rainy days and mondays...

I kinda hate that song. No, I do hate that song. Officially: I do not like it. Alas...today...it expresses my feelings (if you substitute "rainy" with "snowy"); spot-on, Carpenters. Spot-on. Because snowy days and Mondays are the worst, you know?

I'd self-diagnose SAD but I don't think I'm quite to that point; I'm not depressed. But a healthy dose of sunshine sure would help...

Okay, I'm gonna flip this frown upside-down. Here goes...

On Saturday, on the spur of the moment, my roommates (the Brookes) and I decided to do a pot luck for lunch. We invited a few people over and dined and played games and chatted. Good times, really. I decided to make Zuppa Toscana, because soup is splendid on a bitter cold day, and also it's not super labor-intensive. Win-Win!

Guess what Ryan brought. I'll give you a hint: IRONY. That was your hint, the word irony.

Ryan brought Tuscany Soup. It's the same thing. But you know what hurts most? His soup smelled better than mine (a bit more spice and all that jazz). UGH, right?!

I laughed though, because what are the odds, really?! I told everyone "I don't want to know whose soup you prefer." I can't handle the truth. Most people mixed the soups; a ladle of each.

We both won, I suppose...

Mine is the one in the front...

Also, this past weekend we introduced Brooker to Lord of the Rings. She'd never seen any of them. Way back when they first came out, Brooker decided to read the books first. I think the story goes like this: she got halfway through The Hobbit and then lost all will to live gave up the idea of even starting the LOTR trilogy. Since then there hasn't been much opportunity for her to watch them. When we discovered this sad fact, Brookie and I gave her the chance she needed. Fellowship on Friday, and Towers on Saturday. So far, she likes...

During Fellowship, Haldir (a nancy-boy Elf whose name I very may well have invented just now) says, "Tell me, where is Galdalf, for I much desire to speak with him." At this point, Brookie and I started laughing because of this little gem:

After Fellowship, we showed Brooker the clip on youtube. And on Saturday when Legolas said, "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" all three of us laughed. I loved sharing that moment with my roommates.

Go ahead. Call me a nerd...

I guess we'll call it good right here. Happy Manic Monday...