A Random Weekend Chronicle

Ever tried to chronicle your weekend adventures? Well this is my attempt and I hope it's as fun to read/look at, as it was for me to... traverse. :)

Friday was a wonderful shotgun starting line. My husband (Alias: Damon) was my dinner date at a local pizza/Italian sports bar. We drank beer, ate good food, played footsy under the table, and texted to our hearts content.

We also attempted a bit of a shopping spree. My many treasures can be seen below. (The case is for my makeup. The Black/Gray/White fabric is my newest scarf. The other pictures are self explanatory.)

Damon’s Treasures were far more masculine and post shopping Zakk Wylde soundtracked the evening. (If you haven’t listened to BLS before… Wow… give it a chance. (FYI - This music would be classified in the same genre as Ozzy Osbourne.))

To finish the night… we watched Clash of The Titans. However, Damon fell asleep within the first 45 minutes. LOL! I really liked the movie, but holy cows, pigs, chickens, AND a horse (for good measure)… Sam Worthington has the skinniest “man legs” I’ve ever seen!!! I just could not get over it. Thank goodness they put those greaves on his legs or I’d never have noticed the rest of the movie! J/K (Sort of)... It was worth the watching.

So, Saturday dawned bright and chipper. Damon had to work; leaving me with hours to venture forth and enjoy a solo day. (I, of course, wore my new headband, scarf, and purse for my outing.) I started with an 11:15 showing of Eat Pray Love. I HIGHLY recommend this movie! It was everything it was promised to be and everything I could have asked for. Bonus: It left me with a feeling of HOPE! (Love it when movies do that.)
Then I visited a local art show. I found so many gorgeous things and met so many wonderful people. And yes....I did impulsively purchase a few BEAUTIFUL things for myself.

When I returned home I curled up in the sunshine with the current book I’m reading. (OMG, I LOVE THIS SERIES!!! When I grow up I want to be just like Anita Blake! (At lease up to book 9.)LOL)

I fell asleep for about an hour, until Damon finally made it home. :) He woke me up with a big hug and kiss! Then he promptly feel asleep! LOL, giving me even more quiet time with my book.
When the sun started going down I decided not to waste the twilight. I grabbed my keys and headed to the park for a stroll. It was lovely and when I got home Damon was awake. (Finally)

Sunday morning found me very grumpy and in need of work. So... I sent Damon out to have fun while I worked my hands raw. A very good friend of mine calls it a nesting episode when I start cleaning like a loon. LOL! (BTW: Thank you Lord for Clorox wipes!!!)

Five hours later, found our apartment very, VERY clean and me reading in the sunshine again. Damon came home, made a wonderful dinner, and we watched From Paris with Love. The movie was great and NO... this opinion is not based on the fact that I find Jonathan Rhys Meyers to be… very, VERY Pretty! (LOL, Damon would try to convince you otherwise.)

Today, Monday, found me waking to one of my very favorite things…FOG. I love it! It makes the world seem mysterious and it smells amazing. This was the Southern view out my apartment window. So... a chronicled adventure from beginning to end. It would probably be far more exciting if I were traveling. (I'll have to keep it in mind for my next nomadic outing.) Anywho, A Very Happy Foggy Monday to You!

P.S. A very Happy Birthday to my Mother (Alias: Chloris).

We're all mad here!

Seriously folks, why is a raven like a writing desk? I’d really like to know! I’ve exhausted countless hours of my life trying to answer this riddle. Also, what kind/color is this writing desk? (Repeat after me: Vague!)If it were painted black that that could solve everything. If the owner liked using quills, there could be an answer somewhere in that. WHY? Does anybody have an answer?

…I think I’ve gone round the twist!

Anywho, Regardless of whether you find Lewis Carroll charming and delightful or tedious and outdated. (I tend toward the latter; my apologies to Mr. Carroll’s fans.) OR whether or not you enjoyed Tim Berton’s additions to this Victorian fairytale… The Almost Alice album is wondrous, weird, and completely wonderful!

Almost Alice is a multi genre collaborative album with one very special focal point… Alice! Alice in Wonderland is one of those threads that hold all of society together. (And it’s probably a golden thread, like Alice’s hair.) So, no wonder so many artists wanted to be a part of this project. Personal Opinion: I give it two thumbs up!

The following is one of my very favorite tracks!

"What matters it how far we go?"
His scaly friend replied,
"There is another shore, you know,
Upon the other side.
The further off from England
The nearer is to France -
Then turn not pale, beloved snail,
But come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you,
Won't you, will you join the dance?

Track 13 - The Lobster Quadrille - Franz Ferdinand

Curiouser and curiouser!

Enjoy the weekend! :D

Elbow Love!

About a year ago a lovely author (who shall remain nameless, for now) encouraged her readers to experience Elbow. And as a devoted reader and noted impulse shopper, I purchased Elbow’s - Seldom Seen Kid from Amazon on the very same day. (This is absolutely NOT the first time I have impulsively purchased an object, product, or experience. Some of my favorite things in life fell in my lap on a whim.) Wonder of wonders, I received my CD in the mail a week later, immediately put the CD in my stereo, and… was horrified by the first song!

Up and Down, Up and Down! Horns Blaring! Sweet acoustic reggae Dave Matthews violently collides with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor! WTF! Just when I was adapting and thinking those damn horns were done... AHHHH! I was too aghast with the first song to enjoy the songs that followed. (Honestly… I only listened to the next two or three songs.) So, I took the CD out of my stereo, noted the mild and creative bohemian look of the cover (ironic) and put it back in its case. (I also silently cursed my oh so lovely authors taste in music.)

A year passes…

This past weekend while on the road and needing new music to soundtrack my adventure, I reached for Elbow. The first song had me laughing as I remembered my previous experience. Hour five on the long road home and I was laughing! Thank You Elbow! Come to find out, this eclectic arrangement of songs is creative good company! Lesson Learned: Cheers to giving the things we don't immediately love, the time to burrow in and find a home.

So, if you think you can hang in the space between Dave and Ludwig, where it rains Jonny Lang and the flowers sway to Aqualung, I too encourage the Elbow love experience! :D

“Someone tell me how I feel
It’s silly wrong but vivid right
Oh, kiss me like the final meal
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight”

“So throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year’d see me right”

- One Day Like This, Track 10, Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow

I wholeheartedly agree, Throw those curtains wide!

P.S. Just because track one doesn't sound all that loud in the beginning, take it from me, DON'T TURN IT UP!

P.P.S. Thank you "Lovely Author" who shall remain nameless, I'm delighted I took your advice!