A Cradle In – what the what? Happy Solstice!
Oh my gosh. You know what? I blame stupid Facebook. Sorry for abandoning this for so long! But my New Year’s Resolution? This damned blog! I am re-vamping it to be about writing, just getting this book published. Because when I query agents I think they Google me, see this crap, and go “Um. Yeah. Not so much.” So New Year, new blog.
We had lunch near Union Square last weekend after Ice Skating and Christmas shopping (for those who celebrate Christmas vs. Solstice but we’ll take it all, thanks) and in the restaurant at the next table? Willie Brown. Which was so odd because above our own table was this HUGE photo of him at a wedding, and I’m looking at it and then I turn my head and there he actually is! Then I’m like, “Uh oh, I’m one of those douche bag white people who thinks all black people look the same!” But no, Yoda assured me, it was him. Crazy. He was playing Yatzee for money with his kid and trophy wife. Heh. When he left he did indeed put on his coat and fedora. But then the restaurant oddness continued – we got in a conversation with the waiter who was really nice, we start doing the whole “What part of The City do you live in?” thing, we tell him where we live and he says his sister works at the school here; Lia’s school. She is a teacher I subbed for last week! I totally work with her and here’s her brother being our waiter at some random restaurant in The City. So freaking random! Couple that with the whole Willie Brown thing, and I can’t even remember what I had for lunch. Which is kind of too bad, since I have a feeling it was real good.
Goosey got to go to Winter Camp at her awesome pre-k today and yesterday so I got four good writing/revising hours in both days. The Book WILL find a home this year, I will find an agent. That’s just how it will be. I’m so worried that maybe this book genuinely sucks, but that’s how I feel every other week. I have to remember that two HUGE names in the industry talked a lot to me and really wanted it – it just needs to stop genre- straddling and it will find a home. It will. This will be a thrilling year!
Oh kids. Happy, happy Solstice! (yesterday) Even though I get bent out of shape when religious people claim ownership of pagan Solstice traditions that were around a gazillion years before their little population-controlling stories started getting bandied about (Trees, lights, gifts, holly, mistletoe, you know – ALL of it) I have to admit that the two things Religion caused that I love are #1, The art. Some awesome art there in those churches and stuff. Also, the music. A Cradle In Bethlehem is such a pretty song. Not to mention the GREATEST song of Winter EVER, In The Bleak Midwinter. (What then shall I give him? I will give my heart. LOVE IT.)
We’re leaving tomorrow for Coloma, family fun! Movie time! I cannot WAIT to see the movie Nine. good stuff there with pretty dancing ladies.
I love you guys.
xoxoxoxox
Jenny