Now that break has finally, finally arrived for me, I thought I'd update you with a couple of reviews.First up: My latest non-fiction checkout from the library. Chalked Up is written by the 1986 U.S. Gymnastics champ, Jennifer Sey. She probably would have gone on to the Olympics if she'd been born just two years later - gymnasts have a very small window and peak around 14-16 years old. It was a fast read and a good story, and a nice escape for me during the first week of finals when I should have been doing about a million other things.
Next up is Anne Hathaway's latest film, Rachel Getting Married. Wow. It made me cringe, cry, laugh just a little, and think a lot.
I'd recommend this movie, but I'm not sure I'll watch it again. It's one of those stories of a family where you get to be the fly on the wall and see it from within... and lots of families have a good deal of unprocessed emotions and stories there. So yeah, I'd recommend it. Just don't plan on feel-good vibes radiating off the silver screen.That's it for reviews, for now. I might have to update you on this chili I have cooking in the crock-pot though. I never use recipes for chili anymore because every recipe I used tasted really weird to me, so I've started to just do what feels right when I throw it together. Today I noticed that we had a ton of carrots that needed to be eaten, so I thought I'd grind some up really fine in the food processor and add them to the random mix of chili-like ingredients. My mini-tastings throughout the day tell me that it will be a success! Carrot chili. Yum!
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