Frith O’Steen

Hey all!

Hope your holidays were good and your 2005 is off to a good start. Nothing hugely exciting to talk about as of late, but I do have to give a shout-out to the concept of ‘05 being the Renaissance of Games. In Utah, my folks and sisters and I played Up and Down the River and Euchre, two card games that are really fun and that I had forgotten how to play. (I believe Katil would argue that I STILL don’t know how to play, but I won a few times so maybe there’s something to be said for dumb luck). Anyway - shout-out also to Anna Gavan for having Girls’ Game Nights at her place - I’ve had a lot of fun and am looking forward to more. Yay Dominos! (the game, not the pizza).

Beyond games being considered entertainment, I also have two movie picks:

“Finding Neverland” - so good! Bring a lot of kleenex, but mostly because it’s a moving and touching story, not because it’s sad. I dunno - maybe it’s because it’s about a mom and her sons. Maybe it’s Johnny Depp’s ever-present eyeliner. But at the end, my dad was sitting there with three girls whose faces basically exploded as soon as the credits started rolling.

“Napoleon Dynamite” - “I love technology…”. First of all, many thanks to my cousins in Magna for turning us on to this cinematic classic. Heck Yes! Very funny and quirky, and even if you don’t end up caring for it, I really recommend at least viewing it once to give it a chance. My favorite in the movie is Pedro, but all the cast is great. Make yourself some tater tots and some steak, and enjoy the show.

I’ve got lots of reading to catch up on, so that’s fun to look forward to. Tully gave me a copy of one of my favorite books from when I was growing up, “The Witch Family” by Eleanor Estes (she also wrote “Half Magic”). It’s as good as I remember it, plus it has all the same illustrations. Did anyone else read this? It came out in 1960…maybe it explains a little as to why I love Harry Potter so much!

Hope you all thrive in ‘05! Peace Out, Peeps!