01. Don't get me wrong, Summer Vacation is great, but sometimes it's only great when it's actually filled with stuff. So far I haven't really done much. I took a long weekend to Columbus. Yeah. That's about it. One can only watch so many episodes of Let's Make a Deal and The Price is Right before it gets to be old. [And so help me, if The Showcase Showdown gets interrupted one more time by some late breaking news -- blah blah blah shuttle launch blah blah blah budget crisis -- I'm going to kill someone] And I know I should bite my tongue because there are plenty of people who don't get the summer off, but if I don't do anything meaningful during the day, then I just feel like I haven't done anything meaningful. Strange, I know.
02. I just started reading Gone with the Wind and I. am. smitten. I just may fly through this 1000 plus page book!
03. I've been thinking about my singlehooddom, which was brought on by the viewing of Up in the Air. There's this scene where a younger girl, who has just broken up with her boyfriend, is talking to George Clooney's character, and another older woman. And the young girl has this laundry list of things she wants and doesn't want in a man. And the older woman said that she once had a list like that, but as time goes on the list gets shorter and shorter, until eventually all that is left on this woman's list is "nice smile." While I realize that I'm getting older (don't I EVER realize that) I don't ever want to feel like I'm settling for someone. I shouldn't have to settle. And I've also realized that I need to be more proactive about this. I recently read an article that stated that
“I feel sorry for any man who hasn’t yet made the choice to seek a ... companion and my heart weeps for the [girls] who haven’t had the opportunity to marry.”
Boy did this make my inner feminist think. Why should the man be the one doing the seeking, and why should I sit back and be passive? Shouldn't I have an active role in finding a man to marry? So, I'm taking some steps -- some very small steps -- but steps nonetheless, to finding someone. Anyone. I'll even settle now for a "nice smile."
04. The highlight of my summer will undoubtedly be my upcoming trip to the great West. There really aren't any set plans, other than a trip to a Belgian Waffle and Frite shop, but that's ok. I'm ready to get out of this town for a little while.
05. Tonight, for dinner, I made a panzanella salad that was maybe one of the best things I'd had to eat in a while. Great summer veggies and light flavors. And then I had dessert. And then that became the best thing I'd eaten in a while. Fresh basil muddled in a simple syrup, poured over fresh peaches with ice cream. There was a ton of basil syrup left, and I might just make a basil lemonade tomorrow. And with some of the leftover peaches and syrup, my sister had the idea to blend them up and stir in some soda water -- like a basil bellini mocktail. Loved it!
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What gets me about that quote is that she "weeps" for women who haven't married. That's nice, but I don't feel sorry for myself. There were a couple of men from my past that I could have gone down that road with, but if I had, it would only be to fulfill that life step, not because I genuinely wanted to be with that person forever. So she can weep all she wants (I am guessing it's a she?), but I am fine and dandy.
The West welcomes you with open arms. Its way better out here.
Oh, GWTW! I reread it every summer. Let me know when you're done, and we'll meet for a little lunch and a big booktalk. Sigh. That sounds so wonderful. Have you seen the movie?
@Maggie: I suppose I should have cited the reference (shame on me) but the speaker is a man. I feel like I'm being patted on my head and kissed on my third eye.
@Heather: So. Excited.
@Nance: I must admit that I started reading GWTW, partially because of your talking about rereading it every summer, and partially because of the hoopla with the anniversary of its publication. I'm loving it. Please, let's get together for a little luncheon upon my completion. I'll email you when I return to the Great Lakes!
saw this today and immediately needed to share it with you.
http://vimeo.com/17450666
i would send it to your email, but...yeah. you know.
how are Jane Eyre and GWTW going? i hope you don't get the two mixed up. rochester and rhett are similar--give me 250 words...GO! LOL.
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