1. Bold the shows of which you’ve watched every episode.
2. Italic the shows of which you’ve seen at least one episode.
2a. Star the shows you consider “the best”.
3. Post your answers.
4. Shamelessly stolen from Riikka.
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So guess how tall my kid is now? Are you ready for this? He’s 5’7″. He’s only 11 and I’m so not ready for him to sprout into a 6 footer at 15.
I’ve been contemplating learning Russian. I realize that Russian is actually quite useless to me in my daily life, but learning a second language would expand my brain and could be fun. Besides, everyone else usually learns French, German, Italian or Spanish whether or not they will use it in their daily lives, so why not step outside the norm? If I don’t like it, I can always try out one of the easier languages instead.
Every single book I’ve read lately has used the word “murmured” a ridiculous number of times and it’s bugging me. I’m starting to hate it almost as much as I hate the word “succulent” and I really, really hate that word. There are a lot of other words that could be used in place of “murmured” and then “murmured” could be used more sparingly. Do the authors not realize they use it so much? Do their editors not catch it? Does it not bother anyone else?
So I’m about 200 pages into Breaking Dawn and I’m still not into it. I mean, I’m into it in the sense that I need to find out how the story concludes, but I’m not really enjoying it and that is disappointing me. Continue reading
1. Answer each of the questions below the cut using the Flickr search engine.
2. Choose a photo from the first three pages.
3. Copy the URL of your favorite photos here.
4. Then share with the world.
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I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving. We had a great time and for the first time ever, everything that I cooked turned out awesome. I thought I’d share a couple of the great recipes I found in case any of you wanted to try them.
Autumn Potato Gratin
These potatoes are probably the fattiest thing that I have ever cooked in my entire life, but they totally rocked.
Awesome Sausage, Apple and Cranberry Stuffing
This might be the single yummiest thing that I’ve ever cooked even though it wasn’t my own recipe. The only changes I made were these: I left out the liver because eww; used a honeycrisp apple because they taste better; used all fresh herbs instead of dried because they taste better and are prettier; used chicken broth instead of turkey stock; and just baked them in a nice glass dish instead of stuffing it inside a turkey. You could totally make this a vegetarian dish too if you wanted by using veggie broth and veggie turkey or veggie crumbles or faux chicken or something like that. Totally yummy dish that would go great with pretty much anything.
In non-food news…
I’m starting to get more and more stoked about Wolverine. I’m beyond thrilled that Gambit will finally be in a damned movie. Why he was left out until now, I will never understand. He was my favorite character from the comics and cartoon and he would have been a fabulous addition in the prior films. At least we finally get him and he’s being played by the wonderfully hot Taylor Kitsch to make things even better. No, he doesn’t look anything like we’re used to Gambit looking, but that doesn’t mean something won’t happen in the movie and make him a little closer to what we’re all used to. I’m personally just so happy that he’s in the film that I don’t really care what his hair and eyes look like.
I finished Shadow Kiss (Darie you have to read this and soon) last week and totally loved it. I can’t wait for the next one to come out. Must find out what happens with Rose next. I’m still totally shipping Rose and Adrian even though there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that they’ll end up together. I’m not a fanfic reader, but I’m totally on board for some R/A reading if any of you ever happen upon any. 
I also polished off The Last Days over the weekend. I was a little disappointed in it at first and didn’t really start enjoying it until they introduced Minerva and Alana Ray and things started coming together a little more. I really got into it after that point though and couldn’t put it down because I had to see how everything continued to click into place. I enjoyed Peeps more but they are both good books and it’s better if you read them back to back so that the details of Peeps is still fresh in your mind.
For those of you who have read/are reading Scott Westerfeld books, which of his series should I pick up next? I’ve been wanting to read the Midnighters series for a while, but I’m tempted to read Uglies/Pretties/Specials because I think I’m one of the few people who haven’t read them yet.
I picked up Breaking Dawn again last night and hopefully I’ll finish it this time. It just doesn’t hold my attention quite like the others did. I’m only 150-ish pages in thus far though, so I can’t be too judgmental just yet.
I totally picked the right time to go (1:00 p.m. on Sat.) because the theater was full of people like me (30+ with and without kids) rather than squealing teens. I realize this kind of made me miss out on part of the whole experience because I didn’t get to hear them sigh and see their faces as their little hearts fluttered at Rob’s hotness.
First off, let me say that I really loved the movie. It was very well made and very well acted by all and the scenery was gorgeous. I also took it in for what it was, which many people seem to be having a hard time doing. If you’re planning on going to see it, please keep in mind what exactly it is that you are going to see. It’s a teen love story with vampires. It’s not non-stop action or blood or sex. If you read the books, you know this. If you didn’t, well, just know that it isn’t your typical “vampire” tale and it has some cheesy dialogue. It’s supposed to. It was in the book. If you don’t like that kind of thing and/or didn’t like the book, then go watch something else instead.
That said, on to my review which contains spoilers. Yes! There are spoilers ahead, so if you don’t want to know, then don’t click and read more…
I actually managed to find some fresh and sweet pineapple at Whole Foods today and it made me super happy. The only ones they had recently are hard and sour and just plain icky. Blech!
I ordered our Twilight tickets earlier today. I don’t think my poor son knows what he’s getting himself into by going to see this film with me. I mean, he wants to go and see it, but I don’t think he understands the magnitude of the fanbase that surrounds this film or the books. I hope for our sakes that the young girls don’t squeal with glee through the whole thing.
We’re also going to see Quantum of Solace this weekend, so yay! Aidan was sick last weekend and was really bummed that we couldn’t check it out.
My favorite knee-high boots are going to have to go bye-bye. *sniff* I somehow managed to rip a hole in the side of one of them, get a deep gash/scuff in the toe of the same one and the seam on the back of the other one is ripping apart. I would have them repaired if possible, but it would cost me more to have them repaired than to just buy a new pair. I wore them a heck of a lot because they go with practically every skirt I own and they’ve had a good long 4 year winter run anyway, so I guess it’s time that I bid them adieu.
I finished Peeps over the weekend and have The Last Days ready to read once I finish Shadow Kiss. It came out last week and I couldn’t not get it since I just finished the other Vampire Academy books recently and LOVED them. I’m about 1/2 way through it and am enjoying it just as much as I did the others. Love the characters! I must admit that I’m kind of ‘shipping Rose and Adrian, but I’m guessing that’s not going to happen. I do think it would make for much fun if they were to have some kind of little fling though.
That’s all the randomness I have for now.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Butch Walker yet, even though I’ve pimped him dozens of times over the years, I highly suggest you give him a listen. His acoustic sets are freaking amazing, so if you ever happen to have a chance to see him live, please do. You will not regret one single second of it. I promise.
Please note that the songs I’ve chosen are pretty much all ballads. He has some really great up-tempo stuff too, but I thought I’d make a play for your heartstrings and showcase these this go round. Now on to the music…
Stateline
This song always either makes me cry or brings me to the verge of tears. I’ve seen it bring an entire room full of people to tears including Butch himself. You can see for yourself how emotional he gets when he’s singing it.
Joan
This song makes me a little emotional as well. I blame this on him because he sings it with that raw emotion that he sings Stateline with.
I polished off OTH S3 a few days ago and really, really need S4 to arrive in my mailbox soon.
I finally watched The Sarah Connor Chronicles S1 recently and it was really good. Lena Headey bores me greatly, but I will continue to give her a chance. Other actors have grown on me over time, so she might grow on me too.
Butch Walker has a new CD out. Check out some samples here and then go forth and purchase it.
Aidan and I went to see Changeling last weekend. It was his idea that we go see it, which surprised me because he’s usually more of a cheesy horror movie nut. We both thought it was a really well made and well acted on all parts, especially by Angie and Jason Butler Harner who played Gordon Northcott. I hadn’t realized how skinny Angie was during that time, but she was just skin and bones. It worked in her favor though because it added an extra layer of fragility to her character and all that she went through. Jason was just too creepy for words. (WARNING: The rest of this entry contains some slight spoilers regarding Jason’s character and how some of the scenes were filmed.) Continue reading