3/10: got an email from an author March 10, 2009

Warning:  Nerd Alert!

If you know nothing else about me, know that I love to read. I was delighted to find an email from Joel Derfner in my inbox today, a response to an email I sent about how I laughed my head off when I read his book Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever.  I thought it was very cool for him to respond, so I thought I would throw this out here:  This book is hysterical.  Buy it.

http://www.joelderfner.com/

Which makes me feel guilty for listing this as a new thing.  I have a habit of emailing authors of books that I really enjoyed.  Awhile ago I received a reply from Abigail Thomas also because I loved her book Three Dog Life so much that I read the entire thing at a Barnes and Noble straight through.  So you can check her out too.

http://www.abigailthomas.net/abigail-thomas-three-dog-life.html

3/8: still haven’t gone to DD March 8, 2009

I am in love with Dunkin Donuts.  Don’t get me wrong- I love Starbucks and Honeydew as well.  But Dunkin Donuts is holding strong at #1.  So I haven’t had any Dunkin Donuts product since Lent began.  As I live in Massachusetts, this is quite difficult.  From my home to work (just over 2 miles each way) there are six.  In walking distance in my neighborhood, there are two, one of which I am looking at right now out the window.  From a bank account standpoint, skipping DD is pretty good.  Perhaps I shouldn’t limit myself to just DD (I’ve been to Starbucks 3x since Lent started.)  Maybe, in the interest of saving money, I should just drop the whole buying coffee thing for awhile.  Hmmm… I’ll think about it.

3/6: bought beer at a gas station March 8, 2009

Now maybe you have access to these types of establishments where you live, but my eyes were shocked when I found a gas selling packy.  Even weirder, the cashier thought I was walking (ummm… its a gas station) and tried to double bag my beverages.  She also thought it was weird that I asked for clarification that they do indeed sell gas as well as liquor and beer.  However, this is Massachusetts and you don’t see this type of business so much around here.  Important note: I did not drink the beer until I was safely at home.