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The Mists of Avalon will be on TNT this coming Sunday & Monday. I must remember to set the TV. The novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley has been one of my favorite books for the past 11 years, since I first read it in 1990. You know a book is good if you remember when you first read it. I have read it three or four times since then. I need to get the other books that are in the “series”, although it is supposedly not quite a series in that you can read them in any order – the same characters are in them though. One review of the film said that the book is a little better, but that is to be expected with a book as long as that one.

Ok, temptation got the best of me. Last night I went to Columbia House and ordered DVDs. Signed up for a membership for me and one for Jason – doesn’t everyone get two memberships? I ordered “Almost Famous”, “Men in Black: Limited Edition” (or whatever the “top of the line” one is), “Chicken Run”, “What Dreams May Come”, “Shanghai Noon”, “Rush Hour”, “Notting Hill”, “Friday”, and “The Kid”.

Somehow I guess I thought that wasn’t enough, so today I went to the local pawn shop which has DVDs for $10 each. Never know what you might find, but it’s a great deal and if anything is wrong with it you have 2 weeks to return it. Heck, for $10 I figure I can’t go wrong. So bought “The Mummy: Ultimate Edition” (2 disc set), “A Bug’s Life: Gold Collection” (something extra, don’t know what) and “Weekend at Bernie’s”. Then tonight (this is where I went overboard) I went to Blockbuster to see what Previously Viewed selections they had. I got “Meet the Parents” ($7.50), “The Hurricane” ($9.99), “Miss Congeniality” ($7.50), “The Green Mile” ($9.99) and “Bounce” (2 disc set, $12.99). At least they were all fairly cheap – “The Hurricane” was priced $14.99, “Miss Congeniality” was priced $12.99, and “Meet the Parents” was priced $9.99 – so the cheaper prices were a surprise!

Of the ones that I bought, I haven’t seen “The Green Mile”, “Bounce” and “Miss Congeniality”. I also have not seen “The Matrix” yet – I bought it last winter when I got my DVD player but haven’t ever watched it! I guess I have a lot of movie watching to do!

Jo was one of my early blog inspirations. Then she went offline. Now she is back and you can visit her at -:- -:- p i n k l o g -:- -:-. Yeah!

Yeah! Laura added new pictures! Did I mention before that her beagles are absolutely precious in person? I am not a big dog person, although I want a Golden Retriever or Yellow Lab someday, but her dogs had me won over immediately when I visited her back in May. They are so sweet! Hmmm… maybe I should get a beagle instead? *grin* Jason & I will be going to see “Cats and Dogs” this weekend. I wonder if I will spot my cats in any of the character’s personalities.

Just in case you were ever looking for the perfect gift for me, I finally set up a WishList. I *really* want the “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Mary Poppins” DVDs. Let me know if you have a WishList too!