tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84229310773678508732024-03-12T20:21:54.673-05:00Gray Eyed ScorpioAn annotated list of books I've read in 2011.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-42607044338143702702012-10-09T19:54:00.000-05:002012-10-09T19:54:26.166-05:00G to the EEK! Ever have a great idea just before falling asleep? That's when the notion of silly, childish birthday portraits hit me. I giggled myself awake, giddy with this idea. What's more, everyone I told responded with full-blown enthusiasm. Many of them asked if I minded copycats. I don't mind a bit! It's nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks I'm hilarious!<br />
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I know a few photographers, and I hope none of them mind that I didn't book a sitting with them. For the most cheese-tastic, geek-a-rific effect possible, it had to happen in a department store studio.<br />
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"I'm turning 40 next month, and I want pictures of me that look like that," I pointed at a frilly, tutu-wearing four-year-old.</div>
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Next stop: an accessory store. Is it possible to go overboard with a plan like mine? I doubt it, but a budget held me back. That, and how wide my hips looked in the tutus.<br />
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Finishing touches: helium balloons from the florist. I considered making a mess of a birthday cake, but decided that would be a bridge I'd leave uncrossed. After all, this is about to become a national sensation. It's going to catch on and be so big, businesses will advertise milestone birthday picture packages for all ages. Elderly couples are going to start taking silly photos on their anniversaries. You're welcome.<br />
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Maybe it's a sign of how dull my life has become, but this project was incredibly amusing. My son wanted in on the fun, which made the photo session even more of a blast. The photographer and the two of us laughed and got as silly as we could. <br />
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I don't generally enjoy having my picture taken, but I totally recommend this sort of experience. It's as relaxing as a massage, and now I've got oodles of wallet-size photos to give to friends and family. <br />
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Go ahead-- book a photo fun day on your own or with a group of friends. It's well worth the money.<br />
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Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-35226872017138475692012-06-25T11:14:00.000-05:002012-06-25T11:14:58.163-05:00Measure UpWe have sold our house and found another, so an era of measuring our child and marking his height on the wall must end. Unwilling to lose this important data, an alternative had to be found. Thanks goes to <a href="http://crabandfish.blogspot.com/2012/05/diy-giant-ruler-growth-chart.html" target="_blank">Crab & Fish</a> for providing the perfect solution: a gigantic ruler!<br />
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Using her plans as inspiration, I re-puposed a board that used to serve as a shelf above the French door in our kitchen. I measured out the markings and used a paint marker and a builder's square to make the lines as straight as I could. The stencils available at the store didn't match my original vision, but they'll do. Today, I'm headed back to the big box craft store to purchase smaller stencils so that I can letter his name along the open side of the "ruler" to personalize it. <br />
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I think this will be my new standard baby shower gift, though I may not personalize them since not every family is complete with one child.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-28432384028408409572012-01-15T20:24:00.001-06:002012-01-16T06:08:44.791-06:00Further Progress in the Kitchen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6H4OwOj-7mHv3xRpBO5O5YooXlTSJjEGHABd1KP_ct6djui765v23HqC1FKh4qsBAIYYuQFlLCWkZw5Y1DsMX0WQTy4gqes5yTX4mTv_KVBFr-vZcvmn7ZNSy_GJ5hqS72t-7gt03Ro/s1600/backsplash+041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6H4OwOj-7mHv3xRpBO5O5YooXlTSJjEGHABd1KP_ct6djui765v23HqC1FKh4qsBAIYYuQFlLCWkZw5Y1DsMX0WQTy4gqes5yTX4mTv_KVBFr-vZcvmn7ZNSy_GJ5hqS72t-7gt03Ro/s320/backsplash+041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I decided that a painted backsplash is best for me. I change my mind too often to choose tile. <br />
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Bead board is groovy, but I don't have the extra wire length in my junction boxes to move them forward to allow for the space. Tin is too shiny. Mirrors too smudgy. Yup; paint is just right.<br />
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The couple who blogs about their <a href="http://sawdustandembryos.com/" target="_blank">faux tile back splash painting business</a> have a great gallery of finished kitchens. The 1/4 inch painters tape was hard to find. I ordered it from Amazon, and it didn't want to stick unless I cursed at it and pressed extra hard. Measuring and taping took me nearly five hours.<br />
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Next, I mixed up various leftover paint and oops paint from the big orange store, trying to come up with shades that seemed just right. <br />
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I started with Ash White and Poppy Seed, which are my cabinet colors. Then I added two shades of gray. It was hard to admit, after all that work, but I hated the way it looked. <br />
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</div>While I painted with colors, I brainstormed about what to do with all the stark black and white "tiles" I didn't like. Finally, I painted over them. By this time, I was more than 8 hours into the project and scared to death that it had all been a waste of time. <br />
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Peeling off the tape was scary and disappointing. The Poppy Seed paint had seeped through the edges of the tape, and then sealed itself so the new color didn't cover it along the edges. Some of the other colors were already dry, so the paint peeled up along with the tape. I even found one "tile" that I forgot to paint. <br />
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Somehow, I refrained from crying. With as steady a hand as possible, I touched things up, cleaned the kitchen, and drank a beer. There are still plenty of cosmetic problems, but from a distance, it's fine. <br />
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I'm not in love with the results, but it's, even if it's not what I had envisioned. The colors (to my eyes) are cool, soothing, and lively without being obnoxious, and they compliment the cabinets without being matchy-matchy. Total cost: about $11.00 to buy the tape and have it shipped, plus a few bucks for cheap paint brushes. Everything else was on hand. The best part? I can re-paint it whenever I tire of the look. <br />
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I still might paint the Roman shade, and I MUST re-paint all of my chairs, find rugs, and re-hang artwork. A friend is already at work making a stained glass door for the cubby above the microwave. It's all coming together, bit by bit.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-26250833346670473162012-01-03T19:19:00.000-06:002012-01-03T19:19:10.431-06:00More Kitchen Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rWkQMNtS1RE/TwOlFDZaZYI/AAAAAAAABvM/7l6p5iwpmic/s1600/kitchen+more+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rWkQMNtS1RE/TwOlFDZaZYI/AAAAAAAABvM/7l6p5iwpmic/s320/kitchen+more+005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Here's my baby, though I definitely need to re-paint those black chairs now.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bu_ys0nG0yg/TwOlT8ZbOII/AAAAAAAABvU/vCi5-IvBBcs/s1600/kitchen+more+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bu_ys0nG0yg/TwOlT8ZbOII/AAAAAAAABvU/vCi5-IvBBcs/s320/kitchen+more+010.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</a></div> I built this locker (idea from Ana White's site, though I sketched out my plans based on the size of the space available and the needs we have. It's no mud room, but it sure helps.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBbBm7PY1mo/TwOl7SX6uFI/AAAAAAAABvk/FnF5Pg39vmk/s1600/kitchen+more+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBbBm7PY1mo/TwOl7SX6uFI/AAAAAAAABvk/FnF5Pg39vmk/s320/kitchen+more+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I'm loving the way my island looks. I built it about 8 years ago, but only love it now that it's trimmed out and painted.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E8-j7kTsVFk/TwOmJwKMp5I/AAAAAAAABvs/BXaWLBd09kY/s1600/kitchen+more+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E8-j7kTsVFk/TwOmJwKMp5I/AAAAAAAABvs/BXaWLBd09kY/s320/kitchen+more+015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Crazy as it sounds, I don't even mind the mauve counter top, even though I never would have chosen it. I'm probably the only person who does not like the granite craze. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CH8tTF7ABVI/TwOmTC6dgdI/AAAAAAAABv0/inmGgcx-dyU/s1600/kitchen+more+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CH8tTF7ABVI/TwOmTC6dgdI/AAAAAAAABv0/inmGgcx-dyU/s320/kitchen+more+016.JPG" width="220" /></a></div> Here's how the locker abuts the counter. Not as hulking and blockade-like as I feared.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmqzURYFi2o/TwOmtrtMjFI/AAAAAAAABv8/t1k-m1AUGlM/s1600/kitchen+more+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmqzURYFi2o/TwOmtrtMjFI/AAAAAAAABv8/t1k-m1AUGlM/s320/kitchen+more+018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> My attempt at building a butcher block counter top didn't succeed, so I covered it with a $15 matchstick shade, and a sheet of custom glass from a local glazing shop.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_GBPkeGPwc/TwOnDTjUktI/AAAAAAAABwE/omXIV1Pt1j0/s1600/kitchen+more+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_GBPkeGPwc/TwOnDTjUktI/AAAAAAAABwE/omXIV1Pt1j0/s320/kitchen+more+021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iQQV3wlXElE/TwOnacrrHVI/AAAAAAAABwQ/fA0fstuHA_k/s1600/old+iphone+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iQQV3wlXElE/TwOnacrrHVI/AAAAAAAABwQ/fA0fstuHA_k/s320/old+iphone+019.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Here's a shot of the locker before I painted it. Above it is the old light fixture, which was dark brown and bronze before I spritzed it with Rustoleum's satin nickel. Haven't found replacement globes yet.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-16235275187776368362012-01-02T08:57:00.000-06:002012-01-02T08:57:42.335-06:00Starting the New Year with a New Kitchen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N_UXw65EXLI/TwG_efzXOVI/AAAAAAAABvA/PRjDAeKMo6w/s1600/One+Week+Kitchen+Reno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N_UXw65EXLI/TwG_efzXOVI/AAAAAAAABvA/PRjDAeKMo6w/s320/One+Week+Kitchen+Reno.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>What I did--<br />
<ol><li>Build a locker to contain your husband's backpack, lunchbox, baseball caps, jackets, and charging station. And for the dog's food and water bowls. (4 hours) </li>
<li>Scrub the cabinets to remove any food particles and hand oils. (1 hour)</li>
<li>Sand all of the doors, drawers, and cabinet framework. (3 hours)</li>
<li>Wash the sawdust off of every surface. (Husband did it in 2.5 hours.)</li>
<li>Prime the upper cabinet doors and frames. (3.5 hours)</li>
<li>Re-coat with primer (2 hours)</li>
<li>Paint the back splash area and above the cabinets so that the drips won't land on newly painted cabinets (1.5 hours)</li>
<li>Paint the lower cabinet frames, doors, and drawers. Two coats. (7 hours, two separate days)</li>
<li>Paint the upper cabinet frames and doors. Two coats. (5 hours)</li>
<li>Have a friend over to install an outlet above the stove, and put in a microwave with husband's help. Remove the cabinet from that space so that the microwave height is not weird. (6 hours--what a pal!) </li>
<li>Take down and spray paint bronze light fixture with satin nickel paint. Re-install. (45 minutes)</li>
<li>Team up with husband to re-install doors and drawers with new hinges and add pulls and knobs. Trim out and anchor new locker to the wall. (4 or 5 hours)</li>
<li>Team up to vacuum sawdust and re-fill contents of drawers. (45 minutes)</li>
<li>Make purchases and returns to various hardware stores over the course of the week. (About 6 trips, and the nearest Lowes/Depot is 30 minutes away.) </li>
<li>Put all the tools and supplies away and take pictures. (30-45 minutes?)</li>
<li>Make a list of everything that remains to be done (paint a faux-tile back splash, change the ceiling fan, commission a stained glass door (thanks to a great friend) for above the microwave, paint the chairs white, re-do the counter top on the island, find new cannisters and throw rugs to compliment the new color scheme, paint the rest of the walls, install new quarter round, get a sliding glass door instead of the French door...) </li>
<li>Wait for spring break.</li>
</ol>Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-10824729317094060742012-01-01T15:06:00.002-06:002012-01-01T15:06:25.637-06:00Final CountMovies 45 & 46: The Descendants (so sad, so good) and Hugo (enchanting and magnificent).<br />
<br />
I read 82 books and watched 46 movies in 2011.<br />
<br />
The end.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-55237309174576684832011-12-18T20:23:00.003-06:002011-12-18T20:23:16.558-06:0081Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick<br />
A fast paced book.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-44526452395181307272011-12-15T16:59:00.001-06:002011-12-15T16:59:09.000-06:0080 & 81<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="tableListReverse friendUpdates" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; width: 603px;"><tbody>
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<span class="by smallText" style="color: black; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">by</span> <a class="authorName" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3351454.Morgan_Matson" style="color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Morgan Matson</a> <span class="greyText" style="color: #999999;" title="Goodreads Author!">(Goodreads Author)</span><div style="margin-top: 5px;"><div class="greyText" style="color: #999999;">read in December, 2011</div></div></div></td><td style="border-top-color: rgb(232, 216, 228); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><div class="atmb added read" id="review-242038230_2" style="max-width: 132px;"><span class="ratingStars"><span class="greyText uitext myRating" style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">My rating:</span><div class="atmbStars"><span class="stars" id="stars242038230_2_5741869" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="didn't like it " class="star" height="15" id="star242038230_2_0" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="didn't like it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was ok " class="star" height="15" id="star242038230_2_1" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was ok" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="liked it (my current rating) " class="star" height="15" id="star242038230_2_2" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="really liked it " class="star" height="15" id="star242038230_2_3" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="really liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was amazing " class="star" height="15" id="star242038230_2_4" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was amazing" width="15" /></a></span></div></span><div class="editMessage"><a class="actionLink nobreak" href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5741869-debi#" id="loading_link_991819" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit my review</a></div><span id="reviewMessage242038230_2_5741869"></span><span class="atmbShelfAdded uitext" style="display: block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="greyText" style="color: #999999;">shelf: </span><span class="atmbShelfAddedShelves" id="shelves_review_242038230"><a class="actionLinkLite" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869?shelf=read" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;" target="">read</a></span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr class="update no_border" id="update_348520246_2" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;"><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span id="reviewTextContainer242038230"><span id="freeTextContainerreview242038230">The beginning didn't grab me, but since I love road trips, I stuck it out. Glad I did</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-48373316836024966312011-12-11T18:30:00.001-06:002011-12-11T18:30:48.685-06:0078: Good Enough<br />
79: The Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl<br />
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Neither was great, nor bad...just okay.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-26669122954410422422011-12-05T20:40:00.000-06:002011-12-05T20:40:33.433-06:00Movie 44: The new Muppet Movie...whatever it's called. What a let down. The first 15 minutes are the best.<br />
Book 73-77: I'm getting lazy now:<br />
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<a class="shelfChooserLink smallText" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" style="color: #666600; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[edit]</a></div></td><td class="field date_read" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value">Dec 2011<a class="floatingBoxLink smallText" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" style="color: #666600; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[edit]</a></div></td><td class="field date_added" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span title="November 28, 2011">Nov 28, 2011</span></div></td><td class="field actions" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value" style="padding-right: 10px; position: relative;"><div class="actionsWrapper greyText smallText" style="color: #999999; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;"><div class="editLinkWrapper"><a class="actionLinkLite editLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" id="loading_link_642994" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">edit</a></div><div class="viewLinkWrapper"><a class="actionLinkLite viewLink nobreak" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/240797546" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">view »</a></div><a class="actionLinkLite smallText deleteLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/destroy/6316171?return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Freview%2Flist%2F5741869-debi%3Fshelf%3Dread" style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px;"><img alt="Remove from my books" src="http://d16kthk4voxb3t.cloudfront.net/images/layout/delete.gif?1323138936" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" title="Remove from my books" /></a></div></div></td></tr>
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border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; width: 50px;" title="Emerald City" /></a></div></td><td class="field title" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; width: 182px;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122987.Emerald_City" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;" title="Emerald City">Emerald City</a></div></td><td class="field author" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49625.Jennifer_Egan" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Egan, Jennifer</a> <span title="Goodreads Author!">*</span></div></td><td class="field avg_rating" style="font-family: georgia, serif; 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text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was ok " class="star" height="15" id="star122987_1" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was ok" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="liked it " class="star" height="15" id="star122987_2" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="really liked it (my current rating) " class="star" height="15" id="star122987_3" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="really liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was amazing " class="star" height="15" id="star122987_4" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was amazing" width="15" /></a></span><span id="reviewMessage122987_5741869"></span><span id="successMessage122987_5741869"></span></div></td><td class="field shelves" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span id="shelfList5741869_122987"><a class="shelfLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869?shelf=read" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="View all books in Debi's read shelf.">read</a></span><br />
<a class="shelfChooserLink smallText" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" style="color: #666600; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[edit]</a></div></td><td class="field date_read" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value">Nov 26, 2011<a class="floatingBoxLink smallText" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" style="color: #666600; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[edit]</a></div></td><td class="field date_added" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span title="November 26, 2011">Nov 26, 2011</span></div></td><td class="field actions" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value" style="padding-right: 10px; position: relative;"><div class="actionsWrapper greyText smallText" style="color: #999999; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;"><div class="editLinkWrapper"><a class="actionLinkLite editLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" id="loading_link_551761" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">edit</a></div><div class="viewLinkWrapper"><a class="actionLinkLite viewLink nobreak" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/239966868" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">view »</a></div><a class="actionLinkLite smallText deleteLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/destroy/122987?return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Freview%2Flist%2F5741869-debi%3Fshelf%3Dread" style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px;"><img alt="Remove from my books" src="http://d16kthk4voxb3t.cloudfront.net/images/layout/delete.gif?1323138936" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" title="Remove from my books" /></a></div></div></td></tr>
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<tr class="bookalike review" id="review_239266466" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; width: 746px;"><td class="field cover" style="float: none; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; width: 50px;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10959277-the-future-of-us" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="The Future of Us" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61oWFoI4glL._SL75_.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; width: 50px;" title="The Future of Us" /></a></div></td><td class="field title" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; width: 182px;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10959277-the-future-of-us" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;" title="The Future of Us">The Future of Us</a></div></td><td class="field author" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/569269.Jay_Asher" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Asher, Jay</a></div></td><td class="field avg_rating" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value">3.78</div></td><td class="field rating" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span class="stars" id="stars10959277_5741869" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="didn't like it " class="star" height="15" id="star10959277_0" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="didn't like it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was ok " class="star" height="15" id="star10959277_1" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was ok" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="liked it " class="star" height="15" id="star10959277_2" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="really liked it (my current rating) " class="star" height="15" id="star10959277_3" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="really liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was amazing " class="star" height="15" id="star10959277_4" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was amazing" width="15" /></a></span><span id="reviewMessage10959277_5741869"></span><span id="successMessage10959277_5741869"></span></div></td><td class="field shelves" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span id="shelfList5741869_10959277"><a class="shelfLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869?shelf=read" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="View all books in Debi's read shelf.">read</a></span><br />
<a class="shelfChooserLink smallText" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" style="color: #666600; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[edit]</a></div></td><td class="field date_read" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value">Nov 24, 2011<a class="floatingBoxLink smallText" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" style="color: #666600; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[edit]</a></div></td><td class="field date_added" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span title="November 24, 2011">Nov 24, 2011</span></div></td><td class="field actions" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value" style="padding-right: 10px; position: relative;"><div class="actionsWrapper greyText smallText" style="color: #999999; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;"><div class="editLinkWrapper"><a class="actionLinkLite editLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5741869-debi?shelf=read#" id="loading_link_54092" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">edit</a></div><div class="viewLinkWrapper"><a class="actionLinkLite viewLink nobreak" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/239266466" style="color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">view »</a></div><a class="actionLinkLite smallText deleteLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/destroy/10959277?return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Freview%2Flist%2F5741869-debi%3Fshelf%3Dread" style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #215625; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-decoration: none; top: 0px;"><img alt="Remove from my books" src="http://d16kthk4voxb3t.cloudfront.net/images/layout/delete.gif?1323138936" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" title="Remove from my books" /></a></div></div></td></tr>
<tr class="bookalike review" id="review_238921817" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; width: 746px;"><td class="field cover" style="float: none; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; width: 50px;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411-fat-cat" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Fat Cat" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41aZ0Y9D7uL._SL75_.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; width: 50px;" title="Fat Cat" /></a></div></td><td class="field title" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; width: 182px;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411-fat-cat" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;" title="Fat Cat">Fat Cat</a></div></td><td class="field author" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150679.Robin_Brande" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Brande, Robin</a> <span title="Goodreads Author!">*</span></div></td><td class="field avg_rating" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value">3.95</div></td><td class="field rating" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="value"><span class="stars" id="stars6090411_5741869" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="didn't like it " class="star" height="15" id="star6090411_0" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="didn't like it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was ok " class="star" height="15" id="star6090411_1" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was ok" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="liked it (my current rating) " class="star" height="15" id="star6090411_2" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_active.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="really liked it " class="star" height="15" id="star6090411_3" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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</tbody></table>Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-27103958633571695452011-11-20T08:44:00.000-06:002011-11-20T08:44:55.639-06:00Movie 43: Win Win, with Paul Giamatti. <br />
Good movie.<br />
Book 72: Is Everybody Hanging out without Me and Other Concerns, by Mindy Kaling. <br />
Fun, fast read.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-79061233277458712802011-11-16T19:57:00.002-06:002011-11-16T19:57:49.325-06:00Movie #42: <i>Letters to Juliet</i>. No good, except for the scenery.<br />
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Working on a couple of looooong books right now, but mostly grading, grading, grading, grading papers papers papers papers projects projects tests.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-12943255987346840672011-11-03T19:34:00.001-05:002011-11-03T19:34:16.878-05:00Movie #41: Bad Teacher<br />
Book #71: The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey EugenidesGray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-1382748381874572011-10-16T09:05:00.002-05:002011-10-16T09:05:28.906-05:0069: Free Range Kids<br />
70: The Night Circus<br />
Did I mention Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-1197964553441045382011-10-07T06:09:00.002-05:002011-10-07T06:09:46.637-05:00Two MoreFood, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have--Four stars.<br />
Breaking Night--two stars.<br />
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For more detail, friend me on GoodReads.comGray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-80671642929208919142011-10-04T04:52:00.000-05:002011-10-04T04:52:26.211-05:00#66 <i>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</i>, by Ransom Riggs.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-83621359099749629342011-09-20T19:25:00.002-05:002011-09-20T19:25:30.755-05:00Book #65 The Story Sisters, by Alice Hoffman (heavy magical realism hatches a overdue realities for characters)Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-6987256838602743402011-09-18T13:47:00.001-05:002011-09-18T13:47:23.712-05:00Book #63: A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (probably the third time I've read it)<br />
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Book #64 Rescue by Anita Shreve (wish I'd skipped this one)Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-12266609731437860392011-09-05T09:42:00.000-05:002011-09-05T09:42:53.531-05:00My Week in Books and MoviesBook 61: <i>Twenty Boy Summer</i>. The first chapter was incredible. The rest was typical YA. Fast read.<br />
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Book 62: <i>Five Flavors of Dumb</i>. The characters have quirks, ambitions, and get to live out some fantasies other teens only dream of. That makes it interesting and fun to read. <br />
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Movie 42: <i>I Am Number Four.</i> Special effects just cannot match the imagery provided by an author. The book was better.<br />
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Movie 43: <i>Kung Fu Panda</i>. I only fell asleep twice. Sorry, but animation rarely catches my attention, even with as much action as this one offers.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-10882079407381111052011-08-27T07:34:00.002-05:002011-08-27T07:34:15.200-05:00Book # 60: <i>How I Live Now</i>, by Meg Rosoff. <br />
+ Unexpected and unusual, yet entirely compelling events.<br />
- Some awkward and incorrect sentence constructions, but likely due to the narrator rather than the writer.<br />
+ Setting and tone appeal to me, as does the journey...bleak as it all is.<br />
+ Teen fans of this book may graduate to <i>The Road</i>.<br />
Perhaps I'm enjoying the current market fixation on dystopias and apocalyptic tales too much. Keep them coming, publishers! <br />
(Warning: plot contains sexually aberrant behavior)Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-68176513227339840942011-08-22T19:09:00.002-05:002011-08-22T19:09:17.873-05:00Movie #40: <i>Spy Kids</i>. Yup. Family went to the movies. Pretty bearable until the final 15 minutes or so.<br />
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Movie #41: <i>Hall Pass</i>. Truths and laughs. Not as lame as I feared, but not great either. Rent it and see.Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-31668494922282528412011-08-20T15:32:00.001-05:002011-08-22T19:07:50.401-05:00Movie 39 was fun to watch: <i>Red</i>. Malkovich, Willis, Mirin, Freeman, and Parker team up in this comic book adaptation that's far-fetched and fun.<br />
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Book 59: <i>One Day</i>, by David Nichols--I wanted to read it before going to see it. Mission accomplished with joy. Fun, escapist book slightly in the vein of Nick Hornby. <br />
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Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-66226362907226231162011-08-15T17:23:00.002-05:002011-08-15T17:23:55.373-05:00Back to school readingBook 57: Readicide, by Kelly Gallagher. meh. I agree, but prefer more applicable ideas than data.<br />
Book 58: Formative Assessment for Standards Based Grading, by Marzanno. Another meh. Too much technical stuff, not enough direct "how to." <br />
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Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-68484791190897047822011-08-14T21:20:00.000-05:002011-08-14T21:20:32.272-05:00More, more, moreBook #55 <i>Silver Girls</i> (a great tale of a bigamist's two families...until the end.)<br />
Book # 56 <i>The Book Whisperer</i> (brought me to my senses and changing my whole intentions for this year at school)<br />
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Movie #38 <i>The Help</i> (better than the book--didn't leave me feeling as uneasy)Gray Eyed Scorpiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506479934348629993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422931077367850873.post-73126611006350202382011-08-08T08:12:00.000-05:002011-08-08T08:12:31.096-05:00Attempting Art<br />
I really wanted some original artwork for my bedroom. Alas, my exquisite taste does not match my limited budget. Then I saw <a href="http://familyofcrums.blogspot.com/2010/09/artsy-fartsy.html">this artsy fartsy tutorial / narrative.</a> An idea was born.<br />
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When buying lumber, I had picked up a couple of free pallets. At the time, I had no specific plans for them. I just knew that the rough planks could be used to create <a href="http://www.greenecoservices.com/31-ways-to-reuse-wood-pallets-make-money/">something fun</a>. (<a href="http://ana-white.com/">Ana White </a>also has many pallet plans, from Adirondack chairs to shelving units that I will get around to making, eventually.)<br />
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I began with my least favorite action: tearing the pallet apart. <br />
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Then, I nailed the boards together to create a canvas of sorts. <br />
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I stained the front to match my bedroom furniture, and let it dry for a day before sanding it a bit.<br />
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Next, I taped off the edges and painted an area in the center. (color: oatmeal, left over from painting the basement walls and "ceiling" two years ago.) Immediately after painting, I removed the tape and brush-beat the edges so they wouldn't appear so stark. Again, I had to let it dry. Without all the drying time, this whole project would take about an hour.<br />
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The next morning, I pulled a bunch of paint (yes, all leftovers from wall colors) and began applying it to the barn wood-looking canvas I'd made. No sketching, no planning, just "here goes..."<br />
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Then, I added some brown to the bottom. <br />
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Oops, that looked crap-tacular. The sander helped obscure it into a nice, negligible blur.<br />
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I touched the sander all over the piece to distress it, vacuumed the dust off, and applied a top coat of clear poly.<br />
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And here are the cost-free picture-hanging materials I never used because, although I am fairly pleased with the end product, it doesn't look right in the room it was intended for.<br />
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But it didn't cost anything! <br />
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Time to start over.<br />
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