Spud Racer!

First, a recap of the last couple days: I went down to Provo--again with less-than-reliable internet service (but they've fixed it now, huzzah!)--and we saw the premieres of Eclipse and The Last Airbender. I liked them both. I think the actors/director/special effects crew and everybody are getting better with each Twilight film they make. The plot flowed better and was more interesting, Bella didn't stutter nearly as much, and they actually had some lines that were funny on purpose, as opposed to just being hilariously bad. ;) And Jasper played Sokka, which was not as odd as I thought it would be. Of course, Sokka didn't play the same comic relief role that he did in the tv series, so it wasn't as much of a stretch for the actor as it could've been, I guess. :P Though I had been looking forward to seeing Jasper acting silly . . . Ah, well. At least in Eclipse he actually had a few lines. Turns out he even had a Southern accent. Who knew? ;)

I came home this afternoon so I could be here for my ward's "Spudwood Derby," in which we all carved potatoes and put pinewood derby wheels on them and raced them down the track. Here are some pictures of my lovely racer, Geraldine:

I can't say I put an awful lot of effort into her--I just shaved the potato into a vaguely sedan shape, and went from there. I hadn't brought anything specific to decorate the car with, so I took my owl keychain apart to make a driver and steering wheel, then dug around in my purse for other ideas . . . and ended up sticking a pair of Chlorotab alergy pills in for bug-eye looking headlights. :) Kinda cute, don't you think? Notice, the sleeping owl is facing backwards. No drowsy driving, kids! ;)

Anyway, for a random, thrown-together car, Geraldine actually did pretty well in the tournament. She beat all comers, right down to the final match. It was Geraldine vs. Spud the Stud. Me vs. Brother Ropelato, our 2nd Councilor in the bishopric. Relief Society vs. Priesthood. Girls vs. boys. ;)

And guess who won? That's right, Geraldine! :D

(One of the guys got video of it, which I'll have to get from him in the next few days or so and put it up on here. :) )

Admittedly, when Bro. Ropelato (hope I'm spelling that right . . .) realigned his wheels and we had a rematch, his car beat mine. But that's okay. I'm still taking the win. ;) It was all very exciting.

Also, yes, I went on a walk today. Huzzah. :)