*a la mr.toad’s wild ride at disneyland.
what a weekend! i’m glad i’m here
to tell you about it! a playgroup mom friend
was very kind to host a book club meeting at
her house for Silver Phoenix on friday night.
composed of two book clubs and two playgroups,
we had a group of women who mostly did not read
young adult or fantasy–and all seemed to enjoy
the book and were eager to discuss it.
i had so much fun and didn’t get home until after
11pm.
on sunday, i had a signing at bn in huntington
beach. many of my LA / OC friends have been waiting
very patiently for this! and i spent the morning picking
up extraordinary desserts mini-cupcakes for the
event and left an hour early to get to the bookstore.
never again.
i got stuck in oceanside for 40 minutes going all of
two miles. (i think there was an accident ahead?) and
when i got onto the 73N–i tried to make up time wailing
to a weezer song to destress.
bad idea.
guess who got pulled over for a speeding ticket?
*margie stohl asked so many great questions
at my signing. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES is out 12/09.
one time, while driving the same route home from
college, i got a speeding ticket because i wasn’t looking
in the rear view mirror (like this time!) too distracted
from reciting a recent poem i had written.
(poems are meant to be recited aloud!)
argh.
and when i told the officer i was late
for an author signing, he said what?! like i had said
i’m missing the mothership and they will take off without
me or something. *sighs*
*i’ve known tracy from online for nearly a decade!
so lovely to finally have the pleasure of meeting in person!!
next time, i’ll know to leave at least TWO hours early.
i arrived five minutes late (augh!!) but the bn events
coordinator was so nice and said they never started on
the dot, anyway.
*enchanted inkpot writers representing!
gretchen, lia, me and amaris.
it was a special signing because it was the
first that my mom and sister were able to attend!
it was also the first time that i actually read
an excerpt from Silver Phoenix (my favorite scene
in the book). we also had a fantastic question
and answer session and at the end of the signing,
a tween came over to ask me about the book.
she was very excited about it and asked her dad
if she could get it. and she could. =D
the cupcakes were very well received, altho i
only had space in my ice chest for one box (the
chocolate ones) and my carrot mini cupcakes melted.
(the frosting and the white chocolate shavings.) they
tasted great still, however.
but they sort of looked like me by the time i arrived
at the bookstore. =O
everyone who had come to see and support me
(friends new and old) were so kind and said they
had a great time. i only wish i had the chance to
speak with everyone longer. i always wish that.
i felt very “official” when i saw that my event had
been tweeted with fotos and videos uploaded during
the fact. haha! love my friends! =D
and finally, i leave you the weezer song that
was the cause for my speeding ticket. it’s one
of my favorites by them.
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It’s 6.30am,gmt in scotland here and I have just sat up all night and read Silver Phoenix, very good and much enjoyed looking forward to more off the same, shame you can’t do an authors trip here
I still think you ought to make an author’s trip out to the Dayton area of Ohio :)
Anyway, looks like it was fun. Well, except the traffic jam and speeding ticket part :P
charlie, i can’t think of a nicer compliment. when i sell uk rights and can sign there, i promise to go to scotland! i hear it’s absolutely gorgeous there.
dara, thank you! and a request for OH! i have a good friend who is from there!! the speeding ticket sucked. augh!
love your dress!
happy belated btw!
i dont get fb and blogger in china but i still get your blog i just realized!
xoxo
angelle, are you still in china? so jealous but also miss you! we went to try ba ren for the first time last week with my mom. =DD
it’s an anthro dress i got on sale. ha! can’t wait for sep! xo
That is a super cute dress. (I did not see it the last time I was at Anthropologie, however. *pout*)
The cupcake also sound divine, and I’m sorry you got a speeding ticket. :(
You should come to MN and do a signing here, so I can drag all of my friends along to it!
So much fun! Sorry for the ticket, but I love seeing your events. I want to attend one someday.
I’m totally not laughing at your speeding ticket. *snort* *giggle* *cough* My favorite part was that the cop looked at you “like i had said
i’m missing the mothership” Okay, I am laughing. :)
But I’m glad your events went well!
Glad the signing went so well (and congrats on finishing the sequel! woo hoo!)
Ack! I wish I’d known! I’m in Venice – I would have come!
If you do any more in my approximate hood, let me know!
you were so great! and i was not aware that a weezer song was on when you got the ticket! damn my weezer! :) today is the 1st day of school at my work and it’s crazy but i was able to start silver phoenix during my lunch hour and was almost late back. can’t wait to finish it! it’s soo good! worth the wait my friend!
Love that Weezer song, I can see how you can get carried away!
Great photos! Your dress is gorgeous. And how wonderful that your family could come to your signing!
Hmm, I wrote a comment but I don’t see it. Did the server daemons gobble it up? Or do you need to approve the comments before they get posted?
Anyway, I said congrats on your signing and hope you bring cupcakes to your NYC signing. If not, then I’ll bring ‘em! :)
Oh, and my goodness you’re TALL! You tower over almost everyone in your photos! LOL!
floating lush–oh, i wish i could go everywhere–but there are time and budget restraints. i hope to hit more places for the sequel!!
natalie, it would be so awesome if you came to one of my signings!
mirian–i’m glad you are amused. be ready to be beamed up at midnight on saturday.
mariel, it was TOTALLY weezer’s fault! and i was so happy to finally see you! will you post our foto together on fb?? and your alien is great. haha!
kelly, i was wailing. ha!
david, i do have to approve new alien comments, but you aren’t. so i think something ate your post. =) i’m 5.7 and was wearing 4 inch wedges!
ooh did you like it??? i miss it SO MUCH!!! (tho im in china so i guess i shouldnt but..)
btw, i totally did not read this post carefully before i posted a comment, so i didnt see that u had a BN SIGNING!!!!!!!! SO AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
So fun!! Wish I could have been there! Next time!!
angelle–ha!you can’t miss ba ren when in china! the hub really enjoyed it. honestly, i can’t help but compare to my mom’s cooking (at least gauging by mapo tofu) and she’s a better cook! it is pretty good but probably not the best i’ve had!
and my bday is this saturday. date night! =D
nadine, it was so fun. hope to see you next time indeed!