If you saw this movie – “Definitely Maybe”—Please email me a detailed description of how it ends…Please see this post at my Blog – http://retro-girl66.blogspot.com/2008/03/definitely-maybemaddening.html

I was in the movie theater watching this…and when the movie reached the point where character Will Hayes and his daughter go to sleep, and wake up the next day, and walk to the park, continuing his “bedtime story” of his life, loves and who her mother is, the fire alarm went off in the movie theater!

I never got to see the ending!!! Grrr LOL!! I am desperate to have someone tell it to me – in detail….what was said, what happened and WHO Will Hayes ended up with…Who was his daughter’s Mother? How did it end??? Please help! LOL

I am a new but HUGE fan of Jon Katz and his wonderful amazing animals at Bedlam farm. A Good Dog is the first book of Jon’s that I’ve read…and I’m looking forward to getting all the rest.

This was a very well written story….as real and true as one could ever be….written from the heart. I grimaced, laughed, learned, and cried along with Jon while reading this book. I felt so many familiar emotions…as I had a “Troubled Dog” too once….my best friend and lifetime dog Watts….an amazing Jack Russell Terrier…who I had to put down in 2003. Watts & I went through many similar situations as Jon and Orson did.

I can see many little similarities in Lucie, my border collie-lab mix, that Jon talks about in his dogs—Orson, Rose, Clem and Pearl. We have a huge yard in a suburban town that Lucie herds birds, our cats, and falling leaves….I wish she had a farm such as Bedlam to explore.

This is a book for dog lovers. This is a book for all animal lovers and those who believe in the spiritual, psychic and true deep love & friendship bond that exists between a dog and their human. There is nothing quite like it on this earth and it is the most precious gift ever. We are truly blessed to have these beautiful creatures in our lives.

Thank you Jon Katz. Thank you for sharing such an intimate story of your life with Orson and the animals on your farm. I am forever better for reading it. I’m so looking forward to reading more!

(See my dog Lucie’s photo attached. The cover of “A Good Dog” shows Orson…the picture looked so much like Lucie’s muzzle, I had to pick it up!)

This book would make a great chick flick!

The author has a fresh young voice as Izobel Brannigan, 30ish PR professional with an older boyfriend who is basically a drunken mooch. She’s bored with her life until she googles her own name and finds a website that has been set up at www.izobelbrannigan.co.uk that is in worship and praise of her.

She is flattered at first but the mystery as to who is behind the site begins to drive her nuts…and begins to affect her job, her relationships, and her outlook on life. She becomes obsessed with finding the site’s creator and becomes unhinged as she perceives a death threat from the website contents…things get really interesting as she races to question all of her ex’s…and figure out this mess!

The book is full of brit humor, sass, and mystery….I had a great time reading it!

This movie was frustrating really. It was disturbing and proved that it is very true….You really NEVER know what a stranger is thinking, going to do or is capable of. There world is full of very dangerous sociopaths…and one never knows when they are dealing with such a person. It could be anyone. Even a 14 year old girl.

A Very Timely Theme…be careful who you meet from the internet. People are not who or what they make themselves out to be or seem to be….Also be careful of your own actions – things you think no one will ever know about, or are private….someone somewhere can and may see/know/find out….

The frustration comes from trying to believe that a 14 year old tiny girl could overpower and control a grown man…There were so many instances he could’ve taken over, gotten help, or recorded her actions…but didn’t. This leaves you questioning – could this happen for real? Maybe. Also unanswered questions whether some things took place or were an elaborate Mind-game?

I didn’t like the ending….too abrupt. Left things wide open. Yes good for discussion…but frustrating. A sequel? Probably not since the film had to be super low budget – with like 4 or 5 actors in it and only 2 locations (diner and the guy’s house).

Worth seeing? Hmm. Yeah I guess so.
Disturbing though. Not for the psychologically weak perhaps.

I can’t believe that I just read a quote from a viewer that said “I may have just seen the funniest movie ever made.” If you think this is the funniest movie you ever saw….you must really be deprived…That makes me feel pity.

I’ve never seen any of Cohen’s work before. I only went to the movie theater to see this movie because my husband wanted to check it out.

I went in with an open mind – wanting to have a good laugh at some purportedly outrageous sketches and hilarious antics (I thought it might be similar to the old Tom Green show, Kevin Smith type stuff, or Jackass movies—which were always hilarious)...and was really disappointed. I felt it was mildly humourous at times, at best. The auditorium was mostly quiet, only a few laughs and chuckles were heard…and I feel others, like myself were almost bored during certain parts of the film. The biggest rise out of the audience came when Borat and his producer got into a naked wrestling match on the bed in their hotel room…everyone was making sounds of disgust and feigned wretching sounds.

Basically this is 84 minutes of my time I’ll never get back.
I probably would’ve watched this on cable…but paying to see it in a theater was a total waste. The admission for two would’ve been better spent on Cat Litter…

I loved this book. I read it in about a day and a half, I just couldn’t put it down!

This is a story narrated by the main character Evelyn “Button” Peters who is 9 years old, living in Wisconsin in 1961. Her life is relatively boring – living with a very repressed mother and a father who shows no affection and very little emotion…She is close to her aunt Verdella, who is a warm, happy, loving person and 2nd wife to Button’s uncle Rudy. Their lives are routine and dull, until Freeda and Winnalee Malone move into town.

Freeda comes to town, with little to her name other than a bad reputation and her 9 year old little sister Winnalee in tow. They are both rough around the edges and Winnalee is a sassy, slightly disobedient, dreamer of a child. She carries an Urn everywhere she goes, that is the ashes of her dead Ma, with hopes of someday finding her a final resting place. She has a book of Bright Ideas that she also carries with her to record things – lessons she’s learned—that she can read later, and that ‘will help her to be living good – because adults don’t tell ya shit’. She and Button hit it off right away.

The story takes the reader on a journey, right along with Button and Winnalee. This is a coming of age story of sorts…not only do Button and Winnalee grow, change, and learn on this journey – but so does Button’s Ma Jewel, Aunt Verdella, and Freeda Malone. Everyone learns a lot about life, love, recovering from a painful past and about family.

I can’t tell you more – it’d spoil the story. I highly reccomend this book! I can’t wait to read the author’s other novel…..

I agree with another reviewer—-not the greatest movie ever made…I felt the story could’ve had a bit more complexity…it was a bit weak, but well very well acted by Sandra Bullock, and fairly well acted by Keanu (Not sure if he was the right man for the part..Hmmm), But overall a pleasant Chick Flick…I liked the architecture as well – I liked that I could say “I’ve been there” to many of the places shown from Downtown Chicago. I’m fairly new to Chicago and really am loving the architecture…eager to explore more!

I hope Sandra will continue working – and making many more (better quality) movies in the next few years. Hope Jesse James doesn’t keep her hidden away from the world…..

I typically like independant films which center upon the interaction and dynamics of the characters and their relationships…This movie, wasn’t quite what I expected I guess. In fact, I don’t ever remember seeing a preview that truly portrayed what this movie would be about. I, like many others I think, rented it simply because Jen Anniston was in it.

I thought the movie was a bit weak in areas, and circled around SO much, that it didn’t fully delve into each of the individual characters’ dilemmas enough. It was like a tease…it divulged what they were, and left you thinking alot, to figure it out yourself. Too much was left to the imagination…especially with the gay husband. Jennifer’s character “Olivia” was far too needy, desperate, self destructive, and pathetic. All of the characters were interesting, and complex, but the story itself was weakly and vaguely played out.

I found the ending completely abrupt and felt like too much was left undone, unsaid, unresolved. I was frustrated at the end of this movie. Maybe that’s what the writers wanted? I don’t know…but I wasn’t very impressed overall.

I love this book!! It is basically a collection of Mimi’s blog entries in the form of one hilarious book. Mimi is sharp witted (and sharp tongued), intelligent, and is not afraid to tell it like it is, and how she sees it – when it comes to work, relationships, family, friends, the homeless, public transportation, living in downtown Chicago, and well, just about everything else in her life…This book is hilarious!! You will get a kick out of this book!!

Mimi says that Harper-Collins UK publishers approached her about turning the blog into a book…she didn’t seek it out…Hey! I want Harper-Collins UK to publish MY damn blog!! LOL… Wooohoooo!!! Over Here!!!

I read this in about 90 minutes this morning. I’d bought it during a very difficult time in my career…(which I’ve left since then) and had never read it yet. I really wish that I’d have read this book DURING that difficult time, and passed it to my manager, and to those in my department. I think we ALL could’ve greatly benefitted from its wisdom.

Anyway, I’ve read it now…and will probably re-read it again this week for reinforcement. I wish high schools and companies everywhere would make books like this required reading—to prep people and change their way of thinking before they go into a work place and cause difficult, negative, stressful situations for themselves and others…

Next on my list is a book called Relationships 101….