I had sure missed the Chasing Amy girl.

[judecorp]

This summer I went to the woods. I learned that trees get their food from the roots through the bark. Cut off the bark, and the tree could die.

(Wow. I don't know how I still remember that commercial. Or why.)

Well, lookee at the date on this entry, kids. 2 September. What does that mean? It means that THE SUMMER OF SUCK IS OFFICIALLY OVER. I wish I could throw a party. Maybe I'll incorporate it into my cookout at Hoo's.

I just came back from the drive-in. YAY! I love the drive-in. And it was PACKED. I think this is the last weekend it's open. The Others was good, but not as scary as I was hoping. And Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was, of course, hysterical. I really /was/ like one continuous gay joke, though. But I have to say that 'Good Will Hunting II: Hunting Season' would be a hysterical movie. APPLESAUCE!

I should be asleep. I have to get up obnoxiously early to go to 8:00 Mass with the grandparents. I drank too much soda at the drive-in, though. Wired Jude. At least I know I'll get a lot of good thinking in!

Question of the day: What is your favorite movie food? Mine, hands down, is swedish fish. I am totally addicted to them.

I want to be cool like Julie, so I am going to leave you with a pseudo Top 10 List.

Books that I like:
(in no particular order)
1. On the Road, Jack Kerouac
2. Angels and Visitations, Neil Gaiman
3. Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Patterson
4. The Basketball Diaries and Forced Entries, Jim Carroll
5. The Boys From Brazil, Ira Levin
6. Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
7. The entire Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling
8. Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger
9. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
10. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson
11. Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book, Shel Silverstein
12. Gerald's Game, Stephen King
13. Go Ask Alice, Anonymous
14. The Princess Bride, William Goldman
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey
16. Equus, Peter Schaffer
17. Flowers for Algernon, (I forget the author)
18. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume
19. The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton

I should stop now. Besides, that's enough of the books I've read too many times to count.

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[cappucinogrrl.livejournal.com]

Popcorn. (fave movie food) It's so overdone, but I can't help it, I'm a junkie.

And wow, we like a lot of the same books. I met Judy Blume and thanked her a million times for writing Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, and she autographed it for me :-)

Did you know that Bridge to Terabithia has been banned from a lot of schools? Isn't that ridiculous?

Books...

[yarnaddict.livejournal.com]

Oh man, The Outsiders. Talk about a book that stayed with me. That, and the movie adaptation. One of the first things in my sheltered, small-town youth that made me realise the rest of the world wasn't so pretty and happy. Wow. S.E. Hinton wrote some very powerful stuff. Her other books are also fantastic.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret is I think my favourite Judy Blume book. I remember being told I was too young to read something like that. Feh. I think every girl should read this book when they are Margaret's age.

Flowers for Algernon still, to this day, makes me cry each and every single time I read it. To have the intelligence and clarity of thought to know that you are losing your intelligence and clarity of thought... My grandmother had Alzheimers (or so they think, it was never positively diagnosed), so most days she was pretty out of it, but every once in a while she would have periods of complete clarity where she would know that any minute, it would all slip away and she'd be out of it again. How utterly and absolutely horrifying that must have been...

Wow, I guess I'm kinda contemplative this morning. Thanks for the food for thought, Judabaga. *HUGS*

-Wolfie

"Remember what the white queen said"

[zarabeth.livejournal.com]

Daniel Keyes. Wrote Flowers For Algernon. Can't say I've read it more times than I can count, because it's just too intense for me to read it without major wards and preparation. In an 8th grade "reading class" they tried to make me read it again, and I was like, no, I can't, really. And almost fainted. Brrh. That book really affects me. It's like my personal Room 101.

And Margaret. {le sigh.} Though I was infinitely more Harriet the Spy. I wanted to be Harriet in the worst way. Even more than Pippi in my Pippi Longstocking phase.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Have you read Good Omens by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett ?
http://www.folk-tales.com/good_omens.html

Re: "Remember what the white queen said"

[zarabeth.livejournal.com]

oops. It's the dormouse, isn't it ?

You can tell I have been keeping up with the assigned listening on 107.9's new "rock classics" format, haven't you ?
Damn them.

Movie food

[cfred.livejournal.com]

I'm a traditionalist. Popcorn is always good, and so are Raisinettes and Goobers.

We haven't scoped the theatres here--other than reading the listings and seeing that none are THX certified--but I'm sure I'll quickly grow to miss the concession stands. Now, not that I need a Little Caesar's pizza for most movies, but they had a lot of variety, including a bulk candy section with gummy bear, jelly beans, swedish fish, fruit rings, etc.

(Orange rings are my personal candy obsession, but that's another matter entirely.)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I once read a book called Banned in the USA that listed all of the books most commonly banned in schools, and why. It made me very very sad. I was fortunate enough to go to schools where reading books was a right, and not a privilege. Many of the books that were banned in a lot of schools were required at mine. Thank goodness!

Popcorn is good, yes. Mmmm. I am jealous that you met Judy Blume!

Re: "Remember what the white queen said"

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Good Omens yet, but it's on my list of things to read. So have no fear! (If you have it, you can lend it to me!) As for Flowers for Algernon, I remember taking it out of the library in 5th or 6th grade, and it totally stuck with me. I read it several times before it was due back, and then my mother bought it for me (she read it while I had it out and loved it, too - we still talk about it from time to time). Algernon reminds me to be thankful every day for my gifts.

Did you ever read Dibs In Search of Self? I think that's why I went into therapy.

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[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I first readt The Outsiders in Grade 3. I remember thinking about how fantastically /old/ Johnny and Ponyboy were. I wanted to be Ponyboy in the worst way. Zara wanted to be Harriet. Not me. I was Ponyboy, all the way. (And Daniel-san from The Karate Kid!) When I was in high school, I re-read The Outsiders and was amazed to find that they /still/ seemed so much older than me, even though I was Sodapop's age at the time. And later, when I was older than Dally, I /still/ felt younger than those boys. Nothing gold can stay.

When Aaron's father was first losing himself to Lewy Body Dementia, it was amazing (and very very sad) to see how his mind would try to rationalize what it was losing. I remember that he would be terribly confused and would forget things like where the doorway was, or how to get out of the room. His mind was not willing to comprehend that it was failing. He said things like, 'The room is set on a carousel and it spins the doorways around. I have to check to see where the way out is.' Fascinating. But very sad.

I am so lucky to have the mind that I have. So very VERY lucky.

When I'm not Ponyboy, I'm Leslie Burke. :)

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[cappucinogrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was kind of embarrasing the first time. There is this thing in NYC every September, NY Book Country. So, there was a sign saying "Judy Blume will be here at 1 PM" and I started freaking out about how we had to come back so we could meet Judy.

I'm a dumbass, and should've checked my watch. Judy was watching me the entire time. D'oh! She was selling a book "Places I Never Meant to Be" which is a collection of short stories by authors who have been banned. (She works for the National Coalition Against Censorship.) I bought a copy, and she autographed that for me. Then last year, in the hopes she would be there, I brought Margaret with me, and she was there again. I have my picture with her.

If you want to meet her, and you get to the NY, book country is on September 23 this year, I think.

Well, poo.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'll be in NY from 8 Sept to 16 Sept.

And then probably not for a while. Sad sad. :(

Cool for you, though. I know she's really anti-censorship. Margaret and Forever have both gotten their share of flak.

[rizzo41.livejournal.com]

I guess it's not really a food, but my favorite concession item at the movies is a cherry coke icee. Unless I'm back at the Pride's Corner Drive-in in Maine, and then it would have to be those very scary, but very tasty cheeseburgers and french fries with a Blue Bubble Gum flavored Jones Soda from Moran's Market.

Bring me one of your books to read when you come visit. Surprise me with one. I want to read something I haven't read yet. Of your list I have already read 1, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19. It doesn't even have to be one from your list, and it will be returned to you.

You've got a deal!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I have quite a few on there that I think you would really like, and I will bring them with me. I know you are as serious about books as I am, and there is no doubt that I would get them back in perfect condition. :) So expect some book-ly things to come to you.

Which reminds me - is there anything else you want me to bring? I'm already bringing Count Chocula cereal for Mark.

And now I want a cherry coke icee something fierce. Mmm. I've never had one, but it sounds WONDERFUL. I love icees. And cherry coke. Mmm, cherry coke.

And the thought of you at Pride's Corner with a blue bubble gum soda makes me smile. GET IN MAH BELLY!

Re: You've got a deal!

[rizzo41.livejournal.com]

Hrmm... how about the Kindred? I promise to give that back someday, too.

Re: You've got a deal!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

The DVD? Yeah, sure, no problem. Unless you want my craptastic VHS tape of some of the episodes, but I'm pretty sure you mean the DVD.

And I know I'm supposed to bring you my old prescription, too. Remind me about Kindred on Friday, I'll slip it in the bag.

Re: You've got a deal!

[rizzo41.livejournal.com]

Yes, DVD and pills. Quite a combo.

Re: You've got a deal!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Hee. You can bleed like a real woman and then Julian Luna will come feed off of you.