Book Chatter

As I write this, Southern California is melting into a puddle of goo. It was 108 degrees on Friday, 111 degrees yesterday and today it is 112. Completely ridiculous, if you ask me. I cannot stand it when it’s this hot. Luckily, I haven’t had to go out but I feel for anyone who has to be outside in this heat.

Other than the heat the weekend has been lovely. I had the entire day to myself yesterday and I spent it reading and napping. What could be better?

What am I reading?

Yesterday I finished The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison. What a read! I am about 65% done with The Slippage by Ben Greenman which is also good but a little more work. I am about to start Night Film by Marisha Pessl. I’ve flipped through the book and it looks a little different but I am really looking forward to it. I loved Special Topics in Calamity Physics so I have high hopes for her new one.

What am I cooking?

We plan to grill burgers, devour wedge salads and indulge in some gelato. Yum!

What am I watching?

The Girl loves her movie weekends. We watched Kindergarten Cop and Can’t Buy Me Love yesterday and right now we are watching Staying Alive (with hunky John Travolta and Cynthia Rhodes with her impossibly long legs).

What are you doing today?

Followers of this blog know that last week was an interesting week for me. It was production week for Beauty and the Beast and both of my kids were in it plus I volunteer as a prop wrangler backstage and let me tell you, it’s a tough week to get through. Lots of late nights, lots of odd meals eaten when you aren’t quite hungry, lots of post-show trips through burger joints and for me, lots of bruises! Until we have it all down for the actual shows, getting run over by a set change is not uncommon, nor is running into things!

So, here it is in pictures. These pictures are from all over. I took some. Many were posted on Facebook. Since I was backstage and working, I was limited on what I could capture but I hope you enjoy them. By the way, notice The Boy’s smile. No braces! He got them off right before the show.