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January 2, 2006

And Here We Have...

From Michelle, completely in awe...

..My God, I still don't believe it, yet, but we have, we really, really have...

Whitney Gaskell!

Now, there's a bit of a story here. In 2003, there I was in Barnes & Noble, casually minding my own business, and all of a sudden this book leaped out at me from the front table where they have all the women's fiction, and I simply couldn't ignore it.

It was Pushing 30 by Whitney Gaskell, and I completely loved the cover because of the thirty-somthing woman being buried by a giant birthday cake. And I picked it up, and I snook off to a comfy corner, and then I read the first chapter, and I totally fell in love with Ellie Winters, and I was HOOKED!

And I'm still hooked, and True Love and Other Lies, and She, Myself, I, later, I'm more hooked than ever!

So, was completely delighted when Whitney agreed to join our mad, Literary Chicks crowd! And even more delighted when I asked her some weird Literary Chick questions and got some great answers. And here they are...

Q. If you were castaway on a desert island with only Wilson, the football with a face, to keep you company, but were allowed to take one book, one CD and one DVD with you, which ones would they be and why?

A. Book – I know I’m supposed to say something deep and meaningful, like War and Peace, but honestly? I’d take Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Mmmm, that Jamie Fraser . . . I never get tired of him . . .

(Michelle interjects: Jaime!)

DVD – That’s an easy one! The Colin Firth version of Pride & Prejudice. It’s the one movie I can watch over and over and over again, and never tire of.

(Michelle interjects: aahh, you and me both, gal! 'Specially that wet shirt scene...Lani and I are in total harmony...)

CD – Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, so that I’d have the grooviest pad on the island. It’s martini time!

(Michelle interjects: Martini Time! Yay!)

Q. If you were castaway on a desert island and were allowed someone other than football Wilson to keep you company, who would it be and why?

A. My husband, because he’s very handy – think MacGyver, only cuter – and he’s nice to snuggle up to.

(Michelle interjects: OhMyGod, I love him, already!)

Q. If you were castaway on a desert island and were allowed one additional foodgroup apart from coconuts and raw fish, which would it be and why?

A. Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! I’m starting to like the sound of this dessert island . . .

(Michelle interjects - ah, now why do I like dessert island better than desert island? Heh...)

Q. If you were castaway on a desert island and were allowed one personal grooming item (makeup, clothes, hair straighteners, anything powered by electricity) which would it be and why?

A. My contact lenses, so that I could see Colin Firth when I watched Pride & Prejudice.

(Michelle interjects yet again: Oh, we are completely of one mind when it comes to Lovely Colin. Lani, you there, gal?

Q. If you were castaway on a desert island and were allowed to be ET for a moment (i.e., phone home) who would you call and why?

A. My mother. I’d grouse to her about how my husband wasn’t taking any of my suggestions when it came to building our new hut, and she’d fill me in on all of the latest gossip.

(Michelle interjects: we really need to introduce you to my mother and my mother-in-law! They really do know the best gossip!)

Q. If you were castaway on a desert island and were rescued, who would you want your rescuer to be and why?

A. I wouldn’t need one. My husband and I would be missing our son so much, that together we’d build a raft and sail back home to him.

Let's build that raft together!

Michelle, a bit star struck...

Posted by Michelle at 3:09 PM | Comments (5)

Comments

Posted by: Lani at January 2, 2006 8:25 PM

Posted by: Eileen at January 2, 2006 10:37 PM

Posted by: Eileen at January 2, 2006 10:40 PM

Posted by: Whitney at January 3, 2006 8:46 AM

Posted by: Michelle C at January 4, 2006 10:43 AM