This is an official shout out to best-friend Holly...
pictured below, revealing herself as my favorite literary hero of Concord Mass
pictured below, revealing herself as my favorite literary hero of Concord Mass
So, in honor of Holly - as a gesture of love and appreciation since I've been so neglectful & busy and in so doing have not connected via tele - I will insue to write a top 5 list of the last 2 days of my life.
Erin's Top Five ALL TIME occurrences of my life in the last 48 hours:
1. SUPERMAN should have stayed in Krypton
I watched and sort-of enjoyed the new Superman movie.
2 redeemable points: One - anything with Kevin Spacey as the quirky antisocial Lex Luthor, Two - SPOILER ALERT finally an answer to the age old question of Clark Kent's procreative abilities. After that the movie fell somewhere between Batman Forever and Sky High. Though, I do appreciate the care they took to make the movie harken back to the days of Christopher Reed, but on second thought, that just made the movie tragic and sad.
But, I will say my favorite part of the entire movie is when the triumphant Messianic Kent says to his little sleeping halfling "You will be different, sometimes you'll feel like an outcast, but you'll never be alone. You will make my strength your own. You will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father and the father becomes the son." Seriously?!
2. Moping the floor with the sweet sweat of a hard days work.
We cleaned our apartment. It was boring, but took up a large part of Saturday so notable. The floors are clean and the laundry put away - oh goodie. Oh, and I took a shower.
3. Law School Birthday Party
I have learned that when budding legal minds gather for light snacking and heavy boozing things get interesting. Here are a few highlights: Participating/Observing a well articulated and rationalized argument about whether Jenifer Anisten or Angelina Jolie is better for Mr. Pitt, which morphed into a discussion about Brangelina's adoption practices & their legality, Being force-feed an almost ripe watermelon smothered in goat cheese, Being horrified by a graphic description of slaughter houses coupled with an uninvited diatribe about the finer points of vegetarianism, and eating a birthday "cake" made out of dim sum.
4. Oh, Sing to me Peter Gomes
Brett, law-friend-Eric and I went to church this morning at Memorial Chapel to hear the Right Reverend Gomes. He spoke with eloquence and candor unmatched. Then we went on to eat Pho at a local Vientamese restaurant and talk about our collective summers in DC. I equally enjoy the Albus quality of Gomesie & the fine banter between the husband and the law-friend.
Here are 2 things I learned today:
1. You can measure most relational variables between two hands. Imagine each finger as a tentacle of compatibility of each person, the level to which the persons are matched the fingers will interlock. This is both a quick-and-dirty way of measuring relational quality & a clever hand gesture when speaking with friends. For example: on the measure of humor, five out of five fingers makes for a full hand-hold of interlocking fingers, a three of five creates a stable but non-robust grasp, and a one/two of five makes for a casual/unstable connection.
2. It is widely agreed upon that people who do nothing but talk about money from the pulpit or any other place are, as the Reverend put it "most annoying and irritating". Simple words, profoundly true.
5. Bringing the Juices into the Wires
These are the songs I downloaded today:
1. I'll Stand By You (cover) - Carrie Underwood
Ms. Underwood has capture my heart and my wallet. She has a voice like a songbird in flight. She is a lot bit country and a little bit rock-and-roll. Now, she's no Kelly Clarkson, but not many lady singers get Brett rockin' out on his guitar covering their sassy ballads.
2. Come Again - Sting
The sultan of Channai Pop comes round with this delectable treat of lute & fife. Brett received 2 free songs from Ticketmaster after purchasing John Mayer tickets for the summer - this was my pick. Never has a 1500's cover sounded so sexy.
3. Too Little Too Late - JoJo
This one comes from left field. Brett has recently had a hankering for teeny-bopper pop music. Of all the songs of iTunes to pick he chose this one. Know that a role-reversal has taken place in our home recently, when on numerous occasions my lovely husband has scanned all the radio channels looking for this song while I was having a penchant for NPR - Go Figure!
Erin's Top Five ALL TIME occurrences of my life in the last 48 hours:
1. SUPERMAN should have stayed in KryptonI watched and sort-of enjoyed the new Superman movie.
2 redeemable points: One - anything with Kevin Spacey as the quirky antisocial Lex Luthor, Two - SPOILER ALERT finally an answer to the age old question of Clark Kent's procreative abilities. After that the movie fell somewhere between Batman Forever and Sky High. Though, I do appreciate the care they took to make the movie harken back to the days of Christopher Reed, but on second thought, that just made the movie tragic and sad.
But, I will say my favorite part of the entire movie is when the triumphant Messianic Kent says to his little sleeping halfling "You will be different, sometimes you'll feel like an outcast, but you'll never be alone. You will make my strength your own. You will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father and the father becomes the son." Seriously?!
2. Moping the floor with the sweet sweat of a hard days work.
We cleaned our apartment. It was boring, but took up a large part of Saturday so notable. The floors are clean and the laundry put away - oh goodie. Oh, and I took a shower.
3. Law School Birthday Party
I have learned that when budding legal minds gather for light snacking and heavy boozing things get interesting. Here are a few highlights: Participating/Observing a well articulated and rationalized argument about whether Jenifer Anisten or Angelina Jolie is better for Mr. Pitt, which morphed into a discussion about Brangelina's adoption practices & their legality, Being force-feed an almost ripe watermelon smothered in goat cheese, Being horrified by a graphic description of slaughter houses coupled with an uninvited diatribe about the finer points of vegetarianism, and eating a birthday "cake" made out of dim sum.
4. Oh, Sing to me Peter GomesBrett, law-friend-Eric and I went to church this morning at Memorial Chapel to hear the Right Reverend Gomes. He spoke with eloquence and candor unmatched. Then we went on to eat Pho at a local Vientamese restaurant and talk about our collective summers in DC. I equally enjoy the Albus quality of Gomesie & the fine banter between the husband and the law-friend.
Here are 2 things I learned today:
1. You can measure most relational variables between two hands. Imagine each finger as a tentacle of compatibility of each person, the level to which the persons are matched the fingers will interlock. This is both a quick-and-dirty way of measuring relational quality & a clever hand gesture when speaking with friends. For example: on the measure of humor, five out of five fingers makes for a full hand-hold of interlocking fingers, a three of five creates a stable but non-robust grasp, and a one/two of five makes for a casual/unstable connection.
2. It is widely agreed upon that people who do nothing but talk about money from the pulpit or any other place are, as the Reverend put it "most annoying and irritating". Simple words, profoundly true.
5. Bringing the Juices into the Wires
These are the songs I downloaded today:
1. I'll Stand By You (cover) - Carrie Underwood
Ms. Underwood has capture my heart and my wallet. She has a voice like a songbird in flight. She is a lot bit country and a little bit rock-and-roll. Now, she's no Kelly Clarkson, but not many lady singers get Brett rockin' out on his guitar covering their sassy ballads.
2. Come Again - Sting
The sultan of Channai Pop comes round with this delectable treat of lute & fife. Brett received 2 free songs from Ticketmaster after purchasing John Mayer tickets for the summer - this was my pick. Never has a 1500's cover sounded so sexy.
3. Too Little Too Late - JoJo
This one comes from left field. Brett has recently had a hankering for teeny-bopper pop music. Of all the songs of iTunes to pick he chose this one. Know that a role-reversal has taken place in our home recently, when on numerous occasions my lovely husband has scanned all the radio channels looking for this song while I was having a penchant for NPR - Go Figure!
So, friends (but mostly Holly) that was my weekend. I love you all and miss you and wish I was better at figuring out my time so I could talk to you more.
Seacrest, thank you for moosing it up every week to deliver gems like Carrie & Kelly to my doorstep,
Erin
