doahleigh - Holy Waste of Teabags!

This is really long and annoying, but I love reading, so I went through the whole list anyway. And since I did, I need to do something with it. Stolen from someone else, can’t remember…

List of the top 110 banned books (of all time). Bold the ones you’ve
read. Italicize the ones you’ve read part of. Underline the ones you
specifically want to read (at least some of). Read more. Convince
others to read some.
#1 The Bible
#2 Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#3 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
#4 The Koran
#5 Arabian Nights
#6 Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
#7 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
#8 Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
#9 Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
#10 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
#11 The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
#12 Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (I just bought this!)
#13 Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
#14 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
#15 Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
#16 Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
#17 Dracula by Bram Stoker
#18 Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
#19 Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
#20 Essays by Michel de Montaigne
#21 Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
#22 History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
#23 Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
#24 Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
#25 Ulysses by James Joyce
#26 Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
#27 Animal Farm by George Orwell
#28 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
#29 Candide by Voltaire
#30 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
#31 Analects by Confucius
#32 Dubliners by James Joyce
#33 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
#34 Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
#35 Red and the Black by Stendhal
#36 Das Capital by Karl Marx
#37 Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire
#38 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
#39 Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence
#40 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#41 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser #
42 Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchel
#43 Jungle by Upton Sinclair
#44 All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
#45 Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
#46 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
#48 Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
#49 Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
#50 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
#51 Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
#52 Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
#53 One Flew Over the Cuckoo\’s Nest by Ken Kesey
#54 Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
#55 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
#56 Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
#57 Color Purple by Alice Walker
#59 Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke
#60 Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
#61 Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
#62 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
#63 East of Eden by John Steinbeck
#64 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
#65 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
#66 Confessions by Jean Jacques Rousseau
#67 Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais #
68 Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
#69 The Talmud
#70 Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau
#71 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
#72 Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
#73 American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
#74 Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
#75 Separate Peace by John Knowles
#76 Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
#77 Red Pony by John Steinbeck
#78 Popol Vuh
#79 Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
#80 Satyricon by Petronius
#81 James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
#82 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
#83 Black Boy by Richard Wright
#84 Spirit of the Laws by Charles de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu
#85 Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
#86 Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
#87 Metaphysics by Aristotle
#88 Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
#89 Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin
#90 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
#91 Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
#92 Sanctuary by William Faulkner
#93 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
#94 Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
#95 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
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#47 Diary by Samuel Pepys
#48 Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
#49 Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
#50 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
#51 Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
#52 Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
#53 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
#54 Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
#55 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
#56 Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
#57 Color Purple by Alice Walker
#59 Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke
#60 Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
#61 Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
#62 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
#63 East of Eden by John Steinbeck
#64 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
#65 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
#66 Confessions by Jean Jacques Rousseau
#67 Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais #
68 Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
#69 The Talmud
#70 Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau
#71 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
#72 Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
#73 American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
#74 Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
#75 Separate Peace by John Knowles
#76 Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
#77 Red Pony by John Steinbeck
#78 Popol Vuh
#79 Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
#80 Satyricon by Petronius
#81 James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
#82 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
#83 Black Boy by Richard Wright
#84 Spirit of the Laws by Charles de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu
#85 Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
#86 Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
#87 Metaphysics by Aristotle
#88 Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
#89 Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin
#90 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
#91 Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
#92 Sanctuary by William Faulkner
#93 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
#94 Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
#95 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
#97 General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
#98 Handmaid\’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
#99 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Alexander Brown
#100 Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
#101 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
#102 Emile by Jean Jacques Rousseau #
103 Nana by Emile Zola
#104 Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
#105 Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
#106 Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
#107 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
#108 Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
#109 Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
#110 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
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#96 Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
#97 General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
#98 Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
#99 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Alexander Brown
#100 Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (just bought this too!)
#101 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
#102 Emile by Jean Jacques Rousseau #
103 Nana by Emile Zola
#104 Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
#105 Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
#106 Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
#107 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
#108 Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
#109 Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
#110 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Brad called again last night. I’m gonna have to find a way to distinguish between the Brads or this could get confusing. They both have the same last initial though, so that doesn’t work. Brad 1 and Brad 2 would suggest some kind of favoritism, so I’ll avoid that. Hmmm..I’ll think of something.

In the meantime, I’m talking about the Brad I’ve known forever. He actually called, which was unexpected, and left a voicemail. Said he found out he’s going to Kentucky in July, he’ll be home at the end of June. So I guess maybe I’ll see him this summer. I didn’t call him back though, I was so heavily involved with my puzzle all night.

That’s right!! Remember the puzzle from way back around Christmas time? I FINALLY fucking finished it. The whole ordeal was one huge pain in my ass, but it’s done and it’s spectacular. Wish I had a digital camera so I could share its wonder with you. This is the best picture I could find.

But trust me, it’s huge and magnificent. And I had a private little celebration for myself when I was done.

My fellow VISTAs are so cute, I just had to share.  

Scott, Stephanie, Kevin (not a VISTA, he’s from the State office), me, Gina, Mike, Candice, Jerica, Mandy, Brianna, Syreeta, Juliann, Angelina, and Ronn Vey at our get together/conference in October in Ypsilanti.

working hard during on of the activities at our training back in August. I really am. That’s Stephanie behind me, my partner in this game.

All the men in my life are making me crazy! I usually try not to generalize about an entire gender like this, but right now, if you’re a man in my life, chances are you’re driving me nuts.

Despite this, I had a decent weekend. Friday I went bowling with Brad (this is a different Brad than in previous posts, try to keep up), but he seemed a little too anxious to get out of there (and away from me?). My guess is he had a hot date later that night. So I was in by 10ish and proceeded to be bored the rest of the night.

Saturday I continued to be bored until I went and saw Jake Blough in a high school play. Okay fine, it wasn’t really Jake, but I swear this kid was his twin. Picture Jake in high school, the way he looks, the way he moves and talks, the way he acts on stage. That is what I saw Saturday night at my uncle’s production of Pippin. I tried to like this kid who had a HUGE part and was constantly on stage, but I couldn’t get past his Jake-ness. Not that I have any reason to strongly dislike Jake, but ya’ll know what I’m talking about here right? Man, shut up, stop talking about Jake Blough for god’s sake!

Sunday I used my gift certificate to buy some reading material for my trip: A Clockwork Orange and Uncle Tom’s Cabin. And I still have $10 left to spend there! Later I saw Million Dollar Baby with Brian. I already knew what happened in the movie, but it was good anyway. Yes Brian is one of the men driving me crazy, and yes he was doing so last night. Why? Why why why are the men I know always so damn dramatic?

Jason finally sent me pictures from when we were in GR together forever ago.

I really look evil and weird here. But my hand is pretty.

No Emily is not yet 21, and yes she really is that drunk. And the guy is one of those Chihuahuans we met. Can’t remember his name.

Finally here is Jason and I in his car at the McDonald’s drive-thru. Or BK, can’t recall. Thanks again to Jason for taking care of us that night!

Apparently he didn’t want me to show everyone the time we spent in the ditch. He neglected to send that picture. I’ll harass him and share soon though.

Brad. We finally talked last night (after three call-backs) and it was very unfulfilling. I’m gonna stop caring now.

(Spell check told me that unfulfilling is not a word, but unfulfilled is. And so is fulfilling. What?)

Brad’s pissing me off. I didn’t want to be annoyed, but I can’t help it, I am. He did call me this weekend after I sent him a rant-filled email. So a few points for him. But we didn’t talk and when I called back last night, he didn’t answer. And didn’t call back yet. So grr.

Thanks to Amber for going out with us Saturday night. You’re always so much fun if we can just get you to come! And thanks to Brooke for checking out Yesterdog even though you apparently don’t like hot dogs. Weirdo. And thanks to Robin for always being a good coordinator. I really think that’s the stronghold of our friendship!

I went to the musical at the high school on Friday. How weird. I thought for sure I’d see Steve Shear, but nope. I did see Mr. Rickert who right away said “Hi Shannon”. It always surprises me when teachers remember me. That was like five years ago, he’s had thousands of students since then, and I’m not that memorable. Teachers amaze me. And I saw Mr Pullen. Did you all know he was hot? Why didn’t I realize this when he was teaching me biology? Probably because I was all distracted by Dendel in that class. Oh lord.

I filled out my app for NCCC. Just waiting to get stuff back from my references. I’m applying to both Sacramento and Charleston, so we’ll see if either of them even want me.

If I were to be an NCCC Team Leader, I would either go to Sacramento or Charleston, SC. Anybody have any thoughts on either?

Sacramento pros: California, a cool road trip this summer, the possibility of traveling around the west on different service projects
Sacramento cons: not by the ocean, farther north than Charleston so the weather is a bit cooler, I’ve been ‘out west’ a lot already

Charleston pros: right on the ocean, great weather all year, a chance to live and travel around the south and east coast (never been, except FL), start and end 11-month service a little earlier
Charleston cons: it’s somehow not as exciting as CA despite the ocean and warm weather

I’m so torn. I haven’t even filled out or sent in the application, yet here I am, tormenting myself over the decision. I don’t even know if I want to stay in AmeriCorps for another year!

God I’m so annoying.

Friday night I went to dinner with three women who are in their 40s or 50s. But it was actually fun. Why is it that I often get along better with people twice my age than I do my actual peers? Then I went home and watched Joan of Arcadia with another woman in her 50s. And I read. A lot. I finished “On the Road” and it confirmed that I need to get out of here fast.

Saturday I finished reading the essays I’m judging for the Women’s History Council. That was fun, but dear God do all high schoolers write so…the same? All the essays sounded the alike, they were all blurring together by the end.

In case you ever want to write an essay with the topic “Women Change American Rights”*, here’s the
Intro: some attempt at a cute present-tense synopsis of women’s rights. ie: “Women have come a long way in the last decade. They used to be considered little more than property of men. Blah blah. But thanks in part to [well-known figure in women's history] that’s no longer true.
Second paragraph: “[well-know figure in women's history] was born in Who Cares USA on Not That Important Date. She grew up, got married, did this and did that, unrelated to the topic of this essay.”
Paragraphs 3-6ish: Some basic information obviously pulled right from your entirely online sources. Don’t even think about using a single original thought though, stick to the facts!
Conclusion: Basically repeat intro.

*Even though we didn’t ask for it, it’s important that you do a biography. Whether or not this person’s entire life story is relevant to the topic is not important. Make sure you tell us all the mundane details to fill up space.

In the afternoon I met Robin in EL. We attempted to find bathing suits for our trip, but we spent most of the time laughing at how ridiculous we looked. Or at least I did. She’s much more bathing-suit worthy than I am. Then we just ended up trying on a bunch of hilarious prom dresses. Robin you should go back and buy that little pink&black number. We finally gave up on the whole shopping business and went to dinner at Thai Kitchen. Then we got coffee (um, chai for me actually, raspberry something or other for her), and talked about our upcoming trip and our potential move to CA.

Sunday I met with the other essay judges and we managed to pick three winners. One on Carrie Chapman Catt, one on Margaret Sanger, one on Rosa Parks. Congrats kids. Then I went to Brian’s. We had pizza and saw The Aviator. And that was my weekend. Only four days of work this week and I’m going home! Tra la la.

I’m going on VACATION!!  Justin actually bought tickets, it’s official. Robin, Justin and me. March 26-31, Brunswick NC here we come!  I’ve never been there, so it should be fun. Now I can’t wait until the end of this month.  Thanks Justin, you rock so much.

Does anyone know why I can’t get comments emailed to me. It won’t even let me check that box in my settings or whatever. I read through all the FAQs I could find regardng this. But I’ve already validated my email address, so it should be fine right? Alas, it still doesn’t work. Any suggestions?

When did my brain start using product placement in my dreams? It even tried to employ subliminal messaging because at first I couldn’t figure out why I had a craving for a Hershey’s Bar with Almonds when I woke up this morning. Good thing I’m sharp and figured out that last night I dreamed about devouring one of those delicious candy bars. Actually I don’t even love them that much in real life, but in the dream it was scrumptious. And obviously played a key part.

I almost had to stop at a gas station on the way to work, but luckily I didn’t fall for my brain’s little trickery. Instead I dug into my stash of Cadbury Mini-eggs as soon as I got here. Sooo much better than a Hershey’s bar with almonds. Take that brain!