tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54631812024-02-06T21:49:53.762-05:00alilsoapyAll I need is a little place to stand.alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-18373933022390207832013-09-12T13:05:00.000-04:002013-09-12T18:55:14.569-04:00<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Books read in 2013:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1. Anna Karenina</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2. American Psycho </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3. The Memory Keeper's Daughter</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4. The Devil in the White City:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5. In Cold Bloo<span style="font-size: x-small;">d</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6. Tes<span style="font-size: x-small;">s of the d'Urbervilles</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7. The <span style="font-size: x-small;">For<span style="font-size: x-small;">got<span style="font-size: x-small;">ten Garden</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8. The White <span style="font-size: x-small;">Qu<span style="font-size: x-small;">een (<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Cousins' War #1)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9. The Red Queen</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10. The Kingmaker's Daughter</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11. World War Z</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12. The Zombie <span style="font-size: x-small;">Survival Guide: Complete <span style="font-size: x-small;">Prot<span style="font-size: x-small;">ection from the <span style="font-size: x-small;">L</span>iving <span style="font-size: x-small;">D</span>ead</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13. Gone Girl</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14. Bonk: The curious coupling of science and sex</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15. Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn #1)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17. The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-8196726400907288972012-02-05T11:43:00.002-05:002013-01-26T13:56:40.188-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">Books read in 2012:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">1. Casino Royale</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">2. The Hunger Games</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">3. Catching Fire</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">4. Mockingjay </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">5. Fifty Shades of Grey</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">6. A Dance with Dragons</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">7. The Help</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">8. The Sword of Truth: Wizard's First Rule</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">9. The Stone of Tears </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">10. The Book Thief</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">11. The Pawn of Prophecy: The Belgariad Series #1</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">12. Queen of Sorcery: The Belgariad #2</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">13. Magician's Gambit: The Belgariad #3</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">14. Castle of Wi<span style="font-size: x-small;">zardry: The Belgariad #4</span> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">15. A dog's purpose</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">1<span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span>. Cutting for Stone</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: x-small;">1<span style="font-size: x-small;">7</span>. Tiger's Curse</span></div>
alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-112792405241251742011-11-02T13:14:00.001-04:002012-01-16T06:41:37.526-05:00<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Books read in 2011:<br />1. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Road<br /></span><span>2.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Sarah's Key<br /></span></span><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">3. Never let me go</span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">4. A Study in Scarlet<br />5. True Grit<br />6. The Sign of the Four<br />7. A Scandal in Bohemia<br />8. The Red-headed League<br />9. A Case of Identity<br />10. The Boscombe Valley Mystery<br />11. Case of the Five Orange Pips<br />12. The Man with the Twisted Lip<br />13. A Game of Thrones<br />14. A Clash of Kings<br />15. A Storm of Swords<br /></span></span></div><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">16. A Feast for Crows</span></span></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-4480953334863276472011-01-25T00:35:00.004-05:002011-01-25T00:42:04.234-05:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:78%;">i have been drooling over Rachel Comey's penpal boots. so perfect yet simple. searched high and low with armed self assurance that i would find a cheaper knockoff. self assurance dwindled to nothing over the weeks. i finally snagged the last black pair i could find! can't wait for them to come(y) home.<br /></span></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-86199594773746784162010-11-30T10:33:00.002-05:002011-01-04T00:37:52.343-05:00<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Books read in 2010:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>1. <span style="font-style: italic;">Jane Eyre<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >2. <span style="font-style: italic;">Pride and Prejudice</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >3. <span style="font-style: italic;">The tale of Despeaureaux</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >4. <span style="font-style: italic;">The House of Mirth<br />5. Dead in the Family #10<br />6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<br />7. The Girl who played with Fire<br />8. The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest<br />9. The Poisonwood Bible<br />10. The Pillars of the Earth<br />11. Darkly Dreaming Dexter<br />12. Dearly Devoted Dexter<br />13. Dexter in the Dark<br />14. Dexter by Design<br />15. Dexter is Delicious<br />16. The Black Echo<br />17. The death and life of Charlie St. Cloud<br />18. The short second life of Bree Tanner<br />19. The Art of Racing in the Rain<br />20. A Dog Year<br />21. How to Train your Dragon<br />22. Mars by </span><span>Ben Bova<br />23. <span style="font-style: italic;">Return to Mars<br />24. World without End<br />25. The Lost Symbol<br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-29336836414008511402010-09-02T18:26:00.003-04:002010-09-02T18:31:14.957-04:00<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">just treated my hair with warm extra virgin olive oil. next time i need to eat beforehand. smelling the yummy oil made me want to chomp down on my hair </span>>.< oink.<br /></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-4249159858612149412010-08-16T22:52:00.000-04:002010-08-16T22:53:34.676-04:00<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />loved bfast in bed</span></span>.alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-76758397448067985552010-05-16T18:41:00.001-04:002010-05-16T19:09:19.646-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">1 Crate & Barrel appetizer, </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">followed by 1 Balenciaga entree,</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">and a <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Tiffany </span>treat afterwards,</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">equates to a heaping 5 star shopping course!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-21403334016191294332009-12-27T10:09:00.004-05:002010-06-16T19:09:54.926-04:00<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span>Books read in 2009</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">65.Already Dead<br />64.East of Eden<br />63.The Physic book of Deliverance Dane<br />62.Push<br />61.The Red Tent<br />60.A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse short story)<br />59.Dead and Gone #9<br />58.From Dead to Worse #8<br />57.All Together Dead #7<br />56.Definitely Dead #6<br />55.Dead as a Doornail #5<br />54.Dead to the World #4<br />53.Club Dead</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> #3</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">52.Living Dead in Dallas</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> #2</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">51.Dead Until Dark (#1 Sookie Stackhouse series )<br />50.The Last Olympian<br />49.True Believer<br />48.The Lost World<br />47.Ramona's World<br />46.Tell no one<br />45.Cat & Mouse</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />44.The Rule of Four</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />43.My Sister's Keeper<br />42.Plum Lovin'<br />41.Twelve Sharp </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">40.Eleven on Top </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">39.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ten Big Ones </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">38.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">To the Nines </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">37.Hard Eight</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">36.Seven Up</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">35.Hot Six</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum </span><span>Series</span>)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">34.<span style="font-style: italic;">High Five </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />33.Four to Score</span> </span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">32.<span style="font-style: italic;">Three to get Deadly</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">31.Two for the Dough</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />30.One for the Money </span><span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">Stephanie Plum</span> Series)</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />29.Along came a Spider<br />28.Kiss the Girls<br />27.Freakonomics<br />26.Next<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">25.Night Mare</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Xanth </span>book 6)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />24.</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Ogre, Ogre</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Xanth </span>book 5)<br />23.</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Centaur Aisle</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Xanth </span>book 4)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">22.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Castle Roogna</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Xanth </span>book 3)</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />21.The Source of Magic</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Xanth </span>book 2)</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />20.A Spell for Chameleon</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Xanth </span>book 1) </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">19.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Manhunt: The 12 day chase for Lincoln's Killer</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />18.Under a Velvet Cloak </span>(Book 8)</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />17.</span><span style="font-style: italic;">And Eternity</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (Book 7)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">16.For love of Evil</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (Book 6)</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />15.Being a Green Mother </span>(Book 5)</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />14.Wielding a Red Sword </span>(Book 4<span>)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />13.With a Tangled Skein </span>(Book 3)</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />12.Bearing an Hourglass</span> (Book 2<span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">11.On a Pale Horse </span><span>(Book 1 of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Incarnations of Immortality</span> series)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">10.Water for Elephants</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />9.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">8.Revolutionary Road<br />7.The Last Templar - </span><span>by Raymond Khoury</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">6.Breaking Dawn<br />5.Eclipse<br />4.New Moon<br />3.Marley & Me</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />2.Snow Flower and the Secret Fan<br />1.The Princess Bride</span></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-5542600303351311842009-07-29T20:16:00.002-04:002009-07-29T20:17:36.146-04:00<div id='wereadshelf_22932'></div><script type='text/javascript' language='javascript' src='http://weread.com/profile/widget/index.php?id=507585411&pf=22932&ver=1&con_sandbox=booksiread&container_type=booksiread'></script><div style='margin:0px;text-align:right;font-size:10px;'>Powered by <a 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On another note .. T.A. Barron is coming to a2 for a meet and greet. MAY 16th. Sigh. cruel fate. I want to get our books autographed. i love merlin.</span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-59086043974504842102009-04-21T14:01:00.003-04:002009-04-21T14:05:34.152-04:00<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">having a horrible night at work, then coming home to dream about having a horrible night at work, then waking up and going to work is a repetition of horror. i'm sure this is a punishment served out in hell.<br /></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-79942611603742098842009-01-06T02:28:00.005-05:002009-01-15T10:49:09.269-05:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">happy new year! it's off to a cold start but not if i can help it! off on a <strike>mission</strike> cruise to the bahamas w/ sandy and ting on friday. new years res ... read more books of course! as well as other endeavors i suppose. i know i'm vague. and i've lost the passion for posting. this is a sad loss. sigh. maybe it'll drum up this year. stay tuned.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">p.s. westley never dies!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-28144158095530021522008-12-22T16:31:00.004-05:002009-12-17T17:56:39.098-05:00<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Books i have read from 2007 to 2008:</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />69.Twilight<br />68.Artemis Fowl</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />67.The Boy in the Striped Pajamas</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">66.The Tales of Beedle the Bard</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">65.The Spiderwick Chronicles (4): The Wrath of Mulgarath</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />64.The Spiderwick Chronicles (3): The Ironwood Tree</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">63.The Spiderwick Chronicles (2): The Seeing Stone</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">62.The Spiderwick Chronicles (1): The Field Guide<br />61.Kira-Kira</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">60.</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">The Mysterious Benedict Society</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">59.</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Percy Jackson and The Olympians (4): </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">The Battle of the Labyrinth<br />58.</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Percy Jackson and The Olympians (3): </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">The Titan's Curse<br />57.</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Percy Jackson and The Olympians (2): </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">The Sea of Monsters</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">56.Percy Jackson and The Olympians (1): The Lightning Thief<br />55.The Dark is Rising (1) </span><span>i really hated this book and refuse to cont. the series!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />54.A Thousand Splendid Suns<br />53.The Kite Runner<br />52.The Notebook<br />51.The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />50.The High King (5)<br />49.Taran Wanderer (4)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">48.The Castle of LLyr (3)<br />47.The Black Cauldron (2)<br />46.The Book of Three (1)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">45.Life of Pi</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">44.The curious incident of the dog in the night-time<br />43.The Lovely Bones</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">42.The Mists of Avalon<br />41.The Neverending Story</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">40.The Wicked Day (4)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">39.The Last Enchantment (3)<br />38.The Hollow Hills (2)<br />37.The Crystal Cave (1)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">36.Dune (1)</span><span> Dunno if i will cont. w/ this series</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">35.And then there were none</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">34.The Great Tree of Avalon - The Eternal Flames (3)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">33.The Great Tree of Avalon - Shadows on the Stars (2)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">32.The Great Tree of Avalon - Child of the Dark Prophecy (1)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">31.The Wings of Merlin (5)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">30.The Mirror of Merlin (4)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">29.The Fires of Merlin</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> (3)</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />28.The Seven Songs of Merlin</span></span> <span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(2)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">27.The Lost Years of Merlin (1)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">26.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd<br />25.The Time Traveler's Wife</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">24.The Time Machine</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">23.1984</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">22.Love in the Time of Cholera</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">21.The Mist</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">20.Something Wicked this way comes</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">19.Invisible man</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">18.Atonement<br />17.Flush<br />16.Battle Royale<br />15.Enders game (1)<br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">14.A War of Gifts (1.25)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">13.First Meetings (1.5)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">12.Xenocide (2)<br />11.Children of the Mind (3)</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">10.Speaker for the Dead (4)<br />9.Ender's Shadow (1)<br />8.Shadow of the Giant (2)<br />7.Shadow Puppets (3)<br />6.Shadow of the Hegemon (4)<br />5.The Bourne Identity (1)<br />4.The Bourne Supremacy (2)<br />3.The Bourne Ultimatum (3)<br />2.The Woman in White<br />1.The Thirteenth tale</span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-75406233977394467522008-10-26T00:10:00.000-04:002008-10-26T00:11:23.495-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">gave my first water tap enema today. life changing.</span><br /></span></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-67878306649812027312008-10-01T00:04:00.001-04:002008-10-01T00:06:44.081-04:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This is a story of a dog who thinks itself a highly cat and a cat who thinks itself a lowly dog.<span style=""> </span>How did they meet?<span style=""> </span>ah, but that is a tale for another time.<br />Maximus licked himself a comfortable bath while sitting on the windowsill.<span style=""> </span>He scrutinized the other occupant of his home who was currently busying herself waiting for the bright flash of the sun to move on the rug.<span style=""> </span>Dolly was tense and ready to strike.<span style=""> </span>Dolly longed for any kind of adventure.<span style=""> </span>She anxiously twitched her tail.<span style=""> </span>“How silly of that cat” thought Maximus to himself.<span style=""> </span>He preferred lounging in the sun to chasing it.<span style=""> </span>Dolly didn’t think things through most of the time, if at all.<span style=""> </span>Dolly spotted the sun moving and followed.<span style=""> </span>She scampered out into the yard.<span style=""> </span>Dolly felt a painful stab at her side.<span style=""> </span>It was a rake!<span style=""> </span>As the feeling seeped out of her body she looked up at the window.<span style=""> </span>Maximus licked his paw. “Ah so it has come to this” Dolly thought and closed her eyes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The end.</span></p>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-3290337844283510872008-09-20T20:48:00.004-04:002008-09-20T20:53:34.318-04:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i am in love with my new moen showerhead & handle in one w/ three speeds. ahh. i've been putting up with crappy showers for the past two years! laaaaa. looking forward to showers again. wee! i must say that water pressure can really make a difference in quality of life.<br /></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-86153166092423925372008-08-15T14:33:00.019-04:002008-08-17T01:00:49.278-04:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" ></span><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" >happy 1 year anniversary hoonie.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" >happily i am whisked away back and forth to paradise,</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" >happier to have you in good health, and</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" >happiest i am with you.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" ><center>love love.</center></span></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-46519562639265002742008-07-28T19:49:00.006-04:002008-07-28T19:56:25.605-04:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">a review of MAC's studio fix powder plus foundation:</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">i give this product ** stars. it's a very sheer cover. sheer to the point where there is no point in putting on the foundation because you look the same before and afterwards. i've been using this to mattefy my oily t-zone. it works well for that. but would i spend another $25 on something that is essentially used as an oil blotter? nope. the drugstore sheer powder foundations works just as well. namely Neutrogena's at half the cost! at least MAC didn't break me out.</span></span><br /></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-42242291677198778882008-05-22T19:42:00.006-04:002008-05-23T00:03:51.319-04:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;"><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#333333;">my first MAC purchase! i got the studio fix powder plus foundation in C3. soo excited. i have been loyal to bare minerals foundation for about two years, but find it too shiny since i have oily skin. i'm opting for a more matte look. i still love bare minerals ... maybe i'll try to combine the two together. will update with a review.<br /></div></span></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-40466036485094925702008-05-21T01:56:00.005-04:002008-05-21T02:27:50.603-04:00<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">doogie attemps to finagle out of his bedtime jammies</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoAwn9RmXWhtbLHg_pxYNK2FgxCtCEpfssH_Wwv3soFFmQ9PPupUdcaQFs2Sa31lFQi4jkG3SLkQMJaxb7pXx7MIZTs4uQmULVAVd5rBl9IAn93AEXu1vFqEg0CujcpI7hnNLrg/s1600-h/Doogie+May+08+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202707732177380738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoAwn9RmXWhtbLHg_pxYNK2FgxCtCEpfssH_Wwv3soFFmQ9PPupUdcaQFs2Sa31lFQi4jkG3SLkQMJaxb7pXx7MIZTs4uQmULVAVd5rBl9IAn93AEXu1vFqEg0CujcpI7hnNLrg/s320/Doogie+May+08+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UNKhtzq_uaE8S_9OoNHoN9G_a0OnFJaYaM9UleC5QR1c917tF-XP6O9B1B-kNkihiBvWH8te_oPpqbh13Ma21B_gb4tSAFh-GJWCI2L6H46D7ZzQS_Fa97WFXrlxGbnjwLQLMg/s1600-h/Doogie+May+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202707736472348050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UNKhtzq_uaE8S_9OoNHoN9G_a0OnFJaYaM9UleC5QR1c917tF-XP6O9B1B-kNkihiBvWH8te_oPpqbh13Ma21B_gb4tSAFh-GJWCI2L6H46D7ZzQS_Fa97WFXrlxGbnjwLQLMg/s320/Doogie+May+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:78%;">^ defeated .. or not .. in the morning he peed on the jammies with triumph</span></div><div align="center"></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-51846666864833843032008-03-21T19:02:00.009-04:002008-04-08T01:33:24.172-04:00<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;"><br />guess what muscle?<br /><br />occasionally i have rough patches where i crave a drastic change either in environment (traveling, experiencing new things) or in my appearance (hair coloring. tattooing, piercing, splurging, makeupping, or changing wardrobes). which frequently result in large doses of regret. however, i find that if i hold my breath and bear down, all will pass and eventually all is well again!<br /><br /></span></div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-33393238019389708412008-02-16T01:40:00.001-05:002008-02-16T01:40:59.920-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;"><br />i hate you and your three chins.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:78%;"></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-81013608720547364442008-02-14T15:48:00.002-05:002008-02-16T01:41:53.808-05:00<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff6666;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff6666;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff6666;"><br />Happy Valentine's day <3<br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463181.post-80119580981668538082008-02-04T12:33:00.000-05:002008-02-04T12:35:34.167-05:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">i woke up with fury in my heart and revenge on my mind.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;"></span>alilsoapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263575875827625311noreply@blogger.com0