Photo Safari

Okay, I was really hoping to get my photos and post up yesterday, from Sunday morning's Photo Safari. But between errands that couldn't be put off and a visit with Mom and trying to fix her computer...the day got eaten up by gremlins. So later -- look for the Photo Safari post and a little noodling about the nature of...nature.

G'night!

~M

Hi!

Remember me? Yeah, I've been off chasing squirrelez again. Lots of 'em.

Squirrel #1
I've been reading again. Oh, how I've missed reading without even realizing it! I mean, I've read the necessary. I've read the news. I've read some non-fiction. But I have missed my beloved fiction and have lately had some really good reminders about what I've been missing.

The Deed of Paksennarion by Elizabeth Moon (High adventure/epic/fantasyish)
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE is all I can say about that one. Well, one more thing, too. There is a new Paks book out which I will read ASAP. Can't wait. Okay, one more thing?  These are big, fat, GOOD books. And I do love big, fat, good books.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Insightful, heartbreaking, inspiring, entertaining, and courageous. I loved this book. It should be required reading.

Year of Wonders (A Novel of the Plague) by Geraldine Brooks
Beautifully woven story; a mirror held up to society then and now. Definitely worth reading and not as dark as one might expect, all things considered.


Squirrel #2
Netflix, oh yeahbaby. Probably should never have started on that, but really, really enjoying. The instant viewing feature that is part of my subscription is huge for me.
Fried Green Tomatoes - somehow I'd only ever seen a few bitty snippets of this movie before and thought I wasn't interested. A friend recently raved about it and told me I had to watch it. I did. Loved it. A LOT. Will be watching it again very soon, not too soon. But pretty soon. ;)
Leverage. Wow, I do love this TV series; and so much more enjoyable to watch them sans commercials! The Leverage team are smart, clever, and slick -- the characters and those who created them. Bravo! (I hesitate to write that 'out loud' as most of the good series' that I enjoy wind up being killed by the assassins of  good programming.  But hey, I saw an ad today for the new season, so I think we are safe for the nonce.)
Pootie Tang - This one would be a little outside the box for me to have picked up on my own, but happily, a friend told me about it and I cracked up and loved it. (Same deal with Borat.) If you can't handle a profusion of f-bombs and other colorful speech and lifestyles of the poor and infamous, you would probably be too distracted to enjoy this.

(FWIW: My viewing, reading and music tastes are rather eclectic.)

And last but not least, LOST -- I had to watch the entire series online to get up to speed for the final season. :)  Really enjoyed it all, beginning to end, even all those "WTH?" moments.

I'll miss it.

But anyway...I'm back!  :D

What have you been up to, lo these many months? Tell, tell!

~ M