ita, I really loved the humanity in that book. The amount of forgiveness and acceptance of loving people for who they are overwhelmed me. I remember being so thankful for the inherent and implicit goodness of that book.

I don't know if that would change on cd. I can't deal with audible books because the reader either talks too slowly or too quickly. I am picky! I get annoyed by voices too. About the only one I like is David Sedaris reading from his stuff.

Thanks guys. I think I might go with the DNA charm, but there's also a cute microscope charm. Bleh. I hates shopping.

ita, did you see Scifiwire's list of the 18 Best "bladed" weapons (I would have said "edged") in Science fiction movies and tv?

I can't deal with audible books because the reader either talks too slowly or too quickly.

Some mp3 players let you vary the speed without shifting the pitch.

I hated tons of books that my old book group chose, especially one of the books about a painting going through time/different peoples' hands? Girl in Hyacinth Blue? Gawd it was so awful. I marked some of the atrocious passages and read them aloud to my book group. One particularly nasty passage was about an 11-year-old girl, writing in the first person, talking about her underwear feeling moist? OH HELL NO.

Some mp3 players let you vary the speed without shifting the pitch.

I seem to remember that, but by the time I was using an iPod and Audible.com, I was already too annoyed by the voices. And I had stopped commuting so much!

Grits:

Could someone please come here to my home and explain to my dogs that just because I am working from home, it doesn't mean that I am here to entertain them??!

b/c I am of one mind at the moment...comparison of the 4 lowest priced houses in my current search

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I'm glad they included Karl Ruprecht Kroenen's tonfa blades from Hellboy, as those are the coolest weapons I've seen in a long while.

Books I regret reading Based on user votes.

I assume that it's not just the quality of the book but the subject matter.

For example, I recommend The Kite Runner, but I generally warn people that they might find it disturbing. I had no idea what the major plot points were before picking it up, so I can see where someone might regret reading it. There's a reason I chose not to read The Lovely Bones.

sumi, that's a great list. I haven't seen all of the source material, but I agree with most of the choices for what I've seen. Except for Optimus Prime's sword, because that movie stank to high heaven. Nothing from it should persist.

I can't think of any books I regret reading because I'll stop if I'm not enjoying it

I also watch TV series way too long. Some crack about wanting to justify a negative opinion--and then look how I can't remember any ammunition. But at least I remember why Bones annoys me. For now.

My commute to my first job out here was so long that I was bored with my music. Books on CD was about it for keeping focussed--beat long phone conversations on many fronts.