First post of 2009 and it feels...well, just like any old post from 2008, to be honest. The only difference is that I'm sick today and hopped up on NyQuil, which means that I could fall asleep on my keyboard at any moment. If this blog entry becomes a keymash of letters and numbers, you'll know the meds have kicked in. I guess I should get to the point here.
So last October, my friend Sasha Watson had her book come out, and I have been completely remiss in mentioning it! It's called "Vidalia in Paris" and it's awesome, just like Sasha herself. Vidalia is an art student who goes to study in Paris for the summer, and she meets a mysterious art dealer named Marco. I can't say anymore because it'll ruin the plot, but definitely check it out.
I've also done a few interviews over the past several months. Little Willow asked me questions at her book blog, which I happily answered. If you love YA, or you want to learn more about it, check out her site. It's a veritable YA smorgasboard and features dozens of fantastic authors.
Also, over at Hipster Book Club, they asked me for my 5 favorites of 2008. Let me tell you something: it's STRESSFUL coming up with 5 favorites of anything! In fact, I was going to put together a list of my top 5 "Top 5" lists, but then I saw that Jay Asher did that last year. In the wise words of Homer Simpson, "D'oh!"
And I'm off to crawl back into bed. One of the few good things about being ill is that I have a lot of time to lie in bed and read and organize my music. In fact, I spent most of yesterday digitizing my mix tapes from high school. (Yeah, it's a 24/7 party around here.) Here's a song that my friend Anna-Lynne gave me while in junior year. The gift that keeps on giving.
U2, "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (live in Dublin 1993)
"A vampire or a victim / It depends on who's around..."
