What sort of hugger are you??


This weekend was jam-packed with out-of-the-ordinary situations. For one thing it was the weekend of my high school class’ 20th reunion. I can hardly believe it myself! I did not go to the reunion (and have already been labeled a party pooper, so no need to continue in that vein), but I did manage to get together with my two best friends from high school the morning after the reunion. Honestly I think it was the perfect setup: I got to hear all about the reunion without having to subject myself to the small talk, the chit-chat, the meander down Memory Lane…and the hugging.

If you’ve been a follower of this blog for a little while, you know I’m not really a hugger. In case you don’t click over, let me just clarify, I’m not against hugging, I’m just not an initiator. And besides that, (probably because hugging does not come naturally to me) I think I over-analyze each and every hug.

So, I ask you, are you…

a. a ‘one arm, cheek press’ hugger

b. a ‘let’s get this over with’ hugger

c. a ‘give it everything you’ve got’ hugger

d. an ‘I can make this awkward without even trying’ hugger

Please tell me! I personally am a ‘if we must, we must’ hugger. 🙂

Posted in hugs, reunion on 07/19/2010 03:00 pm | 10 Comments

Ten Favorite Sleuths

…in no particular order:

1. Flavia de Luce (Flavia de Luce mysteries by Alan Bradley)

2. Vish Puri (Vish Puri mysteries by Tarquin Hall)

3. Jade del Cameron (Jade del Cameron mysteries by Suzanne Aruda)…kind of a pattern here…

4. Patricia Anne and Mary Alice (Southern Sisters mysteries by Anne George)

5. Hercule Poirot (Hercule Poirot mysteries by Agatha Christie)

6. Lady Emily Hargreaves (Lady Emily mysteries by Tasha Alexander)

7. Lady Julia Grey (Lady Julia Grey novels by Deanna Raybourn)

8. Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie (Royal Spyness mysteries by Rhys Bowen)

9. Sherry Holmes Baldwin (created by Barrie Summy)

10. Theodosia Throckmorton (created by R. L. LaFevers)

Looking for a good mystery? Look no further.

Posted in sleuths on 07/15/2010 09:50 pm | 5 Comments

Summer Movies: Old and New

I watched His Girl Friday for the first time Monday night, and while I really did enjoy it, it completely exhausted me. Could have been that I was exhausted already, given that I’d bowled, mini-golfed, and laser-tagged in the morning, but the movie wasn’t the relaxing romantic comedy I was expecting. In fact, all of its rapid-fire banter reminded me a little of Gilmore Girls (also a little exhausting to watch–but worth it).

I also wasn’t expecting to see Cary Grant playing the snake-charmer. I’m used to him being a little bit bumbling while pouring on the charm….Father Goose, To Catch a Thief, That Touch of Mink, Houseboat, North by Northwest…those are primo Cary Grant fare. In His Girl Friday, I can’t say that I liked his character very much. He played the part to perfection, but I was ashamed of him for the way he treated Rosalind Russell, not to mention the way he handled his job as newspaper editor. I simply couldn’t like him. Funnily enough, my favorite line from the movie was when Rosalind Russell told Cary Grant, “Walter, you’re wonderful, in a loathesome sort of way.” Perfect!

In other news, I saw Despicable Me yesterday with my kids and have decided that their Halloween costumes should be minion-ware.

Posted in His Girl Friday, movies on 07/14/2010 06:34 pm | 5 Comments