The Library

I love to read.

Unfortunately, you would never know it because I make so little time in my life for recreational reading.

When I was a kid I would check out stacks of books from the Yuba County Library, so excited at the prospects that awaited me there.

I rediscovered that excitement yesterday at the Cesar Chavez branch of the San Joaquin County Library. Sure, I'd been there before. I even have my own library card. But it is very rare that I remember it as an option.

Needless to say, I totally geeked out at the library. My first stop was the children's side. A little embarrassing for a grown woman to check out a book over there, but I had been longing to revisit an old favorite by Louisa May Alcott. (Not Little Women.) I also stopped by the main library to pick up The Kite Runner. (I know, I know, I'm a little late coming to the table on this one.)

The best part is - they were free! And now I have poolside reading material for my cruise this weekend. Hooray!

Mix Tapes

I just have to share my great love of the mix tape (CD doesn't have the same ring to it), a process much expediated by fabulous "new" technology from itunes.

Thanks to my amazing sister Som (she of the aforementioned leopard print ballet flats) and the always-helpful itunes I now have a plethora of stellar songs for the road trip preceding Nancy and I's cruise adventure in Mexico.

Just a few of my road trip picks (in no particular order):
1. My Lovin (Never Gonna Get it) - En Vogue
2. Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
3. In da Club - 50 Cent
4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
5. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
6. Groove is in the Heart - Deelite
7. California - Phantom Planet
8. This Ain't a Scene (It's an Arms Race) - Fall Out Boy
9. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
10. Ain't Goin' Down Til the Sun Comes Up - Garth Brooks
And quite possibly . . . a selection by favorite tween queen Hilary Duff.

With the possible exception of the STP song, somewhere out there my dear friend Chris is dying inside.

Kermit is NOT Sad

Kermit is not SAD. A little pensive maybe, but sad . . . no.