Rain and a Little Persuasion

Ah, once again yesterday it was gray and wet here in L.A. and all my friends were updating their Facebook status updates with hatred for the weather and exclamations of being "over" it. I, on the other hand, had gotten my heater fixed (thank god! It makes all the difference!) had finished running errands and decided it was the perfect time for some Jane Austen, and more to the point: Persuasion.

I watched the 2007 version for the first time last year and loved it. Admittedly, I feel they really messed up the end, with the letter and Sally Hawkins (who plays Anne Elliot) running around town chasing after Captain Wentworth like a mad woman. Then I thought about it and decided if Wentworth looked as Rupert Penry-Jones does, I guess I'd be running all about town chasing after him as well, so it almost doesn't bother me anymore.

 

I made myself a cup of hot chocolate, curled up with a blanket on the couch and while the rain continued coming down outside, I transported myself to Regency England for a short while indoors. Don't you just love Austen?

Drunken Spelling Lessons

Last night I went to my local dive bar which is within walking distance of my house. Picture the Brady Bunch in Hawaii episode and you'll get an idea of the decor, which I'm fairly sure predates even the Brady Bunch. No, seriously. Just more reason to love it, I say.

In due course I made my way to the restroom and while sitting there minding my own business (quite literally), I noticed this, which amused me:

 

Now, I'm all for spelling (not that I always have a great command of it myself) but I'm not entirely sure a bar bathroom is the best place or way to teach the masses. I'm just sayin'. Had I not taken a picture of it at the time, you can bet your ass I wouldn't remember the lesson. And if you're walking around with a red pen on the off chance you may have to mark up spelling offenses on the fly because you just can't help yourself, I highly recommend you have another drink- or three!

In any case, it made me laugh.

Still raining in L.A.... loving it though it's sacrilege  to say, I know!