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Here are the current top 50 books from www.whatshouldireadnext.com. Bold the books you have read. Italicize the books you plan to read. Cross out those you plan never to read.
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6) - J.K. Rowling
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story - George Orwell
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
1984 - George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) - J.K. Rowling
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden I love this book!
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Love this too
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Ender's Game (The Ender Saga) - Orson Scott Card
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Atonement - Ian McEwan
The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath I read this and thought, cheer up love, might never happen
Dune - Frank Herbert
So, I'm all settled and based in York now. It's fantastic. An amazing historical city.
Got a new job as an assistant manager of a coffee shop; life is cushy right now.
God, my journal entries are so bland these days; I'll do a *proper* update when I feel less tired.
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[05 Jan 2006|04:15pm] |
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Since I haven't written in this for over a year, I thought they'd have deleted it. But obviously not...
Well, I'm fine. I'm moving to York, hurray for me!
Oh my fuck, Matt has changed. So has Lucy, and Kim.
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[26 Oct 2004|02:55pm] |
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Hey guys. I don't quite know when I will be back online as my computer has broken down and I haven't the money to fix it. Something about an unmountable boot volume, whatever that means.
I saw Alfie at the cinema last night, it was almost exactly the same as the original and therefore pointless. Its only saving grace was Jude Law, who could probably charm the pants off a Victorian aristocrat.
Is it just me or have dogs totally overtaken mainly naked women as the advertiser's choice of pleasant but totally irrelevant adornment? Women in the raw are still a staple of ads where there is a vague connection with the product: in underwear for any ad to do with underwear; a lot of visable skin in anything to do with skincare; "ironic" references to the 1970s might occur in a car ad, where a leggy, female individual could be draped over a shiny new vehicle in a noddish, winking, "chortle, this is how we used to sell cars" way. But the classic formula, "we're selling this thing, here's a picture of it; damn, it's a rotivator, it doesn't look very interesting; or maybe it can't even be rendered in picture form, maybe it's insurance, or a phone network, or a way of life attached to financial planning; let's add an extra image to indicate the warm feelings you'll experience once you've bought the product": that always used to be a woman.
It wasn't even nessarily a naked one--sometimes it had kids or an apron or something--but it was a woman. And now it's a dog. A dog with a wet nose, to mimic the sensation of rightness and joy you get from knowing you'll have good reception on your phone wherever you go. Or a dog who wants a walk to signify the wholesome goodness of a health plan designed for you. Always a dog. What's that about?
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[07 Oct 2004|07:55am] |
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I have decided to do a BA in English Lit and Film Studies at Leeds Trinity and All Saints College.
But, before that, I am taking a mini-course (Two weeks) in horror culture studies at Bradford Uni. Anyone want to join me? It's £15 and it's for two Saturdays in November.
Also, I've been persuaded to go back to college but I NEED £300 or I could end up in prison. How the fuck can I get this amount in about a week?
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[02 Oct 2004|04:43pm] |
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Last night, I had the revolutionary idea that I would quit smoking. Twelve hours later, I surrended myself to the cancer sticks of doom. I can't believe this, I never actually considered myself addicted to them; I presumed I could stop anytime I wanted.
Does anybody know...if I was to switch to ultra-lights, would it still be as bad for me as smoking ordianry cigarettes?
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[29 Sep 2004|03:16pm] |
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If I were to do a cover of a Carpenters song, all rocked-up to modern standards, would anybody be interested in hearing it?
(Sorry--I have a sudden Carpenters obsession because Bunny, my friend in the car accident, has asked me to make a CD of them for her whilst she's recovering, and I'm being forced to listen to them. Scary thing is, I actually like them.)
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Oh, no. My friend from school, Bunny, has been involved in a car crash. The driver of the car, her boyfriend, suffered nothing but minor whiplash; but Bunny has a heap of broken bones. I'm going into hospital today to see her.
fuckfuckfuck, I was supposed to go into Leeds today and meet Lex. I don't have ANY credit on my phone to tell him to cancel. Can anybody who knows him please do so for me? Thanks.
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Well, I got £200 from my job this week. I've spent it all already, hehe. This is what I got:
+ Parts 1 and 2 of the manga, Eerie Queerie.
+ Tank Girl, Birds of a Feather and Two Pints of Lager on DVD.
+ a 5 6 7 8s album.
+ A few vintage t-shirts
+ A porno T-shirt
+ Several postcards (One of Madonna inpersonating Courtney Love, one of a box of Indian fireworks from the 60s, one called 'attack of the 600ft crying puppy from beyond space', a Diesel jeans postcard of two gay sailors kissing, a picture of a woman snorting diamonds and a vintage 'Gee, this town (LA) is so plastic and fake, like me!' Barbie psotcard'.
+ Books (Scarlett {sequel to Gone With the Wind}, Eeyore's Book of Gloom and The Virgin Suicides)
+ Eyeliner
+ 60 Marlboros and 10 Lucky Strikes
+ Lottery ticket x1
+ Tons of food (honestly, I eat LOADS when I go shopping.)
+ And I managed to steal a Green Day psoter for the American Idiot album, right off the wall in Crash Records!
+ Sheesha (apple flavour).
Goodness.
Ooh, yay! Pleasantville is on TV tonight!
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[24 Sep 2004|09:15am] |
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Wise words of caution: never take a PS2 apart unless, like me, you would like to recieve a huge electrical shock; complete with entry and exit wounds.
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[19 Sep 2004|04:56am] |
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Inspired by Yoko Ono's latest exhibition, I intend to break into Yorkshire's almost inpenetrable art scene.
( Read more... )
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[12 Sep 2004|04:33pm] |
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I have new pics. I straightened my hair a little bit, but I made it flicky at the ends.
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I swear, if somebody doesn't turn this film off (Romeo+Juliet) for me, I will be watching it for all eternity. It's so good.
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[12 Sep 2004|02:14pm] |
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checking livejournal interests of your friends and adding new interests is fun.
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This week has been so fun. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) julietlovestory came up and stayed for six nights. It was not only fun, but highly rewarding for a few, namely me, Jools herself, Tom, and Jon. I feel like Austen's Emma - getting people together all the time and totally abandoning my own.
High/amusing points this week:
+ Getting Tom and Juliet to go out.
+ Getting drunk on less than one bottle of Lambrini.
+ Taking a picture of Steph being jungled with grass.
+ Getting a new job (start on Monday - hurrah!! I have to design birthday cards!)
+ Going with Nick
+ Listening to Nine Days (Absolutely is a great song - get it!)
+ Seeing a car with the license plate saying 'EMO'
+ Going to the CAB and getting my debt sorted out.
+ HAIR STRAIGHTENERS! How I have lived without these marvels of technology for the last eighteen years is beyond me. My hair looks ten times better when straight, and I got checked out like three times when I briefly went into the only gay bar in Keighley.)
low points of the week:
+ Going to Rick's house.
+ Lack of moneyage.
+ Slight lack of cigarettes (although we actually had them in abundance at the start of the week.)
+ BAD WEED. (I have never felt more paranoid in my life. I had one joint at Rick's house and I felt really freaked out.)
Soooo, all in all, good. Juliet got on her coach at 12:50 today and is currently still on it, probably somewhere in the lower midlands. It was sad to see her go, she's like my best friend. Or one of three: Rachel, Jools and (well,one of these is debatable) Jon/Steph.
ANYWAY.
tom+jools<3tom+jools<3tom+jools<3
ps: hi Amy, you were here in spirit/voice but I never spoke to you.
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Interesting. Juliet is here, and she is doing her hair. Today, Jon and Tom are coming over and then we will meet Deborah in town, because she wants to move in with me.
Wes, call us.
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www.fatchicksinpartyhats.com
this website totally disgusts me. How can somebody make a website about 'fat chicks' and make fun, and not feel guilty? People are still people, overweight or not. It disgusts me how much size-ism exists in our society today, for both overweight and underweight people. There is no 'perfect' shape, you should stick to the body you are most comfortable in.
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I have decided what tattoo I want next. I want two guns with wings, like the symbolism from Romeo+Juliet. I need to find a tattoo artist with a strong Catholic influence.
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[02 Sep 2004|02:23am] |
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I have decided that, where ever I am living on October 31st, I am having a Halloween party. I've never had one before, so I want to make it good.
I'm thinking about going as Sora from Kingdom Hearts, when he goes into Halloween Town from the Nightmare Before Christmas.( pic here )
But, if I did go as Sora, I need some help. Where could I get hold of hair gel strong enough for that style? And who will do it for me? And how will I do the whole blue eyes thing? And where the hell am I supposed to get a Keyblade sword from (or, how do I make one?)
Comments welcomed and wanted.
Also, I think I have decided what to do about education, once and for all. This year, I will retake GCSEs in French and Biology and will get B grades or above. Then next year, I will fast-track two A-levels in one year (French and probably something shit and easy like Media or Film Studies), and after that I can go to university when I am 20 to study Japanese. Japanese ahs been my long-term dream for ages, but I put it on a back shelf when I failed GCSE French.
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[01 Sep 2004|04:16am] |
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Okay, so. I have been told to go to the Citizens Advice Bureau before the closing date on my 02 bill. They will arrange a Credit Payment plan for me, where I can pay it off at like £5 a month until I get a job.
Speaking of jobs, I have again trudged all around town asking for vacancies; filled out endless forms; and actually had an interview. Yes, an interview. Another one for the list, then.
This one is for a cleaning job at Fitness First gym. It's high paid (£6 per hour); no uniform except for a FF polo shirt; and of course, I get free gym membership, and discounted to friends and family. Gosh. I hope I get this. It will be so much fun.
Well, it would be fun, except for the fact that my worst enemy, Burridge, works there, and will be demanding the 83p back I owe him. I will give him it in pennies to amuse myself and to piss him off.
Anyway, blah to boring financial situations; because whatiloved is moving to Leeds! yay! Hopefully moving in avec moi, but the Uni Halls if not. Doesn't really matter either way, really, but it would be so cool to live together. She is funnier than Jo Brand with an autocue card.
Ooh, yay! I finally completed Kingdom Hearts last night. I totally recommend it to anybody. It's a Squaresoft/Disney RPG game for the ps2. Totally, totally, awesomely addictive. This coming from me, the hater of all things technological. ((sora, the main character, is tottttttally hot. miow!))
Another thing I also highly recommend is that you check my Amazon wishlist. For no reason really, just have a credit card ready. ;)
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I have been crying pretty much all day. I got a letter telling me they will repossess my stuff or take out a country court judgement against me if I don't pay my bill of £315.
aarghghh. what the fuck am i going to do? i feel really really ill.
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I'm finding fate really very odd at the moment. Loads of strange and unexpected stuff has been happening. For instance:
1) Jon has bought me a ticket to go to Leeds Festival, and doesn't want paying back.
2) I'm constantly finding these old movies and CDs I had when I was a kid. Clueless, for example, holds loads of memories for me of being ten years old.
Oh christ, there are some more, but I don't want to go into them. I'm a little freaked out at how smoothly everything is going, though. Usually my life is full of ups and downs. I hope this good luck continues and I get the job as the office junior I applied for. If not, I'll have to apply at Starbucks, and I don't really want to do that. I do need a job, though, because I'm moing out in four weeks with Juliet.
Crap. I need money.
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