Jun 12 2008
Links for Friday
How was your week? Mine was busy. Let’s see: two trips to the pool, two trips to the library, one trip to Wal-mart, one orthodontist appointment, minus one boy for a sleepover, plus one girl for a sleepover, one evening out to dinner spending a little bit of our tax stimulus check, rain and cooler temperatures than we’re used to for June. (But at least it didn’t snow!) Oh, and I discovered that Supernatural is a much too scary show to watch; it causes nightmares. Even in grown women. It might even - hypothetically - cause them to sleep with the light on.
Our weekend is shaping up like this: head to Mom and Dad’s tomorrow night to celebrate an early Father’s Day since Dad has to leave Sunday afternoon to be a counselor at Royal Family Kids Camp (did I mention my Dad is awesome?), take the kids to the rodeo on Saturday, and celebrate Dad’s day with Kevin on Sunday. And next week I will put on my chauffeur cap as I ferry Nan and her friend back and forth to basketball camp every day. Phew!
~ Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle. What do you think - will she sing, or will they pull an Audrey Hepburn and dub someone else’s voice in?
~ Matt Damon will star in Clint Eastwood’s film The Human Factor, based on the book The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Changed the World by John Carlin.
~ Time for another AFI film special. This one will count down the top ten films in these classic genres: romantic comedy, fantasy, mystery, epic, western, sports, animation, gangster, sci-fi, and courtroom drama. Hosts include Jessica Alba, Sean Astin, Gabriel Byrne, Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Quentin Tarantino, Sigourney Weaver, and James Woods. Should be a great show!
~ EW has an interactive quiz to help determine the Ultimate Pop Culture Moment.
~ John McCain’s daughter is the next political offspring to become a children’s author.
~ I’m loving the Twilight novels. Jane Austen is my favorite author. But. A book about an undead Jane Austen? Please, tell me this is a joke.
~ If that list isn’t enough to keep you busy, there’s a whole ‘nother list (with different links) at Mommy Brain.
Alea - I agree. I used to read People, but they seem to have gotten way too gossip-y. I like the movie, TV, and book news, the celebrity interviews, etc - not unsubstantiated rumors. Plus they have an awesome web site.