January Saloon- Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
February 6, 2013 in recap
We squeezed in book club right at the end of the month. This is mostly my fault, since I was gone for 2 weeks. But we’re all busy ladies, so scheduling can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. The point is, we made it happen and it was fun.
The food was pretty low key but still delicious. Jen brought some dip with pita chips. I made tortilla soup, but I forgot to buy tortilla chips… and Sarah brought cupcakes from Sugarland! She bought the rest of the cupcakes that help support the Carolina Tiger Rescue! As we were eating, I told them about the marathon and Tim and I talked about Disney World.
The thirds for January was to do something silly. But no one did it. I was sick. Jen was sick. And Sarah never told us what she did. Or at least I can’t remember if she told us what she did.
The music was ‘Songs that make you happy.’ There was a wide range of music chosen for this theme, from music from ET to music from Lilo and Stitch to music from Jimmy Buffet.
This month’s book was Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. Overall, I think we all liked it, although some parts were slow in the middle. But we agreed that some parts were just hysterical, including my favorite, about the big metal chicken. But, I think I might be the only one who will continue to read her blog, because I think she’s hilarious.
There was a wide range of topics for current events.
- We talked about how Glee ripped off Jonathan Coulton’s version of Baby Got Back.
- We pondered the idea of putting all information into DNA, because it has totally happened already. It’s just expensive right now.
- Jen told us about the article we didn’t read (it was really long!) about how genetically modified food is actually a good thing
- We ranted about people posting spoilers on Facebook and Twitter because not everyone watches the show when it first comes out! C’mon people! At least put Spoiler Alert somewhere so I don’t have to read it!
- We touched on an article about NC’s new governor and the value of a liberal arts education.
- And then, because we’re a little insane, all signed up to run a 5k on the 10th.
All in all, it was another great book club. I hope we don’t have to go so long between book clubs again! Wish us luck for the 5k!
