If there’s one thing Southern gals know how to do, it’s gab. Silly or serious, all it takes is a glass of iced tea and time. Pull up a chair, kick off your shoes, and make yourself comfy…get ready to dish!
Thirteen Questions to Ponder
I stole these from Macy (waving…again….). She stole them off the Net somewhere. They’re worth it. 1) If you could time-travel, and go back to any particular time/place in history, what would it be? Turn of the century America. Love those Gibson Girl hairdos. And is it weird that I could totally rock a bustle?2) If you could go back and relive any time in your life, what would it be? Early teens–but not for the teenage stuff (that was a nightmare, what with the glasses and braces and impossible curly hair in a bad cut...
read moreBooks and Cooks: Fall On Your Knees
WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: SCOTCH EGGSThis one was a wild ride. Basically, take nearly every dysfunction you can think of, pack it into a dreary gray setting, stir, and allow to fester. I can totally understand why it was an Oprah pick–it’s pretty dark. At the same time, there are some laugh-out-loud moments.Fall On Your Knees is the story of the Piper family of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. James, a young Gaelic piano tuner, falls immediately for the underaged daughter of a prominent Lebanese businessman. Forced...
read moreThis is NOT Happening!
Today started off beautifully. Got to sleep in (a crazy luxury when my normal day starts at 5 am), wrote my morning pages, got a little breakfast, it’s gorgeous outside, kids are getting along. Another Pleasant Valley Monday.And then it went to hell.Computer starts acting up. It’s been twitchy for a couple of days–hanging browser, won’t force quit, off and on, etc. I think maybe it’s a network thing. Patrick, my Mac guru, says to unplug it and bring it in. So I do. He can’t get it to boot right, either....
read moreCool Chick: Drew Barrymore
You have to give props to someone who emerges from the child star wastelands (and I do mean wastelands, since she had a vicious cocaine and alcohol addiction when she was a young teenager) and manages to become a successful adult. She’s funny, adorable, and doesn’t take herself too seriously. She really does deserve the “American’s Sweetheart” title folks give her. For her joie de vivre alone, she’s a cool chick–but her business smarts and staying power make her a worthy choice.
read moreFightin’ Me Some Foo
Cashed in DH’s Christmas tickets tonight, the “rock ‘n roll” part of his Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll theme, and spent a solid two hours with these miscreants:They’re not kidding about loud–my ears are still ringing. But that’s a good thing. Every once in a while, you need your innards cleaned out with a rock enema. Reminds you that although your outer shell might be graying and increasingly creaky, inside is a cool 27-year-old who has the whole Foo catalog on her iPod.It was a great show, too....
read moreTen Movies That Disappointed You
Ooo–tough one here. I tend to willingly suspend disbelief, so I can go for just about anything, movie-wise. I may have to drag DH into this discussion…The Remains of the Day – I’m all for repressed feelings and swooning and all, but I was ready to clock Anthony Hopkins upside the head with a salver at the end of this one. Just tell her you love her already!Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Lots and lots of pod racing, and not enough explanation. Just what the heck are metaclorians, anyway? Better...
read moreBeg, Borrow, or Steal?
If there’s one thing English teachers agree about, it’s that plagiarism is bad. Very, very bad. Kick you out of school and pile on the shame bad. Which is why most of us work ourselves into a bulging-vein froth when we INSIST that our students CITE THEIR FREAKIN’ SOURCES, for Pete’s sake. Doesn’t always work, but that’s not for lack of trying.So I have to admit I was a bit gobsmacked to read that Cassie Edwards, a multi-published author of historical romances, has been found to be–how should it put...
read moreMusings: Stranger Than Fiction
Santa brought me this movie for Christmas, which became an immediate favorite after it reached the top of the Netflix queue. For one thing, it’s a fanciful view of the life of a writer, and for another, it’s an examination about the relationship between life and art (truth being, after all, “stranger than fiction”).In short: Harold Crick, an IRS auditor, begins hearing a narration of his mundane life, down to the number of strokes he takes while brushing his teeth. With help, he finally identifies his narrator as Karen...
read moreGutsy Broad: Elizabeth Edwards
Okay, I admit it. I have a fangirl crush on Elizabeth Edwards. There’s just something about her I really respond to. Like her willingness to call out rude, mean-spirited behavior (yes, I’m talking about that Coulter woman). Or to keep on keepin’ on despite a cancer diagnosis–and recurrence. She lost a son in a car accident. She has two small kids at home and a daughter in college. Her husband’s running for President, and despite the aforementioned small kids, cancer, etc., she’s on the campaign trail...
read moreTen Predictions for the New Year
Florida will not get hit by a major hurricane despite Apocalyptic reporting from The Weather Channel and nearly every Florida newscaster drawing breath.Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination for President.Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination for President.Get used to saying “Madam President.”Britney Spears will do something stupid. Oh, wait a minute. That’s not a prediction; that’s a certainty! (Although girlfriend deserves a calm 2008!)Ratatouille will win the Oscar for Best Animated Film.Reese...
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