Premature Evacuation
I know I promised to live blog Hurricane Ike, but it’s pummeling poor Cuba and leaving the Keys alone. They even cancelled the evacuation! The whole thing must be very heartbreaking to all these news crews gathered on the main street downtown, as you can see…. They are disconsolate there isn’t more drama! In fact, […]
Don’t Be Like Me
Okay, so I know there was a mandatory evacuation for the Florida Keys in expectation of Hurricane Ike. But I didn’t go. It’s a good thing I don’t write for Random House! There are numerous reasons why I didn’t leave, and not all of them have to do with the totally cute shoes I ordered […]
KNIT AND CHAT!
I will admit it's hard to knit and chat at the same time…if you're cyber-chatting, that is. But that's what we've got planned for this Sunday at 2PM (Eastern standard time): a massive knit-and-chat with author of the Meg Cabot Book Club's October pick of the month CHICKS WITH STICKS. But don't worry…you don't need […]
ONE HOT READ
Just a quick post to let you know that Key West is FINE after Hurricane Wilma…bruised but not broken! I will post a longer entry about it after my broadband is back up (yes! I am posting this by dial up! That is how dedicated I am to keeping you informed on the minutest details […]
Wilma Readiness Report, Direct From Key West
Level of Allergens in the air due to Wilma:High (woke with eyelids so swollen, I look like a komodo dragon). Level of Reporters in town due to Wilma:High. They are all gathered outside the La Concha hotel, drinking Starbucks and saying things like, “Brian, some residents of Key West are not heeding orders to evacuate, […]
Rita
Hi. Everyone keeps wanting to know if we survived the hurricane. Well, in case you haven't guessed already due to the fact that you are reading this, we did. I am sorry to say, though, that we did not obey the mandatory evacuation order. Evacuating isn't easy, especially if you are responsible for two cats […]
DC BOOK FESTIVAL
I'm posting this now because of Tropical Storm Rita (which people are saying may turn into Hurricane Rita overnight) since tomorrow and Wednesday I may have no power. I wanted you all to know that I'm leaving Friday (if Key West doesn't get blown away in the next couple of days) for the Washington DC […]
MYSTERY SOLVED/MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY CAN BEAT MY BONGOES ANY TIME
UPDATED: SEE POSTSCRIPT (AND BELOW) The mystery of the locust killer is solved. It is solved because the culprit was spied with ANOTHER locust in her mouth. That culprit is: Yes. It was Gem, aka Tom, aka Slutty. She is quite the hunter. This is especially surprising considering the fact that she is currently being […]