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December 13, 2009
12 'o 12 'o the last month 'o the '09, y'all!
I know, I know... it's getting down to the fact that the only blog posts I make are about the 12. Well, thank you, Chadtastic, for that. :) At least there's somethin'. :) And such.
And if the Facebook keeps up its craptastic ways, I'll be back here more often than ever. And then some. :\ I know, what a badass, threatening some mega complex of people-moving with my gone-ness. Whatevs.
Anyway!
1:47am: Up after a ridiculous three-hour nap at the end of Friday, putting the finishing touches on the TOS and submission release form for the new distribution venture Cricket Feet will be launching totally on the downlow during the holiday season. Yes! All early birds FTW! I can't even get into how awesome this is. :) Stay tuned!
2:53am: Yes, I'm heading for the sleep, but first I'm posting a tribute to my lovely stepson, who is 11 today. What a great kid! (Photo from our last dinner together, July 2009.) Loves you, Quinn! Enjoy the snow. :) We'll see you in 5.5 months. :)
10:47am: Some random Alvarado Street market, on the way--in the rain--to the first WriteGirl event of the new season! Love the umbrellas, things for sale, and wilingness to make it happen, even the rain. That's America, people. :)
12:22pm: Realizing she's been my mentee for nearly a year, and we've not yet had an official photo together... this is my rockstar Alejandra. She's now a junior, and I've been working with her every couple of weeks since early in her sophomore year. Ah, I so enjoy our time together! Like I've said, WriteGirl does more for me than for her, every day. :) I'm so grateful she lets me share HER with me. :)
2:36pm: Write, WriteGirl, write! I love this organization and I am so grateful to be a part of it! Thank you, Annie Wood, for the hookup. :) See you tomorrow at YOUR partay!
5:15pm: Heading out to Tegan's holiday party. Prepped with chocolate dreamwhip pie (Keith's speciality), spinach dip (the only thing I know how to make), and wine. We've just had a HUGE conversation about the tech specifics behind our new distribution venture, and it's kind of intense. But in the end, there's party hopping to do, so we'll work out these specifics shortly. :) Stay tuned! It's gonna be... well, awesome. :)
6:40pm: This is one of the MANY reasons that Tegan's parties are so fantastic. Detail. Decorating apples for the wassail (with cloves). Aweseomesauce!
6:49pm: Dude. Kara Lipson's spicy candied bacon is not photographed, but it totally changed my world. Totes. Cannot wait to have it again. :) There has been recipe Googling. Seriously. Meanwhile, this is the spread at Tegan's, for round one. Believe me, there was a fuck-ton more, shortly! :) Tegan's is all about the kitchen!
7:36pm: I can't EVEN get through to you about how this sounds. Seriously. You don't get it. Even if you love four-part harmony and think you understand, you don't get it. It was amazing. I teared up and, I'm told, I didn't even hear the show-stopper. Amazing. Beautiful. It's like why I love Glee. Show up and sing in harmony for no reason and I swoon. Thank you, friends, for the celebration.
8:12pm: Well, time to show up at party number two of the night, after another big-ass drive through the rain. This is Lisa's early spread. I think she kind of has the same deal as at Tegan's: Show up with a shareable app. And then, no matter when you're in the mix, there's something you've made that makes someone happy! :) And dig in! :)
9:23pm: I have lots of reasons for loving Lisa Soltau. Lots. One is, she let me cast her in one of the last plays we both did before we stopped acting. Two, she says I'm the reason she got into casting, as she had left town and I sent her a copy of Casting Qs. It gave her ideas. And hope. And now, she's a famous rockstar casting director. And one of my besties for seriously nearly a decade, at this point. Small freakin' world!
10:38pm: It's getting interesting, as all parties do. But Keith and I have been really good (read: virgins) and it's time to go home. Damnit. We owe all y'all a ridiculous amount of inappropriate behavior. Eep! Three parties tomorrow? Really? Ack! Well... if you say so! G'nite!
As always, thank you, Chad, for another lovely 12 of 12. :) Keep on rockin', good folks! LYMI!
Posted by bonnie at December 13, 2009 2:11 AM
Comments
Spicy candied bacon? Spicy candied bacon?! You must obtain the recipe and post it for all to see...
Nice 12 -- hope you get some time to relax between all those parties and the inappropriate behavior ;)
Posted by: Chris at December 13, 2009 7:45 AM
Thanks for doing it! I'm the same way. If I wasn't hosting the 12 of 12 I think I would have ended my blog.
xoxox
-C
Posted by: Chad at December 13, 2009 9:56 AM
Wow that looks some awesome food!
Posted by: Helen (Dogeared) at December 13, 2009 10:46 AM
Wow, busy 12! WriteGirl sounds like such a neat organization. And happy birthday to your stepson!
Posted by: becca at December 14, 2009 4:34 AM
Chris--I think this might be the recipe: http://mobile.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/11/serious-heat-spicy-candied-bacon-recipe.html or this one: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/cayenne-candied-bacon-recipe/index.html
Haven't tried either yet, but I am SO hankerin' to do so. That shit was GOOD!
I did take some downtime last night, finally. Had to do it. Was feeling burnout creep in, and I still have a few important parties to go to. They're IMPORTANT, I tell you! :)
Thanks for the visit!
Chad--Well, I sure am glad you do it. :) And I *did* post a new blog entry today, so hopefully the year-end posts will get me excited about blogging more in 2010. :)
MUCH love to you and for all you do! :)
Helen--Beyond awesome. I am so afraid to step on the scale this week!
Thanks for the visit! :)
Becca--WriteGirl is phenomenal. Being a part of it this year has changed my life in so many lovely ways. :)
Thank you for the Quinn birthday wishes. We get to spend his half-birthday with him, which is a time-honored tradition that began with ME in January, back in the '70s, because we were always out of school during my b'day and I wanted to celebrate too! :)
Thanks for visiting and commenting, all! :) Much love!
Posted by: bon 
at December 17, 2009 2:40 PM