Archive for September, 2008
I want some vinyl, and a record player, and a nice quiet house to listen to music in. Nothing, I think, would make me happier.
what with the mist in chicago? should I be worried about this?
just tried the stv fishing tourney for the first time. 20 fish, not bad, but I lost a rare by clicked in the wrong place before looting :(
Wait, there's someone at Fox News who's attractive and has taken a journalism class? Color me impressed. http://is.gd/2Tas
Why does Popcap hate our free time so much? http://is.gd/2T7R They made a Bejeweled addon for WoW. I've been playing it, and it's great.
Why does Popcap hate our free time so much? http://is.gd/2T7R They made a Bejeweled addon for WoW. I've been playing it, and it's great.
wtf? you have to raid to get the Brewfest mount? I wanted to grind for tickets!
I was depressed before, and then I drank a bunch of beer, feel a little better now
Coming home from the play. Feel really horrible.
going out this evening to see a play performed in a pool
Pretty sure this is all the pirate talk you'll get from me today: http://is.gd/2R5D
Banned books I’ve read
09.19
In anticipation of Banned Books Week, BBB posted a challenge to get a list of banned books up and show how many we’d actually read, so here you go. All the books on the list have been banned at some point, and the books in bold are the ones I’ve read.
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Strange that lots of the books on the list are childrens’ books, but I guess that’s where people are touchiest about what’s supposedly right and what isn’t. But even stranger is the fact that I actually read most of these books in school. I’m against censorship of all kinds (the commenters on the sites I work on might argue that, but they’ll just have to believe me when I say that I’ve never deleted a comment just because they disagreed with me, and in more than a few cases, I’ve actually fought to not delete comments that spoke out against me and others I work with), but maybe it says something about a list of banned books like this that many of them are now taught and read within the curriculum of many schools.
Maybe there is hope out there after all.
I'm just not feeling TLAP day. It was fun the past few years, but I dunno, I'm not really excited about it this year.
Really, really impressed with what the Criteron guys are doing with Burnout Paradise. Community management lessons even most MMOs could take
It's not even tomorrow yet and already I'm a little tired of Talk Like a Pirate day. I'll still do it, maties. Just a little tired of it.
Soulja Boy on Braid: http://is.gd/2MFf Not sure if "I psyched your ass out b*tch!" captures Johnathan Blow's gaming philosophy or not.
Now the proud owner of some Reins of the Onyx Netherwing Drake. Wondering what to grind next -- thinking Skyguard and then Brewfest mounts.
about to cook some grass-fed pork sausage, along with my first taste of organic eggs. can't wait.
quick twitterpoll for @TUAW readers: what do you think is the point of the site?
spent the morning helping some Cabrini Green kids write. It was great -- one kid was begging to keep writing even when we had to go.
why would google possibly want valve?
"Oh No You Didn't" has really grown on me. Not sure if that's good, though. http://is.gd/2cyu
why is Genius feeding me all of these Rock Band tracks? Does Apple want me to buy Rock Band 2?
eating a locally-grown apple, feeling pretty good about it
Nice day in Chicago today. Hopefully getting laundry done, then may go out and get some lunch.
Man these guitar classes are a great time
whoah, mega man 2 on the virtual console this week. Brings back SO many memories.
going out to return videos and try a new burger place.
Get in there, Kelly Ripa! http://is.gd/2FGA Made me laugh.
we're only at the beginning of videogame season and already I feel like I have too much to play.
Not a good day so far.
I like what CoverSutra does, but boy does it murder my CPU
I've got nothing else to say tonight, sorry.
Oh no, David Foster Wallace was found dead. What a loss.
Just watched Rambo, and was really impressed. Sylvester Stallone has turned into a really great director.
Nice, they finally hooked up the webcames at the new collider: http://is.gd/2sv9
Going to visit Chicago's Green City Market to see what there is to see.
Had a very nice dinner this evening (and some tasty beers). Also, had a priest offer to buy me beer. So, y'know, good times.
Don't know why I get myself into these things.
insert requisite "upgrading to iPhone 2.1" tweet here
listening to steve dahl while finishing up dailies
Man, lots of WI hate going around lately. I'm not sure why -- we've done nothing but love you, baby. :)
heading out for the first day of after school tutoring of the year at 826 CHI. hope the kids are nice to me this time around.
Apple just sent out an email about how the iPod touch is for gaming. PSP, watch your back.
Listening to TWiT while doing the Netherwing dailies
Don't tell me what I can't do!
Being late to a dinner party
yeah, Genius wins my approval. Will probably never have to ask "what should I listen to?" again. I'm sure @jaimeharvey is glad to hear it.
Every morning I'm like "man there's nothing to post, what a slow day." Every evening, there's always way more to post than I have time for.
I do *not* have Rock Band 2 yet. How did you all get so lucky?
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