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Off my chest

I'm flaming mad. Gainesville Nissan did it to me again. Shame on me, this time. Those ppl charged me $40 to service my battery (aka clean corrosion off battery terminals is my guess). Srsly!? What an effn rip-off! 

I got a letter in the mail for $12.95 oil change and $50 off of parts and service. I get there and the first thing the guy says is it'll be $15. What?! What about $12.95?! I should have left then but I'd already gotten my baby out of the car so I didn't bother. 

Then another guy comes to me over an hour later: you need a new air filter ($20) battery service ($40) and a/c filter ($70). I said I guess the first two things... my mistake. The old man sitting next to me said he wondered what a "battery service" was, but it wasn't his car so he didn't say anything to the Nissan guy. Yeah, thanks old man.

I'm just mad that I let those crooks fool me again. It was suppose to be $13 not $78. I will shake the dust from my feet and never go there again (unless they decide to replace the crappy motor they sold me-- yeah, right). Grrrr.

Heroes:

• Mom


• people who stand up for what they believe, even if it isn't popular


• free-spirits who aren't afraid to be themselves
• me, for fighting to be myself

"If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory." William Hazlitt

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Books:

Currently, I am reading:

• several manga and other graphic novels and working on the "Sensual Phrase" manga series (I believe that I'm on book 10)


• "Swallowing Darkness" by Laurell K. Hamilton

I will continue reading Egalia's Daughters and a career book on library science later

I have read:

• "Day of Tears: a novel in dialogue" by Julius Lester


• studied for the GRE and read 1-14 of Janet Evanovich's numbers series (One for the money, Two for the Dough, Three to get deadly... etc.)


• romance series (Back to the bedroom, The Rocky Road to Romance, and Love Overboard)


• Janet Evanovich book Motor Mouth


• and 1-6 of "Full" series (Full House->Full Scoop)
• Also have read the Laurell K. Hamilton Anita Blake Series (books 1-15)


• Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series (1-4)


• and MaryJanice Davidson's Undead series(1-4)
• Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter Series(1-11)and some of her other novels
  
• the Postsecret Non-fiction book (as in postsecret.com)


• "Minotaur takes a Cigarette Break" by Steven Sherrill


• "The Colour of Magic" by Terry Pratchett


• "Contact" by Carl Sagan


• Most of Charlaine Harris' Dead series

I also listen to books on tape on my drives to and from work. Books I have listened to:

• The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, and Deception Point by Dan Brown


• Lucky You, Native Tongue, Basket Case, Double Whammy, and Skin Tight and more by Carl Hiaasen


• "Shopaholic and Sister" and "Shopaholic and Baby" by Sophie Kinsella


• "Citizen Girl" and the Nanny Diaries" by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus


• "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe" series (1-5)by Douglas Adams


• The Harry Potter series (1-7) by J. K. Rowling
• Margaret Weiss Dragonvarld series (1-3)


• Plum Sykes "Bergdorf Blondes"


• "Me times three" by Alex Witchel

"Certain Girls", "Good in Bed", "Goodnight Nobody", and "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner"

• "Plum Lucky" by Janet Evanovich


• "Chasing Harry Winston", "Everyone Worth Knowing" and "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger;
• "Goddess Rules" by Clare Naylor, "The Second Assistant: A Tale from the Bottom of the Hollywood Ladder" by Mimi Hare and Clare Naylor; "The First Assistant: A Continuing Tale from Behind the Hollywood Curtain" by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare


• "Lady Chatterley's Lover" by D. H. Lawrence
• "Double Star", "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", and "The Cat Who Walked through Walls" by Robert Heinlein
• Most of the "Mists of Avalon" series


• "Mr. Maybe" and "Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans" by Jane Green


• "Size 12 is Not Fat", "Size 14 is Not Fat Either", and "Big Boned" by Meg Cabot
• "Ink Exchange" and "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr


• "On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, Bk. 1) " by Piers Anthony

I have also listened to:

• The Husband by Dean Koontz on CD at home
 
• "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" and "Son of a Witch: A Novel" by Gregory Maguire

Upcoming reading:

• Laurell K. Hamilton's graphic novel Anita Blake Series


• Kinley MacGregor (aka Sherrilyn Kenyon) books
• Karen Maire Moning (have read some of her books)
• "Black like me" (my sociology prof. would be proud)


• and of course, LIS text books-- last semester!!
• "The Ten-year nap" by Meg Wolitzer;

Also working on a suggested book list from friends (feel free to input your favorites into my should-read list):

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Guests of the Sheik by Elizabeth W. Fernea


• To Hell with Dying by Alice Walker


• The Eight....

Just saw Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" movie on DVD- it was very inventive and cynical-- couldn't get enough. Makes me want to read his Disc World series.

Television:

• HGTV (Home and Gardens Channel)


• Food Network


• old episodes of Law and Order (SVU and Criminal Intent) with Jason :o)

Movies:

• Star Wars series


• The Fifth Element


• The Matrix series


• The Wizard of Oz


• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (original)
• musicals (especially anything Fosse :o)


• The Phantom of the Opera


• Flash Dance :o)


• various types of anime


• Hair


• A Chorus Line

I finally saw Victor/Victoria- great commentary on gender roles even though it was made 24 years ago and set in the 1930s!

Music:

Mostly mellow stuff or good modern dance music like:

• Coldplay:)


• Portishead


• Massive Attack

 

I also like Contemporary Gospel like:


• Kirk Franklin


• and Mary Mary

I like:

• some of the new stuff from Nickleback


• new and old from Staind


• always like Contemporary Christian like Switchfoot and Lifehouse (I guess you could argue their categorization)


• I like the Bedingfield's (Natasha and Daniel)
• Christian Aguilera ("Can't hold us down")


• Mariah Carey, Pharrell ("Say something")


• I loved that Direct TV is played the entire Gorillaz "Demon Days" album Live- I bought it!


• music from musicals:o)


• Ciara


• Fleetwood Mac


• Rihanna


• Maroon 5


• Bjork


• Ella Fitzgerald


• Justin Timberlake


• Madeleine Peryoux


• Beyonce


• Green Day


• Nina Simone


• All-American Rejects


• Diane Schuur


• The Rapture


• Evanescence


• The Duhks


• Chromeo


• India Arie

Flobots - Handlebars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs

Music video by Flobots performing Handlebars
with Dirty UK [Video Director], Phil Tidy [Video Producer]
(C) 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Cultivate Mindfulness. Think peace.

General

 
 
 
 
 
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Mostly reading; I also like looking up things on the internet (I'm sounding more and more like a Librarian everyday:)

I'm also a member of the Library 2.0 Ning group. Check it out!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Who I'd Like to Meet:

New Friends and get in contact with old friends, also:)

Check out this way awesome music video: Out on the Pier by Marit Bergman. This phenomenal dancer that I took a couple of classes with at UF, Philip Montana, is featured. He's the first guy you see on the video. WOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUUV0zld_HU

 

Your Personality Is

Guardian (SJ) You are sensible, down to earth, and goal oriented. Bottom line, you are good at playing by the rules. You tend to be dominant - and you are a natural leader. You are interested in rules and order. Morals are important to you. A hard worker, you give your all at whatever you do. You're very serious, and people often tell you to lighten up. In love, you tend to take things carefully and slowly. At work, you are suited to almost any career - but you excel in leadership positions. With others, you tend to be polite and formal. As far as looks go, you are traditionally attractive. You take good care of yourself. On weekends, you tend to like to do organized activities. In fact, you often organize them!

From Myspace: About Me

                      
   

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