Books, movies etc.

During the Thanksgiving holiday we had crappy weather and I sat in front of the T.V. quite a bit. I watched the movie ‘Chocolat’ on IFC. This is one of those movies that I had contemplating watching a bunch of times because I like most of the actors, but I just never got around to it. Well, I was really glad I watched it. I liked everything about it, the acting, the plots, the many sub-plots. I went to the library today and got the book…I’m hoping that I like it as much as the movie. I really think that my Mom would enjoy the story, although with her vision and hearing issues she doesn’t watch movies anymore…I’m hoping that the book is good so I can get it for her in large print.

As far as books, I’ve been reading quite a bit of Robert Crais. He writes detective novels, mainly about a character named Elvis Cole. The books are really good, deeper than a lot of the more popular stuff in the detective genre. So many authors churn out a book or two a year, relying so much on formulaic writing that it bores me stiff.

Oh- I also read a bunch of books on creating mosiacs. I want to do a tile backsplash in the bathroom at some point…I think I checked out every mosaic book in the library.

I’m been able to follow through with my edict to only check books out of the library, only buying books if I need something to read while traveling. Doing this has helped reduce the clutter around the house so much because I read a lot, and having to constantly shuffle piles of books around or pack up boxes for donation got to be a pain, not to mention the money spent on books. I’d guess that I save at least $50.00 a month, pretty sad considering that I used to buy most books used to begin with.