The Lost Symbol
>> October 9, 2009
I was so excited for The Lost Symbol release in September. I picked it up on the day that it was released, and started reading it the day of. However, I just barely finished reading it. I haven't had any time! And frankly, it wasn't as exciting and fabulous as I thought it was going to be. Oh well. I still think Angels and Demons was better than the Da Vinci Code, but both of those books were better than The Lost Symbol.
And this brings up the fact, that yes, I am deeply behind on my 50 books in 2009 goal. Shoot! I'm hoping that I can catch up. Here's my list as its gone so far..
- Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay: LOVED it! Very educational, and an altogether really good book.
- Dispatches from the Edge, A Memoir of war, disasters and survival, by Anderson Cooper: might just be my favorite book now, but I do love me some Andy.. any day.
- Veil of Roses, by Laura Fitzgerald: very good book, interesting view of the United States and Iran.
- The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kid . I loved this story of Southern Life. I also really enjoyed the movie. However, as it usually goes, the book tops the movie.
- 1984, by George Orwell. I still am not sure how I feel about this book. I can see how it has influenced many other things I love, i.e.: The Matrix, V for Vendetta. (V for Vendetta the book is on my to read list!) But yeah. Not so sure I'd read it ever again.
- Holly Would Dream, by Karen Quinn. Anyone that loves Audrey Hepburn will enjoy. :)
- In Her Shoes, by Jennifer Weiner: Awesome book! See blog post here.
- Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot: I'm really loving these girly books.. what does that say about me? There are 2 more in this series, I am going to get them next week! Yay!
- 3 Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortensen. Good guy, good idea, but was really hard for me to stay interested..
- Cote D'Ivoire, by Patricia Kumer
- Aya, by Margarite Abouet ~ I read both Cote D'Ivoire, and Aya for my Cote D'Ivoire presentation for my French class. I actually liked Aya's graphic novel-esque setup. Never really read a graphic novel all the way before.
- The Muslim Next Door: the Qur'an, the Media, and that Veil Thing by Sumbul Ali-Karmali: this is an AWESOME book that is super helpful in understanding the world around you, and how Islam really is.
- My Sister's Keeper
- Michelle Obama, In Her Own Words by Lisa Rogak. I love Michelle Obama.
- Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld.
- Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld.
- Extras, by Scott Westerfeld.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (reread)
- Essentials of International Relations by Mingst (for school)
- Essential Readings for International Relations by Mingst (for school)
- Social Work Policy (for school)
- Parallèles (for school: en français)
- The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.
- Le Petit Prince (in progress)
Flashing Back on Days
>> October 7, 2009
Yes. I watch Days of Our Lives. I know, I know, its kind of embarrassing. But, in my defense, I've been watching it since I was very little . And I have to admit, I am SUPER excited that Dr Carly Manning (Alamain) is coming back! See NBC's promo below. I fully remember when she left, in October 1993. 1993! I was almost 10!
Travel Wish: Paris in the Fall
>> October 6, 2009
J'adore l'automne! Je voudrais, non,
J'AIMERAIS aller à Paris en l'automne!
(I adore Autumn, I would like, no, I would LOVE to go to Paris in the Autumn!)
(I adore Autumn, I would like, no, I would LOVE to go to Paris in the Autumn!)
awe, un jour
(awe, someday)
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(awe, someday)
Its been awhile..
>> October 5, 2009
Weird! I was a blogaholic, fanatic.. but I didn't post anything for over a week.
Over a week.
How crazy is that.. ?
- A lot of silly stressful things have happened in the past week-ish. Let's see, I got in a car accident. That was technically my fault, because I rear ended someone, by school, because I wasn't paying enough attention, and some dude just HAD to cross the road in front of the car in front of me, right at that moment. Ugh. I still get tense driving, or riding in the car with someone. And my body was so sore after wards! My neck and upper back still kind of hurt, because I got so tense and uckee when I had to slam on my brakes.
- Tim had his 12th birthday - as you can see with my last post before my little blogging hiatus of sorts. I can't believe he's 12 already. Its crazy. I was 13 when he was born!
- I got in an altercation with the neighbor lady, cause Je la déteste vraiment. Elle est une chienne. Literally, pardon my French..
- Work = Drama. We should probably leave it at that, since who knows what's going to happen with all of it, and I'd rather not be told that my blog is inappropriate or something. But my hell , I wish it didn't have to be so dramatic. I swear, most bad experiences can be easily absolved of with good communication. Seriously.
- However, I've just been doing MY job, doing what I need to do in my Department.. helping out when I can at the registers, folding the denim for Mens, and getting Mailing Lists. So much easier when I don't have issues with dramatic dramaness.
- I dyed my hair. I bought a nice n' easy "darkest brown" hair color, and had Ash dye it for me. But it didn't really become "darkest brown," my hair's closer to black, than brown. Its so dark. Sigh.. but its not like I've had this color before. So we'll wait a few weeks and then dye it to a less black version. This pic is one I took right after I dyed it.. I don't have hardly any makeup on, so don't judge too much.
- I finally figured out my United Way Internship. I am doing research with The Woman and Education Project with UVU. Its actually really interesting. They're trying to find out why, and how we can change, the fact that more men in Utah graduate from College than women. Many Utah women either start school and never finish, or they never even start college. I think that's so sad! But then, after I got this assignment I started noticing how I really notice a higher percentage of men at school than women. So lame. Is Woman's Suffrage dead? Or did it just never reach Utah's school environment? I know so many girls that wait for their husbands to get their degrees. Their husbands. I guess its just one of those things that's part of Utah culture. Many cultures outside of Utah wait until after college to get married. Interesting.
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