April 11, 2008

So I've been teasing you with a bit o' good news for awhile now, and I can at last share one thing. There is more to come, so stay tuned.

This week's good news is that a German publisher has bought the first three Gardella books and so they will be released in Germany in the next year or so. I don't have any other details at this time–it was a quick email from my agent, who is in London for the Spring Book Fair–but yay! If I knew how to say yippee in German, I would! (Anyone? Bueller? Jan???)

And since it's Friday, that means it's time to 'fess up!

Since Earth Day is coming upon us shortly, put on your Green Hats and 'fess up about what you do or don't do to help the environment. 

Today's topic is: recycling.

I must say, I am the Recycle Queen. For a family of five, we have very little garbage because I recycle everything I can, even stuff that our waste removal people don't pick up (we take it to a recycle center once every few months or so–like when the pile of pizza boxes in the garage gets out of control).

Each week, we roll our big garbage cart down to the road for pickup and it's usually barely half full. For a family of five!

Now it's your turn. 'Fess up, now! How often do you…

…recycle takeout boxes from restaurants?

…compost?

…recycle cereal, prepared food, pizza, tissue, etc., boxes?

…clean out your cans and remove labels when you recycle? 

February 29, 2008

Haven't done this in awhile, and since I'm brain-dead and have nothing fascinating *snort* to write about today, why don't you play along and make my day.

Finish the sentence.

Before I walk out of the house…. 

February 15, 2008

Okay, time to 'fess up…when you read, do you peek ahead? Do you read the last page first? 

Do you do it all the time, or just for certain books? Why?

Why? asks the author, who's never ever ever peeked ahead in her life. Why?

(And I'm guessing that you peek-aheaders are also the ones who sneak down an unwrap your Christmas/etc. presents early too. Am I right?)

And, just 'cause it's Friday and I'm nice, I thought I'd share The Hotness….Lynn sent me this pic and said she thought it was the perfect image of Max. Hmmm.

Richard Armitage might just be a contender, no?

January 4, 2008

A long-lost SNL skit, thanks to my friend Scott, who offered me spinach balls at the party Music Man and I hosted on Sunday.

And quite a party it was. Being a Music Man, mine had other musicians, along with a complete sound system setup. Talk about real karaoke.

And all of my friends got to see hear exactly why I'll never be allowed to sing in our church choir. (I took a shot at Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance"….I didn't think I butchered it too badly.)

Anyway, without further ado…an old SNL skit that I had never heard of until a few days ago…

Have a great weekend!

December 7, 2007

I was having dinner with my friend J awhile ago, and somehow we got on the subject of her nephew–whom neither of us can believe is sixteen (because that makes us fricking old).

She was telling me about what a sweet guy he is, and how much he begged his parents for an iPod for Christmas last year. He's also a bit of a klutz.

Apparently, after begging for and getting one of the iPod classics, he was carrying it around in the front pocket of his hoodie. You know, the muff-like one where the left hand can see what the right hand is doing?

Anyway, I guess he had to use a public restroom, and he was in the stall (no need to go into detail) and he stood, turned, and flushed.

And just as he looked down he realized that…there went his iPod. Swoosh! Flushed away. (You know how powerful those public toilets can be!)

Poor kid. Not only did he have to tell his parents he lost a multi-hundred-dollar electronics device…but how. Yeowch.

That brought to mind a similar experience of my own. (Here's where the 'fess up comes in.)

Same sitch: I was in a public restroom, turned to flush, water went down all was clean and pure and I reached for my purse and carkeys–which had been hanging on a hook on the wall–and the keys flew out of my hand and splashed and clunked. Right into that pristine white bowl.

The worst part about it was that my electronic car door opener was on there. Fried. Totally useless…and it's for a late model BMW, so I can't get a new one.

The good thing was–well, there were two good things. First, that I'd already flushed. (Whew.) Secondly, that the little key drive that I keep on my ring–with my current work in progress on it!–didn't happen to be on there at that time. (Double whew.)

So, I emerged from my latrine calamity fairly unscathed–except that now I have to fumble with my blasted keys to get into my car when it's raining/snowing/dark/cold/windy, etc. Argh.

All right. I'm not calling this Friday 'Fess Up for nothing. Got a story about a latrine calamity to share? Here's the place to do it! Come on, give us all a laugh this crazy Friday.