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April 6, 2009
weekend update
TGIM! A few things happened this weekend. Let's begin with some giveaway news. Taylor at For the Love of Books is giving away a copy of Take Me There. You have until April 18 to enter.
I had a flip-flop sighting. Look, I'm anxious to bust out the flip-flops, too, but not when it's 50 degrees and raining. Note to this flip-flopper: too early, girl. Hang in there. I also saw a tourist wearing lavender Crocs. As if that wasn't alarming enough, the tourist was a dude.
That reminds me. I just
I had a flip-flop sighting. Look, I'm anxious to bust out the flip-flops, too, but not when it's 50 degrees and raining. Note to this flip-flopper: too early, girl. Hang in there. I also saw a tourist wearing lavender Crocs. As if that wasn't alarming enough, the tourist was a dude.
That reminds me. I just
April 1, 2009
susane sampler
As if I wasn't stoked enough about Waiting for You coming out on May 14, the friendly neighbors at Penguin have put together a Susane Sampler to get the party started. Woot! The sampler has a few chapters from all three of my books. So if you'd like a Waiting for You sneak peek or want to read a bit from When It Happens or Take Me There, you can check it out at Scribd.
Read on.
Read on.
March 31, 2009
haiku
dream apartment
oh how you taunt me
windows! light! space! shouts Craigslist
like that place is real
oh how you taunt me
windows! light! space! shouts Craigslist
like that place is real
March 30, 2009
taste
Did you participate in Earth Hour? I heard Toronto did an awesome job. I'm not sure if the word got out around here so much, but I got my candles together with determination. Revising my manuscript by candlelight was challenging in the best possible way.
They were playing "Hangin' Tough" in the gourmet store the other day. It was weird. There were fancy people waiting for their deli selections and old ladies in expensive suits picking out apples and New Kids was all like, "We're gonna put yo
They were playing "Hangin' Tough" in the gourmet store the other day. It was weird. There were fancy people waiting for their deli selections and old ladies in expensive suits picking out apples and New Kids was all like, "We're gonna put yo
March 27, 2009
connections
You guys were right. Season two of Veronica Mars is just not the same as season one. Season one was magical. That whole Who Killed Lilly plotline was so good. But season two just feels forced. I mean, of course I'm still watching it and I'll watch season three, it just doesn't flow as smoothly anymore. And the evil butthead that is Jason Dohring's character in season two is harshing my JD crush. I'm thinking of watching Flight of the Conchords next. Is that a good show? Those of you fol
March 25, 2009
definitely something, maybe
Elizabeth Scott is the queen of contests. She's so generous! She has contests on her blog all the time. And with really good prizes. She gives away tons of her own books, plus other authors' books and lots of gift certificates. The first-prize winner of her current contest will get to name their own star. She's celebrating the existence of her new book, Something, Maybe, which was released yesterday. I am really looking forward to reading it!
This one time, Elizabeth's husband was singing "Hot
This one time, Elizabeth's husband was singing "Hot
March 23, 2009
signing of wonder
So here's how they fit about 40 authors into the Biggest Teen Book Author Signing Ever yesterday at Books of Wonder. We were divided into three groups for signings. I was in the first group for 40 minutes and then I got to mingle with readers. I was seriously stoked to meet everyone.
These girls rocked the house:
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I got to sign jeans! Heck yeah! This was such an excellent idea that I was kind of bummed I didn't think of it myself. My artistic skills were psyched to be used for something other
These girls rocked the house:
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I got to sign jeans! Heck yeah! This was such an excellent idea that I was kind of bummed I didn't think of it myself. My artistic skills were psyched to be used for something other
March 20, 2009
here comes the sun
Welcome to spring! Today is the day I look forward to all winter. It is the vernal equinox. It's all sparkly rainbows and sweet sunshine.
Only, it's snowing out. A bit. There are flurries.
See, here's the thing. The first day of spring doesn't mean that temperatures are instantly in the 60s. There are factors involved. It's just that I already put my boots away and I will not be taking them out again until, hopefully, December. Boots are part of my Warming Plan*.
Warming Plan:
1. Knee so
Only, it's snowing out. A bit. There are flurries.
See, here's the thing. The first day of spring doesn't mean that temperatures are instantly in the 60s. There are factors involved. It's just that I already put my boots away and I will not be taking them out again until, hopefully, December. Boots are part of my Warming Plan*.
Warming Plan:
1. Knee so
March 19, 2009
blog adventures + good news
What's up with LJ photos suddenly morphing into that question mark square icon way after you post them successfully? I thought it was just with my pics, but I've noticed this problem on other blogs. Does anyone in the LiveJournal community know about the status of this problem? It's annoying because if you're reading my blog, it's not uncommon to see a pic of John Krasinski (which you may enjoy as much as I do), but then at some random time in the future you don't even know it's John. That's
March 17, 2009
where the boys are
Paul Feig is Twittering! He's a producer, writer, and director for The Office, plus he created Freaks and Geeks. I heart Paul something serious. Freaks and Geeks gets a very special shout-out in Waiting for You and The Office is my natural high. So I pretty much worship him in a godlike way. This news was brought to me by a tweet from Rainn Wilson. I'm Twittering here. I could go on a cranky rant about the injustice of Freaks and Geeks only being on for one season, but I will keep things
