And it all started with a blog...

I liked this movie. And would love to see it again sometime, from a seat NOT in the veriest front row. Jeesh.

It seems like it's a cooking movie, no? And it kinda is. It's about Julia Child, so obviously it's about cooking. French cooking. French cooking for the servantless.

But what I found so very fascinating was the literary aspect of it all. You know, that whole writing a cookbook thing. (Julia) And writing a blog thing. (Julie)

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And now I've made it sound like the most boring movie ever... cooking and writing.

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It's also about relationships (friendships, partnerships, and marriages).

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Does that help? Not so much? You'd rather poke out your eye than watch some conflictless chick flick? Sorry.

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I found it inspiring. For example, I really want to try Julia's Beef Stew with Bacon, Onions and Wine. And I really want to take blogging more seriously. I think I'll start another one. One with purpose this time. One with a goal. One with a theme. Julie went from Blog to Book to Movie in 3 easy steps.

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Three things I'm thankful for:

1. Movies based on true stories that give you a push to step it up a notch.

2. Friends who don't mind sitting in the front row with you.

3. A boring afternoon where I got some more weeding done. How come I have so many weeds? How many hours do you spend weeding per week? (I have 3 garbage cans full of weeds. And still half the yard to do. That seems excessive, does it not?)