At Work

I'm almost done The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (book 2 of Hitchhiker's Guide)! And yes, I've been reduced to posting comments about my reading status. As you can tell, not much exciting is going on at the moment. I'm in a mode of waiting. Waiting for jazz class to begin, waiting for Da Vinci Code's release (whenever that may be in “3-months later” Hong Kong), waiting for my kiddies to wake up (at this moment in time), waiting for Easter Holidays, waiting for the visits to orphanages in Shenzen to begin, waiting for my cold to go away and never come back, waiting for the waiting to be over. Don't worry, I'm not depressed, just...waiting.

Loving this Monday

Today is Monday, NO WORK today. Feel strangely unsettled though. My internal clock is all out of whack. Feels like a Sunday today, but no church, since I had it yesterday. Confused yet? I am. Let me explain, take you back further. Had to work all day Saturday, hence have today off. I seem to be going backwards today.

Originally had plans to go see Pride and Prejudice with a friend. But that friend has turned out to be in desparate need of a root canal (ouch - both physically and financially). So my plans have changed to hibernating at home, being only 12 degrees outside, freezing compared to yesterday's 24 degrees. So far, I've been watching Spooks, a British TV spy show a la Alias and 24. However it's nowhere near as good as 24. Spooks is more a slowburner, where it only gets exciting near the last 15 minutes of the one hour episode. And it's definitely low budget. Only treated to explosions every few episodes, and their high tech gadgets, well lets just say its not much, other than bugs, bugs, bugs. I guess I've been spoiled by 24's cool Bond-type gadgets. So, why you ask, do I bother watching this show? Because I have the whole of season 1 and 2, and it would be a waste not to finish it. Halfway through 2, almost there! And I've always liked the idea of spys. It would be a neat job. Although I don't think I could stand the pressure.

So my other plans for the day is to curl up with my Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Four and a cup of hot something. 4 books in 1, what a deal. But it does present quite a problem lugging it around since its size is slightly thicker than that of the latest Harry Potter. I'm at book 2. Hooked. But not the page-turner type where you have to stay up all night to find out what happens next. I have a thing for series, whether movies or books. Just staring at my bookshelf right now, I can see Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Left Behind. It's the never-endingness of series that I like. Well, off I go to make that hot cup-of-something!

mmmovies

You know how when girls splurge, it's usually on a pair of shoes or clothes. But when I splurge, its usually on movies. I went nuts at the video store today. Bought 8 movies in one go (in no particular order):

1. Red Eye (I support Canadians! Not really, moreso for the cute boy.)
2. The Constant Gardener (I'm dying to find out what the coverup is about.)
3. Birth (I like Nicole Kidman.)
4. Broken Flowers (I like Bill Murray.)
5. The Jacket (Always wanted to see it at 3 stars/woodlawn.)
6. Wallace & Grommit (Loved the shorts.)
7. Strictly Ballroom (Loved all his other movies, Baz Luhrmann.)
8. Miss Congeniality 2 (Guilty pleasure, fan of the first one.)

My only excuse is they were all on sale.