The year in review... media version
Wow... LJ makes you stop and take stock, and so I've tried to compile the books, dvds and cds of 2006 for my life.
This is probably not an exhaustive list, there may be a few in each category I've forgotten, because I certainly didn't keep track as I went along.
I will list the movies I've seen at the cinema in another post, with links to reviews (where applicable), and I've decided to not list all the different TV series or telemovies I've followed this year, because there's too many and I can't be bothered remembering them all :)
BOOKS
Borrowed from friends or family and read
Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Darwinia - Robert Charles Wilson
Flash for Freedom! - George Macdonald Fraser
Flashman in the Great Game - George Macdonald Fraser
Flashman and the Mountain of Light - George Macdonald Fraser
Flashman and the Tiger - George Macdonald Fraser
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Egger
Naked Pictures of Famous People - Jon Stewart
America : The Book - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
Quicksilver - Neal Stephenson
The Confusion - Neal Stephenson
The System of the World - Neal Stephenson
The Loneliest Mountain - Lincoln Hall
Purchased and read
State of Fear - Michael Crichton
Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
Where's My Cow? - Terry Pratchett
2007 Ankh-Morpork Post Office Diary - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs & Paul Kidby
The Science of Discworld III : Darwin's Watch - Terry Pratchet, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
Serenity : Those Left Behind (Comic) - Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews
Serenity : The Visual Companion - Joss Whedon
Firefly : The Official Companion Vol 1 - Joss Whedon
The Harsh Cry of the Heron - Lian Hearn
Absolute Sandman Vol 1 - Neil Gaiman
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J K Rowling
There's probably other books I've read as well, but they are likely me just re-reading a book already in my collection because I was bored, so they don't count. They weren't *new* to me.
DVDs
Purchased and watched
Serenity
Mirrormask
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Babylon 5 : The Legend of the Rangers
Coupling Season 4
Chicken Run
The Prince of Egypt
Antz
Team America: World Police
Blazing Saddles
The Producers (2005)
Red Dwarf VIII
... far less than previous years, but still more than I thought I'd bought!
Note this list doesn't include any I borrowed from friends... there were a few, can't remember them all.
CDs
Purchased and listened to
Lior - Doorways of my Mind (actually, a gift from friends... because I missed out on Day on the Green, and my $70 ticket went to waste)
Butterfingers - The Deeper You Dig
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
She Will Have Her Way : The Songs of Neil and Tim Finn
Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 13
The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Vassy - My Affection
Sophie Koh - All The Pretty Boys
Jet - Shine On
Little Birdy - Hollywood
Sarah Blasko - What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
Yunyu - Spiked Soul
According to my Music Collector, I'm nearing a total of 100 Music CDs... which is where this progam no longer becomes free... So either I stop buying music (ha!), or I buy the program, or find another one that doesn't have this limit...
MOVIES coming soon....
This is probably not an exhaustive list, there may be a few in each category I've forgotten, because I certainly didn't keep track as I went along.
I will list the movies I've seen at the cinema in another post, with links to reviews (where applicable), and I've decided to not list all the different TV series or telemovies I've followed this year, because there's too many and I can't be bothered remembering them all :)
BOOKS
Borrowed from friends or family and read
Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Darwinia - Robert Charles Wilson
Flash for Freedom! - George Macdonald Fraser
Flashman in the Great Game - George Macdonald Fraser
Flashman and the Mountain of Light - George Macdonald Fraser
Flashman and the Tiger - George Macdonald Fraser
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Egger
Naked Pictures of Famous People - Jon Stewart
America : The Book - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
Quicksilver - Neal Stephenson
The Confusion - Neal Stephenson
The System of the World - Neal Stephenson
The Loneliest Mountain - Lincoln Hall
Purchased and read
State of Fear - Michael Crichton
Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
Where's My Cow? - Terry Pratchett
2007 Ankh-Morpork Post Office Diary - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs & Paul Kidby
The Science of Discworld III : Darwin's Watch - Terry Pratchet, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
Serenity : Those Left Behind (Comic) - Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews
Serenity : The Visual Companion - Joss Whedon
Firefly : The Official Companion Vol 1 - Joss Whedon
The Harsh Cry of the Heron - Lian Hearn
Absolute Sandman Vol 1 - Neil Gaiman
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J K Rowling
There's probably other books I've read as well, but they are likely me just re-reading a book already in my collection because I was bored, so they don't count. They weren't *new* to me.
DVDs
Purchased and watched
Serenity
Mirrormask
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Babylon 5 : The Legend of the Rangers
Coupling Season 4
Chicken Run
The Prince of Egypt
Antz
Team America: World Police
Blazing Saddles
The Producers (2005)
Red Dwarf VIII
... far less than previous years, but still more than I thought I'd bought!
Note this list doesn't include any I borrowed from friends... there were a few, can't remember them all.
CDs
Purchased and listened to
Lior - Doorways of my Mind (actually, a gift from friends... because I missed out on Day on the Green, and my $70 ticket went to waste)
Butterfingers - The Deeper You Dig
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
She Will Have Her Way : The Songs of Neil and Tim Finn
Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 13
The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Vassy - My Affection
Sophie Koh - All The Pretty Boys
Jet - Shine On
Little Birdy - Hollywood
Sarah Blasko - What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
Yunyu - Spiked Soul
According to my Music Collector, I'm nearing a total of 100 Music CDs... which is where this progam no longer becomes free... So either I stop buying music (ha!), or I buy the program, or find another one that doesn't have this limit...
MOVIES coming soon....