This beautiful Tuesday...

Today is an exciting one.

At 4 p.m., I'm taking Gracie to the Ross County Fair, where she'll be performing with her fellow Tumble Bugs. She's got a new tumbling outfit, dark blue and streaked with silver, and she's excited as all get out. She's staying at the fair to go on the rides with her Daddy afterwards, and Nick and I....

ARE GOING TO SEE FIONA!!!!

I'm very excited to see this phenomenal artist. She's gorgeous, and she has by far one of the best female voices I've ever heard. I'll be in heaven tonight! She's actually opening for Nickel Creek, who, admittedly, I've never really listened to. Of course, we've checked them out since receiving the tickets for the concert, but I'm eager to hear them live. Apparently, Fiona will be collaborating with them on certain songs as well. That should be interesting.

AND...

I finished Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events."

This is my favorite work ever. Each of the thirteen books in the series was delightful. Snicket (Daniel Handler) created a world of fascination and intellect, while weaving a mystery, full of misery and sadness, for his readers. But I must say, as "unfortunate" the events in the tale were, happiness abounds in this tragic tale. I laughed, I cried, and I lost sleep over many of the books.

For me, Snicket's message was that no one is perfect. The world is full of good and evil, security and fear, and each and every person is comprised of both. And there are mysteries in this world we aren't supposed to solve, questions we're not supposed to be able to answer.

I'm no where near the end of this tragic tale, though. I plan on reading Snicket's "The Beatrice Letters," which further delves into a separate, underlying mystery that he weaves through the series of unfortunate events. He's also published "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Lemony Snicket," and "Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid." I must read all three of these books, in addition to the series, before I close the book on this work of art.

My recommendation for the week? HBO's "John From Cincinnati." It's most likely only going to run one season, due to the fact that it has such a small fan base, but I could be wrong. Next Sunday will bring the season finale, with the season bearing only ten episodes. I can't even begin to explain the show, which is a religious, psychological, supernatural drama. If you have the time to spare on ten episodes, though, it's entirely worth it.

Good day.