Field Trip!

Today Quirky Lady Victoria Morgan and I are hitting the town! We will be visiting the Gardner Museum in Boston, which is one of the coolest and most unique spots in our fine city. Vicki is not only an amazing romance writer (recently nominated for the Golden Heart), but she is also an accomplished artist. I am really looking forward to our trip!

On the reading front....I finished Pride and Prejudice. Compared with Jane Eyre, there was absolutely no contest. Jane won by a landslide. P and P was pretty much a soap opera with a lot of CAPITALIZED words thrown in for emphasis (hee hee.....I actually loved that...it cracked me up!). But JE had more soul, more depth, more intensity, and of course....Rocky McRochester. As Julia Barrett so eloquently pointed out yesterday, even blind and one-handed, Rocky could kick Mr D's butt. I think I'll stick with Charlotte Brontë.

Don't forget, Celebrate New England is coming up on Monday. Hope to see all of you there!

Happy Friday,
Penelope

Rocky McRochester V. Mr Darcy: A Celebrity Death Match For The Ages

Guess what I'm reading? Pride and Prejudice! Yes, I have finally decided to see what all the fuss is about. So far, I'm at 25% on my Kindle, and I must admit, although I am enjoying this book, I liked Jane Eyre better at this point along. Also, Rocky McRochester was a much more alluring character at the beginning of JE....dark, brooding, calculating. Mr. Darcy seems sort of like a ding-a-ling. But I am reserving judgment since various P and P supporters assure me that Mr. D steps it up by the end of the book.

I'm picturing Mr D and Rocky in an animated version of Celebrity Death Match. Dressed in period garb, with their heroines cheering in the stands. Who will win? Who will suffer a crushing blunt-head trauma? Who will lose a limb before the fight is over? I don't know, but right now I'm cheering for Rocky.

Looking forward to finishing this tasty morsel,
Penelope