This graph will be gracing our fridge as soon as I get the color printer up and running.

more music charts

Because we all need to eat more garlic! mmm....what shall I fix for dinner tonight? GARLIC! With a side of other vegetables. And maybe some noodles.

An interesting move for Kiera Knightley

First off, really - how perfect a name for an actress is Kiera Knightley. It's either a stage name or she was born to play women who wear corsets. In "The Duchess" she also has enormous hair and "dangerous liasons" - but I REALLY want to see this movie for the costumes.

So yes, you should check out: http://www.theduchessmovie.com/#/?page=dress1 to see more of what I mean about the costumes!

Meme I totally stole from teh Squeegoi

Meme: Google image-search your answers to the following and take the first postable image for each.

- Place you grew up

- Place you live now

- Your school

- Your work

- Favourite food

- Favourite drink


- Favourite song

- Favourite smell

- Favourite shoes

- Favourite movie

- Favourite color

- Favourite game

- Favourite animal

- Favourite mythological creature


PS - I totally cheated. But not with the "Your Job" - the dragon was actually the first image under "Unemployed."

Happenings

hmmm, looking at my "post count", I see that I have the same number of posts as Cruella de Ville wanted puppies. Well, had...because assuming I post this blog entry, I'll go up to 102. And the sequels just don't count. I mean, if they had been good and contributed to the puppy-positive lifestyle, sure...but as it is, all that happened was a bunch of people who weren't ready to have fractious & nervy dogs bought dalmatians - which meant that 3-6 months later, a whole lot of puppies were in the pound. All this to say...101 posts...wow. I mean, probably 25% of these posts will prove worthwhile...if I'm lucky. But then, I've enjoyed each and every one like a cool glass of minty tea. (Mmmm....minty tea!)

So, how to go about making this post one of the 1/4th that are both interesting and erudite? Frankly, I'm not sure. My impulse is to write about moving to Austin...but, really, we haven't done much here that's really "Austin" yet. Let's see...we did meet some interesting people at a t.u. mixer whilst trying some very good ice cream. Actually, that ice cream WAS pretty terrific. Amy's Ice Cream FTW! I had the rich chocolate (don't remember their adjective) and it was like unto Godiva or Dove chocolate...mmm.

Hmmm, what else? Well, we've been to two churches so far. Hope Chapel & Great Hills Baptist. Hope Chapel was just about right in size & attitude...but the pastor's preaching was odd - uncertain is the best word for it - he didn't seem to speak from authority. Great Hills Baptist was incredibly LARGE, which lost it points, but other than that...I liked it muchly. They have an AWANA program, the preaching was both authoritative and with a vision...I really want to hear this sermon series that gets started on the 7th. They were also friendly and had good coffee (not a church picking thing, just a statement of fact.) Of course, Great Hills is COMPLETELY across town...$8 to get there and back by car. Which, I guess, when I get a job and we have money, will be fine...but right now that's a hard monetary pill to swallow.

While at Great Hills, I had a conviction to trust God. That's the best way to describe it. It really had not a whole lot to do with the church. More with what God is telling me in my life right now. God is awesome, powerful and basically the King of Kings - and what He commands...happens. So, today I am spending a lot of time asking God to show me His plan for my life - both in this next year and in the next 5 years and in the next 10 years! So, join me in prayer today as I learn what God has in store for me.

Tea is good!

This is a very interesting idea that, if I had the bucks to spend on whatever I wanted, I would totally try. I've had the occasion to try Tea Forte before and have always enjoyed it. I don't typically like fruit teas, but theirs manage to be fruity without being too cloying or too acidic (I usually like acidic things, but not in tea). And, I've always been one to enjoy ice tea...but I like to put my sugar in my tea while it's hot...so this "Tea Over Ice" that allows you to flash chill your tea sounds really interesting to me.




However, in the really big "Tea Is Good" news...


Bigelow's "Green Tea with Mint" is perhaps the best tea I've ever tasted. It is very, very good. You should try some. What are you still sitting at your computer for? They have it at Wal-mart! Run! Before they sell the last box!

Bella the Editrix

more cat pictures

I know, I know, it's another cat...but my first thought was "It's Bella!" followed shortly by "Bella's cousin, then!" as my brain tried to reason with itself.

Want!

You know that song "These boots are made for walkin'..."? Well, THESE boots are made for walking around like a cool Steampunk chick! Mad science, here I come!

http://www.sheplers.com/womens/victorian_boots/fashion_boots/boots/
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com

Furniture on the rise...

moar funny pictures

Just in case the Lolcat I made doesn't say it all, let me elucidate the pain and the glory that is Ikea. We came out of the store $410 poorer, but with 5 bookshelves (each having 5 shelves for the storing of books), another bookshelf for games in the closet, an awesome curvy red desk for me, a super comfy chair for the living room, two side tables that now grace our living room and various sundries such as wall lamps, coffee mug holders, waste paper baskets, wine glass racks, lingonberry jam & pomegranate apple sparkling juice.

We have now bolted, screwed, hammered and shoved together about 90% (we need to buy the right screws to put the lamps & wine glass racks in the wall/underside of the cabinet) and I have to say, I am highly pleased!

The other great thing about going to Ikea was taking my Mom, her friend, MaryLynn & her friend and Dad along for the ride. The reactions were as predictable as can be. Mom & Genna loved the whole thing and are already planning their next trip (I'm insisting they visit me on the way!) MaryLynn & Carson goofed off - each finding interesting things to look at and having fun with each other more than anything else. Dad was a trooper - and I think he enjoyed it as much as he COULD...even if that wasn't terribly lots.

We all liked breakfast. Ikea breakfasts are as delicious as they are cheap. I mean it - I wish there was one close by so I could go there JUST for breakfast! $0.99 for eggs, bacon & hashbrowns is pretty amazing, no?

Bored now...

more cat pictures

Play with kitteh!

For those about to write...

Hey ya'll...I was just reading through some of the recent posts by one of my favorite authors (S.Lynn Veihl) and came across this little gem:

"If you want me to believe that there's an elephant in the living room, you're going to have to show me the circus caravan it escaped from, the pasture fence it knocked over, and the wall it smashed through to get into the house."

Yep, she's dispensing writing advice and durn good advice at that. So, go visit http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/ and check it out for yourself!

Day after Yesterday...

Yesterday was my 2nd anniversary. Fortunately, I don't feel anything like an old married lady. Nope - I'm young, happy and so in love! It's like the movies, books and fairy tales I've always read were really a poor reflection on what love could be. And why? Because God loves me in an amazing and wonderful way! Because He brought me Scott, my lifebonded, my lover, my partner, my one and only. God is SO AWESOME and I praise Him for His goodness every day - but especially yesterday...and today...and tomorrow.

Something I "re-found" on the web

My old friend, Victoria, is a talented singer/songwriter with a voice for ballads. I don't think she wrote this song, but it's one of my favorites that she sings.

Speed Racer

I liked it. No, really, it was happy candy for my eyes. Plus, the plot was just unpredictable enough, the races were consistently fun to watch and the family that was the heart of the movie was fun, interesting and totally relate-to-able. I liked that the good guys fulfill their promises, I liked that the protagonist struggled and was not perfect. It was an all-around, good, clean, fun flick and I would see it again tomorrow. Heh, maybe I WILL! (I could take Lynna - Yay $1.75 movies theater!) All in all, it had a more coherent plot than Hancock, a better message than Wanted (but then, so does a used car commercial, so that's not saying much) and was an all around fun film. And that, my friends, is my opinion.

Dr. Horrible!

--Watch Dr. Horrible while you can folks! This limited engagement of AWESOME is coming to you from the 15th through the 20th of July and NO MORE THAN THAT....well, 'til you buy the DVD, that is. But right now it is FREE and on www.drhorrible.com!

96,000 (In The Heights)

I had a chance to watch most of the Tonys this year on a nice big screen TV. "In The Heights" was definitely the best new show according to my book. Here's a YouTube video of the performance they did.

This one's coming to you from Plano

This summer is being a great time for two things in the Hannah Life - travelling & movies. This week I have been to Tulsa, Oklahoma...and watched Hancock & Get Smart. Hancock was about as I thought it would be - a feel good superhero flick with nothing really amazing or new in it. (Although I did get a writer's lesson in what NOT to do when you have 2 plot lines!) Get Smart was WAY better than I thought it would be. There were no fart jokes. The "fat joke" turned out to be hilarious - because the fat lady was laughing at everyone else! The humor was both intelligent and slapstick - a nice combination if you ask me! All in all, a good movie to see!

And now...the compulsory kitteh:

more cat pictures

Also to note - we had an FNW last night! Hoorayyyy! We did Lizard of Truth and read Scott's dream sequence and my new character introduction. I can't WAIT 'til we get established in Austin and can have FNW 2.0 meetings with a group down there. *crosses fingers*

Okay - time to get a towel and pull my not-swimming clothes together for Mark & Trisha's party!

Winds of Fate...and a Kitteh

I just finished the "Winds of Fate" series by Mercedes Lackey. Definitely the best trilogy of hers yet - although "By The Sword" is a standalone book and my favorite by far. I like Mercedes Lackey, I hope I can someday write as complete a world with as full and epic a history and as many diverse peoples as she does in her books.

And now...a kitteh.


more cat pictures

Happy Independence Day to All!

I wonder, why do so many people insist on saying "Happy 4th of July" instead of "Happy Independence Day"? Is it because it is less syllables? Would we rather just celebrate "The Fourth" as an American Holiday...forgetting that, like many of our national holidays, this one is rooted in violence?

Also, why don't we have any holidays about WWI or WWII? I mean, we won those too! I'm all for "Happy Manhattan Project Day!"

Today I worked with my computer...

And I finally got all the pictures off of both my old hard drives. I feel completely satisfied that I have them all. Now the only question is - do I keep the computer as a regular Windows boot comp or do I wipe all and restart with Fedora or some such? Decisions, decisions!

But, it is GOOD to think about having my own desk and such again. I wonder what this will mean come fall...will I slowly use the Mac less? I hope not. I love our Mac. Will probably do the Linux thing, then...just to be "different."

You know you're a Theatre Person when...

You get all contemplative in the bathtub and come up with the brilliant idea of doing Guys & Dolls with a Shakespeare style role reversal for the leads!