friday i'm in love...

it's been a long time
since i have done a "friday i'm in love"...
:)

♥ with season premieres!  old favorites and brand new ones...(what are you watching?)
♥ with this show...i am so sorry that i scoffed at it once upon a time...i'm definitely hooked now.
♥ the foo fighters have a new album (again...what do you call it now? album? cd? songs you magically pull out of the air?  i never know anymore)...and i have heard that i should check out the documentary on netflix, so i am adding that to my list.
♥ this song
♥ people finding things they thought they had lost forever...

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♥ with all the sunflowers in my yard finally
♥ with my maple apple cider bourbon scented candle from Superstore.  i regret not buying more of these.
♥ with the thought of maybe trying this for October...but sticking with robot theme maybe...
♥ i don't like the weather is getting cooler...but i do like chicken fricot.
♥ superstore had the markers i was looking for...for A DOLLAR NINETY SEVEN.  and yeah, i'm not embarrassed to say they were crayola markers for ages 5 and up.  heh.

what are you watching/reading/listening to right now?
i'm always looking for ideas!
:)

wordless wednesday - the robots are taking over

tuesday truths...

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it is almost impossible to be unhappy
when wearing a polka dot dress.
it's like magic.
(and really,
the more i think about it
it might not be the dress itself...
i think maybe it's the polka dots...
because...
the polka dot shoes work, too...both pairs...
and the polka dot skirt
and that polka dot shirt i bought...
wow.
i own a lot of polka dots.)

(truth...the word polka dot is starting to
sound funny...i think i said it too many times)

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i often wonder if
it's apparent to people driving by me
that sometimes
i walk the whole way home
trying not to step on any cracks
in the sidewalk...
which means
that sometimes
i have to take extra big steps
and
then 6 tiny steps
followed by jumping to the
left because...well...
because it's fun
and i don't want to break my mother's back
(see, mom.  i'm always thinking about ya!)
i suspect maybe it's not as apparent
as i would hope
and that people probably think
i'm drunk.
heh.

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speaking of walking home...
why do people insist on stopping for me
at the one crosswalk
that i don't have to cross at?
and then get mad and speed off
when i turn
instead of crossing.
i am literally starting to get stressed
about it now as i come to that intersection...
in my head, i'm like...
they think i am going straight
but i'm going to turn
and now they are waiting for me
but i am going to turn
so i'm just not going to make
eye contact or maybe i should
point to the way i'm turning
or maybe there's some sort of
hand signal
they are expecting...like people on bikes do
but i don't know what that
signal is
and damn it...
now i just stepped on a crack
and
got hit with gravel
as that car sped off all mad cause i didn't cross.

maybe i should just start crossing
even though i'm NOT GOING THAT WAY.

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i wasn't going to write about
any
of these today.
funny how i sit down here
with one plan in mind
and something else totally different & slightly odd
comes out instead.
i blame the polka dot dress.
or credit.
depends on if you enjoyed this post or not.
heh.
 

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whatcha readin'? {2017::book 10 - goal 24}

i love a book that pulls me in,
in to a story full of family dynamics
and secrets
and small town life...

small town life i totally get.
:)

i always enjoy anna quindlen's writing style
and this did not disappoint.
i loved the main character mimi
but i also adored her aunt in the attic room
and the relationship between her mom
and her sister.

pick it up...it's worth a read!

4 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  WHITE HORSE - ALICE HOFFMAN

ok...and sidenote....could i be any more excited
that ken follett has written a THIRD BOOK to the
pillars of the earth series!?!?!?!  (and the answer
is no if you were wondering...heh)

whatcha readin'?

so...this is not how i usually do my
"whatcha readin'?"
blog posts.

usually i
FINISH
the book before i
talk about it.

and i blog about the books
i have read
in the order that i have read them.

but i have got to tell you...
i am reading a book right now
that i had never heard of...
it was an e book through my library
and so i put myself on the wait list
and then it came
so i thought
well...i'll give it a try...

and i am flabbergasted dumbfounded in love hook line and sinker.

it's the kind of book
that i am about halfway in
and i can't wait to see what happens
but i know that every page i turn
brings me closer to the end
and i don't want it to end
and i really want to know what happens
but at the same time
the writing is so beautiful
and the turns of phrase so perfectly odd
that i also want to go back to the
beginning
and reread it again...
slower this time
so that i can really absorb it.

it's a debut book called himself from jess kidd
and i'm telling you
i am totally crushing on this right now.
to the point that if you saw me
walking home today
staring at my phone
THE WHOLE WALK HOME
it's because i was reading that book
on my phone....crossing roads
waiting at intersections
reading that book and completely lost in the story...