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me on tv!

considering the build up, this was quite a fast four minutes!

fortune cookie friday

"It is better to believe that a man does possess good qualities, than to assert that he does not. "
-Chinese Proverb

good luck charm

So, in an effort to prepare myself for Friday's TODAY Show interview I have been focusing on the "important" things. You know--what clothes to wear, getting my bangs trimmed, cleaning my shoes...yes, the very, very important things.

And while I was getting the very important bang trim, I noticed my hairdresser had on a jade bracelet. It reminded me of my trip to China, one of the inspirations of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and the jade bracelets I saw there. And then, suddenly, I felt l...

winner of very yummy jam!

I was going to do a very elaborate drawing of the jam winner from my Choose My Today Show outfit post but it stalled. It was going to be fun, involving buttons but I was not able to find enough buttons in my house. Strange how that works. When you don't need buttons, they are everywhere.

So rather than go out an buy buttons or think of a new scheme--my brain is not functioning well these days--I thought I would just pick a number at random and go from there.

Well, not exactly at random. I'm fe...

on the way to the grocery store

poor monkey has lost its owner!

on my desk monday

Sketch for December small graces (the last one!)

fortune cookie friday

"The best cure for drunkenness is, whilst sober, to observe a drunken man."
-Chinese Proverb

giving thanks

Thanks everyone for helping me choose my TODAY Show outfit! Which one will I wear? Well, you'll just have to tune in to see! Ha ha. But, I will announce the jam winner next week--I want to wait until then as some might be too consumed by the holiday right now to claim their prize (though it's really good jam!).

And Thanksgiving is a very appropriate holiday. For those of you who have read Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, you know that thankfulness is one of the themes. To me, knowing and rem...

and I'll be live at...

When is my TODAY Show Appearance? Well, I finally got the details! See me interviewed by Al Roker at:


9:45 AM on Friday, Dec. 4th
The TODAY Show on NBC

For those of you who miss it, don't have a TV, despise jovial weathermen, etc., I also have some new events on the schedule! There's a couple in NYC, right before and after my interview and there is a newly scheduled booksigning at the Newtonville Books (Newtonville, MA). So come see me in person at:

•Thursday, Dec. 3rd 3:00 pm
Presentation and Q&...