I more or less gave up on reading The Old Curiosity Shop. I mean, I read through it, but didn't really absorb much of it. It is not one of the best works from Charles Dickens. I was actually rolling my eyes at Little Nell's death. At least I didn't laugh. The recent ITV adaptation will probably never air in the U.S., but I do have a cute screencap of Bryan Dick as Freddie (Little Nell's bad brother):



As usual, thanks to qthewetsprocket  for the picture. I hope there are more (though it is a small part).

I'm about halfway through Atonement, and I have Little Children on my bedside table for my next reading! I could almost get them both in before the year is out.

It never fails- I always get a cold or something right around Christmas. I had a huge coughing fit at the end of Enchanted. I hope I feel better tomorrow- I really want to go see two movies. But I can probably only sit through one...