April 10, 2008

Thongs.

I'm talking about thongs. 

(Sorry to the male readers of this blog…you can look away, or grin and bear it. Or even pipe in with your own comments. We care about your opinions. Really we do.) 

Okay, first of all they're un-fricking-comfortable. If you try and tell me that butt-floss thing doesn't bother you (especially the lacy ones!), I'm not going to believe it. Sorry.

Now, I admit, there are occasions when a thong makes sense. I hate panty-lines as much as Anna Wintour, so I'll confess that I have forced myself into one of those t-shaped annoyances on more than one occasion.

But other than that, why? Can someone explain to me why anyone would wear a thong with jeans? It can't be comfortable. Jeans are stiff, and the seams are thick and rough and hard (get your minds out of the gutter, please. This is a PG-13 blog).

How do I know women wear thongs with jeans, you ask? Well, because I've seen them bend over in low-riders, and from behind, you can see the t-intersection of the thong riding up from the waistline of the jeans.

Um. Yeah.

I'm not into seeing half of some guy's boxers above sagging jeans; I certainly am not interested in seeing some chick's elastic and pansy-white flesh above her jeans. No thanks.

So. Why, when, where do you don a thong? How does one get used to the bloody things?

Guys, what do you think? Do you notice? When, how? Do you care?

March 8, 2008

Okay, I realize that those of you who are used to seeing my author photo (the official one that graces the back of my covers, website, and blog) will look at my new 'do and say, "but it looks the same…just a little more curly!"

And technically, that's true. But, you have to realize, I had my author photo taken in spring 2006, and I haven't had my hair cut (just trimmed) since then. So it's been past my shoulders (as those of you who've seen the video of me at RomanceNovel.tv will note) until this last Wednesday.

Anyway, I love my new cut.

And so here I am at my B&N signing last night.

Thanks to Marie, Emily, Holli, Tam, Laura, Kendra, and I'm forgetting the name of the woman who bought all three books…and two other people, darn it….for stopping by! Great to see you all.

My son took this other pic, and I had to lighten it up, but you get the idea.

And the best part: it's EASY! Easy hair! Love easy hair.

September 14, 2007

Okay, I tried. It doesn't really work, but I tried. Happy TGIF anyway!

I thought it might be a fun way to show you my new t-shirt design, in honor of The Bleeding Dusk. I absolutely love it, and am sending out a big fat thanks to the NAL promotions department for coming up with it (after many, many iterations).

What do you think?

I'll probably do some on black, as shown, and maybe some on a dark or heathered purple.

And that gold…that's going to be a metallic gold, not that flat-looking color you see on the screen.

Cool, huh? 

May 15, 2007

I admitted it would probably happen, I just didn't think I'd succumb so darn quickly! Darn it. Talk about loss of self-control.

But when I saw these…well, I couldn't resist. 

Très cute, eh?

May 9, 2007

I love hats. I should be British royalty, I love them so much.

I wish more women wore them regularly. I used to buy hats rather frequently at this little shop on South Street in Philly called Hats in the Belfry (anyone know it? Is it still there?). I might have to check it out when I visit in June and buy something fun!

And Queen Elizabeth II totally rocked her head gear at the Derby and during her whole visit here.

Love, love, love the hat she wore to the Derby. I would wear that in a heartbeat. Love. It.

This other one is cool, too. But the Derby hat's the best.