Sarah Dessen's Blog, page 47

On the fly...

It's Sunday night, and I have to keep this short because we JUST put on one of my favorite movies of all time, The Jerk. I bought it for my husband at Target this weekend ($7.50!) and it was like, the best purchase ever. It just wraps up the weekend so well, considering that last night we discovered that one of our VERY best friends had never seen The Princess Bride. I know! So we hit Netflix Instant Queue, and before we knew it, we had Inigo Montoya and everyone else right there in our livin...

The Friday Five!

1. I just got off the treadmill, where I ran a little over two miles. I know for most folks this isn't much, but for me it's HUGE. I used to barely make it to two doing intervals, and it feels really good to run so much more than I used to be able to. Still, though, I haven't made much progress on losing these last few pounds from my pregnancy I've been carrying around. I'm actually thinking about joining Weight Watchers, because it's worked so well for so many people I know, and it's about p...

Changing it up.

Okay, so I know you're not expecting an entry until tomorrow morning. But the truth is, my mornings have gotten---as my friend and mentor Lee Smith would say---fraught. I'm up at 6, then on the treadmill (if my husband doesn't have to be at work super early) then doing breakfast with the toddler, followed by doing a whirlwind of breakfast dishes, returning phone calls and prepping for the day ahead during the forty minutes or so she reads books in her room. It's fun, but nuts, and lately I've...

writergrl @ 2010-01-17T19:45:00

It's been a rainy, slow Sunday around here, which has really made me feel the Sundays that much more. And tomorrow is a holiday and everything! Luckily, the Golden Globes are tonight. They are my favorite awards show, because they're more like a party than a ceremony, and this year Ricky Gervais is hosting, which should make it even better. I have written here before about how I never see movies anymore---and I used to go once a week, minimum---but this weekend I did try to do a little catchi...

The Friday Five!

1. I'm hesitant to even do this blog today, as it seems wrong in the face of the tragic events that happened this week in Haiti. Watching the news last night, I was just shattered: so much loss, so much pain and suffering. I thought what Meg Cabot wrote about why things like this have to happen, and how it makes us question things, was really right on. Sometimes, you can't ask why, because there is no answer. You can only DO. And in this case, if you want to do, you can give. Donate to the Am...

writergrl @ 2010-01-13T08:34:00

Thank you for all the nice comments about my office. I'm so glad you all approve! And for those who mentioned it, the framed series of my book covers was actually a gift from my publisher, many years ago. Gotta love Penguin, they are the BEST. The Keep Calm and Carry On print I just stumbled across while I was looking for something else on art.com, and I just loved it. It is just the advice I need when in plain view when I'm working. Or, just living, actually. Maybe I should get it tattooed o...

writergrl @ 2010-01-10T19:30:00

I have a friend who is always coming up with ideas for inventions, like an aerodynamic mattress carrier (so it doesn't fly up when you have it strapped to the roof of your car), a restaurant that sells only brown paper bag lunches, like the kind you took to school as a kid, and countless others. Lately, though, I have come up with one of my own: a word-ometer. It's like a pedometer, but somehow---don't ask me, ask Sheldon from Big Bang, I am no scientist---it would measure how many times you ...

The Friday Five!

1. It is 6:29am, and my daughter just asked for ice cream. Something tells me it's going to be a long day. Personally, I blame Max and Ruby. In truth, Sasha doesn't even like ice cream, as the last time she had it she decided it was too cold. But Max was having some, so of course, she wants it. Really, though, I should blame myself. I'm the one letting her watch the show in the first place. But if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to do this blog. See how that works? Welcome to my world. Guilt, ic...

Brrr.

19 degrees? In North Carolina? Really, Mother Nature?

It's been so cold here lately, I just can't even believe it. I know a lot of people love winter the way I love summer: they like sweaters and snow and wind chills and all that. Frankly, I just can't even imagine. I just look at our wireless indoor thermometer, which tells you more than you would ever want to know about what's happening, and will happen outside--the temp, what it actually feels like, what it will do tomorrow and the next da...

New Year, new schedule?

Okay, so I'm updating on Sunday again, mostly because I have a bad case of...well, the Sundays. You know that dread you used to feel when you were a kid---or maybe it's not just kids, but that's what I remember it from---the night before a new school week began? Like, just kind of letdown and stressed. I think a LOT of people are feeling this way, and not just today, if the behavior I've seen around town the last couple of days is any indication. People just seem grumpy, over the holidays, an...