A week in the life

Where did the last week go? One minute it was de-lurking day, and then the next I was really busy, and a whole week flew by. Thanks to everyone who commented. If I haven’t made it by your blog to say hello, I will this week.

In the last week, I have:

• Been delighted that Colin Farrell won a Golden Globe for In Bruges. He totally deserved it. If you haven’t seen the movie, go rent it. You will love it and thank me. Although be prepared, it is kind of a downer.

• Enjoyed the delicious Cupcake in a Jar that I won for being part of Jenn’s Virtual Cookie Exchange. It came from the Bangerang Bake Shop, and it was extra awesome. I got the Berry Berry Dark one. Yummy.

• Made a triumphant return to kick boxing class. I missed two weeks because of the holidays and a third week because I’m not sure why, but I went back this week, and it was awesome. Even if they have switched the orientation of the room so that it is all backwards feeling now.

• Started watching the British version of Life on Mars. This show is really, really well done. The episodes I’ve seen so far have been well written, complex, and quite funny at times. I’ll have to check out the American one to see if it even comes close. I also feel the urge to call everyone “guv” now.

• Discovered a new to me mystery writer. Charles Todd has apparently been writing for years, but I just never came across one of his books before. His Inspector Ian Rutledge character is a man trying to put his life back together and return to civilian life after the end of the First World War. He’s a fascinating character, suffering from shell shock, but determined not to let anyone know. The portrait that Todd paints of life after the War is so realistic and detailed that you get completely sucked in to the story, or at least I do. I read the first book in the series, A Test of Wills, this weekend and liked it so much I went and ordered a couple more of his books on Amazon today.

• Seen Bride Wars with a couple of my friends (Hi guys!). It had its funny moments, and I like both Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. Definitely a chick flick. I’m not sure there were even any guys in the theater where we saw it.

• Dealt with ONE degree weather. One. Degree. I know, I know, it was like minus 47 degrees in Maine and Minnesota. I feel badly for those people. There are many reasons I don’t live in Maine or Minnesota, but now topping the list is the fact that is even possible for it to get to be minus 47 degrees. I live in Maryland, and in Maryland, it is not supposed to get as cold as it was on Friday and Saturday. There were people in my office sitting at their desks wearing hats, coats and scarves. That is too darn cold.

How was your week?