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Miranda July stopped by Modern Times to promote her book of short stories "No One Belongs Here More Than You". I had never heard about her before I saw her quirky website
Miranda explained she go...
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Thu,
May 17,
2007
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11:34:10 AM in book
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Chuck Palahniuk was in town to promote his latest book Rant which is told in interviews, people speak in the first person, about a mass murderer, there's a whole thing with rabies, stuff right up Pal...
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Sat,
May 5,
2007
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9:28:09 AM in book / sanfrancisco
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Totally loved it. I went to Borders yesterday and re-read the intro (read mine from the SFPL), quite prescient, I love things like that
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Sun,
Apr 15,
2007
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10:43:59 AM in 2006 / book
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I did major memory lane walking yesterday, starting with this amazing set on Flickr
If I was home, I'd be diggin up my own action figures from the basement heheh. Talked comics with a buddy (read ner...
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Thu,
Mar 29,
2007
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10:29:18 AM in book / comics / shopping
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The new Bloc Party album was leaked, I like
Another $10 sale at Threadless, except there's nothing to buy (maybe a green Pandamonium?)
I need a vacation, among many things
Finished reading, nothin...
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Wed,
Nov 15,
2006
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11:54:35 PM in book / concert / food / movie / music / shopping / suck
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My pseudo reviews
Little Children (btw, We Are Marshall trailer was good, check out the poster)
John Legend - Once Again, Monsters Are Waiting - Fascination
Farmerbrown, Golden Boy, Koh Samui
The Na...
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Mon,
Oct 30,
2006
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11:16:20 AM in book / food / movie / music
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Whoa 1000th post
I gotta thank my mom for finishing this novel by Coupland (family has been staying with me since July, life has gotten kinda boring). Took me about three weeks. I wouldn't say it's ...
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Thu,
Aug 3,
2006
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10:17:39 PM in book
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Some chick asked me about the book when I just started reading. She was like "is this about people who fight using kites?". I was like "no man, it's about Afghanistan", thinking you retard.. Turns ou...
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Fri,
Jul 14,
2006
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3:22:08 PM in book / movie / paperbackswap
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Bay area events, movie and cd dates
World Cup fever all week, 3 games a day, watch some
Monday June 12
Walkmen @ GAMH - album
Tuesday June 13
Walkmen @ GAMH - concert, album
Thursday June 15
MSTR...
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Mon,
Jun 12,
2006
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7:27:05 AM in book / concert / movie / sanfrancisco
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The soothing voice of Dr Moira Gunn guides a fascinating conversation with Dr Carol Dweck about "Mindset", her book that touches psychology, children's ed and life attitude. I felt a bit stunned by th...
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Sat,
Jun 3,
2006
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12:27:46 AM in book / podcast
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David Mamet talks to Elvis Mitchell (real name serious!) about his first tv show, the CBS drama The Unit; might not be a great show but it's a great conversation
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Sarah Dunant talks to...
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Thu,
May 18,
2006
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10:48:17 AM in book / podcast / tv
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A bit late on most of these but the beauty of podcasts is that you listen at your own pace (these new players are tight)
Michael Pollan on Science Friday
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The author talks about his bo...
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Tue,
May 16,
2006
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11:30:04 AM in book / food / podcast
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Crime fiction at its finest. Strange coincidence cuz noir director Brian De Palma has just finished adapting the novel, the movie set to open Oct 13, 2006. Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary ...
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Thu,
Mar 23,
2006
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12:26:53 AM in book / movie / paperbackswap
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It was uneven but interesting, especially in relation to the musical which I definitely have to check out, thanks Lil Gee for letting me borrow
I read Wicked (at home) in conjunction with the Black...
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Fri,
Mar 17,
2006
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11:54:33 AM in book
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Powers Vol. 9!! Woohoo, didn't even know that came out (the publish date is wrong).. and I almost never browse the Amazon personalized page (slow at work, but that's not very indicative now is it?)
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Tue,
Mar 14,
2006
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4:28:23 PM in comics / book / shopping
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I got this book from the library a few years ago but didn't get to finish it, I finally purchased the paperback. It's actually the same size as the hardcover, so I'm having a similar problem I had wi...
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Wed,
Mar 8,
2006
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5:18:58 PM in art / book
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My auntie erred on the safe side and bought me a few Oprah books after I told her I liked the last two I read. I suppose I have a pretty good track record with her book club
I looked them up on Amaz...
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Wed,
Mar 8,
2006
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11:30:52 AM in book
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It's a bit scary but this is the 8th Grisham novel I've read. 4th PaperBackSwap book, the previous owner was a smoker (light smell) and bookmarked pages by folding corners into triangle
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Wed,
Feb 22,
2006
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10:32:08 AM in book / paperbackswap
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Good brisk read, though a bit disjointed. I don't think John reads this but I'm thinking of giving it to him for his bday Saturday
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Mon,
Feb 20,
2006
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3:22:06 PM in book
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This is the worst book I've read (picked) recently, at least it was a PaperBackSwap book (my 3rd)
Posted
Mon,
Feb 20,
2006
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2:18:29 PM in book / paperbackswap
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This was a big "immersion" novel (India), strangely enjoyable, tragic. Here are some awesome accompanying pics from Flickr
I first started this book a couple of years ago but didn't keep up. I g...
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Mon,
Feb 13,
2006
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4:18:55 PM in book
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1st book I got from PaperBackSwap, well worn copy. Finished it leisurely in a week
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Tue,
Feb 7,
2006
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3:29:19 PM in book / paperbackswap
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My 2nd PaperBackSwap book (this is my first). This website allows people to trade books. You post them up and send them to people for free. Get credits and request books the same way. Neat
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Tue,
Feb 7,
2006
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10:22:58 AM in book / paperbackswap
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Semi cool but who knows how they came up with the list of novels to begin with, here's a breakdown
12: sentences that start with "I"
11: sentences that start with "It is/was"
8: sentences that start...
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Thu,
Feb 2,
2006
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9:33:33 AM in book
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The latest Ellis novel was promising but the fantastic ending turned me off, there was a lot of hype (Largehearted Boy a big culprit)
I finished the 320 pages ARC (Advance Reader Copy) from half.com...
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Mon,
Jan 30,
2006
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6:25:21 PM in book
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Finished this in about 10 days, it crawls around the middle but it's all for a purpose. Like The Fountainhead, it was hard to finish but it's got some classic cachet to it
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Wed,
Jan 25,
2006
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6:41:23 PM in book
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My auntie brought me this book on Saturday, I didn't really plan on getting it cuz the Holocaust is all kinds of sad and morbid but it was actually uplifting too
It was a bit of a surprise when Opra...
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Mon,
Jan 23,
2006
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5:41:37 PM in book
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Not a great issue, at all. The cover has this slightly effeminate dude on it, and he's supposed to motivate us to get abs.. uh then call up your boyfriend? That's the preppiest guy ever
As soon as ...
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Fri,
Jan 20,
2006
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6:15:47 PM in book / running
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I think the show is free on Google Video for a while, he's the third guest so click on the fast forward snapshot or drag the runtime bar (around 50min mark). It's a good 15min conversation about Ever...
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Fri,
Jan 20,
2006
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10:06:56 AM in book / tv
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Had its moments but disappointing on a whole, I guess the controversy may have its merit
Posted
Mon,
Jan 16,
2006
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9:39:38 AM in book
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I'm currently finishing Mark Rothko: A Biography (with difficulty), lookin forward to the following
Amazon
- My Friend Leonard by James Frey
- Daredevil Volume 13: The Murdock Papers by Brian Michael...
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Mon,
Jan 9,
2006
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5:42:01 PM in book / shopping
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I was disappointed. A bit off topic but what is up with roughcut editions?
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Thu,
Jan 5,
2006
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11:44:38 AM in book
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This is a nice way to start off the year, the best book I've read in a while
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Wed,
Jan 4,
2006
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6:14:49 PM in book
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Didn't read as much as I would have liked, it's all good
2005
Blink by Malcom Gladwel
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
The Complete Calvin and...
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Wed,
Jan 4,
2006
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6:12:38 PM in 2005 / book
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Pretty good stuff, you might need to a be a chick. The movie looks promising but the reviews are generally negative (the accents are terrible)
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Tue,
Jan 3,
2006
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12:08:17 PM in book
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Finally finished this book, not soon enough
Posted
Mon,
Jan 2,
2006
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11:11:02 AM in book
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Long overdue, haven't kept up with my comics so this was a nice read
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Thu,
Dec 29,
2005
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10:42:59 AM in comics / book
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The Didion book was refreshing even though a bit sad
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Tue,
Dec 27,
2005
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9:11:38 AM in book
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Finally finished (sorta) this excellent Hitchcock book, good read
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Mon,
Dec 26,
2005
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3:28:27 PM in book
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I finished the Didion book hard, it was okay, short and engaging. I was scrounging around for more books to get this morning, hit up Gnod and other various bookmarks
These are on my list
A Milli...
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Fri,
Dec 23,
2005
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11:23:44 AM in comics / book / shopping
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I first heard of author Joan Didion on Charlie Rose a few weeks ago, her latest novel deals with the sudden passing of her husband and it's topping many best books of 2005 lists. I'm planning to do a...
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Fri,
Dec 16,
2005
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4:14:59 PM in book / shopping
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I wasn't even going to check my mailbox cuz I thought the postman usually comes later but I did anyway since I was coming back from lunch. What a nice surprise (stupid bills notwithstanding), SFist.co...
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Sat,
Sep 17,
2005
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1:43:10 PM in book
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John Battelle who writes one of the most interesting blog on search and the internet was out promoting his first book called The Search, here in the south bay (Books Inc in Mountain View)
Downtown M...
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Wed,
Sep 14,
2005
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12:55:02 AM in book / southbay
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Feelin a bit like this today/lately (great art from Vicki). I'm just not having any fun at all. Finally got started on 'Half-Blood Prince and it should provide the much needed pick-me-up (even if Mich...
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Tue,
Jul 19,
2005
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11:06:45 AM in book / suck
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Now that Potter is really out in the wild, I've had a chance to read the first chapter at Barnes & Noble in the Pruneyard, it's got a clever way to recount the events of the last nov...
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Mon,
Jul 18,
2005
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12:54:50 AM in book
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is out! A lot of kids must be up reading, for now I'll have to peruse Flickr for my Potter fixImage from Flickr
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Sat,
Jul 16,
2005
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1:06:59 AM in flickr / book
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JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) is due out July 16. Only 5 days left before Pottermania hits again. The cardboard signs with the countdown in bookstores are so hy...
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Mon,
Jul 11,
2005
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10:38:26 AM in book / shopping
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Casting for a movie is probably hard in general. It becomes very challenging when it's for a popular novel because the large audience familiar with the material alr...
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Fri,
May 27,
2005
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7:26:12 AM in movie / book
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Malcolm Gladwell made a stop at Books Inc. in Mountain View to promote Blink, his latest book on the large role of the unconscious in decision making. I first came across Gladwell through a top link a...
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Wed,
Jan 19,
2005
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10:43:20 PM in book / southbay
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Some but not many of these books were actually published in 04. At any rate these are the best books I read this year, listed by most recently read
- My Life by Bill Clinton
- Secret Life of Bees by ...
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Sun,
Jan 2,
2005
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4:14:23 PM in 2004 / comics / book
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Malcolm Gladwell has an article in The New Yorker (and I mean a real one that won't take just 5 min to gloss over) about copyright and the case of British playwright Bryony Lavery who'se been accused ...
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Thu,
Nov 18,
2004
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12:34:30 AM in book
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It's pretty nice to be back, went out Friday to Rouge which can really be called the Bay Area Friday hot spot, got major faded so it really doesn't matter but I thought it was good
On Friday also, I ...
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Sun,
Aug 22,
2004
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11:15:51 PM in personal / clubs / party / book / tv
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I may have gone a bit overboard with buying books as of late, the pile you see here are some of the books I've gotten in the last 10 days or so. I blame half.com haha.
I'll gladly concede I got my lo...
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Tue,
Jul 20,
2004
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6:14:01 PM in book
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so in an unprecedent move, i caved into the odd pressure not to have anything in the mail coming (don't worry i'm just extra bored, like the theme of the month.. hey who said april's the cruellest mon...
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Wed,
Apr 7,
2004
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4:45:13 PM in book / shopping / personal
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Aight week-end, checked out Cloud9 and a remodeled NV, both were alright though the others thought Cloud9 sucked ass (don't let the picture fool ya).. the dance area downstairs was dark as hell, co...
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Sun,
Jan 25,
2004
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11:01:59 PM in clubs / exercise / book
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Been readin a few books lately that are totally rockin, first is that fun Catch as Catch Can by a Greg Cook and another one is One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry
Those books are so fun and refreshing,...
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Thu,
Aug 21,
2003
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4:49:16 PM in book
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Got my Potter book (yeah yeah, it came out a couple of weeks ago) from the library (my master plan is to get a nice set of all 7 planned books when they come out). Have about 3 weeks to read it but pr...
Posted
Tue,
Jul 8,
2003
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2:56:56 PM in book
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