August 1, 2008

Can you blieve that it's already August?! Where has this year gone? Maybe it feels like it's May to me because I spent so much time in the hospital over the winter? I don't know, but it certainly doesn't feel like August first! But enough of that!

I watched The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in the wee morning hours. I'm adding this one to my "Must Own" list! If you happen to watch make sure you have tissues handy! It's a wonderful movie, and although aimed at teenaged girls, it could teach us all some lessons. The only reason I got this movie through NetFlix is because I keep seeing the trailer for the sequel and it looks good. I wanted to see the first one so I would know what's going on when I see The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants brings to the screen Ann Brashares’best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends.

Introduced as babies who were born to mothers who met in a prenatal aerobics class, the four grew up together and developed an enduring bond despite
their distinctly different emerging personalities. Now, after years of sharing every triumph and loss, every wild idea and secret fear with the laughter and love of true friends, these four young women couldn’t be closer…except that they’re about to be separated as their lives take them in different directions for the first time.

Introspective and occasionally volatile Carmen (AMERICA FERRERA) is looking forward to spending quality time with her out-of-state dad, whom she hasn’t seen much since he divorced her mother years ago; super-confident star athlete Bridget (BLAKE LIVELY) is heading for a soccer camp in Mexico; soft-spoken Lena(ALEXIS BLEDEL), a gifted artist as beautiful as her drawings, is set to discover her heritage – and an unexpected romance – on a trip to her grandparents’ home in Greece; and sharp-witted rebel Tibby (AMBER TAMBLYN) will reluctantly remain in town, stocking shelves at the local discount store while working on her pet project, a video “suckumentary” to expose what she sees as the banality of everyday life.

On a shopping trip together the day before their paths diverge, the friends find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that amazingly fits and flatters each one of them perfectly, even though they are four young women of very different shapes and sizes. It seems these pants are meant for sharing and that gives Carmen, Bridget, Lena, and Tibby a wonderful idea. They decide to use the pants as a way of keeping in touch during the months ahead, each one wearing them for a week to see what luck they bring before mailing them on to the next.

In this unique way, though miles apart, the four still experience the challenges and surprises of life as they always have – together – in a summer they’ll never forget.

Stitching-wise, I continued working on Good Dog. I almost threw it lock, stock, and barrel across the room this evening though. I've had to extend the stitching on the bottom and top and it still doesn't really line up right with the pre-printed mat. I think I can make it work, but I still have to finish the backstitching.

I'm not sure what I'll stitch next, but if I'm to get to my goal of 100 finishes this year whatever it is needs to be small. Doggie will be my 29th finish for 2008. I also would like to finally finish Mount Coot-tha by Dinky-Dyes Designs, but I may wait a little longer before picking it up again. I guess there really CAN be too many choices!