Thanksgiving

The end of the day arrives, sigh, the food has been eaten, the nap has been taken and we are ready to kick back and play games. I was texting Maddie all day and sending her videos from the family and told her I hoped to be laid back at Christmas time. I was doing a pretty good, well, I must say an excellent, job at being laid back today. I told Randy about me being laid back and he laughed and said, that's not happening. Well, I guess I can try. Happy Thanksgiving...

Remember Me?

I just got done reading this cute book, Remember Me?, written by Sophie Kinsella. She writes the Confessions of a Shopaholic series, which I just started, and has written The Undomestic Goddess, which I also read. Kinsella is English and the stories are all set in England. The main character in her stories is a young woman, usually flawed in some way, who finds herself in a predicament, falls in love and gets herself out the predicament. I really enjoy the British slang in the book. A light romantic read. A caution - Kinsella liberally uses the f*** word in Remember Me?.

Don't Read This If You Haven't Seen the Movie!

Last night, I saw Twilight with ten friends and while we had a good time enjoying each other's company, I did not have a good time watching Twilight. How disappointing to sit in the theater with so much anticipation, waiting for particular scenes to occur and not have them in the movie. The Meadow. Need I say more? That was a huge turning point in the book for Bella and Edward's relationship. This is where is all came together for them. This is where he decided he wanted her alive more than dead. This is where he let down his mask completely to her and she accepted him. After The Meadow is when they had their first kiss. It's pivotal. How could that scene not have made it to the movie? Where was the lab scene? When the lights go off and they can feel the electricity flowing between them. What about when he screeches to a halt and flings open the car door and tells her to get in the car when she's in Port Angeles? In the movie he gets out and glares at the men. Seriously? The whole Bella leaving her dad scene? In the book, she was crying, hysterical! Where was that? Dad walks her out to the car? No! He's inside devastated. Casting: I'm not going to pick it apart. I think the makeup had a big affect on their looks (obviously it was meant to), but for some the makeup didn't work. Carlisle? I LAUGHED when he first walked in the room. Really? That's Carlisle? He's suppose to be an incredibly hot, model-type guy, which he wasn't. (The picture up above is what Carlisle should have looked like. I think it's the same guy, but he's more, hmmm). Ok...how about smaller things: where are the tinted windows on the car they drive to Arizona? A hotel instead or an airport (ok, cost factor)? My final point for now. DO NOT compare the movie to the book! The book is magical, intense, emotional, romantic, passionate and more, while the movie is not.

It's Almost Here!

I clicked on my blog, because I like to do that, and noticed we're not counting down days any more until Twilight comes...we're counting down hours! Woowee! I'm sure I'm making more of this than it really needs to be, but, dang!, I'm excited. So much hype is out there. Today's Bee had a front page article in the Life section on Twilight, Entertainment Weekly has a article on it and I'm seeing trailers on TV all the time now. I don't usually read books more than once and I've read Twilight at least 10 times. Of course, the other books in the series had multiple reads, but Stephanie Meyer's first book just sucked me into the world of Edward and Bella. Maddie and I have even had discussions on naming her little girl (when she has one) Isabella or Isabell and call her Bella for short. The movie will be here soon, so very soon...

I'm Yours

I'm Yours, sung by Jason Mraz, is my new favorite song. It's just so, hmmm, bouncy? bubbly? upbeat? It makes me happy anyway and now I get to share it with you! :)

Twilight Mania

I am getting more and more excited for Twilight, the movie! Randy drove down to Pasadena today and said a movie theater, that was similar to the Tower Theater, had people lined up in front of it and the street was blocked off. I wonder if they're having a special premiere? I know the movie is not going to be as good as the book, but maybe there will be some redeeming parts to it. Sigh, remember the part when they were sitting in the lab class watching the movie? They both had their arms crossed and their hands balled up into fists because of the electricity flowing between them. I hope that is in the movie. I love tension like that. That's the kind of writing that makes your belly quiver and your anticipation and yearning rise. Maybe the movie will come through. Maybe...

Greed Monkey

Spencer's latest play, The Ash Girl, ended tonight. The story of Cinderella, more Grimms Brothers than Perrault, was taken to the next level by Timberlake Wertenbaker with the addition of the Seven Deadly Sins. Spencer portrayed the sin of Greed in the character of Greedmonkey. His lithe body was fluid on stage as he encouraged the mortals to become greedier in their pursuits of the "things" of the world. The forest setting was dark and freaky as the Seven Deadly Sins met there to plot their next exploits. Spencer was intriguing to watch on stage with his makeup, fuzzy ears and costume. The story line was very different than the Disney version of Cinderella and it included a disturbing scene between Ash Girl and her father. The costuming and staging was incredible and could have easily been a college production. The next show will be a musical, The Pajama Game, and I look forward to lighter entertainment.