The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Aug 12, 2005 in dish | 0 comments One superhero and one spy. Of sorts.BED LIST: CHRISTIAN BALEIf I knew how to type out a growling noise, I would type out a growling noise. Dang, that’s pretty. It’s also talented and the latest to fill out the Batsuit (and quite well, I might add). This guy’s a real chameleon, going from Little Women to American Psycho to A Midsummer Night’s Dream to The Machinist, and...
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One Down, 179 to Go

Posted by on Aug 9, 2005 in dish | 1 comment First day of school today. Took the traditional first day picture of my gorgeous kids in their first day outfits, packed them in the car at the ungodly hour of 6:30 am, trundled them (and dumped them) to the elementary school, then hightailed it to my school for the 7:20 bell.Bad news–the air’s not working. I cannot stress enough the vital importance of air conditioning at a Florida...
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Marianne’s Fire Fund

Posted by on Aug 7, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Marianne Mancusi, all-around fun gal and the author of A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur’s Court, came home from the RWA Conference to discover that the cottage where she was living was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Completely. As in, everything she owned that wasn’t in her conference luggage is gone.Some writers from the various chick lit loops are offering...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Aug 5, 2005 in dish | 1 comment Have you missed me? Couldn’t post this from Reno last week, so no bed or dinner companions for me. Boo, hiss. I’m trying to get back in the groove this week, so bear with me here…BED LIST: RICK ROSSOVICHSome friends and I were dissecting Tom Cruise and his recent swerve to the weird side of the road during the RWA Conference, when someone mentioned Top Gun and we all went...
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Priorities, Schmiorities

Posted by on Aug 4, 2005 in dish | 1 comment Today I have a long talk with a parent who’s concerned that Darling Dearest may have bitten off more than could be chewed with two AP courses and a spot on a varsity team. Is thinking of dropping AP. We talk, I pitch, parent agrees to keep kid in class. Good for kid. Good for parent.I relate the saga to a colleague and she says, “So why wasn’t parent in the coach’s office...
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Back to School

Posted by on Aug 1, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Back to school today. Totally different atmosphere from the RWA Conference. I’m feeling a tad schizophrenic right now. Am I writer? Teacher? Harried mom? Whatever the case, I’m busy as hell and realizing that my bad summer habit of staying up late and sleeping in is going to bite me in the ass for the next couple of weeks, especially considering that my school district has moved the...
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