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1-10 (CougarTown)
11-18 ( The Drew Carey Show)
19-24 ( Friends)
25-33 ( Freaks and Geeks)
24-38 ( Dhani Harrison )
39-45 ( gilmore Girls)
46-55 ( Julia Roberts)
56-67 ( scrubs)
68-73 ( Christa Miller)
74-80 ( sarah Chalke )
81- 96 (Random,Ryan adams, Zach Braff, Bands, Pineapple Express,Family Guy, The Office, he's Just Not That In to You)
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1-10 (CougarTown)
11-18 ( The Drew Carey Show)
19-24 ( Friends)
25-33 ( Freaks and Geeks)
24-38 ( Dhani Harrison )
39-45 ( gilmore Girls)
46-55 ( Julia Roberts)
56-67 ( scrubs)
68-73 ( Christa Miller)
74-80 ( sarah Chalke )
81- 96 (Random,Ryan adams, Zach Braff, Bands, Pineapple Express,Family Guy, The Office, he's Just Not That In to You)
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| Which Expains Anglina Jolie |
[Jul. 19th, 2009|08:00 am] |
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http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/019899.html Man #1, in chaise lounge: Men and women have totally different criteria for attractiveness.
Man #2, also in chaise lounge: How so?
Man #1: A guy can look like a fucking bullfrog in a Beatle wig, but if he's charming and especially if he has money, women will be all over him.
Man #2: Yeah, especially if he has money.
Man #1: But let's say a really hot chick walked past us right now in a thong, and another woman says to us, "watch out for her, she's been in and out of mental institutions."
Man #2: We'd still want to fuck her.
Man #1: Exactly.
Man #2: Point well taken.
--Douglaston, Queens
Overheard by: Big Larry
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| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |
[Jul. 18th, 2009|07:21 pm] |
Book #25
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
YA fiction; fantasy; series
377 pages
At the outset of this fast-paced tale by Rick Riordan, it would seem that Percy Jackson is just another New York kid diagnosed with ADHD, who has good intentions, a nasty stepfather, and a long line of schools that have rejected him. The revelation of his status as half-blood offspring of one of the Greek gods is nicely packaged, and it's easy to believe that Mount Olympus, in modern times, has migrated to the 600th floor of the Empire State Building (the center of Western civilization) while the door to Hades can be found at DOA Recording Studio, somewhere in LA. With his new friends, a disguised satyr, and the half-blood daughter of Athena, Percy sets out across the country to rectify a feud between Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Along the way they must cope with the Furies, Medusa, motorcycle thug Aires, and various other immortals. Although some of Jesse Bernstein's accents fail (the monster from Georgia, for instance, has no Southern trace in her voice), he does a fine job of keeping the main characters' tones and accents distinguishable. He convincingly portrays Percy, voicing just the right amount of prepubescent confusion, ironic wit, and the ebbing and waning of concern for himself and those around him. Mythology fans will love this take and kids who haven't been inculcated with the Classical canon will learn aspects of it here while having no trouble following a rollicking good–and modern–adventure.
I thought that this was a great book! Greek mythology has always fascinated me and I love to read those kinds of stories and books. This book made me realize that I do not know a lot about mythology, but I'd love to read more books about it. The characters were all intriguing and I cannot wait to learn more them and the many other adventures that they have in this series. I also cannot wait to see the movie.
Books read this year: 25/50.
Pages read this year: 9402/15000 |
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| A Random Selection of Book News & Links |
[Jul. 18th, 2009|02:58 pm] |
 Redacted. Pulchritude. Chillax. Appalled. These are just a few of the words that England's poets hate.
 Here's a pie chart that's sure to make all the booksellers sick: A dollar-by-dollar breakdown of the average American's spending habits. Of all the expenditures listed, guess where books rate? If you guessed dead-f**king-last, you're not only a foul-mouthed pessimist, you're absolutely right!
 A recent poll of middle aged women found that, "more than anything else,"they want to read about sex. In related news, I've just begun shopping around my newest novel, Menopausal Menage à Trois. Interested publishers can contact me via the cougars' den of choice, Facebook.
 It's bad new in the world of books. According to a recent survey by Publishers Weekly, 70% of the industry folk polled reported hiring freezes at their companies, 63% reported layoffs, 11% said they feel "very insecure" about their job safety, and over 60% said that their companies have cut marketing, travel and entertainment budgets. And that's not all. In another PW piece, they're reporting that bookstore sales fell 3% in May. This, after a 3.2% drop in April. Gulp.
 Mega-ginormous props to Vromans Bookstore blog for steering me towardsthis ridiculously self-righteous, pro-book banning website. Among the site's many flaws: Consistently poor spelling, unintentionally atrocious grammar, and Barnes & Noble's corporate sponsorship. Yes, you read that right. One of the United States' (a.k.a. the home of free speech & freedom of the press) largest booksellers is sponsoring a website which proudly proclaims, "Celebrate Banned Books 2008 by helping us censor immoral and indecent books. Lets [sic] keep bad books out of our schools, libraries, and Bookstores [sic] - WWJD. [sic]" |
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| Last night of The Wrathskellar |
[Jul. 18th, 2009|09:38 am] |
 We MUST close tonight!
Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box
321 Arsenal St.
Watertown, MA
Tonight at 8 p.m. is the last night of The Wrathskellar, the newest show by "Boston's Favorite Burlesque Troupe" (The Weekly Dig). Come see what everyone is talking about!
The Black Box Theater is small; there are only about 70 seats – and last night's show sold out.
Advance sales for tonight close at 4 p.m. You can buy tickets in advance here or by calling 1 (800) 838-3006.
You can also buy tickets at the door after 7 p.m. We only accept cash at the door. We hope to see you all tonight!
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