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Archive for November, 2006

I continue to steal for your amusement

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Don’t know why I’m blogging so much today. Must have something to do with the fact that I have a novel due in TWO WEEKS and I’M HOPELESSLY FAR BEHIND. I’m surprised I’m not at the movies or watching a marathan TBS sob-fest or something.
Anyway, I’m always on the lookout to steal links […]

Never even have to leave your chair

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

You know I’m all about the laze when it comes to shopping. Which is why I’m grateful to our friend Lizzie for forwarding me this link this morning, so I can order all the gifts I need for the readers and writers on my list, and never have to leave my house. I […]

November chocolate winners!!

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Many, many entries this month–love to see that.
In honor of the upcoming holidays, I’ve decided to award one extra box this month. Hope all of you winners saved some room after Thanksgiving–you’ll need it. This month’s chocolate goes to:
Nancy K!
Chrissie M!
Jennifer H!
Christen O!
Congratulations! Your chocolate is on the way!
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That stupid 50-novel challenge

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Remember back in April when we were all younger and more carefree and foolish and had big hopes and plans? Yeah, those were good times. Those were times early in the year when anything seemed possible, even reading 50 novels by the end of December. Bah. I’m at 38 now, and […]

From the drummers in my family

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Turn up the volume, tap your toes, notice how cool the blonde woman is (actually, they’re all too cool for words), and enjoy this treat sent to me by the drummers in my family.
And am I the only one horrified by the toothbrush scene?
[I went back to linking to this because the embedding […]

Why my movie fix is tax deductible

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Went to see Denzel Washington (pause, imagine him, right, okay, go on) in Deja Vu yesterday. Smart, exciting, thought-provoking movie which served as a great example of how to use fast-paced, natural dialogue to explain some pretty out-there scientific and theoretical concepts.
And that’s why I get to deduct the price of my movie ticket. […]

TBS is trying to kill us

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

I just got sucked into back-to-back TBS programming: Message in a Bottle, followed by A Walk to Remember.
HAVE YOU NO MERCY?? My head feels like it’s going to crack wide open, it hurts so much from all this crying. Even with commercial interruptions, you can still work up enough momentum to have […]

I can break you like a stick

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

When I first started going to yoga a few years ago, there was this guy in there who was so skinny and petite I had this weird visceral reaction to him. Every time I saw him, I’d think, “I could break you like a stick.”
Which is not my normal violent thought about someone. […]

Just when you think you’re making it up

Friday, November 24th, 2006

As you may know, the novel I have coming out next year deals with the fight over teaching evolution in a high school.
Some people have asked me if the kind of discussions that go on in the classroom in my book really happen still in the real world.
As of this week, yes. Read […]

The blog and I would like to thank:

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

–The fabulous BJ from Kickass Web Design, for designing and setting up this beautiful website that makes me happy every time I look at it;
–Annette and Patrick for entertaining us almost daily with their wit and weirdness;
–Lady T, Heather Harper, Diana Peterfreund, and Barry Lyga for their regular stop-bys to inform, entertain, and in Heather’s […]