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End of Semester Blues [10 Apr 2003|02:41pm] [ mood | cranky ] I am now officially the proud owner of a Jetta. Yea! We picked it up last night and went to Bone Daddy's with Mike and Thorne. Um, I'm not really sure why Mike likes that place so much. The girls are OK looking (not hot, in my humble opinion) and the food was just so-so. But there's no accounting for the tastes of horny single 20-something guys. So we were pretty tired when we got home, and apparently, Rob didn't set his alarm clock right or something, because we got a call at 7:30 this morning that Rob had missed the 6:30 formation. Oops! Rob's supposed to bring someone to look at the Probe today during lunch. I hope we can sell that bad boy pretty quickly...I'm ready to be rid of it. Our driveway isn't big enough for 3 cars, and the Probe has to be parked across the street, in front of the dirty trashy neighbors that I hate. Lots and lots of schoolwork to do today...I hate the end of the semester. I *think* I only have 1 exam, though, and hopefully no major final projects, so hopefully the end of the semester will be easy. I could really use that, with the whole trying-to-move-during-exams thing. I've gotta get cracking on this homework...ugh, I hate Advanced Reference. *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

And Even More Car News [09 Apr 2003|02:40pm] Just got a call from Rob...we got approved for a 4.95% interest rate. Woo hoo! And, they're going to put in a 6 cd changer for me, so that I can keep the tape deck (I'm looking ahead to when we have kids...I'm not buying kids music when I know my Mom has boxes upon boxes of tapes). We also signed up for an extended warranty, because with the computer chip and the turbo engine, if something goes wrong, it will cost more than the price of the warranty to fix it. So all that, plus TT&L, puts the total cost at around $18,000. Whew. Although, I owe more for school loans, so $18,000 doesn't seem like that much to me (scary thought, huh?). So our payments will be about $354.98/month. I told Rob the only reason we can afford this car is because he's going to be gone. Take the amount we were paying for his car and add the money we'll get for separation pay, and voila! The Jetta payment. They're detailing it and fixing the little nicks and putting in my CD player, so we've gotta go pick it up tonight. I'm so tired of driving to Austin. I'm sure you are getting tired of reading about the car...I'm sure once I have it in my possession, I'll shut up about it and go back to my oh-so-interesting typical ramblings on how much I hate school and the military. I've gotta get to the doctor. *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

Dude, You're Getting a Jetta! [08 Apr 2003|02:39pm] [ mood | crazy ] That's right, ladies and gentlemen, the car is as good as mine. We spent a few hours at the dealer looking at the Wolfsburg edition, and they knocked $900 off the asking price without even blinking. Which is great, because the blue book for that car is $18,500 and we're going to pay $16,000. Since we didn't get the final word on financing yesterday, they let us take the car home with us, so Rob's driving it around post now. We've got to go back down to Austin again tonight to do the final work. The Bank has pretty much already told us we've been approved for a 5.25% interest rate, about the lowest out there now, so looks like this is gonna happen. The only thing I need now is a CD player, since the car apparently had a changer that the owner took out. But the salesguy we were working with used to own a tint/audio shop, and says he might be able to get us a good deal on a changer because he knows a guy. :-) And we've already found a potential buyer for the probe...so things are working out so far. Let's hope they stay that way. The one glitch of the past few days...registration woes at Southern. Big surprise. I had registered for 3 hours (1 measly class) and they tried to charge me for full-time tuition. Hmmm, $7,000 for one class? I don't think so. So I called the registrar and actually got through to someone, who *said* they changed my status. So we'll see how long it takes for that to show up online so I can pay my registration fee to hold my spot in the class. Well, I've got some work to do and I have to clean out my car for the guy to come look at it. *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

[07 Apr 2003|01:31pm] [ mood | bored ] *here's a poll, stolen from gobelindago. 1) First Grade Teacher: Mrs. Sublett 2) Last word you said: bye 3) Last song you sang: "Dammit" Blink 182 4) Last person you hugged: Rob 5) Last thing you laughed at: a G. W. Bush joke 6) Last time you said: huh? 7) Last time you cried: Saturday when I realized the paper I thought was due in a week was actually due the next day. 8) What's in your CD player: Tori Amos, "Scarlett's Walk" 9) What colour socks are you wearing: none, I'm wearing sandals. 10) What's under your bed: dust and a racketball racket 11) What time did you wake up today: 8:28 am 12) Current taste: diet coke 13) Current hair: dripping wet...I just got out of the shower. 14) Current clothes: blue-gray kakhi pants and a blue striped shirt 15) Current annoyance: CNN 16) Current longing: to eat a huge chocolatey dessert 17) Current desktop picture: Dixie Chicks 18) Current worry: how soon will I get a job? 19) Current hate: stupid people 20) Story behind your username: bookchick...my license plate. I'm going to be a librarian. Get it? 21) Current favourite article of clothing: overalls 22) Favourite physical feature of the opposite sex: back 22a) Favourite physical feature of the same sex: hair 23) Last CD that you bought: Tatu 24) Favourite place to be: bed or a library 25) Least favourite place: any army base 26) Time you wake up in the morning: 8ish on weekdays, 10ish on weekends 27) If you could play an instrument, what would it be: guitar or drums 28) Favourite color: blue, but I'm also partial to brown and red 29) Do you believe in an afterlife: Yep 30) How tall are you: 5'5 3/4" 31) Current favourite word/saying: I got bent over and ass fucked 32) Favourite book: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee 33) Favourite season: Summertime 34) One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: um...no one. 35) Favourite day: Sunday 36) Where do you want to go: northern France or an island somewhere 37) What is your career going to be like: Hopefully I'll be a children's or YA librarian and read kids books and do storytimes and arts and crafts all day 39) What kind of car will you have: I might have a jetta pretty soon. ;-) 40) Type a line something you remember from any book: I'm drawing a blank here... 41) A random lyric: "Communication is a lot like the wind; when I speak it's like no one understands and I'm left with empty hands forever..." Good Charlotte, "Screamer" 42) Identify some things surrounding your computer: books, disks, CDs, day planner, piles of paper, empty glasses. [ Crucify..... ]

More Car News [07 Apr 2003|01:18pm] [ mood | excited ] We're heading down to Austin tonight to check out 2 cars. :-) The first is the nice Wolfsburg edition turbo I discussed previously. The second is a year older and has 20,000 more miles, and is only about $1,500 cheaper. It still has everything I want, turbo engine, sunroof, power everything, and is a very pretty shade of marroon. But when the guy found out that Rob is military, he told us he'd give us a fantastic deal. It's about time being military was worth something. (oops, that was negative and came out much bitchier than I meant it. Moving on...) So Rob's getting off work early tonight (hey, they had unit graduation Friday...they're pretty much done. Well, Rob's working on the phase birds and needs to finish that, but he can leave early once. He's always there until 7 or 8 pm, so getting off early won't destroy the shop). We've got an appointment at 6-6:30 for the marroon one, and Rob's still waiting for a call back from the dealer who has the blue one. Oh, and this is interesting. Rob called to get a quote on insurance for the jetta...you know, it wouldn't do to buy a new car and not be able to drive it because you can't afford insurance. So...it turns out it's cheaper to keep Rob's car insured and just drop it to liability (woo hoo for not having to have full coverage once it's paid off!) as well as the Jetta, then to just insure the Jetta. Can anyone tell me why that is? The mailman has stopped delivering our mail, even though the form I filled out stated that they should forward our mail starting April 28th. So...we have to call and have them deliver our mail. Just what I need, to have sold the Probe and not be able to get the title from my Mom because the morons won't give me my mail. *sigh* Moving's such fun, ain't it? I'm off to read a chapter on control and evaluation in the library (?), work on my group project (hmm, haven't heard from my group members in a week), then shower and get ready to spend another evening in Austin car shopping. Keep your fingers crossed that I get a good deal! *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

New Car...Maybe [06 Apr 2003|09:15pm] [ mood | curious ] Yesterday Rob and I went to the VW dealership here and priced my dream car--a new Jetta with a 1.9 liter Turbo engine, power everything, sunroof...$21,300. Ouch. So...today we drove around Austin checking out cars we found last night on AutoTrader.com. And we found a great deal. A 2000 Jetta, blue, Wolfsburg Edition (16" alloy wheels, leather steering wheel and shifter, sport front bucket seats, side badges, and sport suspension), with 16,000 miles for $16,900. And still under warranty. :-) So Rob's going to call tomorrow about it and we'll try to go down to Austin again tomorrow and talk to the dealer. We've checked at home for jettas, and can't find anything nearly this good. So...if we end up getting this, we'll try to sell my car here, and tow the new Jetta home. If not...I'll have to follow Rob home, which should be interesting to say the least. Wish me luck! [ Crucify..... ]

Countdowns [02 Apr 2003|12:05pm] [ mood | pessimistic ] Rob is not happy. They were supposed to be off work by 5 yesterday, a change from the norm. He got home at 9. This unit hasn't been doing PT, and was in the field last week, so they decided yesterday to have a PT test today. Smart. Hopefully most people didn't fail it. So he's annoyed, and that's understandable. I'm counting down the days until we're free. 2 years 5 months, hopefully stop loss will be revoked by then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was writing an email to a girl I met on Solo Ops, and it was long and insightful and ranting and wonderful. My browser froze and I lost it. Grrrr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Got an email from my sister today...our friend Jennifer from back home had her baby yesterday...what a nice April Fool's surprise! So join me in welcoming Zackary Fordys Arnold into the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arg, I must get back to work now. So much schoolwork, and all I want to do is go play outside. Staying in on the computer is torture. *sigh* 2 more classes and I'm done. It can't come soon enough. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seems like I'm always counting down to something...graduation, ETSing out of the Army, getting a job, moving, having kids...the result of being a planner, I guess. Though I don't seem to be able to plan very successfully lately. I want to plan my life. I need to plan my life. Not being able to makes me crazy. I like having countdowns, making goals and reaching them. Guess I should go now, gotta finish some homework. More later, if I feel like it. *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

Lazy Weekend [31 Mar 2003|11:36am] [ mood | bored ] [ music | none, my speakers aren't working >:-( ] Had a lazy, lazy weekend. We were going to do some work outside on Saturday, but it was so freaking cold here! So we cleaned up (a little), then went shopping. We went to Goody's, where they were having a 50% off sale, and got Rob 2 pairs of shorts and a pair of jeans. Then we went to Target to get some stuff, nothing interesting, then headed to China Buffet for dinner. And let me tell you, I ate myself silly. We came home and watched "One Hour Photo," which was awesome beyond words. Sunday was finally warm. :-) Rob mowed the lawn and replaced his shocks, while I started on the laundry. Always a fun task. We watched "The Ring," which was very good. We went to the Addison's, and I got some Mary Kay stuff from Crystal (half price, baby!). I got a lip enhancer, lipstick, and eye makeup remover. So that was good. We went to Wal-Mart for some food, because Rob decided he wanted steak for dinner. So he had steak, and I wanted some of that white sausage, I can't remember what it's called. Of course, they didn't have any, so we got Cheddar sausage to try (and it was icky). So, we had dinner, then I had to get online for a chat for school (yuck). I hate group projects online. It's so confusing. So, we're coming up with a list of resources for parents of children with learning disabilities. I'm looking for non-print resources. Anyone know of anything good? Of course, the topic veered off, and we started talking about our Reference prof. (unclear, offers conflicting info, and is hard to get hold of) and the department head (unclear, bitchy). Well, at least we get a new department head next fall. Still confusion about the way "hybrid" classes will work starting this summer. The dept. head doesn't seem to be able to offer a clear explanation. Anyone looking to get an MLS...do NOT take classes from Southern Connecticut State University, especially not online. It's more trouble than it's worth. Enough bitching, I have to get back to homework. When will it ever end? *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

We're Ass Fucked [25 Mar 2003|12:26pm] The army has bent us over and ass fucked us again. Big surprise there. Going to Korea, they practically guarantee you your choice of where you go after that. Our choices were: 1. Ft. Bragg, NC 2. Ft. Stewart, GA 3. Ft. Hood, TX In January Rob was told he had 2 preference forms submitted and was slated for Ft. Campbell, KY (our last choice) and thought he had gotten it taken care of. Today the final assignments came out and we're going to Ft. Campbell. This seriously put a crimp in my plan. Go to Bragg and live and work for a year while Rob is in Korea, come back and live there our last year and a half, then stay in central NC because I have a job there and Rob can get one easily. I've looked for library jobs around Ft. Campbell. There's nothing. I know I'm going to have to work at Wal-Mart or something just to pay off my loans, and this pisses me off to no end. Rob went off, telling the guy that if he had gotten one of his first 2 choices there was a good chance he'd reenlist (not really, but we'd think about it and decide against it). He told the guy he'd leave and never wanted anything to do with the Army again, since they've done nothing but ass fuck us since day one. What's worse is that most of the people in Rob's shop got stuck with assignments that weren't in their top 3. But they're too chickenshit to say anything, and since Rob's the only one complaining, nothing will get fixed. New plan: Melissa applies for work anywhere she can get it, aiming for South Carolina. I have friends in Columbia, and there's a shortage of librarians there and they should be willing to hire green Melissa straight out of school (actually, still in school, with 1 class to go). If I have a good job, Rob wants to be a geographic bachelor his last 13 months because he knows what the library job market is in the Campbell area. Can I really live for 2 and a half years without him? Do I even want to? Is money that important? I don't know what to do. [ 4 deaths ][ Crucify..... ]

Stupid Reading Assignments [12 Feb 2003|02:19pm] [ mood | annoyed ] [ music | nothing, I'm trying to study here! ] I just spent an hour reading a bunch of techno-babble about the Internet that I'm sure will not help me provide reference service. *sigh* I hate dumb reading assignments. On a better note...I read a great book. "Boston Jane" by Jennifer L. Holm. It's about a girl who wants to be a "lady" so she goes to finishing school. Her fiance sends for her to come to Oregon, and after a horrible journey, she makes it only to find he has left and she has to learn to live on the frontier with "savages" and rough men. A good YA read...I recommend it. :-) And this girl in my Advanced Reference class is getting on my nerves. We're supposed to make "webpages" and post all our assignments. not hard. OK, easy way...put everything in a Word document and save as "index.html" as a web document. Then upload it. This chick, I don't know what she's doing. I was trying to be nice and help her. I've asked her 2 times to send me her index page so I can look at it and see if it's something she's done on there. She keeps emailing me 1 line emails about all she's been able to do is change her name from Jane Doe. WTF? I've delayed e-mailing her back because I'm afraid I can't not treat her like a royal dumass now. Ugh, if I could figure it out, anyone can! Throw me a freaking bone! Show me what you have or I CAN'T HELP YOU!!! /rant I think some birds have built a nest in my chimney. I lept hearing tweeting, and thought it was outside, but no...you can hear it clearly if you stick your head in the fireplace. Ugh...must work on an annotated Summer Reading List for 11th grade and come up with 15 ways libraries can improve customer service. I've been in school for about 23 years straight now...I need a break!!! *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

*Yawn* It's noon and I want a nap already [04 Feb 2003|12:12pm] [ mood | drained ] [ music | "Stay" Lisa Loeb ] Well, I've got a shitload of schoolwork to do this week...9 chapters to read, 9 YA books. The YA books are done, and I'm halfway through with the chapters. Then come all the fun discussions (not) and all sorts of stupid little projects that will in no way enhance my professional life. So...I'm going to fill my belly with coffee and anything else with caffiene that I have in my house and try to stay awake long enough today to get some work done. So...I'm off to delve into the fascinating worlds of e-mail reference services and management styles. *retch* *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

[02 Feb 2003|04:27pm] Which Music Type are You?Find out! Which Part of a Meal Are You?Find out! Are You Crazy??Find out! [ Crucify..... ]

The Mole [29 Jan 2003|10:07pm] [ mood | thoughtful ] God, I love this show! I've watched all the seasons...the celebrity one is the funniest (probably thanks to Kathy Griffin, who I love), but the others have been more exciting. Now this is a show I would actually consider trying out for. I'd never win...I've been wrong EVERY single time. In fact...tonight the person I thought was the mole was eliminated. So...I'm back to square one. So...if I was on the show... ...I'd have to be the mole. :-) [ Crucify..... ]

[29 Jan 2003|10:06pm] So which fairy tale archetype are you? Hmm?? made by Michelle at EmptySpace. [ Crucify..... ]

Bridezillas [27 Jan 2003|07:27pm] [ mood | nauseated ] Oh. My. God. This is pathetic. See...this is why you plan a wedding in 6 weeks while working full time...there's no time to get obsessive and annoying like these women. And for real...I'd NEVER spend $100,000 on a wedding...it's ONE freaking day of your life! I'd rather take the money and put down a huge down payment on a house. *rolls eyes* I need more channels so I don't have to watch this drivel. [ 3 deaths ][ Crucify..... ]

Newbery Award Winners [27 Jan 2003|07:03pm] [ mood | thoughtful ] Newbery Award Winners 1922-Present (an x indicates books I have read) 2003: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (Hyperion Books) 2002: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park(Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin) 2001: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (Dial) x2000: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (Delacorte) x1999: Holes by Louis Sachar (Frances Foster) x1998: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (Scholastic) x1997: The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (Jean Karl/Atheneum) x1996: The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman (Clarion) x1995: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins) x1994: The Giver by Lois Lowry(Houghton) x1993: Missing May by Cynthia Rylant (Jackson/Orchard) x1992: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Atheneum) x1991: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (Little, Brown) x1990: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Houghton) x1989: Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman (Harper) 1988: Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman (Clarion) x1987: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman (Greenwillow) x1986: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (Harper) 1985: The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (Greenwillow) x1984: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary (Morrow) x1983: Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt (Atheneum) 1982: A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard (Harcourt) x1981: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (Crowell) x1980: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos (Scribner) x1979: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Dutton) x1978: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Crowell) x1977: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (Dial) 1976: The Grey King by Susan Cooper (McElderry/Atheneum) x1975: M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton (Macmillan) 1974: The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (Bradbury) x1973: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (Harper) x1972: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (Atheneum) 1971: Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars (Viking) 1970: Sounder by William H. Armstrong (Harper) 1969: The High King by Lloyd Alexander (Holt) x1968: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg (Atheneum) 1967: Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt (Follett) 1966: I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino (Farrar) 1965: Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska (Atheneum) 1964: It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville (Harper) x1963: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Farrar) x1962: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Houghton) x1961: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (Houghton) 1960: Onion John by Joseph Krumgold (Crowell) x1959: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (Houghton) 1958: Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith (Crowell) 1957: Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorenson (Harcourt) 1956: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham (Houghton) 1955: The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong (Harper) 1954: ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold (Crowell) 1953: Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark (Viking) 1952: Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes (Harcourt) 1951: Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (Dutton) 1950: The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (Doubleday) x1949: King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry (Rand McNally) 1948: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois (Viking) 1947: Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (Viking) 1946: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (Lippincott) 1945: Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (Viking) x1944: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (Houghton) x1943: Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray (Viking) 1942: The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds (Dodd) x1941: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (Macmillan) 1940: Daniel Boone by James Daugherty (Viking) 1939: Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright (Rinehart) 1938: The White Stag by Kate Seredy (Viking) 1937: Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer (Viking) x1936: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (Macmillan) 1935: Dobry by Monica Shannon (Viking) 1934: Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs (Little, Brown) 1933: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Lewis (Winston) 1932: Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer (Longmans) 1931: The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth (Macmillan) 1930: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (Macmillan) 1929: The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly (Macmillan) 1928: Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji (Dutton) 1927: Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James (Scribner) 1926: Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman (Dutton) 1925: Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger (Doubleday) 1924: The Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes (Little, Brown) x1923: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (Lippincott) 1922: The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon (Liveright) Missa's Goal 2: read all Newbery Award winners AND honor books [ Crucify..... ]

100 most challenged books [27 Jan 2003|06:48pm] The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–20001 (according to the ALA). (an X indicates a book I have read) x1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz 2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou x4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier x5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain x6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck x7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling x8. Forever by Judy Blume x9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson x10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman x12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier x13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger x14. The Giver by Lois Lowry 15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris x16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine 17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck 18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 19. Sex by Madonna x20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel x21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson x22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle x23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous 24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers 25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak x26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard x27. The Witches by Roald Dahl 28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein x29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry 30. The Goats by Brock Cole 31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane x32. Blubber by Judy Blume x33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan 34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam 35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier 36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry 37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood x38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George 39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison x40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras x41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 42. Beloved by Toni Morrison x43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton x44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel 45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard x46. Deenie by Judy Blume x47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden 49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar 50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz x51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein x52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) 54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole 55. Cujo by Stephen King x56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell 58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy 59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest 60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras x62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly 64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher 65. Fade by Robert Cormier 66. Guess What? by Mem Fox 67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende x68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney 69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut x70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 71. Native Son by Richard Wright 72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday 73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen 74. Jack by A.M. Homes 75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya 76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle x77. Carrie by Stephen King 78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume 79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer 80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge 81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein 82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole 83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King x84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez 87. Private Parts by Howard Stern x88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford 89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene x90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman 91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher 93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis 94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene 95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy x96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell 97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts x98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney x100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier It's one of my goals in life to read all 100 of these books. And you should too! [ Crucify..... ]

*shiver* [26 Jan 2003|07:27pm] [ mood | cold ] It's cold. It's rainy. I hate cold rainy days. I've spent the day so far perusing the newspaper and watching the chick flick movie marathon on TBS. That is...until a very big scary bug ruined my plans. He's hiding somewhere downstairs among the rubble Rob left in between the gunnery and the hellfire. So...being the sissy that I am...I'm afraid to go downstairs for fear that he'll crawl on me. Why is my cat never around when I need her to kill a bug for me? Or my husband, for that matter... [ 1 death ][ Crucify..... ]

No subject... [26 Jan 2003|01:44am] [ mood | awake ] It's late. I'm up. I created some communities...military wives, childless and happy, and librarians...so check them out and join if they apply to you! It rained today and was cold...yuck. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. Not like it matters, since I'm not going anywhere. I'll be on the couch watching the chick flick marathon on TBS. Such an exciting life I lead. Well, that's what happens when my husband's away...I do nothing. Hmmm...maybe I'll go play some games on Yahoo, since I'm not tired. *mwah* [ Crucify..... ]

Quiz time...courtesy of xnumbncoldx [25 Jan 2003|09:05pm] [ mood | lazy ] [ music | "Strange Little Girl" by Tori Amos ] Which Good Charlotte song are you? !!! What are your true feelings towards Avril Lavigne? !!! brought to you by Quizilla What Was Your PastLife? Which member of Good Charlotte are you? brought to you by Quizilla Punk lured you in quickly with it's sense of political outrage. You're very involved in politics and most definitely have a Che poster on your wall. Although some people would call you a radical, others admire your determination, intelligence, and social awareness. Whats Yer Punk? Puppies...which one are you? brought to you by Quizilla The What Soda Are You Quiz By Vishal Ew, I hate Dr. Pepper. what kind of junkie are you? [ Crucify..... ]

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