American?

Over the extended Thanksgiving weekend, I watached the following videos:

• Ratatouille
• Paris, Je'taime
• L'auberge Espnagote (The Spanish Apartment)
• All About My Mother
• Black Books Series 3
• About A Boy

All of these movies/shows take place in a foriegn country. All but one (Ratatouille) are foreign made.

Thanksgiving is very much a American holiday, yet I spent most of it watching movies that have nothing to do with America.

Anyone else find this interesting?

No freaking way...

You're Anne of Green Gables!
by L.M. Montgomery
Bright, chipper, vivid, but with the emotional fortitude of cottage cheese, you make quite an impression on everyone you meet. You're impulsive, rash, honest, and probably don't have a great relationship with your parents. People hurt your feelings constantly, but your brazen honestly doesn't exactly treat others with kid gloves. Ultimately, though, you win the hearts and minds of everyone that matters. You spell your name with an E and you want everyone to know about it.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

I love Anne! She's always been a hero of mine, and Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite books.

Speaking of books...

I also highly reccomend Yes Man, by Danny Wallace. I just finished reading it, and I loved it because it was funny, clever, and suprising. Plus, it was written by a quirky British guy, which satisfies the anglophile in me. AND, the main character totally reminded me of my favorite British Guy, which was even better. A little "tide-me-over" until Christmas. : ) Now, I'm on to a silly chick lit book called Weekend in Paris. Won't be as good as Yes Man, I'm pretty sure, but I can't imagine something that will be right now.

This bookcase has a few of my all time favorite books on it:

It includes: The Harry Potter Books, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Giver, The Outsiders, and some graphic novels. I have more books, but they are on other bookshelves. This pic is also another little glimpse of the re-arrangement my room has gone through lately.

And see that little envelope propped up against the side of the bookshelf? It's the Elsie prints I ordered. : ) Will find awesome frames for them, then hang them around this shelf. Yay.

What are your favorite books?

A Girlie's Christmas in Wales

It's official! I am going to visit Ashley in Wales this Christmas. Here are a few thing I am looking forward to doing (besides seeing Ash):

1. Meeting his family. Finally!


2. Goin' out with the girlies!


3. Wearing a bow on my head on Christmas. I will technically be his Christmas present and should adorn myself appropriately.


4. Bringing California wine to Wales to give to all my dear ones.


5. Buying Christmas ornaments at Harrods.


6. Seeing castles.


7. Taking Wind Street by storm again. Ahhh... the good old days.


8. Teltelys, sausage rolls, Sunday dinners, cadburys...


9. Taking cool pictures.


10. Riding the London Eye. Never did it!


11. Going to the Tower of London. Never did that either!


12. Taking a nice drive around the Welsh countryside. I didn't get to see much that you couldn't see by train last time!

yippee!

One of my fave pics from the last time I was in Wales, just for the heck of it!

Geography

This is what I had for dinner:
















(it's cider and bangers and mash).

Then, I put on the kettle and made myself a nice cup of tea.


















(it's Tetley's)

Then, I came very close to ordering this online:

(I decided to wait until next payday)



I'm just curious, though...



...what country do I live in?