Spicy shrimp ramen by aJ GAZMEN GuccibeaR.
To slurp or not to slurp?
Is it ever okay to burp?
And would you mind if I picked my teeth after finishing my lo mein?
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come and join the fun!
Where will you be on Saturday, October 17, 2009?
I’ll be at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, attending my very first Kidlitosphere Conference!
In the two years I’ve been blogging, I’ve only been able to meet a handful of the many people I’ve connected with online. It’ll be fun to compare online personas with in-person personalities. What do their voices sound like? Do any of them have accents? Are they really as nice as they seem online? And how do some of them manage to read and review so many dang books and still lead normal lives?
Yes, I’m quite curious about the attendees, but I’m also excited about the great sessions Pam (MotherReader) has lined up. There’s still time to register and lock in the discount hotel rate of $109/night, so if you’d like to join us, please do!
Here’s more from Pam:
For authors, illustrators, editors, and publishers in the area of children’s and Young Adult literature, the KidLitosphere Conference on October 17th in Arlington, Virginia, offers an incredible opportunity to learn more about online reviewers, blog book tours, blog writing, and social media. Participants will also talk to forty book reviewing bloggers one-on-one about their books in a Meet the Author session. The dinner gives everyone a chance to socialize, talk, network, and collaborate. And all for a low $100 registration fee that includes breakfast and dinner.
Featured sessions for authors/illustrators include:
- It’s Not All About Your Book: Writing Ideas for Author Blogs
- Social Networking for Fun (and Profit?)
- Building a Better Online Presence with Blogging
And several more sessions in the 8:00–5:00 p.m day. Attending authors will have the opportunity to set up a table and show their books to bloggers and promote fall titles. The small conference size allows for more chances for interaction among attendees.
Registration has been extended, so for more information and to register visit the conference page. Discount hotel rates are also available.
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I really hope you’re going. I would love to meet you!!
Click here for a more detailed post about the conference from MotherReader.
friday feast: in search of beauty
photo by Lisa at TSS.
BARTER
by Sara Teasdale
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children’s faces looking up,
Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness to sell
Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit’s still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
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This classic poem is just what I needed today.
I want to focus on beauty, and believe it still exists in the world. Not just in nature, but in the actions of human beings.
alphabet soup autumn menu
Nights are a little cooler. The first yellow leaves have appeared on the trees. My thoughts have already turned to apple cider, mountains of pumpkins, and deep blue skies. Autumn is definitely my favorite season, and I’m looking forward to the beautiful colors, the abundant fall harvests in the farmer’s markets, and celebrating the one institution that continues to give me the greatest pleasure: restaurants!
Beef chow fun (wan lai), is one of my fave things to order when we go out for Chinese (photo by jwsobeck).
Ah yes. Any day of the week, no matter how things are going, those three little words, "Let’s eat out!" are music to my ears. Of all the wondrous inventions of human society, this has got to be one of the very best: someone else cooks, someone else serves, someone else washes the dishes. Yes!
friday feast: one heart, medium rare
If you’ve sensed that I’ve been on a Diane Lockward kick lately, you’re absolutely right!
First, I posted “I’m Lonely as the Letter X,” and then, “Eve’s Confession.” I may as well top those off today with a third poem from her most recent collection, What Feeds Us, called, “Heart on the Unemployment Line.”
Jama's Alphabet Soup 