A list of free things you can get while running the Peachtree Road Race.
Water
Gatorade
Political pamphlets
Donuts
Religious tracts
Power Bars
Water guns
Holy water tossed onto your head
Beer
Today was my sixth Peachtree, Amy's seventh. 55,000 people, 6.2 miles, and there's no way we'll be awake when the fireworks start.
"From your 63 subscriptions, over the last 30 days you read 3,273 items, starred 68 items, shared 37 items, and emailed 27 items."
What's your trends, friends?
Goodness me, where did June go? I vaguely remember a few blissful days at the pool reading magazines and eating my grandparents' homemade cookies, but that seems as far away as The Eiffel Tower now. (And even France was only two months ago!) I've been frantically busy the last few weeks, waking up as early as 4:00 a.m. to write. Which, yeah, you're right, is practically not going to sleep. I found out two weeks ago that I'm a finalist in one of the many creative nonfiction contests I entered before I left for Europe. Hopefully I can tell you about it soon, even if I don't win.
Scout is officially off her heart treatments as of today, and that means we can start taking her for walks and runs and hikes to burn off some of that Beagle puppy energy. Hallelujah, says I. About damn time, says the cat.
Even as we've walked through the Shadow of Chaos over the last couple of months, Amy and I have made it to the theater almost every weekend, and I'll tell you like I told Abigail yesterday: this is the best summer for movies EVER. I haven't been disappointed in a single film. That is quite a different tune from last summer when I hated nearly everything we saw. So far it's been:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Price Caspian -- So much better than the book! These Walden Media Narnia movies are truly wonderful.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull -- It was fun on nostalgia alone.
Sex and the City: The Movie -- Cute, even if it wasn't as good as the show. It's always nice to look in on old pals. I'd go see a Friends movie.
Kung Fu Panda -- Definitely Dreamworks Animation's best offering. It actually felt like a kung fu movie, and it had a lot of heart.
Get Smart -- Loved!
Wall-E -- Best love story ever told. And yep, I am including the Darcys in that equation.
The summer's television (via Blockbuster.com) includes The O.C., which Abigail has been begging me to watch for years, and also which I really, really love; Battlestar Galactica, which I've been meaning to watch for a long time; and Lost, which I am sure not to understand at all.
We saw the Atlanta Dream's home opener with some stellar courtside seats. We rooted for the LA Sparks because their team is chockablock with former Lady Vols.
There's talk that the New Year will be spent in Scotland; I hope I can work that out.
Things are really picking up over at The Collective. I hope you'll check us out over there. We have some really fun stuff planned for the rest of the summer.
And that's about all I know.
Happy Canada Day, y'all.
It was the best movie I have ever seen.
Smitten am I.
All credit for this meme goes to Peefer's Google Reader share.
You are in a mall when the zombies attack. You have:
1. One weapon.
2. One song blasting on the speakers.
3. One famous person to fight alongside you.
Weapon can be real or fictional; you may assume endless ammo if applicable. Person can be real or fictional.
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My answers:
1. Flame-thrower.
2. I Want You Back, by The Jackson 5
3. Dwight K. Schrute, duh.
