| Book Review: A Reliable Wife |
[19 May 2012|07:48am] |
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
From Amazon: He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for "a reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving her a wealthy widow, able to take care of the one she truly loved.
What Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own. And what neither anticipated was that they would fall so completely in love.
Filled with unforgettable characters, and shimmering with color and atmosphere, A Reliable Wife is an enthralling tale of love and madness, of longing and murder.
Not my usual type of book, I actually received this book as part of a Secret Santa gift from a lovely woman who wanted to share some of her favourite things with her giftee. The writing was very poignant and descriptive. It painted a beautiful, chilling picture of a winter-haunted USA and the people just trying to live their lives.
The main characters are lost souls searching for purpose, reaching blindly for something they can't explain. Each have their desperate flaws and individual strengths. I was easily drawn in, wondering how these three people came together and how they might fall out.
Overall I thought it was a wonderful book with great characterization, setting and plot. I highly recommend it.
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| My Canvas |
[18 May 2012|07:46pm] |
My new Canvas
I ordered a photo of mine made into a canvas from Canvas On Demand. Since my photo was a little low on the pixels I asked them to add a painting effect to the canvas to hide the pixelation.
There was a bit of a mix-up the first time, but they made true on their 100% satisfaction guarantee and quickly fixed the problem, sending me another canvas within two weeks. The canvas turned out amazingly and I love it. I completely recommend the company to anyone.
The photo is of the Secret Beach from Kamigoto Island, Japan. One of my favourite places to go in the summer while I lived in Japan. Every time I look up at that wall, I will see nothing but fond memories.
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| More sparklies |
[18 May 2012|07:15pm] |
Pink Spider Ring
Silver pendant
Coral ring commission for a dear friend.
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| Theater Calgary: Cats |
[18 May 2012|07:12pm] |
Theater Calgary put on their own version of the Broadway musical Cats this season. I managed to drag poor Brandi to see it with me, but not before freaking her out by reciting GrowlTiger's Last Stand in the Plus15's on the way there. Cats is the musical that got me into musicals in the first place. I carried around T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats throughout all of Junior High. I was obsessed to put it mildly, and so I've found I'm extremely critical of the show when it comes to Calgary.
Theater Calgary did an awesome job to be honest. I have a couple minor complaints but when looking at the show as a whole, it was great. Their rendition of GrowlTiger was highly enjoyable. I've actually never seen Rum Tum Tugger take part in Growltiger before, and it was very very cute.
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| Calgary Roughnecks 2012 Season |
[17 May 2012|07:19am] |
Jeanette and I at the Bermuda Shorts Game
A few years back my boyfriend at the time introduced me to the National Lacrosse League, and specifically the Calgary Roughnecks. Honest, I was hooked and this past Christmas my brother bought me season tickets.
The 2012 season was great, up until the sudden depressing end. *laughs* We killed it on the road and three or four games in started kicking butt at home as well. We went into the playoffs #1 in the league and our first opponent was the Edmonton Rush, whom we'd beaten every game of the last 12 we'd played against them. Now, in the NLL it's sudden-death playoffs, so we had to beat the Rush to move on, and what do we do? We completely fall apart. What a depressing game it was, watching the Rush hand our asses to us as we fumble the ball, miss key shots, and be completely unable to hold the ball for more then 10 seconds.
But what the hey, there's always next year, right? If you're looking for a fun weekend activity between January and April, I recommend catching a Lacrosse game, it's a whole lot of fun, even when you're losing.
Looks like the Rush are playing for the championship this Saturday. I hate to say it, but Go Rush Go!
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| BoHo and Beads |
[17 May 2012|07:09am] |
Commission for my Aunt.
BoHo Technique.
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| February 15, 2012 - Harlem Globetrotters |
[17 May 2012|06:58am] |
Brandi and I went to see the Harlem Globetrotters. The show was really cute and enjoyable. When/if I have children we are definitely going to see the Harlem globetrotters. There was lots of audience interaction and the guys were quite talented and fun to watch.
Our favourite part was when the leader, Hi-lite, found this really tiny little boy in the audience and asked him to come up onto the floor. This kid was just terrified, and would not speak to Hi-lite for the longest time. "Kid, this is starting to look bad, what's your name?" Finally the little boy gives his name so Hi-lite gives him a basketball and lets him try to get a basket. Surprisingly the kid actually got close to the basket. So Hi-lite calls over the biggest globetrotter to pick up the kid and help him get a basket. Meanwhile the biggest joker trotter is running around wearing this kid's jacket. ...you probably had to be there. XD
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| Want to keep this somewhere I won't lose it. |
[04 Mar 2012|08:56am] |
The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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