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Feb. 24th, 2005 08:59 amHappy happy birthday ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
insidian! Have a fabulous day.
insidian! Have a fabulous day.Feb. 24th, 2005
Random statistics
Feb. 24th, 2005 11:57 amAs of today, I have met, however briefly, 30% of my friends list. Okay, I knew 9 of the 26 people pre-internet life, but still, that feels like quite a lot. And so far, not one of you has turned out to be a serial killer. Score!
Also in the department of random statistics about me: 63% of my friends list are paid users. Considering only 1.6% of LJ users as a whole are paid, that's quite substantial. I'm not sure exactly what that says about us, but I'm sure it says something.
I'm pretty sure, too, that many, many of you are librarians or work in libraries. This is not deliberate on my part -- I don't think I've ever added someone just because they are a librarian -- but I think more a case of librarians automatically gravitating together when they're anywhere near each other.
( Poll! Feel the library love! )
Also in the department of random statistics about me: 63% of my friends list are paid users. Considering only 1.6% of LJ users as a whole are paid, that's quite substantial. I'm not sure exactly what that says about us, but I'm sure it says something.
I'm pretty sure, too, that many, many of you are librarians or work in libraries. This is not deliberate on my part -- I don't think I've ever added someone just because they are a librarian -- but I think more a case of librarians automatically gravitating together when they're anywhere near each other.
( Poll! Feel the library love! )
Marc Acito How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater
vestra, dude, you have to read this RIGHT NOW (if you haven't already). So funny! All Edward wants is to go to Juilliard -- well, that, and to see his friend Doug naked. Unfortunately, Edward's girlfriend Kelly also wants to see Doug naked. Then Edward's dad gets remarried, and suddenly the money for Juilliard is gone. Thus begins a year of preposterous and killingly funny schemes to get Juilliard money. So over the top!
Christopher Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning
Having finished all of Brookmyre's books, I'm now starting again from the beginning with his bitingly funny first novel. Journalist Jack Parlabane has just moved back to Edinburgh when his downstairs neighbour is killed, and he accidentally finds himself involved in the investigation. And it's much better than it sounds. If you haven't read any Brookmyre, consider this your quarterly admonishment to do so.
C. J. Cherryh The Pride of Chanur
I gave up on this book on page 47. I was totally bored. I only lasted that long because I was on the subway.
Tamora Pierce Trickster's Choice
This was great! My big complaints about the other Tamora Pierce books I've read were that they were too damn short, so it was nice to read something actual novel length. And it was very fun. Aly, daughter of the Lioness (from the Lioness Quartet), with no real purpose in her life, finds herself stranded in the Copper Isles, and makes a deal with the trickster god, promising to help him protect one family for a year, in exchange for being returned to Tortall. There's court intrigue, revolution and crowmen, and it's a great read.
Mary Roach Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
The human body is a fascinating thing, and that doesn't stop when we die. Mary Roach looks at what happens to our bodies, from organ donation, to crash test dummies, to environmental alternatives to cremation. It may sound creepy or boring, but it's really not, and some of the people she talks to are fascinating. Plus I enjoyed how she didn't try to keep herself out of the essays.
Lynne Truss Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Punctuation is sexy. You know it is! (Sorry.) Lynne Truss says something in this book about preaching to the converted, and why that's not a bad thing, and she's totally right. Because the converted understand why misused apostrophes are so upsetting! Whatever - you don't need me to tell you to read this book, because it was everywhere and you already know if you're interested, but I will just say that it was delightful, and I have since used at least 4 pieces of information in random conversation and/or trivia games.
vestra, dude, you have to read this RIGHT NOW (if you haven't already). So funny! All Edward wants is to go to Juilliard -- well, that, and to see his friend Doug naked. Unfortunately, Edward's girlfriend Kelly also wants to see Doug naked. Then Edward's dad gets remarried, and suddenly the money for Juilliard is gone. Thus begins a year of preposterous and killingly funny schemes to get Juilliard money. So over the top!Christopher Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning
Having finished all of Brookmyre's books, I'm now starting again from the beginning with his bitingly funny first novel. Journalist Jack Parlabane has just moved back to Edinburgh when his downstairs neighbour is killed, and he accidentally finds himself involved in the investigation. And it's much better than it sounds. If you haven't read any Brookmyre, consider this your quarterly admonishment to do so.
C. J. Cherryh The Pride of Chanur
I gave up on this book on page 47. I was totally bored. I only lasted that long because I was on the subway.
Tamora Pierce Trickster's Choice
This was great! My big complaints about the other Tamora Pierce books I've read were that they were too damn short, so it was nice to read something actual novel length. And it was very fun. Aly, daughter of the Lioness (from the Lioness Quartet), with no real purpose in her life, finds herself stranded in the Copper Isles, and makes a deal with the trickster god, promising to help him protect one family for a year, in exchange for being returned to Tortall. There's court intrigue, revolution and crowmen, and it's a great read.
Mary Roach Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
The human body is a fascinating thing, and that doesn't stop when we die. Mary Roach looks at what happens to our bodies, from organ donation, to crash test dummies, to environmental alternatives to cremation. It may sound creepy or boring, but it's really not, and some of the people she talks to are fascinating. Plus I enjoyed how she didn't try to keep herself out of the essays.
Lynne Truss Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Punctuation is sexy. You know it is! (Sorry.) Lynne Truss says something in this book about preaching to the converted, and why that's not a bad thing, and she's totally right. Because the converted understand why misused apostrophes are so upsetting! Whatever - you don't need me to tell you to read this book, because it was everywhere and you already know if you're interested, but I will just say that it was delightful, and I have since used at least 4 pieces of information in random conversation and/or trivia games.