So yesterday I went out with a friend, because today is her birthday and she wanted to have a fun weekend before school started. Hence no hubby. We went to the mall in Greensboro and took in some of the sales that were happening during this no tax weekend. We stopped in JCPenney’s and I helped her pick out two outfits. And then we headed over to Lane Bryant and were disappointed in the sales. Nothing good was on sale at all. I was more impressed with JCPenney’s then them. Then we wandered around, got a pretzel and a slushie. Speaking of which, when did slushies become so sweet. I don’t think I tasted any kind of Coco-Cola in that slushie at all. Afterwards we headed to Torrid, and I found one coat that I really liked, but at last I could not find my size. Which is usually the case, whenever I found something on the clearance rack I can find the size above and the size below…never my size. Is the whole world the same size as me or does every who is the same size as me like the same things as me?
Wondering around some more we went to Waldenbooks (which I didn’t know they were the same company as Borders), where Jen bought me two books, The Book of The Dead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (yes ‘His” is actually part of the title)Trilogy which includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. I’ll give you the inside cover/back cover writings on both…
The Book of the Dead
“A FBI agent, rotting away in a high security prison for a murder he did not commit…His brilliant, psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime…A young woman with an extraordinary past, on the edge of a violent breakdown…An ancient Egyptian tomb with an enigmatic curse, about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded new York gala…”
His Dark Materials
“…Captivating children and adults alike, it is a tale born of witch clans and armored bears, shining angels and magical devices, haunted otherworlds and the shocking destinies of Lyra and Will, two children at the center of a more-than-mortal battle. This edition presents Philip’s entire His Dark Materials trilogy in a single volume–a celebration of this astonishing work, now a beloved classic.”
I’m very excited to start on both books, I’ve gotten through chapter 1 of the The Book of the Dead. My friend got the latest book to one of the many series she read. As much as I read, I must confess I don’t read series, just never found one that made me wanna to start that series. I have always wanted to start one. I have certain authors that I read every book for, but none of them write series. I look all over the store for a series to start, but found none. And I looked in several sections, Young Adult, thought about starting Eragon. I most likely will never see the movie, but the book still looks interesting. The only thing is way to many people are still going gaga over it and the second one and the third one to come. That’s why I got the Pullman book from. There was another series apparently everyone at the Library is going wild for, the latest book being called Twilight. Has anyone heard of this book or the series? Basically it’s a teenage vampire romance. I like vampires and I like romance. But I can’t really stand reading about teenagers anymore. I use to didn’t have a problem, but once I got into high school just lost interest.
So after we got done there we decided to leave and as we appraoched the car, my friend noticed she didn’t have her keys. Due to some recent car work, some wires were cut that weren’t suppose to be cut and she had to replace the steering wheel and then install a starter button. So unlike before and all other cars, there is not consistent annoying beeping sound when you turn off the car and leave the key’s in the ignition. And there they were sitting right in the ignition. This is the second time she has locked her keys in the car with me as a passanger, I have no idea what number this is for her in general…but it’s high. So we go back in and ask a lady working in the drapery department if they have a wire hanger, and of course they do not. But luckly there was a lady there buying her daughter drapery and they lived relatively close. She went all the way home got us two hangers and came back. My friend assured her she could get the door open on her own and off we went. But at last…she couldn’t get it open. After about five or so minutes a guy and his family past us and he offered to help and got the door opened by hooking it on to the latch and pulling it, because her car unlocks itself when you pull the inside handle. Jen goes…”Oh yeah I could have just done that.” She had been trying to push the unlock button. So we thank them many times and then head for dinner at Olive Garden.
Once there we tried their new appetizer of flat bread, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, and garlic sauce…with grilled chicken on the side for me (my friend is a vegetarian). It was pretty tasty. Then I had a moment of memory lapse because I hadn’t been to Olive Garden in who knows how long, and couldn’t remember what it was that I usually ordered. So my friend said wasn’t it the Chicken Marsala, and I go yeah it was. And it was not the Chicken Marsala. It was the STUFFED Chicken Marsala. If you don’t know the difference of the two…because one word isn’t really telling you, I shall inform you. The regular Chicken Marsala, has a red bitter sauce to it and it comes with steak potatoes which aren’t mashed but cubed and roasted in the same sauce. The Stuffed Chicken Marsala has a creamy cheese sauce to it, and comes with mashed garlic potatoes. Big difference.
After that nice meal we went home where upon I had a panic attack about today. More on that in the next post.
B.J.
Bianco Jade