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January 18, 2005
My Christmas, The Goats and The Sound of Music
From Michelle, Mistress of Modern Technology...
...Owkey, mebbe "Mistress" is a bit of an overstatement. A bit of an overexaggeration. Alrighty. Lani and Alesia, you can stop laughing now! I confess, I am a complete nincompoop when it comes to technology and work on a need to know basis.
So this year, New Year's resolution No #101: To learn more about technology and not be such an Internet ignoramus.
Results so far: Have learned (thanks to Alesia) how to do clickable links in blog land. Yay!
Below is a little intereactive blog from me.
MY CHRISTMAS
This year traditional fare was, alas, not on the menu for Christmas Day. Not because I suddenly developed a deep and abiding aversion for roast turkey, because I love turkey. No, this was because the brand new fitted kitchen in the new apartment does not, alas, have a fitted oven.
But then the lovely Jef and Dan invited us to their place for Christmas dinner (featuring roast turkey, courtesy of Dan) along with their friends and family. And a wonderful time was had by all!
For Christmas I got this. Fond memories of July 1985 when I lived in rickety attic above a junk store in London (the floor was wonky due to a bomb in the backyard during WWII), and hair was big, and we thought we were so uberly cool!
For Christmas I also got this. Laughed my way through every page in the book and am now convinced that Will Cuppy is one of America's best kept secrets!
THE GOATS
At Christmas time every year I really struggle, as do so many of us, to think up interesting gifts. I mean, there are only so many pairs of socks, and scarves, and chocloates people can wear or eat...
In my first book, 32AA, Emma's mother buys her some goats. And then I remembered this, because I saw this on the BBC website and thought, wow! I can buy goats or, in fact, any kind of livestock that takes my fancy!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Every year at holiday times we all moan about the same old, same old, don't we? Oh, no, not that movie again. And surely not that one again.
Then I realized that it had been years since I'd watched all the old musicals, and then I remembered how much I loved them, so this year I watched 'em all. I will even confess to having watched The Sound of Music twice, plus a Sound of Music special on the BBC! And a fabulous time was had by all!
NEW YEAR'S NEWS
I have my cover for CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DATER and I'm absolutely thrilled with it! To celebrate, I'm running a new contest. And the prize is...a goat, of course!
Tot ziens for now,
Posted by Michelle at 6:44 AM | Comments (2)
Comments
terrific cover, Michelle!!
hugs,
alesia
Posted by: Alesia at January 18, 2005 11:19 AM
Love the cover! V. cute. Can't wait to read it!
Posted by: Lani at January 18, 2005 5:03 PM
