Becky's Greatest Hits Vol. II

Were those really Michael's last words to Pam? Is no one else skeptical but me?

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So the countdown of 100 Greatest rolls on! This one might be a little bit harder for me........100 Favorite Books! Now, I'm not talking about the best......the critics picks.....the bestsellers......these are my favorites ! Books that I've loved at some point in my life.....so there may be a few children's books listed.....a few that don't make any sense.......and a few that are a given. So here we go with: Becky's 100 All-Time Favorite Books 100 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 99 Robert the Rose-Smelling Horse 98 Frog and Toad are Friends 97 Where or When 96 Native Son 95 Oh, the Places You'll Go 94 The Dirt 93 Little Children 92 Starring Sally J. Freeman as Herself 91 The Nanny Diaries 90 On the Run 89 Where the Heart Is 88 Not Me 87 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 86 1984 85 The Myth of You and Me 84 Family History 83 The Burning Bed 82 The Book of Ruth 81 Ramona and Her Father 80 The Weight of Water 79 Wilderness 78 The...

Every time VH1 shows its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time , E-Roc and I agree, disagree, argue, concur, throw our hands up in disgust, cheer......and inevitably have a great evening of TV while we discuss our picks and pans. We rarely disagree on the artists included on the list, but we have a lot of scrutiny for where they were placed on the list. But with musical tastes as varied and interesting as ours, we always think about what our list would include. And while E-Roc will probably never get around to it in this lifetime (gotta love a procrastinator) I thought I would at least take a stab at mine. I tried to think about the artists I loved based on: influence to artists that followed (for instance, without Woody Guthrie you probably wouldn't have Bob Dylan and without Bob you might not have Velvet Underground and so on and so on), creativity and uniqueness , particular virtuosity to songwriting or a specific instrument, and just generally what Becky finds pleasing. Thi...

Yes, I watched Mob Wives on Sunday night. Yes, I'm ashamed of myself. Yes, I will probably watch when it is on again. I will go sit in my room and think about what I've done now....

I don't know if I should feel sorry for, glad she recovered or just annoyed at Mackenzie Phillips. I have a definite empathy for recovered addicts and anyone who's been abused, but ones who milk it for attention and fame.....and who also love to name-drop just a little too much.....I'm not sure. But to be fair, with all the press she did on this book, I knew what I was getting into. Will make you miss George Carlin. Will make you wish your significant other wrote you little notes. Will make you feel a little like you're invading someone's privacy and wonder why Sally Wade would share all this. Still a good book. On another note, I recently tried to read Cormac McCarthy's Child of God and had to give it up. And just for the record, a book has to be really bad for me to just stop reading it.....I recently did the same with John Irving's Until I Find You . And it's weird because I usually enjoy everything by these two authors. What can I say? If I...

My busy weekend in 3 phrases: ~HOM AIDS Walk~ ~A Day Spent with My Big Sis~ ~Womenless Beauty Pagent~ I hate that this pic is so blurry, but honestly, I think it makes the guys look better.

On Monday evening, I had a brief respite of sitting on my deck in the late afternoon. I've had a few rough weeks, so this little reverie with my book and wine was a real treat. I sat there listening to the 20-something girls that live below me talking about the men (boys) in their lives. The late afternoon sun, sounds of the pool being filled, my sweet wine and the chatter of young girls......it was quite a vacation from life for a moment. I need to go out there more often!