The last P.U. for 2006

“‘Dick in a Box‘ is a whole lot funnier when you’re really drunk.”–Plus One

Well, they hate us in Salem, but we’re still liked around here

After that article about us ran in the Post, Ms. Beverly Millsap of Salem, Mo. (124 miles to the southwest of St. Louis), wrote this letter on the 22nd. Closer to home, Diane Williams wrote a letter that appeared on the 28th.
The comments to the first letter are especially amusing to read, ranging from Biblical [...]

Last Friday’s Word Count

NOVEL WORD COUNT: 32,372
Last week: 31,189
Written this week: 1,183
Considering it was the run-up to Christmas and I was getting ready to travel, I’ll take what I can get. Currently, I’m on page 110, and my goal for the end of the year is 120. I think I can manage that.

Every time I hear George W. Bush speak…

…I ask myself, “How could 52 million Americans be stupid enough to vote for this moron?” (Don’t even get me started on the alternative, mind.)
I also think, “Well, if they voted for him, they sure as hell deserve him,” but then I have to ask, do the rest of us? I think you know the [...]

Friday Word Count

NOVEL WORD COUNT: 31,189
Last week: 28,550
Written this week: 2,639

How We Met

Plus One and I are the subject of an article in today’s Post-Dispatch. There you’ll learn the sick truth: line dancing brought us together.

Sign language

Thanks to the organizational efforts of a Bitch, this past Thursday’s signing at Van Goghz was a very fun time. And—and!—the local independent bookstore is sold out of the book and had to put it on back order. Yay, we can move product!

A gentle reminder

Plus One and I will be reading from our essays in and signing copies of Paws and Reflect at 7 p.m. this evening at Van Goghz Martini Bar & Bistro. If you’re in the area, please join us! At the very least, Van Goghz has good things to nosh on and maybe we’ll be amusing [...]

Page count

At some point yesterday, while sitting with Plus One in a cafe called Nadoz (which always makes me think of No-Doz) after finishing a buckwheat mushroom and spinach crèpe (damn good), I passed the 100-page mark. And who knows? Some of them I might actually keep.
Go me!

Sorry, Paris

I had the strangest dream last night. But first, let me provide some back story.
Yesterday, Plus One and I were doing some Hanukah/Christmas shopping at the mall. Normally, I impose a moratorium on visits to the mall during this time of year because, honestly? Large crowds of people + me = not happy. But, with [...]