Warning: Some Violence and Much Strong Language.HE WROTE: Still, still alive
Yes, we're alive although one has to wonder about Jenny as she hacks and coughs. We're in New York City finishing a draft of Agnes. Well, I'm finishing, Jenny is rewriting and circling. I'm writing the climactic scene. For some reason it's as complicated as the climactic scene of DLD. Actually the reason is that we have to close out the two plots at the same time.
We attended the New Jersey RWA conference this past weekend and it was wonderful. Well run, great hotel, great people. Thanks to everyone who helped put it on.
We received a ride from an agent, Nadia Cornier, to and from the city. All I have to say is EZ Pass. Actually, we're grateful. Thank you, although she reacted like all the escorts we had on tour: telling us to stop bickering.
We're here in Greenwich Village until Wednesday. Some meetings tomorrow if Jenny is still alive. Otherwise I'll give her a Viking funeral down the street in the Hudson River. Then Wednesday on to Cincinatti (sp?-- that's the reason we don't set books there, I can never spell it right). We do a book event in Medina, Ohio, then on to the Columbus Ohio Fiction Writers Conference for the weekend. Then finally I get to go back home for a couple of days before off to Surrey, Vancouver for another conference. Then back home again for my writers retreat (two slots left) and then only two more conferences. It's been a long year of traveling. It will be nice to have the rest of November, December, and on into 2007 without having to travel.
Will post again when I have this climactic scene done and I finish the body count.
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Hi Bob,
Thank you for the update and please take really good care of Jenny.
And I hope everyone made it safely home from the party and is enjoying the day off.
jlb
What, no depraved stories on how the weekend went? Spill, Bob!
Bob is mentioned in Nadia Cornier's blog over at www.romancingtheblog.com. Check it out!
Get well hugs to Jenny!
Glad to read the Bickersons have survived another leg of their seemingly never-ending LTD tour. No nagging Jenny until she is feeling better, it's only fair.
Sigh, you only spell Cincy wrong because you know sad little people like me will look at it, shake their heads in bemusement, and are then compelled to point out you spelled it wrong. With me it's a sickness. You, my friend, are just being a snot. (What? You were expecting a better word? I'm not a writer.)
Have fun in Ohio ... geez Medina, up near my neck of the woods, to Cincy is almost end to end. Make sure one in the body count isn't Jenny.
Bob,
Glad you survived. NJRW is one of my favorite conferences. Good people and I for one had a blast.
EZ pass is the best invention! Love it, Love it!
Nadia is the best. Love her to pieces.
Finish up the book, I can't wait to read it!
Only negative about the weekend...when I got home and was getting ready to head to Canada to watch my son play hockey, I got a call from my DH informing me that one of the other Dad's had his truck stolen. Two kids hockey equiment, gone. Laptops, ps2 and a bunch of other stuff, gone. Those two boys didn't get to play in the semifinal game, and well, while the team tried to sneak out a win, they lost 2-3 and came home last night. It was a difficult weekend for the boys. But everyone is home safe and sound.
Now, off to drive kids here, there and everywhere since they don't have school today.
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You spell it Cincinatti... Cincinnati...
Cincy. You spell it Cincy.
hlhfkon--Not making a sentence out of it, but just say it to yourself. Ha.
I am sad to hear Jenny is hacking ... I (selfishly) need her to be writing. May the zinc be with you, Jenny.
Jen-T: I am so sorry to hear that those boys and the whole team suffered so much dissapointment because some skank took a truck. It is a crying shame.
qjskblt: Quickly, Jenny snatched Kyra's BLT
Hello all!
Bob - thanks for blogging and giving us an update. Can't wait to read teasers about body counts and climactic scenes. Thought of you this weekend while I was at our Local County Fair. Saw a guy wearing a shirt lettered "Beware of the Clown Posse".
Jenny - hope you are feeling better really soon. Jenny, though of you also this weekend. At the Fair, I saw the entries in the National Wedding Cake Decorating Competition.
Traveling CBs - glad to hear that NJ was all you'd hoped it would be for you. Can't wait for more details when you've all rested and caught up on your everyday life.
Sorry I missed the virtual party. Finished roofing the front half of the house. Good thing too, it is supposed to rain this week.
FYI - anyone interested in good stories in a contemporary small Texas town, you should check out Marsha Moyer's "The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch" and "The Last of the Honky Tonk Angels". These are very, very good interconnected stories. I recommend reading them in order (Lucy then Angels)
Also, I happened across a bag (or two) or WHITE chocolate M&Ms. I felt duty bound to buy, test and report back to CBs. I'll let you know my findings.
Later, really must work now.
I forgot to mention that I took pictures. I did post them on my website, www.jennifertalty.com/11.html, so feel free to check them out. Lots of pictures of CherryBombs.
I have to say that Bob and Jenny are two of the most gracious authors I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. They are truly really nice people. Not to mention extremly talented, funny and well, just plain great.
Jenny and Bob, thanks for LIVING THE DREAM, and sharing it with all of us.
Hooray...
Agnes is nearing "The End"
Bob, be kindly to Jenny...those colds are not fun.
I've been watching a flock of tiny finches in the bushes that I see thru the window in front of me...getting their breakfast...delightful.
Travelers...welcome home...partyers...take a asperin.
ggermet...blue
GG...that one's for you
Hi there - I'm new here and have never posted before, but I had to come over to see what all the excitement was about, because I met this amazing bunch of ladies at the New Jersey conference, and had to come and post about it!
My friend Nancy somehow hooked up with the Cherry Bombs, and later found me all alone by the elevator, then took me to their room. I walked in to the smell of Chinese food, and lo and behold, there was wine provided by none other than Jenny and Bob, and the Bomb's were so kind to offer me a glass. We sat around talking for a number of hours, and I was amazed to discover half of the group had never met each other before, except for here at J&B's blog. I then became very motivated to come and see this wonderful place for myself.
It was wonderful meeting you ladies, and thank you so much for welcoming me into your group for the evening, and making me an honorary cherry bomber with the neclace. You were all so friendly and fun. And the vibrating bed story at the end topped it all off like a big red "cherry".
Julianne MacLean
Julianne! You came back. I was afraid we'd scared you back to Atlantic Canada. Thanks for helping to even out the numbers. The Canadians were getting blamed for all the noise and security issues. Believe me, you and Nancy fit right in with the rest of the Cherrybombs.
Yumm Chinese Food. Thanks to Dee, I now understand Jenny's fuss over potstickers. And the wine was delightful.
Julianne hi!!!
Everybody - Julianne and Nancy were such great sports and fit in so perfectly ... um, that's a good thing, Juliane, really it is. No matter what you hear to the contrary.
Oh, AND, what Julianne didn't say is that she's a published author of historical romance set in, I think I remember this correctly but you know there was wine involved, Victorian England.
Hi all,
I've been tuning in to the Jenny and Bob show since the beginning, but this is my first post. I had a baby this spring (my first) and haven't been able to put a coherent sentence together since. Thank god I can still read.
How do I find out what bookstores Jenny and Bob will be hitting when they blow through a town? I'm hoping they'll stop at one in Seattle on the way to SIWC this year. I went to the conference last year, but I don't think they'd appreciate it if I showed up this year with a shrieking infant in tow. I'd really love to get a Moot stamp in my copy of DLD, though.
julieanne maclean (which moving forward I'll refer to as JM), welcome!
News Flash: You've shown, and posted, so now, you too, are a CB.
Good luck. If you've got lots of time on your hands, you might enjoy checking out the HWSW archives. Some seriously funny stuff has happened this year.
And, for CherryBomb details you might want to check out Lori's blog: http://cherrybombideas.blogspot.com/.
Have fun.
And to the "regulars" . . . Wine? from J&B? picking up strangers in elevators? Someone needs to start spilling. . . where's needles?
Welcome, Julianne...
You will enjoy this bunch...
Hey...JenT has pixs on her blog. Lovely bunch of pictures.
klgbe...red
kindly let girls be everything
Julianne, you are such a doll! I can't believe we didn't scare the hell out of you!
You'll have to come back and check things out again, because I think we're all in a haze of post-NJ euphoria right now. I know that *I* am. I'm trying to blog it, and just can't seem to capture it correctly. Ah well, maybe I'm missing the wine...
Geez, it's only been a day, but I really REALLY miss you guys. I know that I had to leave NJ, especially since everyone else was leaving as well (and we all now know that there is something wrong with that state, right?). However, I found myself opening my eyes this morning and wanting to grab my swimsuit for a few laps before breakfast, then head out to hear Jenny and Bob speak, and spend time with my friends (of which I now include Julianne and Nancy!).
All in all, I really can't wait until next year!
Bob and Jenny - NJ sounds like it must have been fun, but don't let fun get in the way of the goal, a finished Agnes. I try to remind myself of the goal, an empty laundry basket, not quite as compelling.
And really stop bickering, unless that furthers the goal, then bicker on!
Welcome back everybody and it's always nice to see someone new! Sounds like you had so much fun. Had to check out the pics from Jen, thanks for keeping the home bound from being left out. So great to put names with faces.
Missed the weekend must go check Bob's other post for the haps with all the non-Jersey folks.
Marcia - I graduated from OSU, and hope this doesn't offend, but I was sooooo glad OU went down in flames on Sat. I can't ever get Cowboy scores out here, so I'm not sure how they did, but it is always good when the sooners stink!
BOB - I forgot, Lori wanted to know, "Book done yet?"
Welcome Michelle!
Congrats on your new baby--they're SO darn cute when they're little. And then, before you know it, they're "borrowing" your money, and "borrowing" your car, and coming home with someone else's underpants, and.. oh, wait..maybe you don't want to hear the rest. Sorry.
Check JennyCrusie.com for info as to where she'll be; I don't know how to find the schedule for the J&B show. Don't worry, someone here does know and will be happy to share. Because that's what we do here.
Again, welcome. You've come across a lovely bunch of lunatics.
Margaret
Thanks Margaret! Yes, the CBs are a fabulous bunch of lovable lunatics, as are Jenny and Bob. Listening in on the conversations here has really helped me hold on to my sanity. Well, let's face it, I wasn't really all that sane to begin with - always felt that sanity was overrated. :-)
Both websites say they'll be at the Surrey conference, but they don't say if they'll be doing any bookstore signings along the way.
Thanks again for the welcome. It feels great to finally join the conversation!
Jenny--I feel your pain. I am also still trying to get over a cold. But I am still hacking and sneezing wherever I go. That bottle of Robitussin hasn't done diddly. Feel better soon!
Bob--Keep up the good work. Sounds like you got ambushed in NJ. You took it well.
Welcome Michelle and Julianne! It appears the CB recruiting efforts in NJ went well.
It appears that I have lost the ability to use eating utensils. Tried to scoop up a pierce of garlic chicken from my plate and instead shot it off the plate, bounced it off the chair and it landed on the floor along with some rice. Waste of good chinese food, let me tell you. I guess I shouldn't try to read this blog and eat at the same time. That'll teach me. :)
meytaq--for a second I thought it actually read Maytag.
andi - I too graduated from OSU (after spending two years in Norman at OU, I transferred to OSU to complete my degree). Sorry, Pokes lost Saturday also, OSU- 27, Kansas State - 31. :(
Hey Michelle, Welcome.
Marcia and Andi,
The good news in college football is that Navy beat Air Force and is now 5-1 on the season. Go Midshipmen!
Dee - as long as you're not posting about my British Airways pilot.
I miss you guys a lot too. Funny how much I missed all of the CBs more by having some in the room.
Thanks for all the laughs and good vibes
Dee's friend Kim is a reader, a wonderful lovely woman who fit right in. I loved that she read at the breakfast table while the rest of us nattered on.
And I have to tell you that Scope Dope, despite being swollen beyond recognition, was the happiest I've seen her in a year. So thank you all from the bottom of my heart (the top is too full to take it from there)
Can I just say again what a good sport Bob is? And a great teacher. I'd snap up one of those spots if work would pay me not to show up with them.
Hey Julianne and Michelle! Welcome and I am sorry I wasn't there to meet ya'll too. That sound you hear is me turning green with envy. Although early in the morning it's usually green with nausea.
Michelle, I had a baby in the spring of '05 and will have another in the spring of '07. So I'm feeling your joy/pain. They do tie you down a bit but they are worth it. Feel free to share cute stories so I won't be the only one on here yapping about her baby.
BTW -- Tweety now can ask for pickles, which she calls kickles. It is, on the scale of 1-10, a 14 in cuteness.
Julianne: are you published under a pen name? I would like to find your book. Mybe one day I'll even have five minutes of peace and can read something again :0)
Off to clean the bathroom now. I'm a lucky woman.
Welcome to Julianne, and welcome down from the attic to Michelle. Michelle, you and I are both from the Seattle area. Don't know how many other CBs are from here, but if we can coerce Jenny & Bob to do a signing in the area, we can make a party of it. Unfortunately, if it isn't already a published stop, then the most they will probably do is stop at bookstores and sign stock. However, we can keep our ears open and go from there...
Sorry I missed the party this weekend (both of them). We are finally starting the kitchen remodel. No we are not doing it ourselves. I don't want to get a divorce. But even scheduling things takes a master of coordination. Luckily I can do that. My main goal is to keep DH as completely out of things as possible. It is his main goal too, so it shouldn't be too difficult. I'll let you all know how it goes...
Michelle and Julianne, welcome to the Lunatics, I mean the CB's. Just for your info, I'm the sane one. SNORT!
SDCB: Does Gaby have wings? How did she get to NJ? Is Bryan paying her so much that she could afford a ticket? Also, is there really nothing we can do for Bobster about the Plagiarism Heist? I guess no one mentioned Zn to Jenny!
BUSINESS: Lori, Zaza, and McB.... Should we be trying out the new website to see that we all can post to it? Being one who hates deadlines (so I'm always early) I'm getting antsy. We only have, umm kicking off the shoes so I can count above 10, 11 or 12 weeks to go.
rnvih: Really! Never Vote In Haste!
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Some of my fellow American Title 3 finalists were there this weekend too! I hope they said hi. You two are such a treat! Feel better soon, Jenny.
Welcome to our Newbies. This is such a great fun site, you'll feel right at home.
Now...wine? J and B provided wine? Damn, I knew I liked those two, now I have to say I think I love them. A sure fire way to this CB's heart. That and writing a damn good book/s.
zusrogyg - puh-lease!!
Um yes there was wine from J&B. Apparently they got it from the conference folks but Jenny couldn't mix it with her cold meds (though you know it might have helped) and Bob of course is a beer man. So Bob toted the bottles into the lobby to hand out to whatever CB was crossing his path. Which was a switch from dodging behind things trying to hid from us. Didn't work anyway.
Just joking. Bob was very visible the whole weekend. And I saw Krissie several times but always from across the lobby. I had some books I really wanted her to sign but I though flinging myself into her path would not make the right impression. An accurate one, perhaps, but not the one I would want her to take away with her.
Oh, we forgot to mention that, yes we were drumming up CB business and business for the Crusie/Mayer writing partnership wherever we went thanks to Dee. She brought us all this adorable tote bags with FLAMINGOS! embroidered on the sides and trimmed in pink feathers! And we carried them whever we went. Can't speak for the other but I was asked several times "what's with the pink boa bags" so I had the fun of explaining that we were Bob and Jenny's very own CherryBombs. I'm sure Bob and Jenny were accorded much sympathy.
welcome all you new and lovely people. and i missed the rest of you too.
oh, not sure who's playing catch up, so here it is NJ people: my roomie accidently took my phone and by the time i got it back it was too late. tried calling once but figured you guys were learning something so didn't want to call more than that. but the next day i got to talk to CMS AND scope dope (who are amazing) so that was cool. but very sorry missed the rest of you.
JJ: great pictures. Bob looks like a teacher with his glasses.
ok, i seem to have an essay calling my name. it seems to be saying bad words too.
OH - Econ again?
What are you taking down there?
Welcome, Julianne! Glad you survived your first exposure to the CBs. It's nice to know that even in person we're charming. Hope you stick around.
How about Nancy? Is she lurking, or did she flee back to Canada and go into hiding?
lacy in TX and Meretta, welcome to you, too. Lots of new/previously stealth names. All the better to TOTW!
Michelle said...
I've been tuning in to the Jenny and Bob show since the beginning, but this is my first post. I had a baby this spring (my first) and haven't been able to put a coherent sentence together since. Thank god I can still read.
A lurker!!! Hiya, Michelle. Congrats on your first post and your first baby. Been a pretty full year for you, I bet.
Hey, OH, school can be a real shock to the system after a summer off. (hugs)
GatorPerson said...
BUSINESS: Lori, Zaza, and McB.... Should we be trying out the new website to see that we all can post to it? Being one who hates deadlines (so I'm always early) I'm getting antsy. We only have, umm kicking off the shoes so I can count above 10, 11 or 12 weeks to go.
Nope, not yet. I'm still scouting pics and ideas for the look and feel.
But...all you NJ returnees and those who haven't been here for a few days, newbies, too, if you want, GO VOTE on our official blog name. We had nearly 40 votes on past polls, so there's quite a few folks who haven't voted.
csosv (blue)
CherryBombs sang oldie songs vigorously.
acywnf (green)
A Crusie YEC was nicely flourished.
Disappointed, Mary wrote:
What, ZaZa, no nifty sticker to post on my posts to show that I voted? How can I now obtain that feeling of smug superiority? (You know, rather like those stickers they give you if you donate blood.)
Mary ♥
jjykao - cry, the beloved karoke singer
Dee said ... and we all now know that there is something wrong with that state, right?
There's a story behind that but Dee will have to tell it. I'm still ROTF.
Go vote, everyone. Yes, you over there in the corner. And you folks fresh out of the attic. And you folks still hiding in the attic.
Michelle, Lacy, Meretta and Julianne ... that means you too.
Kyra - JM is published under the name Julieanne MacLean. I assumed is was her 'real' name. If you click on her name up there in her comments it takes you to her very cool site.
Nancy had mentioned a hectic schedule that might keep her away. Then again it might have been an excuse to minimize her exposure to us. Could go either way.
There is a very nice mention of Jenny and Bob in Carla Neggers Blog...the latest.
Julianne...checked out your website...read some exerpts...now have to go looking for your books...
Welcome to all the new commenters..new or former lurkers.
evprpc...blue
every vehicle pleases Robert, pleases Crusie
cary: nope, yesterday was econ (ok, today probably should have been too), and today (aka the essay) is on philosophy. thank bob i learnt how to BS early in my life. and i finished with 30 minutes to spare, so i'm going to go reread and fix up. hey, first time for everything.
then i have a philosophy lecture, and then my housemates and i are going to have some dumb fun to gt our minds moving again.
i'm taking feminism 01, lecture and discussion, microeconomics, lecture and discussion, and philosophy, lecture and discussion. fem and econ i picked; philosophy they're forcing on me. for two quarters. yuck.
and yes, forgot to say, congrats on the new baby, michelle.
true zaza. and yes, i voted.
"To Marry the Duke" is the book Julianne Maclean had with her in NJ. As mcb said if you go to her website you will get her backlist. She is a lovely lady and I neglected to mention that, as is Nancy who said she will comment later.
gatorperson, Bob is not worried about the Lost problem and he said there is nothing to do. By the way, he really is a GAM and very much the gentleman. Quite gracious.
As for Jenny ...poor Jenny. I gave her a package of Fisherman's Friend and she said that one not only cleared her sinus' but those of everyone at the table. Good remedy used in this country. Don't know if you have it in the States.
I was really upset about the book signings because my vision was so bad I could not tell who was who.
Friday night I had been sitting beside Krissie- Anne Stuart-(whose books I have loved for a long time)and did not know it was her, although we had a nice conversation. Then I was speaking to her again at breakfast, and did know it was her, but did not see her at the signings and I wanted very badly to get a signed copy of one of her books. Quite a few missed opportunities.
I was happy to finally meet Nancy Herkness, of whom I have spoken before. Like with the Cherry Bombs, I have been conversing with Nancy via email for a long time but we had never met until this conference. She is as lovely in person as she appeared in her emails. We got to speak with each other several times at the conference and it is great to be able to call her my friend.
Are you tired of hearing all this stuff yet? Hope not because here comes some more. Kim, dee's friend is such a sweetheart. She fit right in with this crazy group but I must say she is a real southern lady. I liked her very much.
Now as for Gaby, Bryan's ex-Muse. She flew to NJ on money I sent her and met me Thursday night. cherry magic sheryl did not know that that was why I was getting up and going to bed at different hours than she was. It was so Gaby could have the bed to herself.
I don't remember anything in the rules about stealing Muses. I did not steal I made her an offer she could not refuse. And whose rules are these anyhow? I don't remember anyone setting down any rules. Okay, I buy the no foot stomping but that's it. Too bad, bryan.
brwcni Bob really writes conflicts nicely indeed.
sniff, sniff
Mary lowered her handkerchief and raised her head to survey what was left of the non-NJ party bar
Is there any sympathy left in that bottle? I'm facing the probability of being outsourced because I live in an expensive country, not because I'm an evil person... sniff, sniff okay, I'll agree that people in non-expensive countries need to live... but... what about me? whine, sniff, whine, whine Oh damn, what did they do with that wine... McB, did you take it with you when you left? Oh wait, she was in NJ at a different bar causing trouble.
BCB? No? Is there no shameless hussy I can blame? O, the humanity.
Oh wait, did I post this in the wrong place? Isn't this PBA website? (Poor Baby, Anonymous)
eogctq - the code phrase usually spaken thusly by those seeking transition between the ordinary world of the CB blog and its mirror-equivalent, the BC blog, where dinosaurs roam the web, and for some reason Raquel What's-her-name runs around in a fur-clad bikini
Yippee Marcia, now I can finally get some scores, albeit, not good ones.
Bryan, honey, may I call you honey, my pops was a career Army man, taught at West Point, it hurts me this alliance with the goats. Come to the good side, a little black and gold looks good on everybody!
Now, SDCB, you can give us all your trip stories, we want them, are almost demanding them, so spill it, and we will read it. You looked fabulous! and like you were having a great time.
Michelle - welcome and congrats on the bundle. Best thing I ever did was have my boys. The beginning is a complete blur, I just know I loved it. Sleepless nights- didn't bother me, baby barf - loved the smell, crying for no discernable reason- just meant more holding. Like Kyra said bring all cute baby stories, I love them all.
Mary - ahh the agonies of the threatened outsource, my DH was actually offered the "opportunity" to be the manager at an outsource location - Hello Bombay! so no we refused that offer and started the hunt for the new job. The boys were too little, and we were dealing with some health issues, otherwise we did think it would be quite the adventure. I hope you are secure, damn the prosperity and labor costs of these states! Must go watch the meaningful and accurate ads for the upcoming election.
Mary, you get a Poor Baby from me! (So does OH, BTW - philosophy, poor dear.) Go sniff your lovely dog's fur for a moment.
Better now? Tears dry? Good. Now go point out to your employers that technical writers who speak English as a first language are infinitely preferable to those of us who buy their products.
I really don't want hire an interpreter to tell me how to set my VCR. And I don't think NASA should have to call on an Indian interpreter to read the Troubleshooting Instructions when the shuttle clock breaks down.
Good Luck!
Scope Dope Cherrybomb said...
As for Jenny ...poor Jenny. I gave her a package of Fisherman's Friend and she said that one not only cleared her sinus' but those of everyone at the table. Good remedy used in this country. Don't know if you have it in the States.
Yes, we do. I've used them on and off for years. They are truly odoriferous, but they get the job done. When I was little, they used to have F&F cough drops, which my dad liked. I developed a tasted for them, but they are not for the faint hearted, assuming they're still avaiable.
Mary said...
I'm facing the probability of being outsourced because I live in an expensive country, not because I'm an evil person...
POOR BABY!!! The evils of outsourcing. Don't get me started. Fortunately, as a tech writer, I wasn't too likely to be killed by outsourcing, but...you wouldn't believe the crap that goes on in high tech. Damn scary. Really.
Cary said...
Now go point out to your employers that technical writers who speak English as a first language are infinitely preferable to those of us who buy their products.
Wait! You're a tech writer, Mary? EEEEK! I don't know which is worse, trying to outsource tech writing abroad, or not hiring/laying off tech writers and having the engineers "write" the manuals. I saw a lot of that - why do we need tech writers when we have engineers who already know the code??? Uh, because English is our first language. I don't care where they were born, only about 5% of engineers can claim more than a nodding acquaintance with the language. EAT - English (as an) Alien Tongue.
BUSINESS:
Sort of. I have a pinched nerve in my hip-type area, could be sciatic, not sure. I'm going to have to spend a lot of time the next few days laying flat to relieve the pain. So, if you don't see me for a while, or if you have something urgent you need from me, email me: zlamarr @ gmail . com (no spaces). I'll be dropping by to read, but may not be able to spend the time to sit and write.
Working on ideas for the blog, so don't worry about that getting neglected.
kormoe (green)
that really ought to be a word
Kyra owned red Maseratis, only elegantly.
Welcome back, NJ CherryBombs!
And Poor Baby, Mary, that just sucks.
And a Poor Baby for you too, Zaza! Feel better soon!
And Welcome, Newbies and Lurkers!
So it now looks like Scotland is two weeks away. There have been delays with approval of the work permit, and it's been driving me nuts to not have the plan set. But a message today makes it sound like it's time to start looking at flights. And I've started looking into where I'll be living.
It hit me this weekend that I'm moving, actually MOVING, to a foreign country. Just not something one does everyday.
The good news is that my roommate is going to keep the kitty I rescued back in August, who has turned into quite the spunky little old lady.
Don't ask me about my dissertation.
Uh, Theresa...? (Dodging computational linguistics texts)
Have fun packing. I have a friend who spent several years in Prague as an English teacher for diplomatic brats. Let me know if you need me to solicit packing advice.
Discovered a wierd thing about blogs today: if you write one, they will come. I put up a post about my dog search on my none-CB-cookie-biz blog, and someone from clear across the country, who does not appear to be a fellow CB, posted a comment about his dog search. How did he find me?
More importantly, does this mean the men-in-black are getting closer? I'm just getting used to Blooger's quirks - I don't want to get kicked back to lurker status now!
pgkco - (they're) Pretty Good Kids, Crusie Opined!
Mary...
You can always blame Bryan...
The fur clad Raquel Welch...Got her start as "The Fairest of The Fair"...Queen of the San Diego County Fair (CA)....was a TV weather girl...then on to bigger and better (?) things. Her last name was originally Tejada.
qqtmgfr...green
quick quotes take many girl friends, Robert
mary, Poor Baby. keep us posted. shovels at the ready if need be.
and zaza, for the hip, Poor Baby. not sure but is there anything you can do/take to help that?
theresa: you are going to be great, i know it. just keep chanting "men in kilts, men in kilts" and you'll be fine.
ok, i still have to read Genesis (philosophy class), so night all.
theresa in pgh email me please: zlamarr @ gmail . com
Thanks
orangehands said...
and zaza, for the hip, Poor Baby. not sure but is there anything you can do/take to help that?
Just the lying down to stretch it out. I've done this a couple times before. When I was a kid taking ballet, everyone was jealous because I was so "limber." Well, when you're no longer a kid, limber translates to wispy connective tissue, and so I dislocate stuff and twist wrong and pinch a nerve, or pleat a meniscus. It's like I'm barely holding together. I'm used to it, though, so it doesn't happen too often. Thanks for the poor baby. It helps when you start to feel sorry for yourself to know someone else is taking care of that for you. /;+)))
Off topic but amazing - I just looked up my high school on Wikipedia to see who famous went there (besides me /;+). Carol Channing and Bill Bixby I knew, but Benjamin Bratt, Margaret Cho and the Lemony Snickett guy also graduated from there. Pierre Salinger, Diane Fossey, the Hewlett half of Hewlett-Packard, the current president of Yale. And me. Heh. I love Wikipedia.
sngjhjy (red)
Several nice guys joined h-word Jenny yodelling. Couldn't think of a good h-word.
Mary I posted a poor baby last night along with a mild but very erudite rant on your behalf. But apparently blogger ate it. *sigh* But you still get a poor baby.
I just wrote a nice response to Cary, letting her know that luckly for her most of my books are in boxes at my parents, but also how much I appreciate her offer for packing advice, but blogger ate it. Sigh.
fiejxbaw - Yep, right back at you blogger.
OH said: great pictures. Bob looks like a teacher with his glasses.
What he looks like is disarmingly innocent...That must be his alter-ego, like Clark Kent.
xgpmsneb (you're joking, right? Okay...) Xavier gets pinched, makes someone need exiting book
I meant exciting book...sheesh. I blame blogger.
Mary - I hope your employers are too wise to outsource your work, but I'm sure someone will be willing to pay for such a fine writer, even if you continue to live in the expensive US.
Zaza - I'm sorry about your pain, but appreciate the lesson on the disadvantages of limberness! I had no idea, and will be less grouchy about my failure to achieve head to knees in various positions, though much of my tightness is due to inconsistent practice and the wearing of high (but not very high!) heels. I hope you feel better soon!
Welcome, new CBs! True CBs, of course, read "the next post down" comments, too. And those who don't can't be offended by my saying so, since they're not here to read it... Right? No offense?
It sounds as if a wonderful time was had in NJ, I'm glad for all of you.
xtbdont: Xena tossed boisterous denizens over neighborhood thoroughfares.
Zaza: sisters under the skin! I inherited my father's weight-bearing problems and my mother's hypermobility, which means I stretch just fine, but don't usually have the strength to support the stretch, so I am constantly pulling things out of place, etc. as well. This also caused 15 years of back problems, now mostly in the past. Flexibility ain't all it's cracked up to be!
Mary: So sorry to hear it, but consider it an opportunity to leave those wacky international teleconferences behind in favor of greener pastures! If you're looking for something in the technical field, try dice.com. And Portland is one of their locations (I checked), you just have to click on their full list of locations to get there. Maybe you can parlay this into an increase in income while you're at it!
Scope Dope,
I see how it is. Just relay a message to Gabby for me... tell her Amy's been trying to pull an Althea and if Gabby doesn't come back and straighten things out Ian may wind up with Amy instead, and we all know that wouldn't work as a HEA.
Andi,
Dad was career Navy. Pretty little football uniforms with black and gold trim aren't going to get me to switch alegiance.
Besides, overall, Navy's ahead 50-49-7, Navy's beat Army the last four years in a row, they're 5-1 this season, and Army is only 3-3 for the season.
Who do you think is going to win December 2nd?
Louis,
You turning on me, buddy? What am I getting blamed for now?
i'm dealing with idiots on the phone so i can talk to my grandma. why do they make things so difficult? and i'm being nice too, but they keep transferring me and i'm getting annnoyed.
so, not being flexible turns out to be good thing. huh. who knew.
ugh. and now they are telling me she was discharged. excuse me, i must go maim some people over telephone lines.
Bryan...
Mary needed someone to blame...what I don't know...
You have a manly chest...soooo...take one for the team!!!
I was enlisted Navy...go Navy.
dnczv...red
darn, now Crusie zaps violence
so, turns out she was discharged from the place she was at...TO THE HOSPITAL. and my dad didn't even think to call me. what is wrong with people?
so anyway, any prays or whatever you want to send her would be appreciated. (and yes, this is the cop-kicking grandma).
see ya later. i have class and then trip to town. hope people's days are going better than mine.
OH: not that flexibility is bad, but being overly flexible can be difficult. Also not so great if you're too inflexible. So if you can convince your body to aim for somewhere in the middle of the bell curve, that would be best.
Sorry to hear cop-kicking grandma is ailing. Best wishes for her!
If it's any consolation, a few years ago I'd been trying to reach my parents on the phone and finally got my father who said, "Can't talk now. Your mom's in the hospital, my ride back there is waiting, I just stopped home to get her some clothes. Gotta go." To which I responded, "WAIT RIGHT THERE! Do not tell me she is in the hospital and you need to go WITHOUT TELLING ME WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHY SHE IS IN THE HOSPITAL." So I got an explanation, since I demanded it (urgent surgery having her gall bladder out, but not, say, life-threatening which is where my brain went when he said "hospital").
Parents. Jeez.
G-G moaned ... Parents. Jeez.
I'll second that. They think they have a monopoly on the worry thing. Seriously, it never seems to occur to them that you might like to know this stuff.
Bryan said...
Dad was career Navy.
Did you ever see one of his cruise yearbook-like thingies? My uncle was career navy, and my cousin and I came across these nicely bound books full of pictures. Heh. Unfortunately, he found us before we could do more than realize there were a lot of naked men in them. What those Navy boys get up to when they're at sea. My, oh my.
orangehands said...
so, turns out she was discharged from the place she was at...TO THE HOSPITAL.
You have my prayers for Grandma, Kiddo. May she live long and kick lots more cops.
glamour-geek said...
OH: not that flexibility is bad, but being overly flexible can be difficult.
I gave myself a goose egg on my forehead in gym class once. We were sitting on the floor with our legs out straight. Teacher say spread your legs as far apart as you can. Okay, pretty far for me. Now, try to touch your forehead to the floor. So, I'm an overachiever and determined to do it first try. Boy, did I ever. I saw stars and was woozy for a couple hours. /;+)
Now, if y'all will excuse me, I have to go wash my hands. I just rescued a fly from two spiders who were converging on it. Really grosses me out feeling them buzzing against my fingers as I'm trying to pick off the bits of spider web. But if you don't do that part, you might as well let the spiders have them. Ick.
Then it's time to stretch for a while.
hcilxrxx (blue) what did I do to deserve this???
Has Crusie insulted lovely Xavier's routinely Xeroxing zenophiles?
Zaza ... you saved a fly? You do know that no good deed goes unpunished, right? And really, catching other things is the only thing spiders are good for. So now you have a spider AND a fly.
OH - prayers and thoughts for grandma.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly,
I don't know why
She swallowed a fly...
Okay bryan if you want an unfair advantage you can have Gaby back. At least I think she is important enough to put her name in bold. For a muse that is the same as being published. I have no muse but I do have 68 pages written. /,D
A little more NJ stuff. Did you know that bedspreads like Margaritas too? Ours did. Hey, didn't need the Pennsylvania money on the way home.
Every time I remember something more about NJ DH says, "too bad you didn't have any fun in NJ."
Oranghands all the best and your grandma will be in my prayers.
Zaza and Mary...Poor Baby.
dndgwh Doherty noted Donegan, Greg writes historicals.
glamour-geek said...
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly,
I don't know why
She swallowed a fly...
Perhaps she'll die. There was an old lady who swallowed a spider ...
SDCB said ... Hey, didn't need the Pennsylvania money on the way home.
I understand they are converting to Euros.
Scope also said ...
Every time I remember something more about NJ DH says, "too bad you didn't have any fun in NJ."
Well you did your best, Scope, and that's all that can be asked of anyone.
68 pages? See I told you YEX and Violence would be useful!
tmhrbh: Traumatic measures heorically rake Bob's house.
thanks all. she's in the ICU so it's serious, but she keeps pulling her IV out so she can leave, which seeing as this is normal behavior for my grandma, is reassuring.
yes, parents do seem to forgot sometimes we like to worry too.
zaza: LOL about goose egg but, ummm...you saved a fly? why in the world would you do that? besides, those spiders no longer have food and you've killed them. and wouldn't you'd rather have a spider than a fly? i mean, all flies do are throw up and buzz around and they die in three days anyways.
seriously, i've never heard even the die-hard save-all-animals people rescue a fly.
orangehands, I'll be sending good thoughts your way for your grandma.
Mine actually did the same thing when she was in ICU several years ago. She actually talked a friend of hers (a former nurse) into springing her and taking her home in the middle of a blizzard. We got the call in the middle of the night to go pick up the two 80-year-old fugitives...and return the wheelchair to the hospital. Full of spit and vinegar, as my mom always says. Aren't families fun?
k.l. said, “you and I are both from the Seattle area. Don't know how many other CBs are from here, but if we can coerce Jenny & Bob to do a signing in the area, we can make a party of it.”
Absolutely! I checked websites for the University Bookstore and Elliott Bay, but they’re not on either schedule. I’m not really sure where else to look. Any ideas?
that sounds like my grandma. she's famous on here for kicking a cop in his privates.
good times, good times.
OH
Best wishes and warm thoughts to Grandma! (Although it sounds like she's doing just fine on her own! GO GRANDMA!)
Hang in there, OH.
McB said: Perhaps she'll die. There was an old lady who swallowed a spider ...
it wiggled and jiggled and giggled inside her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly...
I just had to complete the verse. Couldn't leave it hanging. Writer in me I guess.
OH: good thoughts coming your way.
..I don't know why, she swallowed a fly...
There was an old lady who swallowed a bird,
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don't know why she swallowed that fly...
I wonder if this is a form of OCD.
vlvtoen: a richly knapped fabric, once the alternative spellers have got hold of it.
Poor Babies and prayers from me too.
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
...Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat...
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
Could be Diane...could be.
..... imagine that, she swallowed a cat! She swallowed a cat to catch the bird, she swallowed the bird to catch the spider, .....
...there was an old lday who swallowed a dog. What a hog, to swallow a dog! She swalowed the dog to catch the cat...
this is fun.
keep going, this is great.
...there was an old lady who swallowed a goat. Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat! She swallowed the goat to catch the dog...
Now where is G-G? She started this, I think she needs to take the next verse.
srokr (green) Sing righteously over kindly robots.
... She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, she swallowed the cat to catch the bird, she swallowed the bird to catch the spider (pant pant) that wriggled and giggled and tickled inside her ...
...she swallowed the spider to catch the fly...I don't know why she swallowed a fly...
Good grief, what did I start?
LMAO in the library. Thanks guys. And I can't remember what comes next.
Welcome Julianne. Enjoyed meeting you in NJ. I got B&N cards for my birthday so am going to get one of your books.
Hi Michelle, meretta and lacy in TX
k.l. good luck with the remodeling. Our contractor's mad at us because I left a long detailed message for the president of the company saying in short Do better or I'm getting nasty. But I was very nice when I dictated the message because the poor lady answering the phone is not at fault. I hope you have better luck and keeping your DH out of it is a good idea. Tell us about your kitchen or maybe it's on your blog? If I ever catch up with this one I'll go check
Poor Baby Mary. Companies that outsource GRRRRR. Drives me bonkers.
Jenny's cold. When I asked if she'd tried Airborne she listed everything she's used and is using. I think she's tried every remedy that exists. And it hasn't worked. But she's still writing and being nice. How? I guess that's one of the reasons she's THE CHERRY
Cary ROTFL Thank you but the woman and man on either side of me in the library probably don't
Zaza Hope the pain's better soon. Knew there was a reason I didn't stretch.
Theresa I'm so glad to hear it's coming together for you. Living in Scotland. I'm jealous. We've got the dogs at a kennel for the next few months so I could be in Scotland right. Good luck packing. Tip. It's cold. Yeah I know Pittsburgh is too but sweaters on top of sweaters is a good thing. BTW I was there in August.
Got to tell my flamingo purse story. MCB mentioned DEE got us these awesome purses with boa-like tops lips whatever. Mine is on a table in my room because I don't want to use it every day. DS9 walked into room yesterday
"What's that thing?"
"What thing?"
"That thing on the table. It's pink."
"That's my flamingo purse. A wonderful friend I met in NJ gave it to me."
"Mom, I don't think it suits you."
I'm starting to laugh
"Yes it does. I love it."
"No it doesn't"
Laughing hysterically now because what 11 year old boy talks about something "suiting" his mother
He walks out of the room. I'm still laughing. Through the door.
"I'm serious. It doesn't."
a beat then "Stop laughing"
Swallowing giggles can hurt. Swallowing a belly laugh--well, it's not pretty
I love my purse and it does too suit me 'cause I'm a CherryBomb
DS is 11 not 9. Think I lost a couple of years in NJ.
Going to stop now.
*sigh* someone has to do it.
... perhaps she'll die. There was an old lady who swallowed a horse ...
she's dead, of course. She swallowed a horse!
Robin - don't swallow a belly laugh. At least it's not a horse. Of course.
a horse is a horse, of course, of course.
I was thinking about adding some new, CB-oriented, verses:
There was an old lady who swallowed a moot. What a hoot, to swallow a moot!
Nevermind.
wait, does it really end with a horse? i was expecting a dragon to pop in sooner or later. :)
a horse is a horse, of course, of course,
and no one can talk to a horse of course
that is, of course, unless the horse
is the famous Mister Ed.
orangehands said...
zaza: you saved a fly? why in the world would you do that?
Well, the poor thing was caught in the web, buzzing like crazy, struggling to get free. Meanwhile, from two different directions, two huge spiders were converging on it. I couldn't stand it. I had to save him. I'm sure they get lots of flies when I'm not around, but when I am, and I hear them buzzing, I've got to intervene. I mean, could you just sit and watch them do whatever it is they do, suck its brains out or something???
robin s said...
Theresa...Good luck packing. Tip. It's cold. Yeah I know Pittsburgh is too but sweaters on top of sweaters is a good thing.
When I was there, there were a ton of knitting factory shops where you could get lovely sweaters at unbelievable prices. I'd bring enough to get by, then check out the whole area for those shops. They're everywhere.
gaepp (green)
that purple kind of soda
Guess what I just found on the bottom of my purse? Hershey kisses from Bob and Jenny's keynote breakfast. And you know I ate them, right?
dyltq - do you like to quiver?
OH sez: wait, does it really end with a horse? i was expecting a dragon to pop in sooner or later. :)
Good grief, does this poor child not know "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly?" Her childhood was clearly deprived (and depraved, just look at her!) For goodness sake, someone who has her phone number call her up and sing it to her, will you? We can't let her education be incomplete.
orangehands said...
wait, does it really end with a horse? i was expecting a dragon to pop in sooner or later. :)
She swallowed a horse, dear. Its hard to come back from that one. Really amazing she survived the goat. Never did get the fly, though.
glamour-geek said...
Good grief, does this poor child not know "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly?" Her childhood was clearly deprived (and depraved, just look at her!) For goodness sake, someone who has her phone number call her up and sing it to her, will you? We can't let her education be incomplete.
Pitiful what kids don't learn these days, isn't it? Its like benign neglect, really. CMS??? Don't you have her number? Give the kid a call and sing her the song, will ya?
ROTFLMAO. i'm sending both of your comments to my mom, you guys, those were the best. still LMAO.
"Her childhood was clearly deprived (and depraved, just look at her!)"
*wipes tears from eyes*
i have heard of the woman who swallowed a fly, just didn't really remember what happened next. i read fairy tales and myths from other countries, and Dr.Seuss and Ronald Dahl and then i moved into kid fiction really young. don't really remember nursery rhymes.
"She swallowed a horse, dear. Its hard to come back from that one. Really amazing she survived the goat."
still LMAO.
***
zaza: yes, i'd watch the fly die. on the animal hierarchy, lies come around mice and rats in order of saving them- which is almost the complete bottom. (well, cockroaches are last).
i just archived this in my gmail. :)
must send it to mom soon.
OH did know the theme song from Mr. Ed, though, so we have to give her some credit.
I don't know. She grew up near Hollywood. Don't they make you learn theme songs in school if you're from LA? :)
I can't get the Smarties commercial out of my head. This is from memory so if it's wrong blame me.
When you eat your smarties
do you eat the red ones last
Do you suck them very slowly
or crunch them very fast
Candy coated chocolate
So tell me when I ask
when you eat your smarties
do you eat the red ones last
With M&Ms its all about the green ones. Guess which brand I prefer lol
Okay, confused me for a second and then I remembered that YOUR Smarties and OUR Smarties are two different candies.
Don't you have that commercial?
No, we don't have that ad in the States because they don't sell British/Canadian smarties in the States. For those who don't know, Canadian Smarties are like M&Ms, only more interesting colo(u)rs.
But I grew up in Toronto, so I remember that commercial REALLY well! Thanks for the nostalgia!