Mirkwood Reflections

The newspaper ads I saw for Jumper promoted it as a cross between The Matrix and the Bourne movies. You probably already know that I adore The Matrix . I saw the first Bourne movie and it was good. So, Jumper caught my attention, but I didn't really know any more about it except that it starred Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars Episodes 2 & 3 ). Fast forward to today when my good friend and I planned to see a movie. Unlike our usual movie plans, we didn't have a specific movie to see; we just wanted to see a Good Movie. She suggested Juno or Vantage Point , or perhaps Definitely Maybe . None of those really felt like "the" movie for today, however, and the showtimes were less than convenient. If Fool's Gold had gotten better reviews, we would have seen that, I am sure. But it didn't. So we didn't. So, we ended up seeing Jumper mainly because of the tagline I had read and the appropriate time it was being shown. We invited our teenag...

Nine books in February. Not too shabby! I am not going to read fiction in March, other than finishing the book I am currently reading. (I have a couple other library books I borrowed before I decided to declare a March Moratorium on fiction. If I get weak, I may read one or two. lol ) I am going to focus on writing again this month. The exception to the fiction ban will be Pride & Prejudice. I am going to listen to the audiobook in the car to/from work, as well as read the annotated edition. I also have plenty of non-fiction to read if there is time. :-) So what have YOU read lately? Hide by Lisa Gardner - 02/02/08 Good - Suspense Annabelle's father moved her family around randomly and often during her childhood. Now he's dead and she wants to know the reason for the moves. Cop Bobby Dodge helps her get to the bottom of it. My mom recommended this. It was a twist-y turn-y suspenseful book. I liked it enough to go find the previous book in the series right away. (See below...