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I'm not much on public profiles, but I thought I should toss something up here. I was a wheresgeorger for almost 5 years. I quit when I lost my stamper. I'd been thinking of starting up again, but I'm having so much more fun with bookcrossing than I ever did with it. HallieK and I lived in the same apartment complex; She left a book on the newspaper stand by the mailboxes in Oct '04 and I found it, read it, journaled it, and released it. That was my first exposure to bookcrossing. I'm looking forward to lots of fun and good reading.

INDEX: What I mean by TBR/AVL/PC/RES My Wild Catches My Wishlist My Rating System Books I'm reading soon Bookrings/rays that I've joined Bookrings/rays that I started Quizzes Sites where I trade books

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TBR	It's in line to be read. Could be selected tomorrow or it could be years from now. Feel free to inquire as if it were an AVL. All books that I find/receive from bookcrossers go in this category. Bookrings/bookrays go on top. I have a lot of these books. Please be aware that your book may sit in this pile for months or years before I get to it. Note: I've got a new section of my profile where I predict most of the books I'll be reading in the next 3-6 months (not counting Bookrings/rays). Number of previous journalers and how long I've held it (if previously registered) play a part in determining which books are on this list.
AVL	It's been read or isn't going to be read. PM me with offers to trade for something on my wishlist or something you think I'd like. Please don't PM asking for a RABCK. (If there's a book you really want, put it on your wishlist at cliff's and I'll PM you if I put it on bookrelay or decide to RABCK it.) I also post books for trade at these sites (If you see a book marked AVL that's not listed there, PM me).
PC	I'm not ready to let go of it yet. You can ask to borrow it, but don't be surprised if I say no. These are here to give a better feel of my taste in books. They may get released if they fit a bookrelay that I really want. If you send me a book, it's not going to end up in my Permanent Collection, but I don't mind if books that I registered end up in yours.
RES	These books, I have some grand plan for. It may be an individual I want to give them to, a time or place I want to release them, or a bookrelay that I'm waiting for something I want to appear on. Feel free to treat them as AVL also.

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The majority of my releases have been controlled. I like knowing that my books are going to someone who wants them. I had a bad experience at a hotel in Newark once where I found a wild release book in the trash, and I hate to think of any of my books ending up that way. That doesn't mean I don't wild release. I have also released books at OBCZs and to friends who've read them and left them in coffee shops. Ultimately, I don't have a good idea of how many Wild releases I've done, and can't compute what percentage have been caught. However, I can share the catches with you as raw data:

Date Left	Title (Journal)	Location (Hunt)	Finder (Profile)	Date Found
7-Apr-05	A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton	Round Rock Post Office	MrsRae [New]	7-Apr-05
20-May-05	Big Trouble by Dave Barry	LAN's Edge OBCZ	rebeccalyr	1-Sept-05
30-June-05	Violets are Blue by James Patterson	La Frontera Park	growlybooks [New]	2-July-05
2-Sept-05	King of Torts by John Grisham	Post Office - Research Blvd	DavidHardeman [New]	3-Sept-05
4-Oct-05	Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh	Pavilion Park & Ride	13th-Monk [New]	5-Oct-05
26-Oct-05	Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson	Veterinary Specialty Center	fooboose	27-Oct-05

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I have a wish list at cliff's site [Thanks cliff!]:

Current Terror Alert Level

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Here's the system that I'm going try to use to rate books [stolen from calicocollie, who adapted it from tnkbl, who got it from Starbytes, who got it from Gizmopuddy, who got it from Sugarkane (now florafloraflora) and Scism]:

10: Excellent, at the top of its category. This book has impacted me deeply, challenged me profoundly, or has simply been a pure delight to read.
9: Great book - just a nitpick stands between it and a 10
7-8: Good, solid book that I would recommend to others.
6: Decent, but not great.
4-5: Only OK. Barely worth reading. The line between taking it and leaving it is very thin.
2-3: Has major problems. I don't recommend it.
1: It's hard to imagine anyone liking this book.

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In May-05, I had almost 90 TBRs (and another 99 books on my wish list) [currently 182 TBR, 112 Wishes]. I'd started having problems keeping track of what I have, and figuring out what I really wanted to read next. I figured out a system to help, and it tells me that upcoming TBRs include:

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I've signed up for the following Bookrings/Bookrays/Bookboxes [status as of 16-Mar-7]:
      traveling to me   in my possesion   traveling away from me   apparently lost   apparently stalled (2 months)

• WingedMan's Alvin Maker Series bookrays (last on all):
       Seventh Son [Read and AVL]
       Red Prophet [Read and AVL]
       Prentice Alvin [Read and AVL]
       Alvin Journeyman [Read and AVL]
       Heartfire [Read and AVL]
       The Crystal City [Read and AVL]
  
• PrincessJCM's Digital Fortress [25-Jan-05 to 8-Feb-05] Bookring.
  
• BelleMorte's Bloodsucking Fiends [5-May-05 to 10-May-05]
       and Dude, Where's my Country? [6-May-05 to 20-May-05] Bookrays.
  
• icekween01's The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove [8-Mar-05 to 15-Mar-05] Bookring.
  
• Rrrcaron's The Broker [at stop before I get it]
       and A Salty Piece Of Land [13-June-05 to 27-Jun-05] Bookrings.
  
• Wiley90's State of Fear [6-Sept-05 to 23-Sept-05] Bookring.
  
• outofreach's On The Road [2 stops before I get it] Bookring.
  
• Cyberkedi's Perpetual Science Fiction [19-May-06 to 27-May-06]
       and Perpetual Mystery/Thriller [10+? stops before I get it] Bookboxes.
  
• phantomreader42's Three Moves Equal a Fire [3-June-05 to 14-June-05] Bookbox.
  
• Bunnybee's Skinny Dip [2 stops before I get it] Bookring.
  
• michaeljl's Good Faith [19-May-05 to 6-June-05] Bookring.
  
• JeepACV's Sci-Fi [25-May-05 to 10-June-05] Bookbox.
  
• bksfamly's Bleachers [Read and AVL] Bookring.
  
• tom-m's Take Back Your Government [arrived 1-Nov-05] Bookray.
  
• innae's A-Z [27-July-06 to Jan-07] Bookbox.
  
• jaenelle's BIG Anything Goes [5? stops before I get it] Bookbox.
  
• glade1's Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs [12-July-05 to 18-July-05] Bookring.
  
• Aramena's Lemony Snicket Series bookrings (books 1-3 together) [12 stops before I get them]:
       The Bad Beginning          The Reptile Room          The Wide Window
  
• nokturnalmuse's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [8-Sept-05 to 23-Sept-05] Bookring.
  
• Luintaurien's Cluster [29-July-05 to 8-Aug-05] Bookring.
  
• Eucalia's It's Not About the Bike [5-Sept-05 to 19-Sept-05] Bookring.
  
• MysteryMish's The Runaway Jury [read and AVL] Bookray.
  
• efs300's The Puppet Masters [1 stop before I get it] Bookray
       and Earthsea Series bookrings (books 1-3 together) [6-Aug-05 to 19-Aug-05]:
            A Wizard of Earthsea          The Tombs of Atuan          The Farthest Shore
  
• bookreadera's Moonheart [2 stops before I get it] Bookring.
  
• wyldewomin's The Preservationist [15-Sept-5 to 26-Sept-05]
       and Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway [22-May-06 to 8-July-06] Bookrings.
  
• Sheepseeker's The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents [16-Nov-06 to 30-Dec-06] Bookray.
  
• Megami's Poisonwood Bible [11-Mar-06 to 11-Apr-06] Bookray.
  
• adrienne10's Banewreaker [9-Dec-05 to 12-Jan-06]
       and Godslayer [12-Sept-06 to 10-Nov-06] Bookray.
  
• Erishkigal's Wicked [1-Sept-06 to 4-Oct-06] Bookring.
  
• pumpkin-head's The Case of the Missing Books [26-Sept-06 to 10-Nov-06] Bookring.
  
• thegoaliegirl's Horse Heaven [on its way to me] Bookray.
  
• wiccania's Favorite Authors [Nov-06 to Jan-07] Bookbox.
  
• dospescados's Fiction [asked to be skipped] Bookbox.
  
• dittybopper's 1776 [1 stop before I get it] Bookring.
  
• agschoolgrad's The Little Country [08-Nov-06 to 30-Dec-06] Bookring.
  

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I've also started some Bookrings/rays. They are all open to new members until their status turns purple. [status as of 16-Mar-7]:
      traveling   still in my possesion   at/beyond last participant   apparently lost   apparently stalled (3 months)   finished and starting again
            (who has it/how many registered)   +(sent from/still actively registering)

• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Bookring. (home/5) [Starting again, see below]
  
• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Bookring. (home/5)
  
• 4th of July by James Patterson Bookray. (end/16)
  
• Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett Bookring. (home/12)
  
• Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton Bookray. (end/1)
  
• Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Bookring. (home/13)
  
• The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Bookray. (6+/13+)
  
• The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer Bookray. (end/3)
  
• Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen Bookray. (10/10)
  
• Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett Bookring. (0/0+)
  
• Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich Bookray. (0/0+)
  
• 5th Horseman by James Patterson Bookray. (done/13)
  
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Bookring. (9/9+)
  
• The Cat Who Killed Lilian Jackson Braun by Robert Kaplow Bookring. (1+/6+)
  
• First Person Plural by Cameron West Bookring. (3+/3)
  

Part of the reason that I create bookrings and rays is that I love sharing my books with others. Here are books that I registered that have visited 4 or more bookcrossers without being part of a ring/ray:
   Title color signifies current status as of the last time I checked

• Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (4 - Bookrelay)
  
• The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lillian Jackson Braun (5 - OBCZ)
  
• I'm Okay, You're Dead by Joyce Spizer (4 - Bookrelay)
  
• Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein (4 - Bookbox)
  
• G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (4 - Bookrelay)
  
• H Is for Homicide by Sue Grafton (4 - Bookrelay)
  
• I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton (5 - Bookrelay)
  
• 2nd Chance by James Patterson (4 - Bookrelay)
  
• The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (5 - Bookbox)
  

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					Which Heinlein Book Should You Have Been A Character In?
	I can't believe it. I tend to be surprised at other people who post quiz results on their profile. However, I finally found a quiz that was interesting enough for me to take and post:					You belong in Time Enough For Love. You are older than you look. Your wit and wisdom are prized by others. People throw themselves on you, begging to be with you. Take this quiz!

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