Colin Firth

Colin, Colin, Colin. I have been a huge fan since first seeing you in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice masterpiece (5 whole entire hours of wonderfulness). Bridget Jones Diary 1 & 2 was very nice too. But I've read something today that may have brought you down a notch in my fan club.

I found out today that in my favorite scene ever, where you walk out of the lake next to your little cottage and see Ms. Elizabeth Bennett, you had a stuntman go into the lake in your place. Apparently you didn't want to be exposed to Weil's disease. I find it vexing really that it is all very well to have the stuntman exposed to this organism, which is found in rat urine, and causes extreme illness, and even death in 10% of human cases, but not yourself.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that now my favorite actor is the brave stuntman who came out of the lake in the white shirt in the BBC series "Pride & Predjudice" Will that man please step forward, if still alive, to accept this prestigious award?

Say Cheesy!

My long-time bff Siouxsie posted one of my favorite pictures of the 2 of us here. It brought back such good memories of Honey Rock Camp days that I had to post it. It was the summer I met Mike. The first time I EVER laid eyes on him, I was walking with said friend Siouxsie, and she whispered "He looks like a nice young man." She was right!

Except my smile in the picture reminds of this:

(Thanks to Mindi's blog for Exuberance)

My New Favorite SNL Skit

Pictures

These pictures are by no means my only favorites - but they rank right up there with the best of them. They make me smile everytime I see them!!Brother Thad, Me, and Mike Jan, 1991

Thad and me Jan, 1991

Paul, Greg, Brandon, Me, Melanie, and Stacy in 1988

Sweater

My sweater reminded me this morning that I haven't talked about him in My Favorites. He has been feeling badly for a week now, ever since he first discovered I was talking about My Favorites, and hadn't thought to mention him. I am very sorry Sweater - it was an oversight. Please forgive me - you are the only sweater I would save in the event of a house fire, I promise! You are warm even on the coldest of days. I wear you practically every day all winter long, whether I am skiing, walking, grocery shopping or typing on the computer. You get stinky sometimes, so I throw you into the washing machine (but not the dryer), and you come out softer and sweeter every time! Here is what I love best about you:

• You are cashmere and so unbelievably soft
  
• You were my dad's before you were mine
  
• You were XL, and have boiled down a little so you are thicker and better than before
  
• No matter how many times I wash you, there's no piling.
  
• You are water-resistant - I can wear you in the rain, and my undershirt won't get wet
• You are thin and not bulky
  

Breakfast and Lunch

My favorite breakfast is plain yogurt, blueberries, and Fiber One Cereal for a mere 155 calories (a LOT of bite for your buck):If you HAVE to limit your lunch calories to only 270 - which in my opinion couldn't fuel a barn cat - then this is the way to do it:
(Its what I eat in addition to this that causes me problems.....)

Soap Etc.

NOTHING is better than Burt's Bees Peppermint Shower Soap. I can't even explain - its just something you'll have to smell for yourself the next time you see it in a Burt's Bees display somewhere. Same with the Peppermint Foot Lotion. The Herbal Deodorant is supposed to kill the odor-causing bacteria, but it doesn't really. It does smell good (initially), and I feel like its healthier than the antiperspirants containing aluminum that you find in the stores.

Joke

Two men were sitting next to each other at a bar.

After a while, one guy looks at the other and says, "I can't help but think, from listening to you, that you're from Ireland."

The other guy responds proudly, "Yes, that I am!"

The first guy says, "So am I! And where abouts from Ireland might you be?"

The other guy answers, "I'm from Dublin, I am."

The first guy responds, "Sure and begora, and so am I! And what street did you live on in Dublin?"

The other guy says, "A lovely little area it was, I lived on McCleary Street in the old central part of town."

The first guy says, "Faith & it's a small world, so did I! And to what school would you have been going?"

The other guy answers, "Well now, I went to St. Mary's of course."

The first guy gets really excited, and says, "And so did I. Tell me, what year did you graduate?"

The other guy answers, "Well, now, I graduated in 1964."

The first guy exclaims, "The Good Lord must be smiling down upon us! I can hardly believe our good luck at winding up in the same bar tonight. Can you believe it, I graduated from St. Mary's in 1964 my own self."

About this time, another guy walks into the bar, sits down, and orders a beer.

The bartender walks over shaking his head & mutters, "It's going to be a long night tonight, the Murphy twins are drunk again."

Danskos

Fellow bloggers - Tell me (in your blog) about some of your favorites: the best purchase you ever made, your favorite low calorie (but extra filling) snack, the best vacation, the funnest thing you've ever done with your kids, you name it. Then let me know by leaving your link below so I can take a look! Here's one of my favs:



My Danskos. They are the best shoe purchase I have ever made. Last summer I cleared out all my shoes. (I kept my running shoes and my favorite sandals).

I sold some on ebay, some in a garage sale, and took the rest to Salvation Army. Then I used the money I had made, plus a little more, and bought these. They are very very comfortable, and always look good with anything (they are brown leather and black soles, so I can wear them with brown AND black). I have not once regretted buying them and forsaking all others.