tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64580054300932218382024-03-12T16:18:11.707-07:00dani ray"Blindly faithful but followin' none."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-19770528466396022582013-07-07T12:37:00.002-07:002013-07-07T12:37:56.276-07:00Morning QuinoaIf you're a regular reader, you know that I am always trying to get fit. I'll do good for a little while, lose a couple pounds, and then something will happen and I'll get out of my routine and gain those pounds right back. Something happened in the past couple days that has inspired me to get fit (once again) and this time, I'm determined to stick to a plan. Part of my plan is to be vegan before dinner. (This was also one of my <a href="http://danirayxoxo.blogspot.com/2012/12/25-before-26.html" target="_blank">25 before 26 goals</a> that I have failed to keep up with.) This morning I made breakfast quinoa, which is a fantastic vegan breakfast option.<br />
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1 part uncooked quinoa, rinsed<br />
2 parts non-dairy milk alternative (I like unsweetened almond milk)<br />
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1 Tbsp chia seeds (if you use these add an extra liquid, as chia seeds absorb liquids)<br />
Dried fruit<br />
Nuts<br />
Blueberries<br />
1/2 banana, mashed<br />
Cinnamon<br />
Nutmeg<br />
Honey, agave nectar, or other sweetener<br />
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Combine quinoa and "milk" in small saucepan (and other optional ingredients). Bring to a boil, turn heat down and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elephantine" target="_blank">A beautiful Etsy jewelry shop</a>.<br />
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A <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/opinion/sunday/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-english-major.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0" target="_blank">fantastic article</a> about the value of learning the humanities, with a focus on the English major, and a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-strauss/hiring-english-majors_b_3484409.html" target="_blank">response</a> to this article, that gives me (as an English major) hope.<br />
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Obsessed with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFasFq4GJYM" target="_blank">this song</a>.<br />
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A few cute summer <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2013/06/favorite-party-ideas-this-week-28/" target="_blank">party ideas</a>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegunnysack.com/2013/04/smore-pie-pops-recipe.html#comments" target="_blank">S'more Pie Pops</a>. Must try.<br />
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A <a href="http://wobisobi.blogspot.com/2013/06/chevron-tie-dye-halter-diy.html" target="_blank">DIY tie-dye tank</a> that looks easy enough and super cute!<br />
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Shrimp recipes to try: <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/06/red-pepper-shrimp-scampi-1.html" target="_blank">one</a> and <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/349718/shrimp-kale-and-white-beans" target="_blank">two</a>.<br />
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Summer Wish List:<a href="http://shopexcessbaggage.com/apparel/bottoms/shorts.html" target="_blank"> all of these shorts</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-6218787260209101492013-05-31T08:04:00.002-07:002013-05-31T10:52:49.865-07:00Simple Summer Goals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lately, I've been feeling a little lost and lonely. In the absence of a specific life or career goal to work towards, I decided I need to focus on bettering myself in little ways. I was inspired by Elsie over at <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess</a>, to come up with <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2010/08/4-simple-goals-before-2011.html" target="_blank">four simple goals</a> to create small but effective changes to encourage a richer and happier life.</div>
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<b>1. Find new ways to be active. </b>To start, I'm going to my first yoga class tomorrow, and I plan on trying rock climbing soon! If these activities can take place outdoors - even better!</div>
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<b>2. Utilize my creativity.</b> This includes using my poor neglected sewing machine, and calling the lady I met at the wine festival who said she would teach me how to make jewelry.</div>
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<b>3. Learn to grill and cook a live lobster.</b> Ok, this is really two separate goals, but they're both cooking oriented. We have a nice grill and a really great patio for hosting bbqs, and I need to take advantage of that during these summer months. </div>
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<b>4. Eat less meat and dairy. </b>A friend of mine went vegan for about three weeks, and she said she really noticed a different in her mood and body. Now she's vegetarian (who can live without cheese?!), but she wants to go back to vegan eventually, or alternate vegan and vegetarian months. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-72157543715326770452013-04-30T19:42:00.000-07:002013-04-30T19:42:04.804-07:00Semi-homemade: Birthday Cakes<div style="text-align: justify;">
We have a lot of great cooks in my family, but whenever something sweet is called for at a family gathering, it usually falls to me, which I love.</div>
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For my grandpa's 75th birthday party, he requested that I make the cake, saying that the cake I made for Easter was the best cake he had ever had (he says that about everything I make). Since I'm kind of lazy, I decided to dress up a box of cake mix, rather than make the whole cake from scratch, and I must say, it was as delicious as a homemade cake.</div>
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I started with a box of Duncan Hines devil's food cake mix. I chose devil's food because it's richer and darker than other chocolate cakes. I made the cake according to the directions, except instead of the cup of water it asked for I substituted 1/2 cup of coffee and 1/2 cup of buttermilk. I baked them in two 9-inch pans. I used my standard <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/317743/basic-buttercream" target="_blank">buttercream recipe</a> and added 3-4 tablespoons of cocoa powder and a couple big spoonfuls of peanut butter to make a fantastic chocolate peanut butter frosting. The cake was a hit! (There wasn't even any leftover.) My cousin Dominic then asked if I would make his birthday cake.</div>
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Dominic said his favorite cake was strawberry, so I picked up a box of strawberry cake mix and mixed it according to the directions and added a teaspoon of almond extract for extra flavor. I made two 9-inch round cakes again, and used strawberry preserves instead of icing for the middle layer. I used the same buttercream recipe, but left it plain vanilla and dyed it blue, to make the pink cake less girly. Unfortunately, I dropped the cake while I was frosting it (the cake was fine, the plate protected it from the floor), and it didn't end up being so pretty, so I don't have a picture of it. It was tasty though!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-8120203221183593532013-04-08T16:44:00.000-07:002013-04-08T16:46:18.834-07:00Happy Rex Manning Day!<div style="text-align: justify;">
What is Rex Manning Day, you ask? Well, one of my all-time favorite movies, <i>Empire Records</i>, takes place on Rex Manning Day. See the movie is about this record store that is selling out to some gross corporate chain and the ever so loyal, lovable, and quirky employees try to prevent this from happening. Rex Manning is a washed out, has been pop star who is signing records in the store on this epic day. Everyone hates Rex, except for Cory, who plans on losing her virginity to him, but doesn't end up going through with it (thank goodness!). So there it is. Happy Rex Manning Day, and if you haven't seen Empire Records, I highly recommend you do so! Cheers!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-47619169924993313182013-04-03T09:28:00.000-07:002013-04-03T09:28:24.539-07:00Breakfast "Pizza"It's no secret that I love avocados. I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate avocado into my meals, and when I saw <a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2012/07/avocado-breakfast-pizza-with-fried-egg.html" target="_blank">this</a> recipe, I <i>had</i> to try it. I was not disappointed! This breakfast pizza utilizes a pita for the crust, mashed avocado base, topped with a fried egg and garnished with crumbled bacon and cheese, if you like. I used center cut bacon and goat cheese, but it would be good even without them. The whole thing came in at about 400 calories, which is more than a typical breakfast for me, but still in the healthy range.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-73373771761304497742013-03-24T19:11:00.001-07:002013-03-24T19:26:20.851-07:00Eatin' Healthy: Breakfast Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Can we talk about one of my favorite subjects? Food, obviously! I love eating and am always planning my next meal in my head. As I'm eating breakfast, I'm already thinking about what I'm going to eat for lunch. Lately, I've been trying to plan healthy meals and snacks. Sometimes I deviate from my food plan and sneak in too many unhealthy snacks (Girl Scout cookies, ugh), but I'm working on it. Here are a few of the delicious meals I've been eating for breakfast lately.</div>
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I usually use one whole egg plus one or two egg whites when I make omelets. First, I whip the eggs, spinach, tomatoes, and whatever spices together in a bowl while I heat a small pan over medium/medium low heat. Spray the pan with pam before adding the egg mixture. Be patient while you wait for the omelet to settle - it takes a while. After it's almost completely set, flip the omelet over. Sprinkle cheese on half if you feel so inclined, and fold in half. Remove from heat and carefully open up omelet to add avocado slices (I think I use about 1/4 of an avocado). You could add the tomatoes (or broccoli, asparagus, etc) to the omelet at the same time as you add the cheese, if you prefer. </div>
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I use 1/2 cup almond milk or coconut water, one banana, 1 cup mixed frozen fruits, and 1/2 cup spinach. We have what might possibly be the worst blender ever, and it takes <i>forever </i>to blend, but it's worth it. I'm thinking about buying chia seeds to add to my smoothies. Chia seeds are a good source of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, and are supposed to give you energy, which I can always use more of in the early mornings on my way to school.</div>
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I found <a href="http://www.alvaradostreetbakery.com/product_list.php?id=6" target="_blank">this</a> fantastic bread that I've been eating lately. It's organic, and the company strives to utilize sustainable practices. And, it tastes great! Here, I topped it with two tablespoons of goat cheese and one scrambled egg, which I ate with a few halved cherry tomatoes. After I took the picture I added plenty of pepper, too.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-49259584258159846582013-03-09T07:58:00.000-08:002013-03-09T08:04:21.507-08:00Going Bananas<div style="text-align: justify;">
I used to eat bananas all the time. Ok, not <i>all</i> the time, but a lot. When I was living in Chicago I made a smoothie almost every morning for breakfast, and the best smoothies always include a banana. Also, the darling girl I babysat <i>loved</i> bananas and they always had a bunch at their house, so I usually ended up sharing one with her for lunch. So when I got here (to Los Lunas) I immediately bought a bunch of frozen fruit and bananas to make smoothies with, and in the past three months I've made a total of one (1) smoothie. I just haven't been in the mood. Luckily, the fruit is frozen and will hold until the summer months when I will (probably) begin craving smoothies again. I have, however, continued to buy bunches of bananas, even though I have yet to finish an entire bunch before they get too ripe and brown. </div>
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This bread was so fantastic, and I'll definitely make it again and again. I used coconut oil, which I melted in the microwave before dumping in the bowl. From the pictures, it looks like they made a bunch of tiny loaves, but I just made two small loaves (5.75 x 3 inch pans) and baked them for about 30 minutes. I think chopped walnuts would be a nice addition, or maybe walnuts in place of the chocolate chips, if you like your bread less sweet. </div>
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I added 1/4 tsp of cinnamon (I <b>love</b> cinnamon) to the cupcake recipe, and used <a href="http://www.noosayoghurt.com/products/honey/" target="_blank">this</a> yogurt because it was what I had on hand. Also, I used 1/4 cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar, because I love the taste of brown sugar with bananas. I then made a <a href="http://kitchentrialanderror.blogspot.com/2012/07/banana-cupcakes-with-honey-cinnamon.html#more" target="_blank">honey cinnamon buttercream frosting</a>, instead of the cream cheese one called for in the original recipe. They came out great! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-59585662420743282522013-03-07T14:35:00.000-08:002013-03-07T14:36:07.565-08:00Artist LoveThe other day, while perusing <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/" target="_blank">one of my favorite design sites</a>, I came across some prints by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaperPlants?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Neiko Art </a>and I just fell in love. The illustrations are so sweet, and she even does custom wedding and family portraits! Here are a few of my favorites. <div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-42766900361271332152013-03-01T11:02:00.000-08:002013-03-01T11:02:35.604-08:00Reinventing LeftoversDo you like leftovers? There are certain foods that I love as leftovers, like spaghetti, enchiladas and stews. Typically, though, I get bored of foods after eating them once or twice. This is challenging because I hate wasting food and it's hard to cook for one or two people, when most recipes are meant for families.<br />
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The other day I made some wonderfully creamy risotto and a baby spinach/apple/walnut/gorgonzola salad with balsamic dressing. In an effort to vamp up my leftovers the next day, I made risotto cakes. I've never made them before, so I googled up some recipes, but didn't end up following any of them. I chose to form each patty out of a 1/2 cup of leftover risotto, and snuck a couple small chunks of pepper jack cheese in the center of each patty. I then dipped the cakes in egg, followed by panko bread crumbs, because that's what I had on hand. I heated up a couple of tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat, and cooked the patties 2-4 minutes on each side, until they were nice and brown and crispy. Towards the end, I sauteed some spinach and garlic in a separate pan. Delicious! Next time I have leftover risotto I want to try <a href="http://kitchentrialanderror.blogspot.com/2011/02/risotto-stuffed-portobello-mushrooms.html" target="_blank">these</a>!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-41949200103253455172013-02-15T08:32:00.002-08:002013-02-15T09:28:27.193-08:00Healthy Hair<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've been lusting after long hair for a <i>long</i> time. I've had a few setbacks, and it hasn't been easy! I've been dying and straightening my hair since about eighth grade, so needless to say, my hair is not the healthiest, which makes for slow growing. You might remember when I was in Chicago and got that awful <a href="http://danirayxoxo.blogspot.com/2012/09/hair-funk.html" target="_blank">mullet cut</a>. Well, I thought I had evened it out, but come December, I still had this weird rat tail in the back, and my amazing hairdresser and I decided to just chop it short and start all over. </div>
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I'd rather have a cute, short haircut, than have a half long, weird hairstyle. So by January, of course, I was bored already and decided to get bangs. At first I was unsure about them, but now I really like them! (Also, I get a lot of compliments, so that doesn't hurt.) </div>
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And! I haven't dyed my hair in... months, now. And that's a long time for me. All this is to say that I'm focusing on getting my hair healthy (even though I'm still straightening it), which will, hopefully, in turn, lead to long hair eventually. So I bought a brush with boar bristles, as the plastic brushes with little balls on the ends of bristles supposedly cause quite a bit of hair loss. Also, I only wash my hair every two or three days. Here are some of the products I've been using in my quest for healthy hair.<br />
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I finally invested in a heavy duty reparative conditioner. This conditioner contains keratin and argan oil, which are fantastic for reconstructing hair.</div>
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My hairstylist recommended this stuff. You spray it in your damp hair before heat styling or swimming. It moisturizes, repairs damage, and prevents split ends, among other things.</div>
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This spray goes on dry hair. It also protects from heat styling, while adding shine.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found in drugstores, or <a href="http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=329709&catid=183385&aid=338666&aparam=goobase_filler" target="_blank"> here</a></td></tr>
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I use this after styling to tame my frizz. It truly is amazing, and makes damaged hair appear healthy.</div>
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After reading about the numerous benefits of coconut oil, I finally decided to try some. While coconut oil does not make your hair grow, it is an excellent moisturizer, which helps prevent breakage, which promotes hair growth. The oil is also good for your scalp, and a healthy scalp is essential for healthy hair. Here is a good video showing how to use coconut oil for healthy hair. </div>
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*Make sure you wash and rinse your hair <i>very</i> well. I washed it twice, but my hair still felt a bit greasy in some spots, which is normal, after any deep conditioning treatment, but you don't want to go out with white flecks in your mane.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-20840307494326422852013-02-02T09:16:00.001-08:002013-02-02T10:35:53.752-08:00Photo a Day: January<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today<br />
1-1-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">New<br />
1-2-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heart<br />
1-3-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">The view from here<br />
1-4-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Movement<br />
1-5-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mine<br />
1-6-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Street<br />
1-7-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something that starts with "T"<br />
1-8-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paper<br />
1-9-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 o'clock<br />
1-10-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water<br />
1-11-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Surprise<br />
1-12-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circle<br />
1-13-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow<br />
1-14-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An ordinary moment<br />
1-15-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Two things<br />
1-16-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Ready<br />
1-17-13</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
(I forgot Shadow, 1-18-13)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious<br />
1-19-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something you saw<br />
1-20-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">What you do<br />
1-21-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corner<br />
1-22-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Electric<br />
1-23-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Stripes<br />
1-24-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Landscape<br />
1-25-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Together<br />
1-26-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun<br />
1-27-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Through<br />
1-28-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grow<br />
1-29-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down<br />
1-30-13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yourself<br />
1-31-13</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-40771159461140344202013-01-28T15:38:00.001-08:002013-01-28T15:38:12.940-08:00A Fresh Coat of Paint<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
A couple weeks ago I helped my aunt clean out and paint one of the bedrooms in her house. There's something about hard work and physical labor that is incredibly calming for me. While helping her clear out stuff, I ended up taking some stuff home with me, including a bookshelf. The shelf was old, but sturdy, and since at the time my books were stacked on my bedroom floor, I thought it was perfect. I was not a fan of the baby blue paint job, however. A can of paint and an afternoon later, I had a pretty new home for my (stacks and stacks of) books! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original shelf</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-84753532754182892462013-01-15T09:25:00.003-08:002013-01-15T09:26:14.058-08:00Cupcakes & Pasta<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yesterday was an extra special day. Not only was it my dad's birthday, but it was also the birthday of my grandma (mom's mom). I didn't get to celebrate with my dad this year, but I'll see him in a couple weeks. On Sunday though, we had brunch for my grandma's birthday, and it was great. My aunt Martha made green chile stew, beans, and fried eggs for those who wanted one. We also picked up some delicious Indian bread from a nearby reservation. My contribution was, as always, the dessert. </div>
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My grandma like anything and everything sweet, so it was hard to settle on something. While I was contemplating what to make, I recalled a conversation that my grandma and I had recently about ginger snaps. She was telling me how much she loves the cookies and how her mom used to always keep a bag on hand. The other day on <i>A Beautiful Mess</i>, I saw <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/01/frosting-mixology.html" target="_blank">this</a> idea to add cookie butter to frosting, and I thought that seemed like the perfect match for this occasion. I made a batch of yellow cupcakes, and added a couple of scoops of cookie butter to a basic buttercream recipe. Perfect. Have you ever had cookie butter? It's sold at Trader Joe's, and has a slight gingersnappy flavor, without being overwhelming. I'm not a huge fan of gingersnaps, but I love this cookie butter. (Especially with some honey wheat pretzels.)</div>
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Yesterday was Meatless Monday, and I made an especially delicious dish for lunch. I wanted pasta, but in the interest of being healthy, I cut back on the carbs and piled on the veggies. I added goat cheese for a bit of creaminess, just because I had some on hand. You could add chicken or shrimp, if you felt so inclined. Here's the recipe.</div>
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Yesterday was a pretty lazy day for me. Mostly, I sat on the couch under a blanket and watched <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1578873/" target="_blank">Pretty Little Liars</a></i>. Have you seen it? I just started it a couple nights ago during a bout of insomnia, and now I'm obsessed. But! Being home all day meant I had time to make and consume some good food.</div>
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For dinner, I made black eyed peas. My mom always makes black eyed peas on the first of the year for good luck, but I wasn't there to partake in this tradition with my family this year. So, a week late, I made my own black eyed peas, following <a href="http://pinchmysalt.com/smoky-spiced-black-eyed-peas-with-bacon-recipe/" target="_blank">this recipe</a>. I don't like cumin, so I omitted that, as well as the cinnamon. We didn't have any paprika, so I left that out as well. I added garlic powder, thyme, a bay leaf, and extra chili powder. It came out pretty good! My uncle even praised the dish, and he is not a fan of black eyed peas. I think it was the bacon that won him over. To accompany the peas, I made corn muffins, with a twist. I prepared the mix according to the package directions, but I added 1/4 cup of sharp shredded cheddar, and 1/4 cup chopped green chile. They came out <i>amazing</i>. I ate two.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-1399182044305144052013-01-02T13:33:00.000-08:002013-01-02T13:34:54.394-08:002013Every year I make resolutions that I don't necessarily stick with. One of my more frequent ones has been to stop biting my nails (that's never really happened). This year, I'm going to make a better effort to stick to my goals. I guess that's a goal in itself - to follow through with plans and stick to my goals!<br />
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Another thing on my <a href="http://danirayxoxo.blogspot.com/2012/12/25-before-26.html" target="_blank">list</a> is to take a picture every day of 2013, starting with this challenge. Doing anything for 365 days in a row is a challenge, but I'm going to stick to it this year!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-38382113978404068762012-12-30T09:25:00.000-08:002012-12-30T09:25:30.070-08:00The Rory Gilmore Book Challenge
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One of the things on my <a href="http://whiskeynglitter.blogspot.com/2012/12/25-before-26.html" target="_blank">birthday goal list</a> is to read ten books from the Rory Gilmore Book Challenge. If you're a <i>Gilmore Girls </i>fan, you know that Rory is ridiculously smart and almost always has her nose in a book. Someone, or probably multiple someones, compiled a list of all the books Rory is shown reading throughout the seven seasons of the show. This list is <i>very</i> long and is as follows. The ones I've read are in green, the ones I've started and have yet to finish are in purple.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Alice in
Wonderland by Lewis Carroll </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Amazing Adventures
of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">An American Tragedy by
Theodore Dreiser<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Angela’s Ashes by Frank
McCourt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anna Karenina by Leo
Tolstoy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anne Frank: The Diary of
a Young Girl by Anne Frank<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Archidamian War by
Donald Kagan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Henry James<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tzu<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Atonement
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Chopin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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War Against American Women by Susan Faludi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by Ann Patchett</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Bell Jar by Sylvia
Plath <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beloved by Toni Morrison<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Bhagava Gita<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Bielski Brothers:
The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the
Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bitch in Praise of
Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Other Essays by Mary McCarthy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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World by Aldous Huxley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lerner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Candide by Voltaire <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Canterbury Tales by Chaucer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Carrie by Stephen King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Heller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the Rye by J. D. Salinger <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Children’s Hour by
Lillian Hellman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christine by Stephen
King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Clockwork Orange by
Anthony Burgess<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Code of the Woosters
by P.G. Wodehouse<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Collected Short
Stories by Eudora Welty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Collected Stories of
Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Comedy of Errors by
William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Complete Novels by Dawn
Powell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Complete Poems by
Anne Sexton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Complete Stories by
Dorothy Parker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Count of Monte
Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cousin Bette by Honor’e
de Balzac<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Crime and Punishment by
Fyodor Dostoevsky<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Crimson Petal and
the White by Michel Faber <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Crucible by Arthur
Miller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cujo by Stephen King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Daisy Miller by Henry
James<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Daughter of Fortune by
Isabel Allende<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">David and Lisa by Dr
Theodore Issac Rubin M.D<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">David Copperfield by
Charles Dickens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Da
Vinci Code by Dan Brown <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dead Souls by Nikolai
Gogol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Demons by Fyodor
Dostoyevsky<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Death of a
Salesman by Arthur Miller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Deenie by Judy Blume<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Devil
in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
by Erik Larson<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Dirt: Confessions of
the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and
Nikki Sixx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Divine Comedy by
Dante<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Divine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Don Quijote by Cervantes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Driving Miss Daisy by
Alfred Uhrv<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Edgar Allan Poe:
Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eleanor Roosevelt by
Blanche Wiesen Cook<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Electric Kool-Aid
Acid Test by Tom Wolfe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel
in Letters by Mark Dunn<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eloise by Kay Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Emily the Strange by
Roger Reger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Emma by Jane Austen <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Empire Falls by Richard
Russo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Encyclopedia Brown: Boy
Detective by Donald J. Sobol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ethan Frome by Edith
Wharton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ethics by Spinoza<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Europe through the Back
Door, 2003 by Rick Steves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eva Luna by Isabel
Allende<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Everything Is
Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Extravagance by Gary
Krist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Fahrenheit 451 by Ray
Bradbury <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fahrenheit 9/11 by
Michael Moore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fall of the Athenian
Empire by Donald Kagan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fat Land: How Americans
Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fellowship of the
Ring: Book 1 of The Lord of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fiddler on the Roof by
Joseph Stein<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Five
People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Finnegan’s Wake by James
Joyce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fletch by Gregory McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Flowers for Algernon by
Daniel Keyes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fortress of Solitude
by Jonathan Lethem<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Fountainhead by Ayn
Rand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Franny and Zooey by J.
D. Salinger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Freaky Friday by Mary
Rodgers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Galapagos by Kurt
Vonnegut<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Gender Trouble by Judith
Butler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">George W. Bushism: The
Slate Book of the Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President by Jacob
Weisberg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Gidget by Fredrick
Kohner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Girl, Interrupted by
Susanna Kaysen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Gnostic Gospels by
Elaine Pagels<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Godfather: Book 1 by
Mario Puzo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Goldilocks and the Three
Bears by Alvin Granowsky<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Gone with the Wind by
Margaret Mitchell <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Good
Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Gospel According to
Judy Bloom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Graduate by Charles
Webb<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Grapes
of Wrath by John Steinbeck<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Great Gatsby by F.
Scott Fitzgerald <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Great Expectations by
Charles Dickens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Group by Mary
McCarthy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Hamlet by
William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Heartbreaking Work of
Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Heart of
Darkness by Joseph Conrad <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Helter Skelter: The True
Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Henry IV, part I by
William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Henry IV, part II by
William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Henry V by William
Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">High Fidelity by Nick
Hornby<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The History of the
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Holidays on Ice: Stories
by David Sedaris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Holy Barbarians by
Lawrence Lipton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">House of Sand and Fog by
Andre Dubus III <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How to Breathe
Underwater by Julie Orringer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">How the
Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How the Light Gets in by
M. J. Hyland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Howl by Allen Gingsburg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Hunchback of Notre
Dame by Victor Hugo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Iliad by Homer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I’m with the Band by
Pamela des Barres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In Cold Blood by Truman
Capote<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Inherit the Wind by
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Iron Weed by William J.
Kennedy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It Takes a Village by
Hillary Clinton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">The Joy
Luck Club by Amy Tan</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Julius Caesar by William
Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Jumping Frog by Mark
Twain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Jungle by Upton
Sinclair<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Just a Couple of Days by
Tony Vigorito<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Kitchen Boy: A Novel
of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Kite
Runner by Khaled Hosseini <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Lady
Chatterleys’ Lover by D. H. Lawrence<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Last Empire: Essays
1992-2000 by Gore Vidal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Leaves of Grass by Walt
Whitman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Legend of Bagger
Vance by Steven Pressfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Less Than Zero by Bret
Easton Ellis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Lies and the Lying Liars
Who Tell Them by Al Franken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Life of Pi
by Yann Martel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">The Lion,
The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Little Dorrit by Charles
Dickens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Little Locksmith by
Katharine Butler Hathaway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Little
Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Living History by
Hillary Rodham Clinton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Lord of the Flies by
William Golding<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Lottery: And Other
Stories by Shirley Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Lovely
Bones by Alice Sebold <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Love Story by Erich
Segal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Macbeth by
William Shakespeare <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Manticore by
Robertson Davies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Marathon Man by William
Goldman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Memoirs of
a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Memoirs of General W. T.
Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Meaning of Consuelo
by Judith Ortiz Cofer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mencken’s Chrestomathy
by H. R. Mencken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Merry Wives of
Windsro by William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Metamorphosis by
Franz Kafka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Middlesex by Jeffrey
Eugenides<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Miracle Worker by
William Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Moby Dick by Herman
Melville<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Mojo Collection: The
Ultimate Music Companion by Jim Irvin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Moliere: A Biography by
Hobart Chatfield Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Monetary History of
the United States by Milton Friedman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Monsieur Proust by
Celeste Albaret<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Month Of Sundays:
Searching For The Spirit And My Sister by Julie Mars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Moveable Feast by
Ernest Hemingway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Mrs.
Dalloway by Virginia Woolf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mutiny on the Bounty by
Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My Lai 4: A Report on
the Massacre and It’s Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My Life as Author and
Editor by H. R. Mencken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My Life in Orange:
Growing Up with the Guru by Tim Guest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">My
Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Name of the Rose by
Umberto Eco<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Nanny Diaries by
Emma McLaughlin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nervous System: Or,
Losing My Mind in Literature by Jan Lars Jensen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">New Poems of Emily
Dickinson by Emily Dickinson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nickel and Dimed by
Barbara Ehrenreich<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Night by Elie Wiesel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Northanger Abbey by Jane
Austen <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Norton Anthology of
Theory and Criticism by William E. Cain, Laurie A. Finke, Barbara E. Johnson,
John P. McGowan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Novels 1930-1942: Dance
Night/Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel/Angels on Toast/A Time to be Born
by Dawn Powell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Notes of a Dirty Old Man
by Charles Bukowski<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Of Mice
and Men by John Steinbeck<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Old School by Tobias
Wolff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Oliver
Twist by Charles Dickens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">On the Road by Jack
Kerouac<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One Day in the Life of
Ivan Denisovitch by Alexander Solzhenitsyn<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One Hundred Years of
Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Opposite of Fate:
Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oracle Night by Paul
Auster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oryx and Crake by
Margaret Atwood<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Othello by Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our Mutual Friend by
Charles Dickens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Outbreak of the
Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Out of Africa by Isac
Dineson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Outsiders by S. E.
Hinton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Passage to India by
E.M. Forster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Peace of Nicias and
the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Perks of Being a
Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Peyton Place by Grace
Metalious<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">The Picture
of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pigs at the Trough by
Arianna Huffington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pinocchio by Carlo
Collodi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Please Kill Me: The
Uncensored Oral History of Punk Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Polysyllabic Spree
by Nick Hornby – read<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Portable Dorothy
Parker by Dorothy Parker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Portable Nietzche by
Fredrich Nietzche<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Price of Loyalty:
George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill by Ron
Suskind<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pride and Prejudice by
Jane Austen <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Property by Valerie
Martin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pushkin: A Biography by
T. J. Binyon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pygmalion by George
Bernard Shaw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Quattrocento by James
Mckean<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Quiet Storm by Rachel
Howzell Hall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Rapunzel
by Grimm Brothers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Razor’s Edge by W.
Somerset Maugham<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Reading
Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rebecca by Daphne du
Maurier <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Red Tent by Anita
Diamant<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rescuing Patty Hearst:
Memories From a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Return of the King:
The Lord of the Rings Book 3 by J. R. R. Tolkien <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">R Is for Ricochet by Sue
Grafton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rita Hayworth by Stephen
King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Robert’s Rules of Order
by Henry Robert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roman Fever by Edith
Wharton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Romeo and
Juliet by William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Room of One’s Own by
Virginia Woolf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Room with a View by E.
M. Forster <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rosemary’s Baby by Ira
Levin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sacred Time by Ursula
Hegi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sanctuary by William
Faulkner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Savage Beauty: The Life
of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Scarecrow of Oz by
Frank L. Baum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Scarlet Letter by
Nathaniel Hawthorne<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Seabiscuit: An American
Legend by Laura Hillenbrand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Second Sex by Simone
de Beauvoir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Secret
Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Secrets of the Flesh: A
Life of Colette by Judith Thurman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Selected Letters of Dawn
Powell: 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sense and Sensibility by
Jane Austen <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Separate Peace by John
Knowles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Several Biographies of
Winston Churchill<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sexus by Henry Miller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Shane by Jack Shaefer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Shining by Stephen
King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">S Is for Silence by Sue
Grafton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Slaughter-house Five by
Kurt Vonnegut</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Small Island by Andrea
Levy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Snows of
Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Snow White and Rose Red
by Grimm Brothers <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Social Origins of
Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of The Modern World
by Barrington Moore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Song of Names by
Norman Lebrecht<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Song of the Simple
Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Song Reader by Lisa
Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Songbook by Nick Hornby<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Sonnets by William
Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sonnets from the
Portuegese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sophie’s Choice by
William Styron<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Speak, Memory by
Vladimir Nabokov<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Stiff: The Curious Lives
of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Story of My Life by
Helen Keller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">A
Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Stuart Little by E. B.
White<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sun Also Rises by Ernest
Hemingway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Swann’s Way by Marcel
Proust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Swimming with Giants: My
Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sybil by Flora Rheta
Schreiber<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">A Tale of
Two Cities by Charles Dickens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tender Is The Night by
F. Scott Fitzgerald<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Term of Endearment by
Larry McMurtry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Time and Again by Jack
Finney<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Time Traveler’s Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To Have and Have Not by
Ernest Hemingway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Tragedy of Richard
III by William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">The Trial
by Franz Kafka</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The True and Outstanding
Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Truth & Beauty: A
Friendship by Ann Patchett<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Tuesdays
with Morrie by Mitch Albom <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ulysses by James Joyce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Unabridged Journals
of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Uncle Tom’s Cabin by
Harriet Beecher Stowe <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Unless by Carol Shields<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Valley of the Dolls by
Jacqueline Susann<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Vanishing Newspaper
by Philip Meyers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Vanity Fair by William
Makepeace Thackeray <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Velvet Underground’s The
Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Virgin Suicides by
Jeffrey Eugenides<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Waiting for Godot by
Samuel Beckett<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Walden by Henry David
Thoreau<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Walt Disney’s Bambi by
Felix Salten<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">War and Peace by Leo
Tolstoy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We Owe You Nothing –
Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What Colour is Your
Parachute? 2005 by Richard Nelson Bolles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What Happened to Baby
Jane by Henry Farrell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When the Emperor Was
Divine by Julie Otsuka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wicked: The Life and
Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: inherit;">The Wizard of Oz by
Frank L. Baum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Wuthering
Heights by Emily Brontë</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99cc00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Yearling by Marjorie
Kinnan Rawlings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Year of Magical
Thinking by Joan Didion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-56102124510922573422012-12-27T19:35:00.002-08:002012-12-27T20:45:21.563-08:00CurrentlyCuddled up under a cozy blanket, sipping a sweet tea hot toddy and watching <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/" target="_blank">Love Actually.</a> </i>Have you ever seen it? It's one of my all-time favorite movies, but I also always associate it with Christmas, I suppose because it's set at Christmas time. The thing I love about this movie is that it evokes so many different emotions in me. On one hand, it makes me optimistic about love, and on the other hand, it leaves me a bit depressed about the whole thing.<br />
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Do you have any favorite Christmas movies? Some of my other favorites include <i>Elf</i> and <i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-13038339530303523192012-12-19T11:00:00.000-08:002012-12-27T19:36:35.218-08:00Santa Please<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-2701654655489971862012-12-17T11:52:00.002-08:002013-01-02T19:03:42.782-08:0025 before 26I can't believe I'm 25! Here's the list I came up with of goals for the next year of my life.<br />
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1. Get a writing/reading related job<br />
2. Plan trip with Brittany<br />
3. Lose 20 pounds<br />
4. Cook a lobster<br />
5. Join a gym or sign up for a fitness class<br />
6. Learn how to sew better and try lots of sewing projects<br />
7. Make cute jewelry<br />
8. Watch 10 classic films<br />
9. Have a mother/daughter day<br />
10. Take a picture every day of 2013<br />
11. Get zia symbol tattoo<br />
12. Read 10 books from the Rory Gilmore book challenge<br />
13. Write every day<br />
14. Drink in moderation<br />
15. Go semi-vegetarian (no meat before 5/meatless Mondays)<br />
16. Write a blog post at least once a week<br />
17. Shop with intention<br />
18. Learn how to grill<br />
19. Use <a href="http://simplydarlingdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/words.html" target="_blank">these words</a> more often<br />
20. Visit a city I've never been to<br />
21. Take a creative class/workshop<br />
22. Build up my relationships with my aunts<br />
23. Figure out career goals and write an artist statement<br />
24. Own a statement coat<br />
25. Keep a plant alive<br />
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Some of these goals aren't concrete things that I can accomplish and cross off (#17, #19, #22), but that's ok. I'm going to print this out this year and tack it to my bulletin board. I'll keep you updated!<br />
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xoxoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-23862784116804427942012-12-12T08:32:00.000-08:002012-12-12T08:32:12.713-08:0024 before 25 Final CountHi guys! I haven't posted in a while, but I've been so busy moving, and before moving it was planning to move, packing, looking for a new job, etc. Anyway, it's a little late, but here is my final 24 before 25 list.<br />
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1. <strike>move to a new city</strike><br />
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2. get a writing/editing job</div>
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3. <strike>discover a new band/musician</strike> (that i'll <i>keep</i> listening to)</div>
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4. <strike>make new friends</strike> (which, as it turns out, is harder to do as an adult)</div>
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5. <strike>go to a music festival</strike></div>
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6. <strike>take a class</strike> </div>
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7.<strike> take a road trip</strike></div>
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8. take a blog tutorial or e-course <i>I have yet to do this, but I have taught myself a lot and given my blog a makeover! Points for effort?</i></div>
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9. <strike>learn how to French braid</strike> (I'm still not a pro though.)</div>
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17. plan a trip with Brittany (We talked about it, it just didn't happen.)</div>
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20. <strike>go to a concert or play in a foreign language</strike> (Well I went to a French movie...)</div>
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21. learn how to ride a bike <i>I have tried on my cousin's bike, but have yet to master it.</i></div>
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22. get a dia de los muertos tattoo (Money issues)</div>
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There are quite a bit that I didn't do. Some of them I'm going to transfer to my new list, and some I'll let go. I'll post my new list soon though, and I will be more dedicated to my goals this year.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-35845179448065542472012-11-04T10:45:00.004-08:002012-11-04T11:04:37.258-08:00That Eleanor Roosevelt was a smart lady.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Also, a good <a href="http://tinybuddha.com/quotes/tiny-wisdom-caring-about-what-others-think-and-do/" target="_blank">post</a> on focusing on what you can control, rather than stressing out about external circumstances and meeting others' expectations, and <a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5400/5-Reasons-to-Let-Things-Go.html" target="_blank">this one</a> on letting things go.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was Wednesday, but Justice kicked off my weekend.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-6069172697124141252012-10-22T15:51:00.000-07:002012-10-22T15:51:31.048-07:00Monday Funday/Links for SharingI had an exceptionally long week/weekend last week, so I let myself sleep in today! Of course, my way too comfortable bed and the lack of sun shining though my window contributed to this laziness. After I finally managed to drag myself out of bed and make myself breakfast, a guy came to fix our internet and give us cable, and here was here almost <i>all</i> day. So I still haven't gotten around to taking a shower, because I didn't feel comfortable taking one while he was here. This is all to say that I have had an extremely laid back day. I did attempt to make <a href="http://lunevintage.blogspot.com/2012/02/eternity-bracelet.html" target="_blank">this bracelet</a>, but it didn't quite work out. Working with wire is hard, guys. Here are some interesting things that I've been collecting the past couple of weeks. Enjoy!<br />
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<a href="http://shesailedthesea.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-never-too-late_12.html" target="_blank">It's never too late</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://inspacesbetween.com/round-ups-resources/the-ebook-has-landed-more-magic-all-the-time-20-ways-to-create-your-best-life-ever/" target="_blank">20 Ways to Create Your Best Life Ever</a>.<br />
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How pretty are these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/102249883/oversized-turquoise-brass-round-cutout" target="_blank">earrings</a>?<br />
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Fun<a href="http://funnelcloud.blogspot.com/2012/09/49-book-confessions.html" target="_blank"> book confessions</a>. (I might have to do a post like this.)<br />
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A <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2012/10/10-great-documentaries.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FbboSV+%28A+CUP+OF+JO%29" target="_blank">list</a> of must-see documentaries.<br />
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Hot Chocolate. Ice Cream. <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/salty-hot-chocolate-float-recipe" target="_blank">Yum</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://amy-estes.com/write/yoga-teaching-social-media-teaching-enough/" target="_blank">This</a> is a great post on social media and our ever increasing need to feel validated.<br />
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A beautiful <a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/sretsis-wonderland-part-1/21196/" target="_blank">shop</a> in Thailand.<br />
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This <a href="http://www.wholeliving.com/185567/going-it" target="_blank">article</a> on happiness and taking risks.<br />
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Hearts, hearts, <a href="http://followyourheartproject.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">everywhere</a>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311600688229756905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458005430093221838.post-40912500613800807822012-10-11T18:36:00.003-07:002012-10-11T18:36:53.715-07:00Life is Short<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm one of those people who overanalyzes everything. I'd like to change that. Lately, whenever I have a bad day at work, or I know someone is (or probably isn't, but I think they are) mad at me, I remind myself to take a deep breath, and keep things in perspective. I think about whether or not this <i>thing</i> will matter in a year. Or a couple months. Or even a week, for that matter. I need to look forward, without stressing out about the future either. Even though things aren't perfect and I may not be happy all the time, I'm content. And I'm ok with that.</div>
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