So Who Reads My Blog?

So who reads my blog??

1. As a comment on this post, leave one memory that you and I had together.
It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
And if we've never met in real life, leave me a comment of your favorite post.
I wrote and why it was your favorite.

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually really funny to see the responses.

If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Dinner Tonight

I didn't think about taking pictures of this so you'll have to imagine it and or make it yourself.

Clamato Cooked Salmon.

Ingredients

* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 medium red onion, diced
* 2 garlic cloves, sliced
* 1 fresh jalapeño, seeded, minced
* ½ bunch cilantro, chopped fine
* ½ bunch basil, chopped fine
* 2 limes, for juice
* 1½ cups Clamato® Tomato Cocktail
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 4 salmon fillets

Directions

1. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat; heat olive oil, add onions, garlic, jalapeño, cilantro; basil cook 3-5 minutes.
2. Add limes juice, Clamato; bring to boil.
3. Reduce heat, cover and simmer slowly.
4. Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper, place in Clamato® broth; cook fillets 9-12 minutes.
5. Serve with white rice and vegetables.

This turned out really good. Even the girls ate it! We didn't have any cilantro so I used parsley and then added a dash of dried cilantro.

Movie Review: Smart People

I watched Smart People last night. The movie stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, Thomas Hayden Church, and Ashton Holmes.

The movie is about a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a widower (Quaid) who is still dealing with the loss of his wife. He gets hurt and has to depend upon his brother (Hayden Church)to get him back and forth from work.

The relationships between the father (Quaid) his daughter (Page) and his son (Holmes) are very intense and so is the relationships between the father (Quaid) and his brother, and his new love interest...Sarah Jessica Parker through these relationships Quaid's character he learns more about himself and others.

Movie Review: Grace is Gone

I watched Grace is Gone tonight as well. Starring John Cusack! Once I got past that John Cusack was playing a father of a 12 and 8 year old. (I guess John is getting older too)

John Cusack plays Stanley Phillips, father of 2 daughters, husband of a soldier in Iraq. His wife passes away and instead of telling his kids he takes them on a road trip. He calls his home answering machine to hear his wife's voice and talks to the machine hoping that she will give him some advice during this time. He does finally tell the girls and they help him with his grief.

It is a good movie. John is the best part of it.

Movie Review: Ballet Shoes

I watched the Ballet Shoes this evening. The movie is about an explorer who becomes the guardian of his niece and then proceeds to bring home 3 babies from around the world for his niece and her nurse to take care of. The babies grow up and become interested in acting, ballet and airplanes. I only recognized one of the girls in the movie she played Hermonine in the Harry Potter movies. My nieces were excited when they heard the music from Swan Lake. Over all I think the movie was good. But I wouldn't rush to see it either ;)

Career Assessments Hooey? Or Helpful?

I've been taking a career assessment class this week. So far a lot of analysis and tests to see who I am. Pretty much a contradiction with some tests. Myers Briggs not so much but this one called Holland. I am both Artistic (no rules) and opposite on the chart is Conventional (rules). My third was Enterprise (sales jobs) which I'm not sure I agree with. From this test the job titles that came up with ACE was tattoo artist and photojournalist.

After today I'm thinking about a job that would either let me do party planning or convention planning and/or events.

What do you think?

Movie Review: Griffin and Phoenix

I watched Griffin & Phoenix last night. This movie exceeded my expectations. The movie starred Amanda Peet and Dermot Mulroney. You learn early on in the movie that Griffin (Dermot) has inoperable cancer and he meets Phoenix (Amanda) while taking a class on death and dying. Well they fall in love and you learn more about Phoenix and they do a bunch of pranks together.

I don't know why I put this on my list at Netflix but it was a better movie than I thought it would be and I laughed out loud more than a few times so I think it was a successful movie ;) or at least for me last night!