RWA National: Day 2 Recap

Posted by on Aug 1, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Workshops today, and lots of them. Some notes:The Art of VoiceTeresa Elliott Brown, Catherine Kean, and Nancy Robards Thompson, along with industry professionals Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency, and Tessa Woodward, Assistant Editor at Avon Books I kicked off the day by moderating this workshop because they asked me to, and they’re my friends. But I have to say without the...
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RWA Bed Bandit Strikes Again!

Posted by on Jul 30, 2008 in dish | 3 comments When they interview neighbors of the serial criminal, you usually hear things like, “We’re so surprised! She was so quiet!” or “I never expected anything like this.” But when I came down the hall to our room at the Marriott and spotted a neatly made rollaway bed just sitting there, I had flashbacks to Reno.Sure enough, my roommate can now be brought up on multiple...
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Musings: Mamma Mia!

Posted by on Jul 21, 2008 in dish | 1 comment You could feel the estrogen in the room when Frack and I went with our friend Melanie (Melanie’s lovely daughter was at the beach) to see Mamma Mia! this weekend. I think I’m one of the few North American women who has not seen this show live, so everything was new to me.Surprisingly, the ABBA songs adapt themselves very well to the plot. The short version: Donna (Meryl Streep) has a...
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Ten Favorite Time Wasters

Posted by on May 27, 2008 in dish | 1 comment As an Olympic-caliber time waster, I can certainly do this. Here are favorite ways to let the time pass me by.Infosnacking. Netsurfing. Whatever you call it. If it’s on the web, I can find it.Bookstore browsing. Time just flies by.Palm games. Crazy Daisy and Bejeweled, usually, with occasional forays into Bookworm.Reading organizational books. So much more satisfying than actual...
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Bandapalooza

Posted by on May 12, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Swoop home for a quick dinner, then it’s off to the middle school for Bandapalooza! We listen to the middle school band, one high school’s jazz ensemble, and the other high school’s marching band, then the kids get to try all the instruments. Too fun. I ask DS what he thinks he likes. Saxophone and trombone, he tells me. He tries everything. Turns out he likes (and is...
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