The #1 reason I created I Will Dare back in 2000 and why I’ve kept at it for 20 years is because it amuses me. A lot. I was a lonely 28-year-old customer service rep…
Posts tagged Sweet Valley High
Day 197 of 200: The Last Book I Got from a Book Order
Today, @Citesomething posted the most magical tweet of the year. It’s the most wonderful day of the year. pic.twitter.com/WfRtkcy3Rs — Amanda MacGregor (@CiteSomething) February 6, 2019 I saw the picture and a shiver of excitement…
Day 40 of 200: Two, Two, Two Teen References in One Post
The first thing you should know is that the movie All the Boys I Loved Before does live up to all the hype. It’s sweet and charming and makes me wonder if there was a…
I Re-Upped & Other Anxiety Tales
The one nice thing about working all the time is that I haven’t freaked out and lost sleep about paying my mortgage in months. The bad thing about working all the time is everything else….
Nancy Reagan, Regina Morrow, and goodie-goodieism
A few years ago I was at Grumpy’s talking with a writer friend of mine (intentionally vague to protect the debaucherous) about drugs. She was regaling me with stories about all the drugs she took…
2 parts SVH + 1 part WTF
When Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later arrived on my doorstep Monday afternoon, I was more than a little excited. It was the first time in my, er 26-year Sweet Valley career that I didn’t…
And apparently now Elizabeth Wakefield cries when she orgasms
It’s taken me over 72 hours to find the words to explain what happened on Thursday. Thursday started out like most any other day — peanut butter, apples, a little work, a little bit of…
Welcome Enid to the Supergenius fold
First, you should know, I have a tag called inappropriately named electronics. Sometimes I surprise myself. Now, on with the show. I got my first computer sometime in the mid-90s. It was a Circuit City…
I don’t want a new Jessica, and I definitely don’t want twin Junos
When I first heard the news that Diablo Cody was going to write and produce a movie based on my beloved Sweet Valley High books I was incredulous. My first thought was, “if she turns…
Crackpot Theory #17: Men let nostalgia get in the way of their critical thinking
Okay, I will admit upfront that I haven’t put this Crackpot Theory through the rigorous paces most of my Crackpot Theories are subjected to before the great reveal. But, well, I tempted fate by whining…