Okay, so I’m a few days late on blogging. I was supposed to be back on here Tuesday listing out all the wonderful Christmas gifts that I got. But, I’m simply lazy. I’ve spent the last three days playing with my gifts as opposed to telling the world about them.
I will say that going home was fun, and I did get lots of neat stuff. And since I’m not going to tell about every detail of every thing that I got, I will list the books and movies. Especially since these are the things that will shape my life.
Books
- The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century – Thomas L. Friedman
- If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence, and Spirit – Brenda Ueland
- Before Writing: Rethinking the Paths to Literacy – Gunther Kress
- All the King’s Men – Robert Penn Warren
- Relentless – Robin Parrish
- Nobody’s Fool – Richard Russo
- The American Dream and the Public Schools – Jennifer Hochschild, Nathan Scovronick
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King
- Off Magazine Street – Ronald Everett Capps
- Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies—and What It Means to be Human – Joel Garreau
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter – Carson McCullers
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton
- The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness – Dave Ramsey
DVDs
- Rome: Season 1
- King of the Hill: Season 4
- King of the Hill: Season 5
- 24: Season 1
- Seinfeld: Season 7
- Grey’s Anatomy: Season 1
- Alias: Season 5
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
- Invincible
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Miami Vice
Hi Justin!
Sounds like you had a great holiday. You got some really nice presents! The hubby and I watched The Devil Wears Prada last night, I really enjoyed it. Hope you have a wonderful New Year’s and be careful if you go out on New Year’s Eve. 
Oh, forgot to mention, I finally watched “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It was, and I’m probably going to get banished to some far corner of the blogosphere for this, just ok. It’s a charming story, but it didn’t speak to me the way other’s have written about it. Maybe it’s a victim of too much anticipation. :/
Thanks for turning me on to Stephen King on Writing, I had no idea such a book existed. What a machine King is, churning out books more often then the average guy pays taxes. I’m adding it to my Christmas wish list as well. Thanks Justin.
Hi Justin Those are some neat presents! I hope u look after them and it brings u a lot of Joy! I know what I’m getting, Mobile Phone, The New Ipod Nano (The one that shoots video) A few Smiggles, Diva (The Jewellry Shop) Gift Card, Sports Girl Gift Card, A few other Bitz and Piecez. I am sooo exicted about chrissie, I hope every one else is 2! Hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and a great New Year!