A Perfect Sunday

Today's just one of those great days that only come so often. The weather is beautiful outside. Blue skies, about 55 degrees, and no humidity. Just went to the coffee shop to get an iced mocha and enjoyed the car ride. I normally hate being in my car, but there are somedays when a good drive with good music, a cup of coffee to go, and a beautiful day are just plain enjoyable.

I've found that the new Shins CD fits perfectly to any mood. A feat in itself. Last night, as I left Pan's Labyrinth (which is still floating about in my head) a song from the CD was on that fit just perfectly as the song that one should listen to after seeing Pan's Labyrinth. It's number 8 on the CD, can't remember the name right now. And today their music went perfectly with this beautiful weather.

Rest of the plans for the day include going to target to see if I can get my watch resized, reading a book, and hopefully catching a new episode of the simpsons and family guy tonight. Only bummer about today is that there are no football games on....even more specifically: no Saints on :(

Presents for me

I decided that I wanted to splurge a little bit today. oh-oh! Not so bad though. I got some cool stuff. My favorite place to splurge (aside from B&N) is Target. I don't know why, I just love that store.

The first thing I bought myself was a watch because I needed one really bad. But it doesn't fit so I have to go back tomorrow to get some links taken off.

Splurge number 2 was season 3 (the final season) of Roswell on DVD. And get this, on sale for $17.99! There's no way in hell I could pass that up. I've seen the entire series except for season 3, so I'm very excited. In my opinion, Roswell was the best TV show that the WB ever produced. And that's by miles. Nothing else has come close. Seasons 1&2 of Smallville were pretty good, but I've given up on that show. There was something magical about Roswell. The characters were the best on TV in a long time and I don't think any show recently has reached that caliber. Katherine Heigl is incredible. She's gorgeous! And I like this Izzy much better than her latest Izzy on Grey's Anatomy...though she's still a great actress on Grey's. I don't own seasons 1 & 2. Megan owns them all as she was the person who introduced me to the show. But I never got to watch season 3 with her. So I'm in for a treat.

Splurge number 3 was the new Shin's CD Wincing The Night Away. It's such a good CD! It was definitely an impulse buy and it paid off big time. I was introduced to the shins as so many people were through the Garden State soundtrack. I've gotten into them alot since then, though I've never bought one of their CD's. This is really a great CD and I'd recommend it to fans of any genre of music. Well..any of the many rock genres and some of the more pop-y genres. It's a very unique sound that they've put together here. Definitely still sound like The Shins, but they've improved immensely. Sometimes sounds like 50's sock hop music (I can imagine girls in poodle skirts dancing to it) mixed with 60's rock, 90's alternative, and that great new sound that they have invented. Very spacey and pop-y all at the same time. Check it out..it's a good one.

The final splurge was another Buddha to add to the collection. For those who don't know, I have somewhat of a Buddha obsession. I wouldn't consider myself a buddhist (as an example, see this list of the many material possessions I have bought myself) but I like alot of buddhist "doctrine" if that's the word for it. I also love asian art in general and that includes sculptures, statues, and paintings of the various buddhist and hindu gods. I don't even know how many buddhas I have at this point, but it's enough to aggravate my family. And half of them are in boxes since Katrina came plowing through. I got this one at Target's "World Bazaar". I love it when they do that. Though things are sometimes a little too pricey. But hey, this little guy was only $4.99. Can't beat that.