Eating – Griffin’s “Cookie Bear Stripes” biscuits. The bright colours and the presence of the right honourable Mr C.Bear on the packet indicate these are aimed directly at the kidlets, but I prefer aiming their shortbready, chocolate-coated goodness right into my mouth.
Listening – to Youth and Young Manhood as I’ve been being buying up Kings of Leon’s entire back catalogue in reverse order. While I love how the band sounds now, their very first album has me imagining the Followill family (the band is made up of three brothers and their cousin) jamming away in their garage. Awesome to blast out in your car stereo on the way home from work.
Reading – The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet – being an avid fan of Miss Austen I was rather intrigued by the premise of this book when I came across it in Whangarei Library: “Everyone knows the story of Elizabeth and Jane Bennet in Pride and
Prejudice. But what about their sister Mary, she of the atrocious
singing voice and the staidly religious bent of mind?” So I took it out and began to read it, and was really enjoying the characters, the plot and the narrative then…all of a sudden…Mary gets kidnapped by an underground Christian cult. What the! *incredulous*
Watching – this week’s selection of $1 DVD’s are Amazing Grace which we watched last night and thoroughly enjoyed – a great piece of history, a wonderful story and great acting (I didn’t recognise Rufus Sewell till half way through), Little Fish, (all very Antipodean, starring Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Sam Neill) and Blood Diamond. What’s with all the LdC movies I keep getting out? Because, strictly speaking I’m not really a fan. Is Leo just one of those things you grow into in your old age or something?
And finally tonight, I’ve been drinking Saints Cabernet Merlot. Just like Master of Wine Bob Campbell says, it’s “Juicy, soft-textured red with appealing berry/cherry and spicy oak
flavours. Approachable and easy-drinking red that’s in peak form right
now.” Fi says “It’s cold, it’s wet, it’s winter, and that’s when you drink red wine. Even if it does stain your teeth. Which isn’t a good look.”
So what have you been eating/listening to/reading/watching/drinking?
Eating: Homemade Steamed Chocolate Pudding.
Listening: A Single on Replay ‘Last Day on Earth by Kate Miller-Heideke.
Reading: Hah… I picked that one up and couldn’t bear to read that Mr and Mrs Darcy were fighting so went no further. Pathetic, I know…
Watching: Hunting and Gathering. Am on a French Flick kick at the moment and that one’s a fave.
Drinking. Water. Also patheic though I had a Margarita last night, first time in MONTHS! So good!!
PS Did Rodders show up yet??
I loved Blood Diamond for its subject matter and for Djimon Hounsou’s oustanding performance. LdC’s presence was incidental to me, although I thought he was very good, too.
Nope, no sign of Rodders, he’s well and truly got the pip.
We’ve got new neighbours next door – I suspect he’s done his cutesy pusscat routine on them and moved on in
You so know I am going to have to nick this one and Ioan *gulp, drool* which surprises me because he’s not my regular type!
I need that KoL cd STAT! I *heart* Red Morning Light and Molly Chambers with a passion. The book about Mary Bennett sounds fab. I will put that on my list. And I know what you mean about LdC. I’ve said it before, even though he is completely unfanciable (except in The Departed in his sex scene where I find him unspeakably sexy!) he’s becoming one of my faves.
So agree re LdC. Never thought I’d see the day! Heaven forbid we start liking Keira bloody Knightley…
The Mary Bennet book is really good. Despite the slightly off the wall plot and the fact that Lizzie and Mr Darcy argue all the time. Tell me what you think.
Loving those KoL boys! Was stoked when it was pointed out to me that half of my Only By The Night CD is also a live DVD
Jo – Ioan? Yeah, me too, not my usual cuppa, but strangely attractive in this one. Look forward to your list!