Synopsis from IMDB: The Village depicts the thrilling tale of an isolated town confronting the astonishing truth that lies just outside its borders. At first glance, this village seems picture perfect, but this close-knit community lives with the frightening knowledge that creatures reside in the surrounding woods. The evil and foreboding force is so unnerving that none dare venture beyond the borders of the village and into the woods. But when curious, headstrong Lucius Hunt plans to step beyond the boundaries of the town and into the unknown, his bold move threatens to forever change the future of the village.

SPOILERS!!!

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SPOILERS!!!

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I watched "The Village" earlier and I must say it's one of Shyamalan's best film yet, plot-wise that is.

What with the film's spooky trailers and ultra-secretive marketing, one could only watch the movie out of curiosity. Well I dont think your money's going to waste. This film delivers it, unless of course you never enjoyed Shyamalan's other films. Much like "Unbreakable," the way Shyamalan wove the story is definitely amazing. He makes you believe that you got it all figured it out only to surprise you with a totally wicked twist, totally not what you would expect, given the story he's been giving us for the last hour and a half. The story is set up about the relationship between the creatures and the village: what are these creatures, why are they breaking the truce, why wont the villagers do something, cant they get help from nearby towns, etc. He made us think that that's all there is to it--a typical horror movie. We were played like a lyre. Not until the last 10 or 15 minutes did it become clear. Weird concept but hey it worked. Excellent story-telling and camera work! The movie was really great. Adrian Brody and Joaquin Phoenix were amazing! Even Ron Howard's daughter did a terrific job. Ok talaga tong movie na to.

BTW Shyamalan might produce and direct Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Cool.

I love public libraries, especially our town's. I never had this much fun browsing and borrowing books. Sa Pilipinas, hanggang tingin lang ako, especially if I'm not sure if the book's good or if it's too pricey. When I buy books, I either have to shell out money from my savings or go to Booksale and pray to the gods that it's available. No wonder my mom won't let me buy books; it's way too expensive to be considered a necessity. For her, it's just a vice. Sad, that. However, here in the US, borrowing books is never a hassle--not on your pockets anyway. Fall in line, tell whoever's on duty that you want to apply for a library card, fill out an application form, and that's it. You can borrow unlimited number of books for three weeks, music CDs for two weeks, and DVDs/VHS tapes for a week. How cool is that?

Library card ko... finally!

(Di ako marunong magtake ng screenshot hehe.)

One of the most amazing things I discovered is the library's online service. Holding/reserving a book/DVD/CD online has never been this easy (and fun!). All you have to do is type in your card's barcode number and password and viola... you're logged into your very own online library account. You can search for books or movies if available in your local library or in other libraries in and around your area. You can certainly reserve the title and the library will contact you (email or phone) if it comes through. As of now, I have 68 holds and 75 check-outs--including music CDs, VHS, and DVDs. Pwede rin i-renew ang books and CDs.

Basta reserve lang ako ng reserve. It takes time to take ahold of some of the titles so I had to reserve it as early as possible. Besides some of them have been checked out so pila na ko agad. Here are some of the stuff I borrowed.

That's the Peter Pan OST, Spider-man OST, CSI OST, albums by Jason Mraz, John Mayer, and Dashboard Confessional, and a LOTR-inspired CD. On hold titles include Six Feet Under OST and Alanis album. :)

Eto naman mga librong hiniram ko: T.H. White's The Once and Future King, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven, George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm, Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and some anthologies with Neil Gaiman stories. I also borrowed some LOTR tapes that I plan to give to my friend. As of this moment, available na daw sa lib ang hinold kong Eintein's Dreams by Alan Lightman, Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, and I Know This Much is True by Wally lamb. Aaack! Hay daming babasahin. Almost 20 books in 3 weeks--heaven! Makes me want to curl up in bed and just read everyday. Nakahiram na rin ako ng mga rare stuff na gusto kong basahin/panoorin: PT reviewer books, Six Feet Under Season 1, Sex and the City Seasons 1-6, Xena-related stuff, and Edward Hayes's books. Hay I love public libraries!

Loryces Online will resume on Thursday.

Two more days left until classes are over. Well suffice it to say, it's finals/deadlines time so I'll be off doing whatever needs to be done. See you on Thursday!

Yey summer classes are done! I still have 3 weeks of vacation tapos sabak ulit sa aral. Better take advantage then.

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Thoroughly Antisocial You think people suck and that they are fairly stupid. You avoid large social gatherings like the plague. Maybe you tolerate a friend if they drop by to say hi. Congratulations, we might like you! How antisocial are you?

That's me today. I think I uttered less than 100 words the whole time I was in school. I was in antisocial mode. I'm weird that way. I think my professor thought it odd that I said "uh-huh" and nodded to her, in response to her question "what do you think about Michael Moore's film?" Haha. I don't know if I was daydreaming or if it was me being antisocial.

As part of my fitness regime, I incorporated 4 3-minute-high-intensity periods of jog or brisk walk (whatever suits me at the time) at 4mph in between my usual 30 minute cardiovascular program. When I was at the gym earlier today doing a 4mph-jog, I almost didn't make it through. Both of my legs were cramping, my knees were hurting, and I was out of breath and was extremely thirsty. However, I made it through and in fact, increased my jog time from 3 to 4 minutes. I wouldn't deny that during this 3 minutes, I envisioned myself having a body like Calista Flockhart. Haay so much for my goal of being healthy. Mas lalo ata akong mapapariwara if I keep envisioning myself as a Calista Flockhart. Hehe.

Wala akong magawa kaya eto kung anu-ano na lang ang ni-link ko.

News about Stephen Hawking's new concept about black holes. (BTW his official site is at http://www.hawking.org.uk.) Kaka-miss basahin si Hawking.

News regarding George Eads and Jorja Fox's return to CSI. Buti naman. CSI wouldn't be the same without them.

News regarding the title of the 3rd and last installment of the Star Wars prequels has finally been confirmed: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Erm ok. Cheesy pa rin as usual. Oh well at least matatapos na sya.

Michael Moore's film-entary has garnered $100M in sales. Good for him and for the film. If you have to watch one movie this month, this would be it. Medyo far-fetched, but then what if it's true? Michael Moore has shown us some of the things that might have happened during Bush's last three years of administration

News about a rabid LOTR fan who constructed a 10-foot sand castle complete with the Lord of the Rings characters right on his front lawn! Cool di ba!

News about the new Keanu Reeves movie. He's playing Constantine?! The Constantine? In Sandman? Oooh I'd definitely watch out for this!

Also rumor has it that New Line will be producing a Death-related movie with Neil Gaiman making his debut as a film director on the project. I don't have the exact link since I saw it in passing in Peyups. Sa wakas!

And here is something very cool. I can't describe it, basta cool sya.

... I'd buy a house for my parents.

... I'd buy this for my sister and this for my brother.

... I'd give this and this to Karen.

...I'd buy this or this for Ulan.

... I'd give any of these books to Joan; I'm still thinking of what I should give to Joy.

...I'd send my aunt and her family on a month-long trip to the Philippines and take care of the bills while they're gone.

... I'd order round-trip tickets to Chicago for Giz, Tin, and Angel.

Any requests?

I've had my suspicions the month after we got DSL. Slow connection (well, slower than usual), dozens of pop-up ads, new software in menus that I don't remember installing -- these are some of the irritating things I noticed over the last few months. This article explained that this may indicate that spyware exists on my computer. Some of the symptoms my PC have include the ff:

Your computer is acting slower than usual: One of the most commonly noticed symptoms of spyware is that your computer may responding much slower than usual.

Your Internet connection appears slower than usual: Spyware can use significant computer memory resources. Multiple instances of spyware running at the same time can create “memory leaks,” which can give you the impression that your Internet connection is much slower than normal.

Advertisement pop-ups appear when you're not browsing the Web: Spyware can also serve you pop-up advertisements that appear while you are not surfing the Web--even if you don’t have a Web browser open.

Your homepage has changed, or keeps changing: Sometimes spyware will change your default homepage, or render your computer incapable of changing your homepage again.

Redirecting Web sites: Spyware can cause your browser to automatically redirect to different Web sites. This symptom is especially common with Internet search engines.
Search tool bars appear in your browser: You may notice that search bars appear directly in your browser. These bars, also known as plug-ins, can sometimes be installed by spyware programs.

Spyware software appears in menus: Another indication that spyware has been installed on your computer is when suspicious programs and folders appear in your Start menu, startup menu, or system tray.

Demit. I definitely have spyware on my PC.

The article also provided links to download free spyware scanners (for spyware removal):

Ad-aware

SpyBot Search & Destroy

and links to download free spyware prevention utilities (to help protect your computer):

SpywareBlaster

SpywareGuard

For more info, read this article or this audio-visual walkthrough.

Saw this on the Internet.

Napakaganda naman neto. Malamang pati presyo maganda din.

Remember my post about the Gmail-swapping-for-whatnots entry? Well I got these stuff from Gmailswap.

Ganda noh? Sarap tuloy pumunta sa Arizona and Finland.

Nakakasawa na ang sumagot sa mga surveys at mala-Miss U na questions sa Friendster kaya eto, ibang style ang naisip ko.  Parang profile ko na rin pero gagamitin ko ang mga subjects natin nung elementary, high school, at college.

History

Even when I was in school, History wasn't my thing. I'm not at all good with dates and places. The same is true with real life--I'm not at all adept in memorizing dates. I forget appointments, friends' birthdays, heck even my parents' birthdays and anniversary! Someone else, whether a sibling or a friend, has to remind me if there's a special occasion for that day. Furthermore, in my opinion, there's no point in stressing over the past. What's done is done, right? Although of course, I'm thankful for it. I wouldn't be what I am right now if not for my past.

Geography

Are you kidding?! I am what you call 'geographically challenged,' if there is such a thing. I couldn't even walk outside the 5-mile radius I imposed on myself without hopelessly getting lost. I suck at giving directions and sometimes I even have trouble identifying my left side from my right. Any friend of mine can attest to that. I have spent the first 16 years of my life in Marikina, under lock and key and my mom's eagle eyes and strict rules. I haven't had the pleasure of going to the mall and watching a movie until I was about 16 or 17. Nakawala lang ako when I went off to college and stayed in a dorm for about 2 or 3 years. But of course, I haven't seen any improvements in my geographical skills during that time. On the other hand, at least I know what Manila or Quiapo looked like and as far as I'm concerned, as long as I know how to get to Taft Avenue, I'm fine. Nakapunta na rin pala ako ng Batangas and my province is in Iloilo. I guess that's not so bad for someone like me (ha!). However, even though I'm hopelessly 'geographically challenged,' I would love to travel around the world.

Math

8 * 3 = my age (in one month's time); Weight = don't ask ; Height = 5'2"; Vital statistics = none of your gadem business; Having me as a friend = priceless (hehe)

Science

I love anatomy, especially neuroanatomy. I hate studying about the spinal tracts though. Gives me a headache just thinking about how they decussate and what levels would be affected if the spinal cord is injured. I also don't like memorizing hormones or enzymes or other stuff that I won't be needing in my career. Such a waste of time and neurons, if I might add.

Technology

I love gadgets although I think they consider me their doom. Di kasi sila tumatagal sa kin eh. Ewan ko ba kung anong meron ang kamay ko. Nakasira na ko ng camera, videocam, computer, printer, TV, DVD player, VCR, headphones (numerous times), and even a calculator. I should be buying insurance for them, I tell ya! Of course that doesn't stop me from daydreaming and oggling them nifty gadgets!

Music

I know how to play the piano but I can't say I enjoy playing it. I'm interested in playing the guitar or the violin but the funny thing is, I'm tone deaf. Current obsession = Vienna Teng + Dashboard Confessional + Jason Mraz + Our Lady Peace

Physical Education

I'm the girl who would get picked last in team games. I'm the girl who dreads PE classes. I'm the girl who hates wearing bathing suits. I'm the girl who doesn't care one bit about appearances. Needless to say, I think I'm one of those unfit people who absolutely detests PE. That's going to change though. I am now enrolled in a gym and I am trying real hard in choosing healthy foods (although sometimes I just couldn't help but reach for that last piece of chocolate cake). I know it's going to be one difficult journey but I'm going to face it and finish the race. At the end, I know it's going to be all worth it.

Finance

No job = No moolah therefore bankrupt. I love reading Robert Kiyosaki's principles on finance and I can't wait to put those principles into practice but heck, I gotta have some money first. I'm willing to learn everything there is to know about personal finance and real estate, however, I guess I have to wait a little bit more. Meanwhile, I'm still on the process of strengthening my financial literacy/education. Although sometimes studying about stock options, mortgages, and equities can be pretty boring.

Psychology

Self-diagnosed autistic and manic-depressive suffering from paranoia and obsessive-compulsiveness; Has low self-esteem and a bad case of inferiority complex; Been bullied so many times as a child but is not going to take anymore of that crap out of people; Realizes that it's time to stand up for herself because no one else is going to do it for her --> GO ME!

Humanities

I just got introduced in literature when I was in my later years of high school. Mommy ko kasi ayaw kaming ibili ng books. She's weird that way. Sometimes I regret not being exposed to books early in life. That's ok though. Being here in the US and having FREE access to thousands of books kinda makes up for that. I think I've read a lot of books far more than what I've read during my high school and college days.

Religion

Well, I used to think I was agnostic but I realized that's just silly. I guess I never really believed any of that. I'm praying at night now and I have a certain smile reserved just for Him who makes life bearable for me.

Sex Education

Class dismissed!

Chocolate.

That's it. That's my unrequited love. You too? Well it's guaranteed to be a doomed relationship, don't you think? All those calories and guilt. Hmph.

Forbidden and unrequited. What could be more sinful? Tragic and unhealthy too, some would say. Sigh.

However, an article from Yahoo's Health News reported that we could make our relationship with chocolate work if we choose those that contain more heart-healthy fats:

• Cocoa (and thus chocolate) contains flavonoids - the same headline-grabbing health-promoting substances found in tea, red wine and soy foods.


• Studies suggest that chocolate's flavonoids may help protect against heart disease and stroke by slowing blood's ability to clot, and by reducing the potential for plaque build-up inside artery walls.


• Cocoa's main fat, stearic acid, may be heart-healthy. Our bodies convert it to a monounsaturated fat.


• For an occasional treat, choose dark chocolate. It's got slightly more flavonoids and proportionately more stearic acid than milk chocolate.


• A 3/4-oz. bar of milk chocolate has a whopping 15 grams of fat, with less than 4 grams of it from stearic acid. The equivalent dark bar has about the same amount of fat with 6 grams of stearic acid. Still no health bargain, but a little better!


• For a more common indulgence, try real cocoa. Make hot cocoa with skim milk or low-fat soymilk - and use it in cooking.

My darling chocolate here I come!

The topics covered for our investigative essay in English 101 included stem cell research. Frankly, I know nothing about this until today. After reading a lot of websites and articles about it, I definitely say it's interesting. No wonder it's laden with controversies. Just look and read what is it about.

Stem cell research involves the study of how an organism develops from a single cell to an adult organism. This promising area of biology has led scientists to believe and investigate the possibility of treating diseases using cell-based therapies, among other uses. However, like many scientific fields, stem cell research has generated more scientific inquiries as well as ethical and moral questions. Some people believe that using and destroying an embryo for research is tantamount to killing a human being. Supporters of stem cell research, on the other hand, argue that the scientific consequences of stem cell research far outweigh the moral and ethical problems the
opposition has raised.

For a simple explanation of what stem cells are, click here for an animated look. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods through cell division. They also have the remarkable potential to differentiate into many different cell types in the body. They serve as a sort of repair system in the living body of a plant or animal. These unspecialized stem cells can come from either the embryo or adults. Stem cells that come from embryos are termed embryonic stem cells or ESC; those from adults are adult stem cells or ASC.

Proponents of the stem cell research would like to study the behavior of ESC because it has shown great potential for research and treating diseases. These diseases include Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and cancer -- a pretty heavy list of degenerative and debilitating diseases. Just reading about the remarkable potential of stem cells is enough for me to say "Fund the research! Support it! " However, to do so would involve the destruction or harvesting of embryos. Now, we all know what an embryo is right? That's where the opposition comes in. According to them, harvesting them for research is like murdering people.

Pretty heavy stuff. So what do you think: are you in favor or not of stem cell research?

After this incident, I thought my spell of bad luck is over. I should have known that luck, whether good or bad, comes in threes. I went to my (supposed) supervisor and asked her about my situation regarding my job status in her department, whether I'm out or in. She told me she still wanted me for the job. However, they badly needed an assistant right now and the solution she came up with is to hire somebody until the end of September. If, by that time, I have my SSN, then the job is mine. Until then, it belongs to someone else.

I also checked my email today and found this:

I'm very sorry about this mix-up. I have no record of having received your order. However,I checked my Amazon account and find that you DID INDEED order it. I have the book in hand and will put it in the mail to you tomorrow, July 13, 2004. Again, I'm very sorry about this.

Apparently that's the reason I never got my book I ordered from Amazon. I kept waiting 'til past the scheduled delivery date and still no book. I thought that's just how it is. Oh well. The summer is almost over and now the powers that be are telling me that I have no job and no book (which I really needed for this subject I'm taking).

I did it. I really did.

I've been thinking about it for a while now. Not to get away from anything or anyone. More like a dare on whether I can do it or not. One of those crazy ideas that required guts, of which I don't have... until now. So anyway, last Thursday, after completing some of my requirements on my classes, I headed off to the mall. Saw Spiderman (which was good) and bought some much-needed (and other uncalled for) doodads. Bought 2 blouses from Gap (at low prices of course), a book, a Spiderman OST (I love the songs!), sandals ($9.99 lang eh -- this is cheap actually), and some not-necessary-but-I-want-it accessories. Oh to shop is such a nice way to unwind! Haha.

P.S. Dar, sorry di na kita nasabihan. Spur of the moment eh. Lam mo naman ako baliw.

It's hard bonding with your friends when you're miles apart from each other. Sometimes it could pretty hard talking to them over the phone, what with the static and the not-so-clear lines. It's also irritating to listen to the "you have one more minute remaining" or the abrupt and familiar ding, signifying the end of the call. However, at times like these, calling them over the phone is the next best thing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!

Padala mo na lang dito yung libre mo hehe.

Spider-man 2 is definitely better than the first one. The way they combined action and drama with subtle hints of comedy is very effective. Although sometimes, Tobey can be a little bit stoic, but then, it fits the theme of the movie. Kirsten Dunst is impeccable. Same goes with Alfred Molina, J.K. Simmons, and Rosemary Harris. However I had the surprise of my life -- not on the way the movie ended or any Spidey-related scenes -- when I saw two actors who have been part of one of my fave TV Shows. I'm talking about Ted Raimi (Hoffman) and Bruce Campbell (snooty usher). They have been guest stars in the now-defunct Xena: Warrior Princess as Joxer and Autolycus, respectively. BTW Sam Raimi, director of the Spidey movies, developed XWP and is Ted Raimi's older brother. No wonder they were part of the cast huh?

Some trivia from IMDB.com:

• Ted Raimi added the line to the Spider-Man 2 script where Spider-Man complains about his back.


• Bruce Campbell baby-sat Ted Raimi and Sam Raimi


• Producers of Spider-man actually wanted Heath Ledger to play Peter Parker, but Sam Raimi insisted on Tobey Maguire. Mary Jane Watson was initially offered to Kate Hudson, who refused the role in favor of the epic flop The Four Feathers. Ironically, Ledger also starred in that ill-advised project.


• Daniel Gillies (who plays the astronaut-fiance of Mary Jane) is the real-life fiance of actress Rachael Leigh Cook.


• Lastly, Spider-man 3 is scheduled for a May 2007 release!

Also, the lines Peter recited to MJ were taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, Chapter 2 The Four Winds:

In his life he had one shadow,

In his heart one sorrow had he.

Once, as he was gazing northward,

Far away upon a prairie

He beheld a maiden standing,

Saw a tall and slender maiden

All alone upon a prairie;

Brightest green were all her garments,

And her hair was like the sunshine.

Day by day he gazed upon her,

Day by day he sighed with passion,

Day by day his heart within him

Grew more hot with love and longing

For the maid with yellow tresses.

But he was too fat and lazy

To bestir himself and woo her.

Yes, too indolent and easy

To pursue her and persuade her;

So he only gazed upon her,

Only sat and sighed with passion

For the maiden of the prairie.

*sigh*

Oh don't you just love the artworks featured at the start of the movie? Here's the official website of the artist, Alex Ross.

On an another note, here's a Matrix find:

A 10 DVD Collector's Set to be released on December!!! Eeep!

Thanks Rej for the link.

That's what I call my father... Daddy. I miss saying that name and I miss my dad. I wonder how's he doing right now. You know, I never knew much about my dad. What I know is I love him so much that I'm willing to forgive him for not being there for us. He's a good man, my dad. We're always on his mind, I know and feel that. He provides for our needs and wants. But sometimes I feel he's distancing himself from us intentionally. For years, we would be lucky if we could see him once a year (he's a seaman, you see). After his contract, he'll stay for a month or two. However, if he stayed more than that, he'll start to drink and get hot-tempered. He'll look for a job then and once he has one, he's off to Japan or Paris for months and sometimes, years. Our only communication was, and still is, through phone. How much can you say in one phone call anyway? Not much. We would patiently wait our turn to talk to him and for how long? Just a measly 2 minutes. But I treasure those 10-minute phonecalls. Why wouldn't I? It's our only connection to him, whether we like it or not.

I wonder what it would be like to have a father who's both physically and emotionally present? I wish that... so much. I don't know if it's too late for us -- my mom, my sister, my brother, me and my dad. I want us to talk, to cry, to laugh over trivial things, to bond. I want to spend some time with my dad. I've waited all my life for that, and still waiting.

Now that I think about it, I might have gotten my stay-distant-or-you'll-get-hurt attitude from my dad. *snicker*

A friend introduced me to Mattie Stepanek's works when we went to Barnes and Noble the other day. I didn't know who he was then and was not really interested. However, my friend explained that Mattie has been considered one of the best-selling poets in recent years, only, he was 13 and a muscular dystrophy sufferer. That got my attention. Muscular dystrophy is one rare and very crippling disease. Para syang ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) version para sa mga bata. It's just not right for children to undergo the symptoms of muscular dystrophy. Just breaks your heart. What Mattie had was dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy, a genetic disease that impaired almost all his body systems. I think his mother has the adult version of it and three older siblings died of it in early childhood. Anyway I read in an article by CNN that Mattie died last June 22. Well, goodbye Mattie. Thank you for the inspiration.

Read the full article here.

After a number of job applications (which literally ended in the trash can), I got my break when I was hired as a student assistant in the Nursing department. I diligently filed for my SSN because I still haven't got one and it's the major requirement before I am allowed to work. Days have passed into weeks but it was still ok. They told me the process will take at least 2-3 weeks so I sat tight and waited. When the 3rd week has passed, I started to worry but not enough to merit a call to the SSS office. Weeks turned into months and I was near hysteria. I ditched classes one day and called the SSS main office. They, in turn, told me to go to the office from which I applied months ago. And so the next day, with all grogginess and my papers at my back, I stormed through their office and, as respectfully as I could, asked them what the heck happened to my application. It seems the Immigration hasn't corresponded with them yet regarding my official documents hence SSS can't and won't process my application. They also explained that usually, in this kind of situation, the processing will take about 6-8 weeks. Now they tell me?!? Sigh. No SSS = No job. I called my instructor (actually her answering machine) and explained what happened. Tomorrow I'm going to see her about it. I'm prepared to "resign" (weird I didn't even have a job and I call it resign haha) since it's very unfair towards my instructor. She badly needs an assistant and I badly need a job and yet look what fate has given us. Sigh. Just my luck.

Kainis talaga. Kakagigil. Maya-maya nyan, nakakuha na yung instructor ko ng kapalit ko tapos after a week or so, saka ko makukuha ang SSS ko. Yan ang swerte. *insert uber sarcasm*

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1. Never apologize for pursuing what makes you happy. Even if you need to quit your job, transfer schools, or move across the country, always do what you really want.

2. Never apologize for using proper English. Keeping it real doesn't mean speaking Ebonics.

3. Never apologize for giving your best in a relationship that just didn't work out.

4. Never apologize for being successful. Only haters want to keep you at their level.

5. Never apologize for crying. Wear waterproof mascara and express yourself.

6. Never apologize for ten pounds you need to lose. People who truly care about you will accept you as you are.

7. Never apologize for being frugal. Just because you save your money instead of blowing it on the latest fashion emergency doesn't mean you're cheap.

8. Don't apologize for being a single mom. Babies are a blessing.

9. Never apologize for treating yourself to something special. Sometimes you have to show yourself some appreciation.

10. Never apologize for leaving an abusive relationship. Your safety should always be a priority.

11. Never apologize for keeping the ring even if wedding bells won't chime.

12. Never apologize for setting high standards in a relationship. You know what you can tolerate and what simply gets on your nerves.

13. Never apologize for saying NO.

14. Never apologize for asking for what you want in bed. If you don't, then who will?

15. Never apologize for wearing a weave. You bought it so it's yours.

16. Never apologize to your new friends about old friends. There's a reason she's been your girl from day one.

17. Never apologize for ordering dessert. Or more than one dessert.

18. Never apologize for dating outside your race. Just because you found Mr. Right across the color line doesn't mean you don't love your brothas.

19. Never apologize for not knowing how to cook. Even if you can't burn like Grandma you know how to order good take out.

20. Never apologize for your taste in clothes. It's your style.

21. Never apologize for changing your mind.

22. Never apologize for exercising your right to choose. It's your body and your right.

23. Never apologize for making more money than your man, you work hard and you deserve to get paid.

24. Never apologize for being you!

Is it that easy though?

I took the financial IQ test in Rich Dad's website and here's the result.

Rich Dad's FiQ Profile for: Loryces

Prepared on: 7/3/2004

Your Score: 87%

Financial Mindset: Established

Quarter of life: Q1

YOUR PROFILE: Established First Quarter

Your financial thinking is 87% aligned with the thinking of the rich.

Established:

You see that there are opportunities to successfully secure financial freedom in many areas, including real estate, paper and business investments. Your aptitude shows that you can choose from several paths depending on where you want to prioritize your resources and your energy. Because of your understanding of financial concepts, you are positioned to move forward quickly and put the knowledge you have to work for you. You already have the mindset, so achieving financial freedom now is a matter of choosing the "investments of choice" that you are interested in and the ones that make sense given the resources you have to work with. You also recognize the importance of giving back and embody the philosophy of "Teach and Grow Rich."

The path to financial freedom involves many things; including changing your thinking and being mindful of your age. In the great game of life you are in an enviable place, the first quarter. Being in the first quarter means you have an extraordinary opportunity to seize the moment and define your game plan for attaining financial freedom. To begin your journey you should ask yourself when you want to be free from worrying about money.

Surround yourself with people who will support you in your financial goals. Who are you spending your time with? Do they encourage you or hold you back? Do you have money on your mind? It's all about choices. You can choose to be rich.

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An afternoon with my cousins while fooling around with Audioblogger

In case you're wondering, no I did not bribe them.

Just harmless blackmail and intimidation.

There are some things you would want to forget.

Sometimes you are successful in forgetting them. More often than not, you won't.

Or simply can't because people around you keeps harping about them.

Sigh.

An impassive face and a short-term memory can be your best friends when situations like this arise.

Minsan nakakainis na eh. Gusto kong sumigaw at magwala. My inner Mr. Hyde wants to come out and wreak havoc. Minsan ang sarap magrebelde. Mag-absent isang araw at wag pumasok. Maggala sa mall magdamag. Andun na ko sa puntong malapit ko ng magawa to. Siguro sa isang linggo. Pero ayokong magplano. Mas masarap magwala kung spontaneous. Syempre naiisip ko rin yung mga kelangan ipasang requirements that day. Yun nga lang, di totoong pagrerebelde yun kung iisipin ko pa rin yung mga yun di ba? Ah basta. Minsan talaga kelangan magrebelde.

The following is a list of books compiled, I guess, from bloggers all over the blogging world. I got it from Dominattyrix's blog. I was amazed at the number of listed books I HAVEN'T read. I sure am missing a lot.

UPDATE: Can you see the "continue reading" link at the bottom of this post (actually it's in every post now)? I didn't know Blogger supported this feature until I searched about it on their how to section. If you want to utilize this feature, go right ahead and click this link. It will show you how to put codes on your template to activate the expandable posts feature. Just be sure to save a backup copy of your template in case something goes wrong. The (irritating) downside? No modifications allowed for each post. Oh well.

UPDATE AGAIN: I removed the "continue reading" link. Kakairita eh. Sana makalipat na ko ng MT or Wordpress so I can activate extended posts again.

The rules are:

1. Steal it.

2. Post it on your site.

3. Bold the books you've actually read (or insert notes about books you partially read, books you own, books you love, books you hate, etc.).

4. Add three of your own!

Here we go...

1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman

4. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling

6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne

8. 1984, George Orwell

9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis

10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller

12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks

14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier

15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger

16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame

17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens

18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres

20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy

21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

22. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, JK Rowling

23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling

24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling

25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien

26. Tess Of The DUrbervilles, Thomas Hardy

27. Middlemarch, George Eliot

28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving

29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck

30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson

32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett

34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens

35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl

36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute

38. Persuasion, Jane Austen

39. Dune, Frank Herbert

40. Emma, Jane Austen

41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery

42. Watership Down, Richard Adams

43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald

44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas (abridged edition)

45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh

46. Animal Farm, George Orwell (haven't read it but I have it)

47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy

49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian

50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher

51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett

52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck

53. The Stand, Stephen King

54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy

55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth

56. The BFG, Roald Dahl

57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome

58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell

59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer

60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman

62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden

63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens

64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough

65. Mort, Terry Pratchett

66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton

67. The Magus, John Fowles

68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett

70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding

71. Perfume, Patrick Susskind

72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell

73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett

74. Matilda, Roald Dahl

75. Bridget Jones' Diary, Helen Fielding

76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt

77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins

78. Ulysses, James Joyce

79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens

80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson

81. The Twits, Roald Dahl

82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith

83. Holes, Louis Sachar (my cousin has it, haven't read it yet)

84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake

85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy (have it, haven't read it)

86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson

87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons

89. Magician, Raymond E Feist

90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac (haven't read it, just borrowed from the lib)

91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo

92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel

93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett (read the first part, got bored, never read again)

94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

95. Katherine, Anya Seton

96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer

97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson

99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot

100. Midnights Children, Salman Rushdie

101. Three Men In A Boat, Jerome K. Jerome

102. Small Gods, Terry Pratchett

103. The Beach, Alex Garland

104. Dracula, Bram Stoker

105. Point Blanc, Anthony Horowitz

106. The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens

107. Stormbreaker, Anthony Horowitz

108. The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks

109. The Day Of The Jackal, Frederick Forsyth

110. The Illustrated Mum, Jacqueline Wilson

111. Jude The Obscure, Thomas Hardy

112. The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 1/2, Sue Townsend

113. The Cruel Sea, Nicholas Monsarrat

114. Les Miserables, Victor Hugo

115. The Mayor Of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy

116. The Dare Game, Jacqueline Wilson

117. Bad Girls, Jacqueline Wilson

118. The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

119. Shogun, James Clavell

120. The Day Of The Triffids, John Wyndham

121. Lola Rose, Jacqueline Wilson

122. Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray

123. The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy

124. House Of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski

125. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

126. Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett

127. Angus, Thongs And Full-Frontal Snogging, Louise Rennison

128. The Hound Of The Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle

129. Possession, A. S. Byatt

130. The Master And Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov

131. The Handmaids Tale, Margaret Atwood

132. Danny The Champion Of The World, Roald Dahl

133. East Of Eden, John Steinbeck

134. Georges Marvellous Medicine, Roald Dahl

135. Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett

136. The Color Purple, Alice Walker

137. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett

138. The Thirty-Nine Steps, John Buchan

139. Girls In Tears, Jacqueline Wilson

140. Sleepovers, Jacqueline Wilson

141. All Quiet On The Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque

142. Behind The Scenes At The Museum, Kate Atkinson

143. High Fidelity, Nick Hornby

144. It, Stephen King

145. James And The Giant Peach, Roald Dahl

146. The Green Mile, Stephen King

147. Papillon, Henri Charriere

148. Men At Arms, Terry Pratchett

149. Master And Commander, Patrick OBrian

150. Skeleton Key, Anthony Horowitz

151. Soul Music, Terry Pratchett

152. Thief Of Time, Terry Pratchett

153. The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchett

154. Atonement, Ian McEwan

155. Secrets, Jacqueline Wilson

156. The Silver Sword, Ian Serraillier

157. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

158. Heart Of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

159. Kim, Rudyard Kipling

160. Cross Stitch, Diana Gabaldon

161. Moby Dick, Herman Melville

162. River God, Wilbur Smith

163. Sunset Song, Lewis Grassic Gibbon

164. The Shipping News, Annie Proulx

165. The World According To Garp, John Irving

166. Lorna Doone, R. D. Blackmore

167. Girls Out Late, Jacqueline Wilson

168. The Far Pavilions, M. M. Kaye

169. The Witches, Roald Dahl

170. Charlotte's Web, E. B. White

171. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

172. They Used To Play On Grass, Terry Venables and Gordon Williams

173. The Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway

174. The Name Of The Rose, Umberto Eco

175. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder

176. Dustbin Baby, Jacqueline Wilson

177. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl

178. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

179. Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, Richard Bach

180. The Little Prince, Antoine De Saint-Exupery

181. The Suitcase Kid, Jacqueline Wilson

182. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens

183. The Power Of One, Bryce Courtenay

184. Silas Marner, George Eliot

185. American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis

186. The Diary Of A Nobody, George and Weedon Gross-mith

187. Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

188. Goosebumps, R. L. Stine

189. Heidi, Johanna Spyri

190. Sons And Lovers, D. H. Lawrence

191. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera

192. Man And Boy, Tony Parsons

193. The Truth, Terry Pratchett

194. The War Of The Worlds, H. G. Wells

195. The Horse Whisperer, Nicholas Evans

196. A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry

197. Witches Abroad, Terry Pratchett

198. The Once And Future King, T. H. White

199. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle

200. Flowers In The Attic, Virginia Andrews

201. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien

202. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan

203. The Great Hunt, Robert Jordan

204. The Dragon Reborn, Robert Jordan

205. Fires of Heaven, Robert Jordan

206. Lord of Chaos, Robert Jordan

207. Winters Heart, Robert Jordan

208. A Crown of Swords, Robert Jordan

209. Crossroads of Twilight, Robert Jordan

210. A Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan

211. As Nature Made Him, John Colapinto

212. Microserfs, Douglas Coupland

213. The Married Man, Edmund White

214. Winters Tale, Mark Helprin

215. The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault

216. Cry to Heaven, Anne Rice

217. Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, John Boswell

218. Equus, Peter Shaffer

219. The Man Who Ate Everything, Jeffrey Steingarten

220. Letters To A Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke

221. Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn

222. The Vampire Lestat, Anne Rice

223. Anthem, Ayn Rand

224. The Bridge To Terabithia, Katherine Paterson

225. Tartuffe, Moliere

226. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka

227. The Crucible, Arthur Miller

228. The Trial, Franz Kafka

229. Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

230. Oedipus at Colonus, Sophocles

231. Death Be Not Proud, John Gunther

232. A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen

233. Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen

234. Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton

235. A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry

236. ALIVE!, Piers Paul Read

237. Grapefruit, Yoko Ono

238. Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde

240. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley

241. Chronicles of Thomas Convenant, Unbeliever, Stephen Donaldson (bought the unbeliever, haven't read it yet)

242. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny

242. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon

243. Summerland, Michael Chabon

244. A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole

245. Candide, Voltaire

246. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, Roald Dahl

247. Ringworld, Larry Niven

248. The King Must Die, Mary Renault

249. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein

250. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline LEngle

251. The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde

252. The House Of The Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne

253. The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne

254. The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan

255. The Great Gilly Hopkins, Katherine Paterson

256. Chocolate Fever, Robert Kimmel Smith

257. Xanth: The Quest for Magic, Piers Anthony

258. The Lost Princess of Oz, L. Frank Baum

259. Wonder Boys, Michael Chabon

260. Lost In A Good Book, Jasper Fforde

261. Well Of Lost Plots, Jasper Fforde

261. Life Of Pi, Yann Martel

263. The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver

264. A Yellow Rraft In Blue Water, Michael Dorris

265. Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder

267. Where The Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls

268. Griffin & Sabine, Nick Bantock

269. Witch of Blackbird Pond, Joyce Friedland

270. Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH, Robert C. OBrien

271. Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt

272. The Cay, Theodore Taylor

273. From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg

274. The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster

275. The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

276. The Kitchen God's Wife, Amy Tan

277. The Bone Setter's Daughter, Amy Tan

278. Relic, Duglas Preston & Lincolon Child

279. Wicked, Gregory Maguire

280. American Gods, Neil Gaiman

281. Misty of Chincoteague, Marguerite Henry

282. The Girl Next Door, Jack Ketchum

283. Haunted, Judith St. George

284. Singularity, William Sleator

285. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson

286. Different Seasons, Stephen King

287. Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk

288. About a Boy, Nick Hornby

289. The Bookmans Wake, John Dunning

290. The Church of Dead Girls, Stephen Dobyns

291. Illusions, Richard Bach

292. Magics Pawn, Mercedes Lackey

293. Magics Promise, Mercedes Lackey

294. Magics Price, Mercedes Lackey

295. The Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav

296. Spirits of Flux and Anchor, Jack L. Chalker

297. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice

298. The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices, Brenda Love

299. Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace.

300. The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison.

301. The Cider House Rules, John Irving.

302. Enders Game, Orson Scott Card

303. Girlfriend in a Coma, Douglas Coupland

304. The Lions Game, Nelson Demille

305. The Sun, The Moon, and the Stars, Stephen Brust

306. Cyteen, C. J. Cherryh

307. Foucault's Pendulum, Umberto Eco

308. Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson

309. Invisible Monsters, Chuck Palahniuk

310. Camber of Culdi, Kathryn Kurtz

311. The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand

312. War and Rememberance, Herman Wouk

313. The Art of War, Sun Tzu

314. The Giver, Lois Lowry

315. The Telling, Ursula Le Guin

316. Xenogenesis (or Liliths Brood), Octavia Butler

317. A Civil Campaign, Lois McMaster Bujold

318. The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold

319. The Aeneid, Publius Vergilius Maro (Vergil)

320. Hanta Yo, Ruth Beebe Hill

321. The Princess Bride, S. Morganstern (or William Goldman)

322. Beowulf, Anonymous

323. The Sparrow, Maria Doria Russell

324. Deerskin, Robin McKinley

325. Dragonsong, Anne McCaffrey

326. Passage, Connie Willis

327. Otherland, Tad Williams

328. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay

329. Number the Stars, Lois Lowry

330. Beloved, Toni Morrison

331. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christs Childhood Pal, Christopher Moore

332. The mysterious disappearance of Leon, I mean Noel, Ellen Raskin

333. Summer Sisters, Judy Blume

334. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo

335. The Island on Bird Street, Uri Orlev

336. Midnight in the Dollhouse, Marjorie Filley Stover

337. The Miracle Worker, William Gibson

338. The Genesis Code, John Case

339. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevensen (abridged edition hehe)

340. Paradise Lost, John Milton

341. Phantom, Susan Kay

342. The Mummy or Ramses the Damned, Anne Rice

343. Anno Dracula, Kim Newman

344: The Dresden Files: Grave Peril, Jim Butcher

345: Tokyo Suckerpunch, Issac Adamson

346: The Winter of Magics Return, Pamela Service

347: The Oddkins, Dean R. Koontz

348. My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok

349. The Last Goodbye, Raymond Chandler

350. At Swim, Two Boys, Jaime ONeill

351. Othello, by William Shakespeare

352. The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas

353. The Collected Poems of William Butler Yeats

354. Sati, Christopher Pike

355. The Inferno, Dante

356. The Apology, Plato

357. The Small Rain, Madeline LEngle

358. The Man Who Tasted Shapes, Richard E. Cytowick

359. 5 Novels, Daniel Pinkwater

360. The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Juliet Marillier

361. Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier

362. To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf

363. Our Town, Thorton Wilder

364. Green Grass Running Water, Thomas King

335. The Interpreter, Suzanne Glass

336. The Moors Last Sigh, Salman Rushdie

337. The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson

338. A Passage to India, E.M. Forster loved

339. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

340. The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux

341. Pages for You, Sylvia Brownrigg

342. The Changeover, Margaret Mahy

343. Howls Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones

344. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown

345. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo

346. Shosha, Isaac Bashevis Singer

347. Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck

348. The Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

349. The Lunatic at Large by J. Storer Clouston

350. Time for Bed by David Baddiel

351. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

352. Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre

353. The Bloody Sun by Marion Zimmer Bradley

354. Sewer, Gas, and Eletric by Matt Ruff

355. Jhereg by Steven Brust

356. So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane

357. Perdido Street Station, China Mieville

358. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte

359. Road-side Dog, Czeslaw Milosz

360. The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje

361. Neuromancer, William Gibson

362. The Epistemology of the Closet, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

363. A Canticle for Liebowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr

364. The Mask of Apollo, Mary Renault

365. The Gunslinger, Stephen King

366. Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

367. Childhoods End, Arthur C. Clarke

368. A Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman

369. Ivanhoe, Walter Scott

370. The God Boy, Ian Cross

371. The Beekeepers Apprentice, Laurie R. King

372. Finn Family Moomintroll, Tove Jansson

373. Misery, Stephen King

374. Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters

375. Hood, Emma Donoghue

376. The Land of Spices, Kate OBrien

377. The Diary of Anne Frank

378. Regeneration, Pat Barker

379. Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald

380. Dreaming in Cuban, Cristina Garcia

381. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway

382. The View from Saturday, E.L. Konigsburg

383. Dealing with Dragons, Patricia Wrede

384. Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss

385. A Severed Wasp - Madeleine LEngle

386. Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman

387. The Mabinogion (Ancient Welsh Tales) - translated by Lady Charlotte E. Guest

388. The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown

389. Desire of the Everlasting Hills - Thomas Cahill

390. The Cloister Walk - Kathleen Norris

391. The Things We Carried, Tim OBrien

392. I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb

393. Choke, Chuck Palahniuk

394. Enders Shadow, Orson Scott Card

395. The Memory of Earth, Orson Scott Card

396. The Iron Tower, Dennis L. McKiernen

397. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

398. A Ring of Endless Light, Madeline L'Engle

399. Lords of Discipline, Pat Conroy

400. Hyperion, Dan Simmons

401. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, Jon McGregor

402. The Bridge, Iain Banks

403. Practical Demonkeeping, Christopher Moore

404. Promethea, Alan Moore

405. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, Mark Haddon

406. Archangel - Robert Harris

407. Vernon god little - dbc pierre

408. Ultimate spiderman - Brian Michael Bendis

409. The Glamour, Christopher Priest

410. The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, Jeffrey Ford

411. The Third Person, Steve Mosby

412. Psychoville, Christopher Fowler

413. The Street of Crocodiles, Bruno Schulz

414. The Constant Gardener,John Le Carre

415. The Priestess of Avalon,Marion Bradley

416. The Mists of Avalon,Marion Bradley

417: Einstein’s Dreams – Alan Lightman

418. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread – Pat Robertson

419. Abarat – Clive Barker

420. The City of Beasts – Isabel Allende

421. The House of Spirits – Isabel Allende

422. American Gods – Neil Gaiman

423. Coraline – Neil Gaiman

424. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel

425. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – JK Rowling

426. Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code – Eoin Colfer

427. Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident – Eoin Colfer

428. The Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

429. The Invisible Man – Ralph Waldo Ellison

420. Ogre, Ogre – Piers Anthony

421. The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck

422. The Original English Translation of The Arabian Nights, (translated by) Sir Richard Francis Burton

423. Veronika Decides To Die, Paulo Coelho

424. Thus Spake Zarathustra, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

425. Gender Trouble, Judith Butler

426. The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir

Loryces's books:

427. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

428. Season of Passage by Christopher Pike

429. Imajica by Clive Barker

Whew what a list! Eeek! I'm not even halfway the list and I thought I've read a lot of books!! So little time grrr.