Wild Release #12

My latest release was "The Bridge Over The River Kwai," which I left at our local Blockbuster store behind the movie version of the book. Curiously, the movie was called "Bridge On The River Kwai." I wonder why it was changed to "on" rather than left "over." I headed to the Drama section of Blockbuster first and was dismayed when I could not find the movie. I thought that maybe our Blockbuster didn't carry it--it is a pretty small one. I thought I'd have to leave it on the shelf where the movie should have been. Then I thought that they MUST carry it, and began looking for a different section it might be in. I was very relieved to find it in the Action section. The drop was quick and easy. I wonder how long it will be before someone finds it.

They call me grubsneerg.

Actually, it's something others call my hometown of Greensburg, Pa. You probably figured out it's Greensburg spelled backwards. I first heard "grubsneerg" from a friend who had a friend who referred to our hometown this way. Was it affection for our small town or derision of our small town on his part? It doesn't matter to me. It was affection on my part that led me to name one of my Neopets grubsneerg, and affection again when I joined BookCrossing under that name.

I decided to use this blog to keep track of my adventures in BookCrossing. Here are my first eleven wild releases:

Wild Release #1: Cold Case Squad, by Edna Buchanan, May 1, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #2: Total Control, by David Baldacci, May 12, 2007, Corolla, N.C.

Wild Release #3: Shadows, by Edna Buchanan, May 16, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #4: An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard, May 21, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #5: Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, May 22, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #6: Chocolat, by Joanne Harris, May 25, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #7: Captive of My Desires, by Johanna Lindsey, May 26, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #8: Lovable Lyle, by Bernard Waber, May 29, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #9: The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks, May 29, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #10: On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, May 30, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.

Wild Release #11: Little Town on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, May 30, 2007, Greensburg, Pa.