And when I think of fun lately, I keep thinking about the part of last weekend where I parked my butt on a couch. Instead of watching the Superbowl last Sunday, ie the most watched television program in recorded history, I watched http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia/'Jule and Julia'. It was a movie about cooking and blogging, two of my favorite things. I actually enjoyed myself. Meryl Streep's performance makes me wish I would have met the real Julia Child and Amy Adams makes an adorable blogger.My first, eye-rollingly geeky first impression is that this movie makes blogging look easy. Within a few months, Julie's blog gets over 50 comments in one day and by the end, the New York Times has featured her. I've been blogging going on three years. Honestly, I'm ecstatic when more than two of you reading this decide to comment. "/>

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What I Thought About Julie and Julia

Breaking Even blog is mostly business and money related but Fridays, I’m going to write about whatever I darn well feel like. Because aren’t Fridays supposed to be fun?

My alternative Superbowl consisting of 'Julie and Julia' and a lot of carbohydrates was splendid.

And when I think of fun lately, I keep thinking about the part of last weekend where I parked my butt on a couch. Instead of watching the Superbowl last Sunday, ie the most watched television program in recorded history, I watched ‘Jule and Julia’. It was a movie about cooking and blogging, two of my favorite things.

I actually enjoyed myself. Meryl Streep’s performance makes me wish I would have met the real Julia Child and Amy Adams makes an adorable blogger.

My first, eye-rollingly geeky first impression is that this movie makes blogging look easy. Within a few months, Julie’s blog gets over 50 comments in one day and by the end, the New York Times has featured her. I’ve been blogging going on three years. Honestly, I’m ecstatic when more than two of you reading this decide to comment.

Personal jealously aside, I was also interested to find out this week that Julia Child had a Maine connection. She summered close to where I live (I was wondering how/why lobsters might have made it into that cookbook). There’s a whole feature article on it with some pretty fun photos in the upcoming March 2010 issue of Downeast magazine.

Also it makes me not want to wait for my theoretical wedding to register for a Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 5.5 quart French Oven in red or orange...

Ah jealously, how you creep up on me…

Seriously though, a delightful movie I should have watched much sooner!

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About Nicole Ouellette

Nicole runs Breaking Even Communications, an internet marketing company in Bar Harbor Maine. When she's not online, she enjoys walking her short dog, cooking with bacon, and trying to be outdoorsy in Acadia National Park.
  • Meg

    I really enjoyed this movie! My favorite scene, by far, was indeed related to the cooking of lobster. I laughed so hard my sister had to elbow me to shut up. If only they had featured a recipe with maple syrup!”

  • http://www.sukiecurtis.com Sukie Curtis

    I loved the movie, too, Nicole–since I grew up with my mother watching Julia Child (and I did once see her in a gourmet kitchen store in Portland!), I loved the Meryl Streep really nailed her odd breathy voice. And yes, the blogging part. Although it did stir up blogging envy in me, too–and what I’ve called the “”"”Julie & Julia Syndrome”"”", getting hamstrung in my own blog because I was wishing it would become an overnight success story turned book and movie! (The Next Great American Blog.)Glad to be your second comment on this one!”