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That's me reading the opening paragraph of my book, You Are Among Friends: Advice for the Little Sisters I Never Had.

Or, first, try the podcast (below) for free, and see if you're into it!

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THE PODCAST

You Are Among Friends is a project that encourages and empowers girls of all ages. It began as a paper zine, then took the form of a free audio podcast, and (in extended form) is now in the shiny, tangible form of a beautiful little book.

Right-click the photo above to download the podcast, which is still free for listening and distribution.

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Friday
Sep032010

uh

Attn: Monmouth College

What is going on up there?

Signed,
A Concerned Alumna

Thursday
Sep022010

nonononononono you had to be a beeg shot, deentcha

(I saw Mulholland Dr. for the first time the other night but I can't talk about it right now because I'm home alone and I'll start picturing that scary dreadlocky caveman guy who lives behind the diner if I dwell on it too long AHHH TOO LATE ALREADY NOOO)

CURB: "You May Be Right' followed closely by "It's Still Rock N' Roll to Me" me: ok, ok, i can respect that4:00 PM CURB: uh....YEAH, you CAN  cause those are the two best BJ tunes EVER  (and by BJ i mean, Billy Joel) 4:03 PM me: haha i know, i almost abbreviated just now   personally i think you need to listen to "big shot" a few times over and get back to me CURB: i love "big shot" - but it's not greater than the two i listed - only the hook me: you may be right is pretty lame sauce  it's still rock and roll is good  acceptable  acceptable votes CURB: lame sauce?

I posted the following as my Facebook status yesterday:

best billy joel song! go!

and your basic brand of chaos ensued. Nobody really gives a rip about Billy Joel, seriously, but everyone has a favorite song of his and people come into this argument with gloves OFF. I got 53 comments on that status, voting for everything from "Pressure" (blargggcallanambulanceblarghgh) to "Big Shot," which is right.  

Some things to notice about the above "Big Shot" video (uh, I use "video" loosely):

  • The mustache on that opening riff! Oh mustache, my mustache!
  • Billy Joel is wearing a letterman's jacket with "Billy Joel" written on the back
  • Drummer unnecessarily standing from :40-:59 (to hit one cymbal with one drumstick)
  • Billy's two dance moves, "Act out the Lyrics" and "Weakly Imitate Mick Jagger"
  • "You had to be a BEEG shot, DEENTCHA" at 2:33 (best part, obviouslyyyy)
  • 2:57: finally, a use for the piano
  • (Also, for C-U natives: Billy's uncanny resemblance to Dave King.) WHAT THE.

Wednesday
Sep012010

on avoiding "suddenly"

While writing my monthly short stories, one of the challenges that I face allllll the time is trying to avoid the word "suddenly." I love sudden moments and I (unconsciously) put one in almost every story I write. People are always seeing horrible things or suddenly running toward or from something. But I think the word "suddenly" is too easy; I feel like I should be able to describe the moment well enough to INVOKE (or whatever) the thing actually suddenly happening.

Usually I close my eyes and I try to re-remember the details of my car wreck, all the heat and the glass and the noise at once.

Saturday
Aug212010

tell her she can keep them just the same

my office

lg's studio

my office

living room

my office

kitchen

in the first two weeks of august:

we moved to urbana, into a two-story house of our very (rented) own
i left the world of part-time receptionisting behind
and leapt forward into a career as a copyeditor (which i love)
i had two big writing deadlines for school
OH, and i started watching pushing daisies on netflix

so that's why i haven't been around much.

life is really, really, really great and i am feeling very happy and fulfilled and thankful to be alive.

Wednesday
Jul282010

so how hard did you guys cry at last night's episode of teen mom?

i know, right?