Mysterious Adventures and Cat Tweets
27 February 2010 | by jen in Movies & Books, Whatnot
A wee burro (burrito?) friend found at Porchlight, a lovely shop in Portland, OR.
It’s pouring rain and it’s really nice. I love waking up on the weekends when the weather is like this: the interior of the house is grey and a little chilly. I make myself a cup of cocoa and pull out the warmest, loftiest blanket I have. Sometimes I’ll read, watch a movie I’ve seen a hundred times or up date my to do list. (That sounds incredibly dorky, about the to do list. But I’m obsessed with it and have about 50+ things listed at the moment.)
Speaking of reading, have any of you read The Mysterious Benedict Society series?
I just finished the first book and I’m onto the second one (above). I find the cover illustration pretty thrilling!
So, I know I’ve been a little bit scarce around these blog parts. I’m like the friend that thinks about you but gets really bad about calling. ;) A couple of reasons include me taking on more hours at work, and a sudden and unignorable (not sure if that’s a word but it works for me) Tendonitis/carpal tunnel flare up. My husband and I even made a trip to Ikea to buy a new desk hoping that it would help. (My old one is currently in the middle of my office. Totally in the way but what a nice place to pile stuff on. [It's better than the floor.]) And I’ve been keeping off the computer as much as I can when I’m not working. At first I was really bummed about it but I’ve resolved to find a solution. I’ve been reading up on things, exercising and trying to keep my mind in a positive space.
Oh, there are a couple of things I wanted to mention before I forget:
- I’ve installed a “subscribe to comments” plug-in in this blog. You’ve probably seen them elsewhere; when you leave a comment you can click on a box to subscribe. Then you’ll receive follow up comments in your email. I’m going to start to respond to comments by leaving reply comments since I’ve been so bad at responding in the last few posts (and you all have left such thoughtful and helpful comments too! ) and I hope this would remedy that, plus perhaps make it easier for you to touch base with each other if desired.
- Spoo Kee got a twitter account! I know, it’s about dang time.
Ok, it’s cocoa time. I hope you are all having a cozy weekend so far!
xoxo
What are your thoughts, dears? | ♥ 
27 February 2010 | Ann says:
I’ve totally read the first Benedict Society book - it was the cover that drew me in too. Though by the time I finished it, it felt a little…underwhelming. Let us know how the second one is!
28 February 2010 | jen says:
Ann, I would have to agree with you about the ending. But I found the characters so lovable, I was ready to move on to the second book!
28 February 2010 | Tracey says:
I have not read the books, but my daughter has read the first one 3 times and is now on the second one! Also she listens to it everyday on her CD player (we get the books on CD from the library), so I hear bits and pieces throughout the day. I agree with the great book covers!
01 March 2010 | jen says:
Tracey - Books on CD, love that! The perfect thing for a long car drive.
02 March 2010 | Modern Crush says:
Your weekend sounded a bit like mine - loved the So Cal rain this weekend… xo