Stolen from blainn

This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club.
Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.

1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. TolkienI had to ( Read more... )

The Big Read thinks the average adult has only read six of the top 100 books they've printed below.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read only six and force books upon them.
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Well, today was a bit busy, but mostly productive. After I took myfanwy_65 to work, I headed north to Albany, KY where I work, but the trip today was a bit different. First, I got to see the results firsthand and in the light of day from the two F-1 and two F-2 tornadoes that struck the area last Friday while I was at work. Man, I wish I had taken my ( Read more... )

Well, last Sunday I did yard work in shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt. Through the week, the high temps were generally in the upper 60s to upper 70s, with the lows being in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Friday saw tornadoes about 55 miles away, where I was working. Last evening, it began to cool down considerably. This morning, while doing some dishes ( Read more... )

Just managed to get a couple of pictures of our new babies, who are now eight days old. Not great quality, but the cuteness is there. For reference, she decided she didn't want them in the laundry basket on the nice warm bed of old bath towels that was prepared, so she moved them underneath my dresser on the bare hardwood floor, between a couple ( Read more... )

This started as a reply to blainn's entry about his experience with Gutsy, but as I typed and typed and typed, I realized it would be better to make it an independent entry in my own blog. So hear it is, and if it seems to sounds a bit funny at times, remember it was originally going to be a reply elsewhere.

( Here it is in all its geekiness: )

Warning: Not for the easily offended

Sinfest for 11/15/2007

Please to be filling out, if so kind you would be ( Read more... )

Here's where you need to go then, apparently. I've ordered one, and will let everyone know once it arrives. Please note, that the price alone is cheap enough, at $16.95, but if you are a new customer to Google Checkout, you can get an additional $10 discount, making it availble for $6.95 (and free shipping is available, if you don't mind waiting ( Read more... )

Just wondering if this is accurate, since I can, sometimes, think like Slick (the male character).

***WARNING*** Some coarse language that some, especially in the Bible Belt, might find offensive.

Todays Sinfest