Tongue Tied

It’s that time of year again. Time for the second annual sampling of some of the things I enjoyed in various avenues of media this year--which I understand is something that only I will find any pleasure in, but this is my blog, so just deal with it. Movies: “Star Trek” Yeah, I liked it. Got a problem with that? Seriously, this is the first time I have ever given a Star Trek movie a second viewing, especially one related to the original series. My husband thanks you, J.J. Abrams. “Night At The Museum Battle of the Smithsonian” Plotwise it was weaker than the first, but it made up for it in humor. It made me laugh. Out loud. I couldn’t help it. Hank Azaria is hilarious. “Up” Even though through much of it I was thinking “Where in the world did they come up with this story??”, Ed Asner’s character reminds me of my dad, so I liked it. And the dog was great. Squirrel! “New Moon” I only mention this because it was a great improvement over the first movie. Still too teenagery, but at least...

I was not always an avid reader. In fact, most of my life has been spent avoiding reading if I could help it. In elementary school, it was only because of Book-It that I ever finished an entire volume. The only time we ever went to Pizza Hut was when we won free pizza in Book-It. And I loved Pizza Hut. So I would read. I did like a few books. The Little House On The Prairie series was probably my introduction to reading on my own. I also liked the Mandie books and Sweet Valley Twins (I can hear you saying "Oh, brother"). There was also a Christian series about a girl named Lizzie that was adopted to a big family. I don't recall the title, but I liked it. And of course, around 6th and 7th grade I went through the obligatory Janette Oke phase. But for the most part, reading was limited to Book-It or for book reports. In my free time, Calvin & Hobbes was about as deep as I got. In high school, I liked reading even less. This probably has to do with the amount of r...