19 posts tagged “vox hunt”
Show us an adorable baby.
Seriously? That's not a hunt - it's way too easy! :)
Show us your bookcase.
Submitted by Alexandra.
And no - I haven't read them all! The top 2 shelves are our "God books", followed down by poetry and some more classic lit and then the popular lit and my young adult fiction. It certainly isn't perfectly organized that way, but close. A lot of these books, if I haven't read them, are ones I intend on reading eventually. I do a pretty good clearing every once in a while - most recently with the shelving shift last month - and I've identified about 6 I probably will let go of once I've read them. Until then, they're here to stay!
Show us the last thing you bought.
Yesterday I picked these up and stashed them in our deep freeze. Today, they are a gift for my husband - it's his birthday!
But another quite recent purchase of a greater magnitude:
Yep! We're now mini-van folk. We're quite happy with the deal we got on it, though now we have to sell the Lancer. (We're quite keen on staying a one-car family.) We bought it from a used dealership and ended up with a much nicer edition than one we would have initially wanted, but that was ok because it was still in our budget. I'm loving that there are tinted windows (the sun and heat is really getting to me!) and there is tonnes of space which we will eventually fill up. It has lots of 'power' things - doors, windows, seats, etc. which are nice, but I would be ok without. (It took me way to long to figure out how to move up me seat!) And for now, it just feels huge after our car, but I'm sure I"ll get over that. :)
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Show us something you believe in.
Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain....If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
- 1 Corinthains 15:12-14, 19. NASB
Book: Show us a book you've read more than once.
Book: Show us a book that you like to give as a gift.
Submitted by Ross.
(No, not just randomly!)
Our pastor lent us this book before we got married as part of our pre-maritial counselling. We liked it so much we tracked down a second-hand copy. (Get the newer edition though; he's added a chapter.)
After I read the book I remember thinking:
Wow, marriage is going to be so hard... and I can't wait to get started - it'll be wonderful!
And no, I'm not some sadist. He just manages to highlight the difficulties and recognizes that with difficulty comes great and wonderful rewards.
So for those of you thinking of getting married... or have a wedding coming up, or are already married yourself - check it out.
Video: Show us a TV series you own or watched on DVD.
Yep - we love Corner Gas.
Our families coordinated and we received all 3 DVDs for Christmas. We can't watch season 4 since we don't have cable and CTV is not one of the stations we get. (Actually, we don't get CBC either! Don't get me started there. Maybe I'll do a rant post later.)
Why do we love it? It's funny - that's why! If you're from Canada, particularly the west and particularly the prairies, then you'll probably really enjoy it. And I think if you're human, you'll like it.
I like that it's pretty clean - no sex or violence or language. It's absurd and enjoyable. And apparently Brett Butt (who stars and writes) sticks to the same rules that Seinfeld apparently used when writing his sitcom: No learning. No hugging.
See, then you never really have to take anything seriously.
Go watch it.
Book: Show us one of your favorite cookbooks.
For those who like to try different things. It was given to us as a wedding gift with the purpose that we should use it as a starter for date nights: select a recipe, go shopping for it, make the food and enjoy a meal -together.
The shopping element above is essential to this process, unless you regularly stock things like chilies in adobo sauce, tomatillos, soba noodles, and fresh herbs. So, while this definitely isn't the cookbook to reach for when you're looking to get something on the dinner table pronto, the recipes are imaginative and delicious and worth the time. I've made a handful of the dishes here and after awhile, have learned how to adjust it to my own pantry and tastes. We've made a point of giving this book as a wedding gift for those of our friends who are foodies.
My second book is this More-With-Less Cookbook. It was one that was around my house growing up, but I never perused it because it didn't have any pictures! I've only just received a copy of my own a little while back and am just starting to get into it.
I guess in one respects, this book is the antithesis of Rebar - you generally do have more of these ingredients on hand, and if you don't, they are cheaply acquired. (On the other hand, the 2 share much in common - the desire to promote whole, unprocessed and local foods). One of the things I like about this book is that it was looking at the world food situation and doing something about it back in the 70s. This book was commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee (they do lots of good stuff worldwide) and it talks about the benefits of soy and beans and other lentils long before they seemed to show up in the mainstream. There are dozens of bread recipes and they desserts section focuses on fruit and less sugar.
So, go on - eat, eat!
Book: Show us a book you started reading but never finished.
Now don't get me wrong - I enjoyed the writing and the story, but my heart just couldn't take the injustice of it! I could see vaguely where it was going and halfway through I put it down and, 5 years later, I still can't bring myself to pick it up again. (Perhaps I shouldn't have been reading it on my honeymoon!)
Can anyone (please!) give me a reason to pick it up again?
And on a related theme: the more I read, the more I'm convinced that one should enjoy the read. I did an English degree and read a lot, as required of course. Now, there are certainly books that I read and enjoyed that I'm fairly certain I wouldn't have picked up on my own. I supposed I appreciate that. However, now that I don't have to work towards a degree, I am far more likely to put down a book I don't like. I used to feel that I should finish what I start, but when it comes to novel and pleasure reading, I no longer feel that way. Reading is a leisure activity for me - and I want it to remain something I like doing, not something I feel obligated to do.
Just don't tell my students that! I'm afraid that things are still are a long way from providing complete freedom for my students to select stories and novels in my classroom.
I read it when I was a teenager and it still reigns as my all-time favourite. Haven't read it yet? Go get it. And by the way, if you've seen the movie, it's an entirely different animal; for example, there is no romantic interest in the book.
Tandia is the sequel. It doesn't carry the same pace as The Power of One, but it wraps up Peekay's story well and it's ending is far more satisfactory.
Go. Find the book!
