Chris Wolak

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The Basics

Location: Northern Illinois
Gender:

female
Relationship Status:

domestic partner

Profile updated: Jul 11, 2008
Last signed in: Jul 25, 2008
Member since: Jan 15, 2007

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About Me

People say I'm:

compassionate, funny, calm in a pinch, and a bit on the nerdy side.
Describe Yourself:

I'm a bookworm who loves the calm of gardening and the adventure of unmapped road trips.
On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:

A place to discover new ideas and "meet" people from different places.

Interests

Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:

Some favs are, Dolly Parton, Joan Jett, Indigo Girls, Everything but the Girl, John Denver, Mozart, Beethoven, Evanescence, various movie sound tracks, sappy 70s songs
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:

Some books and writers that I often return to are, Dracula, The Good Earth, The Great Santini, The Song of the Lark, Tipping the Velvet, The Shadow of the Wind, Willa Cather, Sarah Waters, Patricia Cornwell, Pat Conroy, Nevada Barr, Louise Hay, Karen Armstrong, mysteries, thrillers, self-help, metaphysical, spiritual
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:

Fried Green Tomatoes, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Great Santini, Legally Blond, Tipping the Velvet, Must Love Dogs, romantic comedy, suspenseful horror, adaptations of literary classics--even the lame ones are interesting
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, That 70s Show, Eli Stone, Masterpiece (PBS)
Favorite Places:

Dresden, Bremerhaven, The Outer Banks, Nebraska, Maine, libraries, bookstores, seashores
Interests and Activities:

reading, writing, road trips on two-lane highways and back roads, gardening, drawing, puttering, cloud watching, cross-country skiing.
Favorite quotes:

"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it." -David Orr, Ecological Literacy

Affiliations

Political Affiliation:

Left leaning independent
Employers:

A bookstore.
Colleges:

Loyola University (Chicago), University of Nebraska (Lincoln), University of Nevada (Reno)

Major:

Literature
High Schools:

Morton East
Other Affiliations:

Marine Corps, honorable discharge 1987.
Websites:

www.laurathoma.com, www.thomadesigns.com

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Paul Allen Leoncini, Jul 13, 2008, 12:24AM EDT

Hello Chris

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Rob Anderson , Jul 8, 2008, 7:26PM EDT

Too bad about the Spindle. Thanks for sharing though. Why on earth did someone feel the need to deconstruct?

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Donna O., Jul 3, 2008, 10:43AM EDT

Hot Comments @ CommentHaven.com

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Erin G., Jul 1, 2008, 8:35PM EDT

Thanks for the add. Have a fabulous day yourself!

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Diana Raabe, Jul 1, 2008, 7:44PM EDT

Read Affinity!

I haven't seen Fingersmith, but will look for it. (We've been contemplating joining NetFlix for awhile now. ) Sopfa Coppola wrote, produced and directed Lost in Translation, which I thought was quite good. She would probably do well with a Waters book.

P.S. Read Affinity...

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Diana Raabe, Jun 23, 2008, 1:08PM EDT

Chris - Velvet and Fingersmith were my two favorites! You will love Affinity (I'm guessing). The most unusual stretch Waters makes, in my opinion, is with Night Watch. For some reason, I really wanted more from that book - even though it did receive very positive acclaim. It's possible that many of the people who read and loved Night Watch hadn't read Waters before. (?)

Did you see the PBS version of Velvet? I missed most of it but can't imagine it did justice to Waters. Incidentally, there are rumors that someone is making a major motion picture of the same name that is due out in 2009. (But again, I'd be surprised if it was anywhere near as good as the book!)

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Diana Raabe, Jun 19, 2008, 11:00PM EDT

What's your favorite Sarah Waters book? I've read everything she's written and am curious to know what you liked best!

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Rose H., Jun 11, 2008, 12:28AM EDT

Hi Chris - thanks for the friend request. Looking forward to get to know you:) Rose H.

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Kevin Elliott, Jun 10, 2008, 10:20AM EDT

Hello Chris :-)

Thank you so much for the friend request as well as the nice message. I'm really glad you downloaded the free PDF e-book. Besides having the ability to be downloaded endless times, I also like using it to quickly locate a particular section from the book. I just hold down on the control button and press "F" before entering my keyword(s). This feature works a lot better than skimming through the paperback version, unless you know the book well. q8-P

I hope you enjoy the e-book. It is my great pleasure to do whatever I can to help spread the free teachings.

Thanks for your time.

Take care.
Kevin :-)

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Donna O., May 17, 2008, 2:18AM EDT

It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.

-Dave Barry

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