Come and Get Me
By denise | May 11, 2008
Last week, a phone call caused me to think back to the good old days at women.com and more specifically think about the old Harlequin message boards. Hah. Memories!
It seems perfectly appropriate for me to have just read a “modern romance” often called “Harlequin for lesbians”. Come and Get Me was amusing and light with a ton of steamy sex and a happy ending.
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links for 2008-05-11
By denise | May 10, 2008
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My beat here at BlogHer usually covers two very different topics: Reality TV and BlogHer Conferences. So imagine my writer’s block when I was asked if I would post my perspectives on Mother’s Day…as a woman who is childless by choice. Let’s just say I d
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors
By denise | May 10, 2008
The really good thing about listening to most of The #1 Ladies Detective Agency on audio is that on the rare occasion that we read one in print, we can still hear the book on audio voice. The Miracle at Speedy Motors was like that. But, I kept getting distracted - wondering about the movie version. I am worried about that.
Anyway, the book - it was good. I laughed and I was sad and I laughed some more.
Now excuse me please, I’m off to research African fruit cake.
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links for 2008-05-10
By denise | May 9, 2008
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lots of free passes here….
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Yes. We. Should.
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links for 2008-05-09
By denise | May 8, 2008
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Go there and leave a comment, it’s for a good cause. A comment takes 30 seconds. That’s it. Do it now, before you forget.
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Nelson is not alone in being influenced by the mother figures in her life to vote and to become politically active. ACORN has talked with members and bloggers who recall their mothers voting and working to improve the lives of others.
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The Ropemaker
By denise | May 8, 2008
Look, another book that took me far too long to finish. This is more troubling than the week it took me to read Duma Key because Ropemaker is YA fantasy which should take two days MAX.
I’m not sure if the problem was that it started slowly or if I was just plain tired. But reading one or two chapters a day felt like “enough” until last night when I stayed up far too late just to get it finished.
It wasn’t a bad, slow reading YA fantasy - it just wasn’t great. And that’s too bad because once I realized what Tilja’s “power” was, I thought it was an awesome idea. And that awesome idea spurred some really good moments. I think, if there was a sequel that was focused on what happened next, with Tilja, I’d like it more than I liked The Ropemaker.
Also, I’d really like one of those special hair ties. That would be awesome.
Topics: 2008, Printz Award Challenge, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Fiction, Children's Literature, Books in Bed | 1 Comment »
We may be in trouble
By denise | May 7, 2008
I am the person in this house who is responsible for finding things. It doesn’t matter what is missing, or even if it isn’t missing, everyone - and I mean everyone - yells “Denise (or mom) have you seen….?” And I either immediately reply with ….’s whereabouts. Or, I immediately get up and find it - usually within a few moments of looking. It’s my job and I’m so good at it that nobody ever bothers to look for anything at all. They just ask me where it is.
Yesterday was a very long day. I had something like eight phone calls on top of the zillion emails and all of the other stuff I do every day. I was tired. I twittered that I was going to log off, without packing any boxes again because I was just that tired. More twittering occurred and I changed my mind and decided I could pack just one box. (My goal right now is one box a day…)
I got up. I packed three boxes. All of the purple books from the bookshelf. I needed the packing tape. I went to the bedroom and looked on the grandma cubby, on my bedside table, in my bedside table, in the living room on the entertainment center, in the dining room on the bookshelf. All places where tape is routinely found. No tape.
I looked around the office. I looked inside of my desk. I looked inside TW’s desk. I looked in the little red IKEA box that holds spare pens, glue and office supplies. I looked in the plastic bins stacked in the office, full of stuff we’re planning to sell on eBay or on Amazon. I looked in the little red basket that sits on my desk top. No tape.
I gave up and went to bed. TW and I bought packing tape this morning. That tape is still in the trunk of the car.
Just a moment ago, I came out of the bedroom and into the office and there is the tape. On my desk. Right in front of me. The place where I sit every single day for at least 12 hours a day. Right there. In front of me. Click the picture, you’ll see it.
We may be in trouble because I appear to be losing my touch.
Topics: Day to Day, Personality, Daily Dose | 5 Comments »
links for 2008-05-07
By denise | May 6, 2008
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In addition to my $25 Mother’s Day donation in my mother’s name, for every unique commenter each day this week (May 5th through May 9th) I’ll donate $1 (up to $100) toward the maternal health cause that receives the most votes. Spread the word, shout it f
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I did manage to read some blogs today
By denise | May 6, 2008
Yesterday, no link sharing because I didn’t actually have time to read anything. Today was slightly better but only slightly. Good thing what I did read was excellent.
I am tempted to learn the fine art of being a well-dressed wife. Geez.
Maybe I will put the kids to work making a Mother’s Day coffee cake?
Don’t forget to leave a comment.
I’m trying to come up with a good question for Carly Fiorina. Help!
I want to go to Maker Faire 09. Really.
I wonder if TW is interested in doing this stuff with her wedding dress. I wonder where my wedding dress disappeared to.
Folks, this is a lesson you need to learn. Fat is not a feeling. Really. It isn’t. So quit saying it.
I’m done. Fried. Exhausted. And I am going to pack a box, right now, before I fall into bed. Have I mentioned I am really tired?
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Optimistic answers
By denise | May 4, 2008
And the questions about the move just keep on coming… some I will never answer in a blog post but if you’ve asked, I’ve replied by email anyway - that’s good enough for those. Other questions will be answered in a series of posts I’ll be making about moving - stay tuned, I swear the first one will appear next week. Other questions, I’m trying to answer as time allows. Time. I need more of it.
Now, on optimism and positive thinking. Yea. Whatever. That’s pretty much my answer to those of you who are bound and determined to get me to look at the bright side. Yea. Whatever.
I spent more than 20 years moving around the world because the Air Force insisted I do so. I was full of optimism and positive thinking. Any time I see a military spouse upset about her new tour of duty, I kindly remind her that “your tour is what you make of it….”
I know, I know. Really, I do. I appreciate the attempts at positivity but they aren’t all that necessary. Once we’re in full-fledged move mode, I’ll be fine. Once we’re there, I’ll be mostly fine. In the meantime, I’m going to bitch as much as I want to - or need to, because believe me - I need to.
And while I’m sure living in the suburbs of Chicago will be AWESOME for a dozen reasons, it’s also never going to be a place that I regret leaving. This, I can guarantee. And that’s ok. I can live anywhere for eight or nine years. I’ve lived in worse places and under worse circumstances. It will be fine. Once we do it and once we settle into it.
And to answer one of Vered’s questions, very specifically…
Can you name something, anything, that is better over there compared with Gainesville?
I’ve already named one - Joy! Joy will live there! Joy who is the mother of THE Jory DesJardins. That’s better.
Also, major airport makes it much easier to book flights to wherever we need to go. Flying from Gainesville stinks - to put it mildly.
Topics: Travel Log, Day to Day, Family Funk, Daily Dose | 7 Comments »
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