Coaster Rica
Okay, so I grew up in a household without coasters. My mother may have OWNED coasters, but if so, I never saw any, and she certainly never made us use them. A current member of my household (hint: it is not Henrietta), on the other hand, is a coaster owner. AND user. Now, I am […]
OUTBACK
So last night my husband and I did something we have never done before: We went to Outback Steakhouse. I mean as a couple. Let me point out that I have been to the Outback many times. For one thing, my brother is a fan of the onion blossom, so I have been to the […]
How to Write a Novel
Hello, I'm feeling much better now. Thanks for all your get well wishes. Really, I could not have gotten better without them. Or antibiotics. Or bad made-for-TV movies, like LOCUSTS, which had moments of badness that actually bordered on brilliance. But we will have to discuss the brilliant badness of LOCUSTS on another day, because […]
Love, B
Hey, ya'll. It's me, Brit. Meg's feeling under the weather, so she asked me to fill in on her blog. Since I've got nothing to do these days but gestate (oh, and star with the hubby in our own reality show), I was like, “Sure, why not?” Oh, you didn't know me and Meg were […]
Sick Day
So I thought I was getting better in Vegas, thanks to the tender ministrations of Dr. Michele Jaffe, who took me for several sessions of retail therapy, a practice of which I thoroughly approve, and also enjoy. But the minute my plane home reached cruising altitude, it felt like the inside of my right ear […]
Princess in Training Tour Days 9-12
SALT LAKE CITY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Seriously. It's a city plopped down in the middle of this valley (aka The Great Basin) surrounded by all these white-capped mountains. And, unlike almost every other city I have been to in my life, there was no graffiti along the highway from the airport. I know. It freaked […]
Princess Diaries 6 Tour Days 7-8
Wow, so, whirlwind past couple of days. Let me see if I can keep it all straight. It's been kind of hard because I got the requisite Book Tour Sore Throat Accompanied by Nasal Congestion the other day, so I've been on Actifed ever since, which makes me kind of spacey, especially on top of […]
Princess Diaries 6 Tour Days 5-6
Wow, do I love New Mexico. I mean, it's true right now I'm covered with this weird dirt that was blowing around in the wind out by the pool…and everything I brought with me to the pool is also covered in it, including my iPod and can of smoked almonds. Oh, and my eyes are […]
Princess in Training Tour Days 3-4
Things are looking up! I had two excellent signings here in St Louis, which I'm leaving today for Kansas City. Both signings were well attended, even the one that took place at the exact same time as the Final Four! It was a book tour miracle. I was delighted to meet so many readers at […]
Princess Diaries 6 Tour Day 1-2
So who watched 14 HOURS last night, the made for TV movie on TNT based on the true story of how Tropical Storm Allison flooded this Houston hospital and they had to evacuate 539 patients, many of them in critical condition, in like 3 hours? And how many of you wept when at the last […]
Anniversary
Today, April 1, 2005, is my twelfth wedding anniversary. Yes, we got married on April Fool's Day. In Italy. No, neither of us are Italian citizens. In tribute to our anniversary, I thought I'd post the story of our wedding here. Parts of this appeared in the PS section of the US edition of Every […]