The Daily Thee Things

What did I do Saturday afternoon you ask? Well, let us pretend that you asked.

Shoppin:
Did you know that there are some people foolish enouh to spend over seventy  dollars on a small parin knife? Oh my oodness I have become one of those foolish people.  The ood news is that I  own a brand new very sharp and shiny  parin knife - the bad news, I actually walked past  a  shoe store to o to a knife store.  A friend was with me; she is currently recoverin from a state of shock.

Film:
I fell in love with the film Before Sunset. Jesse and Céline (played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy)  must be one of the most articulate romantic couples in movie history. I was enaed, charmed, and swept away by this script, performances, and of course Paris. Has anyone else been charmed by this film?

Book:
Now I will spend the rest of the evenin with ilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robins. I have heard wonderful thins  about this book. Does anyone else have it on theri list of to-be-read books?    

Now tell me three thins you did on Saturday. Or simply comment on my three thins.

Comments

[Tammy]

1)Went to the beach
2)Had a cookout on the beach
3)Got a sunburn on the beach

'Twas a beach-ey kinda day!

And I think I get to be first, how exciting!

[Tammy]

Ok, where'd the meet and greet go?!

[Pearl]

I have been taken with the film too. We've watched it twice. Do you realize Julie Delpy wrote the screenplay and songs in it. She has a CD of songs she's written and performed. Hadn't heard of it but it looks good, something similar to gifts from the sea.

My Saturday was spent with Diana Krall and Zap Mama, the rain, the cat, the husband, and poetry editing. That, and a bit of weight training and laundry. Your day sounds lovedy too.

[Mommak]

It sounds like you had a lovely Saturday Michele and I'm very glad. My Saturday consisted of one thing- moving. My 2 sisters and I moved my mother from her home in Maryland to her new condo in Virginia. The move went smoothly, but was exhausting. So finally, I'm here with a glass of merlot and you. A very nice end to the day. Cheers:-)

[erin]

1. slept in until two (ahh, the life of a college student)
2. worked out for two hours (am now back to pre-college weight! who-hoo!)
3. am watching the patriot and skipping out on frat parties for the evening...

[Tammy/averagemom]

Sounds like a good weekend! Me? Here's my day. So far.
1. Up at 5:30 to feed son.
2. Up again, for the day, with daughter at 7:20
3. Blog!! while kids nap
4. Went for a walk with whole family
5. Currently watching "Potty time with Bear in the Big Blue House".

Anyone want to trade?!

[tanya]

I LOVE Before Sunrise, but I was unhappy with Before Sunset. They were too jaded.

I taught some make-up piano lessons this morning, went to look at puppies, and then slept all afternoon after getting upset with my husband.

[terrilynn]

I read Gilead recently and liked it very much.

Today I:

1. Worked
2. Went down to mama's to fetch my son
3. Worked some more

I've also popped in here a time or two.

Not the best Saturday I've ever had, but whaddaya gonna do?

[Phil]

1. Cleaned my frontroom. Sort of. A little bit.
2. Clipped a few roses from my rose bushes & brought them over to my mom, just because I'm such a wonderfull son.
3. Laundry. Ugh, I hate doing laundry.

Oh, and please do not ever brag about having a sharp knife in front of me. I will not be able to restrain from testing its sharpness by slicing open my thumb. It's a proven fact. I have multiple witnesses.

[Lynda]

1. Went to the gymn and actually worked out.
2. Went to paint ceramics with a friend.
3. Watched my husband barbecue (then ate it!)

Oh, and I have seen the purchase of just such a knife!

[Mike]

1. Wrote a concert review on Dave Alvin.
2. Took my dog Ouzo out for a walk where we found a lost scotty and returned him to his human.
3. Attended my first Passover Seder.
All in all a very good day.

[lani]

::glances at you sideways for dropping seventy bucks on a paring knife::
1. i worked
2. my co-worker started giving me Russian lessons today in between customers (I will be teaching him Samoan, aren't I sweet?)
3. i met my husband and kids for a lovely family dinner at a chinese restaurant :)

[kenju]

I completed flowers for a weding and delivered them.
I cooked dinner for two of my granddaughters and ate with them.
I watched Nickolodeon all evening with said grandaughters.
I blogged and answered email.

[Raehan]

I am very sleepy....

1. Met up with cousin that I haven't seen in years

2. Took her and the family on a drive overlooking the ocean

3. Went to a friends house for Seder dinner.

I can't comment on the movie, because I haven't seen it. I'll look for it.

[kenju]

And, Michele, I am going to strike you from the shoe buyer's union! How could you pass a shoestore to buy a $70 knife? I don't cook enough all year to make a knife worth $70.

[Ben]

I loved Before Sunset. It was an outstanding film, endlessly watchable. Unlike many films of its ilk it isn't self-consciously clever, just heartfelt and engaging. If only more movies were like it.

And as you suggest Michele, Paris itself is possibly the most magnificent element of the film. So if you'll please excuse me, I just have to book my ticket...

[Samantha]

1) Woke up with the alarm clock at 9am so that I wouldn't sleep all day.

2) Hit said snooze alarm untill 11am.

3) Insert random nothingness here.

My sister in law used to sell knives like that. She just couldn't understand why I wouldn't want to drop $500 on a set of kitchen knives. Nevermind that silly past due electric bill, they can wait!

[Zinnia Cyclamen]

Made risotto (shallots, porcini, saffron, asparagus, chestnut mushrooms, petits pois, parmesan)
Made salad (baby rainbow chard, lovage, sorrel, rocket, mint, romaine, carrot (grated), tomato, cucumber, fennel, gherkin, marinated olives, toasted pine nuts/cashews/sunflower seeds)
Ate the above with various family members, followed by clementine cake that I had made the day before, served with organic vanilla ice cream

[Melody]

1. Had my haircut at a funky Hairdressers.
2. Went in the pool and splashed around holding Monet.
3. Made little Sausage Rolls to scoff....

[kisane]

My Saturday, after waking up near 11 o' clock, was spent:
1. At the office for an hour preparing some urgent quotes for Monday morning
2. A pedicure and shoe shopping (they do go together you know... :-p)
3. At a friend's birthday/house-warming party till 2am!

[franchini]

1. Collected my daughter from her friend's house where she had slept on Friday night.
2. Bought the same daughter a birthday present for her 8th birthday (today).
3. Finished the book I started earlier in the week.

I haven't seen Before Sunrise or Before Sunset but they are on my very long list of films to catch up with. The book is on my very long list of books to catch up with. When you have finished it, perhaps you might let us know what you thoughtof it and if you enjoyed it. I like hearing people's thoughts on books they've read, and it often leads me to read something I might not have done otherwise.

[M.C. Glammer]

I entered a script to a BBC writing competition. Yay me, I finished something. Worship at the feet of my finishing skills. I wrote a CD_Rom of my band's promo for an agent and sent it off. Then I got stoned and watched celebrity wrestling. Both ends of the cultural spectrum. Yay me and my wide band of aesthetic appreciation. To finish, I watched a Jim "Police Squad" Abrahams movie called "Jane Austen's Mafia," starring Jay Mohr. It was goofy [top of my wish list for a comedy] and very funny in bits.

[Suzanne]

I too went shopping only I bypassed the knife shop and opted for two luciously soft silk cami's from the Express. Now i'm all dressed up with no where to go! -sigh-

I haven't seen the movie, but think I will try to in the very near future.

[Mr. L]

1. Read the book, "Is Your Dog Gay?" by Kreloff & Brown, which I had purchased for my brother-in-law as a joke.
2. Practiced bass (the instrument, not the fish).
3. Took my son to the Celtics/Pacers game.

[maryse]

i watched several hours of the gilmore girls that i taped all week (season 3 reruns that i had never seen)

i went shopping -- BJ's (boring), AC Moore and JoAnn's (less boring)

went out to brunch with my husband

[notyourtypicalsouthernbelle]

1. Went to my oldest son's ball game.
2. Ran errands after game.
3. Went to my youngest son's out of town ball game.

I've yet to see Before Sunset. I did fall in love with Under the Tuscan Sun, though. Or maybe that's because I love Italy and dream of going there someday. Maybe the scenery was what pulled me in, though I thought it was pretty accurate in terms of human behavior, and it was well-written.

[Last Girl On Earth]

1. Took DayQuill to try to get over my bad cold
2. Went to the recording studio until 6 PM to do work on my new CD.
3. 8 PM Played violin and sang live at Symphony Space in NYC with a dance ensemble.

Then went out to dinner, had a frozen margarita to celebrate, went home, took NiteQuill and collapsed until this morning when I took more DayQuill and am now back in the studio....All in a days work!

[Bakerina]

1. Spent four hours at the office yesterday catching up on filing and paperwork, in preparation for my vacation, which begins exactly one week from right now (2 weeks in Scotland, woo-hoo!).

2. Went to lunch with a fellow blogger (and very dear friend).

3. Started reading Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith, and picked up some new books to read on the trip, including Jenny and the Jaws of Life by Jincy Willett and Coyote v. Acme by Ian Frazier.

Michele, since you have taken your share of good-natured ribbing on the $70 paring knife, let me say to you: brava. I'm a believer in good knives. Yes, the first time you pay for it, it makes your side hurt, but if you take care to keep it sharp and honed, it will last you for yearsandyearsandyears, and it will make cooking so much less of a chore. Believe me, I know how wacky this sounds. I never believed that a good sharp knife would make that much of a difference. Then I came into a set of good knives, and I realized how much energy I had been wasting with my dull, cheap, nasty, never-take-a-proper-edge supermarket knives. I applaud your superb judgment! :)

[lu]

I'll second tanya's sentiments in regards to Before Sunrise vs Before Sunset. I love the scene in Before Sunrise in the listening booth...how honest, how *real* was that? I do wonder how I might have felt differently if I would have seen the films in reverse order...?

[rebeka]

1. I went to my weekly Weight Watchers meeting.

2. I ate breakfast out with my hubs and I had pancakes!

3. We went to the movies and saw The Ring II.

Was a very fun and filled Saturday.

[peri]

1. got up early to work in my flower beds in the front yard. Saw the neighbor dog deposit on my lawn, so I decided to just "flip" it with my garden trowel onto the street walkway, so maybe they will step in in next time. heehee

2. planted some marigold seeds

3. met with my small group communications class about our project

[Bluegrass Mama]

1. Picked up my husband at the airport
2. Went out to lunch.
3. Finished a very silly, but funny, book.

[Alessandra]

1.Woke up at 6:30 to help hubby get ready for his scuba dive of the weekend.
2. Got a new furr baby, named him Jack (go to my blog to see his purrrcture).
3. Said good bye to my dear friends, they're moving out of town.

[Margaret]

I went for a run, did a lot of reading, and fixed dinner. I am such a bore! (it was supposed to be sunny here, but it was actually rainy--that's my excuse!)

[bari]

1. I flew from New Hampshire to Tampa
2. I ate at an Amish restaurant for dinner
3. I walked outside in barefeet and nearly stepped on a snake. Ah, Florida!

[Kimberly]

1. I had my hair colored for the first time. (So far, no one has noticed until I mentioned it... except for Paul, but he knew that I was getting it done.)
2. I took several of my good knives to be professionally sharpened. (And I second Bakerina on the value of good knives. I've had two of my knives for 20+ years, and will probably have them for the rest of my life. If your new paring knife serves you well for 35 years, $70 won't seem terribly expensive, will it?)
3. I wandered through Pike Place Market, looking at the rainbows of glorious tulips (it's the height of tulip season up in the Skagit Valley), and wishing that I had my camera with me.