I Love A Good Mystery - Novel

I read like crazy, from fantasy, to woman's fiction, to horror - but my all-time favorite genre is mystery. And all kinds of mysteries too - not just your regular Agatha Christie. Like Patricia Cornwell (gotta love Kay Scarpetta), or Tess Gerritsen. Other authors I enjoy include Sue Grafton, Mary Higgens Clark, and James Patterson (his "Women's Murder Club" series). I really like to not know what's going to happen next - to think I have the answer all figured out, then when I get to the end, find out I was SOOOO wrong, lol. These are definitely the best books to curl up with on a lazy afternoon. However, I don't like not knowing what's going to happen next in real life. Some people say "just go with the flow, whatever happens, happens" - but this is not enough for me sometimes. Sometimes I need to know things - sometimes I like to be pre-warned. I don't enjoy being caught off-guard. Is it in my nature to want to be prepared? Or is it just conditioning from a lifetime of having the rug pulled out from under my feet when I least expect it? Who knows? All I know is that I don't like it - but I also know there's not much I can do about it. So I deal with it, however I can - and hope I can get through it okay. What else can I do?

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Internet Explorer SUCKS!!!

I don't know if it's because I have my computer "trained" to run on Firefox for the most part or what, but when I tried to run IE tonight, it was like running when your feet have dried in cement. I swear it aggravated the HELL out of me - and I will remember this night. I REFUSE to use IE unless it's absolutely necessary. It's like IE has gone to shit now that there are so many other browsers to choose from - sucks that it's the "default" that you get when you purchase a new PC. I rarely have a problem with Firefox - if I do, it's because of my computer, not the browser. I HIGHLY recommend Mozilla Firefox for those of you using a PC if you don't already have it. It's so much better - and choosing your own skins for it is kind of cool too, lol. My favorite, of course, is the Halloween one.

Anyway, IE SUCKS - rant over.

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Leonardo - Shia : The Beards Make the Man

Two of the most baby-faced actors I've seen in awhile, have both tried out the bearded look to add maturity to their famous faces. And in my honest opinion, I believe Shia looks a lot better. He actually looks his age without looking like he's TRYING to look older. The beard fits him, it looks good. Leo, on the other hand, still looks like he's a step away from putting on his father's suit to add to his charade. I'm sure there are others out there that will disagree with me, but as this is my blog - it is my opinion that counts here, lol. Anyway, check out the pics below (early and more up to date shots) - to get the jist of what I'm saying here.



So yeah, do you see what I mean?

P.S. Hope you're having a FABULOUS birthday Griff!!! I have great memories of driving out to celebrate with you and C at the SkyBar last year - so glad to know you!!

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MySpace, Facebook, Friendster...

There are SO many places out there to network, to meet new people and make new friends. It's funny though, most of the friends I have on these sites are people that I already know. I'm not really into strangers - I think I may have a bit of a phobia when it comes to that - so I am more comfortable with just talking with people that actually know me, and not people that are adding me to their "space" to build a decent total of friends. Are we really judging people that way? Don't we have enough in life to worry about than whether or not we have 20,30, or 200 strangers reading about us every day? Is this the way the simple man can be famous - without going out of their house?

Funny thing is, there are so many fake people out there, how do you REALLY know who you're talking to? It's such a scary thing to think about... you really just want to take people at their word so it's not so spooky. The alternative being some overweight, middle-aged guy sitting at his computer in the dark - pretending to be a cute 13 year old girl (shudder) - can you imagine? Well, I certainly can - hence, the reason I am so careful as to who I communicate with.


It's funny, I was planning on writing a huge blog about how I'm going to try and put all my thoughts together here, at blogger - instead of all the networking sites I'm a member of... but I just had that thought and I had to get it out... sorry 'bout that.

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