Alice Munro. Too Much Happiness. November 17, 2009. I’ll be waiting.

I’m probably the last person on the planet (with broadband access that is!) to have seen Susan Boyle and Paul Potts of Britain’s Got Talent. But I just saw the videos and got all teary. Partly because of the stories and partly because the music they sang was just so beautiful (I’m a sucker for Les Miserables). Read an interesting article here about them too.

I just got done watching the pilot of United States of Tara. A new Showtime series about a woman with dissociative identity disorder, where different personalities emerge under times of stress. The identities that emerge seemed to be extremes of her personality and I kept wondering what my different identities would look like! … Corporate tycoon, granola gardener, bad-ass…

I won’t describe much more as discovering the identities are part of the fun of the pilot. If you’ve got Netflix, you can watch it instantly here or it can be found through Hulu too.

If I had an iPhone, I would totally use this application.

I was watching Oprah today (while I was ellipticalling, thank you very much) and learned that from her website you can download 8 Christmas songs for free for the next 48 hours (starting when, I don’t know, so do it now!). Artists include Faith Hill, Amy Grant, Aretha Franklin, and Tony Bennet. Download the songs here.

The term hypermiling is now commonplace in our household. Who new it would be in so many others as well!

Tagged from Renae…

A: Attached or Single?  Attached. But perhaps not as much as Renae is.
B. Best Friend? Andy. Rebecca. Jeannie.
C: Cake or pie? Pie! Pecan, to be exact.
D: Day of choice? The first day of a three-day weekend.
E: Essential Item? Laptop.
F: Favorite color? I don’t really think I have one.
G: Gummy bears or worms? Bears.
H: Hometown? Lincoln, NE
I: Favorite indulgence? Good, good, food and long, long trips.
J: January or July? July, I think.
K: Kids? Only half-babies at this point.
L: Life isn’t complete without? Gimlets. A newbie recently remarked that gimlets changed his life.
M: Marriage date? May 14, 2005.
N: Number of brothers and sisters? 1 half-brother, 1 half-sister, 2 sisters-in-law
O: Oranges or apples? Apples, probably.
P: Phobias? Throwing up in inconvenient places.
Q: Quotes? “She uses a machete to cut through red tape.”
R: Reasons to Smile? First fruits from the garden.
S: Season of choice?  Fall. A great reprieve from Southern summers.
T: Tag 5 People: Andy. Elizabeth. Lois. Sandra. Philissa.
U: Unknown fact? I was once a presenter on the show Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
V: Vegetable? Zuchinni.
W: Worst habit? Watching tv online at work.
X: X-ray or Ultrasound? I’m not that into radiation.
Y: Your favorite food? I’m not good at favorites.
Z: Zodiac Sign? Taurus. The Bull.

I’m looking forward to seeing Anne Hathaway play this role.

Jeannie pointed me to “Where the Hell is Matt?” Loved it! Be sure to read the About page. My favorite part:

Matt doesn’t mind working, but he doesn’t much care for having to show up at the same place every day.

I can relate!

It’s not easy looking like Michael Phelps.