Pamela Ribon's Blog: the latest from pamie.com, page 18

anxiety

Mom just brought me a chewable calcium supplement. Two, actually. "One for later," she said, because Jason told her that Dr. Oz said somewhere that we can only absorb so much calcium at one time, so we need to take it in two doses. I am terrible at remembering to take vitamins, but I'm even more terrible at them ever since Jason began a sentence (with only the best of intentions) with, "You know, in terms of calcium, once a woman reaches thirty-five..." I hit mute, rewind, delete, deny.

I k...

I Didn't Fall! (But I Almost Fell. Right When I Got to the Podium. (Forward!))

The book signing went well! By the end of the hour it looked like a Derby Gang had shown up to be my bodyguards, and perhaps their intimidating size could be the reason the place sold out my books before everybody got a chance to get a copy. Note to writers: get a gang. When the pretty pants-less lady stares down your audience in a bookstore, it turns out they'll pretty much do anything for her.

In all honesty, as much as the pants-less lady did her job, I'm really grateful for all my...

Possibly the Only Perk About Not Being Allowed to Play Roller Derby.

PAMIE: A quick impression of the lady who just gave me a pedicure. She was like, "OH." Held up my foot. "OH. THIS. OH. YOU NEED. OH. YOU WANT. OH. CALLUS. OH, CALLUS. I CUT, YES?"
JASON: That poor woman.
PAMIE: I know. She put on latex gloves. Nobody else was wearing gloves. It was embarrassing. She thought I had some kind of foot condition.
JASON: Did you tell her how you got those feet?
PAMIE: I just went, "Yes, please. I know. I'm sorry. It's... it's from sports." And then she went...

friendly reminder: this weekend

People of the Los Angeles area! I'm doing a reading/signing at the Barnes and Noble at the Grove tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. No, really!. Please come. This is me inviting you.

Hi! This is awkward, right?

First I wanted to thank those of you who have written personally or blogged publicly about how much you enjoyed/identified with Going in Circles. Your words are very kind, and truly appreciated.

I mentioned earlier that All You Magazine has chosen Going in Circles as its Book Club Selection for May. They've now posted their supplemental material, which includes a contest/sweepstakes/semi-dangerous-sounding-event that you and your book club might find interesting.

1st Prize: Pamela Ribon will ...

interview: The Big Idea | Whatever

What happens in this novel bears little resemblance to what happened in my own. This is not a memoir. But the emotions the main character is struggling with that cause her to believe she might actually be going crazy — that's where this story comes from. Because when things are in limbo like that, when your life seems stuck on pause, every question appears to have sixteen thousand equally plausible answers. When I was struggling with my own answers, I never seemed to have the ones people...

Big Week, Big Day

1. Success! We hit over 200 donations for the Dewey Donation System!

2. The show I was working on over the winter, Romantically Challenged, starring Alyssa Milano, premieres tonight on ABC after Dancing With the Stars. I believe in the next month they're airing four of the six episodes we shot.

3. Going in Circles comes out tomorrow! There was some Friday night silliness over it, when Dan and I went to the Grove to see what my friend meant when she texted, "I just saw your face at...

Dewey Update: Michigan is for Book Lovers

Sorry for the delay; yesterday was a little hectic, and with this bum knee it takes me twice as long to accomplish something. And you guys accomplished something, too, with 156 donations and counting. Thank you!

It's still National Library Week, so let's go help:

Benton Harbor Public Library Children's Department: Benton Harbor, Michigan

Benton Harbor is one of the poorest cities in the country. U.S. census data shows around half of the residents live in poverty, and more than 90 percent are...

torn.

PAMIE: [Answering phone:] Hello?
MOM: Do you have something you need to tell me?
PAMIE: ... Um... uh... well, uh... do you want to maybe give me a hint or a topic? Because this seems like a trick.
MOM: Your knee.
PAMIE: Oh.
MOM: I do read your website, you know. I didn't, but I do now. Again. And you're right. I was watching that game going, "My baby's hurt! Don't show other people, show my baby!" But you got back up and skated again so I wasn't worried.
PAMIE: That's why I got up.
MOM: I ...

Down and Dewey -- Day Fourish

We're just a few books away from one hundred donations to libraries in need and I can't thank you guys enough for your help.

Today's wishlists:

Hardee County Public Library: Their call for help on their webpage alone should be enough. Already having to close their doors on the weekends, Hardee County Public Library, which serves the tiny town of Wauchula, Florida, and several area libraries, is struggling to have enough money to continue to provide Internet access for its community. I saw the p...