The POP til you Drop Blog Party and Movie Premiere! (It's an all-week affair, kids!)
Well, at last It's Friday, my blossoms, and from the looks of things around this place—everyone draped over the big comfy chairs (or over the hot, comfy waiters ;) ), shoes off, cool, lavender scented cloths draped over eyes—you have all POPped until you've dropped, and I can assure you, I have done likewise. I had a wonderful time at the disco and concert and karaoke bar last night, and I loved seeing all of you in those places. It was especially entertaining when Kathy K. danced on the tables in the Karaoke bar. ;) When you're all able to move again, there's steaming hot coffee and tea and iced coffee drinks and tea to revive you as well as, of course, the fresh-squeezed juice and smoothie bar. The fruit bouquets have also been replenished and there are dainty yet gooey pastries and heartier fare, too (the omelette bar, naturally) for those of you who awake starving when you have cyber hangovers. The cocktail of the day is called THE PERILS OF PLEASURE, and though the ingredients are a secret, I can tell you that it's green, delicious, and every time you take a sip you instantly feel the way your favorite happy memory makes you feel. :)
But alas, the fact that it's Friday means that this party, much like Brigadoon, must now fade into a misty water-colored memory, only to rem-emerge, oh, around November or so when
LIKE NO OTHER LOVER, the book after POP and the next one in the Pennyroyal Green series, is released. Hee! I had a wonderful, fabulous time, and I can't thank you enough for coming! And if you're not on my mailing list, visit my website to sign up for my newsletter, so you'll be among the first to receive party invitations in the future. And now, please spend the day mingling, saying farewell to each other and your favorite very attractive psychic waiter, and remember that the fluffy robes up in your suites are free and you can take them home with you. You'll find them magically monogrammed with your initials when you return to your suite. We must also give big cyber hugs and congratulations to our Thursday book winner (she wins a copy of THE SECRET TO SEDUCTION) and our GRAND PRIZE winners! Drum roll, please (thanks Ringo....very nice...he's doing the drum roll, as he came with Paul to the gig last night...)1. MONDAY WINNER: LilyBiscuit!!
Send me an email darling (put "Monday blog winner" in the subject line so I can find you easily!) and I'll pack your book up to send to you!2. TUESDAY WINNER: Guysrose! from Sunny Florida! Send me a note with your address, sweets! Yay for GuysRose!! Hop onto the blog and take a bow!
3. WEDNESDAY WINNER: limecello and karlew! blow kisses to the crowd Lime and Kar! everyone give them cyber hugs!! send me an email, chicklettes, with "Wednesday blog winner" in the subject line. ) BATS is the prize!
4. THURSDAY WINNER: ShariC wins a signed copy of the THE SECRET TO SEDUCTION!!
5. GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Foontou!! Wins the entire signed set of the Holt Sisters trilogy and those beautiful POP collection earrings!!!
Congrats to all our wonderful winners!! If you're a winner and you haven't emailed me yet with your address, don't forget to do it! Make sure you put "Blog Prize winner" in your subject line!
A big HUG for all of you, cookies, and I hope you leave this party wearing a dreamy smile that will last well beyond the weekend. I'll be here today, so hang out as long as you'd like! xo....julie
So I’ve wanted to celebrate POP’s (The Perils of Pleasure, for the uninitiated) release (as well as its wonderful reception from readers and reviewers!!) and the launch of my Pennyroyal Green series with you guys for a while now, and it seemed like fun to do it at Red Room, as it’s an online community started in my San Francisco hometown and they saw fit to feature my goofy video on Deadline Preparedness on their homepage this weekPOP page at HarperCollins and tell me what you think!!
In LIKE NO OTHER LOVER, (out in November), we’ll meet renowned explorer Miles Redmond and tarnished-but-not out belle Cynthia Brightly, touch on a few of the mysteries and relationships introduced in POP, and probably raise even more questions (and create some serious steam). Just to keep things maddening. LOL. And I promised a few readers (like Kathy K!) to share a few of the other things I keep in Deadline Preparedness kit that didn't make it into the video, so here goes:
1) A hair elastic. Why? Because grooming – bathing, eyebrow plucking, hair brushing, and the like– robs you of precious seconds that could be used to refine your exquisite prose, and thus grooming goes straight to Hell during that deadline stretch. During deadlines I lasso my hair, which is large and nearly sentient on a good day, into an elastic, thus creating what I call “The radish” – a great big brunette fountain of hair atop my head. And I like to think my eyebrows actually look forward to deadlines, because that’s the only time of year they’re allowed to actually meet.
I’m actually very sexy. No, honest.
2) A ratty sweater. Every author should own and employ a ratty sweater during deadlines. Mine is a black cable-stitched hoodie (hoody?) with a zipper I’ve owned nearly since birth. It has a nice hole for ventilation near the hood (I can fit three fingers through it), and it's been washed so many times that when you hold it up to the light you can practically see through it. Why is a ratty sweater useful? Because in a ratty sweater, you’ll be dressed enough so that you won’t alarm the Chinese food delivery man when he brings food to your door (during deadlines, most sustenance arrives in little white boxes or large flat boxes carried to your front door by someone else) whereas if you appear in your bathrobe you might just startle him. And yet you won’t be so dressed that you’ll actually be tempted to flee the house after the deliveryman, away, away from your deadline, perhaps to Singapore. Black is a good color for a ratty sweater. (see the portion of my video regarding “spills and stains.”)
3) Josh. I almost stashed my friend Josh in the box instead. Josh likes to go surfing during his lunch hour (he owns his own business) and then stop by my house to talk to me of Libertarianism and Nick Hornby and motorcycles (three separate topics, I should specify). But Josh is around 6 feet tall and difficult to compact. An aside: We recorded a song for the American Idol song competition (I played all the guitar parts; Josh sang, as he was the singer in my first band) but I accidentally wrote it in a key all but guaranteed to asphyxiate him, and he makes a strangling sound during the bridge. One day I’ll share the .mp3 with y’all. It’s a GREAT song. LOL.
4) Books! During the deadline stretch, it’s important to keep near you the books you’ve already written, to remind yourself that 1) you’ve accomplished this before and you will again, no matter how improbable that seems at the moment, and that it’s really all worthwhile; 2) you’re likely NOT a talentless hack, regardless of what your tired brain is telling you, as someone actually published you. Several times. And...3) Readers actually bought your books, possibly genuinely enjoyed them, and might even buy and enjoy the one you’re feverishly attempting to complete even as the thing is trying to KILL YOU. LOL.
Actually, I exaggerate a tad, of course. Because that's my job as an author. :)
Which brings me back to the best part of being a writer, which is connecting with readers from all over the world. I'll be hanging out here all week, and I’m going to give a signed book away every day this week to a random commenter (so I hope I get some good reader commenters!!), and on Friday I’ll give away the grand prize of the beautiful chalcedony, onyx and sterling earrings from the Perils of Pleasure collection by Northern California jewelry designer Circe designs and a set of my the Holt Sisters trilogy (Beauty and the Spy, Ways to be Wicked and The Secret to Seduction) books. But you have to tell me what color my bathrobe is. LOL. (watch the video!) And just ask me any questions you feel like asking, or just say hi and tell me how your weather is. :) Thanks again for coming to the party! :) xo….julie
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AM Cohen says:
Sounds like fun this week
I'll have to think of some questions. Just wanted to register and drop in and say hi today.
OH.. your bathrobe looks red on my monitor. Weather here is fine. Sunny and no rain until later in the week.
Julie Anne Long says:
Good morning, kittens!! Good
Good morning, kittens!! Good to see you guys are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this moring!! LOL. I was up early (well, early for me --7 a.m.) and found the party already rocking!! LOL. Is the wait staff taking care of you?? Are you having a Mimosa or a Bloody Mary or the world's strongest tea?? Good, gooId. :) Thanks for coming. I'm laughing, AnnM, because everyone thinks that robe is a slightly different color than pink. In real life, It's a very, very bright pink, and my sister gave it to me for Christimas a while back. I don't normally gravitate toward that color, but it's quite grown on me (like a fungus?) and now i'm very fond of it, and the stain hiding qualities can't be beat. LOL. it washes quite nicely after the deadlins!
Hey Kammie! Thanks for coming!! Try the key lime truffles -- divine! :)
Rachel -- thanks for coming, and thanks for the work you do for our country! So glad I could get your morning off on a lighter note. LOL. You KNOW i'm desperate when I'll eat Baker's chocolate, but I confess I've done it more than once. and you know, I suppose I *was* born with an overly developed sense of whimsy. LOL. And the imagination to go with it (a bit freewheeling and nonstop).
Auriette Lindsey says:
I did some excellent writing once while under the influence of..
Red Bull. I'd been suckered into writing for "24 Hour Theatre," and between the end of auditions, around 10pm Friday, and the beginning of rehearsals at 8am on Saturday, I had to write a play for the actors selected by myself and the director. I was terrified going in, but my play didn't turn out too badly, if I do say so myself. Next time, though, I'm going to audition and leave the late-night typing to someone else.
Julie Anne Long says:
Holy cow, Taminar!! That's
Holy cow, Taminar!! That's pretty amazing. In a way (a sick way, maybe), I love really tight or sudden deadlines -- you test yourself, and the work you create is often reflective of the circumstances, and often pretty good and pretty instinctive, because there's just so little time to overthink it. LOL. They shape and influence the work we create. :) I have a friend who writes for television news...and one night, after a...4-hour shift, i think? Maybe a little longer....he had 50 pages of transcript written!! It's a trip, how newswriting works -- succinct, pithy, careful sentences. I couldn't believe it.
Kim Westgaard says:
Good morning, Julie! I
Good morning, Julie! I stopped by your blog and saw that you were over here. Waving "hi" to you. I'm off to the chocolate bar. Yum!
Cheryl Strange says:
Commenting now as I don't
Commenting now as I don't know if I'll make it in from work. Looking forward to reading POP. And I LOVE your pink bathrobe!
Cheryl S.
Julie Anne Long says:
Hey Cheryl!! Thanks for
Hey Cheryl!! Thanks for popping in before work! Have a great work day!! :)
Susan Leonard says:
Love the pink bathrobe, it
Love the pink bathrobe, it looks comfy.
Susan
Rachel Robertson says:
Pop til you drop
I am in the Army and just wanted to pop in this morning before work. I saw your video and your pink bathrobe. I just had to thank you for making the dreaded Monday start out on such a light and fun note. I thought I would die laughing when you said the Bakers chocolate tastes like potted soil!! I also liked the close up of the Jack Daniels bottle coming out of the box and Dominick the cat is adorable. Thank you for sharing your goodies you have ready to help with the deadline approaching and thank you for making me laugh so early in the morning! I just wondered..have you always had that great sense of humor???
Michelle St. James says:
Loved the video!
While I am not an author, I do have deadlines and I absolutely loved your video. I, too, work from home often and I have been known to frantically try to meet a deadline while wearing my robe for days and nights on end (with chocolate always in one of the pockets). My robe is red, but I love the gorgeous shade of pink you have and that it carries the scars of a tea making accident. I have certainly scorched a robe or two in my life, which is why I love my electric kettle.
Anyway, thanks for always meeting those deadlines because I love to read your books and thanks especially for making me feel I am less insane than I thought re: my deadline habits.
Susan Spidle says:
Blog Party Contest
Hi: I watched the video and it was quite entertaining. The color of your deadline bathrobe is pink.
Mine is blue and has lots of coffe stains too but I don't write any books just lists of things so I don't forget stuff.
Congratulations on your new book.
Susan
Catherine Delgado says:
Color of your bathrobe
Your bathrobe is pink! Your books are quite entertaining and the video was so cute! I was hoping to see a sweaty half clothed man as a belated birthday present (as my bday was this past Saturday), but it was not to be!
You do have me thinking about a "Preparedness" box of my own though. I already have an old bathrobe,cat,tea and chocolate. Jack Daniels should prove quite easy to obtain.....yet I think that I will have one difference from your box. My friend will just have to be that sweaty half clothed man!
Julie Anne Long says:
Hey Michelle -- Red!! Good
Hey Michelle -- Red!! Good choice for a deadline bathrobe!! LOL. you do kind of enter your own little world during deadlines. After I finished POP, I went around accidentally calling people "Colin." LOL. Everyone!! Even girls!! I had Colin and the Regency on the brain. and you end up babbling at everyone once you get out of the house, because you get drunk on human contact. LoL. I might have to get an electric kettle.:) i've burned more than one teapot.
Hey Susan -- thanks for the congrats!! Robes do have a way of collecting stains, eh?? LOL.
Foontoo!! Sorry to disappoint re the sweaty half-dressed man!! LOL. He wasn't in the budget, either, though that was part of my original vision, too. Maybe I'll get a volunteer for the *next* video. :) Glad you were entertained, anyway!! I must confess the JD is more metaphorical than anything else. LOL. I thought it made an eloquent statement about deadlines. I generaly mostly drink tea as if it's going out of style, like right now for instance. The teapot is yodeling at me as I type this...
Sandra Greathouse says:
Me Again....Forgot Bathrobe...
Oops! I forgot to add the color of your bathrobe...hot pink! Love your cat, Dominica too. I have a grey and white "Molly" who is spoiled, my best buddy...and "snuggler" when I'm reading.
Sandee61
Karen Haas says:
Great Vid
Your wit and charm on camera are marvelous, but don't give up your day job (writing, that is). LOL And you have a pink bathrobe.
Question: how many books are you planning in the new Pennyroyal Green series?
Pat Lieberman says:
Party Time
My first time here. I posted comment, saw it and how it is gone. LOL. Wha' happened? I love to partee. Sounds like funtime.
And where do I post answer re your bathrobe?
Kimberly Bea says:
Your bathrobe is pink! And
Your bathrobe is pink! And I have similar deadline preparedness techniques, except that my ensemble is as likely to be something really glamorous as it is a ratty sweater, since I usually haven't done my laundry, and I like to eat a lot of Snickers, which I consider brain food.
PJ Ausdenmore says:
POP
Hi Julie! I started POP this weekend and am loving it, as I was sure I would since I've adored everything else you've written. Just watched your video. Had to laugh a bit at the fluffy, pink bathrobe as it very close resembles my fav robe. I doubt I'll ever be able to bring myself to get rid of the thing.
It's a gorgeous spring morning here in South Carolina. I really need to get dressed and head outside to enjoy it. I think a cup of tea with honey (for my sore throat) on the back deck sounds delish. I can listen to the birds sing, absorb the beauty of the blooming dogwoods and azaleas, surround myself with my wonderful furkids (canine variety) and lose myself in The Perils of Pleasure. Now that's my idea of a perfect morning. :)
~PJ
Julie Anne Long says:
Sandee -- cats are an
Sandee -- cats are an absolute necessity during deadlines. :) Mine is a snuggler, too. And a demanding bellower. e.g., right now he wants to be taken for a walk in the garden, so he's bellowing. Tyrant! :)
Karen - you don't think I should give up writing for acting? LOL. I'm shocked! SHOCKED!! :) I'm glad you were entertained. I cracked myself up, I must tell you. The Pennyroyal Green series is potentially endless, because we'll not only deal with two families, but with people who live in the town, or visit the town, or have a connection to it. :) so each book will have its own hero and heroine, and we'll revisit or hear about a few already-familiar characters, but not every character will appear in every book -- does that make sense?? We have a couple of big mysteries to solve so far, and I'll introduce a few more intriguing developments as the series continues, too. I hint at a few things in the next book, LIKE NO OTHER LOVER. :)
thanks for coming Patoct!! And please do hit the chocolate bar!!! :)
Hey Sneakybea -- ah, yes. the ratty sweater. :) Beloved of authors everywhere.That's the other thing I keep in my Deadline Preparedness Kit that didn't make it into the video. See above. LOL. Snickers (well,anything in the chocolate family, really) might truly BE brain food. who knows?? whatever gets you through it. :)
Hey PJ! Thanks for coming!! I' so glad you're loving POP - hope you enjoy the whole story!! yeah, that robe was a gift from my sister, and I imagine I'll have it for a good decade or so. That was how long it took for me to give up my LAST robe ( a green one.) :) sorry you have a sore throat!! But your plans for your gorgeous South Carolina spring morning sound wonderful. :) Hope POP lives up to your expectations. :) Here, the birds are singing with abandon in the yard and it's a brilliantly sunny day. Imight need to take my furry bellowing cat outside ina moment...
Joyce Coates says:
Loved the video
The color of your robe is Pink.
When you are in the process of writing, How do you come up with the Title Name?
Have a great day.
Joyce
Paula Hafner says:
Congratulations on the
Congratulations on the sucess of your new book! Your robe is a bright pink and very thick looking.
Your cat is beautiful. Is he your only pet? How old is he?
Patricia Hill says:
Your bathrob
It looks like it is pink-but not sure. My computer is not always true on its colors-maybe hot pink. By the way, love reading of all kinds-almost more than I do eating-which to my detrement, I combine and it shows. I have found all good writers are great readers, but not all good readers make good writers- but your books are good. Keep writing.
Amy Fendley says:
Advice
Thank you for inviting me, this should be fun! My question is: What advice would you give to new writers?
Thanks.
Amy
Karen Lewis says:
Your Pink Bath Robe
I love fuzzy bathrobes and my favorite color is pink. Your pink bathrobe looks really comfy. Too bad its like 80 degrees here in Florida - wayyyyyyyyyyyy too warm to wear my fuzzy bathrobe.
Rita Alarcon says:
Interesting video.
The robe is pink and fluffy.
Karen Barnett says:
Hi Julie! Great video.
Hi Julie! Great video. Your bathrobe is pink while mine is a ratty blue one. Congrats on POP's.
Sheree Warner says:
Your bathrobe is Pink and
Your bathrobe is Pink and fluffy!! I would love to win your contest!
Michelle Hudak says:
Hi Julie. Cute video! In
Hi Julie. Cute video! In answer to your question...your bathrobe is pink with a singed sleeve. I own a similar black, fuzzy bathrobe that should really have a use/care tag with the instructions "Wash When Crusty". I should trade the black for a lighter color which would show less cat fur.
Why is it that when I'm observing "National Robe Day" that's the day someone inevitably comes to the door? Then the moral dilemma strikes, do I hide and not answer the door or answer and pretend I'm sick and not that I chose to spend the day in my bed attire?
Julie Anne Long says:
Hey Joyce!! thanks for
Hey Joyce!! thanks for coming to the party!! Do help yourself to the chocolate bar. As for titles...titles are a science, boy. LOL. Sometimes they come easily -- I suggest them to my editor, for instance, everyone loves it, and it's a go -- and other times I haven't a clue what to name a book, and it becomes a brainstorming effort between me and everyone I can bug about it and the editorial staff. We renamed LIKE NO OTHER LOVER (the next book -- after POP!!) because the original title was too similar to a book being released a few months earlier, and it took us quite a while. But I love the title!! (Can anyone guess the song reference in it?)
Hey KSH!! thanks for coming to the party!! And thanks for the congrats re POP!! :) Domenic is indeed an only cat (his brother lived with me, too -- they were twins -- but he passed away several years ago), and Dommie's about ten years old. Still fat and frisky. :) He's like cotton candy with legs. LOL.
Hey PLhill -- I confess,almost never have a meal without a book in front of me. :) (Well, excluding restaurant meals. LOL. although in year's past I've shared the sunday paper over brunch) So I understand the appeal of combining two of life's greatest pleasures. :) So glad you enjoy my books! :) I'm a voracious reader, and I read across nearly every genre. I read a lot of history these days, mostly, and books in other genres, because reading romance has begun to feel a little like homework!! LOL. I wallow in and find inspiration in fabulous writing and storytelling, regardless of the genre.
Hey amy!! In a sentence, the advice i give to new writers is: Read, and write -- don't just think about writing, don't just talk about writing, sit down and actually DO it. :) We're all brilliant at telling ourselves that we don't have time to do some of the things we love, but if we really want to do it, we'll make time, no matter what it takes. Good luck with your writing!! :)
Hey Karlew!! Thanks for coming to the party!! :) 80 degrees sounds pretty wonderful right now. LOL. It's a beautiful clear day here in San Francisco (not foggy!!) but it's been nippy and wildly windy for days now. I need fingerless gloves to type!! :)
More blue bathrobes, eh? LOL. I should take a poll!! What's the predominant bathrobe color among us?? :)
Auntie Thesis, you cracked me up! "Wash when Crusty!!" They should pring that on the tags inside the robe!! Black is indeed a tricky color for a robe, and I sympathize greatly with the cat hair issue. :) And on deadline, I find ratty sweaters will pinch hit for my robe when someone comes to the door (usually that someone is bearing Chinese food that I've ordered.) There SHOULD be a National Robe day!! is there?? I'll have to google it. LOL.
Karen Lewis says:
Your bath robe
Your new fuzzy pink robe looks absolutely comfy! I'll bet your cat loves it!
Linda Ellis says:
Yeehaw! Your robe just
Yeehaw!
Your robe just happens to be my favorite color (and the color of my robe) which is a lovely shade of pink.
Marilyn Wons says:
Pop til you drop blog party and movie premiere contest entry
pink robe - have a great monday!
Susan Pertierra says:
Pink Bathrobe Deadline Preparedness Video
You're right, that is a goofy video! That pink bathrobe has definitely seen better days but serves it's purpose well. The ratty and torn clothes are always the ones most comfortable, though. Books and earrings are fun prizes!
Cherie Japp says:
Hi Julie
LOL. Great video! Love the hot pink bathrobe. The chocolate made me hungry. Although, I am more into milk chocolate than dark. You have an adorable cat. Congrats on your latest release, The Perils of Pleasure.
Caitlin Hoy says:
Hey Julie! Saw your video
Hey Julie! Saw your video and just wanted to stop by to congratulate you on your new release as well as say I like your pink bathrobe.
Caitlin
Jenny T says:
That's a priceless video!
That's a priceless video! Your bathrobe is pink.
Lola Brinegar says:
Pink is my fav crayon! How
Pink is my fav crayon! How did you know? lol...love the color of your robe!
Linda Gibson says:
Bath robe
Your bath robe is hot pink.
Jenny T says:
That's a priceless video!
That's a priceless video! Your bathrobe is pink.
Karlia Kue says:
Hi Julie. I just wanted to
Hi Julie. I just wanted to drop by and say hi. Hope your week is going well. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. I've been pretty busy with my kids and a new addition to my family. A baby boy who is a month now. Yay!!! The weather is beautiful here in the small state of RI. My kids are loving the weather. Hmmm. Let's see. Your robe is pink and fluffy. With, I believe you said, a crispy sleeve which you said you dragged it through the burner in a mad dash to get the teapot off. lol. I know the feeling. You should see my robe. Well, hope you have a wonderful week and weekend.
Karlia
Julie Anne Long says:
Karlew, how did you know my
Karlew, how did you know my cat loves my robe?? LOL. He's a slut for Chenille, or anything in the chenille family, or anything soft and squishy. :)
So Sillelin rings in with a pink robe, and we have a bunch more blue ones mentioned below!! Interesting!! :)
I think you're right, Susan -- worn clothes are the comfiest. :) I do get attached to certain items of clothing, and robes generally fall into that category. though I had a lavender robe once, and it was too big, so i gave it to my cat, and he loooooves it. :)
Hey Cherie! Thanks for coming by and watching the goofy video! LOL. Ah, yes. Chocolate. You must avail yourself of the cyber chocolate bar while you're here! Thanks for the compliiments on the kitty. :) He is adorable (what cat mom or dad doesn't think their furchild is adorable?) Thanks for the congrats on POP!!
Hi Caitlin!! Thanks for coming by! and for sitting through the video! LOL. and for the congrats on POP - I'm so thrilled that everyone seems to be enjoying it. I hope everyone likes the next book in the series, too!! :)
Jenny! Good to see you here! What do you think - Should I apply for my Screen Actor's Guild card?? LOL. Making that video was definitely a learning experience, THAT's for sure. :)
Lola -- I never used to be a pink girl, and now I love it!! I find it soothing. LOL. Well, hot pink isn't precisely soothing, but you know what I mean. My kitchen has that 1930's pink tile all over the counter. :) It's quite pleasant in there.
Hi Karlia!! Thanks for stopping by, and congrats on the new baby!! A little boy -- how lovely!! :) I've wanted to visit Providence for quite some time now, as I hear it's beautiful. :) Glad you're having a gorgeous spring. Hope you and yours have a wonderful week, too!! I know mine will be fun, because I'll be visiting with readers all week. :)
Jennifer Barnett says:
The big fluffy pink robe is
The big fluffy pink robe is a hoot. Mine is blue and definitely snagged-up. Also, I think I live everyday on your deadline diet of caffeine. Hmmm... something to think about.
Vickie Couturier says:
Pink Bathrobe
Your bathrobe is pink,mine is blue,an so comfortable,not very stylish but im for comfort,thanks for the invite
Julie Anne Long says:
Hey fangirl! A blue robe
Hey fangirl! A blue robe girl, eh?? I know -- I always wonder why I'm a bit of a wreck at the end of a deadline, but then I can look at my deadline diet of caffeine and chocolate. LOL. Although, I drink green tea and white tea and eat dark chocolate, and all that stuff is supposed to be good for you. Probably in combination with OTHER foods. LOL.
Vickie -- thanks for coming! And another blue bathrobe girl!! And yes, comfort is VERY importantwhen it comes to bathrobes. LOL. Soft, squish and washable are requirements. :)
Cissikat!! A winter storm warning?? Fie upon that!! I'm fanning some San Francisco sunshine in your direction. :) Hope spring visits you soon to stay for a nice long while. :)
I hope you guys are enjoying the chocolate bar, and oh -- look at that! the wait staff is bringing out chicken satay on skewers!! and tiny little quiches. LOL. enjoy, ladies!! (and gents!)
Hey lead!! thanks for coming to the party, and you're another pink bathrobe girl, eh? LOL. I'm glad historicals are your favorite read, too -- I can help you out there. LOL. I've written...six of them. Seven, actually, including theone out in November. :) I'll post excerpts from that pretty soon!!
Thanks for coming by, Peg!! And Jonelin, I *know* you're flattering me now!! LOL. Wait, let me get the doorbell -- oh look! It's Hollywood, offering me a job! Hee!. I'll be typecast as the bathrobe girl. :) I can attest to the comfiness and versatility of the bathrobe, however. :)
Sharla Long says:
Good morning! Love the
Good morning! Love the pink robe, brightness! It is snowing here, winter storm warning again, wahhhh, I want spring!
jane yates says:
contest
your bathrobe is pretty pink thanks for the contest
Virginia Horton says:
Party
I am looking forward to your blog party. I watched the video and really enjoyed it. I also have a pink robe that I read in every night. You just can't beat them. Now I don't use the Jack Daniels to read with but the robe I do. Also wanted to let you know that historicals are my all time favorite read. So bring on the party!
Margaret Smith says:
What a great giveaway.
What a great giveaway. Thank you for offering this. I really like the pink robe. Thanks again.
Jody Faltys says:
I enjoyed the video. Your
I enjoyed the video. Your acting style is very natural and I see many more movie roles in your future. And your pink bathrobe looks very comfy.
chris swanson says:
Pretty cat and everyone
Pretty cat and everyone should have a pink used bathrobe. I like your site too.