Quotes & August, 2008

August, 2008

“Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.”
~ Michelle Held ~

“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
~ Jacques Cousteau ~

"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
~Robert Louis Stevenson~

The Expendables

Rocky with guns! Corny - predictable - silly.  But it was also hysterically funny - witty - even better than expected.  You could feel the comradery between these longtime friends, These old guys know how to do it right!  I LOVED it!!!!!

And the scene with Arnold Schwarzteneger?  I almost fell out of my seat laughing.  Okay... that may be a little over the top, but you get the idea.  Very clever... and what a good sport ol' Arnie is!  I didn't think Bruce Willis was going to make it through that one.  (I'd love to see the out takes)

When this one comes out on video, I'll see it again - probably more than once.  The action won't be nearly as good on TV as it is on the big screen, but the people - the characters (and... oh... are they characters) will always be bigger than life.

If you haven't seen it yet, then you have to go before it's gone.   You won't be sorry.

I'm giving it 4 Go's!

Rainwater - Sandra Brown

I loved the book.  I hated the book.  I loved the book.  I hated the book.

In the first couple of pages I discovered a single mom running a boardinghouse, her son who appears to be severely mentally handicapped, and a boarder who is dieing.  The setting is depression-era Texas.  I should have put the book down.  "Step away from the book."

I'm a fan of the "happy book" and this was obviously not a "happy book".  BUT... it was not a depressing book.  Go figure.

This was a very meaty book (no pun intended) with - an insight into the time period - a rotten villain - a strong hero - lots of great stuff.

Within 10 pages I was hooked.  It was a typically predictable romance novel with some typically predictable elements, but.. so what, ya' know???

I loved it! (I hated it!)  *sigh*

It's a quick read.  I recommend it and give it 3 "Good Reads".