Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day. Now I fully understand why people are always saying that Thanksgiving is the best holiday and Thanksgiving is the time to stuff yourself. At a Thanksgiving Dinner we got invited to, I was looking at the table and honestly, I thought to myself this isn't that much food! Boy, was I wrong. I just couldn't resist going back and forth and back and forth from the table for more helpings. Before I knew it, I was done with food. And I mean DONE. I couldn't move an inch. That is, until dessert arrived. An array of pies laid out on the counter. I asked myself about a hundred times if I should go for it; my conscience said no, but I said yes. I dug in, a piece of pie on my plate AND a scoop of vanilla ice cream. And now, it's 9:50. It's been 7 hours since I've eaten and I don't think I can stand the word food anymore.

New Moon

One word. AMAZING. It was so good, to my surprise. Much better than Twilight, with very little of Edward Boring Cullen, and lots of Jacob! The acting was slightly better, though Bella's acting was still terrible. There was a lot more action, which really kept it exciting. The setting for the Volturi scene was beautiful! It was perfect, and almost like Stephanie Meyer described it.
On the down side though, the ending was NOT good. I won't ruin it for those of you who haven't watched it yet, but just warning you that you should be prepared to be disappointed. There's a lot of Bella's whining, and it's much worse than in Twilight, FYI. Jessica, Bella's friend, is a lot more annoying, but we all know that from the book. And Mike is just a bit creepier. The Volturi are interesting, however Dakota Fanning definitely didn't deserve the part as Jane.

Just a few ups and downs, but on the whole, the movie is actually really good. I definitely recommend it. Be prepared to flinch during a few parts; it can get intense.

Julie/Julia Project

I just finished reading Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. As crazy as the story is, it's actually very inspirational. For those of you who don't know the story, it's about a woman named Julie Powell (written by Julie Powell) who is suffering from a mid-life crisis. To get through it, she decides to cook through the book of the famous French chef, Julia Child. The book is based on her experiences throughout that one year of cooking unique and bizarre foods--from special crepes to chicken kidneys. She actually publicized the "Julie/Julia Project" by blogging about it, and it was her readers who kept her going.

I wonder what it would be like to cook through a cookbook. Maybe, when I'm having a mid-life crisis someday, I'll attempt it (though I can't promise successful results) and I'll blog about it.

Long Time..

Jeez. It's been a while since I've posted. Well, as it's November, summer's long over. It's been a warm month, though. No snow--yet. I was at rehearsals for the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder today, and I was thinking that we just started practicing about a month ago. Now, we're more than half way through. It's amazing.