That’s not exactly a surprise, I know. Hell, I’ve been posting about my busyness for the past couple of weeks now. Thing is, I’m thrilled. Again, not a surprise, I know.
Today I met with yet another future blogger for lunch – though I think she’ll be more of an occasional topic, than an actual blogger (if that makes sense). Much like Elizabeth Gilbert of Eat, Pray Love fame, she too wrote a book about her personal journey to find answers. So I’m now the proud owner of a copy of her book and I’ve secured one to giveaway on the site to correspond with our future interview.
I also heard back from two other people interested in blogging for the site. Whew, who knew this would all come together so easily. I mean hell, when we originally set the blog up, we asked our own membership to write for us and that was like pulling teeth. This is SO much easier – and much more fun! I’ve also been in contact with yet another author to interview to discuss her current projec. At this rate, I’ll be ready to reach out to mainstream authors in no time 😉
And speaking of books, I think I might have mentioned that I’m involved with Elle magazine to read three fiction books and review them for their May Reader’s edition. I thought this would be fun. First, I’m so glad that I started with the Jennifer Weiner. Even though it had a slower start than I’d have preferred, it was good. Really good.
Now, I’m reading Wit’s End by Karen Joy Fowler (of The Jane Austin Book Club fame) and I can’t get in to it for the life of me. I’m half way through and I’m just hoping and praying that it gets better. If this was something I was reading on my own, I’d have given up already. It’s so sad, but the best parts to me, are the ones that discuss how the movie, Lost Boys was filmed in the same town (Santa Cruz) or the brief mentions of the online and blog communities. Otherwise, it so doesn’t do it for me. I’m actually thinking of leaving it and going on to our third book Meg Wolitzer’s The Ten Year Nap (since I have to have all write-ups completed by the 18th). Hopefully this one will grab me and I can have a little fun with it.
And of course, while in Borders today, I just had to poke around. They didn’t have the book I wanted on social networking (mail order only) and I needed at least a $5 purchase to cover my parking. I decided to peruse the cookbook section and yes, I came home with yet another cookbook. This time I picked up Everyday Food’s Great Food Fast. I enjoyed the recipes in the magazine so I thought the book would be fun (I’m one of those weirdos that reads cookbooks more than I cook from cookbooks). I love how it’s broken down by seasons and it tells how how long it takes to make something. Very helpful. While I pretty much have all the time in the world to cook, the hubby doesn’t quite come home at a regularly scheduled time, so I tend to still shoot for easy and quick meals. It could be a keeper – all hell, I know it’s a keeper, but it could actually be a cookbook that I cook from.
So tomorrow, believe it or not, I have the whole day to myself. Well, almost to myself. I do need to take the dog to the vet for his rabies shot. But that’s it. I’m thinking that I might run over to Kohls to see if I can find new bathroom floor mats or something fun. Oh and I’d like to pick up a chalk line leveler thingie. I’ve been meaning to hang some shelves in the bathroom for nearly a year now, but I’m the worst when it comes to using a level (even a laser one). So I figure with a chalk line level, I can make little cross-sections so I know exactly where to drill the whole. It sounds like a good idea.
Okay, enough rambling. I’ve got a cookbook and two and a half books to be reading!
