My Top Ten Lists
As of July, 2005
Books, Sci Fi
- Ender’s Game & Speaker for the Dead (Orsen Scott Card)
- The Disposessed (Ursula LeGuin)
- The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
- Childhood’s End (Arthur C. Clarke)
- Songmaster (Orsen Scott Card)
- Wild Seed (Octavia Butler)
- Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert Heinlein)
- The Mote in God’s Eye (Larry Niven)
- The Merro Tree (Katie Waitman)
- Kindred (Octavia Butler)
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Beggars in Spain (Kress), Foundation (Asimov), Hammer of God (Clarke), A Wizard of Earthsea (LeGuin), Left Hand of Darkness (LeGuin), The Word for World is Forest (LeGuin), Ringworld (Niven), Alvin Prophet (Orsen Scott Card), A Game of Thrones (George Martin), Harry Potter and the Sorcercer’s Stone (Rowling)
Games
- Sid Meier's Civilization computer game -- I can't play this anymore; too addictive!!
- Go
- Chess
- Poker
- Scrabble
- Boggle
- Backgammon
- Magic: The Gathering
- Bridge
- Wiz-War
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Tetris Attack (Nintendo), Diplomacy, Settlers of Cataan, Advanced Civilization
Sports
- Soccer
- Table Tennis
- Karate (Kojosho style)
- Basketball (only to play)
- Raquetball
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Baseball (I'm a lifelong Giants fan)
- Wrestling (real wrestling, not "pro")
- Fencing
- Water Polo
HONORABLE MENTIONS: --
Movies
- West Side Story
- Sixth Sense
- Cinema Paradiso
- Good Will Hunting
- Sound of Music
- The Go Masters
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Seven Samurai
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Pulp Fiction
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Shakespeare in Love
HAVEN’T SEEN: Titanic, Rainman, and lots of others that are supposed to be excellent. I'm more into books than movies. :)
EXCELLENT, BUT NOT IN MY TOP TEN: Jagged Edge, many James Bond movies, Braveheart, A Boy and His Dog, Yellow Submarine, Shrek, Breakfast Club
Musical Plays
- Le Miserable (awesome!)
Books, non-fiction
- Gödel, Escher, Bach (Hofstader)
- The Mythical Man Month
- The Treasure Chest Enigma
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Real Choices, New Voices (D. Amy)
Composers & Musicians
- Beethoven
- Offspring
- Tsaichovsky (spelling?)
- Alex Alakaksis of Everclear (spelling wrong, probably)
- Santana
- White Stripes
HONORABLE MENTIONS: ?
NOT: Bach
Types of Music
- Alternative Rock (Live 105 type stuff)
- Classical
- Rock ‘n roll oldies
- Reggae
- Jazz (Smooth)
HONORABLE MENTION: Gospel, Salsa, Folk
I DON'T EVEN LIKE: Country, Hard Rap, Acid, Heavy Metal
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