Books I *love* (starting with the last best thing I've read):

My 2009 Great Reads

• Fledgling by Octavia Butler --tag: modern day, vampires
• Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett- Wee Free Men, Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith --tag: fantasy, witches, magic, disc world
• Strange Robby by Selina Rosen --tag: modern day, psychic powers, aliens, cops

My 2008 Great Reads

• Sacrifice Moon (A Stargate SG1 tie-in) by Julie Fortune --tag: modern day, aliens, alien tech, alien planet, military
• Uglies series (YA) by Scott Westerfeld- Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras --tag: future world, cool tech
• Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon --tag: science fiction, aliens
• Serrano 7 book series by Elizabeth Moon- especially Hunting Party (1), Rules of Engagement (5) and Against the Odds (7) --tag: future world, science fiction, military

My 2007 Great Reads (links to come)

• Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago series by Octavia Butler --tag: future world, science fiction, post-apocalypse, aliens
• Kindred by Octavia Butler --tag: time travel to past (American slavery)
• Vatta 5 book series by Elizabeth Moon- especially Trading in Danger (1), and Marque and Reprisal (2). --tag: future world, science fiction, military
• Parable of the Talents (sequel to Parable of the Sower) by Octavia Butler. --tag: near future world, economic disaster, religion, slavery
• Wild Seed series by Octavia Butler- especially Wild Seed and Clays Ark. --tag: near future world, mutation, magic

 Only tracked half of 2006, My Great Reads

• Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine- especially Ill Wind. --tag: modern day, magic, witches
• Prom Dates from Hell (YA) by Rosemary Clement-Moore. --tag: modern day, magic, demons

Shows I *love*:

• Battlestar Gallactica (tv) --tag: science fiction, robots, post war survival, military
• Dexter (tv) *show still running* --tag: modern day, good serial killer, cops
• Dr. Horrible (net) --tag: modern day, superheroes, comedy, musical (trust me, it works!)
• Firefly (tv) and Serenity (movie) --tag: future world, space western (sounds dopey but it is very, very good)
• The Guild (net) *show still running* - Felicia Day's internet sensation about a group of mmo rpg players. --tag: modern day, gamers
• Pitch Black and the follow up, Chronicles of Riddick --tag: future world, adventure, aliens (in PB), necromancers (in CR), convict
• Rome (tv) --tag: ancient times, soldiers, politics, Caesar
• Veronica Mars (tv) --tag: modern day, detective, mystery

 Comics I *love*:

• The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman. --tag: modern day, zombie apocalypse

Cool Writers:

• Elizabeth Moon. and her blog
• Gloria Oliver
• Jerry Davis (writing). He has many other Groovy blogs including gadgets, beer, coffee, and lizards!
• Melanie Fletcher
• Piers Anthony
• Rachel Caine, and her blog
• Rosemary Clement-Moore
• Scott Westerfeld , and his blog
• Steven Barnes
• Steve Perry the writer, and his blog
• William Ledbetter

Agents and Editors:

• Evil Editor
• Miss Snark - I know she isn't posting anymore, but it's still cool stuff.

 Writing Tips

• Candance Havens Workshops (including Fast Draft and Revision Hell)
• Holly Black
• Orson Scott Card's Writing Class
• Watt-Evans Laws of Fantasy  and Writing Advice

Wildlife:

• 80 Acres: Wildlife Management and Ecological Restoration, Small Scale
• Living with Canines: Socialized and Domestic
• The Daily Coyote

Fun Sites I Like:

• Becky Huffman's Horses - for role playing and fiction
•  Cake Wrecks makes me laugh so hard, sometimes I cry. :-P
• Crochet with PlanetJune
• Cute Animal Pictures
• Don't Quit Your Day Job - a podcast
• Funny Cat Pictures
• Funny Dog Pictures