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We Drank all the Beer

May 2, 2009
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More pics in my Picasa Album. 1st day’s Penguicon report over at Fantasy Magazine. (In which I miss Wil Wheaton and am complimented on my polite vomiting, completely unassociated to the empty bottles above.) Now off for more fun & frivolity!

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Where to find me this weekend

May 1, 2009
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…cause it sure as heck won’t be on any panels! I’m attending Penguicon incognito. Of course, I’ve been dragged onto panels before…I don’t mind so much. But planning to work is never fun. If you’d like to keep up with me these next few days, I’ll be doing mini-blogs for Fantasy Magazine (can I write something that’s only 250…

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Sk8er Girl: Hey There, Stranger

April 30, 2009
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My convention weekend started a day early — I’m spending the night with Natalie at her hotel so I can be that much closer to the airport in the morning. We went swimming after work (yay, pool!) and then Natalie joined our girl party at the skating rink. Man…after running/walking 100 miles in April, skating was a lot easier…

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Jurassic Shark

April 30, 2009
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That’s the name the marketing folks around here are fondly using for Meg: Hell’s Aquarium. Steve Alten came to Ingram today to hang out, tell us a bit about himself and his background, and ultimately left us all pumped up and ready to sell Sno Cones to Eskimos. (That man is an AMAZING salesman!) Steve is just a real,…

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Do it for the Kids

April 30, 2009
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Lillie ( ) sent me a message this morning: Hey All,      Just in case someone has something they plan to purchase at Barnes & Noble this weekend, I thought I would pass this along.  My daughter is in the choral program at LaVergne High School and they are having a fund raiser with B&N.  The choral program will…

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A Rat a Day Keeps the Perky People Away

April 22, 2009
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Pearls Before Swine PLUSH FIGURES. SQUEEE!!! I’ve seen them first hand. They look really, really nice.  I am a huge PBS fan. I interviewed creator Stephan Pastis for the Genre Chicks a while back. Completely fell in love with the man.You should too. You can get Zebra, Croc, Pig, and Rat for only about $6 apiece, and shipping’s pretty decent…especially…

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Tea in Space: Thanks for the Memories

April 17, 2009
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Where you can drink Tea in Space, the possibilities are infinite. Join Ingram buyers Alethea Kontis, Janet Lee, Kitti McConnell, and Lillie Rainey for tea and conversation, as they discuss the universe of genre fiction. This month, the Genre Chicks serve up Cecelia Ahern’s Thanks for the Memories, a new hardcover release from HarperCollins. * I became a fan…

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