Julia Barrett's World

My husband says so. Therefore, I find it necessary to elaborate upon my post of yesterday. In the world according to him, we are, each and every one of us, a combination of male and female characteristics. My husband has some personality traits that are traditionally considered feminine, i.e., nurturing, an ability to listen, sensitivity (but not like The Most Sensitive Man in the World as in the movie Bedazzled - when is that sun gonna set?). This is why he’s reading The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine, and then he’s going to read the book related to my previous previous post, The Male Brain, i.e., the penis, by the same author - so he can potentially develop some additional insights into his own behavior. See…prime example - female brain…how many males seek insight? I mean, other than mystics and saints and Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, a book and an author who, along with Martin Buber, set me on the right path back in the days when I searched for enlightenment.

I have to admit there is one male-brain thing my husband does and it involves the TV remote - it’s like this male obsessive compulsive disorder called: Point Remote and Switch from One Game to Another for Hours On End. Today the disease involves the NCAA Women’s Final Four - Stanford vs. Oklahoma, The Golden State Warriors, the Sharks (hockey), and a preseason Giants game. The male brain at it’s finest…

But I digress. I’m thinking of getting a Kindle. I read Jayne’s review of the Ipad on Dear Author: http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/ - please somebody change the name from Ipad so I don’t flash on Kotex every time I hear it - and she mentioned that as far as uploading or downloading ebooks, it’s no competition for the Kindle or the Nook. I love holding a book in my hand, but I’m not only starting to feel guilty about the waste of paper, I’m running out of storage space. Every single chest, bookcase, coffee table, kitchen chair, is piled high with books. And…I won’t feel as bad if I spend, say, $6 and hate a book than if I spend, say, $24 and hate a book. Yeah…thinking about it. Jayne’s post may have sealed the deal.

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Interesting movie but nothing special. Maybe it’s because I’m not a George Clooney swooney. I will admit that I enjoyed him in this role, probably more so than in any other movie of his that I’ve seen. I’ve often heard him compared to Cary Grant, an actor I do swoon over, or would have swooned over had I been alive in those days, but this is the first time I’ve seen any likeness. Perhaps it was the understated, subtle way Mr. Clooney handled the part. Maybe it was the expression on his face at the one climactic moment that reminded me a bit of Cary Grant in the movie, An Affair to Remember. In any case, Up in the Air isn’t a movie that will stay with me. Anna Kendrick, on the other hand, will. She stole the show.

Anybody else watching basketball today? I’m already statistically eliminated from my pool, but at least I won’t come in dead last!

Contests: I have book copies to give away! I’d love to hear your hooks for a romance novel! You can win a signed hard copy of The Cougar Book - full of some fun and very sexy stories!

Have a great weekend. julia

P.S. Happy ipad day for those of you who plan to get yours! Talk about the widespread dissemination and coolness of ereading!!! Bodes well!

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