I'm Going To Update My Facebook "Favorite Movies" RIGHT NOW

You'd think if you went to New York City... all you'd want to do is run around all over the city. But when the windchill is 6° outside... it's not very enticing to "go for a walk"

And that is JUST FINE WITH US!!! James and I have been having so much fun doing... just about nothing.

It's so fun to act like you live in the city for just a bit - we went to the neighborhood Diner... The Comfort Diner for breakfast and then walked to the grocery store and the corner store. We've stayed in and watched movies the rest of the day. The view here is incredible. So it kinda makes "just watching movies" even more fun of an event than it normally is... which is saying a lot because we LOVE "just watching movies" :)

AND there's a CHIPOTLE 2 blocks away!!! We've been twice already. :)

I must say... out of everything we've watched so far... 500 Days of Summer still holds up. It is one of my favorite movies, ever. It is so incredibly well written. It got GREAT reviews. But of course some people have ripped it for being a bit too cliche, which I think is totally bogus. I love how NOT cliche it is. It says up front in the opening "Don't be fooled. This is NOT a love story" It's funny, reviews ripped certain lines of dialogue... but it's not supposed to be literal. I don't want to get into specifics because I don't want to ruin it for anyone that hasn't seen it yet. But I HIGHLY recommend it. :)

And Penelope was on tonight as well. That also stands up against all the rest. :) I feel pretty awesome since I have seen two of my favorite movies in 2 days!

Tomorrow is supposed to be a bit warmer... we're planning on getting out past our 5 block radius :)

Peace. Love. Fiddle.
~natalie

I Love The Interwebz

I had such an awesome surprise in my email tonight!

On the ferry ride back from Put-In-Bay the car in front of us said "Poodles" on the license plate. I got excited because I could see lots of doggies in the windows :) I got out and went to meet my friendly ferry neighbors. They had a toy poodle who was 2, a miniature poodle who was 9, and a standard poodle who was 6 months: Penelope, Prudence and Bernie
Penelope, the Standard Poodle was HUGE and she still has a lot of growing to do. But I loved how she acted as though she were a lap dog just like the other two. I'm used to thinking of poodles having the traditional "show-dog" hair cuts, and I did not realize how awesome their hair is just natural!!!! It was as massive as my own - which is probably why we bonded so well.

The couple and I talked a bit about our time on the island and I told them I had been performing at the Beer Barrel. Well... low and behold, they found me online and sent me the sweetest email tonight!!! They even attached a picture of "my newest fan" Penelope:


She's so fun! And I am so happy to have a picture of her, now!

Speaking of Penelope... I HIGHLY recommend the movie "Penelope" with Christina Ricci, Catherine O'Hara, and Reese Witherspoon. It was a smaller film, but was quickly added to my list of favorites after seeing it on my cruise to Alaska last year! I love Christina Ricci and Catherine O'Hara always does such a great job in the "psychotic mom" roles :) The scenery is beautiful - very storybook. It's just a good heart-warming film. Nothing mind-blowing. Just downright good.

Peace. Love. And Penelope (GO WATCH IT! NOW! I'll time you. Run)
~natalie