I've mentioned on this blog before that I made the goal of reading the Pulitzer Prize list. I was curious to see where I'm at since I last made the update and well, I've got a lot of reading to do before I'm going to finish this before I'm 45. That gives me 13 years. I can totally do it.
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Fiction by Year
2009 Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
2008 The Brief Wonderous World of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
2007 The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2006 March by Geraldine Brooks
2005 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
2004 The Known World by Edward P. Jones
2003 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
2002 Empire Falls by Richard Russo
2001 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
2000 Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
1999 The Hours by Michael Cunningham
1998 American Pastoral by Philip Roth
1997 Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser
1996 Independence Day by Richard Ford
1995 The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
1994 The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
1993 A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler
1992 A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley*
1991 Rabbit At Rest by John Updike
1990 The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
1989 Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler
1988 Beloved by Toni Morrison
1987 A Summons To Memphis by Peter Taylor
1986 Lonesome Dove by Larry Mcmurtry
1985 Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
1984 Ironweed by William Kennedy
1983 The Color Purple by Alice Walker
1982 Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike
1981 A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
1980 The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1979 The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
1978 Elbow Room: Stories by James Alan Mcpherson
1977 No award was given.
1976 Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow
1975 The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
1974 No award was given.
1973 The Optimist's Daughter (large Print) by Eudora Welty
1972 Angle of Repose by Wallace Earle Stegner
1971 No award was given.
1970 The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford by Jean Stafford
1969 House Made of Dawn by N Scott Momaday
1968 The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
1967 The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
1966 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by Katherine Anne Porter
1965 The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau
1964 No award was given.
1963 The Reivers: A Reminiscence by William Faulkner
1962 The Edge of Sadness by Edwin O'Connor
1961 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
1960 Advise and Consent by Allen Drury
1959 The Travels of Jaimie Mcpheeters by Robert Lewis Taylor
1958 A Death in the Family by James Agee
1957 No award was given.
1956 Andersonville by Mackinlay Kantor
1955 A Fable by William Faulkner
1954 No award was given.
1953 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
1952 The Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II by Herman Wouk
1951 The Town by Conrad Richter
1950 The Way West by A B Guthrie
1949 Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens
1948 Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
1947 All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
1946 No award was given.
1945 A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
1944 Journey in the Dark by Martin Flavin
1943 Dragon's Teeth I by Upton Sinclair
1942 In This Our Life by Ellen Glasgow
1941 No award was given.
1940 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
1939 The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1938 The Late George Apley by John Phillips Marquand
1937 Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
1936 Honey in the Horn by Harold Lenoir Davis
1935 Now in November by Josephine W. Johnson
1934 Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller
1933 The Store by Thomas Stribling
1932 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
1931 Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes
1930 Laughing Boy by Oliver Lafarge
1929 Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin
1928 The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
1927 Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield
1926 Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
1925 So Big by Edna Ferber
1924 The Able Mclaughlins by Margaret Wilson
1923 One of Ours by Willa Silbert Cather
1922 Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington
1921 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
1920 No award was given.
1919 The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
1918 His Family by Ernest Poole
*I'd highly recommend any of these to most people except for a Thousand Acres, which I hated. But in fairness, I read that book 13 or so years ago. Many of these are treasured reads.
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Sunday, August 02, 2009
Thursday, January 03, 2008
2006 and 2007 Recap: 2008 Goals
I checked out my blog this afternoon to see if I listed my 2007 goals. What I found instead was a post I did last year around this time appraising my 2006 goals. As I was reading this post , I was reminded of something Rhett Miller once said, that people usually just make incremental changes in their lives, but rarely change dramatically. Reading this, in my life at least, it’s a true statement. Anyway, here’s my 2006 goals, and my 2007 and 2008 commentary on those goals.
2006 is in black ink, 2007 in blue, and 2008 in red.
2006 Goals Revisited
The start of the new year finds many of us in a state of introspection and determination to fill our new years goals. Although many leave their goals by the wayside come February, I enjoy coming up with New Years Resolutions.
This is still true. I like Lent, New Years Resolutions, and just coming up with new goals.
Yeah, haven’t changed here. Speaking of Lent though, I need to start thinking up something to refrain from.
Although there seems to be a misperception amongst a few of my friends that being a "goal oriented northern virginian" is bad, it sure beats living at home and not having a full time job--but I digress.
Yeah, um, I still think that teasing people because they are goal oriented is really, really, lame..
So, a couple of years ago I was friends with a couple of people who would use the phrase “goal-oriented Northern Virginian” as an insult. I thought it was super lame. I still think it is. Needless to say, I don’t hang out with those people much anymore.
Anyway, here's some of my new years resolutions:
1) Work out 3x a week- I've worked out a "rewards program" for this-so that it'll stick and I can move up to 5x a week by the end of the year.
Pretty much failed at this one.
In July of last year after watching Kell start working out and reading an article about “skinny-fat” people, I started working out at least 3x a week. I had to curtail this a little because of prolonged bronchitis/sinus infections, but I pretty much nailed this.
2) Run a 5k by September-I love playing soccer and even played midfield for a while, but I hate running (I'm asthmatic).
Failed, but I did sign up for one right before I screwed up my ankle for like the 10th time in a 2 month period. Then, the Dr. said don't do it. Goal for next year. I need to do this again to prove that I can.
I ‘m still an asthmatic, but I’ve been on maintenance drugs pretty steady all year, ended up taking a 9 month hiatus from any high impact activities due to my ankle, healed it up, and have been running a little. I did bike 28 miles one day (and learned first-hand why bike shorts are crucial for long distances) My goal this year though is to bike 50 miles in one day.
3) Go visit Mont Blanc- the highest peak in the Alps at 15,780 feet.
Now, this one is kind of unrealistic because it looks like I'm going to Central or South America this year, but a girl can dream. Or I could wait and climb it.I think this was a not so subtle answer to a debate I had with a friend about the height of Mont Blanc.
Man, I was passive aggressive and stubborn 2 years ago. I did go to South America. This year, I’m really thinking of not going international and doing a trip early next spring to Asia when baby bro gets his six month leave.
4) Practice the guitar regularly
Failed.
Failed even harder.
5) work out a better budget-follow budget
Working on it. There's more, but this is enough for now.
Working on it.
Of course, there's always the dream of learning how to windsurf.
Still a dream.
Hmm, that would be sweet. I can’t decide what would be cooler though, a kayak or learning to windsurf.
2007- A very vague recap
Here’s my 2008 goals:
Personal Prayer 2x a day
Study the Scriptures 3x a week for at least 15 minutes at a time.
Write in Journal 3x a week (blogging doesn’t count because online journals—some things just shouldn’t be on the web for all to see).
Save up a sizeable nest egg and pay off my nagging student loan
See Wilco live
Complete Gold Level on the Healthier Feds Presidential Challenge
Bike 50 miles in one day
Do an overnight backpack trip
Go to Pittsburgh
Go to baseball games in Philly and Pittsburgh (bonus points-Cleveland and Detroit)
Schedule an ENT appointment.
Complete my work on-time at work.
Set up an embroidering schedule
Volunteer regularly with an organization here in the DC area.
2006 is in black ink, 2007 in blue, and 2008 in red.
2006 Goals Revisited
The start of the new year finds many of us in a state of introspection and determination to fill our new years goals. Although many leave their goals by the wayside come February, I enjoy coming up with New Years Resolutions.
This is still true. I like Lent, New Years Resolutions, and just coming up with new goals.
Yeah, haven’t changed here. Speaking of Lent though, I need to start thinking up something to refrain from.
Although there seems to be a misperception amongst a few of my friends that being a "goal oriented northern virginian" is bad, it sure beats living at home and not having a full time job--but I digress.
Yeah, um, I still think that teasing people because they are goal oriented is really, really, lame..
So, a couple of years ago I was friends with a couple of people who would use the phrase “goal-oriented Northern Virginian” as an insult. I thought it was super lame. I still think it is. Needless to say, I don’t hang out with those people much anymore.
Anyway, here's some of my new years resolutions:
1) Work out 3x a week- I've worked out a "rewards program" for this-so that it'll stick and I can move up to 5x a week by the end of the year.
Pretty much failed at this one.
In July of last year after watching Kell start working out and reading an article about “skinny-fat” people, I started working out at least 3x a week. I had to curtail this a little because of prolonged bronchitis/sinus infections, but I pretty much nailed this.
2) Run a 5k by September-I love playing soccer and even played midfield for a while, but I hate running (I'm asthmatic).
Failed, but I did sign up for one right before I screwed up my ankle for like the 10th time in a 2 month period. Then, the Dr. said don't do it. Goal for next year. I need to do this again to prove that I can.
I ‘m still an asthmatic, but I’ve been on maintenance drugs pretty steady all year, ended up taking a 9 month hiatus from any high impact activities due to my ankle, healed it up, and have been running a little. I did bike 28 miles one day (and learned first-hand why bike shorts are crucial for long distances) My goal this year though is to bike 50 miles in one day.
3) Go visit Mont Blanc- the highest peak in the Alps at 15,780 feet.
Now, this one is kind of unrealistic because it looks like I'm going to Central or South America this year, but a girl can dream. Or I could wait and climb it.I think this was a not so subtle answer to a debate I had with a friend about the height of Mont Blanc.
Man, I was passive aggressive and stubborn 2 years ago. I did go to South America. This year, I’m really thinking of not going international and doing a trip early next spring to Asia when baby bro gets his six month leave.
4) Practice the guitar regularly
Failed.
Failed even harder.
5) work out a better budget-follow budget
Working on it. There's more, but this is enough for now.
Working on it.
Of course, there's always the dream of learning how to windsurf.
Still a dream.
Hmm, that would be sweet. I can’t decide what would be cooler though, a kayak or learning to windsurf.
2007- A very vague recap
This is the year I feel like I’ve become an adult. Yes, I probably went about it slower than I should have. Although I changed in baby steps, I made a lot of baby steps in quite a few areas this past area and I’m happy with my progress. I’ve been taking better care of my health (and yet I’m sick again, go figure), my finances, I’ve taken less of an avoidance tactic to things I need to tackle and although I’m still lazy, and a bit ADHD, I got my butt in gear and straightened up a lot of things that needed fixing. Some by my own will, some I think there was an invisible metaphorical gun to my head- both personally and professionally. All in all, I can’t say I want to go through the year again, but its been memorable. 2007, you’ll stick in my memory and hopefully the lessons I learned stick, because I don’t really want to go through them again.
Here’s my 2008 goals:
Personal Prayer 2x a day
Study the Scriptures 3x a week for at least 15 minutes at a time.
Write in Journal 3x a week (blogging doesn’t count because online journals—some things just shouldn’t be on the web for all to see).
Save up a sizeable nest egg and pay off my nagging student loan
See Wilco live
Complete Gold Level on the Healthier Feds Presidential Challenge
Bike 50 miles in one day
Do an overnight backpack trip
Go to Pittsburgh
Go to baseball games in Philly and Pittsburgh (bonus points-Cleveland and Detroit)
Schedule an ENT appointment.
Complete my work on-time at work.
Set up an embroidering schedule
Volunteer regularly with an organization here in the DC area.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Rehab!!!
Although I'm not nearly as flamboyant as the Great Li-Lo, we both are in rehab due to events of this past weekend. I'll blog the beach on puddlejumpers, and am devoting this week to resting my right ankle which I injured playing soccer on the beach.I knew I did a number on it when I fell to my knee playing bocce ball yesterday after playing soccer. Luckily, my right ankle is not as nearly as much of an over-achiever as the left ankle, and it shows indications that I just tore a muscle in the foot. A little painful and I have a stellar limp, but nothing a week of foot rehab won't fix. The upside? I now have more time to devote to projects like writing about Peru, getting the quilt done in time for a friend's baby's entrance into the world and by Saturday, I hope to have my garden in!
Since I've thought about using this blog as an useful tool to monitor goals etc, I might as well report to my latest list today. Last month I posted a list of goals here. Of the three goals, the only one I came short to was exercise. I finished the Libro, have only missed taking my meds a few times, and exercised maybe 10 times since I posted that. Now that summer is here, I'm going to keep that goal, but I'm waiting until next week or so to post the next batch of goals.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Summer to do
Shabang gave me the following list of things to do this summer.
I'll keep tabs on the list here on the blog, with pix; of course:
~Spend a day with a flower wreath in your hair
~ Make rubbings of 5 names off the National Veterans Monument.
~Visit the National Spy Museum (if it's affordable)
~Make book marks for you friends from dried leaves & Flowers.
~Read the book "Mary, Martha, & Me"
~ bake cinnamon rolls for someone having a hard time
~Write a letter to one of the men in your family about the importance of the priesthood in your life.
~ Buy flip flops and make them into crafty Diva shoes.
Thanks again Shabang!
I'll keep tabs on the list here on the blog, with pix; of course:
~Spend a day with a flower wreath in your hair
~ Make rubbings of 5 names off the National Veterans Monument.
~Visit the National Spy Museum (if it's affordable)
~Make book marks for you friends from dried leaves & Flowers.
~Read the book "Mary, Martha, & Me"
~ bake cinnamon rolls for someone having a hard time
~Write a letter to one of the men in your family about the importance of the priesthood in your life.
~ Buy flip flops and make them into crafty Diva shoes.
Thanks again Shabang!
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Goals
El Libro
I have a confession to make. I think I've read the Book of Mormon in Spanish...maybe once, and I'm not sure if I actually have read it in spanish all the way through. I believe I did on my mission, but even then I'm not sure if that's correct. The past couple of months I'd been thinking of reading el libro de mormon in spanish as soon as I finish my latest goal of reading the old and new testament in one year (I'm in Acts. If you haven't read the OT, you should.) So, I committed my self to read 18 pages of el libro and I'll have it finished by May 10th. This means I can't read the newspaper in the morning on the metro, and it might cut into my novel time (I was going to read the Namesake next) but I'll find time to it. I'm also going to continue with my bible goal.
Work out
My next goal is to do 20 minutes of cardio 3x a week until May 10th. This one is totally doable. I'm doing it not to lose weight, but to be healthy. I read an article in Allure about the trend of fat skinny (women who are size 4 or below but have a bmi of 30% of higher and it scared me senseless. ) I can't run yet because of my ankle (I haven't sprained it in a month--although I think I sprained it at least 10-20 times from Octobler to February). I'm taking a 6 month (started in January) hiatus from all intensive exercises (IE soccer). I've been working out in the office gym on the stationary bikes and my roommate has a exercise machine downstairs. I can't really take my bike out (pollen count) the next couple of weeks, but the goal is to ride my bike to work and back (completely doable) by the end of June.
Asthma Medication
I've been lax about taking my maintenance drugs for asthma for the past 4 years. I now have the goal of taking advair 2x a day. I've been doing this for nearly 3 weeks without missing a dose.
For those that don't know this, I'm an asthmatic. I've had it since I was a kid, but when I lived in Utah, I mostly just struggled with it when I had a cold and I've always been a lousy long distance jogger (but oddly could play soccer all day at midfield or forward position). As a firefighter, my asthma was getting worse over a period of five years and When I moved out here to the east coast, my asthma and allergies became linked (they weren't before). I also developed an asthma trigger to cigarette smoke (they weren't linked before). I've been able to be active, but it does affect my health, especially in the spring and when I'm recovering from a cold. I've got moderate persistant asthma out here. Since I landed myself in the emergency room breathing at about 25% lung capacity, I've been lackadasical about taking my meds.
Well, I've been struggling with the asthma for the past month, and since I can't afford the allergy shots right now (30 bucks a shot, no matter who takes them or how its documented), I've been taking working at developing a daily habit of taking the advair 2x a day. My goal is not to end up back at the doctor's office until I have to go back next month for a check up and not go back on Prednisone (I really hate that drug--but its a lifesaver). I'm still waking up at night (one of the symptoms of uncontrolled asthma is waking up at night), but the past two nights I haven't woke up more than once or twice.
So, here's the goals:
Asthma Medication: 2x a day every day
Exercise: 20 minutes of cardio 3x a week. (not counting my 30-40 minute walk each work day)
BOM: Read in Spanish by May 10th.
I'm blogging about this, not to brag but to hold myself accountable. I'll be back next Tuesday to report.
Oh, the no candy for lent goal? 5 more days!
I have a confession to make. I think I've read the Book of Mormon in Spanish...maybe once, and I'm not sure if I actually have read it in spanish all the way through. I believe I did on my mission, but even then I'm not sure if that's correct. The past couple of months I'd been thinking of reading el libro de mormon in spanish as soon as I finish my latest goal of reading the old and new testament in one year (I'm in Acts. If you haven't read the OT, you should.) So, I committed my self to read 18 pages of el libro and I'll have it finished by May 10th. This means I can't read the newspaper in the morning on the metro, and it might cut into my novel time (I was going to read the Namesake next) but I'll find time to it. I'm also going to continue with my bible goal.
Work out
My next goal is to do 20 minutes of cardio 3x a week until May 10th. This one is totally doable. I'm doing it not to lose weight, but to be healthy. I read an article in Allure about the trend of fat skinny (women who are size 4 or below but have a bmi of 30% of higher and it scared me senseless. ) I can't run yet because of my ankle (I haven't sprained it in a month--although I think I sprained it at least 10-20 times from Octobler to February). I'm taking a 6 month (started in January) hiatus from all intensive exercises (IE soccer). I've been working out in the office gym on the stationary bikes and my roommate has a exercise machine downstairs. I can't really take my bike out (pollen count) the next couple of weeks, but the goal is to ride my bike to work and back (completely doable) by the end of June.
Asthma Medication
I've been lax about taking my maintenance drugs for asthma for the past 4 years. I now have the goal of taking advair 2x a day. I've been doing this for nearly 3 weeks without missing a dose.
For those that don't know this, I'm an asthmatic. I've had it since I was a kid, but when I lived in Utah, I mostly just struggled with it when I had a cold and I've always been a lousy long distance jogger (but oddly could play soccer all day at midfield or forward position). As a firefighter, my asthma was getting worse over a period of five years and When I moved out here to the east coast, my asthma and allergies became linked (they weren't before). I also developed an asthma trigger to cigarette smoke (they weren't linked before). I've been able to be active, but it does affect my health, especially in the spring and when I'm recovering from a cold. I've got moderate persistant asthma out here. Since I landed myself in the emergency room breathing at about 25% lung capacity, I've been lackadasical about taking my meds.
Well, I've been struggling with the asthma for the past month, and since I can't afford the allergy shots right now (30 bucks a shot, no matter who takes them or how its documented), I've been taking working at developing a daily habit of taking the advair 2x a day. My goal is not to end up back at the doctor's office until I have to go back next month for a check up and not go back on Prednisone (I really hate that drug--but its a lifesaver). I'm still waking up at night (one of the symptoms of uncontrolled asthma is waking up at night), but the past two nights I haven't woke up more than once or twice.
So, here's the goals:
Asthma Medication: 2x a day every day
Exercise: 20 minutes of cardio 3x a week. (not counting my 30-40 minute walk each work day)
BOM: Read in Spanish by May 10th.
I'm blogging about this, not to brag but to hold myself accountable. I'll be back next Tuesday to report.
Oh, the no candy for lent goal? 5 more days!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Commentary on my 2006 Goals Post
2006 Goals Revisited
The start of the new year finds many of us in a state of introspection and determination to fill our new years goals. Although many leave their goals by the wayside come February, I enjoy coming up with New Years Resolutions.
This is still true. I like Lent, New Years Resolutions, and just coming up with new goals.
Although there seems to be a misperception amongst a few of my friends that being a "goal oriented northern virginian" is bad, it sure beats living at home and not having a full time job--but I digress.
Yeah, um, I still think that teasing people because they are goal oriented is really, really, lame..
Anyway, here's some of my new years resolutions:
1) Work out 3x a week- I've worked out a "rewards program" for this-so that it'll stick and I can move up to 5x a week by the end of the year.
Pretty much failed at this one.
2) Run a 5k by September-I love playing soccer and even played midfield for a while, but I hate running (I'm asthmatic).
Failed, but I did sign up for one right before I screwed up my ankle for like the 10th time in a 2 month period. Then, the Dr. said don't do it. Goal for next year.
I need to do this again to prove that I can.
3) Go visit Mont Blanc- the highest peak in the Alps at 15,780 feet. Now, this one is kind of unrealistic because it looks like I'm going to Central or South America this year, but a girl can dream. Or I could wait and climb it.
I think this was a not so subtle answer to a debate I had with a friend about the height of Mont Blanc.
4) practice the guitar regularly
Failed.
5) work out a better budget-follow budget
Working on it.
There's more, but this is enough for now. Of course, there's always the dream of learning how to windsurf.
Still a dream.
2006 Goals Revisited
The start of the new year finds many of us in a state of introspection and determination to fill our new years goals. Although many leave their goals by the wayside come February, I enjoy coming up with New Years Resolutions.
This is still true. I like Lent, New Years Resolutions, and just coming up with new goals.
Although there seems to be a misperception amongst a few of my friends that being a "goal oriented northern virginian" is bad, it sure beats living at home and not having a full time job--but I digress.
Yeah, um, I still think that teasing people because they are goal oriented is really, really, lame..
Anyway, here's some of my new years resolutions:
1) Work out 3x a week- I've worked out a "rewards program" for this-so that it'll stick and I can move up to 5x a week by the end of the year.
Pretty much failed at this one.
2) Run a 5k by September-I love playing soccer and even played midfield for a while, but I hate running (I'm asthmatic).
Failed, but I did sign up for one right before I screwed up my ankle for like the 10th time in a 2 month period. Then, the Dr. said don't do it. Goal for next year.
I need to do this again to prove that I can.
3) Go visit Mont Blanc- the highest peak in the Alps at 15,780 feet. Now, this one is kind of unrealistic because it looks like I'm going to Central or South America this year, but a girl can dream. Or I could wait and climb it.
I think this was a not so subtle answer to a debate I had with a friend about the height of Mont Blanc.
4) practice the guitar regularly
Failed.
5) work out a better budget-follow budget
Working on it.
There's more, but this is enough for now. Of course, there's always the dream of learning how to windsurf.
Still a dream.
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