Watching the Subway Series game with the daughter....Bobby Abreu hit a HR and Jeter hit a double off Santana to make it 6-4 Mets....she threw up! That's my girl!
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| 2008-05-17 12:18 |
| Brenda Novak's Online Auction to Benefit Diabetes Research |
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I believe this is Brenda's 4th year of sponsoring this auction and it has grown to unbelievable proportions. The goal is $300,000 and the auction had already netted half of that halfway into the month.
You'll see so many items donated by your favorite Fangs, Fur, and Fey authors. And there is an unblievable amount of items to bid on. Check the auction out at Online Auction to Benefit Diabetes Research.
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...also did a fantastic interview with me, which is now up for your perusal. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this one. Go have a look.
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| deenaml |
| 2008-05-17 14:13 |
| Bazooms! (50) |
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ME, IN BETWEEN by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Lacey is 12 years old with size 36C boobs, which she mostly hates and tries to hide (like when kids at school tease her), but sometimes likes (like when an older boy takes notice). Cute story with a premise girls can relate to.
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| jennifer_d_g |
| 2008-05-17 09:40 |
| The Meme... I've been tagged by Robin |
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1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
Ten years ago I was a mom to a two-year-old, and having the best time of my life!
2. What are 5 things you need to do today?
Well, at our house, today is Sister's Day. This is the day we adopted Little A and she and J became sisters. So, I have to:
- prepare some kind of sweet treat
- Mike and I will take them shopping for a gift to buy for each other (we meant to do it last week)
- sing "Happy Sister's Day"
- get a little weepy
- give and get lots of hugs
3. What are some snacks you enjoy?
I love Skittles.
4. What would you do if you were a billionaire?
Whoa! A billion dollars! I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the hundred dollars I got for Christmas one year.
5. What are 3 bad habits?
- I slouch when I'm at the computer
- I'm obsessive about brushing my teeth
- I put my feet on furniture, even if I'm wearing shoes, even if I'm at your house!
6. Name 5 places you have lived.
- San Diego, CA
- Coulilbistrie, Dominica (West Indies)
- Barcelona, Spain
- Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel
- Portolon, Costa Rica
7. What are 5 jobs have you had?
- Lifeguard and swim instructor
- organic agriculture teacher
- ESL teacher
- wilderness instructor (rock climbing, hiking, canoing, etc.)
- social worker/family counselor
8. And now tag 5 people:
I'm only going to tag one person, for emphasis: Max Meredith Vasilatos
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Here's a link to my French trip on my web site if you'd like to take a peek. There are too many to post here.
Near the bottom is an example of the fabulous French pastries we ate every day.
The awesome thing was, we walked so much for those two weeks I didn't gain a single pound even though I ate these every day.
http://kimberleygriffithslittle.com/content/blogcategory/18/17/
Au revoir and have a great weekend!
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| aprilhenry |
| 2008-05-17 09:51 |
| Sad, but true - and funny |
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I also liked his blog. Here's a sample:
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"Have you heard about this thing called a car? It's completely amazing, and I can't wait to tell you all about it. So imagine a big metal box with a bunch of windows. Now put what I just said on top of four wheels that roll. Now imagine that you can climb inside the box and there's places to sit and look out the windows. (Inside there's also another wheel. It's different from the outside wheels, but I think they might somehow be connected.) Anyway, I'm not really sure how this car thing works, but somehow it moves, and you can use it to go just about anywhere. For the most part, you have to stay on these things called roads, but that doesn't end up being much of a limitation. I mean, some of these roads? They go across water. But I haven't told you the best of all best parts. Other people have cars. It's true. And they use them all the time (even at night!). In fact, right now, as we speak, people all over the world are just out there, in their cars, seeing new places and meeting new people and . . . .
Substitute internet stuff for the car stuff and this is how I've been sounding to people for the past two days. I know: it's genuinely embarrassing. But I can't stop. Even when people are telling me that I should be embarrassed. Even when people are saying, "Yes, Dennis. The internet is amazing. It's 2008. We know."
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I was tagged an eternity ago, so here goes!
What were you doing 10 years ago?
Hmmm...ten years ago, in 1998, I was working for a private investigation agency as a receptionist.
I was thin for the first (and only) time in my life. Had just had a "procedure" whereupon I went from a size F to a size B in a certain area, so I was feeling FREE! :)
I had been in California for about a year and was working toward my Bachelor's degree.
I was dating, then engaged to my husband, and having MUCH relationship drama. You see, when you take a guy from Turkey who is here to get his MBA and then plans to go BACK to Turkey and pair him with a girl from Arizona, who comes out to see her sister, falls in love, and decides to spontaneously MOVE to California (a romantic fool), you get a ton of HOLY COW before the happily ever after.
I had written a few picture books before I stopped writing for about 4 years (I didn't have a clue how to "do" it and gave up, thinking two rejections meant I was sunk). :)
What are 5 things you need to do today?
1. Go to a wedding --a Persian wedding--can't wait for the yum-o food!
2 Work on my THREE school assignments...due tomorrow at midnight. ACK!
3. Clean my house. I told my sister yesterday it looks like we've been robbed four times in a row. :)
4. Work on a paid critique, if there's time
5. Lament that I can't go to Kim's reading today. :(
What are some snacks you enjoy?
I really love chocolate. This is exactly why I try NOT to keep it in the house--milk chocolate.
Coffee and biscotti--my favorite
Banana pudding
Cheeze-its
Yoplait fat-free thick and creamy yogurt in vanilla and strawberry
What would you do if you were a billionaire?
SO MUCH!!!!
I'd buy a house--but not a big one, even if I was a millionaire. I'm a "cottage" sort of girl
I'd buy my sister a house, too, and give my parents $$ to buy a new house or fix theirs up
I'd buy as many first edition books from the 1800's and early 1900's as i could get my hands on
I'd help children--somehow--in as many ways as possible
I'd start a writing program at schools--a creative writing program, where students actually get to express themselves uniquely
I'd take a trip around the world WITH my kids (and a nanny) and my husband :) and EXPERIENCE other cultures
I'd buy my husband a boat
I'd go to Turkey with my husband for two months and swim in the sea and visit farmer's markets
And SO MUCH more!
What are 3 bad habits?
Just three?
I frequently "shut down" at the exact moment I need to be productive
I freak out spontaneously about little things, making my family think I'm possessed
I like to cook and bake, which means my pants don't fit--ever
Name 5 places you have lived.
Phoenix, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Tustin, CA
Newport Beach, CA
Irvine, CA
What are 5 jobs you've had?
Candy Striper (striper NOT stripper)
Daycare worker
Data Entry Clerk
Receptionist at investigation agency
Substitute school teacher
Freelance writer/editor/writing coach
And now to tag 5 people
Anyone who hasn't done this!
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| kayim |
| 2008-05-17 17:13 |
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I have a new default icon.
And it's SPN!! *shock* *horror*
But awwwwwwwww!
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| 2008-05-17 09:13 |
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http://www.hbook.com/blog/2008/05/teaching-little-fingers-to-play.html Despite my memories of the very tense Sr. Irene Marie (who, probably to everyone's lasting relief, "jumped the wall," as we used to call leaving the convent in the 1960s), I'm immensely enjoying Tricia Tunstall's Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson (S&S). Noting that "there are very few occasions when a child spends an extended period alone with an unrelated adult," Tunstall's observations flicker between her own childhood piano lessons and those she now gives as an adult. There are plenty of parallels for those of us who go mano a mano with child readers, so check it out. And, fellow survivors--what can you still play? I still have "Lightly Row," "Spinning Wheel" and "The Juggler" in my fingers.
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Originally published at erin-go-blog!. You can comment here or there. As you know, I’ve been pretty preoccupied this week with grading and getting ready for my shower today and moving and…well, you know.
My dad’s birthday was on Thursday.
I didn’t forget that it was my dad’s birthday entirely…I thought about it earlier in the week, when I called my mom to ask what I should get him. And I thought about having something to give him when I see him today.
But what I did forget to do was call my dad on his birthday. :-/
Sorry, dad. Happy belated birthday, eh?
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I had a great and grueling week, crossing NJ from the upper north east to the lower south west, and then from west to east. (Texans -- don't try this at home.) There's no way to cover everything in a concise way, so I'm just going to list some scattered highlights.
#1. I finally discovered a good reason to have a blog. Right after I checked into my hotel on Monday afternoon, one of the staff delivered a drink to my room, courtesy of the PTA. When I thanked my host the next day, she explained that she'd read on my blog that I like rye old fashions. (Did I mention I love Ferraris?)
#2. MySpace cadets. None of the students I asked could tell me a good reason why I should have a MySpace page.
#3. Rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Reading is alive and well. The written word if far from dead.
#4. I can see clearly now my brain is gone. My mouse wouldn't work on Friday evening. (I'll let someone else leap on that straight line.) I figured it had been damaged in my suitcase. But when I got home, it dawned on me that I was trying to use it on a glass table. Not the best surface for an optical mouse.
#5. Other bloggers make life easier. We began this list with a drink, so let's end with one. I had an amazing meal with Kelly Fineman and her family. Thanks to her blog entry, I can tell you all about it without doing any work. (And, yes, I do remember the evening. We only had a miniscule taste of each bourbon.)
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| cynthialord |
| 2008-05-17 07:12 |
| Thank you, Mahoney Middle School and Robert P.T. Coffin Elementary School |
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I spoke to a book group at Mahoney Middle School in South Portland and at a Scholastic Book Fair last night in Brunswick, Maine. Both visits were lovely. At Mahoney, I met Connie Burns, whose name I see a lot because she reviewed RULES for School Library Journal back when it was first published. Connie's girls asked me great questions and it was such a pleasure to join them at their meeting.
In her introduction to me, Connie told the girls I'm famous.
"I don't know about that," I joked back. "I think if you have to tell people you're famous, you really aren't!"
Then at the evening book fair at Robert P.T. Coffin School, I had a big crowd for my talk, including Torie, a beautiful middle-schooler who has the same challenges as Jason in RULES. During Q&A, she said she wanted me to know that I got it "right."
Thank you, Torie. :-) It means a lot to me to hear that.
After my talk, I packed up my equipment quickly and then walked into the book fair for my signing. There was a line waiting for me that ran nearly the length of the gym. Wow.
When I got to my table, I laughed.
The Book Fair team at Coffin and Anne Horey, school librarian
This big inflatable duckie was signed by all the kids at the school! As I signed their books, I had them point out their names to me. This duck even QUACKS when you squeeze his bill!
When I brought him home, Milo gave him some very suspicious looks, let me tell you!
Thank you to everyone at Mahoney Middle School and Coffin School! It was wonderful to meet you all!
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"Part of creating is letting go. I remember very vividly when writing The Land of Laughs that I reached the part in the story where the dog speaks for the first time. I wrote the passage and stopped. I thought-- the *dog* just spoke-- that's crazy. But a moment later I said okay, let's just see where that goes. In an essential way it was the turning point of all writing I have done since then. My paradigm moment came about because I simply let go, accepted the nutty for fact, and kept moving. The Germans have a nice phrase about trust in romance-- 'fall back and I'll catch you.' The same could be applied to writing or any art, as far as I can see: If you believe you have it in you, write whatever it is you want and stop thinking about approaches or limitations or or or... Just *write* it. Clear your mind of hesitation and everything other than the sentence you are trying to write and do it. Then write the next one. The more you think about it, the less well you do it. Start with a phrase or a character you like or who intrigues you. Then begin to spin a spider's web out from that center point. But don't *think* about it. Very often when I begin a book or story, I only have a single line or image which I put down and then think--who is this? What are they like? 'Haden was in trouble again' is the beginning of GLASS SOUP only because I liked that line. After writing it I thought-- who's this Haden? He's a handsome asshole. Okay, what does he do? Where is he? Etcetera. Don't think about it-- just be a spider and spin the web only you can design."
Read more of Jonathan's thoughts here.
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| mdhenry |
| 2008-05-16 15:52 |
| Donut Post...or Doughnut, Even |
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Which is it "donut" or "doughnut?" After all, it is made out of dough, so the latter seems likely. But they aren't nuts, per se. So maybe it's all just nonsense. Anyway, I'm done worrying about it and the research would bore me to tears. So let's get on with the post.
I've been to donut Mecca.
I've seen God.
I was chatting about this with my Yahoo group awhile back, as I'm wont to do. But here's the story for all of you. Last week, when I accompanied Richelle and Caitlin to their reading/signing at Powell's--if those two don't need a chaperone, no one does--I was firmly mid-Atkin's induction and thus carbs were a no-no. But being out of state, one loses a bit of motivation. Alcohol does not help the situation.
Well, on many occasions, I've sought out the comfort of a warm donut (I probably should have used the other spelling for that sentence, lest I give the wrong impression). And in Portland, there is a place. A place where the icing flows like manna from heaven onto bulbous pastry so tender you'd sock your moms. What's even better? The recipes seem culled from the depths of MADNESS!
The place is Voodoo Doughnut.
I've attempted to make my acquaintance with this locale many times, always to be denied. I didn't think this particular night would be any different. So, to my surprise, following much debauchery at a Portland pool hall, my companions and I were driven to Voodoo Doughnut. Which was open (as it is 24 hours a day, unless you're really jonesin' or are me--in many cases-- and then it will be closed mysteriously).
Under the cruller chandelier we made our selections.
Mine...
The Cap'n Crunch--though it could have easily been called the Cap'n Crunchberry. Dear God what diet could survive in the presence of such glory? It was delicious. Raised and fluffy and covered a thick slathering of pink icing and an avalanche of forbidden breakfast treats. Ummm.
I just gave myself shivers.
Caitlin opted for the Double Bubble (not pictured). A decision, she insisted, made entirely based on the Double Bubble gum protruding from the center of the delicacy. I don't know much about the flavor, but her jaws were smacking, so I'm certain it was a success.
Richelle had to be dirty and ordered herself a Dirty Snowball...
I'll have you know, the woman ordered that one sight unseen. I was half expecting something yellow to pop out but the donut turned out to be far more enigmatic (yes, I think that's a dollop of gooey peanut butter protruding from the hole, if you catch my meaning.
I'm not saying there's a sexual connotation to the name "Dirty Snowball" but there is another donut that might clear up the issue...
( Under the cut, as to protect the children... )
There were so many weird donut varieties, I thought I'd have an aneurysm, or maybe, someone has jammed the pretzel into the voodoo doughnut's head...
It could happen, you know? Anyway--and I can't stress this enough--the next time you're in Portland, do yourself a favor and cheat on your diet at Voodoo Doughnut. You'll be happy you did...and bloated.
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