I can’t seem to muster up the energy for much of anything today, especially trying to think up something fun and entertaining to blog about. It just ain’t happening. :bookslp: So instead I thought I’d post a link to Pink’s AMAZING performance at the 2010 Grammy Awards. In a word–WOW. I’ve always liked Pink’s tough girl persona but here she not only shows her soft side but her feminine side as well. Check it out here.

I tried to embed it but the link was disabled so… click the above, watch it if you already haven’t and come back and tell me what you think.

It’s the end of the month. Know what that means????

Yup, that means tomorrow I pick a winner from everyone who has commented on a blog post. Good luck!

Kay :sleepL

Okay, for those of you watching…what do you think??? Who do you believe will be the next American Idol?

Out of the guys–Casey James. Yeah, he has a cuteness factor but the boy can sing and he will hopefully stick with songs that showcase that.

The girls, on the other hand… I like Katie but totally agree that she needs to be 17 with her song choice. I also like Soibhan (spelling?).

And Ellen as the new judge??? Lovin’ that! She is too, too funny. But what is up with Kara and Simon? Those two were creeping me out last night.

Thoughts? Who is your pick after the first performances?

Kay

Anyone see the movie The Hurt Locker? I hadn’t but I watched it yesterday. My thoughts? OMG

The story is of a military team in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s very intense, very brutal and if it is at all realistic I want to say now that our veterans deserve every ounce of love, support, college aid, and medical care they need to overcome what they’re going through. Whether you believe in their presence there or not, the troops deserve our support.

Best scene in the movie? I won’t give too much away as to the plot but it follows a group of soldiers who disarm bombs. Soooo many bombs. One soldier is considered a wildcard and totally unorthodox but he’s managed to disarm over 800 bombs so give the guy credit for needing to be a little crazy. Anyway, best scene? Is a flashback of him at home in the real world with his wife and baby. They’re grocery shopping and he’s walking aisle after aisle, looking lost and disoriented. The wife asks him to pick up cereal. Easy, right? But the guy stands in the cereal aisle staring at the many boxes and you can see that he’s totally overwhelmed. Him, the guy who disarms BOMBS.

Today’s question: Do you like military books? Military heroes, whether they’re active in the book or not?

Kay

I’ve heard for years how good Susan Crandall’s books are but I hadn’t had a chance to read them. Well, that changed last December when I attended the Romancing the Holidays booksigning and I picked up Susan’s SEEING RED. The story takes place sixteen years after the heroine’s cousin was abducted, raped and left for dead and the man convicted of the crime is out on parol. Suddenly the heroine is being stalked, but the ex-con is crying foul stating he was wrongly convicted, people are beginning to believe him–and they’re becoming more suspicious of the hero, the cousin’s ex-boyfriend (and the heroine’s present love interest) who has reappeared after all these years and says he’s there to protect the heroine.

I’m about halfway through this book and loving it, which is why I’m recommending it. Susan Crandall balances suspense and romance very well, giving you an emotion-packed look into the lives of those left behind after such a tragedy.

Have you read Susan’s books? Want to recommend something you’re currently reading?

Kay

Since exercising has been kicking my butt lately I thought I’d beg for mercy–and post a video of Duffy singing, you guessed it, Mercy. Any other Duffy fans out there? Any suggestions for other songs I should hear?

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