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    Mmmm… books.

    Banned books list ganked from , ones I have read in bold: #1 The Bible #2 Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain #3 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes #4 The Koran (a translation) #5 Arabian Nights #6 Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain #7 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift #8 Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer #9 Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne #10 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman #11 The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli #12 Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe #13 Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank #14 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert #15 Oliver Twist by…

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    How cool is this?

    Background info: 1 – Our morning routine is such that after the alarm goes off and a couple of snoozes are hit, gets up and goes downstairs to get cereal. I stay in bed a bit more, then get up and go into the computer room. Usually, Rob's there before me, munching on his breakfast. 2 – I'm playing Animal Crossing. In this game, you can buy/find stationery to send letters to other NPC's and other players. My town has four players – named Jen, Rob, Lisa, and Jeff. I'm the only one playing this game, I have the four…

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    Friday?

    This is one of those lame “I'm still here!” posts. :) This past week and a half have been just nuts, and I haven't had the energy to post, or I haven't had much to say. Or at least, not enough to say to actually make a post. Which is a silly excuse, really, but there you go. :) Let's see – we've been working late pretty much every night. I don't even really know how that happens, but happen it does. In fact, I'm at work Right Now, but I'm not on the clock because I hit 40 hours…

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    testing

    Just a test post from the new palm. I think I&apos;ll call her Athena. Graffiti 2 is a LOT different! <grin>

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    Book 1 – The Warlord of Mars

    And on to the 2005 Fifty-Book challenge! This year, I resolve to not let more than 5 books go by without posting, and I&apos;m going to try harder to write better reviews. Or something. Also, I&apos;m not going to count anything I read last year – I&apos;m not going to eliminate re-reads, but I&apos;m going to try not to read anything I read last year. Except for Harry Potter. Gotta re-read those when Half-Prince comes out! Anyway, here is the very first book I&apos;ve read in 2005! 001. The Warlord of Mars – Edgar Rice Burroughs (01/02) – Sci-fi/fantasy. Dated,…

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    Jen's 2005 Reading

    Polonius:     What do you read, my lord?Hamlet:       Words. Words. Words.Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii Happiness is an unlimited supply of good books.I cannot live without books. – Thomas JeffersonThe man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. – Mark TwainWhenever books are burned, men also are burned. – Robert A. HeinleinUpset the politically correct – read banned books. This entry kept in memories; updated as necessary. 2004   –   2005   –   2006 001. Warlord of Mars, The – Burroughs, Edgar Rice 002. Thuvia, Maid of Mars – Burroughs, Edgar Rice 003. Dragon’s Kin – McCaffrey, Anne…