Since I secured babysitting for Saturday night, I got to decide what movie S & I were going to see. There are a bunch of flicks that I’ve been wanting to see, but it’s been such a long while, they’re not in theatres anymore, but not yet on DVD. Antonement it was. I thought it was going to be much more action than I perceived it to be (sorry S; yah, haven’t read the book yet, but it’s on my to-read list now). No spoilers here, but what a romantic yet tragic story! We had just seen “The Last King of Scotland” and James McAvoy was much more suited for the role in “Atonement”. Sigh. Though the chemistry between Keira and James wasn’t as amazing as critics had been saying, they were both well cast. Bring Kleenex!

Going Green

I try not to make resolutions. I don’t want to set myself up for disappointment. One of my “efforts” for 2008 is to “go green” (local and organic, too) where I can and am able. S will tell you that I am a recycle and compost fiend. I try to buy what’s in season, local and organic. It’s healthy and easy on the environment. Especially if you can find treats like Late July’s Organic Dark Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (“intense and decadent”; antioxidants and cookies on the same box, how can you go wrong?) – yum! – but I digress. One item I cannot and will refuse to buy the more environmentally sound alternative: diapers. In an emergency, we had to purchase eco-friendly diapers at Whole Foods. Gone were the cute little Sesame Street characters and ultra-stretchiness of the tabs. What we got were sad plain brown diapers that looked like brown paper bags – thank goodness we’re finished with them.

RIP Norbert

Norbert was the name given to our Montero SUV. The Montero lasted us a good while (I think we got it back in 2001), a drive down to San Diego, Big Sur. Memories of Lucie as a puppy nudging the bars of the dog barrier and jumping through to the middle row to stick her head out of the window.

Surprisingly, “we” decided on a car relatively quick, and decided to lease this. I’ve nicknamed her Bertha as the car is quite large. I still can’t get used to it, but the seat warmers help me acclimate quickly.

In a state of shock

Which recent headline is more shocking:

A non-profit journalism group has put out a statement that the Bush administration was spreading false statements to garner support/justification for the Iraq war

…or…

Heath Ledger, dead at 28?

Yah, I was pretty shocked to read that Heath Ledger passed away. Crazy!

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