Bad Danielle!

I know, I know. I've been totally remiss about posting to my blog. What can I say, I'm a bad seed. Sorry if this post is a little bit "all over the place," I've got a lot of catching up to do.

It's been super busy in my world, taking 25 credits is no cakewalk, let me tell you.

Things are going well, the Giants won the Super Bowl, which is quite an exciting event in my house. My husband looked like he was going to give birth to the next Manning child for the last 5 minutes of the game. It was really very exciting. Our guests (we fit two whole people in our house) lost their voices, and they don't even care about football. Mike was just so excited that it was contagious.

Anyway, good times were had by all.

In the exciting news category, Mike and I (well, really Mike, cause I usually win) have finally gotten our first real casino comp. We're going to get to stay in the Red Rock Las Vegas (a totally beautiful hotel) for two nights in April absolutely free (well, except for airfare, food, gambling... wait a minute, we're probably going to spend exactly what we would have spent if we were also paying for a room, those sneaky bastards.) I'm really excited about it. Hopefully the room service has improved since the last time we stayed there. And hopefully I'll win enough to make up for Mike's big losses again. :)

(Sorry about the utter lack of transitions here.)

I have been experiencing a book deficit, so I am seeking recommendations. I feel like I've read everything ever written, but I'm sure that can't be true. I've gotten so desperate for books that I've started re-reading my collection. The other night, I had finished my assigned reading, and I stalked around the house scouring the bookshelves for something new and exciting. Finding none, I cracked open "God Bless you, Mister Rosewater" and proceeded to read it from cover to cover. I've moved on to "Welcome to the Monkey House" but I highly doubt that short stories are going to last me very long. I need your help, dear reader. What's good? What's new? What's old that I might have overlooked?

Finally, I shall post another "favorite thing" for some reason this one is food as well...

Simply Apple: I am completely in love with this apple juice. I recently had another life-changing apple juice at the cafe at the Elliott Bay Bookstore, but it's from a local orchard, and much harder to source. Simply Apple is my favorite only because it can be found in the grocery store!!! Simply apple, despite being secretly made by the fascist corporate behemoth that is Coca-Cola, is an amazing juice. It's made only of apples. No sugar, no water, and it actually tastes really, really good. It has been sold out of my local grocery store recently, so I decided to try some other "natural" apple juices, but none of them have been nearly as refreshing as simply apple. They got just the right mix of sweetness and tartness (mostly sweetness) and it's such a great drink. If I could find it, I'd have it every day.