Susane Colasanti's Blog, page 68

then we came to the end

It's a rare thing when a book can make me smile, or even laugh out loud. That's why I'm loving Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. Not only is this dude a literary genius, he completely understands office culture. I worked in offices for eight years. Starting in high school, I was a secretary for the local senator. In college I went from secretary to administrative assistant. Then in grad school I became a personal assistant. As much as I hated office work and couldn't wait to st...

can i see your global homework?

Well, it's official.

I have braces.

They are not the old-school metal kind. They are Invisalign. So far, they're not painful at all. I was warned by people who had braces back in the day (i.e. when they were supposed to have them) that when you first get braces it's beyond painful. I've only had mine for like two hours, so we'll see how it goes. These are cool because they're clear. Plus, you take them out to eat and brush your teeth, which means I can have carrots or caramel or whatnot. ...

german cover love

Half the fun of having my books translated into other languages has been wondering how my name or the titles will be changed. It's fascinating to see books by authors who've had lots of publications in other countries. Each country seems to have its own idea of which cover designs work best. There are plenty of covers that work well somewhere else, but would never work here. Authors' names are usually changed along with their book titles on foreign editions, so I've been wondering what th...

bookstore event

On Tuesday, February 16, I will be doing a pre-pub event for Something Like Fate at Anderson's Warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. This event is open to everyone, so come on by! I believe that galleys will be available for everyone who attends.

Here's the event info:

February 16, 5:30 pm
Anderson's Warehouse
520 N. Exchange Ct.
Aurora, IL

You may contact Anderson's for more information at 630.820.0044.

If you're in the Chicago area, I hope to see you there!

here comes more sun

Slogging through winter is not easy. It's cold (except for today - it's supposed to be almost 60 degrees here!). You just want to stay in and read (which is actually a good thing). And there are only, like, three minutes of sunlight each day. Things always feel better when sunset crosses the 5:00 mark. Which it totally did! I am welcoming the light. Or I will be right after this dark, rainy day is done. Not that I'm complaining. Rainy days are cool if they are also warm.

More daylight...

keeping it real

Whenever I'm paying for something and I'm a penny or two short, the cashier is always like, "Don't worry about it." This started happening a few years ago. At first, I was amazed. I wondered how I could possibly be getting away with that kind of behavior. Don't cashiers get in trouble for coming up short? How could they disrespect pennies like that, like they're not even worth anything?

News flash: Pennies are still real money.

Don't get me wrong. When I'm out of change and something cos...

things made of fun

Mummenschanz is returning to New York! This is big news. I love love love Mummenschanz. It's the best performance art group ever. They do these eccentric skits in really cool, simple costumes. Like there will be two people in black body suits with notepads over their eyes and mouth, and just by ripping papers off the pads and drawing new expressions in they totally tell this whole story. Or they will be hidden in this enormous shape that will roll around and change into a bunch of other...

habit of happiness

The first blog post I wrote this year was all about looking forward to lots of exciting things in 2010. I've been trying to establish a habit of happiness, focusing more on what I do have instead of worrying about the things I don't. Then the earthquake happened in Haiti. I tried to go about my normal routines of working and errands and blogging about fun things like cupcakes and cute boys. But this pain in my heart persisted. When fifty thousand people die and there's nothing you can do...

adventure lives on

After much delay, I finally got around to seeing It's Complicated. It was definitely the fun time I thought it would be. John Krasinski could not be more adorable. As a bonus, we get to see him in lady pajamas. He has some scruff happening, which I typically do not enjoy. But, you know. It's John.  

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When Meg Cabot reviewed the movie on her blog, she said how she didn't like the scene where Meryl Streep is replacing a water cooler bottle and Alec Baldwin doesn't even offer to help. But I li...

warming powers

When it gets so cold that iguanas are falling out of trees, I try to keep warm with memories of sunny vacations past. Like when I went to Santorini last September. I was lazy in the best possible way - just lounging by the incredible infinity pool with good books every day. Was this really me only four months ago?



Sigh.

But hey, memories aren't the only things with warming powers.  I'm anticipating the comfort of my new ergonomic chair, which is finally ready!  It took a while to put togethe...