For Your Summer Viewing Pleasure

So, I know you're looking for something to watch this summer. If you're going to watch TV, steer clear of the reality drivel and watch The Closer on TNT or Army Wives on Lifetime or Psych on USA. If you're looking for good TV on DVD to watch I have some suggestions. First of all make sure you've seen Alias and 24. If you've watched those then here are some Must-See shows in no particular order:

1.  Arrested Development (you can borrow them from me)

2. Brothers & Sisters 

3. Veronica Mars 

4. Mary Tyler Moore (still classic 30 years later)

5. 30 Rock

If you're online a lot I recommend watching shows on Hulu www.hulu.com . They have tons of great shows both old and new. If you need to catch up on The Office or want to watch old eps of News Radio this is an awesome site. 

My Mr. Knightley...

Why isn't Jeremy Northam a bigger star? I watched the Kate Beckinsale-version of Emma last week and that Mr. Knightley is neither as good nor as hot as Jeremy Northam's Mr. Knightley. He'll always be my Mr. Knightley. 

I got The Tudors from Netflix last week. It's received great reviews and I love historical "fiction" so I thought I would probably enjoy it. It's well acted and staged if not historically accurate. I didn't really buy Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII, he's too small (at least Eric Bana is so smokin' hot as Henry VIII in The Other Bolelyn Girl that I didn't care that they completely deviated from the book).  I digress, the standout performance in the show is Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More. He is awesome. Oscars should be lining this man's mantle. I hope he is nominated for and wins an Emmy. I also hope that he finally is catapulted into that upper echelon of stardom that he deserves. He's great in Gosford Park, Happy, Texas, Possession, and of course Emma, if you're looking for a fix. 

FYI - Sam Neill is also stellar in The Tudors as Cardinal Wolsey (just incase Tina-Marie is reading this).

Magnum, is that you?

So a few months ago J. was shaving his beard to prepare for a job interview. He knows how I feel about mustaches and had his fiancee A. take a photo of his cheesy mustache just for me. Thanks a lot! I don't think it'll help him land a job, unless he wants to be a Utah Highway Patrolman. Leave the mustaches to Magnum P.I., buddy...

Hip and Humble

My new favorite store in Salt Lake is Hip and Humble. It's been around for a few years but they have new buyers and they are fabulous. They have great bags, jewelry, furniture and household items. If you need to buy a gift, this is a great place to go.

Blurb.com

Blurb.com is a website where you can upload your photos and create your own "coffee table" book. I got the idea from reading P's blog. I'm trying it out and so far, it rocks! It's got more templates and is more versatile than the iPhoto photo book option. I'm using it for my Austria/Germany trip photos. We'll see how it turns out.

La Cucaracha

At work last week, C. found a couple cockroaches in the basement. I was totally grossed out and it was really unfortunate that our bathroom is in the basement. I finally got over it, but I'm kind of getting sick of B. and C. singing "La Cucaracha" every time they go downstairs. I can't wait until we move to the new office...

Auf Wiedersehen...

M, K and I just got back from 11 days in Germany and Austria. It was amazing. The countryside is so green and beautiful over there. The people in Germany were wonderful to us. Highlights included Neuschwanstein Castle, Salzburg and the Sound of Music tour, Hallstatt, soft pretzels and gelato. Time to plan the next adventure...