For those of you familiar with Erin's Vodka Juicy Deliciousness may I offer a suggestion: replace the cranberry juice with a splash of pomegranate cherry juice. You will not be sorry.
This weekend was surprisingly good. Friday night started with some Anna Karenina followed by Phase 10 which I played way better than I did last week though no one can seem to beat Peter. Saturday I wrote. And then I wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote. I've been writing letters to someone as of late and I have found it an extremely helpful jumping off point. Knowing there is someone on the other end waiting to read what you've written somehow makes it easier to write something after that may never see the light of day. I also listened to a whole lotta melancholy music which surprisingly didn't make me want to commit suicide. Some Superwolf, some Tom Waits, some Iris Dement, some Josh Ritter, and of course some Tweedy. Because nothing says melancholy like "I'm Trying to Break Your Heart."
Saturday evening involved more Anna and a trip to the grocery store for rations and provisions. Saturday night we watched this show called "Miracle Planet" which appears to be on the Science Channel--a cable option I didn't know existed. It's one of those watered down science programs where they'll flash a graph on the screen or do some crazy computer designed thing to make it appear as if science is happening and then they basically say "this is where the science happens" but they don't really explain it. I still love it. And I'm probably being a little too hard on it. There are dinosaurs involved and I do love dinosaurs.
Tonight is a very special night: The absolutely positively very last State of the Union speech delivered by GWB. It's gonna be something very special. I suggest devising a drinking game around the speech: every time he says something positive about Iraq, every time 9/11 is mentioned, every time he talks about the impending recession without using the word recession...the possibilities are endless. I, for one, have really enjoyed the State of the Union retrospectives that have been all over NPR this weekend. Who can forget the Axis of Evil? Tax cuts guarenteed to keep the economy moving and healthy? WMD'S? The No Child Left Behind Act? An insanely confusing prescription drug plan for seniors? A consititutional amendment to keep marriage safe? The oh-so-attainable goal of ridding the world of tyranny? Iraq seeking out uranium in Africa? A mention in every single speech on the state of health care without doing a single thing about it in 7 years?
It's been fun, no?
Just in case you're all as insane as I am and want to re-read every single transcript they are all here.
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