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I have officially only one midterm left. I'm so excited but that also means that I have to study for it this afternoon after I do my french homework. I hope everyone's doing well and arn't to stressed over whatever it is your worried about. I'll be back to normal posts once I have time to read a book or watch a movie. Even thought I went and saw Persepolis last night but hey it was a requirement for my french class. We have to go see 2 french movies in the french movie series this term and then write a few paragraphs about it. I'll write about the movie when I get the chance.

Mid-terms

I have mid-terms this week in 3 of my classes so I might be a little slow on the posting this week. I have my first test tomorrow, I'm not worried about that one. It's the one on Wednesday and Thursday that I'm worried about. I've already studied a bit for them but I'm so nerves I hope that doesn't effect how I do. I probably should at least look at my notes for my test tomorrow even thought that's the least of my worries right now. I would like to leave you with a picture that makes me smile.

The Duchess

I went and saw The Duchess this afternoon with my mom and one of my friends. It was actually a really good movie. Towards the end it was getting a little slow but then it ended, rather abruptly I might add. For those of you that don't know the movie was about Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It followed a good portion of her life. I absolutely loved the costumes for this movie. They were amazing. There were a few that stood out to me but I can't remember what scenes they were. I would recommend this movie for anyone who likes history or costume dramas.

November

So I know I'm probably like every other person of the female variety but I am really excited for the premiere of Twilight. I absolutely loved the book and I hope the new movie is if nothing else almost as good. I think November is going to be a good month. Not only does Twilight come out at the end of the month but the new James Bond comes out on the 14th and then you have Thanksgiving break which means that I don't have class but it probably also means that I'll have lots of homework over the break. I'm excited for a break where I can go home and sleep in my own bed instead of my dorm.

Amazing!!

So I didn't post yesterday but consider this your yesterday post and hopefully I will post again today. Last night was a new episode of Pushing Daisies. The episode itself was pretty good but I loved the ending, poor Ned I don't know how he could stand it. I can't find a clip on youtube but if and when I do I will definitely post it.


So this is a video from the Scandinavian Festival in Junction City, Oregon. It's pretty amazing if I do say so myself. My cousin use to be in this group so we would go almost every year. This is my favorite dance. It's called Little Man in a Fix and beware of flying shoes. Hehe.

Pie!

Today has been a long day. I've kept thinking it was Wednesday. I know it's not and I've been reminded countless times but I still think it's Wednesday. It has made for a very long day. On the bright side though tomorrow is Wednesday and hopefully I won't have that much homework because Pushing Daisies is on!!

I was looking at the Pushing Daisies website on ABC.com and came across the menu that they have at the Pie Hole and it looks delicious, really, I now want pie. When I go home next I should bring a recipe and bake a pie like they do at the Pie Hole. The Sweet Potato Pie looks really good. I should totally ask my mom if we can make this when I go home in a few weeks. It would be so much fun.

Monday Morning

I hate Monday mornings! I really should learn to go to bed at a decent hour, I try but it never really works out so I just kinda give up. It might also have to do with the fact that my friend and I were watching Pushing Daisies till 11ish. She's been watching the 2nd season with me but had yet to see the 1st season so we decided we needed to watch it. I had forgotten how hilarious it was and how much I love Chuck's outfits/costumes. I just love the entire thing. Well, I'm pretty excited for Wednesday nights episode, only 3 more days (yes I'm including today). If you haven't watched Pushing Daisies yet I would recommend it, highly.

I'm going crazy!!

I went home on Friday to do my laundry. While at home I was channel surfing and landed on this movie called Head Over Heels and it was really good, at least the part that I watched was. There was some parts that I didn't get because I didn't see the beginning. So, I was looking to see if it was on youtube and it was and I downloaded it but when I went to watch it the sound didnt' work and it kept stopping even though it was fully loaded. I'm hoping that it will work tomorrow because I want to see how it all began.

Pretty Picture

Doesn't this picture just make you want to go frolic in the flowers. I can't remember where I took this picture but I know it was last summer on our family road trip. I think it might have been at Mt. Rainer.

WOW!!

I realized I hadn't posted in a day or so but I didn't realize it had been this long. Well I've been rather busy this week with school and all. Yesterday I had my first french test of the term and I wanted to do well so I was studying most of Sunday and Monday and guess what, I did really well. Today in my lit class we started by talking about what Gothic was. It reminded me of the book that I finished the other day, Northpointe Chalet by Debra White Smith. Yes it's by the same author as Possibilities. It was almost as good as Possibilities, but then again I like Persuasion better then Northanger Abbey. I don't think I really need to describe what this book's about because its the same plot as Northanger Abbey which is a classic. Well that's all for today.

Mr. Darcy

I am debating whether or not if someone came up to me dressed like Mr. Darcy, talking like Mr. Darcy, looking like Mr. Darcy, and acting like Mr. Darcy if I would give him the time of day or just think that he was crazy and walk away.

Now I think it might depend on where I was at. If I was, say in the grocery store it might kinda freak me out but if it was in the park and I was sitting on a bench or in the grass I don't think it would be that odd. This is a totally bizarre thing to even consider.

While watching Jane Austen related material on youtube I came across this video, Just watch it and laugh.


I came across this article from BBC entitled Mr. Darcy voted Dream Date. Apparently Mr. Darcy beat out a number of fictional characters to top this list, characters which include James Bond, Superman, Rhett Butler, and Prince Charming.

Dance

Today was an interesting day. I learned how to do the dance Gathering Peascods, think Jane Austen dancing. I know it's awesome, well kind of. I happened to really enjoy doing it. Here's a link to a group of people doing the Gathering Peascods: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_BOc3rktp0. Everyone enjoy.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Who would of thought that a movie with the title Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day would be a good movie. Well I am here to tell you that it was one of the most enjoyable movies I have seen in awhile. From beginning to end I could not anticipate what was going to come next. From the first scene with Delysia (Amy Adams) I was hooked. Her character is such a whirl wind of activity and adventure. Then much to my surprise in marches Lee Pace (Ned from Pushing Daisies) and the deal was sealed, this was an amazing movie. To make it even better was Ciarán Hinds (Caption Wentworth from Persuasion) as Joe.

The entire of the film happens in a 24 hour period, hence Miss Pettigrew lives for a day. The movie opens with Miss. Pettigrew being dismissed from yet another governess position without so much as severance pay. She then gains another employment assignment as a social secretary. Upon arriving at her employers apartment she is launched into the caotic and glamourous world of the American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse. Over the next 24 hours, Guinevere and Delysia will empower each other to discover their romantic destinies.

Novel Romance

A few weeks ago before I moved into my dorm I decided I wanted to rent a movie, so I get in my car and I drive to Hollywood Video. When I get there I have no idea what to rent. I'm wondering around and decide I want a comedy. While walking through the comedy I notice this movie called Novel Romance and I pick it up. The cover was interesting and the description on the back didn't look bad, so I rented it.

I ended up watching it almost the second I got home. It wasn't quite what I was expecting but I it was a good movie.

" Max Normane’s eye for the undiscovered literary gem is famous. Unfortunately, Max hasn’t yet been able to shape her own narrative into the most enviable of stories. Once having hoped to live a sweeping romantic epic, Max instead has gone through a series of unfulfilled romances. Having reached her 30's, Max realizes that finding her true love isn't going to be that easy.

When Max meets Jake Buckley, a struggling but talented writer whose previous attempts at getting published have been sabotaged by his own egocentricities and narcissism, Max relies on her unique brand of editorial intuition to offer him a mutually beneficial solution of Faustian proportions: his seed in exchange for publication. In other words, she’ll give life to his “baby” if he gives life to hers.

Despite Jake’s shock and outrage at such blackmail, this bizarre opportunity for long-awaited literary success is too good for the frustrated artist to pass up. And upon completion of the transaction, both Max and Jake go their very separate ways: Max gives birth to their child and throws herself headfirst into the world of motherhood, while Jake lives his dream as a celebrated literary figure abroad in Europe.

But with the passage of time comes the realization that, despite achieving everything they ever wanted, both are feeling a void in their lives that neither can articulate. Only upon Jake’s return from Europe do they finally begin to accept that there can only be one satisfying, yet highly improbable, way to conclude this tale.

Yes, in this as in all romances, love must attempt to conquer all—even if that all includes insurmountable personal baggage and an impossibly irresistible French woman. And with Jake’s talents as an author, and Max’s as an editor, together they craft an ending as strange and sweet as they themselves."http://www.novelromancethemovie.com/synopsis.htm

If this sounds like a good watch to you, then I'd go check it out.

Finished!!!

I finished two books in the past few days. First I finished Possibilities by Debra White Smith. It was a modern day adaption of Persuasion. Overall it was good. I really liked the end but then again that's generally how it works.

The other book I finished was the new Julia Quinn book, Mr. Cavendish, I Presume. It wasn't my favorite book of Julia Quinn's but I liked it all the same. I liked how you got the different perspective of the other book. I can't wait for her next book.

I hope everyone's day is going well and as always have great reads.

Lists of Life

I can't decide what to write about for today. So, I decided to write a list of all the books on my bookshelf here on my desk that are waiting to be read. Lets see here I have:
1. Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn that I really need to read
2. Arabella by Georgette Heyer
3. Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
4. Possibilities by Debra Whit Smith

That's it for the moment. I'm sure the list will start to get backed up soon.

North and South

Yesterday afternoon I made the mistake of starting to watching the first episode of North and South. So last night I told myself I was only going to watch episode 2. Well I couldn't stop there so I finished the other two episodes. It all ended about 3am this morning. That's what I get for starting a mini-series that late at night.

Anyways, to talk about the actual movie/mini-series. Now, when you hear the title North and South you probably think about the epic Civil War series but this isn't that movie. This is a story about a family, the Hales, that move from the south of England to the more industrial North of England. At the center of this series is the relationship between Margaret Hale and John Thorton. As Margaret gradually settles in Milton her social conscience awakens and she befriends some of the local mill workers, learning about who they are and about their problems. At times the plot moves rather slowly but I don't think that affected the quality of the movie. It was amazing, I almost liked as much as some Jane Austen movies (shocker I know).

Pushing Dasies

I just had to write about one of my favorite shows, Pushing Daisies. The season premiere was tonight and I though it was amazing. I really hope that the rest of the season is just as good. For those of you who have never seen or heard of Pushing Daisies here you go: "Ned possesses the unique talent of being able to bring the life to dead merely by touching them. However, the person may remain alive only for one minute, or else someone else dies for them. A second touch will render the person dead again, unable to be revived. Through his connections with PI Emerson Cod, Ned revives his childhood sweetheart, Chuck. The trio, aided occasionally by Olive Snook, helps solve the mysteries of various murders, whose murderer is often surprising."

Wanderlust

So, I finally finished Wanderlust by Chris Dyer. "Headstrong Kate Bogart is married to her career as a travel writer until she meets globetrotting British journalist Miles Maxwell in Italy. Falling in love with Miles, just as her former husband, Jack McTavish, decides that he would like to rekindle their relationship, sends our hapless heroine on a personal journey around the world searching for love and happiness while still trying to meet her deadlines. This epistolary first novel chronicles the pleasures and pitfalls of the single girl who has it all-she just needs to decide with whom to share it." Doesn't that look like fun? Well to me it was!! I love most of this book occasionally it was slow but over all it was good. I love the idea of being a travel writer.