THINGS THAT PASS FOR LOVE * GET SMART

There is nothing like finishing a book on a lazy Sunday morning.
Things That Pass for Love by Allison Amend is a collection of modern quirky short stories. For some reason, the second story went slowly for me. I like to read one a night, and then when I'm ready to finish the book, I read them all the rest in a row which is what happened this morning. Each story completely different from the one before, these characters are down to earth yet exist in situations that are made so interesting by the author.

Last night was fun. We went to the non-surprise 40th birthday party of a family friend, and at a point between the food and cake, her husband asked everyone to go outside. Everyone was out there except the birthday girl, and suddenly husband of the year drives up in a shiny blue 40th Anniversary edition Corvette with a bow on it! The birthday girl came out and screamed. It was the best surprise and so much fun. The 40th for her 40th. Perfect.

Get Smart - Such a fun movie with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Unfortunately these two didn't really study every episode of Get Smart, or there would have been many more better moments of Max and 99. This was Get Smart light all watered down for the 2000s and Steve Carell style. Glad I didn't go to the movies for this one. Having just watched the entire series of Get Smart recently, I wished for it to be more true to the original. Here are Don Adams and Barbara Feldon as the original Max and 99. She was beautiful and he was bumbling and they were fabulous: