So That Happened...

Super Tuesday

Self-portrait taken the morning of November 2, 2004.

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In other news, this is also a big day for my amazingly talented friend Frank and his partner (they are adopting a baby boy and will be bringing him home - yay!), as well as my brilliant girlfriends Heather and Jessica (their new book comes out today!  You have ordered your copy already, haven't you?!)  I'm so excited for them, I can't stand it.  Congratulations all around, my dears!  I shall buy you celebratory martinis the next time I see you. 

A Spoiler-Free Post On Harry Potter

So!  I was really amused by how much my online traffic and communication decreased this past weekend.  I reckon it was because almost everyone I know was locked in their homes reading the last Harry Potter book.  First thing: DON'T TELL ME HOW IT ENDS.  I have only read the first book and have kept myself happily spoiler-free all this time even with my internet addiction.

Since I need to catch up on my Potter readin', I am fixing to buy this box set from Amazon.  Isn't it nice?  All seven books in hardcover and with their own clever trunk to boot! 

For those who have read the whole series and finished the last book, what did you think of it?  Were you satisfied with the ending?  It bears repeating that I'd like any comments on this to be spoiler-free.  Thanks!

I NEED THESE BOOKS

I was in Borders this past weekend (personal to Linda: I was in your store!) shopping for knitting books (I bought two - more on them later) when I came across this gem:

Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home

Why did I not know about this book, people?  It's been out since last year!  I really should have a copy with me at the ready the next time I have to tackle a pesky ink stain or need another tutorial on how to fold a fitted sheet into a perfectly flat number.  The book, by the way, is gorgeously shot and printed on the best paper ever, plus its color scheme is so very appealing.  Love!

The day after my encounter with Martha's book, I learned that the utterly divine Tim Gunn has a book coming out in May!

Tim Gunn: A Guide to Taste, Quality & Style

EEEEEE!  I KNOW!  My existence will be meaningless without the Gospel of Tim telling me in a firm yet reassuring tone how to be fabulous. 

As if a guide from Tim wouldn't be good enough, do you know what would make it even better?  An AUDIO version of it with him as narrator!  I would buy that in a heartbeat!  I would listen to it all day on my iPod and in my car, I swear.  Get on that, Abrams Image.  Seriously.  Thanks.

My poor Amazon Wish List.  I don't know if it can take the strain. 

Last One Standing?

Am I the only person on the planet who hasn't read The Da Vinci Code?  Should I try to read it before the movie comes out?  For those who have read it, is it good?  Will my Catholic upbringing color my interpretation of the book?  Or should I just look upon it as a mystery?