Jennifer Crusie's Blog: Argh Ink

Habitat for Humanity is my national charity and right now they need everything they can get to help in Haiti. Molly Bell, their leadership development officer, just sent this to me:

Jenny,

Yesterday morning we awoke to the news of a 7.0 earthquake having struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti; the images in the news have been heart-wrenching. Habitat for Humanity is gearing up to respond to this disaster, and we need your help. An assessment team is currently being sent into the impacted area. Habitat for Humanity’s ability to react effectively to this disaster will require support from donors, volunteers, corporate partners and community organizations. Donations can be made at https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/donate.aspx?link=227.

Here are some details about what Habitat for Humanity is doing in Haiti: read more >>

When I first made the NYT list, my agent and editor called me on conference call to tell me while I was mopping the mud off the kitchen floor (dogs, you know). We all said, “Yay!” and told each other how awesome we all were, and then they went off to have champagne in Manhattan, and I went back to mopping the floor. “New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Crusie Mops Up Mud,” I thought, and laughed, and then went back to my regularly scheduled life. After that there were many NYT headline moments, some of which some of you may remember. There was the “New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Crusie Sears Chin with Pizza Cheese, Looks Revolting for Book Tour.” There was also “New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Crusie Narrowly Escapes Death Driving Through Manhattan with New York Times Bestselling Author Bob Mayer at the Wheel.” And of course read more >>

You know, I did pretty good on last year’s resolutions:

Except for this one:

. . not to get another dog.

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Lani and I were talking today about our parenting skills. We all know I’m a lousy mother, but Lani’s rep was pretty good until we reviewed the past couple of days:

Sweetness (showing Fake Aunt Jenny the drawing on her mini Etch-A-Sketch): Guess what this is.
FAJ: A guy with horns.
Sweetness: No, it’s a bunny!
Mommy: Fake Aunt Jenny has issues. read more >>

Especially the Argh People, who deserve all good things all the time. Here’s hoping you’re all warm and surrounded by people you love or at least people you can stand. (I set expectations low for December holidays: Just let me survive.) I’m so glad we’ve spent the past year (and years) together. Here’s hoping for many more!