Beware of the Doghouse!

Posted by on Dec 23, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Okay, guys, this is why you need to pay attention when your wife/girlfriend/SO drops hints in the store:NOTE: The jewelry ploy doesn’t work on all women (mimi included). You really need to know her to find the perfect gift. But no pressure, okay? You got two days. Get crackin’.
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You’re My Obsession

Posted by on Nov 23, 2008 in dish | 1 comment One lovely benefit of the Interwebs is the ability to Google your whole backstory. You can look up old jobs, old home towns, historical events, and even better, historical men (come on; you know you’ve Googled your high school crush).But something gets forgotten…if you can Google, they can Google you back. And that’s exactly what happened to me last night, and I’m still...
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Cool Chick: Nancy Drew

Posted by on Sep 19, 2008 in dish | 1 comment In our eyes, she is forever eighteen, resourceful, and smart. She is Nancy Drew, and she is the ultimate Cool Chick.Nancy had boatloads of freedom and resources while those of us sucked between her yellow covers (this was, after all, the 70s) ached for them. She had Ned, a hot boyfriend, but didn’t suffer by the phone praying for him to call. She had a kicky blue convertible. She had her...
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Cool Chick: Jennifer Garner

Posted by on Aug 22, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Frack and I adore the movie 13 Going on 30. Sure, it’s a remake of Big, but it’s the girl power version. It’s the mark of great casting when you can’t think of anyone else in a role, and I have to say that Jennifer Garner is perfect as Jenna, the 13-year-old so disgusted with her life (and herself) that she wishes herself into a 30-year-old über-bitch magazine editor....
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Lovely Rita!!

Posted by on Aug 3, 2008 in dish | 6 comments So I’m on the plane from San Francisco to Atlanta when I realize the blonde woman sitting across the aisle and one row back from me is reading a Silhouette Desire. That, and the fact that she also has a laptop handy, prompt me to ask if she’s been at the RWA Conference. She tells me she has, and that she’s also noticed me reading my manuscript on my laptop. Then she puts out...
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