Okay peeps. Emily and I have decided on the first movie theme for our first marathon!! We are going with courtroom dramas. But really, it can be any movie dealing with a case, doesn't have to have most of the movie in an actual courthouse. Please send me and Emily movie suggestions! I think sending us both a Face Book message would work best. If you don't see any of your suggestions used, don't fret. It could be that we've decided that movie would fit better in a different category. Also, you do not have to send suggestions in order to participate. Participation is strictly voluntary and we won't give you crap if you don't want to do it. Well, maybe a little crap, but not too much.
We are hoping to have the final movie list posted on Wednesday, so start sending your suggestions!
Oh yeah, we should also come up with a name for this feature. Movie Marathon is just kind of boring. So send those suggestions as well.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
WTB
After a crazy day, I'm finally getting this done. The playlist will have to wait. Here you go:
Person #1: "Hey, where did these old cars come from?"
Person #2: "Detroit"
You guys need some help it seems. Here is your Wednesday clue. Good Luck!
Girl: You did all that damage?
Boy: Don't you know when you make a wish in a shower, it always comes true?
Girl: I shoulda kept my mouth shut!
Boy: Well, we made an agreement. They promised not to beat up on me, and I promised not to get my blood on their clothes.
It's late...I just remembered I needed to do a Friday give-away. It's almost still Friday. Here you go:
Person #1: Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?
Person #2: Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.
Person #1: Ever catch one?
Person #2: Not yet.
I'll announce the results on Sunday!
Person #1: "Hey, where did these old cars come from?"
Person #2: "Detroit"
You guys need some help it seems. Here is your Wednesday clue. Good Luck!
Girl: You did all that damage?
Boy: Don't you know when you make a wish in a shower, it always comes true?
Girl: I shoulda kept my mouth shut!
Boy: Well, we made an agreement. They promised not to beat up on me, and I promised not to get my blood on their clothes.
It's late...I just remembered I needed to do a Friday give-away. It's almost still Friday. Here you go:
Person #1: Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?
Person #2: Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.
Person #1: Ever catch one?
Person #2: Not yet.
I'll announce the results on Sunday!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
WTB? Gone With the Wind
If you have never seen Gone With the Wind, you need to break down and do it. In fact, I am going to make sure it is included in one of our movie marathons sometime soon cause I haven't seen it in years and would love an excuse to see it again. Speaking of, lets pin down our marathon plans tomorrow (Sunday) eh Sue? Maybe would could do a theme of "Epic movies". That would be cool and this is definitely classified as an epic. I got the idea of doing this movie after thinking of Vivian Leigh playing Scarlett and how she nailed it. I also thought maybe that would give you guys a little clue. I must say, when one reads the book, they get a finer understanding of Scarlett and she is a much more sympathetic character. Another FINE idea for a movie marathon- movies based on books, yet I think to make it legit, we would need to read the book too. Interesting and perhaps we would need to allow a little more time for that one in between movies. I love that idea though. Anyway-- Gone With the Wind. Probably the most favorite movie of my childhood. I am pretty sure it was introduced to me by my good friend Emily (I would like to pat ourselves on the back a little Em, I don't think there are a lot of 10 year olds these days that even know what that movie is, and I can tell them right now it's much better then Hannah Montana). I can't write this without mentioning Ami too- she was there right there with us even if she didn't weigh in this week- what Aim? Too busy with newborn twins or something? (I swear, the excuses people come up with.) We watched it A LOT and collected memorabilia too. She (Emily) also had a few things in her room from the movie. What stands out to me was a mammy doll (complete with a red satin petticoat). I love Mammy! I love how she constantly mutters under her breath. I was very close to doing a mammy line this week "It ain't fittin' it just ain't fittin. It ain't fittin." But felt like it would be too easy. Of course I could have done probably the most quoted line in the history of movies, but I couldn't decide if doing it would be ironic or mundane, so in the end I just didn't.
So- hang on to your hats peeps----- Amy won!!! Yeah Aim! I was so excited when you emailed me and got it right. Pops rang in second followed by Cat, Sue, Emily (she couldn't resist- she's the mammy doll friend), and caboosing it is Dan.Congrats Aim! Welcome to the board.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
WTB
Sorry for the delay- just kind of forgot I was the one to do this......
Man: I'm very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening's over
Here's an easy one............It's anybody's game
No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing. Badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.
Hint taken Dan: 12:17 in the am.... I'm not quite ready to do a give away yet, but will later today.
Woman: You sir are no gentleman.
Man: And you Miss, are no lady. (she is shocked) Don't think I hold that against you. Ladies have never held any appeal for me.
Man: I'm very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening's over
Here's an easy one............It's anybody's game
No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing. Badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.
Hint taken Dan: 12:17 in the am.... I'm not quite ready to do a give away yet, but will later today.
Woman: You sir are no gentleman.
Man: And you Miss, are no lady. (she is shocked) Don't think I hold that against you. Ladies have never held any appeal for me.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
The Kids Were All Right Book List
* Amy
* Dan
* Pops
* Haley
* Em
* Sue
* Alex
*Bronwyn (B)
1. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo***
2. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte**
3. The Killer Angels - Micheal Shaara*
4. The Ender Trilogy - Orson Scott Card*
5. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy*
6. Frankenstein - Mary Shelly**
7. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin****
8. A Gift From the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindburgh*
9. Rebecca - Daphne DuMaurier*
10. My Name is Asher Lev - Chiam Potok*
11. Catch - 22 - Joseph Heller*
12. The Ninth Wave - Eugene Burdick*
13. The Story of My Life - Helen Keller**
14. Shogun - James Clavell*
15. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte**
16. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole*
17. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee*****
18. 1984 - George Orwell**
19. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens**
20. Survival in Auschwitz - Primo Levi**
21. East of Eden - John Steinbeck**
22. Leap of Faith - Queen Noor (of Jordan)*
23. The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco*
24. Invisible Monsters (&*%$#@!) - Chuck Palahniuk*
25. Roots - Alex Haley**
26. Life of Pi - Yann Martel****
27. anything by Iris Murdock (especially: A Severed Head and Good Apprentice)*
28. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand**
29. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare**
30. His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman*
31. Emma - Jane Austin*
32. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe**
33. Candide - Voltaire*
34. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas**
35. The Host - Stephenie Meyer***
36. O Pioneers! - Willa Cather*
37. The Alan Gregory series by Stephen White*
38. Dune - Frank Herbert*
39. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger**
40. Tuesdays With Morrie - Mitch Albom**
41. Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare*
42. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky**
43. anything by David Sedaris*
44. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute*
45. The Stand - Stephen King*
46. The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand*
47. The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom*
48. Hamlet - William Shakespeare*
49. The Pearl - John Steinbeck**
50. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley*
51. Jubilee - Margaret Walker*
52. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck**
53. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austin**
54. The Education of Little Tree - Forest Carter*
55. The Odyssey - Homer*
56. The Great Divorce - CS Lewis*
57. The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe*
58. The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy*
59. The Killing Floor - Lee Child*
60. The Princess Bride - William Goldman**
61. Animal Farm - George Orwell*
62. Once Upon a Town The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen - Bob Green*
63. John Adams - David McCullough*
64. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey*
65. The Chosen - Chiam Potok***
66. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - Mark Haddon*
67. Exodus - Leon Uris*
68. Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut**
69. My Antonia - Willa Carter*
70. Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet*
71. South of Broad - Pat Conroy*
72. The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy*
73. Wonder Boys - Micheal Chabon*
74. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens*
75. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald*
76. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing*
77. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote*
78. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig*
79. The Wind of War - Herman Wouk*
80. Point of Impact - Stephen Hunter*
81. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver*
82. Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper - Harriet Scott Chessmen*
83. Waldon - Henry David Thoreau*
84. Wild Swans - Jung Chang*
85. anything by Dostoevsky*
86. War and Remembrance - Herman Wouk*
87. anything by David Foster Wallace*
88. The Screwtape Letters - CS Lewis*
89. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens*
90. Mila 18 - Leon Uris*
91. Refuge - Terry Tempest Williams*
92. anything by Kurt Vonnegut (especially: The Sirens of Titan, Deadeye Dick, Hocus Pocus, Player Piano and Bluebeard)*
93. Pale Horse Coming - Stephen Hunter*
94. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith**
95. Storming Heaven - Jay Stevens*
96. LA Outlaws - T. Jefferson Parker*
97. anything by John Steinbeck*
98. The Source - James A. Michner*
99. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls**
100. anything by Ray Bradbury*
101. Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach*
102. The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman*
103. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde**
104. anything by JD Salinger*
105. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl*
106. Trinity - Leon Uris*
107. Persuasion - Jane Austin*
108. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd*
109. Fade Away - Harlan Coben*
110. Night - Elie Wiesel*
111. Reflection of a Peacemaker - Mattie Stepanek*
112. Redemption - Leon Uris*
113. The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne*
114. The Covenant - James A. Michner*
115. The Anna Pigeon Series by Nevada Barr*
* Dan
* Pops
* Haley
* Em
* Sue
* Alex
*Bronwyn (B)
1. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo***
2. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte**
3. The Killer Angels - Micheal Shaara*
4. The Ender Trilogy - Orson Scott Card*
5. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy*
6. Frankenstein - Mary Shelly**
7. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin****
8. A Gift From the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindburgh*
9. Rebecca - Daphne DuMaurier*
10. My Name is Asher Lev - Chiam Potok*
11. Catch - 22 - Joseph Heller*
12. The Ninth Wave - Eugene Burdick*
13. The Story of My Life - Helen Keller**
14. Shogun - James Clavell*
15. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte**
16. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole*
17. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee*****
18. 1984 - George Orwell**
19. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens**
20. Survival in Auschwitz - Primo Levi**
21. East of Eden - John Steinbeck**
22. Leap of Faith - Queen Noor (of Jordan)*
23. The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco*
24. Invisible Monsters (&*%$#@!) - Chuck Palahniuk*
25. Roots - Alex Haley**
26. Life of Pi - Yann Martel****
27. anything by Iris Murdock (especially: A Severed Head and Good Apprentice)*
28. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand**
29. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare**
30. His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman*
31. Emma - Jane Austin*
32. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe**
33. Candide - Voltaire*
34. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas**
35. The Host - Stephenie Meyer***
36. O Pioneers! - Willa Cather*
37. The Alan Gregory series by Stephen White*
38. Dune - Frank Herbert*
39. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger**
40. Tuesdays With Morrie - Mitch Albom**
41. Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare*
42. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky**
43. anything by David Sedaris*
44. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute*
45. The Stand - Stephen King*
46. The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand*
47. The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom*
48. Hamlet - William Shakespeare*
49. The Pearl - John Steinbeck**
50. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley*
51. Jubilee - Margaret Walker*
52. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck**
53. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austin**
54. The Education of Little Tree - Forest Carter*
55. The Odyssey - Homer*
56. The Great Divorce - CS Lewis*
57. The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe*
58. The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy*
59. The Killing Floor - Lee Child*
60. The Princess Bride - William Goldman**
61. Animal Farm - George Orwell*
62. Once Upon a Town The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen - Bob Green*
63. John Adams - David McCullough*
64. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey*
65. The Chosen - Chiam Potok***
66. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - Mark Haddon*
67. Exodus - Leon Uris*
68. Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut**
69. My Antonia - Willa Carter*
70. Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet*
71. South of Broad - Pat Conroy*
72. The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy*
73. Wonder Boys - Micheal Chabon*
74. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens*
75. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald*
76. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing*
77. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote*
78. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig*
79. The Wind of War - Herman Wouk*
80. Point of Impact - Stephen Hunter*
81. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver*
82. Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper - Harriet Scott Chessmen*
83. Waldon - Henry David Thoreau*
84. Wild Swans - Jung Chang*
85. anything by Dostoevsky*
86. War and Remembrance - Herman Wouk*
87. anything by David Foster Wallace*
88. The Screwtape Letters - CS Lewis*
89. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens*
90. Mila 18 - Leon Uris*
91. Refuge - Terry Tempest Williams*
92. anything by Kurt Vonnegut (especially: The Sirens of Titan, Deadeye Dick, Hocus Pocus, Player Piano and Bluebeard)*
93. Pale Horse Coming - Stephen Hunter*
94. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith**
95. Storming Heaven - Jay Stevens*
96. LA Outlaws - T. Jefferson Parker*
97. anything by John Steinbeck*
98. The Source - James A. Michner*
99. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls**
100. anything by Ray Bradbury*
101. Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach*
102. The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman*
103. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde**
104. anything by JD Salinger*
105. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl*
106. Trinity - Leon Uris*
107. Persuasion - Jane Austin*
108. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd*
109. Fade Away - Harlan Coben*
110. Night - Elie Wiesel*
111. Reflection of a Peacemaker - Mattie Stepanek*
112. Redemption - Leon Uris*
113. The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne*
114. The Covenant - James A. Michner*
115. The Anna Pigeon Series by Nevada Barr*
Juvenile Section
"My mom kind of made a point not to read #1 New York Best Seller books, and this was one of the first non-fiction books that I ever read, and I was blown away. It opened up a whole new, non sci-fi fantasy world to me!!"116. The Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer***
117. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak**
118. The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling****
119. The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank*
120. Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls**
121. James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl*
122. Charlotte's Web - E.B. White*
123. The Boxcar Children Series - Gertrude Chandler Warner**
124. Holes - Louis Sachar*
125. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett**
126. White Fang - Jack London*
127. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain*
128. Heidi - Johanna Spyri*
129. The Anne of Green Gables Series - L.M. Montgomery***
130. The Giver - Lois Lowry*
131. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery*
132. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott**
133. The Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis***
134. Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain*
135. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie*
136. Woman in the Wall - Patrice Kindl*
137. The Calvin and Hobbes Series - Bill Watterson*
138. The Alice Series - Phylis Reynolds Naylor*
139. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury*
140. The Encyclopedia Brown Series - Donald J. Sobol*
118. The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling****
119. The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank*
120. Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls**
121. James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl*
122. Charlotte's Web - E.B. White*
123. The Boxcar Children Series - Gertrude Chandler Warner**
124. Holes - Louis Sachar*
125. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett**
126. White Fang - Jack London*
127. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain*
128. Heidi - Johanna Spyri*
129. The Anne of Green Gables Series - L.M. Montgomery***
130. The Giver - Lois Lowry*
131. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery*
132. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott**
133. The Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis***
134. Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain*
135. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie*
136. Woman in the Wall - Patrice Kindl*
137. The Calvin and Hobbes Series - Bill Watterson*
138. The Alice Series - Phylis Reynolds Naylor*
139. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury*
140. The Encyclopedia Brown Series - Donald J. Sobol*
Religious books Section
141. The Book of Mormon - Various Authors***
142. The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother - Lucy Mack Smith**
143. Go Forward With Faith Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley - Sheri Dew*
144. Glimpses Into the Life and Heart of Margorie P. Hinckley - Margorie P. Hinckley*
145. The Work and the Glory Series - Gerald Lund***
146. Children of the Promise Series - Dean Hughes***
147. The Price We Paid - David D. Olsen*
148. Stages of Faith - James Fowler*
149. Who Wrote the Bible? - Richard Elliot Friedman*
150. Varieties of Religious Experience - William James*
151. Believing Christ - Stephen E. Robinson*
152. Jesus the Christ - James E. Talmage*
153. Speaking of Faith - Krista Tippett*
154. Mere Christianity - CS Lewis**
155. Way to Be - Gordon B. Hinkley*
143. Go Forward With Faith Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley - Sheri Dew*
144. Glimpses Into the Life and Heart of Margorie P. Hinckley - Margorie P. Hinckley*
145. The Work and the Glory Series - Gerald Lund***
146. Children of the Promise Series - Dean Hughes***
147. The Price We Paid - David D. Olsen*
148. Stages of Faith - James Fowler*
149. Who Wrote the Bible? - Richard Elliot Friedman*
150. Varieties of Religious Experience - William James*
151. Believing Christ - Stephen E. Robinson*
152. Jesus the Christ - James E. Talmage*
153. Speaking of Faith - Krista Tippett*
154. Mere Christianity - CS Lewis**
155. Way to Be - Gordon B. Hinkley*
Non-Fiction Section
156. The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff*
157. A Brief History of Everything - Ken Wilber*
158. Ishmael - Daniel Quinn*
159. Bearing the Cross - David Garrow*
160. Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcolm X with Alex Haley*
161. Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas Kuhn*
There you are: 161 bad boys. Now get reading.
"Amazing look into a very particular brand of Judaism and an artist whose talent can't be contained in just that small world. Even in it's particularity, however, it is one of the books that explores universal themes in an amazing way. I highly recommend all the other Potok books as well."
158. Ishmael - Daniel Quinn*
159. Bearing the Cross - David Garrow*
160. Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcolm X with Alex Haley*
161. Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas Kuhn*
There you are: 161 bad boys. Now get reading.
"Amazing look into a very particular brand of Judaism and an artist whose talent can't be contained in just that small world. Even in it's particularity, however, it is one of the books that explores universal themes in an amazing way. I highly recommend all the other Potok books as well."
-Dan on My Name is Asher Lev
"I love how Austen was so ahead of her time. I love how she wrote about strong women at a time where women didn't have much power. I love this story and I think it is easily relate-able, especially growing up with sisters. I think this story is funny and really teaches us to not make judgments of others."
-Haley on Pride and Prejudice
"This book was sooooo different then what I expected and so very much better. If you have never read this, you need to do it. Now."
-Emily on Frankenstein
"Love and Hate this book. I end up not agreeing with Rand in most ways, but I can't ever forget this book."
-Dan on Atlas Shrugged
"Duh!"
-Haley on her recommendation of The Twilight Series"I kind of crush on this author from her radio show/podcast by same name, so perhaps I'm biased to think the world of this book. To me it is an extremely powerful book as it not only takes us through her own faith journey but introduces us to some of the best, most powerful spiritual people with big ideas and committed lives. Inspires me a lot. A few months ago I actually bought a dozen or so copies of this book for about $5 each to give away to friends. I have 5 or 6 left and would be thrilled to send a copy to any of you who want to give this one a try."
-Dan on Speaking of Faith"A little insight... I read a TON growing up, but it was mostly children's books and sci-fi/fantasy. I really wasn't exposed to much mainstream literature until high school and beyond, when I had friends and other ways to pass the days. So lately, I've been trying to get back into reading, with mixed success. And the difference between what I read when I was younger and what I read now is like the difference between eating Hamburger Helper and eating Amy Phister's cooking. I was still reading, and it was good, but doesn't even compare. So that's why this list is fairly short. A very small percentage of what I've read made this list."
-Bronwyn (sorry, but you had to be Mr. Black for the quotes)
"To put it simply: this book changed my life."
-Emily on To Kill a Mockingbird"I guess I'm mostly an author person. It's hard for me to pick out books."
-Sue on her book list"Holocaust survivor turned psychologist with very practical sensibility. Guess what? Life isn't supposed to be free of conflict, and happiness can only be known in striving for purposes that are worth of human beings in the highest sense of what that means."
-Dan on Man's Search for Meaning
"My first read in high school, out of print."
-Pops on The Ninth Wave"I read this when I was about 13 and stayed up one night to finish it all alone, bawling in my room. A sweet story, definitely a classic. Dan and Little Anne.....tear."
-Haley on Where the Red Fern Grows
"Freaky. Just go with it..."
-Dan on Slaughterhouse Five
"Freaky. Just go with it..."
"If you like mystery stories, these are a must read. The heroine is a feisty middle aged park ranger (I picture her to be Kathleen Turner). The settings take place in a different National Park every time, so it is kind of fun to see where the next book will take you: Lake Superior, deep in a cave in New Mexico, Alaska, Natchez Trace parkway, you get the idea. I think they are well written, they are good adventure and I always have fun exploring a different part of the country when I read. Plus, the endings are always very unpredictable, which is an excellent trait when it comes to mysteries."
- Emily on The Anna Pigeon Series"You'll be in for a LOT of sex and violence in this novel set in feudal Japan, but you will learn so, so much. And the character of Toranaga is one of the most fascinating characters I've ever encountered in my reading---both highly admirable and alienating, but truly a great leader."
-Dan on Shogun-B on Tuesdays with Morrie
"This book is AMAZING. It contains one of the most evil monsters in literary history in the form of a small women named Cathy. Epic story. Tragic and incredibly compelling. This one won't leave you any time soon."
-Emily on East of Eden"I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this."
-John Steinbeck on East of Eden
"If you're going to read just one Holocaust book..."
-Dan on Night"Obviously Amy is not going to read just one Holocaust book."
-Emily on Amy's book listThe Kids Were All Right Book List explained
At last!
Thank you all for your patience. I knew this would be time consuming, but didn't fully appreciate how much so until I dived into it. I started compiling and then quit and picked it back up today and powered through (mostly while listening to conference). I am not making any promises that I will finish typing this today though, I have a feeling that will also be time consuming, but we'll see. So a few people made a couple of different categories and I thought that was a good idea, so I ran with it. I have broken up the book list like this: First just regular adult novels (hm, that sounds bad, but you know what I mean). Second, there will be a group of juvenile literature. Third, is religious books and finally some non fiction. Dad broke his list up into "books that impacted his life" and "just good reads" I decided to file them all under the four former categories thinking that we could probably all file our lists into 2 similar columns too, so I wasn't going to mess with it. If you want to know which is which, ask him (or me). Speaking of me filing books into categories, I had to take the liberty of doing so with some books and I hope that I don't mess anything up. But I wouldn't think too hard about it, it's all in the same book list anyway. IF there is a gross misfile on my part, please point it out and I will wright it.
We all expressed concern about people recommending the same book and how we can tell who recommends what, so I have made the following decision: I am typing the entire list in black and putting a different colored "*" next to it to signify who recommends it. I tried to mix the list up a little, but didn't do a fantastic job due to a few flubs on my part, but I'm not going back, so like it how it is.
Two more things:
1. I realized when making my list that I have a weird advantage you could call it, by getting lists of everyone elses and being able to beef up my list. I thought this unfair, so I made my list set in stone by the time I saw anyone elses. I had some temptation to add a few after reading all the lists, but I didn't (with one exception which had to do with the fact that we added a Juvenile section).
2. If someone wrote "anything by" and listed an author, I made that it's own thing, but also if someone else recommended a book by that author, I included the other persons colored Astrix.
We have had a new contributor and I shall grant her yellow. Hope it isn't too hard to see. In the interest of changing the least amount of numbers, I had to grant Fahrenheit 451 Juvenile status which is not a stretch, I remember reading it middle-schoolish. The rest while it isn't dispersed through the list (except when you named a book already there), they are at least in their proper category. Glad to have your submissions, B!
Here is the color key:
* Amy
* Dan
* Pops
* Haley
*Em
*Sue
*Alex
*Brownyn (It's B)
Thank you all for your patience. I knew this would be time consuming, but didn't fully appreciate how much so until I dived into it. I started compiling and then quit and picked it back up today and powered through (mostly while listening to conference). I am not making any promises that I will finish typing this today though, I have a feeling that will also be time consuming, but we'll see. So a few people made a couple of different categories and I thought that was a good idea, so I ran with it. I have broken up the book list like this: First just regular adult novels (hm, that sounds bad, but you know what I mean). Second, there will be a group of juvenile literature. Third, is religious books and finally some non fiction. Dad broke his list up into "books that impacted his life" and "just good reads" I decided to file them all under the four former categories thinking that we could probably all file our lists into 2 similar columns too, so I wasn't going to mess with it. If you want to know which is which, ask him (or me). Speaking of me filing books into categories, I had to take the liberty of doing so with some books and I hope that I don't mess anything up. But I wouldn't think too hard about it, it's all in the same book list anyway. IF there is a gross misfile on my part, please point it out and I will wright it.
We all expressed concern about people recommending the same book and how we can tell who recommends what, so I have made the following decision: I am typing the entire list in black and putting a different colored "*" next to it to signify who recommends it. I tried to mix the list up a little, but didn't do a fantastic job due to a few flubs on my part, but I'm not going back, so like it how it is.
Two more things:
1. I realized when making my list that I have a weird advantage you could call it, by getting lists of everyone elses and being able to beef up my list. I thought this unfair, so I made my list set in stone by the time I saw anyone elses. I had some temptation to add a few after reading all the lists, but I didn't (with one exception which had to do with the fact that we added a Juvenile section).
2. If someone wrote "anything by" and listed an author, I made that it's own thing, but also if someone else recommended a book by that author, I included the other persons colored Astrix.
We have had a new contributor and I shall grant her yellow. Hope it isn't too hard to see. In the interest of changing the least amount of numbers, I had to grant Fahrenheit 451 Juvenile status which is not a stretch, I remember reading it middle-schoolish. The rest while it isn't dispersed through the list (except when you named a book already there), they are at least in their proper category. Glad to have your submissions, B!
Here is the color key:
* Amy
* Dan
* Pops
* Haley
*Em
*Sue
*Alex
*Brownyn (It's B)
Idea for a new feature on this here family blog
Hey Peeps! The last couple of days there have been some postings, but it seems lately, the blog has been chirping for some action. There are the weekly WTB posts, and that is about it. So, the last few days, I've been thinking about what might be a fun new feature that will get some discussion going. And I think I came up with it!
I was at work today listening to a bunch of old Filmspotting podcasts, that is the podcast I won that contest from, and it hit me. Movie marathons! Once in awhile Adam and Matty will do a movie marathon of about 5 movies with a similar theme. They do marathons on different genres, themes and directors, and I thought it might be fun if we do it too.
Since Emily listens to the same podcast, I emailed her to see what she thought and she said it is a fantastic idea. I then asked if she could help me run it, since she is familiar with the way Filmspotting does it. Here is what we propose:
We will come up with a theme. Anyone who wants can send us, privately, movie titles that you think will fit well with the theme. We will give you like 48 hours to send us movie titles. You do not have to send us titles in order to participate. Em and I will then discuss, and come up with 5 movies. We will watch one movie at a time. I say we give everyone plenty of time to watch the movie, like 10 days or 2 weeks. Then Em or I will do a quick post about the movie and we can all discuss. What do you think? I think this will be a great way to get some good discussions going, and it will be a way for us to see some movies you may not see otherwise, or re-watch some old favorites.
Keep in mind, this is not a top 5 best films that fit the current theme. Just 5 movies that represent the theme. Emily and I discussed about what to do about rated R movies. We decided we will do our very best to keep the movies at a rating of PG-13 and lower, but some R's will slip in. When that is the case, just don't watch that movie, but you should still be able to enjoy the discussion. Emily and I both enjoy the discussions on the marathons Filmspotting has, even when we have never seen the movie they are talking about.
I think this will be a really fun way to spark some discussion and debate. The marathon themes will be wide spread and they can be 5 movies from a director, 5 films with a certain actor, 5 films of a certain genre, etc etc. Here are some example theme ideas:
courtroom dramas
documentaries
westerns
Alfred Hitchcock movies
movies about food
movies with a color in the title
con movies
screen dads
sister movies
holiday movies
coming of age movies
movies based on plays
bio pics
There are a lot of different themes we can do. Feel free to suggest some themes. The themes should be broad enough that we can pick from a list of movies. So we really shouldn't do a theme like "movies about Middle Earth" or "movies that feature Clint Eastwood running around San Francisco with a 45 magnum"
Let me know if you think this is a good idea or not. It is strictly voluntary, so if no one wants to participate, Em and I will just do it and you guys will have to put up with the postings and comments.
For those interested. What should the first theme be?
I was at work today listening to a bunch of old Filmspotting podcasts, that is the podcast I won that contest from, and it hit me. Movie marathons! Once in awhile Adam and Matty will do a movie marathon of about 5 movies with a similar theme. They do marathons on different genres, themes and directors, and I thought it might be fun if we do it too.
Since Emily listens to the same podcast, I emailed her to see what she thought and she said it is a fantastic idea. I then asked if she could help me run it, since she is familiar with the way Filmspotting does it. Here is what we propose:
We will come up with a theme. Anyone who wants can send us, privately, movie titles that you think will fit well with the theme. We will give you like 48 hours to send us movie titles. You do not have to send us titles in order to participate. Em and I will then discuss, and come up with 5 movies. We will watch one movie at a time. I say we give everyone plenty of time to watch the movie, like 10 days or 2 weeks. Then Em or I will do a quick post about the movie and we can all discuss. What do you think? I think this will be a great way to get some good discussions going, and it will be a way for us to see some movies you may not see otherwise, or re-watch some old favorites.
Keep in mind, this is not a top 5 best films that fit the current theme. Just 5 movies that represent the theme. Emily and I discussed about what to do about rated R movies. We decided we will do our very best to keep the movies at a rating of PG-13 and lower, but some R's will slip in. When that is the case, just don't watch that movie, but you should still be able to enjoy the discussion. Emily and I both enjoy the discussions on the marathons Filmspotting has, even when we have never seen the movie they are talking about.
I think this will be a really fun way to spark some discussion and debate. The marathon themes will be wide spread and they can be 5 movies from a director, 5 films with a certain actor, 5 films of a certain genre, etc etc. Here are some example theme ideas:
courtroom dramas
documentaries
westerns
Alfred Hitchcock movies
movies about food
movies with a color in the title
con movies
screen dads
sister movies
holiday movies
coming of age movies
movies based on plays
bio pics
There are a lot of different themes we can do. Feel free to suggest some themes. The themes should be broad enough that we can pick from a list of movies. So we really shouldn't do a theme like "movies about Middle Earth" or "movies that feature Clint Eastwood running around San Francisco with a 45 magnum"
Let me know if you think this is a good idea or not. It is strictly voluntary, so if no one wants to participate, Em and I will just do it and you guys will have to put up with the postings and comments.
For those interested. What should the first theme be?
Top 5 characters from book to film
After gushing about Toby Stephens in Jane Eyre on my personal blog yesterday, I was lying in bed in the wee hours of the morning with a unsleepy Elinore beside me thinking about other possibly awesome performances. So I thought it was due time to bring back the KWAW top 5s.
So this is a top 5 list of the actors you think really brought a book character to life, better then you even imagined they were on page. Actors that not only embodied, but enriched the character in your head, totally making it their own.
So here is mine:
1. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.
2. Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.
3. Toby Stephens as Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre.
4. Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird.
5. Hugh Grant as Will in About A Boy.
I struggled putting Hugh Grant up there, but in the end I just had to. His portrayal of Will in that movie was SO entertaining. I really enjoyed his performance and this movie made me like the book a whole lot more then I had before, so I am putting him up there. I don't think I need to explain any of the others.
So this is a top 5 list of the actors you think really brought a book character to life, better then you even imagined they were on page. Actors that not only embodied, but enriched the character in your head, totally making it their own.
So here is mine:
1. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.
2. Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.
3. Toby Stephens as Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre.
4. Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird.
5. Hugh Grant as Will in About A Boy.
I struggled putting Hugh Grant up there, but in the end I just had to. His portrayal of Will in that movie was SO entertaining. I really enjoyed his performance and this movie made me like the book a whole lot more then I had before, so I am putting him up there. I don't think I need to explain any of the others.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Matt's WTB revealed 10/2/10
Raising Arizona!!
Em wins again! She and Sue both got it from the first quote, but Em was quicker. Props to both of you for pinpointing this awesome line when H.I.'s friends who broke out of jail are robbing a convenient store and are asking the clerk about a bag of balloons. Haley and then Amy got it from the Wednesday hint quote. Then Dad and Dan on the last bundle. Good work peeps! Awesome movie. Scott and I quote this movie a lot lately, I guess he saw it on cable recently.
Two of my favorite parts are:
In the fight he has with the outlaw friends (John Goodman and whoever the other guy is) in his little trailer home, H.I. (Cage) reaches up with both fists to bash/pound on one of their backs. While attempting this wrestling type move, he scrapes his knuckles on the low- all too familiar stereotypical popcorn ceiling! He stops everything and looks at his knuckles and gives this blood curdling scream shown here:
I know Emily finds this next one equally funny, as I think she quotes this often as well. In the very beginning of the movie when H.I. is talking about how he met his wife, they are showing him getting his mug shots taken from her. After she takes the picture, and the officer is escorting him out of the room, he looks her in the eye and says, "Let me know how those turn out..." and then slaps his butt as he is getting dragged out of the room. HAHAHA!
Those little parts, and when he fly's through the windshield in the car accident are mine and Emily's favorite part of this movie. And an honorable mention would be Ed's (His wife, Holly Hunter) reaction when she first gets the baby. haha! Sobbing: "I LOVE HIM SO HO HO HO MU HU HU HUCH!!!"
All that, and his hair.
Friday night random cable movies
Hey, coven of Nerdlings, peeps of the cyberspace: I am at the airport at 4:45 in the AM still with a slight smile on my face. Last night mom and I go to the Riverton H.S. football game. They are losing 49 to 0 at halftime, but Annie looks good playing her horn. We go home and I watch the last 8 minutes of BYU losing to Utah State. Utah State!! So it 9:30 or so and I check out the cable movies...guess what? Some of my best are all on. Silence of the Lambs, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, A Few Good Men. The Man From Snowy River, so I spend an hour or so switching back and forth and get to see....Warden Norton go down and Tim get all his money, Clarice interacting with Dr. Lecter, Tom Hanks growing old and playing with the old mouse, Mr. Jingles, and the scene of the boy chasing the wild horses down the mountain and driving them into the corral and of course, Cornel Jessup giving his "You can't handle the truth" speech and his subsequent arrest. Nice! And on top of all that, I am planing to order a big screen HDTV today. Yea! Go, George.......
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