My Last 3… (1998-present)*

[ 2010 ]

Films I have seen in 2010 (6 total; 5 in theater):

  1. Takers (2010) starring Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon [theater]
  2. Despicable Me (2010) starring (voices) Steve Carell, Jason Segel [theater]
  3. Inception (2010) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy [theater]
  4. The Lives of Others (“Das Leben der Anderen”) (2006) starring Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch
  5. Toy Story 3 (2010) starring (voices) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen [theater] My Pick (tie)
  6. Avatar (2009) starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana [theater] My Pick (tie)

Books I have read in 2010 (8 total):

  1. The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget’s Thesaurus by Joshua Kendall
  2. Bath Massacre: America’s First School Bombing by Arnie Bernstein
  3. Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow
  4. Salvation Boulevard by Larry Beinhart
  5. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam
  6. Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack by Marc A. Thiessen
  7. Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert
  8. Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin

Music I have purchased or received as a gift in 2010 (22 total):

  1. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (7 singles: Joel Auge, Mychael Danna, Janis Ian, Courtney Jaye, Leona Lewis, MGMT, Phoenix)
  2. Courtney Jaye (iTunes) | The Exotic Sounds of Courtney Jaye
  3. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (7 singles: Jann Arden, Neil Diamond, Diesel, Janis Ian, Rachel Portman, Possible Oscar, Nancy Sinatra)
  4. Hans Zimmer ( iTunes) | Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)
  5. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (3 singles: ceo, Dragonette, Senator & The New Republic)
  6. The The (iTunes) | (1 song: This Is The Day)
  7. Elizabeth & The Catapult (iTunes) | Taller Children (Bonus Track Version)
  8. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (11 singles: Kris Delmhorst (2), Debbie Gibson, Charlene Kaye (2), Lady Antibellum, Jennifer Lopez, The Mamas & The Papas, Red Molly (2), Rihanna)
  9. Brandi Carlile (iTunes) | XOBC - EP
  10. Latin Alternative Sampler (Free on iTunes) | (16 singles)
  11. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (7 singles: Irene Cara (3), Kris Delmhorst (2), Whitney Houston, Keb' Mo')
  12. Indie Sampler (Free on iTunes) | (20 singles)
  13. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (2 singles: Evanescence, Red Molly)
  14. Dirt Poor Robins (iTunes) | The Last Days of Leviathan
  15. Songs from the House of Soul Sampler (Free on iTunes) | (16 singles)
  16. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (4 singles: Captain & Tennille, Lonestar, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville)
  17. The Veronicas (iTunes) | Hook Me Up (Bonus Track Version)
  18. P!nk (iTunes) | Funhouse
  19. Various Artists (iTunes) | Valentine’s Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  20. Artists to Watch Sampler (Free on iTunes) | (20 singles)
  21. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (12 singles: The Archies, Diane Birch, Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa (2), Patty Griffin, Anya Marina (2), Dave Matthews Band (2), Katy Perry, KT Tunstall)
  22. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (5 singles: Ian Axel, Beach House, Easton Corbin, Anya Marina, Laura Veirs)

[ 2009 ]

Films I have seen in 2009 (10 total; 7 in theater):

  1. The Blind Side (2009) starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron [theater] My Pick
  2. Whip It (2009) starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden [theater]
  3. Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) starring Elvis Presley, Michele Carey
  4. Julie & Julia (2009) starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams [theater]
  5. Kissin’ Cousins (1964) starring Elvis Presley, Arthur O’Connell
  6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson [theater]
  7. Love Actually (2003) starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson
  8. Up (2009) starring (voices) Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai [theater]
  9. The Reader (2008) starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross [theater]
  10. Gran Torino (2008) starring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her [theater]

Books I have read in 2009 (9 total):

  1. Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert
  2. Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin
  3. Zodiac Unmasked by Robert Graysmith
  4. Zodiac by Robert Graysmith
  5. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Crytography by Simon Singh
  6. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
  7. The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
  8. Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
  9. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto by Mark R. Levin
  10. The Power of Less: the fine art of limiting yourself to the essential… in business and in life by Leo Babauta
  11. The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood

Music I have purchased or received as a gift in 2009 (29 total):

  1. US Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants ( iTunes) | Caroling
  2. Orianthi (Free on iTunes) | (1 single: According to You)
  3. Various Artists (Facebook iTunes offer) | (20 singles: Booker T., Busdriver, Neko Case, Dead Mans Bones, Every Time I Die, Joe Henry, Islands, Jason Lytle, NASA, New Found Glory, Os Mutantes, Alec Ounsworth, Rain Machine, Rancid, Settle, Solillaquists of Sound, The Swell Season, Thursday, Frank Turner, You Me At Six)
  4. Brandi Carlile | Give Up The Ghost
  5. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (4 singles: Animal Kingdom, Kany Garcia, Fool’s Gold, La Roux)
  6. Hans Zimmer ( iTunes) | (1 single: Roll Tide from “Crimson Tide” soundtrack)
  7. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (2 singles: KSM, Passafire)
  8. Various Artists (iTunes) | Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition)
  9. Various Artists (iTunes) | (4 singles: Lily Allen, Hit Masters, The Last Goodnight, Vitamin C)
  10. Elmer Bernstein (iTunes) | Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein
  11. Diane Birch (iTunes) | Bible Belt
  12. Patrick Watson (Starbucks iTunes offer) | (1 single: Big Bird In a Small Cage)
  13. Indie Spotlight Sampler (Facebook iTunes offer) | (20 singles: The Alchemist, Bibio, Tom Brosseau, Deep Rooted, Laurent Garnier, Katie Gray, Eric Lau, Major Lazer, The Morning After Girls, Allie Moss, Red Cafe, Sara Schiralli, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Siriusmo, STS9, Van She, Patrick Watson, Paul White, Woolfy, ZaZa)
  14. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (4 singles: Kate Earl, Mallary Hope, IAMX, Da Zoo)
  15. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (3 singles: Natalia LaFourcade, Owl City, Jaimee Paul)
  16. Various Artists ( iTunes) | (32 singles: Shirley Bassey, Jackson 5 (4), Janet Jackson (8), Michael Jackson (7), Charlene Kaye (2), Lacuna Coil, Leaves Eyes’, Plumb, Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, Del Shannon, Sirenia (2), USMA Cadet Glee Club, Within Temptation)
  17. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (11 singles: Anuhea, Federico Aubele, Diane Birch, Pilar Díaz, Catrin Finch, Vib Gyor, Laura Izibor, Naldo, The Ruse, The Sippy Cups, Vieux Farka Touré)
  18. Ray Charles (iTunes) | Genius - The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
  19. Fever Ray (iTunes) | Fever Ray
  20. Various Artists (iTunes) | (10 singles: Lily Allen, Louis Armstrong, The Association, BoA, Jerry Goldsmith, Alicia Keys (2), Parachute, Prince & The New Power Generation, Audrye Sessions)
  21. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (4 singles: Cage the Elephant, Empire of the Sun, Ida Maria, Sarah Reeves)
  22. Various Artists | Motown Classics Gold
  23. Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow
  24. Various Artists (Amazon.com) | (5 singles: Susan Egan, Lesley Gore, Elaine Paige, Theodore Shapiro, Within Temptation)
  25. Various Artists (iTunes) | (16 singles: John Barry (2), Boyz II Men, Cactus Cuties, Enigma, Marvin Hamlisch, The Hush Sound (3), Luna Halo, The Nylons, Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, A. R. Rahman & Suzanne, Saving Jane, Bobby Sherman, The Turtles)
  26. Various Artists (Free on iTunes) | (3 singles: Gianmarco, The Last Vegas, VOTA)
  27. Various Artists (iTunes) | (3 singles: Lisa Dewey, Luna Halo, Point of Grace)
  28. Great Northern (iTunes) | Trading Twilight for Daylight
  29. Company of Thieves (Free on iTunes) | (1 song: Oscar Wilde)

[ 2008 ]

Films I have seen in 2008 (20 total; 11 in theater):

  1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett [theater]
  2. Get Smart (2008) starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway
  3. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto [theater] My Pick
  4. Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow [theater]
  5. The Dark Knight (2008) starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger [theater]
  6. The Last Season (2007) starring Sean Astin, Powers Boothe
  7. The Ref (1994) starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey
  8. WALL-E (2008) starring (voices) Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight [theater]
  9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) starring Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf [theater]
  10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes [theater]
  11. The Family Stone (2005) starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton
  12. 13 Going On 30 (2004) starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo
  13. Strictly Ballroom (1992) starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice
  14. Closer (2004) starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen
  15. Once (2007) starring Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
  16. Spider-Man 3 (2007) starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
  17. Penelope (2008) starring Christina Ricci, James McAvoy [theater]
  18. Jumper (2008) starring Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson [theater]
  19. Juno (2007) starring Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner [theater]
  20. I Am Legend [IMAX] (2007) starring Will Smith, Alice Braga [theater]

Books I have read in 2008 (19 total):

  1. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
  2. It’s All Too Much by Peter Walsh
  3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
  4. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey
  5. Until I Find You by John Irving
  6. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
  7. Neuromancer by William Gibson
  8. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
  9. Jumper: Griffin’s Story by Steven Gould
  10. Derby Girl by Shauna Cross
  11. The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
  12. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
  13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
  14. Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope by Don & Susie Van Ryn; Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak; and Mark Tabb
  15. Time Tactics of Very Successful People by B. Eugene Griessman
  16. Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
  17. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
  18. A Trial of Generals: Homma, Yamashita, MacArthur by Lawrence Taylor
  19. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

Music I have purchased or received as a gift in 2008 (24 total):

  1. Sixpence None the Richer (iTunes) | The Dawn of Grace
  2. Various Artists (iTunes) | (5 singles: BarlowGirl (3), 8½ Souvenirs & Glover Gill, Dusty Springfield)
  3. Various Artists (iTunes) | (3 singles: Lisa Dewey, Leona Lewis, The Script)
  4. Various Classical Artists (iTunes) | 100 Best Tunes
  5. Michael Jackson (iTunes) | Thriller (Video Edition)
  6. Various Artists (iTunes) | (10 singles: Joel Augé, The Beau Brummels, The City of Prague Philharmonic, Con Grazia, Evanescence, Glasvegas, The Low Anthem, Over the Rhine, John Powell, Superchick)
  7. Dirt Poor Robins (iTunes) | The Cage
  8. Various Artists (iTunes) | (13 singles: Chasing Furies, Lisa Dewey, Lenka, Sarah Macintosh (2), Sara Melson (3), Over the Rhine, Sixpence None the Richer, Kate Voegele, John Williams (2))
  9. far beyond frail (iTunes) | Butterfly Sketches
  10. Chasing Furies (iTunes) | With Abandon
  11. Various Artists (iTunes) | (2 singles: Joel Augé, The Wombats)
  12. Various Artists (iTunes) | (11 singles: Julianne Hough (2), Sierra Hull (3), Billy Joel (2), Leona Lewis, Yael Naïm, Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, Steve Winwood)
  13. Various Artists (iTunes) | (7 singles: Eva Cassidy (4 from “Wonderful World”), Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová, Cyndi Lauper, “Weird Al” Yankovic)
  14. Eva Cassidy (iTunes) | Imagine
  15. Sarah McLachlan | Mirrorball: The Complete Concert
  16. The Cranberries | Stars — The Best of 1992-2002
  17. Los Lonely Boys | Los Lonely Boys
  18. Danny Elfman | Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score
  19. Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | (1 single: Falling Slowly)
  20. Various Artists (iTunes) | (11 singles: BarlowGirl (3), CASCADA, Lady Antebellum, Sarah McLachlan, Zumba Fitness Original Soundtrack (5))
  21. Various Artists (iTunes) | (10 singles: Sara Bareilles, BarlowGirl, Celtic Woman, The Commitments, Dance War: Team Bruno, Finger Eleven, Don McLean, Kylie Minogue, The Pussycat Dolls feat. Big Snoop Dogg, Semisonic)
  22. Celtic Woman | A New Journey
  23. Vienna Teng | Waking Hour
  24. Various Artists (iTunes) | (13 singles: The Cranberries (3), Toby Keith (3), Needtobreathe, Santana feat. Chad Kroeger, Sia, Vienna Teng (3), Hayley Westenra)

[ 2007 ]

Films I have seen in 2007 (26 total; 16 in theater):

  1. P.S. I Love You (2007) starring Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler [theater]
  2. Superman Returns (2006) starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey
  3. Mean Girls (2004) starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams
  4. Awake (2007) starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba [theater]
  5. Children of Men (2006) starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore
  6. Enchanted (2007) starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey [theater]
  7. Ratatouille (2007) starring (voices) Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano [theater]
  8. Red River (1948) starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift
  9. Marty (1955) starring Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair
  10. About a Boy (2002) starring Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult
  11. Becoming Jane (2007) starring Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy [theater]
  12. Stardust (2007) starring Claire Danes, Charlie Cox [theater]
  13. After the Thin Man (1936) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy
  14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint [theater]
  15. Pumpkin (2002) starring Christina Ricci, Hank Harris
  16. Knocked Up (2006) starring Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogan [theater]
  17. Shrek the Third (2007) starring (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz [theater]
  18. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley [theater]
  19. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway
  20. 300: The IMAX Experience (2007) starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey [theater] My Pick
  21. Zodiac (2007) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo [theater]
  22. Breach (2007) starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe [theater]
  23. Factory Girl (2006) starring Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Guy Pearce [theater]
  24. Antwone Fisher (2002) starring Derek Luke, Denzel Washington
  25. Dreamgirls (2006) starring Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles [theater]
  26. The Queen (2006) starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen [theater]

Books I have read in 2007 (12 total):

  1. YOU Staying Young: The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. & Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
  2. The Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life by David Zinczenko & Ted Spiker
  3. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
  4. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
  5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) by J. K. Rowling
  6. America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It by Mark Steyn
  7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) by J. K. Rowling
  8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5) by J. K. Rowling
  9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Year 4) by J. K. Rowling
  10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Year 3) by J. K. Rowling
  11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Year 2) by J. K. Rowling
  12. Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (Year 1) by J. K. Rowling

Music I have purchased or received as a gift in 2007 (24 total):

  1. Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration
  2. Various Christmas (iTunes) | (20 singles: Leroy Anderson, The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby, Anonymous 4, The Bird and the Bee, Suzy Bogguss, Canadian Brass, The Carpenters, Celtic Woman, José Feliciano, Bobby Helms & the Anita Kerr Singers, Burl Ives, The Kaye Sisters, Brenda Lee, Paul McCartney, Billy McLaughlin, Mannheim Steamroller, Rockapella, Barbra Streisand, The Von Trapp Children, US Army Chorus)
  3. Various Artists (iTunes) | (8 singles: Colbie Caillat (2), The Click Five, Enrique Iglesias, One Republic, Ginny Owens (2), Saving Jane)
  4. Mink (iTunes) | Mink
  5. Elvis Presley | 2nd to None
  6. Bobby Darin | The Legendary Bobby Darin
  7. Saving Jane | One Girl Revolution
  8. The Monkees (iTunes) | The Best of the Monkees
  9. Daughtry (iTunes) | Daughtry
  10. Various Artists (iTunes) | (5 singles: Counting Crows & Vanessa Carlton, Lifehouse, Los Lonely Boys (2), The Verve Pipe)
  11. Maroon 5 (iTunes) | It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
  12. Various Artists (iTunes) | (14 singles: Tori Amos, Blondie, Kelly Clarkson, The Click Five, The Cranberries (2), The Deer Lick Holler Boys, Maroon 5, Chrisette Michele, Sam Spence, 10 Years, Weezer, Dar Williams (2))
  13. David Barrett (iTunes) | One Shining Moment with Golden Street Prelude (Original Version)
  14. Patty Griffin (iTunes) | (6 singles: Rain, Trapeze, Burgundy Shoes, Useless Desires, When It Don’t Come Easy, Let Him Fly)
  15. Brandi Carlile (iTunes) | The Story
  16. Various Artists (iTunes) | (13 singles: Paula Abdul, Aly & AJ, David Barrett, Bo Bice, Blondie, Meredith Brooks, Patty Griffin, Lumidee, Seether & Amy Lee, Seether, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood (2))
  17. Nickelback (iTunes) | Silver Side Up
  18. Various Artists | Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster
  19. Paramore (iTunes) | All We Know Is Falling
  20. Boys Like Girls (iTunes) | Boys Like Girls
  21. Various Artists (iTunes) | (8 singles: Brandi Carlile, The Cranberries (2), Nelly Furtado, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, Jane Monheit & Steve Tyrell, Staind)
  22. Diana Ross & The Supremes | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes
  23. Various Artists (iTunes) | (13 singles: Merrie Amsterburg (3), Nat King Cole, Eugene Corporon & North Texas University Wind Ensemble, Daughtry (3), Billy McLaughlin, Philharmonia Virtuosi & Richard Kapp, Santana & Rob Thomas, Rob Thomas, KT Tunstall)
  24. Yo-Yo Ma (iTunes) | Classic Yo-Yo

[ 2006 ]

Movies I have seen in 2006 (17 total; 14 in theater):

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith [theater]
  2. We Are Marshall (2006) starring Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox [theater]
  3. Wedding Crashers (2005) starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn
  4. Snakes on a Plane (2006) starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies [theater]
  5. World Trade Center (2006) starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña [theater]
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley [theater]
  7. Click (2006) starring Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale [theater]
  8. Cars (2006) starring (voices) Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt [theater] My Pick
  9. The Da Vinci Code (2006) starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou [theater]
  10. Serenity (2005) starring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres
  11. Over the Hedge (2006) starring (voices) Bruce Willis, Gary Shandling [theater]
  12. Poseidon [IMAX] (2006) starring Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas [theater]
  13. United 93 (2006) starring Christian Clemenson, Ben Sliney, Trish Gates, Khalid Abdalla [theater]
  14. Flightplan (2005) starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard
  15. Inside Man (2006) starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen [theater]
  16. 16 Blocks (2006) starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse [theater]
  17. Walk the Line (2005) starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon [theater]

Books I have read in 2006 (9 total):

  1. Reflex by Steven Gould
  2. Franklin: The Essential Founding Father by James Srodes
  3. In Style: Instant Style by Editors of In Style Magazine
  4. Fit Not Fat at 40-Plus by Editors of Prevention Health Books for Women
  5. Jumper by Steven C. Gould
  6. The Marketing of Evil by David Kupelian
  7. Sky of Stone by Homer Hickam
  8. Disciple: Under the Tree of Life by Richard Byrd Wilke and Julia Kitchens Wilke
  9. Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook by Dan Cederholm

Music I have purchased or received as a gift in 2006 (40 total):

  1. Aerosmith | O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
  2. Various Artists (iTunes) | (5 singles: Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole, Avril Lavigne, The Romantics, Snow Patrol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
  3. Various Christmas (iTunes) | (Christina Aguilera (2), The Chipmunks, Nat King Cole, Amy Grant, Barry Manilow, Spyro Gyra)
  4. George Winston (iTunes) | December (3 singles: Carol of the Bells, Joy, Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel)
  5. Various Artists | (9 singles: Gnarles Barkley, Michael Bublé, Gigi D’Alessio, The Foundations, Los Lonely Boys, The Raconteurs, Joss Stone (2), Tears for Fears)
  6. Evanescence | The Open Door
  7. Evanescence | Fallen
  8. Bob Dylan (iTunes) | (7 singles: Blowin’ in the Wind, Hurricane, It Ain’t Me Babe, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, Never Say Goodbye, Shelter from the Storm, Tangled Up in Blue)
  9. Five for Fighting (iTunes) | (4 singles from Two Lights: World, The Riddle, 65 Mustang, I Just Love You)
  10. Various Artists (iTunes) | (5 singles: Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Carlton, Coldplay, Howie Day, Hinder)
  11. Christina Aguilera | Back to Basics
  12. Christina Aguilera | Stripped
  13. Carly Simon | Reflections: Carly Simon’s Greatest Hits
  14. The Everly Brothers | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers
  15. The Veronicas (iTunes) | The Secret Life Of…
  16. Various Artists (iTunes) | (4 singles: Alanis Morissette, Mayf Nutter, Keith Urban (2) )
  17. Brandi Carlile (iTunes) | Brandi Carlile
  18. Jeff Buckley | Grace
  19. Various Artists (iTunes) | (6 singles: Alien Ant Farm, Kelly Clarkson, De/Vision, The Everly Brothers, Trish Murphy, David Pack)
  20. Guster (iTunes) | Ganging Up On the Sun
  21. Penumbrae (iTunes) | One Way Drive
  22. Various Artists (iTunes) | (21 singles: Billionaire, Bratz, Jeff Buckley, The Clovers, Cold, Default, Embrace, Hail Social, Tyler Hilton, Hootie & the Blowfish, Natalie Imbruglia, Intangible, Jewel, Jodeci, Mazzy Star, Mayf Nutter, Outsmarting Simon, Corrine Bailey Rae, Paulina Rubio, Staind)
  23. Saving Jane (iTunes) | Girl Next Door
  24. P!nk (iTunes) | I’m Not Dead
  25. Various Artists (iTunes) | (13 singles: AFI, Cassie, Dashboard Confessional, The Fray, Imogen Heap, Incubus, Norah Jones, Ashley Monroe, Jeannie Ortega, Saving Jane, Tears for Fears)
  26. Various Artists (iTunes) | (15 singles: a-ha, The Calling, Dido, Five for Fighting, Amy Grant, The J. Geils Band, John Mellencamp, Robert Palmer, Rent - Original Broadway Cast, David Lee Roth, Switchfoot, Third Eye Blind, Thompson Twins, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
  27. The Cars (iTunes) | Complete Greatest Hits
  28. Foreigner (iTunes) | Complete Greatest Hits
  29. Boston (iTunes) | Boston
  30. Various Artists (iTunes) | (11 singles: Aerosmith, Crossfade, Def Leppard, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, Eminem, Rush, ZZ Top)
  31. Various Artists (iTunes) | (20 singles: Bad English, Chris Brown, Cheap Trick, Crowded House, Amy Grant, Don Henley, Kenny Loggins, Loverboy, John Mellencamp, Prince, Procol Harum, Queen, Tears for Fears, Van Halen, The Who, Yes)
  32. John Coltrane & Duke Ellington (iTunes) | Coltrane for Lovers (single: In a Sentimental Mood)
  33. Chuck Mangione (iTunes) | Greatest Hits
  34. Anna Nalick (iTunes) | Wreck of the Day
  35. The Doors (iTunes) | The Greatest Hits (4 singles: Hello, I Love You; Light My Fire; Riders in the Storm; Love Her Madly)
  36. Imogen Heap (iTunes) | Speak for Yourself 
  37. Train | For Me, It’s You
  38. Various Artists (iTunes) | (19 singles: Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, The Chenille Sisters, Sheryl Crow, Eurythmics, Goo Goo Dolls, Guster, Hoobastank, INXS, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, LeAnn Rimes, Santana w/Steven Tyler, Simple Minds, Vince Guaraldi Trio)
  39. Harry Gregson-Williams, et al | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack)
  40. The Doobie Brothers | The Best of the Doobie Brothers

[ 2005 ]

Movies I have seen in 2005 (24 total; 14 in theater):

  1. King Kong (2005) starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black [theater]
  2. The Polar Express (2004) starring (voices) Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis
  3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell [theater]
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson [theater]
  5. Just Like Heaven (2005) starring Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo [theater]
  6. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) starring Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane [theater]
  7. The Great Raid (2005) starring Benjamin Bratt, James Franco [theater]
  8. The Notebook (2004) starring Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
  9. Miracle (2004) starring Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson
  10. The Village (2004) starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix
  11. The Terminal (2004) starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones
  12. The High and the Mighty (1954) starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor
  13. The Island (2005) starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson [theater]
  14. Cinderella Man (2005) starring Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger [theater]
  15. War of the Worlds (2005) starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning [theater]
  16. National Treasure (2004) starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger
  17. The Virgin Suicides (1999) starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst
  18. Batman Begins (2005) starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine [theater]
  19. Shattered Glass (2003) starring Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard
  20. Life As A House (2001) starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen
  21. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen [theater] My Pick
  22. The Passion Recut (2004) starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci [theater]
  23. The Aviator (2004) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett [theater]
  24. Finding Neverland (2004) starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet [theater]

Books I have read in 2005 (14 total):

  1. Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film, and Culture by (ed.) Spencer Lewerenz and Barbara Nicolosi
  2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
  3. The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis
  4. The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: The 25 Year Landmark Study by Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis, and Sandra Blakeslee
  5. The Making of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by Jonathan W. Rinzler
  6. The 9/11 Commission Report by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
  7. Changing Bad Habits for Good by Audrey Beslow
  8. Witness by Whittaker Chambers
  9. Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin
  10. Home Invasion: Protecting Your Family in a Culture that’s Gone Stark Raving Mad by Rebecca Hagelin
  11. The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  12. Cutting Edge Photocropping for Scrapbooks by Memory Makers Books
  13. Creative Photo Cropping for Scrapbooks: Steps for Turning Your Photos into Works of Art by Memory Makers Books
  14. Quick and Clever Handmade Cards by Julie Hickey

Music I have purchased or received as a gift in 2005 (34 total):

  1. Our Lady Peace | Healthy in Paranoid Times
  2. Nickelback | The Long Road
  3. Various Artists (iTunes) | (15 singles: Aerosmith, Sheryl Crow, Eurythmics, Goo Goo Dolls, INXS, Avril Lavigne, The Nylons, The Police, Shinedown, Train, Vince Guaraldi Trio)
  4. Green Day | American Idiot
  5. Death Cab for Cutie | Plans
  6. Ashlee Simpson | I Am Me
  7. Our Lady Peace (iTunes) | Naveed (single: Naveed)
  8. Our Lady Peace (iTunes) | Spiritual Machines (single: Right Behind You [Mafia])
  9. Maroon 5 (iTunes) | Songs About Jane
  10. Nickelback (iTunes) | All the Right Reasons
  11. Train (iTunes) | My Private Nation
  12. Our Lady Peace | Clumsy
  13. P!nk | Missundaztood
  14. U2 | The Joshua Tree
  15. Our Lady Peace (iTunes) | Spiritual Machines (3 singles)
  16. Our Lady Peace (iTunes) | Gravity
  17. Our Lady Peace (iTunes) | Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch
  18. Toto (My 1st iTunes Download!) | The Essential Toto (single: I Won’t Hold You Back)
  19. Guster | Keep It Together
  20. Journey | Greatest Hits
  21. Steve Miller Band | Greatest Hits 1974-1978
  22. The Eagles | Greatest Hits Volume 2
  23. Guster | Goldfly
  24. Mark Isham | Life As A House (soundtrack)
  25. Guster | Lost and Gone Forever
  26. Mychael Danna | Shattered Glass (soundtrack)
  27. Courtney Jaye | Traveling Light
  28. John Williams | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (soundtrack)
  29. John Williams | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (soundtrack)
  30. Glorybound | I Can’t Wait
  31. Antonin Dvorák | Panorama
  32. Boston Pops | Boston Pops Adagios
  33. Rampal | The Best of Jean-Pierre Rampal
  34. Devienne | François Devienne

[ 2004 ]

Movies I have seen in 2004 (20 total; 7 in theater):
The MPAA says folks watched an average of only 5.2 films in the theater in 2004 (I saw seven in the theater)

  1. The Incredibles (2004) starring (voices) Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter [theater]
  2. Ever After (1998) starring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Houston
  3. We Were Soldiers (2002) starring Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe
  4. G.I. Jane (1997) starring Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen
  5. Spider-Man 2 (2004) starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco [theater]
  6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson [theater]
  7. Ride with the Devil (1999) starring Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire
  8. Shrek 2 (2004) starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy [theater]
  9. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) starring Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer
  10. Pay It Forward (2000) starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment
  11. Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (2004) starring Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani [theater]
  12. Two Weeks Notice (2002) starring Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant
  13. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom
  14. The Thin Red Line (1998) starring Sean Penn, Nick Nolte
  15. Angel Eyes (2001) starring Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel
  16. Radio (2003) starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris
  17. High Crimes (2002) starring Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman
  18. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) starring Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce
  19. The Passion of the Christ (2004) starring Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern [theater] My Pick
  20. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen [theater]

Books I have read in 2004 (11 total):

  1. The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left’s Assault on Our Culture and Values by Tammy Bruce
  2. When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan
  3. Leaving Cold Sassy by Olive Ann Burns
  4. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
  5. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
  6. Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods by Darrell L. Bock
  7. The Purpose-Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
  8. Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Susan Martins Miller
  9. Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
  10. Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media by John Stossel
  11. Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism by Sean Hannity

Music I have purchased in 2004 (10 total):

  1. Randy Edelman & Trevor Jones | The Last of the Mohicans (soundtrack)
  2. John Williams | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)
  3. Nick Glennie-Smith | We Were Soldiers (soundtrack)
  4. Angel Eyes | (soundtrack)
  5. James Horner | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (soundtrack)
  6. 13 Going On 30 | (soundtrack)
  7. Garth Brooks | Scarecrow
  8. Edward Shearmur | The Count of Monte Cristo (soundtrack)
  9. John Debney | The Passion of the Christ (soundtrack)
  10. Forrest Gump | (soundtrack)

[ 2003 ]

Movies I have seen in 2003 (8 total):

  1. Real Women Have Curves (2002) starring America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros
  2. Little Women (1949) starring June Allyson, Peter Lawford
  3. Seabiscuit (2003) starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges [theater]
  4. Finding Nemo (2003) starring Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres [theater] My Pick
  5. Sweet Home Alabama (2002) starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas
  6. Drumline (2002) starring Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones
  7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Richard Harris
  8. Catch Me If You Can (2002) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks [theater]

Books I have read in 2003 (9 total):

  1. Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War Against Christianity by David Limbaugh
  2. The Coalwood Way by Homer Hickam
  3. Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden
  4. High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton by Ann Coulter
  5. Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News by Bernard Goldberg
  6. Off with Their Heads: Traitors, Crooks & Obstructionists in American Politics, Media & Business by Dick Morris
  7. Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism by Ann Coulter
  8. Strong Women Stay Young by Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D.
  9. Islam: A Concise Introduction by Huston Smith

Music I have purchased in 2003 (1 total):

  1. Fleetwood Mac | The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac

 

[ 2002 ]

Movies I have seen in 2002 (11 total):

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen [theater]
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
  3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Richard Harris
  4. Signs (2002) starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix [theater]
  5. The X-Files (1998) starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
  6. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen [theater]
  7. Spider-Man (2002) starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe [theater]
  8. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth
  9. Bedazzled (2000) starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley
  10. Black Hawk Down (2001) starring Josh Hartnett, Sam Shepard [theater]
  11. A Beautiful Mind (2001) starring Russell Crowe, Ed Harris [theater] My Pick

Books I have read in 2002 (4 total):

  1. The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes
  2. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less by Terry Ryan
  3. Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
  4. The Big Picture by Ben Carson and Gregg Lewis

Music I have purchased in 2002 (6 total):

  1. Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band | Encore
  2. Johnny Mathis | Christmas Album
  3. John Williams | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (soundtrack)
  4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? | (soundtrack)
  5. Enya | A Day Without Rain
  6. James Horner | A Beautiful Mind (soundtrack)

 

[ 2001 ]

Movies I have seen in 2001 (13 total):

  1. What Women Want (2000) starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt
  2. America’s Sweethearts (2001) starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal [theater]
  3. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) starring Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law [theater]
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000) starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg
  5. Frequency (2000) starring Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel My Pick
  6. Shrek (2001) starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy [theater]
  7. 28 Days (2000) starring Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen
  8. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin
  9. Halloween (1978) starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis
  10. Bicentennial Man (1999) starring Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz
  11. Pearl Harbor (2001) starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett [theater]
  12. Escanaba in da Moonlight (2000) starring Jeff Daniels, Harve Presnell [theater]
  13. Miss Congeniality (2000) starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine [theater]

Books I have read in 2001 (4 total):

  1. Photoshop Restoration and Retouching by Katrin Eismann
  2. Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters by Violet Jessop with John Maxtone-Graham
  3. Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life by Steven Mintz and Susan M. Kellogg
  4. Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball

Music I have purchased in 2001 (9 total):

  1. Bing Crosby | The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas
  2. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Greatest Hits
  3. Hans Zimmer | Pearl Harbor (soundtrack)
  4. Eva Cassidy | Time After Time
  5. Eva Cassidy | Live at Blues Alley
  6. Eva Cassidy | Songbird
  7. Carpenters | The Singles (1969-1981)
  8. Simon & Garfunkel | Concert in Central Park
  9. Tom Lehrer | That Was The Year That Was (comedy)

[ 2000 ]

Movies I have seen in 2000 (9 total):

  1. Cast Away (2000) starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt [theater]
  2. Men of Honor (2000) starring Robert DeNiro, Cuba Gooding Jr [theater]
  3. Runaway Bride (1999) starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
  4. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh
  5. Return To Me (2000) starring David Duchovny, Minnie Driver [theater] My Pick
  6. Good Will Hunting (1997) starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams
  7. Erin Brockovich (2000) starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney [theater]
  8. The Beach (2000) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton [theater]
  9. Girl, Interrupted (1999) starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie [theater]

Books I have read in 2000 (4 total):

  1. Currents of Malice: Mary Towne Esty and Her Family in Salem Witchcraft by Persis W. McMillen
  2. In Search of Our Ancestors: 101 Inspiring Stories of Serendipity and Connection in Rediscovering Our Family History by Megan Smolenyak
  3. The Bivouacs of the Dead: The Story of Those Who Died at Antietam and South Mountain by Steven R. Stotelmyer
  4. A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison by James E. Seaver, edited by June Namias

Music I have purchased in 2000 (5 total):

  1. James Horner | Apollo 13 (soundtrack)
  2. James Horner | Glory (soundtrack)
  3. Thomas Newman | Little Women (soundtrack)
  4. The Beach Boys | The Greatest Hits - Volume 1
  5. Danny Elfman | Sleepy Hollow (soundtrack)

 

[ 1999 ]

Movies I have seen in 1999 (19 total):

  1. The Cider House Rules (1999) starring Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron [theater]
  2. The Green Mile (1999) starring Tom Hanks, David Morse [theater]
  3. The Sixth Sense (1999) starring Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Haley Joel Osment [theater]
  4. Sleepy Hollow (1999) starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci [theater]
  5. The Straight Story (1999) starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek [theater]
  6. Random Hearts (1999) starring Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas [theater]
  7. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine
  8. Stepmom (1998) starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon
  9. The Rainmaker (1997) starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito
  10. Enemy of the State (1998) starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman
  11. Entrapment (1999) starring Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones [theater]
  12. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor [theater]
  13. The African Queen (1951) starring Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn
  14. Hideous Kinky (1999) starring Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui [theater]
  15. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
  16. Election (1999) starring Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon [theater]
  17. Shakespeare in Love (1998) starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes [theater]
  18. October Sky (1999) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper [theater] My Pick
  19. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) starring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut

Books I have read in 1999 (7 total):

  1. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
  2. Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer H. Hickam Jr.
  3. The Non-Designer’s Web Book by Robin Williams and John Tollett
  4. Samuel Lee and His Descendants by William Oliver Lee
  5. Becoming an Accredited Genealogist: Plus 100 Tips to Ensure Your Success by Karen Clifford
  6. The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
  7. Courage is Contagious by John Kasich

Music I have purchased in 1999 (1 total):

  1. Mark Isham | October Sky (soundtrack)

 

[ 1998 ]

Movies I have seen in 1998 (31 total):

  1. The Mask of Zorro (1998) starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins
  2. Lost in Space (1998) starring Gary Oldman, William Hurt
  3. A Bug’s Life (1998) voices of Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus [theater]
  4. Elizabeth (1998) starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush [theater]
  5. Pleasantville (1998) starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels [theater]
  6. Celebrity (1998) starring Kenneth Branagh, Winona Ryder [theater]
  7. Inherit the Wind (1960) starring Spencer Tracy
  8. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney
  9. Phenomenon (1996) starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick
  10. Out To Sea (1997) starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
  11. Saving Private Ryan (1998) starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns [theater]
  12. Double Indemnity (1944) starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck
  13. On the Waterfront (1954) starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden
  14. Armageddon (1998) starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton [theater]
  15. Romeo & Juliet (1968) starring Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey
  16. Taxi Driver (1976) starring Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster
  17. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich
  18. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) starring Myrna Loy, Frederic March
  19. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) starring William Holden, Alec Guinness
  20. The Truman Show (1998) starring Jim Carrey, Ed Harris [theater]
  21. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) starring John Wayne, James Stewart
  22. The Horse Whisperer (1998) starring Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas [theater]
  23. L.A. Confidential (1997) starring Russell Crowe, James Cromwell [theater]
  24. City of Angels (1998) starring Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan [theater]
  25. Marvin’s Room (1996) starring Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio
  26. Primary Colors (1998) starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson [theater]
  27. This Boy’s Life (1993) starring Robert DeNiro, Leonardo DiCaprio
  28. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio
  29. Total Eclipse (1995) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis
  30. The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne [theater]
  31. Titanic (1997) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet [theater] My Pick

Books I have read in 1998 (12 total):

  1. Dear America: Voyage on the Great Titanic - The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady by Ellen Emerson White
  2. The Story of the Wilders; Laura Wilder of Mansfield; Laura’s Rose: The Story of Rose Wilder Lane; A Wilder In The West all by William Anderson
  3. Tiger’s Palette: A Caroline Canfield Mystery by Jacqueline Fiedler
  4. The Beach by Alex Garland
  5. Romeo & Juliet (play) by William Shakespeare
  6. The Cider House Rules by John Irving
  7. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
  8. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
  9. The Leonardo DiCaprio Album by Brian J. Robb
  10. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
  11. This Boy’s Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff
  12. The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

Music I have purchased in 1998 (11 total):

  1. Frank Sinatra | Greatest Hits Vol. 1
  2. Patrick Doyle | Sense & Sensibility (soundtrack)
  3. That Thing You Do! (soundtrack)
  4. Savage Garden | Savage Garden
  5. City of Angels (soundtrack)
  6. Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  7. The Basketball Diaries (soundtrack)
  8. James Horner | Braveheart (soundtrack)
  9. Madonna | Ray of Light
  10. Nick Glennie-Smith | The Man in the Iron Mask (soundtrack)
  11. James Horner | Titanic (soundtrack)

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*There are two criteria for the films that make this list: (1) I viewed it as a first-run theatrical release, on television (only if unedited), or as a commercially released video; and (2) I viewed the film in its entirety.

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