Sunshine Meets Rain Half Way to Hearing Aids

Movies watched in 2009:

Twilight
*Clueless
The Wrestler
Bolt
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
He’s Just Not That Into You
Slumdog Millionaire
Vicky Christina Barcelona
The Secret Life of Bees
American Teen
The Watchmen
Ghost Town
*Twilight
Wet Hot American Summer
*The Emperor’s New Groove
El Mariachi
Desperado
Star Trek
*Bridget Jones’ Diary
Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist
Jesus Camp
*Can’t Hardly Wait
*Bye Bye Love
Made of Honor
Up
Role Models
Objectified
The Hangover
500 Days of Summer
Bruno
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Seven Pounds
Step Up 2: The Streets
Funny People
16 Again
Coraline
Animal House
Zombieland
*WALL-E
Iron Giant
Rachel Getting Married
New Moon
*New Moon
GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra
*Four Christmases
Angels & Demons
Land of the Lost
Julie & Julia
The History Boys
*10 Things I Hate About You
*The Hangover
Confessions of a Shopaholic
It’s Complicated
Avatar
*The Hangover

*watched previously

Books read in 2009*:
(yes, I realize that these are mostly YA fiction but that’s how I roll)
New Moon – Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse – Stephanie Meyer
Breaking Dawn – Stephanie Meyer
Midnight Sun – Stephanie Meyer (only partial book written)
The Disuniting of America: Reflection on a Multicultural Society – Arthur Schlesinger
The Complete Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi
Other People’s Children – Lisa Delpit
The View from Saturday – E.L. Konigsburg
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – E.L. Konisburg
Brain Rules – John Medina
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse – Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth – Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian – Rick Riordan
The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
The Mysterious Benedict Society – Trenton Lee Stewart
3 Willows – Ann Brashares

*list does not include textbooks read

Places traveled in 2009:
*Pensacola (Milton), FL
*Portland, OR
Las Vegas, NV
Austin, TX
Port Ludlow, WA
*Miami, FL
Cancun, Mexico
San Francisco, CA

*places visited on more than one occasion

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