Kindle and The Help

Hang out with friends and family or take time out to catch a movie or read a book that has been patiently waiting for your attention.

This book was anything but patient, and I had painting to do but I finished it anyway. Husband and Kids took me out to an early birthday dinner on Friday night and gave me my present - a Kindle. Husband is often great at figuring out what I want before I do and I think he's done it again. My favorite feature -- downloading a sample of a book to see if I really want to read it. Read a few samples then ordered The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Couldn't. Put. It. Down.

I was worried about reading on the Kindle, but the book was so good I think I would have been just as absorbed if I'd been reading it on toilet paper. It's been over a year since a book has drawn me in like that and I'd almost forgotten what it felt like. There is no better feeling. It's like going on a fabulous vacation and meeting interesting new people.

I want to write characters like that. I was so inspired....but had promised I would paint the trim in the family room. The room is looking pretty great. And I have to admit that I doubt my ability to write that well anyway (Camille - don't yell at me).

New moth project 6

Autonomy becomes you. The more you act independently, the more likely a new idea or project will take wing and fly. Because you attract admirers like moths to a flame, you may have to pick and choose.

My horoscopes have been all about popularity lately; or perhaps just the ones I'm choosing to acknowledge. That's the beauty of having so many options. Apparently I'll have all kinds of moth options too and get to pick and choose among the admiring moths I want to hang out with.

Do I really want to hang out with moths?

Feel the woo 2

You will encounter those who can woo you with words and charm. You are enamored of people with that talent, largely because you possess it too.

Oh, Horoscope, how you flatter. Though I hate to inform you that I don't feel very charming today. I still feel exhausted and weepy after a weekend of synchro stomach flu. I wasn't really wooed today, either. I could have used some wooing. Though it most likely would have made me cry. Everything else did.

Capturing the interest of chipmunks 9

Social conveniences abound. You will capture the interest of people whom you will also find interesting and it all happens without a commute. (Detroit Free Press)

I love social conveniences! Made a new friend via Facebook today; yes, she IS interesting and yes, I did capture her interest as well. And on Wednesday I have reunion aided and abetted by FB with a sorority sister who lives near Boston. And I barely left my bedroom today.... mostly because I heard another chipmunk above the ceiling tiles in the basement this morning and I am incredibly phobic about creatures that scurry. For more about that see this blog post.