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  1. tartan_skirt

    Pictures of your book collection

    Just incase anyone is still interested in seeing people's books I finally got ahold of my parents new camera and took the time to install the software on my laptop. I never got around to reorganising my shelves as more keep getting added to them. Behold! Pictures! Clicky to see fullsize. From...
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    List of Authors

    I've not read many, but heres how the ones I have read go: Jeffrey Eugenides George Orwell Margaret Atwood J.D. Salinger I'm not sure if I've even heard of all of the others. :o How shameful. I think I'll go read in the corner now...
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    Vocabulary Test

    RESULT: Score: 94 of 120 Estimated vocabulary size: 14000 Fun. :)
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    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    Today I received George Orwel's Animal Farm as a belated birthday present. I now have £30 of book vouchers and £10 on Amazon, so I might be getting a lot more books soon... if I ever find the will to leave my house... :o
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    Bibliomancy

    I know exactly what you mean, most of mine just fall over. :p Should that be taken as a message too?
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    Happy Birthday Tartan Skirt and Nomadic Myth!

    Thanks! I'm having a great day with my boyfriend. :) Happy Birthday to nomadic myth too! :D
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    Top ten things to do before...

    It's great. Made made my lovely new avatar with it. Sock monkeys are great. I still need a LOT of practice though. Is there any secret lemonade? :D
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    Top ten things to do before...

    My list changes so much, but I'll give it a go. :) (I've been working on this on and off since this topic was created.) 1. Visit Japan. 2. Go see Chicago on stage (might be able to do this next easter :D). 3. Work in a library or bookshop (failed at getting one in a library, but I've just...
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    Do you have SKIN TAGS! (GRRROSS!!)

    What jolly pictures. I'd go to a doctor to get them frozen off. The internet tells me it's a commom treatment and I've had it done to a couple of warts and it doesn't hurt.
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    July Reads

    Books started and finished in July for me were: Geisha of Goin - Mineko Iwasaki 2nd Chance - James Patterson Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey Hamlet - William Shakespeare I also started Margaret Atwood's Surfacing, but only finished that...
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    Wikipedia

    :D I love Wikipedia and can sometimes find myself editting random pages at the oddest hours of the day. I do get irritated by the amount of vandalism though.
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    Pirates of the Caribbean 2

    I'm going to take a stab at this... Do you mean Pirates of the Caribbean 2? I think the word you were looking for was corsairs, not corsars. ;)
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    Any Deviants here?

    I'm on the site as tartan-skirt. I haven't had much time to do anything lately, but I'm itching to do some more drawing or experiment with different paints (if I could get my hands on some).
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    Your Favorite 10 Films of the 90's?

    Such a hard choice.... This is in no particular order, and I know I'll have missed out something important... Princess Mononoke Fight Club Edward Scissorhands The Virgin Suicides Trainspotting 10 Things I Hate About You Tank Girl Mulan Hilary and Jackie Toys While making this list...
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    Do kids need summer vacation?

    YES. It's not just the little kids who need it. High school is very stressful and after the exams in May I'm glad to have my (hopefully well earned) break. If we didn't have holidays I think one my friends may have had a nervous breakdown by now. :p What would happen to holiday based...
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    Do you read much non-fiction?

    I usually do read non-fiction if I can find something interesting and in my price range. I like to read to learn about culture, history and people's lives, among other things. I read for both pleasure and for school, though more for the former. :p
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    Medical Books?

    Ooo, I'll definately be having a look for one or two of those as they do sound quite interesting. :) I can't recall reading any, but you may be interested in a book mentioned in a past Book of the Month voting round called Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.
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    I'm going to be crushed

    One of the second hand shops I buy from a lot had barely any books in a few weeks ago! I was worried, but they've got full shelves again today. :D
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    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    Picked up some more cheap books today... A Dictionary of Biology (£0.19) Pan Study Aids - Human Biology (£1.00) Deception Point by Dan Brown (£0.30) I thought I'd give Mr Brown another chance. For 30p I think it's worth it, and if not off to eBay it goes! :p
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    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    Today I bought some more books. :D I just passed the 200 book mark. Surfacing - Margaret Atwood Porno - Irvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmares - Irvine Welsh Glue - Irvine Welsh Ecstasy - Irvine Welsh The Cutting Room - Louise Welsh Altogether I spent £9. As you can see I found a load...
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