1. I’m starting a Blunt Bangs Brigade. (That sounds a little porny, doesn’t it?) I’m inducting Metalia and Kristen as my first two members. Against their will, most likely.
Wanna join? You need to have blunt bangs and a missing body.
2. I have a cold. I caught it from Wito, who caught it at a children’s museum. See what you get for trying to educate your children in a fun, hands-on environment? I’m sorry, but next week it’s Goldfish crackers and Chutes and Ladders in our germ-free living room, kid. Mama’s a little bitter.
3. Remember when y’all suggested the Sookie Stackhouse series to me? I read a few, but was feeling a little neutral. Well, I just started watching True Blood last night. (We don’t have HBO, so I’m watching the episdoes online. I CAN’T STOP. I’m staying up past my bedtime (10 p.m – shut up), already dreaming about vampires and I’m only through Season 1, Episode 3.)
(Sooookie.)
4. I would like to retract my previous statement that my favorite Jelly Belly flavor is Green Apple. Please excuse me, I was misinformed. My favorite flavor is Sour Cherry. What’s your favorite flavor again? Are you in that crazy Juicy Pear majority?
5. I need a good book to read, and no, I don’t want to visit Goodreads. (Nothing against Goodreads, I’m just WAY too lazy to weed through all of the suggestions. In fact, if I possessed an iota of intelligence, I would re-read the other suggestions from the above post, but, well, I’m sick.) You know what I like, right? Please tell me what to read. Did I mention I was sick? Have mercy.
6. I will gladly accept any book suggestions except for any of the Backyardigans books, especially Mission to Mars and Pirate Treasure. WE HAVE THOSE COVERED OVER HERE, THANK YOU.
7. My second post about potty training is up. Can any of you relate to this biznass?
7. Could my son’s haircut tomorrow afternoon arrive any sooner?
Well, would you look at that? Reading Mission to Mars AGAIN.
Please feel free to answer one, many or absolutely none of these questions.
Bridget
September 15, 2009 at 2:38 pmde-lurking to give my 2 cents.
1. cannot join your blunt bangs club. I am a card carrying member to the curly hair club and blunt bangs do NOT work for me. We can still be friends (I check in the by-laws).
2. didn’t have time to read other comments but here are some good recent reads of mine:
*The Blue Zone by Andrew Gross (awesome twists)
*Julie/Julia by Julie Powell
*The Guernse Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societ by Mary Ann Schaffer & Annie Barrows (great read)
Enjoy!
I’m reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society right now!
Isa
September 15, 2009 at 3:36 pmI wanna join the blunt bangs brigade! Unfortunately, every time I tell a stylist I want bangs, they make a *face* and tell me no way! Not just one or two, but at least FIVE or more stylists have told me this. Apparently my face is too square. Meanies.
Pina colada, coconut, or cream soda. Yum yum
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. Seriously! It was fantastic.
Aura
September 15, 2009 at 4:04 pmWhile I’m currently convalescing from recent surgery, I am spending an inordinate amount of time online, living vicariously through blogs. Yours is such fun! I’m a fan of the long bang, not blunt though– my face is too long for the heavy fringe… but a light wispy long bang is so sexy.
Anywhoo…. my book recommendation is Lark and Termite by Jayne Ann Phillips. It is a gorgeous read- absolutely magical and heartbreaking. in a really great way.
feel better!
Susan
September 15, 2009 at 4:49 pmA second here for The Help, by Kathryn Stockett and The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri. Also, Olive Kitteridge.
We’re obsessed with Berenstain Bears books here so I have no sympathy on the Backyardigans theme.
.-= Susan´s last blog ..We should all work this hard =-.
jennifer
September 15, 2009 at 5:10 pmlove is a mix tape by rob sheffield
Katie
September 15, 2009 at 5:37 pmYes! Juicy Pear…and I didn’t know we were a majority…
‘The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing’ by Melissa Bank is my all time favorite. The last good book I remember reading was ‘The Glass Castle’ by Jeanette Walls, it’s a memoir, I don’t know if you like those, but I sure do! Oh! I read ‘Body Surfing’ by Anita Shreve last summer, it was a really good summer read.
Christine
September 15, 2009 at 5:43 pmI can, and have, literally passed a whole day only eating
‘pink grapefruit’ jelly belly’s. They are that good.
Lisa
September 15, 2009 at 6:24 pmMy all time favorite author is Bodie Thoene. She has an amazing way of weaving stories. Check out her Zion Covenant and Zion Chronicles. Awesome stuff!
Alicia
September 15, 2009 at 7:12 pmMmm. Peach jelly belly’s are the yummiest, not that I’d complain about eating any except the black liccorice. If you’re just looking for a fun book that travels easily to the park, Enchanted Inc. by Shanna Swendson was one of my favorite summer pool books. Hope you’re feeling better.
metalia
September 15, 2009 at 7:21 pmI really think we need t-shirts or something.
Anyway, because I’m an adolescent at heart, I just ordered a YA book that has been getting raves, according to my teenage neighbor. It’s called The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. She was all, “it’s one of those future dystopia books, but it’s really SO much more than that.” And then I was all, “WHICH school do you go to again? Because I most certainly did not know the word ‘dystopia’ in seventh grade.” And that may have only happened in my head, but whatever. Anyway, then we started talking about Twilight (the glue that bound us in the first place), specifically, New Moon, and the bottom line is that I really have no true idea what the book is about, but the moral of this story is that I’m impressionable.
.-= metalia´s last blog ..Gah-Guhm, Gah-Guhm =-.
Heather
September 15, 2009 at 7:30 pmYay! My son has the same Mini Boden shirt!!! He counts all the *circles* on it. I’m reading Dan Brown’s new book and am loving it. Also loved The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls and for a classic My Antonia by Willa something…
kaili
September 15, 2009 at 7:46 pmHey Sarah,
My son is also OBSESSED with Cars, seriously ask anyone who knows us, it’s an insane over the top kinda love for that show anything that is about it. Have you tried the toilet seat that goes on the BIG toilet? Our son has a Cars on (odd eh?!). Anyways our son took almost a year to train, but now he is GREAT!
Also once your son has collected ALL the die cast cars you can find in the stores, e-mail me, I’ll send you a link to all the “special” die cast ones! Ka-chow!
Rachel
September 15, 2009 at 8:18 pmWe went to a children’s museum. And my 8 month old caught the stomach flu. Which he gave to me. Which I gave to my husband. Who gave it to my 2 year old. Now the cat is barfing.
I’m not taking my children back to a children’s museum until they’re adults!
JAB
September 15, 2009 at 9:50 pmJust finished LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave and highly recommend it. Here is what the inside jacket says about the book (capitals below appear on the jacket):
“We don’t want to tell you WHAT HAPPENS in this book. It is a truly SPECIAL STORY and we don’t want to spoil it. NEVERTHELESS, you need to know enough to buy it, so we will just say this:
THIS IS THE STORY OF TWO WOMEN. Their lives collide one fateful day, and one of them has to make a terrible choice, the kind of choice we hope you never have to face. Two years later, they meet again—the story starts there.
Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell your friends about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens. The magic is in how the story unfolds.”
It was really, really good!
Gina
September 16, 2009 at 5:57 amPotty training tip. It was easier for my son to learn standing up…less to think about I think (instead of making sure he was tucked in).
At public restrooms, try having him stand on your feet.