I went to Turtle’s Landing in Clearfield for another trivia night last night. It was much the same as the first time, except we had fewer people on our team, and we did much worse–thanks to a third round of matching celebrity names to pictures of their younger selves (you would think I would be good at this, but I was not, nor was anyone on our team). Oh well, better luck next time! I thought this was supposed to be the last one of the season (it takes place outside, so it’s dependent upon the weather), but they’ve scheduled another one for mid-October, so we have a chance to redeem ourselves next month, assuming the weather is cooperative.
clearfield
I made my first trip to Jeff’s house on Sunday. We’ve been hanging out at my house because he is remodeling his house (it’s a gut-and-remodel type of situation, and it’s still in the early stages). Even though it’s 90 minutes away, it was a nice drive. There were 2 routes there, and Google took me on the horse-and-buggy route, so I’m going to try the other option next time to see if that is any better. I saw a surprising number (5!) of horse-drawn buggies on my way home in the dark. I think there were only 2 on my way there. You’d think they’d be in bed by then.
hamnet
This was a fictionalized story about a young William Shakespeare, his wife, and the tragic event that inspired him to write Hamlet. Very good!
My rating: 4/5
dark places
You know, I really didn’t like this book. It took me 2 months to read it, which is uncalled for given that it was only 349 pages. I liked her previous two novels, Gone Girl and Sharp Objects. Well, I liked Sharp Objects more the second time I read it. But I doubt this novel will get a second chance from me. Here’s the summary if you’re curious.
My rating: 3/5 (but only because she’s a good writer)
the backroom saloon
We had a date night at The Backroom Saloon last night. We had some good food and drinks, did a loop around the Mini Mall, and then sat on a bench for a bit and talked. I’m not sure what we’re going to do to extend date night once the weather turns cold, but I guess we have a little bit longer to figure that out.