Thanksgiving

I know, Thanksgiving is in November. But there's nothing wrong with being thankful year-round! Here are some things I'm thankful for today:

1. Sleeping through the night. Sounds insignificant, but you really realize how important sleep is when you don't get enough.

2. The fact that my dog always loves me, even when I'm not a great mommy to her.

3. Curly hair. Seriously, I only have to wash my hair every 3-4 days. That ROCKS.

4. Internet access at work. I think I would quickly go crazy without it.

5. Otters. Come on, they're just flipping cute.

6. Lasik. Best.idea.ever. Not having to wear contacts anymore is awesome.

7. Homemade bread from KG. You have no idea.

8. A great hairdresser. Novi, you make my day.

9. The perfect pair of heels.

10. Cocktail hour. Hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!

11. Finding new bands to love. Muse and Mute Math, this is for you.

12. The Doctor.

13. Having a book you look forward to reading. Even if it is young adult vampire fiction.

14. Road trips to New Orleans with the coolest girl ever. Love you, AC!

15. Big Texas sky.

Cookie dough

I am a firm believer in making cookies. And to make cookies, you first have to make cookie dough. And I'm an even bigger believer in eating raw cookie dough. It is how a cookie is first to be enjoyed. And these cookies make the BEST DOUGH.

I believe KG may be a believer now, too. Even if you have to make two stops to track down pumpkin puree in the middle of summer. :)

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Do you remember this book? It was one of my favorites as a kid; I read it multiple times. The story was full of adventure, a girl kicking butt and learning to climb rope ladders, a crazy captain, and murder - all on the high seas. I've been wondering for years why no one has made a movie adaptation. It's the perfect story! Well, I read some potentially good news today - there's a movie in the works! It is to be written and directed by Danny DeVito (not sure what I feel about that), and is slated to star Saoirse Ronan as Charlotte (very good),



Morgan Freeman as Zachariah (yes, please)



and...Pierce Brosnan as Captain Jaggery (hmm...as long as he isn't sporting his Ogilvie Home Perm from Percy Jackson).



But let's hope for the best! Because this book was very important to me as a girl. Not that I'm about to run off to live on a ship, cut all my hair off with a jagged knife, or kill anybody. And I'm certainly not down with having callousy hands. But...it fueled a lot of great daydreams.

Some might ask why I named this blog "daydream believer." Well, there are two reasons:

1. My imagination is usually a much more interesting place to live than in my regular life.
2. I really like that song by the Monkees. And I like the Monkees in general. And in particular. My sister and I grew up watching old reruns of their kooky TV show, and I developed a crush on more than one of them. You can only imagine my heartbreak when I learned they were old enough to be my parents! Tres disappointing. But it would have been cool to hang out with them - they lived in a cool beach house and were in a band and always got into crazy situations. Once they even stayed in a haunted castle! And they had a cool car. See?



Yeah, so that's why I named it this. :)