Daily Notes- Monday, December 16th. Intermittent Sunshine and 36 degrees

 I just am so fond of the strange and Wonderfull-ness of budding flowers.

Football yesterday was not worth watching....the Pizza was wonderful as usual.  I did fall in to Hallmarks' Trap and watched two Christmas Movies....I did not record them to save...... dismal even with actors I usually enjoy.....This one guy- see him too much and you've seen all his emotional faces...

I also watched an older recorded movie about a woman returning from Iraq without her bomb sniffing dog..  They had worked together since he was a puppy....but she was sent home and the dog had a few more years of service..... I'd seen the movie before- the love interest was a junior version of Tom Cruse. and any long time readers might recall- I am not one of Tom's fans.

I tuned into a  recorded Hanukah movie (really craved jelly donuts it was like that movie where every day was a repeat of the same day) and then carried the book I had chosen to read.... off to bed.  The Wedding People.  7 day loan so needs to be returned on Friday.  Not what I expected.... Woman- College Instructor...arrives, no suitcase......intention is to kill herself.  Hotel is filled with wedding guests.

First 34 pages (endlessly tedious). Describes her marriage, useless tries to have a baby and/or get tenure at the college where she and husband teach  (she would have liked either).  In depth description of her neighborhood Wine Shop and the "tip" jar on the counter. ... and the clothing worn by all the Wedding Guests in line at reception, then contents of her husband's closet at home.  So, very very riveting 34 pages- also included were holiday vacations and the clothing she wore.. on those Ozark hiking vacations.

I actually, now that I wrote all that...can't imagine ANY other book that crammed that much useless info in 34 pages. I am leaving out descriptions of boring sex with her husband and her cat's bowel disorder..  THIRTY FOUR PAGES IN............  

Someone published THIS.....someone at the Library chose it (New York Times Bestseller List) for the New BOOK shelf.  I have made a promise to myself to read ALL the way to page 50.  Unless something fabulous happens- page 50 will be the last page I read.  I imagine any other people having read this far would be offering to run her over with their cars or push her off the balcony of her fifth story room.  Really.  Cover blurb says it's "wickedly funny"...........NO......just 1000% NO.