Thirteen Questions to Ponder

Posted by on Jan 24, 2008 in dish | 1 comment 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...
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Books and Cooks: Fall On Your Knees

Posted by on Jan 22, 2008 in dish | 2 comments 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...
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This is NOT Happening!

Posted by on Jan 21, 2008 in dish | 5 comments 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...
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Cool Chick: Drew Barrymore

Posted by on Jan 18, 2008 in dish | 1 comment 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....
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Fightin’ Me Some Foo

Posted by on Jan 17, 2008 in dish | 1 comment 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...
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Ten Movies That Disappointed You

Posted by on Jan 15, 2008 in dish | 4 comments 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...
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