Sunday, October 23, 2005

Books Update

I feel like I can't, or don't, or won't, or don't have the time to read as much, which sucks. I have delusions that I might have the day to lounge by a sunny window reading a classic like Anna Karenina (which I've started a dozen times the past 5 years) or just plain reading something enjoyable. Seems I have neither the time, nor can I find something engrossing like the days of Sweet Valley High and Babysitters Club.

I did read:

Book #8 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- which I finished in 3 days, over the summer. This book was much better than the previous, a much less whinier Harry, good solid plot line - I was hooked.

Book #9 - The Mermaid Chair
- which I did not like at all, but I had started the book, so it was a sympathy finish. I finished it on the Vegas trip. It was painful, maybe because it was about an older woman going through a mid-life crisis, maybe it was because the book's plot felt so obviously contrived - I hate when books do that. Sue Monk Kidd's other book Secret Life of Bees was sooooo much better. I like how one Amazon reviewer puts it "Loved Life of Bees, but this is Daniel Steel."

I think I need to have Jelly Belly's around the house more often.

We had a family baby shower yesterday. It was a lot of fun. Friends shower to occur at a later date. I'll write more about that later...let's just say the highlight was watching my Uncle F. crawling on his knees like a baby....whoa! Can't get that image out of my head.

And I'm getting a little tired of the Spam commenters...must be a way to remedy that nuisance.

Homage to the Jelly Belly:




Friday, October 21, 2005

Ken and Barbie Update

Is it me or does Ken look a little to posh and stylish for his own good? Except for the 80s, he really isn't representing that era. He should be more "Boy George" less G-Dub. And where's the 90s flannel. I don't know what the 00s are, looks like surfer dude, is that what the kids are wearing these days? The kids I see have their trousers so big they droop to their knees, the dookie pants look, which is very reflective of their babish attitudes I suppose. I can't wait for that style to go out, it's so dumb, they can barely walk with their pants like that.

Apparently, Ken and Barbie broke up 2 years ago after a 43 year stint. Ken will be getting new look and "fans might see big changes this spring." Whoopee!

Monday, October 17, 2005

Las Vegas

Last weekend we went to Las Vegas. I thought I might enjoy the high rolling life, alas, I did not. Vegas is just too much. Too much money, too many brides everywhere, too much glitz and glam- trying to replicate places that already exist (i.e. Cesar's, New York, Eiffel tower). I like the way Kyle puts it - "Las Vegas is a giant turd rolled in rhinestones" - it has that stinky feeling.

We were there for a wedding - so I guess I should not complain to much - there was an agenda that could not be avoided. It's was way to expensive - we paid 60 dollars for breakfast one morning and didn't get a lot of food. A carafe of orange juice cost 20 dollars. This was the Four Seasons so I guess I should have expected to spend a lot there...whine whine whine.

It also doesn't help that we took the worst flight to get there. We flew Austin to Minneapolis, then Minneapolis to Las Vegas - awful! And Northworst..er Northwest Airlines suxs- it's no wonder why that company is bankrupt!!!!!!! Never again! On the return flight, I brillantly booked us for the 1 am red eye - so sleep sucked, my ass hurt, and Kyle sat in first class while I sucked it up in coach (I let him sit first class because he was going to work when our flight returned and I was not - President's day or Colombus sailed the ocean blue day or something- anyways aren't I just so sweet).

I did enjoy Sunday in Nevada hanging out with my aunt, uncle, cousin, her Navy Seals boyfriend, and Kyle. We went to see the Hoover Dam, which is quite amazing.
It is one of those great engineering projects. And don't our new Walmart sun glasses look so spiffy? In the end, we gambled a little, broke even, and kicked back as much as we could. The food at the wedding was delicious - sushi for the rehearsal dinner, beef tenderloin for the reception entree, two chocolate fountains - couldn't go wrong there.



Yummy







So easily distracted by food.

We also saw the fountain dance at the Bellagio to the tune.."I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words, how wonderful life is now your in the world" (Elton John maybe?) I wondered if that was a person's job to choreograph the fountain spigots. What an interesting job that might be.

I don't know if I'll ever want to go to Vegas again. Maybe when I have a lot of money that I don't care about to drop...but that's not likely. I'd much rather go back to Europe.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

It's a Boy!

We found out yesterday after waiting almost 2 hours. Apparently I scheduled my sonogram for the crappiest part of the day.

Now to choose a name...damn did that keep me up last night.