Movie Meme

'Cause suzvoy wanted me to and I've finally gotten around to it.
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Sorry, suzvoy, no Terry O'Quinn movies in there, though "The Forgotten One"? Just... goes weak at the knees and drools... ;)

I think pretty much everyone has done this who plans to, but I wouldn't mind seeing what poohmusings, miladygrey, eklisiewicz, and nandamai watch... :)

Book Meme

1) Total number of books owned?

Uh... I have around 3000 books, give or take, here at the house. (Yes, you read that correctly - 9 big bookcases with books packed 2 or three rows deep and more stacked on top, plus those stacked under the bench next to my bed, and the four huge columns leaning against the wall, and the giant rubbermaid type container that has all my Holocaust books, and miscellaneous others scattered about. Plus around 2000 to 2500 at school including all the children's books and teacher's books.

And if it's books *ever* owned... good gods, you could probably almost double that as I bring bags and bags of books back to a used bookstore to get rid of the ones I don't want to keep (plus the 30+ bags I donated to the library when I moved here, and, and, and...)

Hi, my name is Mai and I'm a book-a-holic.

2) The last book I bought?

Three books by Diana Wynne Jones. Unexpected Magic (a series of collected stories), Conrad's Fate (A new Chrestomanci book!), and Mixed Magics (another collection of stories). DWJ is one of my all-time favorite children's authors. :)

And they may get here today! (Although that is probably just wishful thinking on my part.)

3) The last book I read?

I'm currently re-reading The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly - one of my all-time favorite authors (I have a lot of them). I love poor sweet mad Antryg the wizard and Joanna, the geeky computer programmer from another universe. Happy sigh... :)

4) Five books that mean a lot to me:

NB: These are my picks for today at 8 something AM. My picks tomorrow or next week or even in another hour might be different. I tried to pick some from different genres that I enjoy. Please see sheer volume of books that I thought worthy of keeping in my house above and understand my difficulty.

1. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. (See previous movie meme)

2. The Darwath Trilogy (The Time of the Dark, The Walls of Air, The Armies of Darkness) by Barbara Hambly. My first introduction to Barbara's unique methods of mixing modern and fantasy worlds and making both seem equally real. Great characters and plots.

3. The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk. An incredibly moving book about what I think the whole "New Age" movement would/should/could be like if everyone in it was "real". Sort of post-apocalyptic, very spiritual, dark, gritty, uplifting, hopeful...

4. The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan by Carmen Blacker. Fascinating look at Shinto, which I think is one of the most unique religions/spiritualities going. Read it in college for my course in Shinto and had to get my own copy to keep.

5. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. Light, silly, hot, unexpected "romance". It's one of the very few books that has actually made me laugh out loud. Not be really amused, not giggle quietly to myself, actually BWAHAHAHA out loud without control and then be really glad I'm not reading it in some big public setting where I'd be embarrassing myself.

5) Tag five people and have them fill this out on their journals.

Um... no. Though I'd love to hear what suzvoy, celli, miladygrey, and others would have to say, if they are so inclined. :)

Which Lost Chick...

You're most like Sun. You're shy and quiet, so you
hold many secrets. You have a lot of patience
and put up with a lot. You need to stick up for
yourself more often. Your ideal man is someone
who will treat you with respect and as an
equal. Your're the botanist of the island- your
special ability is finding plants that cure
various ailments.


Which LOST chick are you?
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Well, I really love Sun and getting to be married to the gorgeous Jin... Totally works for me!

Stupid Mai

Watched a Cold Case file on A&E about the Zodiac killer and now I'm all spooked. And since I live alone in a big house backed up to the woods...

Sigh... I'm so silly. I don't usually get spooked like this, but once I do... Well, let's just say I'll be moving about the house with all the lights on till I reach the bedroom. Unless I decide that I'm safer with no lights on (so no one can see in, ya know). Oy. I can be such a twit!