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Brilliant, like a FOX!

I like lists. I like books. I have compiled “greatest hits”-type lists for each genre, and will read them all this year. The lists are meant to be semi-representative of the different sub-genres in each of the larger genres. I am exploring, see.

The Ought-To Books
1. Literary: Ulysses by James Joyce
2. Satire: Catch-22 by The Guy Who Is Not Kurt Vonnegut
3. Can’t Finish It: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4. Epic Poetry: The Iliad by Homer
5. To Prove I Still Hate Steinbeck: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
6. Political, With Animals: Animal Farm by George Orwell

Science Fiction Books
1. I Dunno, I Like the Title: Neuromancer by William Gibson
2. Hard: Foundation 1 by Isaac Asimov
3. Cerebral: 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
4. Old-Time: War of the Worlds by HG Wells
5. Modern: Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson
6. Ditto to #1: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein

Mystery Books
1. Old: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
2. ~~Noir: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler~~
3. 1950s: Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
4. Historical: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
5. Modern: The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
6. Cozy: Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown

Romance Books
1. Steamy: Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
2. Improper: Room With a View by E.M. Forster
3. Written By A Man: Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
(I’m quite sure Sparks will make me physically ill.)
4. ~~Classic Trash: Whatever book I can get ahold of by Danielle Steel~~
5. The Bodice Ripper: The Last Viking by Sandra Hill (It was meant to be…)
6. Naughty: The Story of O by Pauline Reage

Fantasy Books
1. Nearly Canonical: The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin
2. Blowhard: Game of Thrones by George R. R. R. R. R. R. Martin
3. The Rare Standalone: Tigana by Guy Gaveriel Kay
4. Mythical: The Once and Future King by T.H. White
5. Blowhard, Take II: The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
6. Modern: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

Horror Books
1. Uncle Stevie: Pet Sematary by Stephen King
2. It’s a Squid, Everyone: The Call of Cthulu and Other Such Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
3. Monsters: The Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
4. ~~Morality Tale: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde~~
5. Haunted House: Hell House by Richard Matheson
6. ~~They Say He’s Good: The Books of Blood by Clive Barker~~

Non-Fiction/Biography Books
1. Historical Autobiography: The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
2. History: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel Brown
3. Hollywood Biography: Love Is Nothing: Ava Gardner by Lee Server
4. Historical Biography: The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius
5. Confucius Say What?: The Analects of Confucius by Someone (I Do Not Remember)
6. Science: Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice To All Creation by Olivia Judson

February 20, 2010
by Giang
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in Life of Giang, Travel

You’re not ready for this :)

MERCH IN MY MAILBOX TODAY!!!

“And what happens if people stop buying the Merch merch?” (/flip hat inside out)

FLESHREAPER!!

You’re awesome, Doddsy – I pranced around in front of the mirror for a full five minutes admiring my new silly hat. :)

Ahhh, so here I am, eh! To catch up:

October something, 2009: LA County Fair! Pictures here. It was a good time. We ate much oily food and petted many smelly animals.

October something, later, 2009: Las Vegas and Death Valley! Pictures here. In Vegas, we were on budget with gambling, saw cats and dogs perform amazing feats in Popovich’s Pet Comedy Theatre, and ate several buffet meals (including breakfast in the atrium at the Wynn). Death Valley was very windy, but quite lovely. And yes, I did manage to use my portable shower tent. It worked splendidly, except for the part where it was sort of against the rules of the campground and Curt had to keep an eye out for the ranger. ;) I used biodegradable soap, though, so it’s not like I was hurting anything… On the way back to civilization, we stopped by the Mt. Whitney Portal, Manzanar, and Fossil Falls. Great trip!

October 30, 2009: We dressed up as monkeys for the Hoang family Halloween karaoke party. Pictures here and here. Also, we found out my brother Wonk and sister-in-law Powla are expecting a spawnling! :) I’m going to be an auntie!!

There are also some random cute cat-related pictures here and here and here.

Curt accidentally dropped my Blackberry in the cat water bowl about a week ago, but it’s made a full recovery. I couldn’t be too mad, since I did accidentally throw his phone in the dumpster that one time… ;)

I’ve had a sore throat for about a month. Hopefully the doctor can fix it on Tuesday, as it hurts and the gargling has done nothing!

Off on an impromptu trip this weekend – just a tent, an empty cooler, and some clothes, and off to the wild blue yonder! Or, at least, freeways relatively unfamiliar.

We’re going to start looking for a house in the next few months. I’m excited, but also mildly terrified and full of anxiety. Good thing I have this new Merch hat to keep me occupied…

That’s that! Time for bed. /waves

November 19, 2009
by Giang
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in Art, Design, Photography, Life of Giang, Travel

Unlazy, AHA!

I’ve finished editing the pictures I like from the birthday trip!

So, I changed my mind and decided we should go to Sequoia National Park instead of Death Valley for our trip. On arriving at Sequoia, we discovered that Weather.com is a big fat liar, and it was not only NOT 80 degrees outside, it was snowing. Fearful that the snow might leave us stranded (Yaris being unequipped for prolonged snow/ice), we decided to make a break for Yosemite. It was snowing there, but only in the higher elevations. Of course, since we had not planned for Yosemite, we didn’t have camping reservations and ended up spending the first night in a snowy campsite anyway. It was an experience!

It ended up being a pretty kickass weekend. We saw a momma bear and baby bears, and a momma deer and baby deers, and a coyote, and several squirls. Went on a couple hikes, took pictures, celebrated my newfound more-oldness. ;) So, here are the pictures (and bear with my silly Photoshop mania). Many happy returns.

October 16, 2007
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