Jellyn's Collection of Curiosities

My official books read total for 2007 is 161. This beats the year before by 75 books. o.O And that was with Clarion in the middle for 6 weeks, where I only finished reading one book. (HP7, of course.) Boggle with me some more.

That means my one and only New Year's Resolution for 2007 was done and done! See the old post for reference.

I've put the 2008 page up. Need to get cracking, since Jun set me a challenge of 250 books!

Now how about those psychic predictions for 2007?

I should've been paying closer attention to the news all year and perhaps checking them off as I went along. Here's the ones I know for sure. Feel free to comment to help me prove my psychicness on the others!

* There will be controversy surrounding the release of Harry Potter book #7. Not to mention problems with the American edition.

Rowling was a little late on this one, announcing Dumbledore's 1337 gay status well after the book was out. Are there problems with the American edition? Probably.. anyone know for sure?

* A new bestseller may threaten to eclipse Harry Potter.

I Am America (And So Can You?)? Well, probably not. :)

* Torchwood will show up on the Sci-Fi Channel, but they'll edit it.

BBC America, not Sci-Fi. Though I hear it's edited anyway. (Moment to squeal for impending Torchwood Series 2!!! Squeeeal!)

* 7th Heaven STILL won't be cancelled, but Veronica Mars will. (Sorry, Jun!)

Well, I wouldn't hold my breath, but it looks like 7th Heaven finally bit the big one. Hurrah. Sorry about Veronica Mars though, Jun!

* The UK show Fortune Million Dollar Giveaway will have a US version. Probably on NBC, but possibly ABC.

Just pause a moment while I ponder why it was Million Dollar anyway. Eh? Did my America brain translate it when I was posting this? Bad American! No biscuit! No cookie either!

Anyway, I haven't heard anything yet, though they've gone and stolen a French game show in the meanwhile.

* The news media is going to salivate over a court case that'll drag on forever. It'll involve a pretty white girl who's been victimized or killed.

*coughAnnaNicolecough*

* Violence in schools will hit public attention again.

Been there. Done that. I mean.. not me personally..

* A new superhero movie will be announced. A gay superhero.

If so, they didn't announce it very loudly. Heck, there isn't even one on Heroes as far as I'm aware.

Anyway. Goodbye, 2007! I'll miss you with your lucky number 7 and your googly eyes. (Moment as I go look at Google's logo for the day.) And now we speed ahead into the future!

Lots of new photos in my photo album. Highlights include shots from Albacon with Peter David, more kitties, Christmas, the ice storm, and pengi-sans!

If you forgot the password, just ask. :)

Happy New Year!

Fyeeeeee!

K talked me into adding the children's books I'd read in an effort to get some new reviews in at Epinions. So suddenly my December read list is much longer!

I read 86 books in 2006. That's 6 more than the year before. This year, 100 books! Yupyup. That will be my one and only New Year's Resolution. And I've already read 2, so that's only 98 to go! That's one every hour so far!! At that rate, I could read 8760 books in a year. Though I'd likely die of sleep deprivation before I got that far.

Let's get in the spirit of the season. The winter season!

Some of you have seen this before, but it's worth a revisit.

Make your very own snowflake with Make-a-Flake.

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(^My lame ascii flakes.)

Why the turkeys should be happy, I don't know.

Here's a holiday cartoon for y'all.