Comment with the title of a book you’d like me to read. I will read the first 13 and do a blog post on each book. If I have read it already, I’ll re-read it just for you. Go!

1. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. The Ezekiel Option by Joel Rosenberg
4. A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
5. life on the refrigerator door: Notes between a Mother and Daughter by Alice Kuipers
6. House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
7. A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers
8. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (all of them)
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Thirteen Thoughts on Next Week’s American Idol Finale

1. If David Cook hadn’t made it to the finale, I would have never watched again. I’ve never been a devout follower, but something about this season was close to my heart (something I don’t feel comfortable sharing publicly, but feel free to ask. I’ll email you).

2. I really can’t stand David A. (not even gonna bother to try with that one).

3. I’m trying to think of another song that Cook could sing to make me enjoy his music even more, but the guy has honestly covered so many of my favorites already…I feel like I’d be asking too much. Hmm, maybe “Looks Like We Made It” (Barry Manilow) or…”Elizabeth” (Frank Sinatra). But that would be too much.

4. I get to watch it with Kevin. Yay Though I’m a little disappointed that the one year I get passionate about it, he’s kinda “eh.” Not complaining. At least he puts up with me dying and coming back to life all during the first line of David Cook singing “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” Quite a task, I assure you.

5. It’s a Tuesday night. I’m really glad something has come along to ease the pain of the loss I experienced whenever Gilmore Girls ended.

6. Completely unrelated, but I should have my As Time Goes By DVDs by then. And I’m actually more excited about that.

7. Hoping David A. sings something else hilarious (you know, like that lovely Dan Fogelberg number this week). I’m crossing my fingers for either “Arthur’s Theme” by Christopher Cross or “Break My Stride” by Matthew Wilder. That would be some serious comedy, folks.

8. Hoping Kellie Pickler doesn’t show up.

9. And Kelly Clarkson right along with her. You girls can just stay home and watch, okay?

10. I would like to see both Jennifer Hudson and Melinda Doolittle.

11. Kristy Lee Cook and Skunkhair…can do without both of them.

12. Maybe Jason Castro won’t be high?

13. I don’t know how we could pull this off, but maybe David C. could accidentally kick David A. in the face? Hmm. Need to think about the logistics of that one a little more.

Thirteen of My Favorite Dance Moments
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So, I was raised with some beliefs that not many people share, myself included, but I just want to preface this by saying that I respect anyone who does hold these beliefs. Including my parents. Anyway, while I was growing up we never saw movies in the theater. I say never but I actually saw two when I was younger. Most movies I have seen in a theater have been in the past 4-5 years. This means I haven’t seen very many. And most of the ones I HAVE seen were pretty awful. Here goes!

The Thirteen (Give or Take) Movies I’ve Seen In A Theater 1. Pocahontas (1995) 2. Inspector Gadget (1999) 3. The Prince & Me (2004) 4. The Notebook (2004) 5. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) 6. In Good Company (2004) 7. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) 8. The Ring Two (2005) 9. Spanglish (2004) 10. Wimbledon (2004) 11. Finding Neverland (2004) 12. Just Like Heaven (2005) 13. John Tucker Must Die (2006) Others: (I’ll add them as I think of them) Dirty Dancing (2007 - 20th Anniversary Re-release)