Journal Entry 1 by Hero from Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Monday, August 09, 2004

Registering to restart a stalled ring. 

Journal Entry 2 by Stensler from Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Recieved in the mail today. Thank you for the lovely postcard And most importantly for saving this Ring! Going to get this into the mail in the next couple of days.

Oh and by the way It is the exact same as the old copy. 

Journal Entry 3 by Hero from Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Glad it arrived safely and is right! Meant to get some more comments on the book itself before its arrival with Stensler but didn't get to it, so I'll leave it with a request to anyone on the ring who knows please to say if the Santa's elves in Macy's stories are fictional or real-life experience (or a mixture). Thanks! 

Journal Entry 4 by Stensler from Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Bookring List:
1. geniedances Texas, will ship anywhere
2. CaptainJack Arizona, USA only
3. EvaLowrain Kentucky
4. weeblet Virginia, USA preferred
5. BecFromMD Georgia, will ship anywhere
6. tabby90 SC, USA preferred
7. spaceystacy NJ, USA and Canada only
8. petaloka New York, US and Canada only
9. vicki9170 Florida, will ship internationally <---here
10. newk Australia, will ship anywhere
11. jubby Australia, will ship anywhere
12. Loopylou127 Australia, will ship anywhere
13. verenka Austria, will ship anywhere
14. Lisa-B Germany, will ship internationally
15. DianeO England, Will ship anywhere
16. LilB Japan, will ship internationally
17. chivers Brazil, North and South America preferred
18. MollyGrue Washington, US preferred
19. R1yLv2Rd Minnesota, will ship internationally
20. junegirl Wisconsin


Please journal the book when you recieve it and then again when you send it off (with a review if you like)so the rest of us can track its progress. And keep checking back here for the list participants as they may change.
 

Journal Entry 5 by geniedances from Houston, Texas USA on Monday, September 06, 2004

'Holidays on Ice' arrived on Friday and I read it over the weekend. As with all collections of short stories, I liked some better than others. At any rate, its a worthwile read.

'SantaLand Diaries' is my favorite! I could just picture some of the incidents that were mentioned. The parents were the most outrageous of those visiting Santa. It seemed realistic enough to where I also wondered if this was at least partial fact.

'Dinah, The Christmas Whore' was my second favorite. I enjoyed all of the characters in this one. It also seemed to have more realistic content than some of the other stories.

'Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family' and 'Christmas Means Giving' were a little too over the top for my taste.

Now I'm going to contact CaptainJack so I can send it on its way.
 

Journal Entry 6 by CaptainJack from Duluth, Georgia USA on Monday, September 20, 2004

Journal Entry 7 by CaptainJack from Duluth, Georgia USA on Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Just finished this. Santaland Diaries was a scream. I laughed so hard. After that, it was sort of down hill the rest of the way.

I did love two lines from Based on a True Story:

"Unlike certain other people, I respected her grief and kept my distance for the better part of a week ..."

and

"... I don't know about you, but it makes me mad as hell to see a child run down by an inferior network."

Thanks for sharing this! I already have the next reader's address and will get this in the mail right away. 

Journal Entry 8 by CaptainJack from Duluth, Georgia USA on Monday, September 27, 2004

This book was mailed out today. Happy reading! 

Journal Entry 9 by CaptainJack from Duluth, Georgia USA on Saturday, October 16, 2004

This was NOT mailed out mid-September, as earlier reported. I do apologize. My son has admitted that he did not post a number of things until nearly two weeks after he had originally told me he had. I am forcing him to read Crime and Punishment - backwards - in Russian. I think this is sufficient punishment for besmirching my previously spotless BC reputation. Sorry about that everybody! 

Journal Entry 10 by EvaLowrain from Louisville, Kentucky USA on Wednesday, October 20, 2004

This book just arrived, safe and sound. Love that cover! I'll be starting it within the next week and am PMing for the next person's address. 

Journal Entry 11 by EvaLowrain from Louisville, Kentucky USA on Wednesday, October 20, 2004

This was a surprisingly fast read - of course, my recent ankle injury and required bedrest probably helped speed things along. Sedaris is his usual spunky self. My favorite, by far, was the first essay on his experience as a Macy's Elf. Very, very funny and poignant. I also loved the concept of the "typical" Christmas family newsletter gone awry, but I guess since I've become a mom I find dead baby stories less funny, and that kinda ruined it for me. I can see how it would've been much more morbidly funny before I had a baby, though. I enjoyed it very much - thanks for sharing. It'll ship to weeblet on Friday. 

Journal Entry 12 by EvaLowrain from Louisville, Kentucky USA on Friday, October 22, 2004

Mailed today to the next reader. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 13 by weeblet from Jacksonville, Florida USA on Friday, October 29, 2004

arrived safely! as it is really little more than a pamphlet, should be done by monday.
Captainjack- i am filing away your discipline lesson for use on my own carpet monkey. :D
thanks Stensler and Hero! 

Journal Entry 14 by weeblet from Jacksonville, Florida USA on Saturday, October 30, 2004

Journal Entry 15 by weeblet from Jacksonville, Florida USA on Friday, November 05, 2004

mailing today to tabby90 :) 

Journal Entry 16 by tabby90 from High Point, North Carolina USA on Monday, November 29, 2004

Got in the mail, thanks! I've got one other ring ahead of this one, but hopefully I can start this in a week or two. 

Journal Entry 17 by tabby90 from High Point, North Carolina USA on Monday, December 20, 2004

Heh, this is the first David Sedaris I've read, but I've often listened to him on NPR and I can hear his Billy Holiday singing voice echoing in my head every time I think of him. I laughed so hard reading this! He's really got a very Spe-cial kind of cynicism. :)
My favorites were Seasons Greetings and Christmas Means Giving. Not a big fan of Front Row Center (but also never been to one of these productions)
Off in the mail tomorrow, with any luck spaceystacy will get it just in time for Christmas. 

Journal Entry 18 by spaceystacey from Bridgeton, New Jersey USA on Monday, December 27, 2004

Received in the post just before Christmas. Read today while completing some chores. On the way to petaluka.

Sedaris's stories have me in stitches. My favorites in this one are the ones about Macy's department store.

Thanks to Hero for restarting the ring. :-)
 

Journal Entry 19 by petaloka on Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Funny, funny stuff! "Santaland Diaries" had me laughing out loud. Mailing it out to vicki9170 tomorrow. Thanks for sharing! 

Journal Entry 20 by petaloka on Monday, January 10, 2005

Sent itto vicki9170 via Media Mail today. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 21 by vicki9170 from Saint Petersburg, Florida USA on Wednesday, January 19, 2005

received today 

Journal Entry 22 by vicki9170 from Saint Petersburg, Florida USA on Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Didn't realize how long I've had this one, thanks to R1yLv2Rd for the reminder *HUGS*
PM'ing Newk for their addy and will start reading tonight and pass on as soon as I get their address :) 

Journal Entry 23 by vicki9170 from Saint Petersburg, Florida USA on Thursday, March 09, 2006

Newk asked to be skipped to PM'ing Jubby