Anywho, because I have nothing to say, here are all the books I've read this year (yes, I keep track of these things because I am a dork):

-The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection - Wendy Northcutt

-Watership Down - Richard Adams

-The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte

-On the Road - Jack Kerouac

-Good Bones and Simple Murders - Margaret Atwood

-High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

-Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk

-The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

-Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

-About a Boy - Nick Hornby

-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)

-The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

-The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

-Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding

-The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Steven Chbosky

-Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer

-The Forest People- Colin Turnbull

-The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

-How Musical Is Man? - John Blacking

-Sound and Sentiment - Steven Feld

-Sound of Africa! - Louise Meintjes

-Living History - Hillary Rodham Clinton

-The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - J.R.R. Tolkien

Good stuff.

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And now, for your further geeky enjoyment, I present a LotR survey:

1. When did you first become a LOTR fan?: Heh. After I saw the first movie. *hangs head in shame*

2. Have you read the books?: Oui.

3. Seen the movies?: Indeed.

4. What is it that you love about LOTR?: It�s a "whole new world". Don�t know where that come from. Hmmm.

5. How many times did you see each of the movies: Well, in the theaters: Fellowship- twice, TTT- five times, ROTK- twice, so far

6. Times you've read the books: Once. *hangs head in shame again*

7. Just how obsessed are you with LOTR?: Well, my sister and I just came up with our own new cast for the movie. And we constantly sit around talking PANTS lines and the like. :-)

8. Can you speak Elvish?: No.

9. Did you dress up for any of the movie premieres: Heh. No.

10. Most memorable moment as a fan: Watching Aragorn bust through the doors of the Hornburg in TTT. Mmmmmmmmm.

11. Favorite of the books: RotK.

12. Favorite of the movies: RotK.

13. Favorite overall character: Hmmmmm. Eowyn.

14. Character you find most attractive: Mmmmmm. Aragorn, Eomer, Faramir, Pippin� :)

15. Favorite couple: Frodo and Sam ;). Hehe. No, um, Faramir and Eowyn.

16. Favorite hobbit: Pippin

17. Favorite elf: Gih. Legolas I guess. I�m not a big elf fan.

18. Favorite man: Boromir! Hahahahahahaha� no. Aragorn.

19. Favorite dwarf: Thorin Oakenshield, because I like to say Thorin Oakenshield.

20. Favorite wizard: Gandalf the White.

21. Favorite orc: Er. I dunno.

22. Favorite villain: Witchking of Angmar.

23. Favorite horse: Shadowfax

24. Favorite scene from the books: Eowyn killing the Witchking.

25. Favorite scene from the movies: "At first light on the fifth day, at dawn, look to the east... ", lighting the beacon fires, Galadriel going nuts, Pippin singing, Aragorn busting through the doors, the bridge at Khazad-dum, Superhero!Sam, Frodo wrestling with Gollum at Mount Doom and Gollum falling in... um, better stop now. This could going on for a while.

26. Coolest creature: Gwaihir.

27. Scariest creature: Boromir! Haha.

28. Cutest creature: Bill the Pony :)

29. Favorite quote: There was a big long quote about Eowyn that I loved from the book. From both: "Forth Eorlingas!" From the movies: "If I should return, think better of me father." *sniff sniff*

30. Where would you want to live in Middle Earth?: Rohan, baby.

31. What kind of creature would you be?: Human.

32. What's your weapon of choice?: Sword.

33. Are you good/evil/somewhere in between?: Good.

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