6/6/6

Watch out kids, Satan is coming to get you.

*snerk*  Pardon my irreverence, but I just had to commemorate this day.

In other news, I've got a job.  I'm a waitress at BOB EVAN'S RESTAURANT.

Oh yeah...this is going to be...weird...

Um.  I really want a peanut butter and Nutella sandwich right now...

Peace, love, and later updates, Kat

Swiped this from Eric's blog. It is a list of books that have, at one point or another, been banned. Highlight in bold the titles you've read entirely, italicize those you have partly read, and put an asterisk by the ones you would strongly recommend to others.

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck*
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling*
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor* (I met the author in seventh grade...I still love these books even though they’re meant for girls about age twelve)
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger*
14. The Giver, by Lois Lowry*
15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (series) by R.L. Stine(awful books. Not because they're "scary" but because the writing level is so abysmally low that it reduces the standard's for good literature in the minds of children. They shouldn't be banned, but I don't want my hypothetical children reading them) -Amy wrote that previous comment. I agree wholeheartedly, so I copied and pasted it here. :) (I read them in Spanish class, and even then they were awful.)
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle*
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak* (Obviously inspired by an acid trip or something, however, that doesn’t make it any less awesome)
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl*
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam (maybe...I don't remember exactly)
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee*
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton*
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein*
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley*
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume*
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut*
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding*
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford (Why has this been banned?!?!?)
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell*
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Think about all this.  And for Heaven's sake, don't ban books.  We have the First Ammendment for a reason, kids.

Peace, love, and later updates, Kat

Finals are the work of the devil.

GRRRRR....

On the bright side, I DID get a 91% on the Allen paper, which puts me at a solid B, which means I can pretty much blow off studying for that final, as I would need a 106% to get an A but only 56% to retain my B.

However, my Chem and Algebra II finals will be the death of me.  I swear.

I really really really hate math.

I bought a copy of the 4N6 DVD off Becky and watched it tonight.  And yes, I did start tearing up.  It's so weird without the seniors...so QUIET.  And empty.  *Sigh*

This summer...we'll it'll be interesting, if anything.

Going shopping at Zona Rosa next week with Caroline.  That'll be fun.  And I need some nice clothes for summer anyways. 

But still...I miss all you seniors (if any of them happen to stumble upon this).  It's not the same without you guys.

Peace, love, and later updates, Kat

Guess who forgot they had a test over A Tale of Two Cities today?

Of course, me.

I have end-of-the-year-itis.  Happens EVERY SINGLE BLOODY YEAR.  What European History project?

I've had to go back to wearing my librarian-inspired reading glasses.  Please kill me.  I'm not ready to look my mother's age yet.  Of course, looking like a librarian is better than those wicked eyestrain headaches I get.

Double jazz class tonight.  I'm going to be sore tomorrow.  And if anyone makes me do another double pique turn, I'll scream.  Ok, maybe not.

William Wallace/The Ericmobile is on its last leg in the South parking lot as we speak.  If it dies, I'm holding a funeral.  Eric will officiate, as he's the religious studies major.

Now...off to raid the refridgerator!

Peace, love, and later updates, Kat

Had another dancer performance yesterday at Theater in the Park.  It went a lot better than last week's, mostly because the stage was bigger. 

No more seniors.  Kinda sad.

I finished this knitted purse I've been working on since spring break.  It's very pretty.  My mom is wondering where on earth I got the Martha Stewart gene.

Nothing exciting to report, except I have officially been deemed the Forensics Tramp.  Heh.  I love my weird teamates.

Peace, love, and later updates, Kat