September Re-Cap

September Re-Cap:
Books Completed:
9/18: What the L? by Kate Clinton
9/19: The Best of Friends by R.J. Stevens
Books Received:
9/6: Best Lesbian Love Stories 2005
9/12: Box Lunch: The Layperson's Guide to Cunnilingus by Diana Cage
9/12: Birthing From Within by Pam England
9/14: Eragon by Christopher Paolini
9/17: The Bitch in the House by Cathi Hanauer
9/23: Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions by G. Tyler and Jr. Miller
9/23: Living Religions by Mary Pat Fisher
9/30: Wild Ducks Flying Backward: The Short Writings by Tom Robbins
9/30: Music Lust: Recommended Listening for every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nic Harcourt
9/30: Tantric Sex for Women: A Guide For Lesbian, Bi, Hetero, and Solo Lovers by Christa Schulte
9/30: The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Books Awaiting:
Dyke Drama: Your Guide to Getting Out Alive by Leslie Lange [Cindi's Free Book]

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
by Stephen King
A birthday gift for Cindi, it wouldn't have been complete with out the last Dark Tower book. Now I need to go backwards and get the first four in hardback for her. We have plenty of birthdays and holidays to come for that.
Received: September 30, 2005

Tantric Sex for Women: A Guide For Lesbian, Bi, Hetero, and Solo Lovers
by Christa Schulte
A fun book for Cindi's birthday. I'm sure we'll be reading this one together. [wink wink]
Received: September 30, 2005

Music Lust: Recommended Listening for every Mood, Moment, and Reason
by Nic Harcourt
Another birthday gift for Cindi. It is very much like Book Lust and is actually from the same publisher. She is a huge fan of Nic Harcourt. He does a great music show - Morning Becomes Eclectic and he's the music guy for KCRW. I'm sure we'll get some great music ideas from this one.
Received: September 30, 2005

Recipes from a Vegetarian Goddess *Reference*

Recipes from a Vegetarian Goddess: Delectable Feasts Through the Seasons
by Karri Allrich
I love this cookbook! I had it on my wish list for years after a good friend of mine had it. By the time I went to place an order it was out of print. Luckily I found it at [Capricorn's Lair]. I've used it many times and every recipe I've prepared I've loved. The recipes are all separated by season using fresh vegetables, herbs and spices. I plan to make a spicy hummus for our Mabon Potluck.
**Update**
The hummus was wonderful and was a big hit at the Mabon potluck. I hope to use another recipe from this book in the near future.
Received: October 31, 2002
Completed: Never; continually referenced
Rated: ***** [5/5]

Living Religions
by Mary Pat Fisher
Another book for school; World Religions. I just hope there isn't a huge concentration on religions with male deities. It would be nice to discuss paganism, nature-bases spirituality and Goddess worship. I'm all about educating others about my beliefs and being rid of the incorrect stereotype that witches worship the devil and all pagan holidays are in honor of the satan; it couldn't be further from the truth.
Received: September 23, 2005

Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions
by G. Tyler and Jr. Miller
Another book for school for my Environmental Science class. With all the current news regarding natural disasters and global warming I have high hopes for this class.
**Update**
I really like this book! It stresses the interconnectedness of everything; it sits so well with everything I believe. The continuing cycle of life and everything on this planet. Nothing is ever destroyed it just changes form. It was the perfect class to take with a world religions class, at least for me because my spirituality and the environment are intertwined and deeply connected.
Received: September 23, 2005

Wedding Goddess: A Divine Guide to Transforming Wedding Stress into Wedding Bliss
by Laurie Sue Brockway
A birthday gift from Cindi (yes I am spoiled). We had been eyeing this book for awhile. It seems to be a good source in incorporating the Goddess into wedding rituals. It is a book aimed at straight couples but we're hoping the Goddess aspect with outweigh that. I'll update once I've read it. The cover art is beautiful and according to the back cover it should be a good source for planning our wedding.
**Update**
I started reading this recently and I really like it. It has some wonderful ideas for bringing wedding planning back to ourselves. She proposed creating a wedding altar to make space in your home for wishes and dreams we want manifested at our wedding. I created one that day. She proposes using meditation as a tool to discover what we really want for out wedding day. Things I should know but forget. This will probably be the best wedding we book we get.
Received: June 26, 2005

The Best of Friends *Completed*

The Best of Friends
by R. J. Stevens
Book number two we ordered from [InSightOut] in order to close the account. It is a novel about four women friends. Will update once I read it.
**Update**
We started reading this. When I was home sick I asked Cindi if she would read it to me, my head hurt too bad to try to read it myself. It was so nice to be read to! I hadn't experienced that in so long. It may seem silly but we're now reading to each other most every night before bed. It will take longer to read, but it's a nice way for us to read the same book.
The story is cute; It's about several lesbian friends who work as police officers/medics/fire- fighters and one who owns a bookstore. There's even a bit of witchcraft mixed in to it. It's an easy read but very cute. I'm sure we'll love it-we do so far.
**Update**
I just had to add this. For my birthday Cindi got me the Sims2 game so I created our family in the game. Over the weekend my sister got me the new expansion pack so I played our family for a bit [haven't played in months] and I realized that my girl is an EMT and Cindi's girl's aspiration is to be a cop. One of the couples in this book is an EMT and a cop. I just thought that was pretty funny... We've only got a few chapters left. We finished it tonight.
Received: August 13, 2005
Completed: September 19, 2005
Rated: **** [4/5]

What the L? *Completed*

What the L?
by Kate Clinton
Cindi joined yet another book club, this one [Zooba] you receive one book every month for $9.95. You keep a wish list on line and every month they send you out the next on your list. It's free shipping and you only have to buy three books before you can cancel. Even extra books you buy through out the month are $9.95 with free shipping. Cindi joined this month and I'll probably join after I cancel my one spirit account. I glanced at their web site and they have a great selection of books. This is Cindi's first book on her list. I can deal with a guaranteed one new book a month.
**Update**
I started reading this over the weekend, I am again creating a stack of books I'm reading, a bad habit of mine. I haven't read much but I really like it! It's full of previously printed articles what I would classify as political satire. Some of it is familiar as they were printed in The Advocate and The Progressive; both of which we subscribe to.
**Update**
I finished reading this book today. I really enjoyed her political commentary with a bit of sentiment and seriousness thrown in. I love her humor and hope to get some more of her stuff in the near future.
Received: August 16, 2005
Completed: September 18, 2005
Rated: ***** [5/5]

Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
This is the book we will be getting this month from [Zooba]. I've had my eye on it for quite some time. We gave it to my cousin's twelve year old son for his birthday last month and he loved it. We both have high expectations for it. I just recently learned that the author was only fifteen when he started this book. The second book came out recently and I imagine we'll be getting that one as well.
Received: September 14, 2005

Box Lunch: The Layperson's Guide to Cunnilingus
by Diana Cage
Another book we are waiting for after Cindi took an on-line reading survey. We've been waiting awhile now...
**Update**
We finally got it! It's much smaller than we thought it would be, but packed full of pussy lickin' good times!
Received: September 12, 2005