I’m giving up Coke. Well, not without a few last hurrahs. I’m letting myself indulge when I really, really need it. And I’m finding, I really, really don’t.

I used to drink a can of Coke a day. It would be my afternoon caffeine and carbonation pick-me-up when I was writing. But recently my husband (who’d been drinking 2-3 cans a day) went pretty much cold turkey and started drinking iced tea and water. He’d seen a nutritionist hold up a bag of sugar showing how much is actually in a 12 oz. can of Coke, and I guess he was convinced. He’s lost between seven and nine pounds since the start of the ‘experiment’ about three weeks ago.

This will be Day 10 for me, and I’ve only had Coke three out of the last nine days. Twice while out (in a combo) and one can at home on a day I had a headache. I’m pretty proud of myself. However…I haven’t lost a single pound yet. Doesn’t seem fair, but I’ll keep trying, saving my Coke indulgences for those really tough days that require a fizzy pick-me-up. I simply can’t do Diet.

On another note, whatever happened to those great musical Coke commercials. I LOVED ‘Coke is it!’ and the old Diet Coke song: ‘Just for the taste of it…’. The new ones are fine but not nearly as satisfying. In my opinion.

Just finished Amazing Grace by Megan Shull. Had heard about it on Ally Carter’s blog and decided to go ahead and add it to my already overflowing list of library books to reserve and check out. Loved it! Absolutely loved everything about it. The writing style was so light and hip and fun. The characters were all quirky and unique and so very real. Really, I can’t say enough.

I’d like to read Ms. Shull’s other books–I really would, but I don’t envision myself getting to them anytime soon. This is a total and compute turn-around for me. I used to be the sort of person who discovered a great new author and then bought up or checked out his/her entire backlist. Then I’d sit waiting impatiently for the author’s next release. There are still authors that I feel this way about, but these dates, it’s pretty irregular for this to happen. And it’s not because I didn’t love that first discovery from a new author. It’s more that I now know what to expect and would like the thrill of ‘discovering’ someone else.

Since becoming addicted to the magical, enchanted world of blogging, I am discovering so many new authors and great books–I can barely keep up with them. Well, that’s just not true. I can’t keep up. I’m way behind. But I vow to remember names. And when I decide to take a break from it all and use all my spare time to read, I’ll have a whole list of authors to tap into.

Also reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer(Romancing the Blog) and Coupon Girl by Becky Motew (Agent Kristen’s blog)

Well, last night I saw my first (and second) episodes of Veronica Mars. I’d never even heard of this show until I read Ally Carter raving about it on her blog. Then there was a mention of it on Diana P’s blog… Anyway, I decided to see what I was missing.

First let me say I liked it. I think the show has a LOT of potential (by that I mean in a TIVO slot), but I’m sorta lost. I was really trying to keep up, but there are a lot of characters, and the storylines are a little involved. Besides that, the show is builds on previous shows, so I don’t think I had all the information I really needed to get the full effect.

But still, I liked it. The witty banter was lightning quick, and I’m sure plenty of lines flew right by without me even noticing. But the characters are fun and strong and quirky and I will definitely be watching again.

Talking about shows, Diana P mentioned her willingness to watch anything written by Aaron Sorkin, and I second that. I loved Sports Night when it was on (so did my husband), and we both really liked the West Wing and The American President. Now I’m looking foward to this fall’s new show…don’t remember the name of it.