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The Friday Five!

1. The latest news is that ABC has offered the GMA host job to George Stephanopoulos. Now, don't get me wrong. I like George just fine. Remember when Monica and Rachel were obsessing about watching him take off his shirt on Friends? (Yes, I know he has many other great accomplishments other than being mentioned on Friends. But this is the Friday Five, after all.) But George already has a show, on Sunday mornings. And, honestly, I'm just not sure he can move so easily between interviewing worl...

writergrl @ 2009-12-02T08:25:00

Now that it's officially the Holiday Season, I know it's more important than ever to follow my mother's mantra and Keep It Simple. The "it" can be just about anything: life, childcare, your To Do list, your exercise routine. With this in mind, I decided to order my holiday cards early, over Thanksgiving weekend, so I could be done with it. Simple, right? Well, yes. Until they came and I hated them.

Let me just backtrack and say that I have a wee bit of a perfectionist issue. When I was pregnan...

writergrl @ 2009-11-30T08:28:00

I don't know about you, but I am still recovering from Thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe just Thanksgiving week. What a whirlwind! I had family in town, and tons of social engagements, meals to cook, folks to catch up with. It was so much fun but by last night, when I finally collapsed onto the couch, I was wiped out. Thank goodness therapy was available in the form of Xanadu, probably the cheesiest movie ever made about roller skating, disco and Greek mythology. (Although I imagine this is a pre...

Thankful.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which, as regular readers know, is pretty much my favorite holiday. Mostly because it is an eating holiday, and who doesn't like that? Because I ate my way around Philadelphia, however---huge breakfasts! best brunch ever at the Continental! Dinner at Davio's and Parc!---I'm also making this a moving holiday. As in, the treadmill is my friend. As are lunges, sun salutations, and push ups. I am sure somewhere there is a formula for how many miles, lunges and push ups y...

writergrl @ 2009-11-23T07:56:00

Good morning from Philadelphia, where, honestly, I'm a little peaked. (That's pronounced peek-ed, in case you were wondering.) NCTE has been SO much fun, though. I've gotten to catch up with old friends, meet a ton of great librarians and teachers, and eat a lot of great food. In fact, I am thinking I am going to have to go totally low-carb or no carb once I am back. For now, though, I am indulging in huge breakfasts, lots of cheese and bread, and, um, chocolate. At least for the next couple ...

The Friday Five!

1. Tomorrow, I leave for Philadelphia and NCTE, which means today I am running around trying to get ready. I was telling one of my babysitters about this trip, and how I'd be doing two talks and signings and author dinners, and she just shook her head. "I just don't see you like that!" she said. "It's like you have an alter ego!" And she's right. Days like today, when I'm loading up my Nice Clothes and Cute Shoes and getting into Work Mode, it does feel kind of strange. Worlds colliding, and ...

writergrl @ 2009-11-18T08:35:00

First and foremost, a correction: my event at Chester County Books on Sunday, the 22nd, is at 9am, NOT 9:30. Whoops! And for those of you who asked, the events at NCTE on Friday and Monday are open to attendees of the conference ONLY. However, the events on Saturday are open to the public. For a full---and hopefully all correct---list of what I'm doing where, check out my appearances page.

Clearly, I am trying to do too many things at once. That's when I make mistakes. Witness what happened ...

writergrl @ 2009-11-16T08:13:00

After about four straight days of rain and wind, the sun finally returned to us here this weekend. It was SO nice. My rain gauge was overflowing, it had gotten such a workout. And while I know it's good for my garden---we've got baby bok choy and a bunch of greens coming in---it is not so great for my mental state. I was feeling soggy both literally and figuratively. It's nice to be drying out, so to speak.

In other news, we're coming to the end of both Project Runway AND Top Chef, my two favo...

The Friday Five!

1. I was so glad to hear from so many other Chris Cuomo Crushers after I wrote my entry all about him on Wednesday. I knew I wasn't alone, but it's nice to have peeps. Anyway, I'd kind of forgotten about the whole thing until yesterday morning, when at 5:55 am my phone beeped to tell me I had a text. I immediately panicked, thinking someone was in the hospital or jail. And, because the only people who ever text me are my babysitters, I was convinced it was one of them. (Although they are swee...

writergrl @ 2009-11-11T08:28:00

Regular readers of this blog know that I am a fan of Good Morning America. Okay, it's more like obsessed. I mean, look at my face in this picture:

So if you are a Today or Early show zealot, you might want to skip this entry. I will not be offended, promise.

Okay, so I LOVE Diane Sawyer. Which is why I am somewhat devastated (if you can be somewhat devastated) that she's leaving the show at the end of this year to take over World News Tonight. Don't get me wrong: I know this is a great thing f...