R.I.P. Chick Lit–for Now

Posted by on Sep 24, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Depressing news comes more often by email and link these days, doesn’t it? According to agent Jenny Bent, Barnes and Noble’s head buyer has declared chick lit officially dead.Boo hoo for me. I guess Crash Test won’t be seeing the light of day anytime soon. But I kind of figured that out already. So am I giving up? Hell, no. And if Ms. Bent is to be believed, the hallmark of...
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S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g Counts!

Posted by on Sep 19, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Call me a cranky English teacher if you must, but I’m a bit perturbed at this: I’m all for Fergie making a name for herself in a way that has nothing to do with her abs or her former crystal meth addiction, but what boneheaded copyeditor/art director approved this title? DUCHESS IS NOT FREAKIN’ SPELLED WITH A ‘T’!!It’s petty, I know, but this kind of thing is...
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Loaner Envy

Posted by on Sep 16, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Since it’ll take until Tuesday to fix Inga, Richard the Service Manager asks me to return the Fleetmobile so he can put me in one of his loaners. I’m thinking a Jetta. Lo and behold, this is currently sitting in my driveway: DH, who drives an older Passat wagon, is greener than the car. I’m not trading in Inga anytime–love that tight suspension!–but this is a sweet...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Sep 15, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: JAMES PUREFOYI like ’em rugged. Rugged and English, it appears. James Purefoy isn’t your conventional pretty boy, but he does rugged. Born in Somerset. He plays a mean Edward, The Black Prince of Wales (you must, simply must, buy A Knight’s Tale–three Bed List choices in there alone!). He’s also good and rugged enough to have played Marc Antony in the...
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Oh, the Horror

Posted by on Sep 14, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Inga, my beloved Turbo Beetle (aka “my Fast,” hahaha) needs to go to the car doctor. So DH and I plan to drop her off this morning and hitch a ride to a workshop together.Nay, nay, Fluffy.Turns out Inga’s issues aren’t primarily cosmetic. That rear window adhesive can’t just be fixed. We’re talking new top. $4500 of new top. My favorite word today is warranty....
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