Go!

Posted by on Nov 1, 2006 in dish | 0 comments And we’re off! Here’s the opening to The Five Step Plan. Enjoy! ***** I’ve pinpointed when my life officially went to hell. It was the week I lost the court jester charm off my bracelet.It fits, actually. I haven’t had much to laugh at in a while, which would explain why I’m trolling the parking lot of Exwood Estates Golf Club looking for a whilte BMW. The white BMW 650i belonging to...
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On Your Mark…Get Set…

Posted by on Oct 31, 2006 in dish | 0 comments NaNoWriMo starts at midnight! Talk about scary. Some housekeeping matters: Posts here will be infrequent, but will mostly talk about how the book’s coming along. I may or may not find men worthy of either the Bed List or the Dinner List. Depends on how well things are going in novel-land. Encouragement in the form of attagirls or dark chocolate are always appreciated. The book will be...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Oct 27, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: KEVIN BACONBecause we all watched him get Footloose (even if it was Peter Tramm of “Sharp Dressed Man” fame doing the big dance routine in the barn). Because he’s a musician. Because he’s been married to Kyra Sedgewick forever. Because he has a game named after him that I am quite good at playing, if I do say so myself…and an evening with him would...
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The More, the Merrier

Posted by on Oct 26, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Turns out it does just take a seed. I tell someone at school I’m doing NaNo, then he signs up. Not only that, but he sends an email to the entire faculty. Now, five more folks have signed up, including DH.??Have to admit I didn’t see that one coming. His take? “Well, since I won’t be having sex anyway…” (He jokes.) (Sort of.) (I hope.)November around our house...
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Books and Cooks: Howards End

Posted by on Oct 24, 2006 in dish | 0 comments WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: CRUMPETS AND JAMHowards End (no apostrophe, BTW) is one of those books that’s kind of like green vegetables when you’re a kid. You know it’ll be good for you, but you’re not sure you want to get that involved. To be honest, it took me a while to get into it. The group agreed that the themes of the book ring true. The Schlegels and...
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