Mondays are...

Mondays are Mondays. Fortunately, I have a few things that bring me cheer when I begin the inevitable Sunday night mourning of the end of the weekend... 


New podcasts! I adore "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" (the NPR news quiz show) and "This American Life" (an hour of interesting stories). They play in real time on the radio Saturday, so when I show up to work on Monday I've got new episodes waiting for me. They're the best to listen to when I have administrative tasks for an hour or so.

My new Monday perk is the return of Hawaii Five O! The classic is back on TV as a new show. I watched the pilot and was totally won over. Good character chemistry + amazing shots of my homeland = a good thing. It airs Monday nights, so that's something to look forward to. :)

"Unputdownable"

I love this image from a Penguin Malaysia ad campaign titled Unputdownable. I know the feeling. At lunch today I came within twenty pages of finishing The Last Stand and was sad to see it was time to get back to work. Thankfully I'll have the trip home to finish up. I love when the end of a book coincides with returning home. It means I'll have time to pick out a new one for tomorrow! I think the worst is reading the last page while I'm on my way to work. Then I have nothing to do for lunch and the way home!


 (The cool image I started out with and then got distracted from by my own tangents is via the book cover archive.)

Ashley Lake + Montana

I love books because they can introduce you to new and exciting places. Places like Montana. I'm reading The Last Stand (by my favorite - Nathaniel Philbrick!) and it's all set in Montana and Wyoming and South Dakota - where I've never been! But now I'm planning my big road trip to see the sights and guess what I found in Northwestern Montana? ASHLEY LAKE. And guess what's gorgeous? Yep, Ashley Lake. So now I'm off to Kalispell, which is right by Glacier National Park, which will definitely be a stop on my trip. (And when I say "I'm off to Kalispell" this is wishful thinking. In case you were about to drive out and meet me there...)

Glee(ks)

Tuesday night we had a mini Glee premiere party. Paige, Ashley, Kate and I all dressed up as characters from the show. (Because we're awesome like that.) Unfortunately, Kate isn't in this photo, but do know that she made a very convincing Quinn Fabray. (We made her use a pillow as a baby bump! :) Can you guess who we are? (If you guess Emma, Mercedes, and Rachel then you are right!)

Totally Dog

My dog loving brother sent me the link to this amazing dog day camp in Florida, Totally Dog. Here's what they have to say about themselves, "During the day, our canine campers swim in our bone shaped pool, run on the agility obstacles, sun bathe on our sun bathing decks, adventure through the forest, play with toys and with each other or take short naps in our shaded nap houses." Plus, they have a converted school bus that can pick the dogs up and drop them off at the end of the day. Shaded nap houses? Pool? Sunbathing deck? Um, can I go here?

Friday!

Due to copious amounts of traffic (yes, it took me double the amount of time to get downtown) I missed out on my latte this morning. I'm about to head out to the WEEKEND and I'm going to grab myself a decaf. Because even though I'm young and fun, I'm actually old and might probably be in bed by 11. Shhh.

And just so you don't think I've gone completely crazy...

I searched for weimaraners, too. (I'm pretty sure this photo is a Wegman.)