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Kristie wrote: "Lara - I only have one book for you so far, Protected. Your last post said books #3-5. Did you forget to report one?Also, could you give us some flirting for 5 extra points? I see..."
Oops! I'll fix my numbering. It did seem high. Guess I'm tired. I'll think about the flirting. So far I no one has come to mind.
Finished
for Walking the Dog Day! The main character is a mage. So are most of the other characters.
I finished Nothing Lasts Forever for Oscar Night. The movie Die Hard is based on this book. I have to say this is one of those rare instances where I actually liked the movie better than the book. The movie is one of my favorites and I've seen it more times than I can count. I have to say I don't know if my opinion would change if I had read the book before seeing the movie. The writing was okay, and of course it went more into depth with the main character's thought process but the action sequences were harder to follow, so it was better on screen. There was quite a bit of what happened in the book, that was in the movie, but there were a lot of changes too. When reading the first couple chapters, if I didn't know Die Hard was based on this book I would never have guessed it. The main character was so different, I didn't recognize him. 5 bonus points for comparing the book and movie.
this was a norrible day and all I read was for Ferris wheel: On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's which was devastating.
So many choices for flirting. Guess I'm going with Jewel. I'd start with the classic. "Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again."Then we'd probably just stroll off to the back 40 and lay under the stars. Then I could use " do you have a map? Because I'm getting lost in your eyes"
Travis of NNY wrote: "Guess I'm going with Jewel.Ooo Jewel is a good choice!
I listened to a memoir of Jewel and narrated by Jewel last year. I'm afraid those hours of her talking in my ear to just me is probably as close to a date as I'm getting. What with me being happily married and all. Although I could probably listen to her read a phone book to me. Such a beautiful voice
@Travis, Jewel totally surprises me as your flirting partner. I expected someone more along the lines of Lizzy Hale from you.
Does it have to be a celebrity we flirt with? Because I had a great little flirting moment with my husband this weekend! I gave him a big hug and asked "is that a flashlight in your pocket or are you just that happy to see me?" His response was, "I'm definitely happy to see you, but..." and took a flashlight out of his pocket. LOL.
Nah. My list has stayed quite constant for years. Jewel or Reese Witherspoon. Rocker chicks never really pop up although maybe a 1980's Lita Ford possibly. They're all like 80 pounds today. Need a little flesh not just a bag of bones
For American Pie this quote:'And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast'
(Sookie discovers she is adopted from a Polish Catholic (horrors!) background and sets off to investigate.)
for 20 points
Daily Grind for National Pizza Day (MC owns a cafe)Bonus points - I most certainly ate Pizza, one of my all time fave foods ..... could quite easily eat one every day. Favourite pizza Pepperoni.
So I finished
fo Love your pet day. Slowed down a little there, should get back up to speed today. I'm reserving my Food book/pizza challenge for tomorrow night. A new wood fired pizza truck comes that evening.
I read Blind Faith for the American Pie holiday "Great American Pie Month"It ties in to this verse:
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
The book is a dystopia where nothing is private, everything is shared, including one's body as if you are created in the image of God you should be celebrated, and all food is sweet as you should treat yourself all the time as you are made by God.
Pretty much it's a world run by Facebook, reality TV, celebrity worship, self help books, celebration of self and selfishness, and denial of science for feelings. Slightly close to home at the moment, but meant I enjoyed it more than I thought I would (I haven't loved the other Ben Elton books I've read so it's sat there for years on the shelf).
I finished The Adventures Of Pinocchio for National Children’s Dental Health Month. Glad that ones done...ugh.
National Children's Dental Day -
- read
An Affair to Remember Month -
20 points
I will list the many ways in which this romance was not for me but primarily - it was a romance which I didn't find believable and annoyed the hell out of me. Now I have the dreadful prospect of a Sophie Kinsella before me.
Deborah wrote: "An Affair to Remember Month - 20 points
I will list the many ways in which this romance was not for me but primarily - it was a romance which ..."
You sound so miserable, Deborah, I feel for you! I'm reading this book too and also not enjoying it much. If this is romance, count me out.
#5:
for Walking the Dog Day, the heroine finds herself involved with a race of mages#6:
for Bubble Gum Day
Deborah & Sam - I am still considering starting a romance. To be honest, I felt a bit tortured by my last book and didn't get double points for it! Thanks for taking one for the team ladies! Though I have to admit, I feel that this challenge is going to put some of us even more off of romances.Updated.
hahahaha! thanks for the moral support, Sam and Kristie - I would grab another American Pie rather than a romance for the same points - I think I have one of each left, that I have at home, so unfortunately, Sophie Kinsella it must be. Bleurk! I've avoided it all week......I don't think anything could put me off romances more. I do read some but they are not 'pure' romance. If that's the only plot device.....how much of someone else's sweet nothings would anyone want to listen to?
My flirting with my ... of choice:(Is Keanu Reeves, remember)
Hey, you remember me? No?.. Must be because the red pill...
Any reality you want... as long you play a part in it
Hey... how about a little of old blue fool's paradise-pill today?
I finished Violet Eyes: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea, for 20 points, American Pie, because the intro says "A long, long time ago", and this is a retelling of a fairy tale
I finished
for Cleaning out my Computer. I rarely read westerns although this one wasn't too bad!
I've started the Sophie Kinsella but it'll have to be a chapter at a time because it is too nauseating. Her main characters are always dozy dim-wits who perpetuate the 'woman-as-brainless-silly-chit' stereotype.To recover my equanimity I am reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, one of my favourite books - and films! T
Getting my flirt on with George Clooney (which I'd probably be really bad at).I'd gaze into those big beautiful brown eyes and tell him I've had a crush on him since I first saw him on Facts of Life and have followed him from show to show and the big screen, but my all time favorite character was Dr. Doug Ross on ER and being this close to him is making me feel like I'm burning up with fever and he's the cure.
For American Pie I read Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd SkynyrdDrove my Chevy to the lever
The title itself tells of brand new cars. Usually soon to be smashed cars.
Good ol' boys drinking whiskey and rye
Again title whiskey bottles. Lynard Skynrd lived off whiskey
The day the music died
Well we all know the song is a tribute to that tragic February 3 day, my birthday sadly enough, when buddy Holly died. But lynard Skynrd followed a similar fate years later and is often called the second day the music died.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for Oscar NightBonus points - Both the books and the films seem like separate entities to me these days, they've become such a massive thing with so many people knowing about the Harry Potter world without even reading the books. Does any one understand what I mean?
That been said I do love the film adaptations, I think a very decent job was done and it means we can all get a quick HP fix when wanted. The biggest bonus from the films is watching this wonderful world come to life, mainly the settings such as Hogwarts that always put a smile on my face.
Not surprisingly though, the books give you more depth and detail of the story and characters and therefore the books will always be my favourite.
Kristie wrote: "I finished The Adventures Of Pinocchio for National Children’s Dental Health Month. Glad that ones done...ugh."I am switching this to the Oscar Night task. I just realized that without posting on it I was comparing it to the Disney Pinocchio movie and that if I tell you my thoughts we get 5 extra points!
So, I thought the movie was better. In the movie, I recall Pinocchio being this sweet, but naive puppet that gets caught up in bad situations. In the book, he was naughty and whiney. At first, he whined about poor me and I refuse to go to school, work, etc. Then, he whined about poor Papa and poor Fairy... Even when he turned into a good puppet, he annoyed me. There was definitely a relational aspect to the naughty behavior and the bad things that happen to Pinnochio, which made the lessons quite clear in the book. The movie was just lighter and more fun.
Updated to here.When you are posting something and should receive bonus points, please state that and how many points it is. I don't want to miss any. Thanks!
Finished
for Open That Bottle Night... if you look at their feet there are spilled beverages. I assume the beverage still counts even if it's been spilled.
Two books finished yesterday!1. Dawn by Octavia E. Butler for the "clean out your computer" task. It is a sci-fi book which is a genre I very rarely read.
2. Nine Minutes for the Miss American Pie task.
One of the verses says:
"Oh and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell"
This is thought to be a reference to the Rolling Stones concert in 1969 where members of the biker gang Hell's Angels worked as security. During this particular concert, the Hell's Angels beat and stabbed a man to death near the front of the stage while the Stones were performing.
The book, Nine Minutes, is about an equally violent, fictional biker gang in Florida called Satan's Army.
Lynn wrote: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for Oscar NightBonus points - Both the books and the films seem like separate entities to me these days, they've become such a massive thin..."
Hahaha, Lynn. I understand and agree with you, even if I am not on your team.
Kristie wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I finished The Adventures Of Pinocchio for National Children’s Dental Health Month. Glad that ones done...ugh."I am switching this to the Oscar Night task. I just r..."
Kristie - I thought the same thing about the book vs the Disney movies. I was surprised at how dark the book was when I read it the first time. I have been caught off guard this way about many of the Disney movies vs the original book versions. Have you read Marry Poppins yet?
I haven't, Cherie. I don't tend to enjoy classics and read them infrequently. What did you think of it?
I have finished Desperate Remedies for the Affair to Remember Month task. 20 points.Updated to here.
For Science I finished
. Second book of hers that I have read, and she is two for two with me! Eye opening in areas I hadn't thought of, and answers of those I had. A few of things I had seen or heard of already naturally, even on Mythbusters, but her style can't be beat! Now for some catching up on a few things, then time for a food book and up to grab my pizza! Yum!
I read all the Mary Poppins books years ago - certainly a far cry from the Disney version! Same with Pinocchio and, yes, much darker - and more interesting! A lot of the children's films were really dumbed down, I thought. But then, I'd always rather read the book and avoid the movie.....Next I read
for Oscar Night - plus 5 pointsI have seen both the film and read the book. I never compare films to the book because they are so totally different media. However, I can say I enjoyed both the book (one of my all time favourites) and the film, which is one of the few films I have made a point of seeing more than once. Jack Nicholson is indelibly Randle Patrick McMurphy. It's kind of odd to see this film billed as drama/comedy as it was no not comic in the book. As I said before, I see this as more of a civil/human rights issue with the ward as a cosmos representing the wider world and showing how certain elements control the people. As I was reading this time I kept thinking also of
and how similar they are from that point of view. Plus, how comic was the suicide and the lobotomy, then mercy killing? In fact the book is a tragedy. Ultimately, the 'small people', who rebelled, are repressed by the 'system' and changed beyond recognition, as a punishment for rocking the boat. The book - and also the film - have survived for over 50 years because this important subject has so much relevance to any age/era that reads it about man's inhumanity to man and and the power of 'society' to force conformity. But, at the last, McMurphy has left some lasting change - Chief Bromden survives, escapes and is altogether transformed.I did read a review that damned McMurphy as a rapist and vilifier of feminisation. I have to disagree with that as 'Big' Nurse Ratched is hardly feminised - in fact, I'd place her in the same category as Margaret Thatcher; a kind of 'third sex' or something apart. Really she was just a representative of society and 'the system' and McMurphy kicked against that system. He may not be the 'hero' of the piece but.......who said all heroes have to be squeaky clean? Sure, that might be the American tradition but to kick even against that is what McMurphy sought to do. I think we can thank God that for every system there is a McMurphy, unwilling to co-operate and accept the status quo.
Dinner at Jack's for National Pizza Day (MC is a chef - there were even recipes throughout the book)Bonus points - Did I eat pizza again? Yes I did! Any excuse :)
I finished listening to
for National Cherry Month.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Congo Oscar night. Unfortunately I have not seen movie. To my memory at least."I did; not very good
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Also, could you give us some flirting for 5 extra points? I see you like romance...you must have a flirty bone. ;)