Eliza’s Corner

Growing up all I remember is watching reruns or my parents would catch a different program that we didn’t watch during the school year because it came on to late or we just weren’t interested when the program first premiered. These days when the regular programming season ends in May a whole new round of shows start over the course of the summer. Our favorites the past couple of seasons have been HGTV’s Design Star, Psych on USA, and Eureka on Sci-Fi. We also watch Ghost Hunters International but we seem to prefer the original that is on during the fall and winter.

It sounds a little crazy but I think part of my liking movies and tv so much is part of my time I spent in as part of the Speech team in junior high and High School we learned to watch people and learn to look for the underlying storyline and the other is I’ve been a tv nut for a very long time since I was a kid. Who knows in some alternate universe maybe I was suppose to be an actor or writer or something that draws me to the medium.

I did this a few years ago and I was thinking of posting “a few of my favorite things” over the month of August so why not post about what makes me happy.

I love to reading blogs,matter of fact I recently culled down the links in bloglines because over time I noticed I only read certain blogs daily or weekly, and learning about other’s talents and lives. Offline I do tend to people watch also so this may not be much of a surprise.

Lately my favorite blog reads are:

Jesser - I love keeping up with Jess, Matt, and their adorable daughter Tabby. I found Jess through the 101 in 1001 and it felt like I had found a friend. I love her links posts every week or so and watching Tabby grow up is really cool.

Musings of a Phenomenal Webmistress - I’ve known Shel for years and couldn’t resist starting my blog back in 2006 to keep in touch with her during her transition from Texas to Illinois. She is very creative and one of my best friends.

One-Tired Mom - I found Bonnie by way of her blog when her family was located in Germany. I’ve loved keeping up with her, Fred, Annabelle, and Mike over the past couple of years. She’s been participating in Blog365 this year and is doing great.

1. Wall-E

I love this little robot! Last weekend we went to see this and Kung Fu Panda (this one is pretty good to by the way!) at the Drive-in and I really liked this movie. This is the first Pixar film that I’ve seen that I didn’t see any trailers before I got to the theater so I really went in without any preconceived ideas. The message that we need to clean up our planet before we lose it is there while still telling the story of a little robot that has found a new purpose in life.

2. Hancock
This was a good movie to watch Thursday evening. We had rain at the drive-in but we still enjoyed the movie. Will Smith plays a “disgruntled” superhero who is always angry and just really doesn’t know why and doesn’t discover why or his past until he meets Jason Bateman’s character.

3. Get Smart
I love a good Steve Carell movie (I’m pretty sure C is going to take away the remote if I put the tv on Evan Almighty one more time) and Get Smart is hilarious. Another six months and I can catch this one on the movie channels (if the DVD doesn’t get added to our collection when the time comes)

This past Sunday the Texas Governors Mansion went up in flames. According to news reports arson is suspected. C sent me these pictures earlier today and mentioned last night that he read that the mansion was under renovation so those artifacts that belong to Texas History weren’t being kept on site.

More on the story at the Dallas Morning News

Pictures of the damage can be seen at the Dallas Morning News also.

The fact that someone wanted to destroy a historical landmark that belongs to the people of Texas is beyond heartbreaking. I still wonder what was lost to history when the hurricanes came through Louisiana and other states in 2005. What building’s and people’s histories were lost to the rushing waters.