Finished James Patterson's Sundays at Tiffany. It's a quick read (like all of his) but it's more like his Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas books and not the crime/suspense/thriller novels he usually does. It was enjoyable, I guess, but I keep feeling like I need to stop reading his books.
Also, on an unrelated note, I was kind of underwhelmed with last night's Brothers & Sisters. (Spoiler) I liked Scotty and Kevin's wedding and the fact that everyone's still into the idea of keeping Rebecca in the family. Rebecca and Justin's kiss was kind of eh, and even the whole Ryan thing, I was like, "Hmmmm" more than "OH MY GOD, I CANNOT WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!"
Also? I hate Scotty's parents. "We're not bad people," the dad said earnestly. No, you're just horrible parents. (See, sometimes your kids aren't the way you want them to be. And how awesome is Scotty? Why wouldn't you want to be a huge part of his life? Ugh, I hate people. Hate.
The first official movie poster, shot by a previously-unknown 18-year-old photographer, who has since been contracted to shoot the rest of the posters, as well as those involved in any sequels.
Nice tagline.
Besides yours, who do you think deserves "The Best Mother in the World" award?
Submitted by Connie.
All these moms and more.... basically every mother who takes part in the sacred duty that is motherhood. We are all guilty of mistakes; we are all imperfect; we have all lost our patience; we sometimes wish we could rewind and do things over. But we are also all the proud co-creators of these miraculous little beings. We love them fiercely and without question. Our children are our hearts walking around outside our bodies. Our children are us in being, spirit, and personality... the good and the bad. And every single one of us is the best mom in the world. Just ask our kids....
Happy Mother's Day to every one of you who is a mom and especially Jamie who is one of the best moms around anywhere!!
There's a nice pile of cottons that I can incorporate into lots of projects.
The one on the left is a woven design in red, black, and gold. The four on the right are printed.
"What will I be doing with them?" you ask. Well, about a year and a half ago I purchased a queen size silk quilt batting at a quilt show. This little puppy cost me nearly $100 and I have every intention of hand quilting it--something to really show off what I can do. I was thinking of something very simple such as a whole cloth or an Amish style such as a center diamond or bars. Since silk fabric is so expensive here in the states I had resigned myself to using cotton sateen fabric instead. Now I don't have to! I still don't know exactly what this quilt will look like (I may even do several small quilts instead of one large one) or when I will have time to do it. If I'm smart I'll get it done while I'm still young and my hands are in good shape.
Edit: I just got a better look at those three "solid" silks in good light. The green one really is solid, but the navy blue one is shot blue and black, the yellow is shot yellow and white!
Show us your mother.
What's the best thing about your mom?
She is MINE!
Not much going on here. I'm working on the DVD project (holding steady at 30 movies watched, but I've watched all the extras on 180 movies). I still have a long way to go though.
I'm dieting again. Lots of fruits and vegetables (for lunches and for snacks). It's about two days in and I have no idea how long it will last, but I figure every meal that doesn't come with french fries is a victory. :)
I also got a package of those 100 calorie cupcakes. They're really good and come in packs of three, but I can comfortably fit all three cupcakes in my palm. Still, I figure it's a good way to satisfy a craving for cupcakes without, say, dropping $3 a cupcake at one of the cupcake places in town. Even if the peanut butter cupcakes are fantastic.
*sigh*
I'm also bummed that tonight is the last Brothers & Sisters. Actually every show I watch will be done for the season by May 22. (Brothers & Sisters tonight, The Office Thursday, Desperate Housewives next Sunday, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl on 5/19 and Grey's Anatomy that Thursday, 5/22.)
They just came back, damn it!
Finished The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Really, really good and hard to describe without giving something away.
If I didn't have a ton of books to look forward to between now and the release of Breaking Dawn, I'd be really sad.
I know it's hard to believe, but apparently I don't pay enough attention to Elvis, especially when the TV is on. Otherwise why else would he be rooting around in plastic pillow packaging?
(I have since cleaned up all the crap on my LR floor which was mostly 8 tons of junk mail and charities wanting more money from me)
that was Thursday night's 30 Rock in the background.
