I was getting disappointed that the library wasn't compiling our opinions for a Best of 2006 list but then it suddently dawned on me that I HAVE A BLOG. Now I can do my own list. WOOH! Feel free to e-mail me your own personal favorites and I can publish them here. This is your way to kind of be famous!

**********Jaina's Best of 2006**********

Favorite Book for Young Adults: Looking for Alaska by John Green

Favorite Book in General: I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris

Favorite Network TV Show: NBC's The Office

Favorite Cable TV Show: Cartoon Network's Tom Goes to the Mayor

Favorite Reality Show: VH1's Flavor of Love (this is a no-brainer!)

Favorite Movie: Borat (another no-brainer... I've actually seen it three times!)

Favorite Album: The Isles' Perfumed Lands (note: if you're interested in what real rock critics thought, check out Pitchfork's list)

Favorite Pop Song: TIE: "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake and "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado

Favorite Condiment: Sriracha Sauce

Favorite Famous Person: Amy Sedaris

Favorite Time-Waster: THREE WAY TIE: YouTube, Guitar Hero for Playstation 2, and MTV's My Super Sweet 16

My favorite things about this week (in no particular order):

1. The book Donorboy by Brendan Halpin. The novel won an Alex Award in 2005 and follows the story of a 14-yr-old girl who loses both of her mothers in a car accident. Her sperm-donor dad takes her into his house and he struggles with the new role of fatherhood as she struggles not only with the death of her moms, but with actually having a father in her life. The most interesting thing about the book is that it is told through e-mails, IM transcripts, journal entries, and transcripts from a tape recorder. It makes you feel like you are unearthing the story, rather than having it told to you. Amazing!

2. Yesterday, I attended a workshop with other teen librarians and met somebody from the Stamford Library. I asked her if residents of Stamford felt it a little harder when the Stamford branch closed on The Office. Unfortunately, she had never seen The Office.

3. Ilan won Top Chef last night!
















4. This video is the best:

The penguin has a backpack that looks like a penguin! CRAZY!

Have a great weekend everybody!