Month: February 2007

I’m not really interested in meeting celebrities. As a teen I didn’t have posters of Duran Duran in my locker. As an adult, I read the latest celebrity news (willingly and with morbid interest) but I don’t want to party with Britney Spears or have lunch with Keanu Reeves.

I don’t know any celebrities but I have met some well-known journalists and politicians. I’m famous in one small circle for getting quite tongue-tied talking to Bob Rae. He was pleasant and charismatic. I was a bit smitten. But I’m not trolling the internet for new Bob gossip. I do miss Frank Magazine, though! I also know someone who was nominated for an Academy Award but that’s not relevant to my post (I just wanted to mention it since I mentioned Bob.)

But there is someone I would love to have lunch with. Not because she’s a celebrity but because I think it would be a lot of fun and very interesting. In fact, I would love to be in her court room (um, studio audience) for a day of taping. She can see right through bs and she’s tough but fair. Sure I don’t always agree with her and sometimes I feel she mocks the hopelessly dumb and beautifully vapid (but so do I on occasion). I know I will probably never meet Judith Sheindlin but I can send e-cards to myself and put them on my blog — much like the weird kids did with the Duran Duran posters in their lockers.

(I preferred KISS as did all the self-respecting rockers.)

I just finished Suite Française for book club!

And am I ever happy about it. There’s something wrong with me — I realize — but I’m just glad it’s over. I was moved by Irène Némirovsky’s work and vision and I think the world is very lucky to have this work. I just wished I liked it more. It’s me — not the books.

I get to pick the next books we vote on and I’m looking forward to torturing my friends. Now they will have to vote on what I think is interesting….mwah-ha-ha!!

Actually, I’ve planned my choices very carefully to reflect not only my interests but also to appeal to the group. It wasn’t easy. I deserve some kind of prize for my effort. Two of the choices are even fiction — but not period fiction! I need to read something from the age of email soon or I will lose my mind.

Also some interesting news. I checked out my web stats again recently and I have far more than three readers. But you are all very quiet and non-commenting people. (Thank you to my regular posters — you fill me with joy). Is it me? Do I not seem interested in your thoughts and views? Because I am, you know. I’m very interested in hearing from those who wish to explain to me the joys of period fiction — and anything else for that matter. But keep it clean.