Thanks, Daffy.

"Patience is a virtue. Patience brings good luck. It is seldom found in humans, and never in a duck."

-The Well

YO! MTV Raps to Yo Gabba Gabba!?!

I'm not sure if I'm more surprised now than the late eighties version of myself would have been, but more than 20 years later I was just as happy to hear Biz Markie's beats break into "Just a Friend".

While a few things have changed, I wasn't roller skating or watching YO! MTV Raps with my friends, I was at the Yo Gabba Gabba show with my husband and 2-year old. It was still a Friday night out. A girl has every reason to get pretty excited, right?

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Late to the Party

I'd think it too late to post this, it being the week before Thanksgiving, but I'm just coming down from my post Halloween candy high and getting around to it. That and I figured anyone who was at Coolfire's "X" party might enjoy my wink at being a little late to the party. Ha.

I love Halloween and feel like a great party is one where everyone gets totally into the "spirit", dressing up and having a fabulous time. Certainly one of the best parties every year, this year's did not disappoint. From the costumes and energy of everyone there, to the excitement of the Nelly show, I'm already looking forward to next year.

"Oh, them...

They're the dance people."

BALLOONS!

As opposed to that pink gorilla in the neighborhood used car lot, the time of year when it's not only acceptable but downright exciting to see giant inflatables in shapes of bunnies and popcorn boxes took place at Forest Park's annual Balloon Glow.

Hot air balloons were once again roped down and lit up, offering glorious views and a chance to step right up to these beautifully simplistic early flying machines. It's a short and very popular event, pretty busy with the beautiful weather this year. Yet once you hear the blow of the air horn and the roar of the burner flames, the warm glow of the balloons makes you feel like a kid again.

If you've never been or just missed it this year, put it on your calendar for next September, it's a free event that's definitely fun for all ages.

Gone Girl

I just finished reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, and I'll admit I had a hard time putting it down. The dialogue was well written, quick and witty. The concept promising, a thriller told by two unreliable, neurotic, narrators with potentially deadly secrets they wanted to hide from the reader as well as each other.

But (there's always a but, right?) the minute after I finished it, I felt a little cheated.

Move over Amy.

So psychological intrigue paired with witty dialogue, what's my problem?

By the end, I had a hard time believing in some of the characters' motivations and found some of their games to be a bit flimsy. For example, would it be as easy as reading a few love letters to start to fall back in love with someone that you think is framing you for their murder? I guess maybe you have to be truly insane to understand the possibility.

Or at least a bit insane to think that hard about it, ha.

In the end, I'd recommend it being worth the quick read. It was certainly thrilling enough to keep me coming back for more.