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September 18, 2008Charlie is cute.What I’m listening to right now:
The Awkward Stage -
The Sun Goes Down On Girlsville
September 17, 2008A local attraction that we’ve
wanted to see for some time now was The Mount, the former home of
Edith Wharton. Well, today we were able to cross it off our list
of Things To Do In The Berkshires. It was a beautiful and sunny day,
which was perfect for seeing the gardens. The house itself is
neat (it needs work, but hey, it’s a big house). In the afternoon, we went to see
the movie, Burn After Reading. I can’t express how mush I had
been looking forward to seeing this movie. From the previews I
first saw a few months ago, this looked like it was going to be a
quirky, funny movie...instead it was sorely disappointing (instead
of being funny it was oh-so-mildly amusing in ever-so-subtle ways,
there were random scenes that had nothing to do with the rest of
the movie, and other parts that went nowhere; the actors did a
great job [esp. Brad Pitt], but they couldn’t save it). I don’t
go out to the movies very often, so when I do go, and the movie
turns out to be a stinker, I feel doubly taken. Oh! News! Yesterday, Kari
received an email from the fine folks at Storey Publishing sent
Kari a contract for her book deal!What I’m listening to right now:
The Wheat Pool -
Geographic Centre of Canada
September 16, 2008Today Kari and I hopped in the
car and drove to West Springfield for the
Big E, New England’s Great
State Fair. When I was a kid our family used to go all the time,
but it’s been about 10 or 11 years since I’ve last gone to the Big
E. I remember not liking it much back then, but today was pretty
fun. We took about 200 pictures, had Big E-clairs, a loaded baked
potato from Maine, and other terrible-for-you foods. Yum! My favorite part was the state
buildings. There are six buildings, one for each New England
state, and the land they sit on is actually owned by each state.
New Hampshire used this to their advantage by having a New
Hampshire Lottery booth inside their building. Maine’s was neat
all-around and the baked potato was greatly good. In contrast,
Massachusetts had their building surrounded by State Police cars
(I counted five cruisers and one bomb squad truck) just for the
heck of it. I’m not sure if they were trying to broadcast the
image of, “Massachusetts, we’re wicked safe,” or if it was an
attempt at keeping all of the empty Maine potato bowls and forks
off their property, since their buildings were neighbors.
Connecticut had a lame building that was nothing but big ads for
big companies. The other states had things like booths where you
could buy lobster rolls, maple syrup, root beer floats,
microbrewed beer, and crafty things. Rhode Island, whose building
was located at the end of the row said, “Hey! Don’t forget about
me!” by having a band playing rock n’ roll on their lawn.All-in-all, a fun day.What I’m listening to right now:
Ratatat -
Gettysburg
