Month: August 2006
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This Just In
[readermail] From: amanda.xxxx@xxxxxx.com Subject: your blog You’re not funny. You are an intolerant, ignorant “ugly American,” and it’s people like you that give the rest of us a bad name. With loud-mouthed people like you, it’s no wonder so many foreigners can’t stand us. Nice try with the observational humor, but you’re just plain not…
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because i feel stuff.
To put it mildly, I’ve been dealing with an overabundance of feelings. Apparently this is all very healthy and normal, and I’m handling it with the closest I can come to grace. “Grace,” for me, is crying until snot falls, flailing around my bed like an angry pre-teen, whining to any friend who will listen…
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review: Chaos Theory
“Not everyone can write something that will make you laugh and cry in the same chapter. I loved it. I know it’s one of those books that I will grab off my shelf again when I need something good to read.” [Read the full review] Thank you, Sherry.
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Dewey’s Last Call
We’re wrapping it up on the book drive for Harrison County, so we thought we’d offer one last contest for those of you who haven’t had a chance to send a donation.
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the top model strike continues
At the strike last Friday, I was babbling to Eric about how I sometimes put the post of the sign at the top of my hip. “It’s my strike hip,” I explained. “Why doesn’t anyone else use their strike hip?” Eric pulled out his camera. “Okay. Give me your best Top Model pose,” he said.…
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book tour info: san francisco
From my inbox: >> > The following event is confirmed: >> > >> > DATE: Thursday, September 7, 2006 >> > TIME: 7pm >> > LOCATION: >> > Borders Books and Music #57 >> > 400 Post Street >> > San Francisco, CA 94102 Union Square, people. The last time I was there, AB and…
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review: EDGE Providence
“As with Why Girls Are Weird, the story is told in a semi-diary format. And, as with The Odyssey, the main character goes on a hero’s journey of growth and discovery. Okay, that second part is actually true, but I mostly threw it in so I could be the first reviewer to put a ‘chick…
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This is not an appropriate title for a children’s movie
Dear Century City Cinema’s computerized ticket-ordering system: Maybe I’m giddy with excitement that there’s an animated movie about a house that eats people because it thinks that they’re jerks. Or maybe it’s because a rebate + a dropped cell phone + a boyfriend with a roommate who works at Cingular = a new, practically free…
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reviews and book tour info
“…And when Pam writes about situations that might be traditionally wacky, she doesn’t turn away from the depth of how bad that sucks when it’s you. Another writer– a Chick Lit writer– might play the whole situation for superficial laughs, but not Pam. Don’t get me wrong, there’s laughter in the book, but it’s the…