She said he was very nice and charming, though of course she didn't agree with one word he said during his speech!  I saw part of the speech on CNN, and I caught a brief glimpse of Mom right by him! It must have been a zoo. The Secret Service had to search Mom before she could get into her meeting! There were reporters everywhere, too. Mom got his autograph on a Rotary program- she's going to have it framed. 

Six months after picking it up, I decided to buckle down and finish The Old Curiosity Shop. Now that I'm getting into it, I'm starting to like it. Maybe the next time I try Trollope's He Knew He Was Right, I'll get through it. I just need to focus on my reading. Busy as my mom is, she managed to read about 100 books this year (that includes audio books). I'm ashamed of myself- I've read half that.

Next on my list: Atonement by Ian McEwan. I so want to see the movie. It's not playing here. Dammit.

Mom's Rotary Club may have an important guest next week- someone she and I really don't like much, but would still be interesting to see in person. Can't say who he is, but let's just say there will be a lot of security!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is out on DVD Tuesday! I'm getting the special 2-disc edition.

Well, I voted in the local elections this morning. Not much to choose from. "Any way you look at it, you lose. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" (Sorry, having a Simon and Garfunkel moment there!) The Republicans around here are idiots and the Democrats aren't much better. Not that there will be much difference no matter who wins. As my Uncle John says, "Same circus. New clowns."

On a totally unrelated note, I got an interesting catalog in the mail this week. "All Things Jewish". I'm not Jewish! Wonder why they thought I was? My last name is Austrian, but as far as I know, it's not a Jewish name! Though I was sometimes called a JAP (Jewish American Princess) in college...never figured that one out, either. It was a cool catalog, though! My mom and I both have a lot of Jewish friends who would love some of that stuff!

U.S. Rep Jo Ann Davis (R, VA) died this morning. She was my rep! Of course, I never voted for her, but still, that's sad. Breast cancer just sucks.

I found out through TNZ at TrekBBS. *shrugs* I seem to get a lot of news there...