Book Log 2005

***** I was moved
**** lovely and amazing
*** recommended (but not entirely sure why)
** an amusing trifle
* not worth our time

The Children's Blizzard*** by David Larkin
The Name of the Rose** by Umberto Eco
Our Arcadia**** by Robin Lippencott
Tender at the Bone**** by Ruth Reichl
Truth and Beauty**** by Ann Patchett
The Kite Runner***** by Khaled Hosseini
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince**** by J.K. Rowling
A Walk in the Woods**** by Bill Bryson
The Fountainhead*** by Ayn Rand
Gilead*** by Marilynne Robinson
How Full Is Your Bucket?** by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton
Mrs. Dalloway***** by Virginia Woolf
The Four Agreements*** by Don Miguel Ruiz
Blue Shoe** by Anne Lamott
Life of Pi***** by Yann Martel
A Cook's Tour** by Anthony Bourdain
Naked** by David Sedaris
Barrel Fever** by David Sedaris
Four Souls** by Louise Erdrich
Dance of the Dissident Daughter**** by Sue Monk Kidd
Book Lust***** by Nancy Pearl

What's in a name?

So according to the experts, Hannah is #9 on the list of most popular baby names for girls for 2004 and Jack is #14 for boys.

And I thought I was oh-so-creative 19 years ago. Or maybe it's just taken everyone else this long to catch up.

Aaargh.

Looking back at 2004: Movies I liked

Here are the 2004 movies I liked:

What the #$'! Do We Know
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Saved!
Spring, Summer, Autum, Winter… and Spring
I Heart Huckabees!
The Incredibles
The Aviator

Looking back at 2004: Songs I liked

Here are some of the songs I liked during 2004.

Mad World by Gary Jules
Alone Again Or by Calexico
Bullet and a Target by Citizen Cope
Float On by Modest Mouse
Cherry Blossom Girl by Air