The Time Traveler's Wife

[ilkee]

I have had a shitty day. And for no good reason*.

The project I've been working on since August FINALLY went to the printer today. That's actually a good thing. However, the courier who came to pick up my files and comps came to the back door. WTF? That was creepy.

But this is happiness....

I had heard that Claire Forlani was slated to play this role

Comments

[mmmels]

Making to-do lists always clear my head. Cleaning and organizing also does that.

I hope you feel better. I think you are amazing if that helps. <3

[ilkee]

lol! you are sweet. (((((mmmels))))) Oh, speaking of awesome, your drawings and banners for the AccioDHr Valentines Day Activity are awesome, and the badges too! Lovely!

[thebigdisaster]

*Hugs* Well if there's anything I can do to cheer you up let me know. It won't do to have you so distressed.

What's the book about?

[ilkee]

Aww, thanks hon. Can you go through all 1000 emails I need to sort through, and somehow figure out how many hours I worked and for what in December? lol. Yeah, me either. Thank you though.

The story....It is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time-travel, and his wife, an artist who has to cope with his frequent absences and dangerous experiences. And he meets his one-day wife as a little girl, and also as a teenager. It's a wonderful story!

[thebigdisaster]

LOL.

I want to read it now. I think I shall buy it soon.

[ilkee]

A man who occasionally time travels (unwillingly) and repeatedly ends up in places in time with the girl who would be his wife later on. Among other things. But it's fabulous!!

[meganmurphy1977]

Thanks for the book recommendation. I will definitely check it out. And I'm sorry you've had a bad day. Guess I'll try to throw some positive energy your way. Catch!

[ilkee]

*reaches up real quick-like and snatches that good vibe* Thanks!!!

[lennanightrun]

I'm so glad you mentioned TTW! It's one of my favorite novels of all time, which is saying something because I'm a Brit Lit (Victorian) scholar and it's not often that contemporary American fiction gets near the top of my list. I've recommended it to everyone I know, and so far everyone who's read it has loved. How could anyone not?

I, too, have my reservations about the film adaptation. I like Eric Bana, but he seems a bit old for the part. I imagined Henry as a sort of skinny somewhat nerdy youthful guy who ages harshly because of the stress. Not sure about the casting for Clare yet but doesn't look awful. Ron Livingston may make a good Gomez. But who knows? Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Oh, it's so nice to meet someone else who understands how good that book is.

Pamper yourself a bit and feel better soon. ((()))

[wildcatcdc]

Sorry you had a shitty day - that sucks. (((hugs))) Believe me I understand. Every time I turned around today, there was more bad news at work. It is going to get ugly.

That book sounds interesting, I'd never heard of it. Now I gotta get it.

[ilkee]

Oh DO get the book. It really is a classic. Memoirs of a Geisha, Middlesex, and The Time Traveler's WIfe - contemporary classics. And I think TTW might be the best of those three.

[lennanightrun]

Middlemarch is definitely amazing, but not as personally touching or as easy to get into. I studied Middlemarch for half a semester in college and I'm still not sure I get it. What I did get, though, I liked! Lol. TTW is the perfect bittersweet intelligent romance to lose onself in and never forget.

[ilkee]

Middlemarch? I was talking about Middlesex - a story of discovery from the pov of a hermaphrodite. An amazing story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_(novel)