tag, you're it.
apparently this is something that is going on in the xanga community. lish tagged me, so i decided to post mine here.
1. Number of books I own.
ummm.... you're kidding, right? i'm not going to try to count as i have too many.
san jose: 4 3'x6' bookcases worth. i have other small bookcases, but i figure they can be placed in the gaps or dvd/cd slots in those bookcases.
pv: 4.5'x5' bookcase.
i am still trying to read through those things and culling the books i don't plan on reading again. this hasn't been happening as frequently (i'll decide i'll like the book) or as quickly as i would like.
2. Last book I bought
a photography book. can't recall the name right now, will update later.
3. Last book I completed.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares
Origins of Story: On Writing for Children - collection of essays, ed. Barbara Harrision and Gregory Maguire
4. Books that mean a lot to me.
wow... you serious? currently or before? i'll try to keep things short... i guess. :P
The Chronicles of Narnia, particularly The Last Battle - CS Lewis
The Song of the Lioness Quartet - Tamora Pierce
Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
The Oval Amulet - Lucy Cullyford Babbit
Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach
Seven Daughters, Seven Sons - Barbara Cohen
Beauty - Sheri S. Tepper
Phantom - Susan Kay
Beauty, The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley
Matilda - Roald Dahl
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Maniac Magee, Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
Ethel and Ernest - Raymond Briggs
Death: High Cost of Living, Death: The Time of Your Life - Neil Gaiman
The Things they Carried - Tim O'Brien
Skeleton Key, the series - Andi Watson
My Lime Orange Tree
i trimmed it down quite a bit, actually.
5. What I'm currently reading.
Paper Dreams: The Art and Artists of Disney Storyboards
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
The Animator's Survival Kit
New Yorker Magazine (very behind, but still trying, sort of)
The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals
Bridgman's Guide to Drawing from Life
Vilppu's Drawing Manual
no wonder i feel so scatterbrained. :P and out of balance, i might add.
so... i'm lazy. i tag the people who read this blog, and no tag backs!
Comments
was looking for "my lime orange tree" on amazon and decided to google it instead. looks interesting. lots to discuss with you about korea. anyway, do you know if amazon has a korean equivalent or a branch for korean books?
Posted by: bleusky | September 22, 2005 01:23 AM
amazon doesn't really have a korean branch. however, there is a online bookstore that originates from korea and has branches in la. aladdin has stores in koreatown, so you can order the books online and pick it up instead of paying for shipping.
another website is hanbooks which has more general products like dvds and cds as well as books. also, their website is run in english, rather than korean. but they feel a little expensive, at least the dvds.
if for just dvds and cds, yesasia has a good selection of korean, japanese and chinese movies and soap operas as well as music that are pretty decently priced.
Posted by: me | September 22, 2005 08:42 AM
Dude...one of the best things about this book tag, good recommendations for my Next to Read books. =)
I'm gonna print out your list and take it to the library. =)
Thanks!! =)
Posted by: lish | September 22, 2005 06:23 PM
thanks, guhbugi! i'll check out those links. i'm wishing that i'd bought more stuff (vcds and cds and stuff) while i was in korea. there was this great "angry little girls" hardback collection with english on one side and korean on the other side, with words translated too...the only two copies that the store had were in pretty nasty shape though. ah, well.
i'm glad that i have such literate friends. i will never lack for knowing what to read next. if you want to borrow "the alchemist," let me know. i have it. almost done, despite my slug's pace. ")
Posted by: bleusky | September 24, 2005 01:11 AM
i was searching images of the artist laszlo moholy-nagy and came across your sight. due to the preasure of research in preparation for a typography project and sleep depravation i would have not read some of your entries...but i did. i was then surprised to see that you've kept up with it. best of wishes and much luck on your site.
sincerely,
another confused artist-to-be
Posted by: bluecrow | September 28, 2005 08:37 PM
to bluecrow:
thank you.
Posted by: me | October 14, 2005 09:19 AM