Hunger Games Movie

For those of you who are interested:

http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2011/03/jennifer-lawrence-has-been-cast-as-katniss-everdeen-in-the-hunger-games/

Favorite Books

I'm currently reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain." This is a book told from the perspective of a dog. Though many would find this idea silly, this book is BEAUTIFULLY written and has just wrenched at my heart. I'm about 2/3 of the way done and plan on finishing the book later this afternoon. However, from where I'm at in the book right now, I think I can probably say this book may end up on my list of favorite books.

Among that list (in no particular order) are these books:

• Stuck in Neutral - by Terry Trueman
• A Time to Kill - John Grisham
• Amazing Gracie - Dan Dye & Mark Beckloff
• Marley and Me - Josh Groban
• Sharp Objects - by Gillian Flynn
• Glass Castle - by Jeannette Walls
• The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hosseini
• Water for Elephants - by Sara Gruen
• The Time Traveler's Wife - by Audrey Niffenegger
• The Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer
• The Hunger Games Trilogy - by Suzanne Collins
• The Help - by Katherine Sockett

Water for Elephants trailer

"Water for Elephants" - one of my all-time favorite books. I really hope the movie doesn't disappoint me. Release date is set for April 15th. Can't wait!

Things I'm thankful for - Day 4 & 5

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, but I want to keep this going, so I'm going to post yesterday's and today's.

Day #4 - I'm thankful for my Book Club. It's seriously one of my favorite "womanly" things I do...and I just love those girls. Last night we met at Rachel's to discuss the book "Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler. Rachel totally outdid herself with a vodka theme. All the food (homemade pizza, buffalo wings, bruschetta, and chocolate covered strawberries & peaches) was made with vodka. And the best part? In addition to wine, she had stuff for martinis!

Day #5 - I'm thankful for my amazing husband. I know people are always saying this, but I'm convinced mine really is the best one out there. I came home today from work to a house smelling of chili. He had come home over his lunch break and started a Crock Pot of chili. I love him (and chili)!

Water for Elephants movie

I just saw that they're making a "Water for Elephants" movie. It's supposed to come out some time in 2011 and will star Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. I can't wait. I LOVED this book and hope the movie lives up to it.

http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2010/05/robert-pattinson-hones-his-circus-acting/

I'm tired, so what?!?

School has been wearing me out...more so than usual. Thus, I've been falling asleep every night at like 9:00, which is really early for me. My husband thinks this is a good reason to constantly make fun of me. He doesn't realize that a lot of normal people go to bed before midnight during the work week, and I'm really not all that weird.

Well, tonight (yes, it's a Friday night) I fell asleep on the couch at a record breaking 8:15 PM. Don't judge me, it's been a long week! So, he proceeded to get drunk...technically I guess he wasn't "drinking alone" because the dog and I were both passed out a couple feet away. Anyway, he thought it would be funny to video tape me sleeping.

Not nice.

And now, he has gone to 810 Zone to play with his brother and I have caught my second wind. I suppose I'll read my Gillian Flynn book about the girl who witnessed her brother brutally murder her mom and two sisters with an ax when she was seven. This is probably a bad choice of literature considering I'm alone in the house and it's 12:30 AM. But...I'm going to do it anyway.