Monthly Archives: August 2007

Do people who underline in books ever actually finish reading the books?

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Josh

Hear me out. I ask this question for a real, valid reason. Via Bookmooch*, I’ve gotten quite a few history books over the past couple of months. I’ve noticed something in them, and after thinking about it, I’ve noticed this … Continue reading →

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Eight Random Things

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Josh

Liz at Learning Nerd has tagged me for a meme, and it’s a good thing, too. I know things have been rather quiet round here lately. I’m not going to apologize per se, because I’m not really sorry – it … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Thorndike Press; 1 edition (November 2, 2000) Pages: 936 Book Number: 26 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? And finally, I’m done with the … Continue reading →

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Spoken to by the preacher

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Josh

I ended up meeting with the preacher on Tuesday; we went to a coffee shop, had some good coffee, and talked. It went well enough: he was respectful of me being doubtful (to put it mildly) about the Christian faith, … Continue reading →

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Chased down by the preacher

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Josh

I wrote about 8 months ago about some religious discomfort I was experiencing. The discomfort stemmed from me being Buddhist, and my mom being Christian, whom I regularly took (and still take) to church. My last entry on this topic … Continue reading →

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Book bits: The Pale Horseman and Harry Potter sadness

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Josh

I wanted to post quickly about two things which have taken place in my world of reading over the past couple of days. Before I get to those book bits, though, a warning: If you’ve not read the last Harry … Continue reading →

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Book bits: The longest sentence ever?

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Josh

I’m still working my way through The Pale Horseman by Cornwell, and am now about halfway through it. (As can probably be guessed, the Potter series has been consuming a large amount of my reading time!) I’m enjoying The Pale … Continue reading →

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A few brief thoughts about the Prisoner of Azkaban movie

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Josh

I was cleaning and reorganizing a bit in our bedroom this past weekend, and saw that the Prisoner of Azkaban movie was on. Having seen only bits and pieces of it previously, and having just finished the book, I thought … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Posted on August 5, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic; First American Edition edition (September 8, 1999) Pages: 435 Book Number: 24 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? Three down, four to go! … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (October 22, 2002) Pages: 433 Book Number: 22 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? And then, I had read two of them. … Continue reading →

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