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2/11/08

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Well, it's Monday, 11:15, and I feel like I've been running around for hours. Which, actually....I have. Huh.

I just left Whole Foods, where I had another d'oh! moment. A few weeks back, they were giving away these great re-usable shopping bags, to encourage less use of the plastic and paper variety. They even gave you a little sticker to put somewhere to remind you to bring it when you went out shopping. I put the bag in my car, the sticker on my car window and...I forget it EVERY SINGLE TIME. I know it's a good thing, a good cause, but MAN I really don't need something else to fail at everyday, you know? I have to come up with a new, better reminder system. I guess I'll do that around the time I stop obsessing, finally get caught up on laundry and answer all my website email. Sigh.

In other news, I was alerted by loyal reader Kelsey that you can now find an audio clip of me talking about Lock and Key and reading an excerpt here. (It's also available on the Barnes and Noble page for Lock and Key, way down in the right hand corner, under OF INTEREST.) Kelsey also asked me to give another mention to Dreamland, the message boards for my books, which you can join to chat with other readers. In the also-failing department, I realized this weekend that I was SUPPOSED to be answering questions under the Ask Sarah! topic, but with all the madness of motherhood, kind of, um, didn't. So I will try my best to get to a few of them later this week.

Finally, how excited am I that it looks like the writer's strike is ending? New episodes of The Office may be just what I need to turn my life around.

*thinks*

Okay, well they can't make it MORE complicated, at any rate, right?

have a good day, everyone!
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On February 11th, 2008 04:41 pm (UTC), [info]cougar_cowgirl commented:
I bought a big pile of those bags...the grocery stores in the Northwest sell them for $1 each. They're SO MUCH better than the plastic bags! It takes a while to remember to bring them, but it feels SO good when you do!
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On February 11th, 2008 04:52 pm (UTC), [info]prettyinprint commented:
Maybe a re-usable bag that can be carried in your purse is a better idea? I have a few from baggu (baggubag.com - their website seems to be down right now)... The bags fold up and fit into a little case that comes with each bag. I always have them when I need them. :)
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On February 11th, 2008 05:06 pm (UTC), [info]trudeau1031 commented:
The Office
omgish YAY FOR THE OFFICE! and you have a southern accent... weird
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On February 11th, 2008 05:42 pm (UTC), [info]rainyforever commented:
Haha. So I wasn't sure if I was going to comment but when I saw that one above me I just had to! I've been reading your blog for over a year and I've never heard your voice before. It was so different than I thought it would be and you do have an accent! Which I suppose I should have assumed as you live in the South and all. And yay for reusable bags! I'm from San Fran and plastic bags have been outlawed here. It's a great idea!
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On February 11th, 2008 06:29 pm (UTC), [info]lisa_schroeder commented:
I feel so much better - I'm the EXACT same way with my bags! I figure eventually we will remember. When I can, I make myself walk out and get the bags, as a punishment, hoping my brain will catch on soon! :)
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On February 11th, 2008 07:11 pm (UTC), [info]bonsai_aizawa commented:
So...
So I was wondering how you get questions answered by you???
If this is the way then my question is... Do you think you will still be teaching at UNC at Chapel Hill in 4 years???

Thanks much!
Emily

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On February 11th, 2008 07:29 pm (UTC), [info]loototherah replied:
Re: So...
She isn't teaching at UNC-CH anymore. Sarah's now a full-time author and mommy. :)
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On March 2nd, 2008 04:08 am (UTC), [info]bonsai_aizawa replied:
Re: So...
o well im happ y for that just wonderin for college purposes!
thanx for replying :-)
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On March 2nd, 2008 06:29 am (UTC), [info]loototherah replied:
Re: So...
Anytime. She's the reason I initially looked at UNC, too, haha.
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On February 11th, 2008 08:40 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
NOOOOOOOOOOO
THEY PEOPLE AT NBC CANCELED FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On February 11th, 2008 08:53 pm (UTC), [info]opheliandreams commented:
I was glued to the computer all weekend waiting for strike updates. All in the name of The Office.
It works.
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On February 11th, 2008 09:00 pm (UTC), [info]noodlesforyou commented:
hmm. it says above me fnl got canceled, but i can't find any definitive evidence of that online. according to wikipedia, though, the 15 episode season 2 dvd will be released in late april (around the same time as lock & key, actually), which, they say, does not bode too well for its return. but still, no official cancellation anyway.

and speaking of lock & key, i loved both those excerpts and i am super excited for the book to come out! other people mentioned above how surprised they were about your southern accent, but i'm not totally sure why. i guess maybe because people always hear books in their own voices rather than anyone else's. at any rate, i love your accent. i think it's cute and it flows nicely. there's a lady in one of my college classes with a southern accent that sounds like such an affection. it's almost as though she's trying too hard to stand out against all of us minnesotans (who, i'm told, do have an accent, although it's nothing like the people in the movie fargo. and for that matter, fargo isn't even in mn, it's in north dakota). on you, though, that accent sounds natural and adorable. :-)

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On February 11th, 2008 09:14 pm (UTC), [info]french_ie commented:
that clip from the book... sooo good. I can't wai to read the whole thig.
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On February 11th, 2008 09:25 pm (UTC), [info]whirlsofpearls commented:
Loved both of the excerpts! I can't wait for book to come out!
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On February 11th, 2008 10:04 pm (UTC), [info]kelsey_bee commented:
Thank You!
Thank you SO much Sarah! We already got nine new members as of 4 o'clock today! I can't wait to see the answers to the questions! Thanks!

Kelsey

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On February 11th, 2008 11:47 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I'm really excited for Lock & Key and I'm grateful for the link to your reading. It's amazing and I can't wait to have the book in my hands. Unfortunately, I have some news for you. Your FNL may not be coming back. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Oscars2008/story?id=4273400&page=1
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On February 11th, 2008 11:49 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) replied:
I absolutely love the office.
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On February 11th, 2008 11:50 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I loved the chapter from your new book. I also love all your other books and have read them many times. I have to say,though, being a Jehovah's Witness I didn't appreciate the slam. We don't peddle anything at people's doors. All we try to do is offer comfort from the Bible to people who aren't happy with current events in the world. I would also like to say that no matter who you are it's rude to slam a door in anyones face. I really hope that these aren't your true view of Jehovah's Witnesses because if they are I would urge you to talk to them next time they come to your door and really find out their views and why they are there. Thanks.
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On February 12th, 2008 01:56 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
Friday Night Lights-urgent!
Hi Sarah,
First off, I'd like to comment that you are an amazing writer, you're books are by far the best I have ever read. I've read your blog a couple of times and noticed that you like Friday Night Lights as much as I do. If you haven't already heard, NBC is thinking of canceling it by the end of this week or very soon. Since you have a way to inform lots of people (your blog), tell everyone you know to write a letter or email to NBC, explaining that you don't want FNL canceled. (info can be found on nbc.com) Again, thank you for writing such wonderful books and here's hoping to more of beautiful Riggins,
Lisey
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On February 12th, 2008 03:32 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
Thank You Sarah
Sarah,
Thanks you so much for the preview of Lock and Key! It sounds like a really good book at I can't wait for it to come out!
About Friday Night Lights, I just saw that it has not been cancelled, it has just not been renewed for another season yet. Hopefully it will! :-)
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On February 12th, 2008 03:53 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
hey, i just wanted to say that your an amazing writer, and i know you have probally heard that alot, but i honestly mean it.
please keep on writing.
im currently reading your book just listen.
im sure its going to be great!
xo
jasmin, kerikeri, new zealand
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On February 12th, 2008 04:43 am (UTC), [info]smiles4ever157 commented:
I can't wait to read Lock and Key. I loved the excerpt! =0)
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On February 12th, 2008 06:20 pm (UTC), [info]planet_janet commented:
As much as I love hearing you read that excerpt, I almost feel like I shouldn't have listened to it, because now I want to read it even more. Bah! I can't wait.

And a great big YAY for The Office! I've really been missing it these past few months. I need more Jim Halpert in my life.

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On February 12th, 2008 07:49 pm (UTC), [info]frenchmoodle commented:
My mom went to Florida last week and the one thing my dad asked her to get him was a Whole Foods bag for groceries-- and she forgot. This stinks even more because she might have gotten it free!
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On February 12th, 2008 07:50 pm (UTC), [info]frenchmoodle replied:
(We don't have a Whole Foods, just to clarify-- only Wegmans).
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On February 12th, 2008 08:56 pm (UTC), [info]__babbes__ commented:
Has anyone told you lately how great a writer you are? Yes? Well, I'll say it again.
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On February 13th, 2008 01:05 am (UTC), [info]mousesnovel commented:
That excerpt in the audio was AMAZING!!! I read the excerpt online and I liked it too, but this one really got my attention. Ruby seems different from a lot of your characters, and I'm eager to read her story. She seems to have some of Remy's traits, in terms of cynicalness, in many ways the "adult" in her relationship with her mother, but she also seems incredibly different. I love how you really built the story with the description, and the characters seemed so REAL!!! Have your books been on tape yet? If not, you should really think about recording them. Believe it or not, it was fantastically AMAZING to hear you read it. It brought this amazing personalness to everything.

I was already really excited about Lock and Key before, but I am really, really, REALLY excited now! It sounds so good already...and I already love Ruby! I have a really good sense of who she is. I just can't wait!!!

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On February 13th, 2008 03:33 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I've been reading your journal everyday for a while now and I've always pictured how you sound, but it was never like that! You have a nice accent and everything. It's nice to put a voice to a journal I read everyday.
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On February 13th, 2008 11:48 am (UTC), [info]skittles44 commented:
I can't wait to read the book! You read aloud very well, by the way. You have a very pleasant speaking voice. And like many people have said, it is different than I'd imagined. I don't know why.

I hope The Office comes back soon, too. :-D I don't watch FNL, but I know how much you love it and hope it will stay on for you!
~Eileen

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On February 14th, 2008 03:36 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I can't wait to read the rest! I'm hooked already. I'm from Raleigh and didn't even notcie the accent. Maybe that means I have one too...
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On February 14th, 2008 03:37 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I'm from Raleigh and didn't even notice the accent. Maybe that means I have one too...
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On February 14th, 2008 06:08 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) replied:
I'm from South Carolina and don't think you have an accent at all. :) Can't wait for Lock and Key!!
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On February 14th, 2008 08:22 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I too was suprised by the accent, but it makes sense.
It's beautiful though.
I cannot wait till April!

Eee-eee! :)

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