Archive for August 2011

Take it Easy

I remember how much MacBros enjoyed this song on Facebook a couple weeks ago.

Revenge is a dish that is best served cold. Or sometimes lukewarm. LOL

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I win. :devil:

I’ll Steal a Meme

Because it is so much easier than finishing any of the drafts I have. I am stealing this one from Nicole, and it originated from NPR’s list of the top 100 Science Fiction, Fantasy books. To be honest, for the most part, I never was big into this genre of books. Frankly, I am disappointed that L. Frank Baum’s Oz series of books isn’t on the list. Not that I have read them all. (I think I’ve only read 2 or 3, one of which was The Wizard of Oz.)

Anyway, here is the list, bolding what I have read:

1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien And The Hobbit. Funny thing is, I tried to read the trilogy in high school and just couldn’t. I had to watch the movies first. lol
2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams – I have this one somewhere, but haven’t worked up the motivation to read it.
3. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
6. 1984, by George Orwell – Read this twice. First time was voluntary either 8th or 9th grade (leaning more towards 8th). Second time was 11th grade for a book report. It was on the list, and since I had already read it and liked it okay, I read it again.
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman – I saw the movie first.
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan.
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell – Not by choice. It was required reading in my 10th grade English class.
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen Kin.
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke – I think I have this in a box somewhere, but I have neither read it nor seen the movie.
25. The Stand, by Stephen King – At one time I was out to read all of King’s books, but I lost interest in the 90’s.
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
28. Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein – I saw the awful movie, if indeed it is the same story.
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells – I saw the movie…
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys I italicized this one because I am sure I read it, but I can’t really remember anything about it.
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells – I saw the Tom Cruise movie… lol
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman – Great, great book.
49. Childhood’s End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God’s Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks – Meh
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore I love R.A. Salvatore’s books.
74. Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel’s Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury – Was certain I had read all of Bradbury’s books. Guess not…
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury – Ok, that makes 2 that I haven’t read (or at least don’t remember) bringing into question just how many of his books I really read.
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer’s Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis

There are several authors I recognize (besides Asimov and C.S. Lewis) from my husband’s reading. I’m sure he’s read a good portion of the list, but, again, wasn’t really my preferred genre for the most part.