Baseball

Paul and I went to a San Angelo Colts game last week.

The Colts killed their opponent.  Go San Angelo!  We got to see a home run, followed by the hitter walking around the net with his hat out collecting dollar bills.  I guess these players get payed so little they need a little extra incentive. This happened last time we went too.  Last time we also got to watch a couple get themselves completely drunk (it was dollar Thursday or something).  This time I mostly watched the super chubby kid in the row in front of us, and tried to stay cool.

It was about 100 degrees out (at 8:00) so we treated ourselves to some shaved iced.

And to prove we were there, some amusing self-portraits:

Reading

I finished reading Sense and Sensibility a few weeks ago.  Now I'm reading Emma.  In the past I have also read Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey.  I really hope someday I can read Persuasion, because the movie is so cute.

Am I overlooking anything Jane Austen?

I'm also in the middle of How Language Works by David Crystal and This is a Book by Dimitri Martin, which is hilarious, as are his TV shows.

Also, it took me about 2 days to read The 5 Love Languages which I recommend for anyone.  It's thought-provoking; makes you think about yourself and others from a new perspective.  Sort of like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Test book, which is fun.

Wow, I use the phrase "which is ..." a lot, which is interesting.

What are you reading?


UPDATE: I finally got Bossypants by Tina Fey from the library and read it in 2 days.

Smovie

Paul's been working nights.  At 10 o'clock I usually turn on a movie that Paul would not care to watch, and by the time it is over he's almost home!  Umm, is it just me or is the word "o'clock" something special?

I watched Hello Dolly! and Funny Girl this/last week, which are arguably Barbra Streisand's best pictures (so I've heard).  I loved them both (I usually love musicals).  I especially love the songs "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" and "Don't Rain on My Parade".  The only thing that was missing was some pie to eat.

With Paul I've also seen
Life as We Know It (which was cute but inevitably too predictable),
The Ghost Writer (which was quite slow and kind of depressing),
Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (which we wanted to turn off after the first couple of minutes but stuck it out ... turned out it wasn't that bad),
and New in Town (which was excessively cheesy but funny).

We also gave in and saw The King's Speech, which didn't disappoint - I really liked the cinematography at some parts - but wasn't the masterpiece it was hyped up to be, with all of its awards.  Don't get me wrong though, it was pretty fantastic.

I haven't seen much in the theatre lately.  Kung Fu Panda 2 was cute (you can't NOT get cute with a fluffy panda!) but I felt like it was the same as the last movie.  Then again, I don't know that I should've expected more; sequels are usually like that.

If you've never seen Driving Miss Daisy go ahead and watch it.  It was heartwarming and funny.

My strongest recommendation though has to be Encounters at the End of the World.  It is an unconventional documentary about the strange people who live/work in Antarctica.  The narrator/director has a great German accent and such dry humor!  Really dry, I'm telling you.  I feel like he is making fun of his own decision to even make the movie by highlighting the stupidest and most random clips.  The characters he meets are certainly odd ducks and so funny to watch.  Paul and I watched it with a girl who had actually been to Antarctica and had met some of the people that were interviewed so maybe I liked it so much because she was there to make commentary.  Either way, I would recommend watching it.  Also, the music choices are a riot.  And there ARE some interesting parts too!

2011 Summer City Hit List

Our 26-hr drive/move to Sumter, SC this July is going to look like this:

Fun, huh!  I hope the van makes it!  I also hope that we are able to see a little bit, or a lot bit, of these cities:

Little Rock, AR

Memphis, TN

Nashville, TN

Knoxville, TN

Washington DC

    (and surrounding area!)

Charlotte, NC

Columbia, SC

Sumter, SC

Charleston, SC

Myrtle Beach, SC

Savannah, GA

    and more!!