Julie and Julia

I am inspired! So last night a friend and I went to see Julie and Julia after a nice dinner in which two of the biggest bibliophiles I know did not discuss books for almost two hours. Well, except to share a great story about a stupid customer and the movie cover of the Tucker Max book, which involves me practically acting out the last three seasons of Gilmore Girls to this strange woman and her 15 year old son. Have you seen Julie and Julia? It's awesome. Meryl Streep, of course, and Amy Adams were both fantastic. But the whole move is Julie writing this blog about cooking everything from Mastering the art of French Cooking, and Julia Child writing it. So, as I am not going to learn how to cook anything from Julia Child's book, I have decided that I will be more active on this blog. Do I think Nick Hornby is going to read it and contact me? No, though strangely enough that's kind of what his new book is about. But maybe it'll get my friends to read something they normally wouldn't have, something amazing. Maybe just one person will pick up a book they wouldn't have by an author I adore. For all the joy Marissa De Los Santos has given me in her two books, getting even one person to read her is the least I can do. In related news, Half Priced Books has Love Walked In for a buck yesterday, I picked it up as a lending copy, so if you haven't read it, I'll lend it to you as long as you PROMISE to love it. Not that I'm worried, you will.

We'll see how long this resolution keeps up. Though I am 45 pages into Jane Eyre and I haven't started another book yet, so that one held out longer than I thought...