Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennet

Last night Luke and I went out to our usual browsing spot, Borders, to find a book to read together. We've been reading stories to each other, as often as we've had a book to read, since we've been married. As we wondered through the Classics section we discovered that nearly every shelf had at least one spin-off book from Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'. It started out a little frustrating, like "Really, who wants to read about Miss Darcy and Miss De Burg setting up Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy?" But then it turned into a kind of eye-spy game.

Just now, I went to Border's website and searched for Mr. Darcy. Seventy-seven, yes, you read that correctly, 77 different titles with that character! Did Jane Austen know her created character would one day become the ideal man, or at least one idolized by many?

What about the name Miss Elizabeth Bennet? Let's take a look shall we? Zero results. There are a few spin-off books about her sisters and then a similar number of books that are under the name Mrs. Darcy. But, as you can see, Mr. Darcy has grown in popularity far above the Bennet's.

Anyway, after all that, we ended up buying 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Peter Pan.' Hopefully these books will keep us going for a little while, as we finished 'The Princess Bride' in a matter of a couple weeks.

Any suggested reading you would like to share?

Random Thoughts

There are times that I think 'This would be something to post as my status on Facebook.' Other times, I just want to share a random thought with someone, so I thought I'd share a few of them here.

Enjoy the randomness:

1. I love seeing the little hand-prints on my windows after I babysit kids.
2. I wonder why, after I've completely scrubbed down the bathroom and kitchen, I now have sugar ants everywhere, when I didn't have them before.
3. I smile when I hear 'Paper Planes' and 'I Got a Brand New Girlfriend' remembering girl times with Chelly Keller and Shelia Maia.
4. I'm curious to know how couponing works out if I don't get the newspaper and I don't want to spend a fortune on printer ink.
5. I wonder what will happen June 13th, the Monday after Luke's last day working for Cornerstone Church.
6. One of my favorite things in the world is when little kids run up to me, give me a big hug, exclaim excitedly 'Rachel!', and then eagerly show me everything they've colored, made, or just something that is special to them.
7. I wonder why I love chips so much and could down an entire bag if I'm not paying attention.
8. I wonder if this is the track season that my pole vault record will come down at Madison H.S.
9. I wonder why people think Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are so great.
   
10. I wonder if we'll ever sell the '91 Subaru Legacy.
11. I wonder what my life will be like in 5 years.