The top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing.com’s users.
'Unread' meaning that they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded.
Clearly, this list makes me look like an illiterate fool, but oh well.
Bold the ones you've read
Make red the ones you read for school
Italicize the ones you started but didn't finish (or only read the Cliff's notes for)
* = on wishlist
** = in possession to read, just haven't yet
1984
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Angela’s Ashes : a memoir*
Anna Karenina
Beloved
Brave New World
Crime and Punishment
Dracula
Emma
Frankenstein
Great Expectations
Gulliver’s Travels
In Cold Blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences
Jane Eyre
Lolita
Love in the Time of Cholera*
Mansfield Park
Memoirs of a Geisha*
Middlemarch
Moby Dick
Mrs. Dalloway
Northanger Abbey
Oliver Twist*
On the Road
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Persuasion
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
The Blind Assassin
The Canterbury Tales
The Catcher in the Rye
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The God of Small Things
The Hobbit
The Picture of Dorian Gray*
The Poisonwood Bible
The Prince - Machiavelli
The Silmarillion
The Tale of Two Cities
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
To the Lighthouse
Treasure Island
War and Peace
Watership Down
Wuthering Heights
Catch-22
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Life of Pi : a novel
The Brothers Karamazov
The Iliad
Ulysses
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : an inquiry into values
A Clockwork Orange
A Confederacy of Dunces
A People’s History of the United States : 1492-present
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Short History of Nearly Everything
American Gods
Anansi Boys
Angels & Demons
Atlas Shrugged
Cloud Atlas
Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed
Cryptonomicon
David Copperfield
Don Quixote
Dubliners
Dune
Eats, Shoots & Leaves**
Foucault’s Pendulum
Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything
Gravity’s Rainbow
Inferno
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Les Misérables
Madame Bovary
Middlesex
Neverwhere
Oryx and Crake
Quicksilver
Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books
Slaughterhouse-five
The Aeneid
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Confusion
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Fountainhead
The Grapes of Wrath
The Historian : a novel
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Kite Runner
The Mists of Avalon
The Name of the Rose
The Odyssey
The Once and Future King
The Satanic Verses
The Scarlet Letter
The Sound and the Fury
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Vanity Fair
White Teeth
Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West*
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Area Codes
They amuse me. And they have for a while. I find it interesting that certain areas of the country choose certain numbers as their area codes to support a local cause (VOL or 865 supports the Tennessee Volunteers, and 321 supports the space shuttle countdowns in the Space Coast, FL area). I like to know "where" is calling when an unknown number is making my phone ring.
When I was a kid, my area code changed four times, and I only moved once. It amuses me that they can't plan ahead for which areas are going to grow enough to need a new area code. When I moved to Florida, 407 covered Orlando to West Palm, along the East coast. Living in Port St. Lucie, we got switched to 561, as did West Palm. A few years later, West Palm kept the 561, and Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties got assigned 772. I imagine that it'll stay for those three counties, but if the experts couldn't figure it out, I guess you can't trust me either, LoL.
Kinda like zip codes. Remember that episode of Salute Your Shorts where Ugg was dating the mail lady and she knew the postal codes for EVERYWHERE? That was cool.
Anyway, about area codes. We had like eighteen of them in Florida. There are twenty-eight in California. But, let's take a moment to laugh at the states/provinces that only have one area code each. Why laugh? Because it's just another reminder that nobody wants to live there (or, in some cases, the areas are just too small to warrant more than one). And we'll start West and go East.
Alaska. 907.
Hawaii. 808.
Idaho. 208.
Montana. 406.
Wyoming. 307.
North Dakota. 701.
South Dakota. 605.
Yukon. 867.
Saskatchewan. 306.
Manitoba, Canada. 204.
Washington, DC. 202.
Delaware. 302.
Rhode Island. 401.
Vermont. 802.
New Hampshire. 603.
Maine. 207.
Newfoundland. 709.
New Brunswick. 506.
Nova Scotia AND Prince Edward Island. 902.
Does anyone else find it strange that they all have a '0' as their middle digit EXCEPT the Yukon province? I'm almost curious enough to go look up why that is, but not quite, LoL.
Nevada only has one, except for the Las Vegas area, which has another all to itself.
West Virginia, for some reason, has two: 304 and 681.
strange.
When I was a kid, my area code changed four times, and I only moved once. It amuses me that they can't plan ahead for which areas are going to grow enough to need a new area code. When I moved to Florida, 407 covered Orlando to West Palm, along the East coast. Living in Port St. Lucie, we got switched to 561, as did West Palm. A few years later, West Palm kept the 561, and Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties got assigned 772. I imagine that it'll stay for those three counties, but if the experts couldn't figure it out, I guess you can't trust me either, LoL.
Kinda like zip codes. Remember that episode of Salute Your Shorts where Ugg was dating the mail lady and she knew the postal codes for EVERYWHERE? That was cool.
Anyway, about area codes. We had like eighteen of them in Florida. There are twenty-eight in California. But, let's take a moment to laugh at the states/provinces that only have one area code each. Why laugh? Because it's just another reminder that nobody wants to live there (or, in some cases, the areas are just too small to warrant more than one). And we'll start West and go East.
Alaska. 907.
Hawaii. 808.
Idaho. 208.
Montana. 406.
Wyoming. 307.
North Dakota. 701.
South Dakota. 605.
Yukon. 867.
Saskatchewan. 306.
Manitoba, Canada. 204.
Washington, DC. 202.
Delaware. 302.
Rhode Island. 401.
Vermont. 802.
New Hampshire. 603.
Maine. 207.
Newfoundland. 709.
New Brunswick. 506.
Nova Scotia AND Prince Edward Island. 902.
Does anyone else find it strange that they all have a '0' as their middle digit EXCEPT the Yukon province? I'm almost curious enough to go look up why that is, but not quite, LoL.
Nevada only has one, except for the Las Vegas area, which has another all to itself.
West Virginia, for some reason, has two: 304 and 681.
strange.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
What's in a Name?
Names. Usernames. IDs. Handles. Screen names. You know, that thing you go by online. Maybe you use the same sign-in for everything, or you change it all the time (although I doubt that). Maybe you change it every couple of years, to give yourself a fresh start. Maybe you categorize... use one handle for banking, another for discussion boards, and a different one for instant messaging. It doesn't really matter, until you have to try logging into a website four times, because you can't figure out your username (of course assuming you know the password!). It's not that big of a deal anymore, since many websites can remember your log-in information, but it can be a real hassle sometimes.
Me, I've had the same AIM name since November 1997. Fittingly, it's a very teenage screen name. I've thought about changing it for a few years now, particularly since it references a hobby that I no longer enjoy. When I started college I began using a different log-in for new things, and when I got married I started changing that one to something else (not one of those dorky MrsNewWife or anything. I just wanted something less identifying). But I just can't convince myself to switch to a new screen name.
Don't get me wrong, I've had many. When my mom first brought home AOL, she had it assign names for each of my siblings and I (even though my sister was all of seven years old). Of course, that one lasted about two hours, when I switched it. And when AIM first became popular, I ran names off of that AND AOL, simultaneously. I had a good 4-6 names on AIM. I only remember a couple now, but have no idea what the passwords are, so I couldn't get into them anyway. My final year of undergrad I added a second AIM name, mostly to encourage communication with my colleagues and residents (I was an RA). A year after I resigned, I had the troublesome job of letting all my contacts know that I was deleting that screen name, and I gave them my primary one.
Why can't I let go of my screen name? I've been trying to figure that one out for a long time now, and I think it's for two main reasons... First, I'm afraid to commit to a new one, in case I don't like it as much as I LOVED my current screen name for the first three years I had it. Second, I'm currently sitting at 97 buddies, and while I do periodic cleansings (or else I'd have at least 300), I don't really want to go through the process of telling everyone I switched, especially people who only sign on once a month.
Share your experience with me. Can you easily switch to a new name? Have you ever regretted it? How do you choose a new AIM name?
Me, I've had the same AIM name since November 1997. Fittingly, it's a very teenage screen name. I've thought about changing it for a few years now, particularly since it references a hobby that I no longer enjoy. When I started college I began using a different log-in for new things, and when I got married I started changing that one to something else (not one of those dorky MrsNewWife or anything. I just wanted something less identifying). But I just can't convince myself to switch to a new screen name.
Don't get me wrong, I've had many. When my mom first brought home AOL, she had it assign names for each of my siblings and I (even though my sister was all of seven years old). Of course, that one lasted about two hours, when I switched it. And when AIM first became popular, I ran names off of that AND AOL, simultaneously. I had a good 4-6 names on AIM. I only remember a couple now, but have no idea what the passwords are, so I couldn't get into them anyway. My final year of undergrad I added a second AIM name, mostly to encourage communication with my colleagues and residents (I was an RA). A year after I resigned, I had the troublesome job of letting all my contacts know that I was deleting that screen name, and I gave them my primary one.
Why can't I let go of my screen name? I've been trying to figure that one out for a long time now, and I think it's for two main reasons... First, I'm afraid to commit to a new one, in case I don't like it as much as I LOVED my current screen name for the first three years I had it. Second, I'm currently sitting at 97 buddies, and while I do periodic cleansings (or else I'd have at least 300), I don't really want to go through the process of telling everyone I switched, especially people who only sign on once a month.
Share your experience with me. Can you easily switch to a new name? Have you ever regretted it? How do you choose a new AIM name?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A Little Something Fun
You can check out this website and find out the #1 song for specific days, back to the 1890s! Here are a few dates that are interesting to me, and what was popular then. And I went ahead and linked them to Youtube, so you can take a listen if you're not familiar.
My birthday: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Yes)
My husband's birthday : "Say, Say, Say" (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)
sidenote, the same song was the #1 on my best friend's birthday
My mom's birthday: "Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes)
My wedding day: "Makes Me Wonder" (Maroon 5)
My grandparents' wedding day: "Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole)
My graduation from high school: "Foolish" (Ashanti)
My graduation from college: "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)
My brother's birthday: "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)
My sister's birthday: "Close to You" (Maxi Priest)
Around when I was conceived: "Beat It" (Michael Jackson)
Additionally, I wanted to let you know that I do have another regular blog now. This one (http://jonathanandamy.blogspot.com) is much more of a personal blog, chronicling what's going on in my life. So if you read this blog because you know me, please go check it out, since there's a possibility you didn't even know I moved to California two weeks ago. If you read this blog because you find it humorous or interesting, feel free to hop over and learn about what I do in real life.
My birthday: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Yes)
My husband's birthday : "Say, Say, Say" (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)
sidenote, the same song was the #1 on my best friend's birthday
My mom's birthday: "Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes)
My wedding day: "Makes Me Wonder" (Maroon 5)
My grandparents' wedding day: "Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole)
My graduation from high school: "Foolish" (Ashanti)
My graduation from college: "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)
My brother's birthday: "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)
My sister's birthday: "Close to You" (Maxi Priest)
Around when I was conceived: "Beat It" (Michael Jackson)
Additionally, I wanted to let you know that I do have another regular blog now. This one (http://jonathanandamy.blogspot.com) is much more of a personal blog, chronicling what's going on in my life. So if you read this blog because you know me, please go check it out, since there's a possibility you didn't even know I moved to California two weeks ago. If you read this blog because you find it humorous or interesting, feel free to hop over and learn about what I do in real life.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Thinking Back, it was a LOUSY year for Music!
With film and television down, you probably thought that I'd do a segment on music as well. And yeah, you're right. However, there weren't a lot of good songs this year, particularly last summer, which is usually a season known for three months of great jams. I didn't do much commentary this time around, but links to all of the songs are included, so take a listen if you're not in the know about how they sound and what they represent. Once again, not in any particular order.
1. Bust it Baby - Pt. 2 (Plies) - a hot song in the clubs this year, it's got a good beat to it, and a fun message if you stop to listen.
2. Love in This Club (Usher) - I just can't help but get my groove on when this song starts playing. It's a bit of a mood-setter, and definitely a good song to dance to with someone.
3. Addicted (Saving Abel) - surely not the purist song of the year, but I love the music, and it's great live. fun to sing in the car with a group.
4. Viva la Vida (Coldplay) - who would I be if I didn't mention this one for the undertones of an orchestra in this song? The music is calming and relaxing, and the lyrics are intriguing.
5. It's not my Time (3 Doors Down) - this one has definitely been on my gym playlist this year. It has a certain quality which motivates me to just keep going, for one reason or another.
6. Whatever it Takes (Lifehouse) - this song is about faith. and hope. and doing everything humanly possible to right a wrong. It gives advice at the same time it just speaks the plain truth.
7. East to West (Casting Crowns) - now, for some reason, after fifteen years I still can't keep "Counting Crows" and "Casting Crowns" straight, but this song is one I can't mix-up with any other. I find it to be a very fulfilling song, and one that makes me just close my eyes and use it as a medium to speak with God.
8. I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry) - I love this song for two reasons. First, although many people detest it because of their homophobia, it has helped a little in broadening the minds of the ignorant. And second, because it's a very flirty song that gets people crazy on the dance floor. ;)
9. Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback) - It's true. Just listen. And believe.
10. Handlebars (Flobots) - what a goofy song. And that's why I'll remember it. And it's pretty good live.
1. Bust it Baby - Pt. 2 (Plies) - a hot song in the clubs this year, it's got a good beat to it, and a fun message if you stop to listen.
2. Love in This Club (Usher) - I just can't help but get my groove on when this song starts playing. It's a bit of a mood-setter, and definitely a good song to dance to with someone.
3. Addicted (Saving Abel) - surely not the purist song of the year, but I love the music, and it's great live. fun to sing in the car with a group.
4. Viva la Vida (Coldplay) - who would I be if I didn't mention this one for the undertones of an orchestra in this song? The music is calming and relaxing, and the lyrics are intriguing.
5. It's not my Time (3 Doors Down) - this one has definitely been on my gym playlist this year. It has a certain quality which motivates me to just keep going, for one reason or another.
6. Whatever it Takes (Lifehouse) - this song is about faith. and hope. and doing everything humanly possible to right a wrong. It gives advice at the same time it just speaks the plain truth.
7. East to West (Casting Crowns) - now, for some reason, after fifteen years I still can't keep "Counting Crows" and "Casting Crowns" straight, but this song is one I can't mix-up with any other. I find it to be a very fulfilling song, and one that makes me just close my eyes and use it as a medium to speak with God.
8. I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry) - I love this song for two reasons. First, although many people detest it because of their homophobia, it has helped a little in broadening the minds of the ignorant. And second, because it's a very flirty song that gets people crazy on the dance floor. ;)
9. Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback) - It's true. Just listen. And believe.
10. Handlebars (Flobots) - what a goofy song. And that's why I'll remember it. And it's pretty good live.
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