Monthly Archives: August 2007

I nearly forgot, but today is the 3rd Annual International Blog Day! What are the rules? BlogDay posting instructions: Find 5 new Blogs that you find interesting Notify the 5 bloggers that you are recommending them as part of BlogDay … Continue reading →

Just not inspired to write much. Sorry if you thought I fell into a giant hole, I did not. Promise. In other news, I was accepted to the Algonkian Writer’s Workshop. Huzzah! Apparently I’ll be writing a novel this fall … Continue reading →

Oh for pete’s sake… when you are on a team with Steve Rubel , you try out a lot of social media stuff… Not that he lets me call is social media when we’re in the same room together… whatever, … Continue reading →

Last night I started to tell friends about the writing retreat and my friend Steve said, “How can you be surprised, you are the winningest person we know! Anytime something like this comes up, you get it. You are, seriously, … Continue reading →

He sat in a cafe in Rome, moments from the last week looping in his mind. Laughing at dinner in Rome the night before. Racing to the airport the day before. Fighting about the trip the week before. Heaviness weighed … Continue reading →

I got quite an avalanche of comments, twitters and emails, congratulating me on my grant. If you missed it, I’ve been granted an extra five days vacation and $1000 to go on a writing retreat. Yes! I get to go … Continue reading →

Today was the summer meeting. During the summer meeting, 6 Edelman Escapes are awarded. An Edelman Escape is an extra week’s vacation and $1000 towards a dream. It is awarded based applications. I applied at the sort of last minute, … Continue reading →

Not sure what you are doing this weekend, but I know what you SHOULD be doing this weekend. My friend Dubi, in addition to being my emotional support when I go to the Apple store, is a film maker. And … Continue reading →

All sorts of theories about the death of blogging or the non-death of blogging, but I think I’m here to sa it isn’t dead. Not for any of the reasons that my esteemed colleagues have said, but for something more … Continue reading →

I deleted the link in the last post, b/c I think joy should be joy. Best proposal in Chicago that I’ve ever heard tell. Raises the bar.