YOUR CUP IS ON MY WINDOWSILL

Today I read Charlie and the Chocolate factory. It was really interesting to read it after seeing the movies and having read it as a little girl with my dad. I remembered a lot of the illustrations from childhood. Another interesting thing that I picked up on is that there is a part where they pass the room for Butterscotch and Buttergin (very clever)... but I wonder if that is where JK Rowling got the idea for Butterbeer in Harry Potter. I am reading Alice in Wonderland now (despite being half way through two other books that I should finish.) I want to read James and the Giant Peach and may re-read Matilda as well. I got a little crazy and raided the bookshelf downstairs... I brought a pile of Steinbeck, a Tom Robbins, a Kurt Vonegut, a Thoreau, the Lord of the Rings and some Edward Abbey back up to my room along with Alice in Wonderland and Matilda to add to my reading pile. I guess I've been into marathons lately. Last night I watched Help!, Ella Enchanted (on tv), Saved, New York Minute and Superbad. My parents just got a new car... a Subaru Forester. It looks like this: I'm excited to drive it... having never driven a new car before. I'm kinda inheriting my mom's car while I am home. So that should be interesting and weird.

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Cleo: Golden Retriever/Poodle Mix

Lexi: Bernese Mountain Dog/Poodle Mix

Those of you who read my Tumblr may already know that I am dog sitting for a little while for two poodle mixed dogs. Having so many dogs around make things especially difficult when they refuse to let you take the full outfit photo for the every day outfit blog.

From left to right: Cleo's tail, Lexi, Hanna, Coco

Also, I was recently in Boulder after dropping Kevin at the airport. While I was there I went to the Bookworm with Lauryn which Janine and I tried to go to once before but they were closed. Used bookstores are always fantastic and this one was no exception. If I only lived in Boulder I could trade books! They will give you store credit for books that you bring in to be passed on to someone else. Anyway, I ended up leaving with:

The Joy of Cooking
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larsson
Angle of Repose By Wallace Stegner (thinking of Janine)
Perfume By Patrick Suskind
Punch Drunk Love

I mentioned Kristin's birthday gift earlier, I came home to find a new Brownie camera among a handful of other fantastic thrifted finds. (I really want to go to the West Virginia Flea Market.) This particular model is the Starmite. I now have a cute little family of Brownies.

I've also mentioned that I impulsively bought a hanging plant from the grocery store. Here it is along with where it is hanging in my room.

Cute little plant

I always end up with a billion and a half tabs open on my computer.

P.S. This is a good idea and I am tempted to buy it... I have their first CD and I appreciate how into making things they are. Its such a cute little sketch book box.