Julie & Julia

I wasn't sure if I was going to like the movie, since it looked a bit too Hollywood for me, but, I decided to order it On Demand as a shout out to a fellow blogger.

Yes, I guess I moonlight as a blogger, but I am still a snob of the medium on ocassion. 

I have to say, yes it was a bit hollywood, but it was charming too, and in the end, it inspires writers to write, and self-professed foodies to cook.  (I must brag about my first sushi wrestling and Chicken Masala here.)

There is so much more to our Narcissism than just what we do during the day than meets the eye.  We also need deadlines, and a self-obsessed project to give our life meaning and structure.  G-d bless the Gen Xers, even if I refuse to call you my brethren. 

Still, no matter what generation, we all have many layers, dreams, and thoughts, many of which we do not share even with our closest friends so we do not open the entire whole crazy package all at once.  Thank you Julie for doing so.

When you think about spending a year of your life living a certain way and writing about it, many thoughts come to mind.

So since living as an Oprah groupie, and this cooking story is already taken, I am open to suggestions.  For now the ones that seem to best suit my lifestyle are:

1.  Gluten Free Cooking without gagging

2.  101 ways to use Manishevitz

3.  Living undercover as a Realtor

4.  Being an Activist while lying on your couch

5.  Photoblog of Dirty Car Slogans

I did see a dirty car the other day that said: "I wish my girl was as dirty as you"

Wikipedia is your friend

"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet has free access to the sum of all human knowledge."

— Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a great resource that needs funding to continue to share information for free. 

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Appeal2/en?utm_source=2009_Jimmy_Appeal3&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=fundraiser2009&target=Appeal2

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After posting, I recieved this post:

Wikipedia isn't everybody's friend.

I wonder if you and your readers will be interested in some other statistics that call into question the wisdom of even donating to the Wikimedia Foundation:

http://www.mywikibiz.com/Top_10_Reasons_Not_to_Donate_to_Wikipedia

Two sides to everything these days, that in the end seem to cancel each other out.

No wonder, we are all so complacent, two wrongs never make a right, and two rights can still make a wrong.

Ghosts of Boyfriend's Past

Oy vey.

The Israeli tank driver who stripped naked to roll in the snow the first time I brought him to meet the folks.

The first love, who now looks like Tommy Lee.

The rabbi, who travels the world teaching Kabbalah (though this is not really him it may as well be).  This was my guide while visiting Israel who took me on donkey rides, to an incredible 90 year old healer, has a daughter named Ahava - "LOVE" and looks like Moses or Jesus but carries a cell phone. 

The African American Christian firefighter - when I met his folks for Thanksgiving, Ebony and Ivory came on the radio as I choked down turkey.

The Catholic boy who practically made me get down on my hands and knees after a dream he had of his mother giving him guff after our make out session.

The Freeloader

 (Ok, I did not really date Kato, but others just like him.)

oddly, recently they have all surfaced through a plethera of calls and facebook emails apologizing for their various behaviors and telling me how sorry they were for the way they treated me.

It is ironic how those calls come way after you need to hear them.

Anyway, I just caught the trailer for Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past, and I have decided that I need to write my own version, because that would be some funny freakin' crap.

Adoption: Badge of Honor or Scarlet Letter?

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22095/85417-adoption--badge-honor-scarlet-letter-

Talked to J.D. Salinger

I talked to J.D. Salinger today.

I know what you have heard- he won't talk to anyone except Nicholas Cage, (or wait there was not proof of them talking, just an autograph for Ms. Arquette), but I managed it just the same.

I channeled him in the shower.

He gave me some good writing advice that I promised not to share with anyone, and I told him that I enjoy Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zoey at least once a year.

I also told him that I knew he had written other books later in life and that I understood him not wanting to share them with the masses and critics. 

Sometimes the writing you do, is just for you and you don't need others to validate you, your writing, or trample all over it either.

Breathe. . .

I just found out that my Moms the Word blog at skyhidailynews.com (my local paper's website) is now going to be hosted on all mountain sites in the region.

Yee haw!! 

I just wish that I could get paid for my favorite things.