Sudoku Madness

The in-laws left this morning. Luckily their ten day visit went smoothly. Although there were a few tense moments on my part while trying to watch 'Lost' last week. The in-laws do not watch this show and kept asking questions every five minutes. Thank God for Tivo ("the world's greatest invention" according to hubby) as we were able to pause while I explained 'Lost' background information.

Over the course of the in-laws' visit we took them to see some of the popular DFW tourist destinations: Ft Worth stockyards, Sixth Floor Museum (& spot where JFK was shot allegedly by Lee Harvey Oswald), Dallas Arboretum, and, of course, the outlet mall in Allen and Target (a must for all visiting Canadians -- why they haven't expanded north of the border is beyond me).

When we were not doing the tourist thing I noticed that the in-laws always seemed to be working on sudoku puzzles. I was intrigued as I have always found crossword puzzles interesting and challenging as opposed to number problems, and yet the in-laws were so absorbed in these number puzzles. After five days I finally found a sudoku puzzle from Sunday's paper and attempted it to discover what the allure is. Surprisingly I couldn't put it down (even though it was a difficult one). Then my mother-in-law bought me a pocket sudoku book, and since then I have been overtaken with sudoku madness. The best time to work on a puzzle is right before I go to sleep. Poor hubby. The in-laws have left but the madness continues.

Music & Lyrics

Music and Lyrics is a sweet movie. I went to see it several days ago and cannot get that 80s Pop video out of my thoughts. Hugh Grant was perfect as the has-been 80s Brit-new-wave-rocker. It is impossible to dislike him, although his character's relationship with Drew Barrymore's character was not as easy to fall for. Despite the cuteness of their building attraction and relationship onscreen, I had difficulty buying into it considering their age difference. It would have been far more interesting if the female protagonist had been in her late-thirties and had actually been a fan. Cute movie....but, the romance and/or Drew Barrymore's character could have had more facets.