So I've been house sitting this past week. The family comes home tomorrow, or should I say today as it is now after midnight, and I head to ANOTHER house! The next house is a new one, with 2 dogs. Have I mentioned that i LOVE house sitting!?!
This week was the end of summer and the start of fall. Well, summer finally has decided to come to San Diego! It hit 100* here today, and supposed to be just as hot the next few days. The Autumnal Equinox was perfectly timed with a full moon this year...this one's called the Full Corn Moon (anyone ask a grinning bobcat why he grins?) This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon. (google searched for info LOL)
And I thought I'd share a photo of that moon!
(haha, cool! I posted this through flickr to use my photo...works rather well!!!)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
More Books
In cleaning today I realized I left out quite a few books from my list :)
Very important and favorite books too!
The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings trilogy (how'd I manage to forget that?!)
a favorite quote:
C.S Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
Lloyd Alexander's Black Cauldron series: The Chronicles of Prydain
many books by Cornelia Funke especially the Inkheart trilogy
Jonathan Stroud Bartimaeus Trilogy
I'm sure there are yet more that I am forgetting, but I wanted to add these while I was thinking of them! And as a final thought, I will leave you with the "Curse Upon Books Thieves" that I like to put this as a bookmark in books that I loan out LOL (like the 3 Ted Dekker books that are still missing from my collection, borrowed 3+ years now...working on getting them back because I want to read them again)
Very important and favorite books too!
The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings trilogy (how'd I manage to forget that?!)
a favorite quote:
- All that is gold does not glitter,
- Not all those who wander are lost;
- The old that is strong does not wither,
- Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
- From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
- A light from the shadows shall spring;
- Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
- The crownless again shall be king
C.S Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
Lloyd Alexander's Black Cauldron series: The Chronicles of Prydain
many books by Cornelia Funke especially the Inkheart trilogy
Jonathan Stroud Bartimaeus Trilogy
I'm sure there are yet more that I am forgetting, but I wanted to add these while I was thinking of them! And as a final thought, I will leave you with the "Curse Upon Books Thieves" that I like to put this as a bookmark in books that I loan out LOL (like the 3 Ted Dekker books that are still missing from my collection, borrowed 3+ years now...working on getting them back because I want to read them again)
For him that Stealeth, or borroweth and retuneth not
this book from its owner
Let it change into a Serpent in his hand & rend him.
Let him be struck with Palsy, & all his Members blasted.
Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy,
Let there be no Surcease to his Agony till he sink to Dissolution.
Let Bookworms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not,
When at last he goeth to his final Punishment,
Let the flames of hell consume him for ever
Let it change into a Serpent in his hand & rend him.
Let him be struck with Palsy, & all his Members blasted.
Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy,
Let there be no Surcease to his Agony till he sink to Dissolution.
Let Bookworms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not,
When at last he goeth to his final Punishment,
Let the flames of hell consume him for ever
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Books
In my initial introduction for this blog I mentioned that I enjoy writing. I have been reminded of something I wrote a few years ago that I will post here when I can find it....2 posts from different friends brought it to mind, and I feel that I am at a point where I will share it with more people. I will also add some of the other things I have written (they are all saved on FLOPPY DISKS so it's a matter of pulling them up on my mom's ancient desktop and putting them onto my USB drive ). But until then I finally thought of something to write about...one of my favorite things, and something my Plurk friends and I are frequently talking about: BOOKS!!!
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I blame my mother for my addiction to books! It's not a bad addiction, though my shelves are over flowing and I have spent WAY too much money on them, but as far as addictions go, it's not a bad thing.
When I was little mom and I went to the library every 2 weeks. Every other visit I would check out the same book: Rain Makes Applesauce. It's a book with nonsense rhymes: Monkey's mumble in a jelly bean jungle, with illustrations that look like pencil drawings and water color. The cool part is that in the corner of each layout there are 2 little kids and they are going through the process of making applesauce. (when I get a chance I will scan a few of the pages and add them) Some of the books I loved when I was little: The Poky Little Puppy, Mother Rabbit's Son Tom, and rebel that I am...Little Black Sambo. This last one is listed on some of the Banned Book lists because it is about a black boy who gets tricked by tigers into giving them his new clothes. But then they are all fighting and running round and round a tree and turn into butter that Sambo and his family use on pancakes. I always just liked the fact that the kid was able to get his clothes back from the tigers because they were to busy fighting to realize they were melting into butter, but others see it differently!
Banned Books make me laugh. Some well known, and really good books find their way onto these lists at different times. They can be removed from a list if there ends up being a court case or if the person who complained about it withdraws the complaint (at least that's what I think happens). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Catcher In the Rye, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Grapes of Wrath, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, Flowers in the Attic....these are all books that have made their way onto a banned book list somewhere. When I worked at Barnes & Noble I had an irate parent come in complaining to me that her daughter had been required to read Slaughterhouse 5. She asked if I had ever read it and I said no. It happened to be around this time of year when the bookstores have a table set up, sign and everything, full of "banned books" as Banned Book Week takes place at the end of September. I saw my manager walk behind the lady and give me a look of "do you need help?" but I continued to listen to her ranting on my own. The mother wanted to know why a teacher would be allowed to put a book "like that" on a required reading list, why wasn't it on the table behind her of banned books, and how could she get it onto the list. I calmly, while laughing to myself, explained that I had no idea why/how a teacher had it on the required reading list, and told her to research online how to submit a book to the lists. I'm STILL not quite sure why she thought coming into the bookstore and yelling at the bookseller there would help anything...her daughter had already read the book, we hadn't required her to read it, and we really care. I think she may have wanted a refund on the book, but it was slightly beat up from being in the girls backpack and because she was a spine breaker. It wasn't something we could resell so the lady walked out with the book and a suggestion to "take it up with the teacher/principal/school board.
Spine breakers! Ugh! I treat my books as if each and every one of them cost me a fortune. Hard cover books have the dust cover removed and placed somewhere safe until I am finished reading and paperback books are NEVER opened all the way so they can lay flat. That i show spines are broken, and then they look bad. When buying a new book I look through all that they have in stock and pick the best one. I have been known to wait on buying a book because there is some sort of flaw on all that are in stock. Once, the cashier set the book back down and it hit the side of the counter, tearing the dust cover. I paid for the book and then told them that I was going to go exchange it for another on the shelf since the cover of that one was now torn. Yes, I can be that
By now you are probably wondering 1 of 3 things: 1. when is she going to finish this, 2: what type of books do you read, or 3. who are your favorite authors
1. not sure when I'll finish this, but if you are bored you can quit reading.
2. I read A LOT of young adult and teen books, as well as Christian fiction. I do read "adult" books (no, not those kind of adult books), but generally only on recommendations, or if it falls into the Science Fictions/Fantasy category.
3. I think I would have to say my favorite author is Ted Dekker. He is a Christian fiction author who tends to write in the suspense genre. He also has an amazing series that started as a trilogy and has grown into it's own world. This series reaches a bit into the fantasy genre, I guess, all I know is it is AMAZING. I first read the original 3 and then when continuing with new books I would find partially into it that this new one tied into the series too. He is an amazing author.
With listing Ted Dekker as my favorite author I have to also take a moment to say that I have a long list of favorite books. Here is a partial segment of them, ones if you haven't read, you may want to consider looking for.
Peter and the Starcatchers and the continuing books in the series) Dave Berry & Ridley Pearson
Rain of Gold Victor Villasenor...read in high school (my teacher took my book away because I was reading to far ahead of the class!) AMAZING book...possibly one of my all time favorites
A Great and Terrible Beauty (and it's other 2) Libba Bray
Hood, Scarlet, and Tuck Stephen Lawhead (if you can't tell by the titles, they are a Robin Hood series, and they are AMAZING)
Secret Life Of Bees Sue Monk Kidd as well as The Mermaid Chair but I like SLoB better
multiple books by Barbara Kingsolver who I was first introduced to in high school: The Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven, Prodigal Summer, and Poisonwood Bible
Water For Elephants Sara Gruen
Dee Henderson, Frank Peretti (first Christian fiction I ever read I then became hooked: This Present Darkness), Kathleen & Michael Gear (their People of the _____ series. All based on Native American stories/legends)
Shadow Women Angela Hunt and The Red Tent Anita Diamant (similar in story, kind of)
As it is now after midnight, I am starting to draw a blank on any other authors or titles that I think you should find.
I have recently remembered the joy of using the library. Buying books are a bit of a luxury that I haven't been able to indulge in, so, I go to the library. It is frequently irritating since they don't always have the newer books or what I really want to read, but it is also a GREAT place to check out new authors. So...write down some of these titles/authors and go visit your local library. If you like something I've suggested, let me know. If you can't figure out why the heck I liked it, hey, let me know that too. And if YOU have any suggestions, please, PLEASE let me know! And if you have made it to the end of this...THANK YOU :)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I blame my mother for my addiction to books! It's not a bad addiction, though my shelves are over flowing and I have spent WAY too much money on them, but as far as addictions go, it's not a bad thing.
When I was little mom and I went to the library every 2 weeks. Every other visit I would check out the same book: Rain Makes Applesauce. It's a book with nonsense rhymes: Monkey's mumble in a jelly bean jungle, with illustrations that look like pencil drawings and water color. The cool part is that in the corner of each layout there are 2 little kids and they are going through the process of making applesauce. (when I get a chance I will scan a few of the pages and add them) Some of the books I loved when I was little: The Poky Little Puppy, Mother Rabbit's Son Tom, and rebel that I am...Little Black Sambo. This last one is listed on some of the Banned Book lists because it is about a black boy who gets tricked by tigers into giving them his new clothes. But then they are all fighting and running round and round a tree and turn into butter that Sambo and his family use on pancakes. I always just liked the fact that the kid was able to get his clothes back from the tigers because they were to busy fighting to realize they were melting into butter, but others see it differently!
Banned Books make me laugh. Some well known, and really good books find their way onto these lists at different times. They can be removed from a list if there ends up being a court case or if the person who complained about it withdraws the complaint (at least that's what I think happens). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Catcher In the Rye, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Grapes of Wrath, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, Flowers in the Attic....these are all books that have made their way onto a banned book list somewhere. When I worked at Barnes & Noble I had an irate parent come in complaining to me that her daughter had been required to read Slaughterhouse 5. She asked if I had ever read it and I said no. It happened to be around this time of year when the bookstores have a table set up, sign and everything, full of "banned books" as Banned Book Week takes place at the end of September. I saw my manager walk behind the lady and give me a look of "do you need help?" but I continued to listen to her ranting on my own. The mother wanted to know why a teacher would be allowed to put a book "like that" on a required reading list, why wasn't it on the table behind her of banned books, and how could she get it onto the list. I calmly, while laughing to myself, explained that I had no idea why/how a teacher had it on the required reading list, and told her to research online how to submit a book to the lists. I'm STILL not quite sure why she thought coming into the bookstore and yelling at the bookseller there would help anything...her daughter had already read the book, we hadn't required her to read it, and we really care. I think she may have wanted a refund on the book, but it was slightly beat up from being in the girls backpack and because she was a spine breaker. It wasn't something we could resell so the lady walked out with the book and a suggestion to "take it up with the teacher/principal/school board.
Spine breakers! Ugh! I treat my books as if each and every one of them cost me a fortune. Hard cover books have the dust cover removed and placed somewhere safe until I am finished reading and paperback books are NEVER opened all the way so they can lay flat. That i show spines are broken, and then they look bad. When buying a new book I look through all that they have in stock and pick the best one. I have been known to wait on buying a book because there is some sort of flaw on all that are in stock. Once, the cashier set the book back down and it hit the side of the counter, tearing the dust cover. I paid for the book and then told them that I was going to go exchange it for another on the shelf since the cover of that one was now torn. Yes, I can be that
By now you are probably wondering 1 of 3 things: 1. when is she going to finish this, 2: what type of books do you read, or 3. who are your favorite authors
1. not sure when I'll finish this, but if you are bored you can quit reading.
2. I read A LOT of young adult and teen books, as well as Christian fiction. I do read "adult" books (no, not those kind of adult books), but generally only on recommendations, or if it falls into the Science Fictions/Fantasy category.
3. I think I would have to say my favorite author is Ted Dekker. He is a Christian fiction author who tends to write in the suspense genre. He also has an amazing series that started as a trilogy and has grown into it's own world. This series reaches a bit into the fantasy genre, I guess, all I know is it is AMAZING. I first read the original 3 and then when continuing with new books I would find partially into it that this new one tied into the series too. He is an amazing author.
With listing Ted Dekker as my favorite author I have to also take a moment to say that I have a long list of favorite books. Here is a partial segment of them, ones if you haven't read, you may want to consider looking for.
Peter and the Starcatchers and the continuing books in the series) Dave Berry & Ridley Pearson
Rain of Gold Victor Villasenor...read in high school (my teacher took my book away because I was reading to far ahead of the class!) AMAZING book...possibly one of my all time favorites
A Great and Terrible Beauty (and it's other 2) Libba Bray
Hood, Scarlet, and Tuck Stephen Lawhead (if you can't tell by the titles, they are a Robin Hood series, and they are AMAZING)
Secret Life Of Bees Sue Monk Kidd as well as The Mermaid Chair but I like SLoB better
multiple books by Barbara Kingsolver who I was first introduced to in high school: The Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven, Prodigal Summer, and Poisonwood Bible
Water For Elephants Sara Gruen
Dee Henderson, Frank Peretti (first Christian fiction I ever read I then became hooked: This Present Darkness), Kathleen & Michael Gear (their People of the _____ series. All based on Native American stories/legends)
Shadow Women Angela Hunt and The Red Tent Anita Diamant (similar in story, kind of)
As it is now after midnight, I am starting to draw a blank on any other authors or titles that I think you should find.
I have recently remembered the joy of using the library. Buying books are a bit of a luxury that I haven't been able to indulge in, so, I go to the library. It is frequently irritating since they don't always have the newer books or what I really want to read, but it is also a GREAT place to check out new authors. So...write down some of these titles/authors and go visit your local library. If you like something I've suggested, let me know. If you can't figure out why the heck I liked it, hey, let me know that too. And if YOU have any suggestions, please, PLEASE let me know! And if you have made it to the end of this...THANK YOU :)
Monday, September 13, 2010
More photos....
Last Sunday, my photo partner in crime and I went to Disneyland, well, she's my Disneyland partner in crime as well LOL Autumn and I spent the day just leisurely wandering around the park, riding a few things and taking quite a few photos. Here are a few of my favorites...
And then last Friday we both had the day off and decided to take advantage of 2 free tickets I've had for YEARS for the San Diego Maritime Museum and play tourist here at home. We toured 4 of the 6 ships that are currently docked here, we skipped the 2 submarines as I'm thinking it will take a bit of medication to get my claustrophobic self to go into them! We boarded the Berkeley: a steam ferryboat, the Medea: a steam yacht, the HMS Surprise: a re-creation of a 24-gun British frigate that was used in the movie Master & Commander, and the Star of India: the world's oldest active sailing ship....it's a "Pirate ship" LOL I love the "tall ships" and their rigging and the woodwork...they are BEAUTIFUL! We were able to upgrade from the free tickets for $5 to get a pass that's good until the end of the year...I will definitely be going back! In October they do Lantern Tours aboard the Star where they tell ghost stories :) Here are a few photos...
This coming Sunday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day so Autumn and I will be going up to Disneyland with two friends, dressing slightly like pirates ('cause if you dress up too much they won't let you into the park) and go play on Tom Sawyer's Island! Yes, more photos will be forthcoming from that fun day!!!
Thanks for reading :)
(If you want to see even more photos, I post pretty much ALL of them on flickr: Disneyland and Ships )
Friday, September 3, 2010
San Diego Zoo Fun
Here is a sampling of the photos I took that day:
A & J being chased by the Zookeeper
Spinning under lights again....it looks like a star
Yummy soft serve ice cream
Grizzly bear
Pretty flowers (x2)
Zookeeper who is a lifetime friend...no really! I've known him since I was 5!
Sleeping Panda
Llamallama
Flower photo that I'm in love with
Prehistoric GIANT sloth sticking out it's tongue
Hibiscus
Happy elephant
Treetop canopy (makes me think I'm wandering around The Island de Lorien)
Wrestling sun bears
A picking the giant sloth's nose
More photos will come after this Sunday...heading up to Disneyland (yes, on a holiday weekend & when the Disneyland Marathon is) to enjoy the park & to see Holly, Dave, & Paula from Oregon who are all running!!!
Hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend!!!
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