Anne & May

I’m sure you’ve all seen this clip by now, but it’s so amusing to me that I want to share it here anyway.



What kind of a reaction is that, Doris Lessing? You just won the !@#* Nobel Prize! Get excited!

When May and I win the Nobel Prize, I’m going to pee myself, because a) the academy will have totally and completely lost its marbles, and b) well… answer a pretty much says it all. But still, at least I’d be excited.

In between the books I’m supposed to be reading, and the books I’m reading even though I’m not supposed to be reading them, I’ve found time to read about half of Amy Grant’s new book Mosaic. It’s really quite beautiful, even though I was really hoping for dishy details about the divorce and haven’t come across any yet. I can totally understand why she’d choose not to write about that, though I wanted to raise my fist in support of her. Still, I guess I can do that anyway. Go Amy.

My friend Beth is actually having dinner with Amy Grant right now. It’s not just her and Amy, but she is in a small enough group that I’m dying that she gets to meet her. I doubt there's even one person in that group who knew and loved Amy Grant way back when. Life is so unfair. And Beth has quite enjoyed rubbing it in. Thanks for thinking of me, Beth (mumbling under my breath).

She actually refused to tell me where they were eating, fearing I would camp out outside and do something crazy (like... ask for an autograph? I don't know what she was afraid of exactly...). Anyway, I have much more important things to do, thankyouverymuch, like get startd on Dolly Parton's autobiography, so there. That Greatest Hits CD you promised me hasn’t arrived yet, FYI.

I’ve also found a spare moment to dip into Stephen Colbert’s new book I Am America and So Can You , and even found it in my heart to sign his petition to save Oprah’s book club by featuring him on it. If you don’t watch his show, you should check it out (we watch it for free online, so not having cable is no excuse). He’s a total spaz and I find it hilariously refreshing.

Check out Annie The Superfast Reader’s site for an excellent look at East of Eden, which dedicated blog readers will recognize as one of my favorite books. East of Eden is a flawed book, but it’s my favorite Steinbeck work. Still, The Grapes of Wrath is gorgeous and his best and I am totally jealous that she gets to read it for the first time.

I’m also reading a book about jeans. It’s fascinating. I’ll share more about that later. For now, I’ll just say, is it any wonder I’m not getting my work done? There are too many good books to read. Does anyone else have this problem??