We Joined the All Austen Challenge

If you head on over to Stephanie's Written Word
you can see the rules and sign up.

Here is my entry into the challenge http://pushersink.blogspot.com/2009/06/jane-austen-challenge.html over on my book blog.

The Debate

So I brought up the topic of Mr. Collins in the modern remakes like Twilight and Bridget Jones's Diary in one of my Jane Austen groups and some psycho stomped around like a crazy ape stating I was more then wrong that BJD is not a remake of P&P. She then went ahead and pointed out the similarities of Mark Darcy and Mr. Darcy.
Hmmmm. Not a remake eh?
Chick before you open your mouth check your ass at the door cause you might end up with your head up it.

Lost in Austen

Um... er... eh?

I finally got a chance to see this online.
I hated it!

Total crap! What were they thinking?

For those of you that have not seen this remake of Pride and Prejudice here's the plot: Modern girl is obsessed with P&P to the point she creates a wormhole in her bathroom that links to the book. She crosses over into the story and Elizbeth Bennet crosses over into her apartment. She ends up with Mr. Darcy instead of Miss. Bennet.

Crappy.

And there is rumours flying that they plan on doing this to a few other Jane Austen novels. Please don't.

Mansfield Park BBC

Ugh!

I have been trying to get a copy of this film for over a year, finally got one and it was just not worth it.

I really don't know what has been going on in the minds of the casting directors over at the Master Piece Theater buildings, but whom ever it was that thought to put the cast together for this retelling of Mansfield Park needs to have their asses kicked.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

I just found out about this twist on the classic novel. I am looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of it.
According to the local book store it is sold out so could take awhile.

I thought this was a joke when I heard someone in my book club talking about it. But...damn.

Tim's Down and Out

The American side of the huge Canadian chain Tim Horton's has lost profits. Most of the stores in the states are being downsized and even shut down.
Low profits in the U.S. can mean bad things for the Canadian side.


To say it in a totally Canadian way, Pipe doesn't get it.

Pride and Prejudice-Disscuss

One of my main book groups is reading P&P right now and have gotten to the topic of Mr. Collins.
It will be interesting to see what the group members have to say about him given there are a couple of them who have ripped Mr. Darcy to shreds. And Mr. Darcy is the hero.