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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Bunk Beds
1. One book that’s changed your life
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson. It was a required reading between 6th and 7th grade, and it was the first time I ever thought about what it means to die. Very strange feeling, to really ponder immortality at a young age.
2. One book that you have read more than once
Charles Simic's Jackstraws. I hated poetry until I found Simic. "On a Lack of Respect Paid to the Ceiling."
3. One book you would want on a desert island
Does a family photo book count? Am I being too liberal with the word, book? If there gots to be words, I'd chose a compilation of Shakespeare. Cliche? He invented cliche. (It's cliche to point that out.)
4. One book that made you cry
The most recent one was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Lovable 11 year old lost his father on 9/11, and he's still not over it, don't get me started...read it! It's a great memorial to 9/11.
5. One book that made you laugh
Honestly, I like my reading as I like my classical music: sad, depressing, and drunk on complexity.
6. One book you wish had been written
Primordial Stink: From Feces We Came, To Feces We Go. I just think that we all think we're such hotshots because we've built tall buildings and sailed around the world and found algebra. Clothing is a scam.
Also, Ryan and I went on a hunt for a romance novel that would satisfy both male and female. None such exists. Either too much fluffy story line in the books that target women, and too much Penthouse Letters for the man.
7. One book you wish had never been written
I wish this question had never been written.
8. One book you are currently reading.
A biology textbook. I am a collaborative teacher in a high school Biology class, so I'm taking notes with the students. Currently, we are learning about totipotent stem cells (they are bank).
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read
The House of Leaves by ???. Ryan gave it to me awhile ago because it apparently has given people a series of nightmares, and he wants me to share this delightful experience with him. ¶ 8:50 PM 2 comments
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson. It was a required reading between 6th and 7th grade, and it was the first time I ever thought about what it means to die. Very strange feeling, to really ponder immortality at a young age.
2. One book that you have read more than once
Charles Simic's Jackstraws. I hated poetry until I found Simic. "On a Lack of Respect Paid to the Ceiling."
3. One book you would want on a desert island
Does a family photo book count? Am I being too liberal with the word, book? If there gots to be words, I'd chose a compilation of Shakespeare. Cliche? He invented cliche. (It's cliche to point that out.)
4. One book that made you cry
The most recent one was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Lovable 11 year old lost his father on 9/11, and he's still not over it, don't get me started...read it! It's a great memorial to 9/11.
5. One book that made you laugh
Honestly, I like my reading as I like my classical music: sad, depressing, and drunk on complexity.
6. One book you wish had been written
Primordial Stink: From Feces We Came, To Feces We Go. I just think that we all think we're such hotshots because we've built tall buildings and sailed around the world and found algebra. Clothing is a scam.
Also, Ryan and I went on a hunt for a romance novel that would satisfy both male and female. None such exists. Either too much fluffy story line in the books that target women, and too much Penthouse Letters for the man.
7. One book you wish had never been written
I wish this question had never been written.
8. One book you are currently reading.
A biology textbook. I am a collaborative teacher in a high school Biology class, so I'm taking notes with the students. Currently, we are learning about totipotent stem cells (they are bank).
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read
The House of Leaves by ???. Ryan gave it to me awhile ago because it apparently has given people a series of nightmares, and he wants me to share this delightful experience with him. ¶ 8:50 PM 2 comments
