While I was not blogging:
The Winter 2009 Griffin Catalog came out online! Cracked Up to Be is on page 21. Or 22. I’m not sure. It’s 22 for me, but then a friend told me it was 21. I feel this makes clicking the ‘download the PDF’ link all the more exciting, which you should do. Cracked Up to Be was also in Publishers Weekly’s Spring 2009 Previews. My book is mentioned in places on the internets!! Seriously, my heart was like aflkasjdfsadf when I saw those. I am so excited.
I finished the first draft of Your Mom. I have deleted about 4,000 words from it and now I am in the process of trying to figure out how to put them back in, in more exciting and interesting ways–which is also known as revising. And then I shall send it off to Awesome Agent Amy.
And then–THEN!
Then I will probably start working on something new. Or nap. idk.
Anyway. Okay. So you know how like a year ago I admitted that if I’m in the passenger’s seat of the car while we’re at the drive-thru, I’ll mutter a stream of inappropriate words at you WHILE you’re ordering because it’s my dearest ambition that one of those inappropriate word finds its way INTO your order?
That it is one of my life’s goals to get someone to order something like a testicle biscuit?
(And if you didn’t know that, now you do.)
Well.
I finally did it, you guys.
Yes, last night, at the Tim Horton’s drive-thru, my subtle, brilliant sabotage was the reason my mom pulled up to the speaker and ordered…
A large Ass Cap.
IT WAS AMAZING.
I laughed so hard I cried.
Apparently she is never taking me through another drive-thru again, but whatevers. It was worth it. I have since related this story to everyone I know, and now the entire internet because it was the third best day of my life hands down and I wanted to share it with you.
I love you so much, Mom. Never change.
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publication date
Monday July 28th, 2008 @ 7:34pm
341 words, 36 sentencesmeta stuff
categories: cracked up to be,personal,some girls are (your mom)
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Oh, Courtney. Please move to this half of Canada so you can brighten my life from less of a distance.
ASS CAP!!!!!!!
That’s just gold. My hat goes off to you c-p.
(Congratulations on finishing too!)
OMG! you are SO awesome for SO many reasons. congrats!
p.s. the ass cap story is officially (so far) my fav barry story ever)
you’re the devil in a wiseass suit.
one day your mom will get hers back!
it’s just so great that you’re in a catalogue and you’re gonna be published & IT’S LIKE FIVE SHORT MONTHS AWAY
It’s way past my bedtime, but you POSTED! So I had to pry my eyelids open – but then you made me laugh and feel horror all at once, and I made a vow to never have drive-thru with Courtney…unless she’s driving. I would be SUCH an easy victim.
And now I want to try it. But too many people I ride in cars with are too delicate for such a feat. I’d probably get the ejector-seat.
Your poor mom…and YAY – YOUR MOM!! ;)
That is an ingenious and inspired idea that I may have to try myself. I would especially like to make my mum say something along the lines of “Ass cap”.
Congrats on the completion of the first draft and the presence in the catalogs! How exciting. Can’t wait to read Cracked Up To Be.
(Short-time reader, first-time commenter, v much a new Courtney convert :))
That’s awesome about the mention in Publisher’s Weekly and so, so cool to see Cracked Up To Be in the Griffin catalog! Cracked Up To Be is making its way out into the world…Aeeeeeeeee!!
Congrats on finishing the first draft of Your Mom! I’m going to stare at you in awe across the finish line and try to crawl in that general direction.
Any reaction from the Tim’s employee? Or perhaps they thought it was a summer special they were unaware of?? Something steamy with lots of whipped cream and a few of those brownie crumble things.
The good people as ASCAP are not amused. They shall NOT be ordered at a drive-thru!
BTW, congrats again on the catalog thing. Look at me! I am “a friend”–I am famous! I am THE friend! Who told you about page 21. Whoo!
It is still on page 21, BTW. Am I crazy? But it *does* make it more exciting. Will it be 21 or 22? Who can say??
So how to you pronounce aflkasjdfsadf? Because I say “aff-ska-daff-ska.” No matter how you spell it.
Ass Cap! Hahhhhhhaaaaaaaa! God, I love it. What’s next?
You should know tho, Mom’s generally do get their revenge…
A: ONE DAY, ONE DAY.
Briony: Hee, danke and danke!
Tristian: Thank you! And hee–it’s always funny to the person it doesn’t happen to (my poor Mom!).
Kelvin: AAH FIVE MONTHS. Also, my mom should be grateful. I am keeping my parents young, darnit.
Emily: Aw! Everyone should try it at least once. You should say something ridiculous, but not inappropriate. It’s the DRIVE THRU FAKE OUT! And thank you.
Starrynite: If you do try it and get your mom to say something fantastically ridiculous at a drive-thru, YOU MUST LET ME KNOW! Because that would be awesome. And thank you for commenting and thanks so much for the congratulations!! “Courtney convert” <- ! Am I ready for the responsibility of converting people to Courtneyness?! ;)
CK: “Aeeeeeeeee!!” <- ! That’s basically the noise I made when I saw the catalogue and the PW mention. And thanks for the congrats! But… sadly I am back to the drawing board. I realized a little too late that the second half was not what I wanted it to be and have til Tuesday to try to fix it (which is why I am so behind on my email to you–sorry!!!). So reserve your awe for someone who deserves it. ;) You will get to the finish line! I am crossing my fingers for you! The Tim’s employee didn’t even seem to notice, sadly. I wonder if they hear stuff like that a lot??
S: *cracks up* Thank you! “aff-ska-daff-ska.” is EXACTLY how you say it. That’s close to what it sounds like in my head, anyway.
Angela: I’m sleeping with one eye open… :)
Let it be known that the official cap of the Arabica Snobs Symposium 08 (known more crudely as the ASS Cap) is not a laughing matter, and that Tim Horton’s is a sponsorship partner for the event.
Your mum had every right to ask for one.
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Well.
I don’t think there is anything I can say to that!!!!!!!
Courtney. you must write more. also, could you tell me how you like the D80? I am considering getting one as I broke my D50 and I don’t think it’s worth fixing.
xo
I LOVE THE D80 ALMOST AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE FACT THAT ROSES IN BED IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously !!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, but to give you a more helpful answer–but !!!!!!!!!!–I love it, I love it, I love it. It’s fabulous. It’s got in camera photo editing (!), 10 MP, if you’ve used the D50, the transition should be easy… everyone should have it. I love the hell out of that camera.