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I survived 2009

And this is very likely the reason why:



Thanks to the very fabulous 2009 Debutantes.  Yes.  They are made of win.

Sunday Awesome: Gail the Goldfish!

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I just discovered this awesome easter egg in The West Wing...then discovered that someone awesome has created an entire website as an homage to Gail the Goldfish!

Gail first appeared on The West Wing early on in Season 1...Since that episode, Gail has become more than a prop on a set, she's become the focus of private jokes between the West Wing production team and eagle eyed fans of the show. In most episodes her bowl contains some object that alludes to the plot, and this web page...

Dream Occupation: Romance Novelist

I think I've blogged before about the fact that I've always wanted to be a romance novelist...I usually tell a story about a silly "tell us about yourself" project that I had to do in high school that still lives on my bedroom door in the house where I grew up, on which I wrote: Dream Job: Romance Novelist.  Well, thanks to Eric's iPhone, I can now share the proof with you!



There I am...17 years old.  And there it is...my dream job.
17-year-old me would be "wicked stoked" right now.
Also...

You Say You Want A Resolution...

Oh, January 1st, how you tempt me with your big, fresh, blank slates and fresh, exciting promise.

Every year, I make New Year's resolutions. Every year I break New Year's resolutions. And, in the immortal words of Paul Thomas Anderson, And so it goes, and so it goes. And the book says...
"We may be through with the past...but the past ain't through with us."

And so, here we go again. It's January 1, 2010. A new year, a new decade, and here I, Sarah MacLean, do hereby resolve to:

1) Write...

9 Things That Made 2009 Awesome

As 2009 draws to a close, I'm feeling a little nostalgic...after all, it was the year I published my first novel!

So, in honor of today...December 31st, 2009, on the cusp of a new decade that will bring who knows what, I give you, 9 Things That Made 2009 Awesome.

1. January 20, 2009 - History is made. And this happens.

2. March 1, 2009 - THE SEASON is released into the world. PW references its "clever conversation in the spirit of Jane Austen." I fall off my chair.

3. This rug from CB2 - Yes...

Merry Merry Muppets

If this doesn't make you smile, you aren't human.

Merry merry, y'all.

9 Rules to Live By - Jane Austen Style

234 years ago, today...Jane Austen was born. It's no secret that my world would be vastly different were it not for Aunt Jane...and so, in honor of her birthday, I give you, 9 Rules to Live By...Jane Austen-Style:

1. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch. - Mansfield Park

2. Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. - Mansfield Park

3. One...

30 Rock Gives Me A Christmas Present

Sammy Bojar on Inside the Characters Studio

Here's the thing about being a member of the 2009 Debutantes. There aren't many men on the scene over there (probably because they don't care to be referred to as "debutantes") but those who are, aside from being incredibly secure in their sexuality, are also super DUPER cool. SO...I'm very very happy to host Sammy Bohar, the star of the ineffable Jon Skovron's Struts & Frets, on Inside the Characters Studio!

More than anything, Sammy wants to play guitar in a famous indie rock band. The...

Read More Romance - Part II (Contemporary)

Several months back, I made a list of my Top 10 Historical Romance Novels...which was, quite possibly, the hardest thing I've ever done. I set out to make a list of my Top Romance Novels, period, before I realized that I could list 10 novels that I loved set between the years 1812 and 1815 off the top of my head.  So I went with historical.  And promised more lists soon.

Soon, as many of you who are regular readers know, became not so soon.  But I did not forget you!  I swear!  This week, I'm ...