Category ~ Beth
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Happy trails to youuu...
And stay warm and pack extra socks, just in case This kinda feels like the day after college graduation, doesn’t it? You know, you’re hugging all your friends and patching up the nail holes in your dorm room wall with...Posted by Beth at 8:06 PM | Comments (6)
What's your "Judy Blume moment of truth"?
Sometimes you just have to eat it or wear it I’m delighted to announce the publication of a brand spankin’ new anthology called Everything I Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume, which includes essays by authors...Posted by Beth at 10:43 PM | Comments (3)
Breaking news: Beth Kendrick sews
In a related story : hell freezes over Here are four little words I never dreamed I’d utter: today I made curtains. With my own little hands. And thread. And a sewing machine. That’s right, chicks—I faced my fear of...Posted by Beth at 12:58 AM | Comments (5)
Beth and Mr. Tall’s Excellent Adventure Bogus Journey
Michelle no longer has a monopoly on travel disasters So remember back a few weeks, when I mentioned that wedding season has officially begun? Last weekend, Mr. Tall and I packed our bags and headed to Los Angeles to celebrate... Posted by Beth at 1:11 AM | Comments (8)
Introducing Julie Kenner!
Julie and I have forged an alphabetical friendship at author conferences over the years—Kenner, Kendrick, we’re always seated next to each other at book signings—and I’m so excited to introduce her as April’s guest chick because, quite frankly, the woman...Posted by Beth at 11:56 PM | Comments (8)
Love me, love my ratty t-shirt
or at least, try to be friends Eileen’s post on Monday got me thinking about men and fashion sense. Or lack thereof. I’m speaking specifically here of my husband’s Batman t-shirt. This shirt has attained legendary status in our relationship...Posted by Beth at 12:06 AM | Comments (4)
You've got vision
At least one of us does Okay, who here watches TLC’s “What Not To Wear”? I adore this show because the makeovers are of such magnitude that they really should qualify as supernatural. But there’s no plastic surgery or psychotherapy...Posted by Beth at 1:18 AM | Comments (8)
A quick glimpse into the crystal ball
I see many deadlines in my future I don’t believe in psychics. Okay, actually, I DO kind of believe in psychics, but only the not-for-profit kind that aid crime investigations and find lost kids and stuff (see: “Psychic Detective” on...Posted by Beth at 1:52 AM | Comments (11)
G’Day, Mate
Moving beyond kangaroos and boomerangs and into the realm of ratbags So I just realized (it’s been a busy week) that my next YA release, Boy Trouble, hits bookshelves in a few short days. Not to give away too much...Posted by Beth at 1:09 AM | Comments (12)
Dirty little secrets
counter space is a terrible thing to waste WARNING: If you are the type who dusts on top of the refrigerator every week and/or you can’t sleep at night unless you’re sure the dryer’s lint trap is freshly cleaned, you...Posted by Beth at 10:49 PM | Comments (4)
I can stop anytime I want
denial is the first sign of a problem... We all have them--little pick-me-ups that help us make it through the day. But how to draw the line between harmless habit or full-blown addiction? You decide! Coca-Cola I have no idea...Posted by Beth at 12:25 AM | Comments (15)
Crime and punishment
and iPods Big news at Chez Kendrick: last week, our very own Roxie Hart passed the evaluation test for the Delta Society and is now a certified therapy dog! She and I had been prepping for months with refresher obedience...Posted by Beth at 11:02 PM | Comments (6)
A little luxury goes a long way
Especially when its brushed into your follicles We all have little indulgences, even notorious skinflints like me. Some people will shell out for fine wine, designer denim, fresh flowers in the family room. My personal weakness just happens to bemy...Posted by Beth at 10:49 PM | Comments (10)
Love and insanity
You say po-tay-to, I say po-tah-to... Ive been making good use of my time this weekend, reading a 400-page book about the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. (No, I will never sleep again. Yes, I am apparently missing the...Posted by Beth at 11:51 PM | Comments (7)
Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays
"What? What do you MEAN my flight has been cancelled?!?" You guys all packed and ready to embark on the annual holiday travel marathon? Me, neither! But while Im frantically wrapping and filling up the gas tank, I thought Id...Posted by Beth at 1:37 AM | Comments (4)
Care and Feeding, Part IV, by Mr. Tall
So were not creative with our blog titles. Were not writers, you know. All the literary chicks have an iconthis is mine. Take a good look at what I WONT be getting for Christmas. The care and feeding of a...Posted by Beth at 11:49 PM | Comments (8)
I *heart* Novocain
Or, Why my post is so short today I am blogging under the influence, chickies. Stand back! Last week I told you guys about my familys time-honored tradition of getting good and sick over the holidays, and this year proved...Posted by Beth at 12:00 AM | Comments (5)
Giving thanks
for readers, LC, and chocolate cranberry cheesecake This just in: the Chicago Tribune calls Nearlyweds exceptionally entertainingSharp writing, sharply nuanced characters and a sharp sense of humor all come together superbly Reviews like that make an author feel good. Giddy...Posted by Beth at 10:43 PM | Comments (7)
Colds, flus, funky bacterial infections
and a partridge in a pear tree Some people never learn. Like me and Mr. Tall, for example. Every year, we insist on making elaborate, Rockwellian plans for Christmas Eve: Lets go to Midnight Mass with your mother. Lets host...Posted by Beth at 9:03 PM | Comments (6)
Diamonds Makeovers are a girls best friend
New mascarathatll cure what ails ye Its been one of those weeks. Im sure you have them, tooOne Of Those Weeks. (Apparently, Whitneys in the throes of one right now.) And one of those weeks came right on the heels... Posted by Beth at 3:00 AM | Comments (10)
Candy Corn: Why?
It's a sickness, I tell you Okay, before I get into the important and totally scintillating details of my own life, I have to take a second to mention that my friend and fellow author, Julie Kenner, has organized an...Posted by Beth at 11:04 PM | Comments (13)
If I had a million dollars
Or, better yet, 57.5 million dollars I just watched a show on E! called The Curse of the Lottery, which documents the rise and fall of 10 recent real-life Powerball winners. These people all initially thought that hitting the jackpot...Posted by Beth at 1:37 AM | Comments (12)
My inner child
wants an Easy Bake Oven. And a Pound Puppy. And Barbies dream house. Whitneys reference yesterday to the Easy Bake Oven brought back poignant memories of childhoodmemories, that is, of toys that I demanded and was denied. My parents were...Posted by Beth at 12:09 AM | Comments (16)
Are you ready for some football?
Nooooooooo! Labor Day approaches, and that means only one thing. Well, it used to mean lots of things: starting a new school year, the change of seasons, buying a new collection of fabulous woolly sweaters But now we live in...Posted by Beth at 11:25 PM | Comments (15)
Oreos: A hard-hitting expos
The truth never tasted so good Last month I discovered Nirvana in a blue foil wrapper: Oreo Dunkers (limited edition!), which are a new, and in my opinion, vastly improved version of the classic cookie. Theyre oblong, see, so as...Posted by Beth at 10:58 PM | Comments (16)
Technological Wonders
How did I ever survive without this stuff? First of all, I must give a hearty, LC welcome to our guest chick, Joshilyn Jackson. If you havent read her first novel, Gods in Alabama, run, do not walk, to your...Posted by Beth at 1:28 AM | Comments (12)
What are we, twelve?
So I was just in the salon, getting my pedicure all spiffed up for conference, when who should call but my good friend (and bad influence) Kresley Cole. She was getting a pedi, too (psychic link in full effect!)...Posted by Beth at 4:19 PM | Comments (4)
Twenty-ten
I'll have a big slice o' cake with a side of fabulosity, please Life is a journey, blah blah blah. We know. We get it. But Ive always been kind of a neurotic traveler (my guiding credo in life: I...Posted by Beth at 11:56 PM | Comments (11)
Unfaithful
I didnt want to cheat, but he drove me to it! The relationship between a woman and her hair stylist is sacred but tenuous. Both parties have to trust and communicate. You have to think long-term, you cant be afraid...Posted by Beth at 12:42 AM | Comments (5)
Confessions of a Country Music Addict
by a good-looking rebel who plays by her own rules Hi, y'all. Im Beth and I like country music. There, I said it; Im not ashamed. Some of you (i.e., my fellow country music enthusiasts) are probably going, What? But...Posted by Beth at 12:05 AM | Comments (17)
Whats in a name?
Okay, you guys, Im not even gonna lie: Im on deadline right now and I barely have two brain cells to rub together. So this will be a short post. But fun. Short and fun, thats our motto here...Posted by Beth at 3:56 AM | Comments (19)
Mr. Tall and the dog salve
Because a penny saved is a penny earned. Damnit. I should preface this story by admitting that I am cheap. Really cheap. I love bargains and coupons, I abhor paying retail. I re-use plastic sandwich bags and run the dishwasher...Posted by Beth at 11:43 PM | Comments (9)
Youre the one that I want
(ooh, ooh, ooh!) Things I Cant Wait For This Summer: 1. Nectarines. Best fruit ever. Sweet, juicy, and devoid of that peach fuzz that gives me the willies. (Its a texture thing. Im the worlds pickiest eater. But thats another...Posted by Beth at 11:26 PM | Comments (6)
Summertime
and the livin' is literary... How many of you have to work this weekend? Raise your hands. Me, too! Due to somewhat tight deadlines and egregiously poor time-management skills, Im stuck spending this holiday weekend indoors with only my sharpened...Posted by Beth at 2:46 PM | Comments (3)
Fear and Loathing at the Dentist's Office
Is there a 12-step program for this? I just finished a fascinating book called Ask the Pilot, which addresses every question you could ever have about commercial air travel. (What does a co-pilot actually do? Why do planes take off...Posted by Beth at 3:01 AM | Comments (6)
Love bites. (And barks. And picks your pocket.)
woof Hmm. Ive never seen anything like this before. Not what you want to hear from your vet clinics orthopedic specialist. But thats what happens when you adopt a scruffy little street dog with a limp, who, when you x-ray...Posted by Beth at 4:45 PM | Comments (5)
Thats why they call it going postal
This is gonna be a short blog entry, because I have to go pack for my trip to SoCal. The delectable Eileen Rendahl and I are going to be at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday....Posted by Beth at 2:32 AM | Comments (4)
Shower Power
I don't make these rules, I just report them... My shower is magic. For reals. My bathroom must be enchanted or something, because my shower has mystical powers. (No, not like thatget your mind out of the gutter. Geez, you...Posted by Beth at 2:54 AM | Comments (6)
Real Men Dont Get Sick
Just ask Mr. Tall Battle of the Sexes week may be over here at the L.C. (see how I worked that in, Whitney? The L.C. You like?), but it rages on unabated at our house. Last Saturday, Mr. Tall and...Posted by Beth at 1:31 AM | Comments (5)
The Battle of the Nose Job
Someone's been watching too much TV... I hate my nose. Ive always hated itits lumpy, bumpy, and way too large for my face. And no, this is not a hidden entreaty to get you guys to assure me that my...Posted by Beth at 3:10 AM | Comments (14)
Speaking of commercials...
"I just think things should work properly" Heres how I know Im getting old before my time: I recently ordered a new vacuum and Im really, really excited. Pathetically so. Every day I check the status of my order online...Posted by Beth at 1:10 AM | Comments (18)
The heart is a lonely hunter
and often a lousy judge of character I have had my fair share of horrible dates. There was the guy who stopped me outside the science library at UCLA, professed to be a medical student, and convinced me to meet...Posted by Beth at 1:53 AM | Comments (9)
I was a kindergarten hoodlum
I fought the law and the law won... Even at the age of five, I was a high-strung, moody malcontent. Then, as now, my impulse control was not so great and emotional sophistication was not my strong suit. And so...Posted by Beth at 10:44 PM | Comments (5)
Love Is A Battlefield
or at the very least, a putting green... Some men are obsessed with fantasy football, others with real football, and still others with exotic European sports cars that can go 0 to 60 in 5.8 seconds and are guaranteed to...Posted by Beth at 12:58 AM | Comments (9)
Bad dogs and the women who love them
Stop reading now if you're considering getting a puppy any time soon This is our newest dog, Friday: (click here to see Friday in all his glory because I'm too sick and technologically incompetent to figure out how to upload...Posted by Beth at 10:37 PM | Comments (7)
Don't Cha Wish This Song Was Not Stuck in Beth's Head?
Dont Cha? Okay, I have to preface this blog entry by confessing that: A. I am on deadline. SERIOUS deadline. B. I have the Pussycat Dolls Dont Cha stuck in my head. SERIOUSLY stuck. Not a good combination....Posted by Beth at 12:45 AM | Comments (9)
Ready for my close-up
From Beth, fashion victim no more... So this week my friend Kelly the fabulous fashion designer flew out from Los Angeles to help me promote the new book, and I have discovered a whole new frontier of style. Kelly is...Posted by Beth at 9:36 PM | Comments (9)
A series of really, REALLY unfortunate events
From Beth, trapped in slow motion Im always on time for the little things in life: movies, doctors appointments, cocktails. Especially cocktails. Its those big, life-altering events that give me trouble. Like the first time I met my editor in...Posted by Beth at 1:33 AM | Comments (7)
Inside the Actor's Author's Studio
Because inquiring minds want to know... Shes bold. She's beautiful. She writes 38 books a year (approximately.) Shes Alesia Holliday, and as a former trial lawyer, shes not afraid to take on the tough questions. Which is good, because Im... Posted by Beth at 9:28 PM | Comments (12)
Introducing Beth Kendrick!!
I'm just happy to be here! I am thrilled to announce that it is my privilege to introduce the third of our lovely new Literary Chicks, Beth Kendrick!! Beth and I gave a talk last year at a major national...Posted by Alesia at 11:18 PM | Comments (15)
