Sometimes I cheat on my couch

It's no secret that Leisure Girl enjoys her couch.

But, I must admit, my heart also belongs to another.

I love my bed .

One of my favorite things in the world is to wake up (late, obviously), make some breakfast, and bring it back to bed where I curl up with a good book.

I also love movie watching in bed. If it weren't for the Tivo only being hooked up downstairs, I might never get up. Also the couch also has the close to the kitchen benefit.

What makes my bed so wonderful?

- I bought my mattress from Angel Beds, which sells tempurpedic knock offs. So unbelievably comfortable.

- Lots and lots and lots of pillows.

- Lovely sheets. I am especially fond of the Martha Stewart line at Macy's.


Not my bed...but it looks comfy.

It's an ex-pat theme

I must want to flee the country, because I can not get enough of these "girl reinvents herself by moving abroad" books. I just finished English as a Second Language by Megan Crane.

This one lacks Paris (sigh) but instead has Alexandra heading off to a Master's program in England.

The characters are fun, and do a realistic amount of partying, drinking, hooking up, and other recognizable, if questionable, decision making.

The love story is good, although a little unresolved for me (who would happily see every story ended with "and they lived happily ever after.")

Although these books send me into a little "it's looking less and less likely that I will move into a flat in Vienna" tailspin, it's nice to know that I can at least read about other girls doing just that.

TV Guide - It's a magazine now

I am a magazine junkie. And I love TV. So it's probably no surprise that these two obsessions have to together with my subscription to TV Guide.

No more the tiny Reader's Digest guide of old, today's TV Guide it a glossy weekly magazine.

With it, I am up to date on what's happening with my shows and I know what to program into my Tivo.

Am I embarrassed that I subscribe to TV Guide. A little, but knowing I'm not missing anything more than makes up for it.

I love France

What is there not to love about France?

French men, French food, French cheese, French clothes...these things are all magical. So who doesn't like a chick lit book set in Paris? It's the best of all possible worlds, really.

One such book? The Art of French Kissing by Kristin Harmel.

It's one of those "girl changes her life dramatically and pretty much all goes well" but with Paris and lots of sexual tension.

An enjoyable, escapist read.

Random cable TV

Everyone says there's no good TV on in summer, but I have to disagree. Okay, I'll admit that my standards are low, but I think there are quite a few legitimately enjoyable cable series that come on when the network shows are off.

One of my current favorites is My Boys on TBS.

It is a half hour comedy about P.J. and her group of male friends. It's funny and light and I enjoy it despite the lack of any good romantic progress.

The first season is for sale now, and the current one is on TBS and can be watched online.

Enjoy My Boys, the perfect summer show.

Debs are always fun

Leisure Girl is back from vacation where she had a string of less than enjoyable books. These were actually bad enough to put down after fifty pages or so with the realization that life was too short to read boring things.

One exception to this streak was The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee. This was an enjoyable story about a Texas debutante who has escaped to Boston, only to be dragged back into her family and their society life.

The characters and Texas society-ness were fun

She also has a book out called The Devil in the Junior League, which had to be added to my libary list just based on the title. I've been in the Junior League, after all.