SEATTLE-ISTAS!

Will go to F2F with this and email with this as well, but my signing/reading event at Barnes and Noble, University Village, is official for Halloween weekend. Laura Stretchenback is asking which night I'd prefer. I'm thinking the Saturday night (30 October). In any event, I want to schedule it so that the maximum number of people show up (obviously!) and also to maybe rock the B&N with a nice gothy little party, which Laura would probably love.

I need to confirm this with both the store and my publicist, so if people could e me with what date they'd prefer, I can get this set up ASAP.

Thanks!

LAISTAS

As I am sure you all know by now, Miss Trudy Booth is in our fair burg this weekend. Tomorrow, being her birthday, we are celebrating with by heading out to Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks (it was TOTALLY in Valley Girls - Julie and Randy had their first date down the street at DuPar's).

Anyway...

Casa Vega 13301 Ventura Blvd x-st Fulton Blvd. 8pm

Good drinks, good eats, lots of fun!! Maybe MM can chase Emilio Estevez out of the place again.

E-mail to my profile addy so that I can call and make the reservation - it gets car-zeee in there on Saturdays if there's no reservation!!

Literistas

Friendly reminder that discussion of My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok, begins in Book Club thread on Monday, September 13, 2004. It's a relatively short book so there's still plenty of time to cram it in (or for our illiteristas to find someone to read it to them.)

Our next book will be Small World, by David Lodge, with discussion to begin Monday, October 11, 2004. Reading list information and Amazon buffiliate links for all books can be found in the first post of the Book Club thread.

San Francisco...stas

(information from a friend of mine in SF -- I trust the friend, but you might want to call and check on details)

Dark Garden Corsetry Sale Today

Dark Garden Unique Corsetry is cleaning out the closet for the first time in years.

Location: San Francisco, CA
Date & Time: Saturday, September 11 2004
12:00 PM 6PM

We will be donating 1/2 of our proceeds to MoveOn PAC - otherwise known as MoveOn.org. Buy some cool stuff and help defeat George W. !!!!

For sale we'll have fabric and trim yardage and remnants, costume pieces, clothing that staff members and friends have donated, furniture, an industrial machine, thread, and you guessed it .....corsets !!!! A few well loved samples will be going to new homes.

Please come to our Rummage Sale this Saturday, September 11th. The store opens at noon and will close at 6pm and is located at 321 Linden St. in San Francisco.

Linden is a small alley that runs parallel to Hayes and Fell Streets and intersects with Gough.

First, thank you all for your darling birthday wishes. I've been squealing and reading them aloud to the Miracleborns.

Second, HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARA!!!!

Third, brunch tomorrow is at the Pasadena Roscoe's at 11:00. (Could someone tell Scrappy so in a non-email form? -- Thanks)

I got another letter in my Outlook Express, from an unknown writer, who said a trojan virus had been intercepted and deleted. See attached file for details.. as if...

Also, I have seen photos of a corset purchased at the half off sale. Yummy.

You'll All Pay #28 is up!

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"Get Out the Vote. Yes, Wymyn Too."

This is a driveby, as I'm out the door soon, but I just wanted to announce that what was once my old column, "Writing for the Real World," has become "How to Suceed As a Failing Writer," and now lives at Gotpoetry.com.

We're kicking off with a re-run, to set the tone, but soon there will be more caustic, cyncial and hopefully entertaining and interesting musings on living a writer's life.

Well, my wedding photos are now up on collages.net.(Ok, a subset of the photos) As I'd rather not post the password info publicly, if you'd like to see them, e-mail me.(Profile e-mail is good)

For those of you lubbers who were not aware, tomorrow, September 19th, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Arr, me hearties!