Furious. Not too fast, though.

I have never understood the whole idea behind TGIF. Why does everyone like Friday so much? Wouldn't it make more sense to say TGIS? Saturday and Sunday both seem like better candidates for thanking a god.

Because I have nothing better to go on about, I'd like to plug a few things today.

First, the book Starcrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce. It's fantastic. I love strong heroines (not to be confused with heroins), spies, magic, and political intrigue. Too. Good. Highly recommended. Which reminds me, you should totally add me on GoodReads.

Second, the upcoming Showtime drama "The Borgias". If you thought The Tudors was full of sexy, dangerous people, wait until you get a look at these Italians. The best part, aside from the bloodthirsty Pope Alexander VI, is the fact that he is played by Jeremy Irons. JEREMY. IRONS.

Third, the movie The King's Speech is super cute. I saw it recently, and, already having crushes on Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, I found it to be adorable. Speech disorders, royalty, and British bromance is way too great a combination. I also saw the remake True Grit, which I found to be lackluster. So I won't plug that.

Fourth, I should do something on new music, but I know so little about new music. The closest I can get is the new Decemberists album, which is not anything too new, considering how long they're been around. That, and it's not as good as their previous albums. So I really don't feel compelled to speak much on its behalf.

My cat is trying to eat a roll of tape. I suppose I better stop him. Pictured here,


you can see how weird he is already. We don't need to add the effects of eating tape to that. (Also note, he just erased that last sentence by pressing backspace. I didn't think I needed an editor that badly. I also was unaware how sensitive he is about negative comments.)