All Consuming : Kim N

Consuming "A Blue Dog Christmas"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:32:36 GMT

A Blue Dog Christmas

by George Rodrigue

Consuming "Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:45:42 GMT

Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6)

by Robert Jordan

Consumed "The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:45:22 GMT

The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'

by Robert Jordan

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Thinking in Java (4th Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:56:29 GMT

Thinking in Java (4th Edition)

by Bruce Eckel

Consumed "The Shadow Rising: Book four of 'The Wheel of Time'"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:05:48 GMT

The Shadow Rising: Book four of 'The Wheel of Time'

by Robert Jordan

WORTH IT!

Why I want to consume "Dream It. List It. Do It!: How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:39:55 GMT

Dream It. List It. Do It!: How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com

by Lia Steakley

Just got it in the mail today. Can’t wait to read it and look for things I recognize from the site!

Consuming "Dream It. List It. Do It!: How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:38:21 GMT

Dream It. List It. Do It!: How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com

by Lia Steakley

A story about "Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:42:17 GMT

Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

I liked reading this, but I have a gripe about it. I wanted it to reconcile with The Wizard of Oz. That was the draw for me… to hear the witch’s side of the story. I realize that stories told from two different perspectives don’t always reconcile perfectly due to how people perceive things differently. But neither of these stories were written in the first person. In other words, Dorothy didn’t tell the first story, and the witch didn’t tell the second. I would have liked to see Gregory Maguire take more care to keep the stories in sync.

That said, I’d love to read the Wizard’s story now. He’s the biggest mystery of all.

A story about "Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:38:10 GMT

Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You

by Susan Forward

This was good to read, but also disheartening. It gives a lot of examples of emotional blackmail, and it’s hard to read about how some people can be so incredibly selfish. One example is a man whose wife wants to take a class in the evenings, and he doesn’t want her to. He pouts and makes sarcastic comments until she decides it’s easier to not take the class. I’m feeling angry typing about it. I’ve had people like this in my life before. People who didn’t want me to do things that make me happy or wanted me to do things that didn’t make me happy. People who told me, “You don’t care about me, or you would do X*.”

It’s happened enough that now I do something that the author called self-blackmail. I don’t have any emotional blackmailers in my life right now, but I still expect it to happen, so I anticipate negative reactions from people and try to compensate so I don’t make them upset. It’s awful. I think this will wear off as I get more positive reactions from people, though.

The biggest thing I’m going to take away from this book is the phrase “I can stand it.” If faced with an emotional blackmail situation where I need to stand up for myself, I will tell myself that I can stand the reaction. I *can stand it.

A story about "Long-Term Relationship (Widescreen)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:19:38 GMT

Long-Term Relationship (Widescreen)

by Rob Williams

My favorite element in this film is the yellow and red roses. Great movie, Rob!

How "Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends, 3rd Edition (Rebuilding Books; For Divorce and Beyond)" changed my life

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:42:36 GMT

Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends, 3rd Edition (Rebuilding Books; For Divorce and Beyond)

by Bruce Fisher

This book helped me change my life. After a particularly hard breakup, it helped me focus on my personal growth. I recommend it to anyone who is going through a breakup or divorce.

Before I read it, I didn’t want to face the future. I went to a counselor to talk, and he recommended it. I believe it helped me get through the bad times more quickly than if I hadn’t read it. It also validated many of the feelings I have about life and love and helped me believe in a positive future.

A story about "Yellow Doors: Poems"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:53:34 GMT

Yellow Doors: Poems

by Ruth Goring

My favorites:

Bookwish
Insomnia
Plumber

Wonderful poems, Ruth. :)

A story about "Exile's Children (Exiles Saga/Angus Wells, Bk 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:16:10 GMT

Exile's Children (Exiles Saga/Angus Wells, Bk 1)

by Angus Wells

It took me until close to the end of the book to figure out who was on the cover, and I’m still not completely sure of myself. At first, I thought the illustration was careless with details, but that didn’t seem likely. I think I’ll have my suspicions confirmed while I’m reading the second book in this series.

This is great fantasy. The thing I love most is that there are two storylines. One of hunter/gatherer type people. One of city folk. It takes 660 pages before they meet. Then the second book starts. Epic fantasy rocks!

A story about "Exile's Children (Exiles Saga/Angus Wells, Bk 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:51:46 GMT

Exile's Children (Exiles Saga/Angus Wells, Bk 1)

by Angus Wells

I’m only about 100 pages in. I love it so far. There are 4 storylines that are due to converge soon. I think Angus Wells writes well. I’ll be reading more of his stuff.

A story about "March of the Penguins"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Kim N) — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:34:28 GMT

March of the Penguins

by Luc Jacquet

It was interesting to see the life of penguins after being a penguin nut for so many years.