Apparently I am a lemming. All my friends did it, so I am jumping off the bridge too.
The idea is you pick 12 books you'll read in 2009, you're allowed an additional 12 alternates, in case something really, REALLY sucks, and then write them down somewhere public, so that you can't cheat. I'm not sure who cares if you cheat... but the assumption is that someone will be very upset. Besides, I got to be #99 on the list... which is so much cooler than 100.
Btw, I write titles in cataloging format. Deal with it.
A hasty first 12:
1. My uncle oswald, Roald dahl
2. Flight v. 1-5, edited by Kazu Kibuishi
3. The curious indecent of the dog in the night-time, Mark Haddon
4. A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray
5. The Lazarus project, Aleksander Hemon
6. Berlin : city of stones, Jason Lutes
7. Kafka on the shore, Haruki Murakami
8. 2666, Roberto Bolano
9. Ultimate Spiderman, Brian Michael Bendis
10. A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, Dave Eggers
11. The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, Laurence Sterne
12. Ilium, Dan Simmons
Alternates:
1. Norwegian wood, Haruki Murakami
2. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Phillip K Dick
3. A mercy, Toni Morrison
4. The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents, Terry Pratchett
5. Nation, Terry Pratchett
6. A wrinkle in time (the whole series, reread), Madeleine l'engle
7. Infinte jest, David Foster Wallace
8. The butterfly tattoo, Phillip Pullman
9. Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates
10. The basic eight, Daniel Handler
11. Lighthouse keeping, Jeanette Winterson
12. Jeeves and Wooster chronicles, P.G. Wodehouse
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2008-12-31
2008-07-03
Narnia & UW
I've heard it happens sometimes, but I can't recall a time I've like the movie better than the book version. MUCH better, in fact.
Erik and I watched Prince Caspian last weekend. It wasn't quite as exciting as the first movie, but it was still full of good stuff. A bit lyric, a bit of melancholy, adventure, and lots of prettyness. So I thought, this is epic, I should read the books! Well, would you believe the books are less detailed? They filled in the blanks in the movie, to flush the plot out a little. It's so weird!
I'm going to read one or two more tho, just in case it starts slow....
In other news, my post yesterday about the UW refereed to applications I have submitted - they have pretty consistently been getting back to me 2 months after I apply. I'm not surprised we haven't heard about Erik's job yet, and am not yet discouraged. When he interviewed, there were 4 parts to his interview with various groups of people. The largest group had 26 people... I don't think I ever want to interview for a job like that. They now have to give all those people time to give feedback. Then, the powers that be, will mull it over some. Compare with the other applicants. Probably make a safe choice - the most qualified candidate, rather than the most rockinest. Meaning that, despite the fact that Erik did a good job, and is a simply fabulous manager, it's a step up for him, and they might have a candidate who already has experience at that level.
In any case, I figure we're right on track, if we get an answer by the end of next week. And I'll post it here first, when we hear :)
Erik and I watched Prince Caspian last weekend. It wasn't quite as exciting as the first movie, but it was still full of good stuff. A bit lyric, a bit of melancholy, adventure, and lots of prettyness. So I thought, this is epic, I should read the books! Well, would you believe the books are less detailed? They filled in the blanks in the movie, to flush the plot out a little. It's so weird!
I'm going to read one or two more tho, just in case it starts slow....
In other news, my post yesterday about the UW refereed to applications I have submitted - they have pretty consistently been getting back to me 2 months after I apply. I'm not surprised we haven't heard about Erik's job yet, and am not yet discouraged. When he interviewed, there were 4 parts to his interview with various groups of people. The largest group had 26 people... I don't think I ever want to interview for a job like that. They now have to give all those people time to give feedback. Then, the powers that be, will mull it over some. Compare with the other applicants. Probably make a safe choice - the most qualified candidate, rather than the most rockinest. Meaning that, despite the fact that Erik did a good job, and is a simply fabulous manager, it's a step up for him, and they might have a candidate who already has experience at that level.
In any case, I figure we're right on track, if we get an answer by the end of next week. And I'll post it here first, when we hear :)
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