Supposedly, there are a lot of people having a great time at this BEA thing? And I am not one of them. But that’s okay because I just finished reading the best book I’ve read all year and it eases my pain:
Wow.
That is all I will say.
That, and a review of the book and an interview (!) with C.K. Kelly Martin are forthcoming.
A reader emailed me a lovely question about Cracked Up to Be and my reply bounced! I’m sorry, person whose name begins with S. If you’re wondering why I didn’t get back to you, I promise that it wasn’t for lack of trying. Also, messages sent via my contact form have been getting eaten by my spam lately as well. I’ve set up filters so this won’t be a problem anymore, but if you’ve tried to get ahold of me this way recently and I haven’t replied, I might’ve accidentally deleted your email forever (I promise I’m looking more closely at my spam now).
Related: I can be a little tardy in my replies, but I do generally get back to everyone who takes the time to contact me. If I get an email of a time sensitive nature, I try to honor that or fire off a quick reply saying I will soon. If you’ve emailed me a question or request and haven’t heard from me, it’s likely it got eaten by spam, never arrived or the reply bounced. So if you’ve emailed me and you haven’t heard back from me within like, ten days, feel free to email again. I’ve amended the contact page to say this, but I thought it was worth putting here too.
Phew.
Now that all that stuff is outta the way, I really don’t want to turn this blog entry into another love letter to Lady Gaga, but oh em gee, you guys, I’M GONNA. Have you seen the leaked music video for Paparazzi? It is epic. It’s better than the however many seconds of New Moon that are floating around the internet.
Just LOOK at this thing I don’t know if I should disclaimer (it’s Lady Gaga, okay, just learn to expect everything in no pants)!:
Isn’t that great?! That is so great. It’s pretty, violent, disturbing, ridiculous, crazy, glam, fierce and edgy and these are all elements I find very compelling in art so HOW FORTUITOUS IT IS LIKE SHE MADE IT FOR ME. Anyone who cannot see how that is brilliant is just, I mean. I don’t know what to say. By the way does anyone remember the last thing I was this excited about? Oh right.
Sparkly vampires.
Huh.
Anyway, unless you have all been living under a rock, I suppose you have heard the devastating news: Archie Andrews is marrying Veronica Lodge.
I was going to write a long blog entry devoted to the degradation of Archie comics but then I got tired out and ate some raisins instead. And ANYWAY, this new shocking six-parter is apparently divided into two halves (or so I’ve heard). The first being WHAT IF ARCHIE MARRIED VERONICA LODGE? And the second being WHAT IF ARCHIE MARRIED BETTY COOPER? Which means everyone will have their way.
So basically it is a six issue COP-OUT.
I was really disappointed when I heard this because I invented this entire fabulous storyline in my head where Archie proposed to Veronica and Betty dies (of a suspected suicide but maybe no one knows for sure!) and then the night before their wedding Archie looks at himself in the mirror and is like, “My God, Veronica. What have we become? WHAT HAVE WE BECOME?” And Veronica is like, “Meh. I was always this way.”
AND THEN, in the last panel, Archie slides the ring onto Veronica’s finger and a little thought bubble above his head says, I made the wrong choice. But he can’t take it back!
And fin.
The entire series comes to a devastating, deliciously tragic close.
WOULDN’T THAT BE AMAZING?*
I don’t know why Archie comics doesn’t hire me to write for them.
In other news, progress continues to go well on possible Book 3. I’m up to 50 pages! Sweet. TKT reminded me that I need to get a working title going for this thing. He is so right. If you all remember, Some Girls Are was called Your Mom for a long time before its title reveal. Maybe I should call Book 3′s working title NO PANTS. You know. In honour of my new hero that saved me from the vampires.
But if you have better suggestions I would love to hear them.
* Yes, I know. I am ~horrible.~
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Saturday May 30th, 2009 @ 11:08pm
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categories: books,comics,fall for anything,music
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How can you ask for working titles when you drop us ZERO breadcrumbs on said book?? Hmmm??
That aside, I vote for calling it GagaPants. Cuz she’s like The Empress and if you can’t see how cool her *nopants* are, YOU must be lame.
I endorse no-pants, both as a policy and as a working title.
On a somewhat related subject, my new favourite game is replacing the word ‘back’ in songs with ‘pants’, thereby creating my new favourite song “Get Pants” by The Beatles, closely followed by “Sexypants” by Justin Timberlake.
(Anybody would think I had an essay to avoid writing)
You could call book #3 SUCK THIS.
Emily: BECAUSE I AM EVIL. GagaPants… oh my God. That should be some kind of… you know. “I’m GagaPants for Gaga!” It needs to be used in that application! And often.
Briony: You and me both, CP. And AHAHAH THAT IS SO AWESOME. Now I have to go through my iTunes playlist to amuse myself when I should be writing…
Annika: … That is FIERCE.
I actually… really like that song. And I didn’t want to. Sigh.
GIVE IN TO GAGA, BB.
I’m all for gaga pants. The video was delicious and your Archie commentary was hilarious!
Either way their kids will have rubberyboyface and monkeyears and weird crosshatching on their heads in lieu of hair, apparently.
Suzanne: 2 votes for gaga pants! & Thank you. :)
Sue: …. TRUE.
Since GagaPants has already been seconded, is it time to call for a vote? I am IN FAVOR! Make it happen, Courtney. Make it happen.
CAN I LIVE UP TO SUCH A GLORIOUS TITLE, THOUGH?
You make me feel better about posting about nine-year-old computers again.
Hee.
I look for CK Kelly Martin’s books everytime I’m at the store and no luck thus far. I’m gonna hafta order them. It’s settled.
I’m so sad about the Archie stuff. I think your version is LESS depressing than a straight up A/V marriage. Especially because I think Veronica would be able to find some country club, trophy boy and be just as happy. Betty will be crushed, life over.
Maybe B & V could just get together though? And then the whole thing can turn into a gay marriage rallying cry. And like Archie marrying Veronica will be this big coverup. Archie is V’s beard because…wait for it…HE AND JUGHEAD ARE LOVERS.
Whitney: I am going to hold a giveaway for 1LD. YOU MUST TAKE A SHOT AT ENTERING. In either case, they are totally worth ordering. They are effing fabulous. And omg bb, I am going to send your ideas onto Archie comics with mine. THEY HAVE TO GET BEHIND THAT! It would REVITALIZE THE SERIES