My mood right now? Totally excited! I’m so happy to announce that I am officially a part of the SimonPulse romantic comedy community of authors. Yaaaay! Even though my own romantic comedy comes out in the Fall of ‘09, awesome author/RoCom blog moderator Jenn Echols has invited me to start posting! I’ve been checking out that RoCom blog for the longest, getting familiar with the writers and their YA author adventures. Now my name has been added to their blog team’s staring lineup. So, beginning in September, I will also be posting my monthly two cents at the SimonPulse romantic comedy blog. Check me out over there around the 19th of every month. (By the way, the new shortcut address to the blog is www.PulseRoCom.com.)
I’m also excited that I’m flying home to Jersey today. Between our visits to family and friends, the hubby and I will be squeezing in lots of shopping (got to restock on stuff we can’t find here on the island). Nice way to cap off our first summer in Bermuda.
Speaking of summer in Bermuda, for the past few weeks, we’ve been enjoying our first tropical summer with lots of house guests. I finally got to hang out with our wonderful Bermudian cousin Sonia, her son and her husband (my hubby’s cousin). She flew in for the island’s huge Cup Match holiday. And in between our guests’ visits, the hubby and I have been venturing around the island getting familiar with Bermudian summer happenings. Happenings like their annual Non-Mariner’s Race. Don’t worry-we were just as confused as you feel right now. Basically, it’s a wacky race of hilariously-decorated homemade boats/floats. By the way, each "boat" carries a mocking spin on a topical/hot-button issue in the news. The best part is when floats tip over spilling all its creatively-costumed occupants. Below is one crowded float mocking the recent closing of the Stateside Bermuda Tourism office.
And of course, we’ve hit the beach and our backyard hammock for some chillaxin.
Plus I’ve been working a bit on my cooking. I call this one Haitian sushi. It’s a yummy strip of turkey bacon wrapped inside of a sweet plantain.
Before I sign off and hop on our flight, I must express my shock. Can you be-lieve that this year marks 10 years since Lauryn Hill dropped the amazing "Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?" Whuuut? TEN years! I clearly remember being one of those stans who impatiently counted the milliseconds until the CD dropped. There I was on the Brooklyn-bound subway examining my new copy of the CD. Remember the dope cover design? True hotness.
I distinctly remember reading the liner notes like it was a juicy novel and anticipating my subway stop so that I could get home and listen to Lauryn’s soul. Yes, I tell you–I was a straight-up stan for Lauryn.
So, this week I’ve been listening to the CD and finding new meaning in it all over again. (Talk about memories! A fellow Jersey girl, Lauryn’s track "Every Ghetto, Every City" shouts out spots I grew up around in "New Jerusalem.") It’s been a while since I’ve heard it and it’s still golden.
Enjoy the rest of your August! Check back soon. 
