This will be my last post from Cincy, I have friends meeting me tomorrow and Friday nights and there's no WiFi in the studio. Have I whined about that enough yet? I'm not sure...let's see...maybe I should whine about that just one more time...
I get a truckload of email daily and most of them require "immediate attention" so when I wait all day to answer, it's a daunting task to say the least.
It's really tough not having WiFi in the studio, I spend two hours every evening in my hotel getting caught up. It's really, really hard. I also hate typing on this crappy laptop because I almost screw up the post by hitting a random key every few seconds...
Please feel free at this moment to break out your tiny violins.
I had a major (forgive me in advance) "a ha" moment today based on a meeting with sales when we talked about my having THREE books on a special display in the bead aisle in Michael's this is beyond HUGE. Because any one publisher only has a certain number of titles there at any given time and it is the biggest fish in the crafty pond. I also found out that my books have strong cross over sales, meaning they sell well to the trade and also in general places like Amazon. So...this was some very good news. I would have Snoopy danced, but they think I'm relatively cool and I'd hate to blow that. So I just Snoopy danced in my mind.
We still have six more projects to shoot and the opening material, so I'm afraid we won't get our usual final day "research" field trip in. (Meaning a trip to see the Zoo Babies or a day at the Art Museum with the world's coolest editor ever Jessica Gordon. ) She was my default editor on my first two books and since then we've become a pretty damn good team.
I'm feeling that I may be getting whatever the heck my kid had before I left for the shoot.
Ergh.
So I'm resting and watching my secret guilty pleasure, American Idol. I'm a big fan of David Cook. Yeah, it's true. I don't really watch TV...but I got sucked into this show this season and have hung in this long so how can I look away now?! My guess right now as the Jonas Brothers are singing in the background, Archuletta. I didn't see last night, galdangy. I heard Archuletta kicked some booty. So based entirely on rumor and conjecture, I'm guessing David A. is taking the prize. He is so getting a Disney Show, am I wrong?! He's the Davy Jones of the New Millenium. If it was my choice, it'd be David C. Honestly, I always sorta want my favorite to come in fourth so they don't get stuck in the crappy contract and have to make some horrifically cheesetacular debut album.
I may not dig Reality Shows, but as a vocalist I can't help getting sucked into this one. I've been watching it on and off since the first season. It used to run on Poker Night, and that worked well, now we all watch together. Yes, I'm a card carrying dork.
Until I get back home again, craft on with your bad selves! I must away!
xoxo
Madge
Labels: American Idol, book shoot progress, no wifi blues
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