and dislikes on the YA shelf. She hates most of what she is forced to read at school and I somtimes agree, but encourage her to just get it over with. Sometimes she likes them in the end, but I would love to see them change the choices they seem to "shove" down their throat. There are so many new authors out there. Anyway, hope to hear from you,we share quite a few books. Mary Beth

posted by mmignano11 at 11:14 pm (EST) on Jul 28, 2008

There are definitely some gruesome images on Bones; the point of it is that she gets the bodies that can't be identified by normal forensic tools and techniques, so the bodies can be pretty grotesque. Sometimes they only find bones, but sometimes it's quite nasty. So be aware of that if you do decide to watch it. The only other procedural I watch consistently is the original CSI (and the Law & Order franchise, but that's a little different).

I just started watching House this year, but it's quickly become one of my favorite shows (Hugh Laurie is awesome; not that that's news or anything). When I told my brother Hugh was British, he didn't believe me. I like Heroes, but don't watch it consistently enough. And I made up my mind a long time ago that I wasn't going to give Lost a chance until the series had finished airing and all the seasons were out on DVD. I tried watching season 1 on DVD, got confused quickly, and decided to wait until the end. Veronica Mars was my favorite show, and while I'm grateful that it got three seasons even with it's abysmal ratings, I wish it had been given more of a chance. And I basically love Jason Dohring. I tried to get into Moonlight, but again, I didn't watch it enough to really get the appeal. I'll probably Netflix it once it comes out on DVD. And Gilmore Girls! That was my one must-watch show along with Veronica Mars. It was a great show. I find myself quoting it all the time. And I think Big Love is in my Netflix queue.

Spike's accent gets better as the series goes on and James Marsters gets more used to using it. Dru's not around too much later on; her appearances are much more sporadic. But I like Spike because he's nice to look at. I'm kind of shallow that way.

And thus ends my super-long comment (I had your comment to me open in another window so I could make sure not to leave anything out).

posted by shootingstarr7 at 11:53 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2008

Also, I've got to ask you. How did you like Pride and Promiscuity? I heard horrible things about it years ago, but I wanted to know what you thought of it.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 9:13 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2008

You know, I didn't much care for Angel myself in the early seasons of Buffy (I'm a Spike fan through and through). And I have to admit, I mostly started watching Angel for some of the supporting characters. However, Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt did *amazing* things with Angel once he got his own show. The character developed really well, and David Boreanaz got to have a bit of fun with it. Before I knew it, I was a DB fan (still not entirely sure how it happened), and that's what got me started watching Bones. And Bones is great. There's great chemistry between him and Emily Deschanel, the lead character. I started watching it because he was on it, but I keep watching because it's a great show that is surprisingly humorous, given that it has the potential to be nothing more than another dry procedural.

Of course, I get way too into TV shows. But I require amusement at all times, whether it's TV, or a book, or the computer.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 9:11 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2008

I finished The Dark Lantern last night, and I enjoyed it. In some ways, the approach reminded me of Fingersmith, but the execution is different. I thought it was good, though. I noticed you've added it to your collection. Let me know what you think of it.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 8:35 pm (EST) on Jul 7, 2008

Actually, I only just started The Dark Lantern today... hadn't had much of a chance before. But I enjoy it so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out. The blurb on the dust jacket promises a mystery, and I'm hoping it's a good one.

I played the flute myself for five years- from 8th grade until I graduated from high school. I haven't played in quite a while though. I miss it sometimes, though I was never very good at it (I made the elite Wind Ensemble in my senior year of high school by virtue of being one of three girls trying for two open spots, and I was better than one of them... which really isn't saying much). I need to get some sheet music that's suited to my ability, and spend some time practicing again.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 10:01 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2008

I see you've added several books about flutes recently. Do you play? Are the books theory, or practical?

posted by shootingstarr7 at 12:31 am (EST) on Jul 1, 2008

So I ended up actually buying The Dark Lantern today (I was at Borders, and the only copy they had was slightly damaged, so they gave me 10% off... and I didn't even ask. Sweet). I'm planning to start it this weekend, so I'll let you know what I think of it.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 3:46 am (EST) on Jun 20, 2008

I actually don't have it yet. Salon.com has been recommending summer reads over the course of the last few weeks, and all four of the historical fiction books they recommended sounded interesting. I put them in my catalog with a new tag indicating that I'm planning to purchase them sooner rather than later. It looks really fascinating. I'm on a historical fiction kick right now. I blame Diana Gabaldon and Sarah Waters, who both write historical fiction I enjoy. I'm trying to branch out into new authors as well. Let me know if you do get it, though, and if you do, how you enjoy it.

Hope everything is well with you.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 1:11 am (EST) on Jun 17, 2008

You're adding so many books on food preservation--are you suddenly developing a new interest, or just getting to a new bookshelf you hadn't catalogued until now? You have some really interesting books in this area, books I hadn't seen before.

posted by LeesyLou at 2:35 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2008

It looks like we got a good turn out after all ;-)

posted by bardsfingertips at 7:47 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2008

Hey - get outta my library! You have too much as it is to read! I know how that goes, believe me...what is it about the attraction of books? I have my theories, but won't bore you with what are probably very commonly held ones in that regard. Check out randy.shiner.googlepages.com for what I do - mostly, primarily business related litigation, including telecoms, software, IP stuff as well as old run o' the mill getting the money back where it belongs kind of stuff. Thanks so much for asking. Most appreciated. Be well. RS

posted by irsslex at 3:44 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2008

Thanks for adding information for Mysterious Galaxy.

posted by mgbooks at 1:58 pm (EST) on Jun 1, 2008

Thanks for the invitation! Good to know that there are others who still love to read. BTW, if anyone knows of a business or person who needs a well-read, aggressive lawyer, please have them contact me. I'm looking to jump-start my practice after a siege of health issues that are now resolved (major abdominal surgery, complications, lengthy recovery). Any contacts would be most gratefully appreciated. Randy

posted by irsslex at 2:22 pm (EST) on May 20, 2008

Thanks for the invitation to join San Diego Bibliophiles, but I just moved out of the area.

posted by lkmiller at 10:00 pm (EST) on May 17, 2008

You know that store you added called Bay Books? I actually know the owner, Henry Muller. I ran into him in the elevator of my building (he works at Merril Lynch) and I told him that his store was added to LT and he should check it out.

So, he send his thanks :)

posted by bardsfingertips at 3:49 pm (EST) on May 14, 2008

That handsome fellow is Sandy, who had just had his 4th birthday when that picture was taken last summer. We think he has a strong resemblance to Puss in Boots from the Shrek movies.

Sadly, he's no longer with us. He went over the back fence eight months ago and never came home- and our house backs up to a large field with a coyote population. :(

posted by shootingstarr7 at 4:04 pm (EST) on May 5, 2008

Suzanne - thank you for adding me to your interesting libraries list. I have already taken a tip from your current reading and ordered Kaplan's 'Speaking of Books' I love books about books. I've just read and very much enjoyed Alberto Manguel's "The Library at Night".
Best wishes
Caroline

posted by Caroline_McElwee at 6:41 am (EST) on May 3, 2008

Thanks for your invitation to join the San Diego Bibliophiles. I'm not on the internet too often, but I intend to pop in to SDB occasionally to see what's going on.

posted by pinklady60 at 12:13 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2008

the link under "Homepage" still works, I'll try and fix the other one... thanks!
"TeacherDad"

posted by TeacherDad at 11:41 am (EST) on Apr 19, 2008

Thanks for the invitation to the San Diego group!

posted by marc_beherec at 12:10 am (EST) on Apr 19, 2008

thanks for the invite... it may take me a while to join though, I was going to peruse your library first... ;)

posted by TeacherDad at 10:04 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2008

Thank you for joining my teeny, tiny group San Diego Bibliophiles. Hopefully it will grow :)

posted by bardsfingertips at 7:41 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2008

I just saw your post on my 888 thread and wanted to address part of it here (the rest I will probably address on the thread). Yes, things are a little less crazy with school. I don't know if you remember this, but when I first started college I was a double major in English and History. Things were going well for awhile, but I had a few missteps starting two years ago with the unexpected death of an old friend. Anyway, long story short, I made the decision two weeks ago to skip getting the English degree for now and focus on finishing the history degree. And so I will now be graduating in May. School is now the least crazy it's been for me, well, ever. And in two months, I will be done for good (or at least until I've sufficiently recovered enough to consider graduate school). And for the first time in a long time, I no longer dread September.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 2:45 am (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

Yes, I certainly enjoy the indie bookstores (though I posted Borders downtown as a favorite, I use it mainly for music and movies). Nina's Books is especially neat little place that is right near my house. Footnote Books has a cat wandering its shelves. And Wahrenbrock’s Book House, right near my work (thus my paycheck), you can get lost for hours in.

posted by bardsfingertips at 2:06 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2008

Yes, I certainly enjoy the indie bookstores (though I posted Borders downtown as a favorite, I use it mainly for music and movies). Nina's Books is especially neat little place that is right near my house. Footnote Books has a cat wandering its shelves. And Wahrenbrock’s Book House, right near my work (thus my paycheck), you can get lost for hours in.

posted by bardsfingertips at 2:06 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2008

Thank you for the addition to your friend's list and accepting my request :)

You have a huge and admirable collection; and it is nice to see someone who shares over 100 of the same books as me.

Cheers!

posted by bardsfingertips at 4:48 pm (EST) on Mar 7, 2008

You have amazing library! I'm finding new intresting books and because of searching through your library, I don't have time to update my own.
-Kata from Finland

posted by senkki at 6:24 am (EST) on Feb 3, 2008

Oh thanks so much for the info! I will try it out later today, as I am off work and doing a bunch of LT stuff, instead of reading! Haha!

posted by fannyprice at 1:43 pm (EST) on Jan 3, 2008

Ha! Good choice - I've been thinking about doing a JA re-read myself. Thanks for the comment on NCE - I think I will start seeking those out as well.

posted by fannyprice at 9:16 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2008

Hey chanale - I notice you're reading the Norton Critical Edition of Sense & Sensibility. Do you think the Norton Criticals are generally pretty well done? I am thinking about starting to buy those instead of the Penguin Classics, when available. Or in addition to, for certain books (i.e., Jane Austen!). Thanks!

posted by fannyprice at 1:13 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2008

I cannot recommend The Tale of Despereaux highly enough, though I have to say I'm a little surprised you hadn't read it yet. This book was the one bright spot in an otherwise dreary children's lit class I took last year (the books were fine, but the instructor was horrid). As for The Truth About Forever, I think it's one of the best YA books I've ever read. I think Sarah Dessen has captured the typical teenage experience and emotions quite well, without drowning her characters in designer clothes and illicit behavior. I really hope you enjoy them both. Be sure to let me know what you thought after you read them.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 11:50 am (EST) on Dec 7, 2007

Thank you for the comment! There will be more, but it's going to take a while...I've reviewed most of my "older" reads, but I promised myself I'd only add in books I've completed reveiws for...and for this year and the end of last year, that means doing a lot of catch-up. :-)

So, nice to "meet" you and thanks for the comment!

AG

posted by the_hag at 3:46 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2007

Thank you very much for your invitation, it sounds like a very interesting group to be part of :)
Your book collection is amazing!

posted by aniahan at 9:12 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2007

Hi Chanale,

Thanks so much for inviting me to join the vegan and vegetarian group. I joined. And thank you. I love connecting with others who love animals as much as I do! Mary

posted by marylizzy at 10:42 pm (EST) on Oct 16, 2007

Hello, it's me again
I've combined your 100 Best Books for Children tag with my Silvey 100 Best tag. I have a separate tag for the books she's listed in the back (Silvey Beyond 100) which I didn't combine in as I wasn't sure how you used the tag. Thanks again for the combination lesson!

marie

posted by elfschild at 6:04 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2007

Thanks for combining those tags - I had no idea how to do it if it wasn't showing up as a related tag. I see we've got a lot of 'books about books' in common (mine are all in my library, elfchild, rather than this one which is my daughter's). The next most useful book I've found for read alouds is Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children - most of the others (New York Times, 100 Best, Trelease) seem to be best for school age children though I get some ideas from them. I don't have Great Books for Boys (yet) - do you find it useful? Amazon comments were mixed.

marie

posted by elfschild at 3:00 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2007

Hello -
I've been working on cleaning up some of my comments to move them over to the review section but the husband has been out of town and the daughter doesn't like me to be on the computer when she's awake so it's taking longer than I'd hoped (I'm too much of a perfectionist). In the mean time I've been reading your blog (you're right, your daughter is about 11 months older than mine) and really look forward to introducing mine to some of the stuff you've been reading.
I see that we both use Kathleen Odean's books to find things to read with our daughters. I just double tagged all of my "Great Books for Babies/Toddler" (the system has studiously ignored my attempts to add the "s" to toddlers) with your "Great Books for Babies" in an attempt to get the two tags to show up as related but it has not worked. Might I ask you to do the same to see if that will knock it over the top - just temporarily so we can try to get the tags combined? As we get into Great Books for Girls and the others, I'll make sure I use the same tag you do so this doesn't happen. Thank you.

marie

posted by elfschild at 11:13 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2007

Oh wow, you're reading The Hundred Dresses!?! I loved that book - it broke my heart when I was a little kid.

posted by fannyprice at 9:51 am (EST) on Sep 8, 2007

"The number my daughter finds most amusing is six with its mama and baby pairs of marsupials playing French horns."
Well, as a former French Horn player, I will confirm that it is a pretty funny instrument!
Your reviews are great - the only problem is you make my wishlist longer by yet again bringing my attention to books I didn't know I wanted!

posted by ForrestFamily at 1:57 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2007

Thank you so much for your kind comments about my daughter's library and my comments. My daughter will be two next month and it's interesting to see what grabs her interest. Picture books with more than a 4-line stanza are starting to interest her and she's starting to name favorite recurring characters. Lately she's wanted to read to herself a lot, even at bedtime, but she does sometimes ask us to read. I've been using the comments field as a sort of practice space for writing reviews, as well as just making my own notes - it's nice to know that someone else finds them useful. I'll try to get some of them moved to the review field (if there are particular ones you find useful, do tell me).

posted by elfschild at 1:37 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Hi! I am back on Library Thing and thought I would drop you a note and say hi. I just finished putting in the rest of my books and have been having fun playing with the tags. Still have some cookbooks to put in, but other than that, all of them are here! So what are some fun things to do now that they are in here?:)

posted by ficbot at 12:10 am (EST) on Aug 24, 2007

Hi - yes, I do have a "real" library... not sure I'd want the two connected right now, though (more fun to be a bit mysterious, I guess).
Thanks again for the feedback :) and keep on combining!

posted by juvenilia at 10:48 am (EST) on Aug 19, 2007

Thank you.
I'd about given up on anyone ever noticing...
and who'd have thought it would be the renowned chanale?
If anything actually made you laugh out loud, I'd love to hear about it.
j

posted by juvenilia at 5:48 pm (EST) on Aug 16, 2007

Oh, I can tell already that I have more books to read now. Please review "And the Skylark Sings" when you finish it. I am also a Barbara Kingsolver fan, but have not had much extra reading time of late as we begin our first year of homeschooling.

Carey

posted by claned at 12:06 am (EST) on Aug 15, 2007

Hi Chanale,
Thanks for adding me to your "interesting libraries" list - I am flattered! I see you are also a collector of Judaica. I work in a synagogue library which owns many of the same titles I see on your list. But the books in my LibraryThing catalog are only those whose authors have appeared on my podcast, The Book of Life. Hope you'll enjoy listening to the interviews - it's so fun to hear about the creation of books we've enjoyed!

Heidi Estrin
www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com

posted by bookoflife at 10:46 am (EST) on Aug 2, 2007

Heh, I have done the same thing browsing your library! We seem to have some common interests. I wish I could say I've read all of them. I have to somehow find the time to read...
Susan

posted by yvaine at 4:42 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2007

Hi Chanale! (what a pretty name!) :)

Thanks so much for the comment. It really -does- make my day when someone takes the time to leave a comment on my page, esp one with the collection you have! BTW, I love the pic of your cat, I just "adopted" (although I'm sure he would claim the opposite, more like he adopted me) an Egyptian Mau named Gabriel, aka "The Prince of All Things Feline in His Domain". He is quickly becoming my favorite companion, as cats are known to do, in the two weeks I've known him. Cats are such a delight, aren't they? I've lived with probably over 30 different cats in my life so far - such different personalities, all. May I enquire as to your feline companion's name and what type of literature he/she reads? There's nothing more cozy for me than to curl up with a good book and a purring cat on a rainy day - what a wonder! what heaven!

Thanks again for the comment. :)
Much bliss & happy reading!
~PandorasRequiem

posted by PandorasRequiem at 11:42 pm (EST) on Jul 22, 2007

Nice library. Which edition of Ulysses do you recommend?

posted by appeartodisappear at 1:54 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2007

You have many great books that are on my wish list. Also, browsing your library has me adding many more. I read Last Child in the Woods a couple of years ago, opened up my eyes to what I had and my children are missing. Animal, vegetable, mineral is on my list of things to read whenever I get ahold of a copy. Our library doesn't have it, but we are in a town of only 11,000, so I guess it is to be expected.

On a different topic, I followed the link to your blog, and while I liked your blog very much, I am sooooo jealous. All that good food, had me salivating. We have no access to organic/locally grown produce. The soil here is so alkaline that it is nearly white, and the ground water is full of pot ash. I went to the "farmer's market" here, the only fresh food were cherries from Utah, and bread from Colorado. It was mostly jewelery. So dissapointing. I was vegan for some time before getting married, but my husband is a confirmed carnivore and hater of vegetables and all things fresh. Don't have the funds for both, so I eat his way now.

posted by lisalouhoo at 9:42 pm (EST) on Jul 11, 2007

Yes, no Andorra or Monaca or Lichtenstein. Bloody useless really! Though hopefully New Zealand will be added at the end of this year.

posted by ForrestFamily at 8:38 pm (EST) on Jul 10, 2007

Hope you don't mind, I dobbed you in for something :)

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=15617#180103

posted by ForrestFamily at 9:45 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2007

"Flowers in the Attic" shocked me the first time I read it, too. The first series of hers I read, beginning with "Melody," wasn't as shocking, but it still startled me because it was unlike anything I had ever read before.

Sometimes I think about donating books to the library, but the books at my library don't always sell very well. We sell a lot more withdrawn books than we do donated books (though we do get some good donations- I got a beautiful hardcover version of P&P for only $2 a few years ago). I would probably only donate mass-markets, and those don't seem to sell too well.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 4:00 pm (EST) on Jun 20, 2007

I read "her" newer stuff when I was in high school, and I never got rid of the books (but after I read Pride and Prejudice for the first time when I was 17, I don't think I touched them again). We just got a new used bookstore here in my town; I should probably take them over there and try to get rid of them.

Not too proud to admit that I've read her, though. I don't think I'm ashamed of any of the books I own, except maybe those.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 12:48 pm (EST) on Jun 20, 2007

You are some kind of sorcerer! I couldn't for the life of me get those combined. Thanks for overhearing! Also, it's such a shame that book isn't at your local library! You should write an angry letter.
Thanks again for the help!
-Eliza

posted by pandystumpf at 5:53 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2007

No, I am definitely taking the summer off. I need a break before I dive into my final semester in the fall (I can't believe it's finally here!) Right now, however, I'm trying to make it through the last few weeks of the spring semester.

I know exactly what you mean about developing an interest in books that meant nothing to you before once they're no longer "assigned reading." I've had that happen to me a few times before.

I can't believe how big your daughter is getting! And I hope your DH is okay. The words bike accident don't sound so good.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 3:06 am (EST) on May 15, 2007

I joined the challenge on LJ at the start of the year, and I've only read 6 so far. I'm hoping to catch up rather a lot over the course of the summer. How are your husband and daughter?

posted by shootingstarr7 at 9:00 pm (EST) on May 10, 2007

So I was looking at the list of users with my books, and I saw your name near the top of my list. I was wondering if you are the same chanale I have on my LJ friend's list? This is shootingstarr.

posted by shootingstarr7 at 1:55 am (EST) on May 10, 2007

This is me at work. I can't find it on your LT catalogue, but have you read 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' by Barbara Kingsolver. It is not out in Australia yet.
Also - I may have access to an AFPO, which means US mailing rates for sites like Amazon! Yay.

posted by ForrestFamily at 11:03 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2007

Thanks for the info on the DVD cataloging ability in the possible future. I can't wait until that is a reality!

posted by atlaswinks at 12:13 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2007

I see we have almost 300 books in common so I wanted to say a quick hello. I also noticed you mentioned owning quite a few DVD's, but that you won't catalog them until there is a system in place. Is there some news about a future plan to have a DVD Thing like the Library Thing? I so hope there is! I would also love to see a Music Thing as well.

posted by atlaswinks at 11:18 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2007

You are so clever! I was afraid I'd do that, as the groups are displayed alphabetically. Thanks for your comment, too. Those were two titles I don't have that I will keep my eyes open for.

Hope you had a festive Purim!

Susan

posted by LarsonLewisProject at 8:25 pm (EST) on Mar 4, 2007

You say such nice things!! And you're the one doing all the work, as far as I can see. :o) I used to love giving art parties too. Both my adult daughters are now very comfortable with creativity. One writes children's musicals and the other is a theatre masters student. Their lives are still unfolding, and it's wonderful to watch. Exciting.

You asked about what book will be out next. Not the copmuter book. We dropped that one, well, at least we put it on the very very back burner. Great Composers for Kids is in the works as is Great American Artists for Kids. I found myself WAAAAYYYY behind on getting books out this past year or two due to family illness and more travel/presentations for me. Now everything is in good shape, so it's time to get back to the business of bring great art books to kids everywhere.

Thanks for writing! I hope that answers your question. By the way, the only place I really seem to see emails are those that are direct to me: maryann@brightring.com Please write anytime.

MaryAnn
Kohl

posted by brightring at 8:00 pm (EST) on Jan 25, 2007

I, too, have tried to make powdered sugar out of evaporated cane juice... doesn't work too well, huh? :) Oh well, live and learn. I'm glad the actual cupcakes were tasty at least. Have fun with your cake decorating tools. Have you seen this site? http://www.flickr.com/groups/vegancupcakes/pool/ Maybe it can help get your creative juices flowing... or just make you salivate for cupcakes.

Nicoleliza = the artist formerly known as greykitty

posted by Nicoleliza at 4:34 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2007

Hi again...thanks for dropping by and leaving the nice note. I like your cat's picture...I too am a cat lover and have two cats, one of which loves to curl up on my chest while I am trying to read. She also loves to bother my husband when he is reading the newspaper. You have an interesting "to read" list. Jane Austen is one of my favorite writers; I love Emma. If you look over my Canadian "best reads" you will see one called No Great Mischief. You would probably really enjoy it, if you have not already read it. I've never seen the theme of family loyalty expressed in such a moving way as it is in that book. Also it expresses the tightness of generations of Maritime Canadians, a quality that transcends the ages. A beautiful book. And isn't Anne of Green Gables just wonderful? Have you ever read The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery? It is her only adult novel....pretty dated by our standards but interesting from the point of view that it was her only book meant for adults. Anyway, happy reading!

posted by brendaough at 6:03 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2007

Ooh ... I just got Thunderstruck for Christmas from my parents. Can't wait to dive into it! I LOVED Devil in the White City by Larson. Have you read that one?

posted by hero120499 at 3:17 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2006

Hello, I am just new to LT but love it!! So much fun browsing and seeing other libraries and books in common. You and I have quite a few---177! I noticed you have some L.M. Montgomery's Anne books. I grew up reading those and still treasure them. I am an English teacher in Saint John, New Brunswick and am very interested in the classics and Canadian lit in particular (although I have my easy reads too---"guilty pleasures"! Please drop by and see my library sometime and leave some suggestions for good reads....we obviously have the same taste!

posted by brendaough at 4:18 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2006

Hey, you have so many of my books!!!! I was absolutely delighted to read all about you. I just found "Library Thing", and it seems like a great place to share books, thoughts, and so on. Thank you very much for buying my books. If you ever need anything or have questions, please do write to me. maryann@brightring.com
MaryAnn
Kohl

posted by brightring at 3:10 pm (EST) on Oct 20, 2006