In Which Kati Emerges from the Abyss

Hi! Ya'll thought I'd forgotten that I had a blog, didn't you?? Nope. Just busy and then, honestly? Lazy!

Lots and lots of junk to cover. And we're OFF!

READING: I have fallen in love with my eReader. It's strangely addictive and delightful. Thanks to the book fairy (THANK YOU, BOOK FAIRY!!), it's stocked with a variety of eBooks, and I'm blowing through them. What I love most about it is that I can change my mind about what to read in a nano-second. So far I've read Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh (far and away my favorite read of the year, review at Mandi's soon), Hold on Tight by Stephanie Tyler (love this series!), and the first Adrien English mystery by Josh Lanyon (why, oh why did I wait SO long to read this series?). Of course, the fact that I own an eReader does NOT seem to be precluding my purchasing actual books as well. I picked up Connie Brockway's The Golden Season just the other day.

LAUNCH: So, most of you know I was in Florida last week for the launch of the Space Shuttle. It was glorious and magical, and exhausting. The launch scrubbed the first night at T-9 minutes, due to weather, which meant that we did it all again the next night. I don't believe I've been up all night two nights in a row since I was in college. And frankly, after last week, I completely remember why. Yup, still an 8 hours a night girl. Anyway, as most of you know, Washington was hit by it's second 20+ inches snow storm (Snowmaggedon) while I was in Florida. Which meant I was delayed by a day getting home. I rolled into home at about midnight Monday night, and was up and at them to get to the laundromat (our washer and dryer are broken and being replaced this weekend) and the grocery store before Big Storm #3 (Snowverload). I got back just in time for the blizzard to pick up. The good news was, the Federal Government was closed down through Thursday, and I'd already taken Thursday and Friday as comp days for working the launch. So, with the President's Day holiday, I got a week off. Go figure. It was delightful and unexpected. Anyway, the shot next to this blurb is one taken by the NASA photographers. A night launch is truly a glorious thing. Lift off literally lights the night sky like broad daylight. You can't imagine the glory of it...and the noise. You feel it in your diaphragm, that's for sure.

MOVIES: I finally saw Twilight. And I'll say this: #1 I really didn't much care for it. I feel pretty strongly that RPatz and Kristen Stewart, who I find to be very whiny for someone who is making so much money, had no chemistry whatsoever. #2, I do NOT get the fuss over RPatz. In fact, I really believe I wouldn't find him hot if I were 12 years old.

I also went and saw Valentine's Day this weekend with my friend, Shannon, while Scott watched the Daytona 500. It was cute. In a totally unmemorable way. It starred pretty much everyone on the planet. And the problem was that no one really had a storyline that they dedicated enough time to. I will say this, Ashton Kutcher? Seriously cute. And I still love me some Jennifer Garner. But this is definitely a "wait til it comes out on HBO" type of movie.

TV: I'm watching LOST, although I missed last night's epi so I could watch Westminster, which I've blogged about before. I love me some Westminster Kennel Club show. I rooted hard for the doxies, and one finished in the top 4 of the hound group. I think that the Scottie who won was adorable, and she showed well, but in my opinion, the doberman should have won. She was on fire last night, and stacked out like nobody's business everytime the judge looked at her. Anyway, I'm also still completely in love with Modern Family. The Valentine's Day episode last week had me in absolute stitches.

OTHER: I finally got to visit with my sister this weekend. It's totally my fault that we haven't seen each other. With almost every other weekend spent in Richmond, my home relationships are suffering. I need to do a better job with that. Anyway, it was fun to catch up with her. We got to spend the bulk of an afternoon together and talked about everything. As my brother-in-law Brad says, "There's nothing the Dancy women do so well as chat."

What's going on with you? Reading anything good? Seen any good movies?