Last year, I have no idea just how many books and audio books I have finished, not to mentioned the movies I have seen. So, this year, I will attempt to keep track of it. The dates before the title/author is the date I finished the books.

Here they are. Have you read or listen or seen the same things I have?

Read:
[01/11] My Dearest Mr. Darcy – Sharon Lathan
[01/15] Breakfast in Bed – Robin Kaye
[01/19] Searching for Pemberley – Mary Simonsen
[01/22] Fugitive – Cheryl Brooks
[01/23] Mermaid’s Kiss – Joey W. Hill
[01/29] Ecstasy Unveiled – Larissa Ione
[01/30] Mr. Cavendish, I Presumed – Julia Quinn
[01/31] Not Quite a Husband – Sherry Thomas

Listen:
[01/03] True Evil – Greg Iles, read by Dick Hill
[01/05] Fire – Katherine Neville, read by Susan Denaker
[01/07] Tempt Me At Twilight – Lisa Kleypas, read by Rosalyn Landor
[01/11] Morrigan’s Cross, Circle Trilogy – Nora Roberts, read by Dick Hill
[01/13] The Art Theif – Noah Charney, read by Simon Vance
[01/14] Act of Treason by Vince Flynn, read by George Guidall
[01/15] No Choice But Seduction (Mallory Novel) – Johanna Lindsey, read by Laural Merlington
[01/15] Darkly Dreaming Dexter – Jeff Lindsay, read by Nick Landrum
[01/17] The Last Camel Died at Noon – Elizabeth Peters, read by Susan O’Malley
[01/23] The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown, read by Paul Mitchell
[01/26] Sugar Daddy – Lisa Kleypass, read by Jeannie Stith
[01/27] How to Lose Friends and Influence Peopel – Toby Young, read by Toby Young
[01/28] Dance of the Gods – Nora Roberts, read by Dick Hill
[01/30] The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1 – Rick Riordan, read by Jesse Bernstien

Movies:
[01/01] The Road – Viggo Mortensen (based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy)
[01/03] I Capture the Castle – Marc Blucas + Rose Byrne (based on a novel by Dodie Smith)
[01/04] Onegin – Ralph Fiennes + Liv Tyler (based on a novel by Alexander Pushkin)
[01/04] Invictus – Matt Damon + Morgan Freeman (based on a novel PLAYING THE ENEMY by John Carlin)
[01/05] The Proposal – Sandra Bullock + Ryan Reynolds (for the 5th time. I love this movie)
[01/06] Beowulf – Robin Wright Penn + Ray Winston
[01/07] Thr3e – Marc Blucas
[01/07] The Ballad of Jack and Rose – Daniel Day Lewis + Katherine Keener
[01/07] Michael Clayton – George Clooney
[01/07] Greeks: The Crucible of Civilization
[01/10] Bourne Identity – Matt Damon, Franke Potente (Damon is so yummy here!)
[01/10] Daybreakers – Ethan Hawke
[01/12] The Young Victoria – Emily Blunt + Rupert Friend
[01/12] Leap Year – Amy Adams, Matthew Goode (an extremely yummy man! He was also in A Single Man with Colin Firth)) – watch again with Mama+Chana 01/15/10
[01/17] The Spy Next Door – Jackie Chan + Amber Valleta
[01/18] Youth in Revolt – Michael Cera (based on a novel with the same title by CD Payne)
[01/19] The Book of Eli – Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, + Mila Kunis
[01/22] Beyond Borders – Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen (awesome movie)
[01/22] Spartacus, Blood and Sand – Andy Whitfield + Lucy Lawless (episode 1)
[01/23] Bourne Supremacy – Matt Damon
[01/25] American Violet – Nicole Beharie + Will Patton
[01/26] Reservation Road – Joaquin Phoenix, Elle Fanning
[01/28] Extraordinary Measures – Brendan Fraser + Harrison Ford, Kerri Russell
[01/29] The Wrestler – Micky Rourke
[01/30] Cranford – Judi Dench, Simon Woods

Summary:
8 books
14 audio books
25 movies

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Well, if there’s a book to go with this movie, consider it a giveaway on this post. I tried trolling on Google to see if I can find one, but I can’t. Still, I wanted to post my review for this movie. It’s been ages since I went to one. Actually, I saw Knowing on a pre-screening, but that was weeks ago.

Actually, I have a question for you. If you have to choose which book should be given away for this post, which title & author would it be? (include it in your comment for a chance to win a prize of your choosing. Valued up to 15$ on amazon, okay?) This movie is action-packed. It’s thrilling like THE GAME with Michael Douglas. Remember that premise of ‘What do you give someone who has everything?’ 12 ROUNDS is like that. Lots of explosion in this one. Just the thing I need to lose myself in today. I saw John Cena on his last movie, THE MARINES. That was a nice action movie, except for the parts where John Cena had to talk. Then it’s like being back in high school listening to Declamation contest. This contest is famous in the Philippines when I was in high school. I won a few of them.

I like the antagonist. Aidan Gillen as Miles Jackson was just right. As my husband said, ‘that bad guy wasn’t over the top.’

I’m really impressed at how good an actor John Cena is turning out to be. This movie got plot, action, lots of explosion and mystery. It’s what I give up my evening of reading for. What movie have you seen lately?

BTW, don’t forget to let me know which book you’d like to win when I random.org picks your comment for a winner. I’ll draw one winner on April 16. I will surely need a picker-upper after tax day.

I had no idea he’s a wrestler. I grew up hearing my mother and aunts watching Hulk Hogan, Ricky Steamboat, and Randy Savage. He’s cute, don’t you think so?

Tags: John Cena

I usually have a nice list somewhere, but I don’t want to forget the ones I’ve started already, so here they are. I have listened to two books, but I can’t recall their title now, even if it was just a few days ago…I mean we’re only 7 days into 2009!

Book:
1. Child, Lee – Persuader~, read by Dick Hill

~ audiobook

Movie:
14. Yes Man* – Jim Carrey
13. Hannibal Rising – Gaspard Ulliel
12. Meet the Robinsons – cartoon
11. A Scanner Darkly – Keeanu Reeves

10. Accepted – Justin Long
9. My Fair Madeleine – cartoon
8. The Virgin Queen – Kevin McKidd
7. Trainspotting – Ewan McGregor
6. Marley & Me*+ – Owen Wilson

5. Gran Torino* – Clint Eastwood
4. 27 Dresses – Katherine Heigl
3. Love is the Devil – Daniel Craig
2. The Mother – Daniel Craig
1. Bedtime Stories*+ – Adam Sandler

* movie theater
+ will watch again

11/03/2008
Barnes & Noble , 7700 West Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225
7:00 p.m.

Yay! I love this Barnes and Noble location because it’s in the same row as Cheesecake Factory, Red Door by Elizabeth Arden, Container Store (not that I have any intention of going there anytime soon), and Tom Thumb. It’s also right across North Park Mall.

I was just checking on audible what’s new with Vince Flynn. I wanted to get unabridged audio book for my iPod. It’s great company when I’m sorting my closet, or folding the laundry. I’m quite new to his Mitch Rapp character. I like that guy. I like his reader. I especially like him in Transfer of Power.

These are the order of Mitch Rapp books.
Term Limits, Transfer of Power, The Third Option, Separation of Power, Executive Power, Memorial Day, Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, Protect and Defend, Extreme Measures

Here’s the quandary. I’m about to buy the audio of this book from audible. If I buy a book, it’s not because I have time to read it anytime soon. So, I guess I can purchase a signed copy for my This Book For Free site. Except this is a heavy hardcover, so I’ll have to limit my winner to local. Hmm. What’s a girl to do?!

I can’t believe how fast he’s growing. Almost 2 and a half. He hasn’t mastered the art of talking quite yet, but it doesn’t stop him from trying. Yesterday, he was standing on my knees and called out to his siblings. “Look at me, Yoel.” I was so tickled.

When we were reading Letters from a Desperate Dog by Eileen Christelow, he’s reading right there alongside me. It’s like an echo. When I realized this, I read in shorter sentences to give him time to catch up. Now, he can’t wait ’til we read to the kids next. He’ll come to me with a book and say, “Come everybody, time to read.” Then he echoes alongside me for the duration of the story. My children loves this story of a dog who is desperate to please his master who always seems to be bellowing about something or the other. We’ve read this book many times since we ‘discovered’ it a few days ago.