Feelin' Frisky on the Fourth

Hey Girls,
Just a quick post to wish you all a fabulous, un-frizzy Fourth! I can't imagine my vacation to North Cackalacky's Hatteras beach being un-fabulous because I'm in SUCH a sweet mood. Why?

1.) THE BET AWARDS!! Omigod, I'm hyperventilating...I can't breathe...I'm getting all hot and bothered just thinking about the almost-obscenely historical moment that was PRINCE, STEVIE AND CHAKA. The second my Sacred Bizarre Purpleness played the opening chords of "Aint Nobody," I became a woman. It was just crazy. But the whole show was amazing, wasn't it? BEYONCE (uh, wait...I mean Sasha)?!! When she caught the Holy Ghost ("oooh, my new single is the ish!) and flung herself on the floor, writhing and shimmying about--well, I couldn't help but do the same (but my version, somehow, looked very different). The only moment that slightly disturbed me was the Jamie Foxx/Fantasia Barinno Tongue-Down. Gross, get a room.

2.) I'm having a hell of a media week! Check out my profile in the SAINT PETERSBURG TIMES--the writer made me sound a tad pissed-off, but I really wasn't. I just hadn't had sex in two weeks when we did the interview. What? I'm on deadline. Oh, and the fun thing is, the San Francisco Chronicle picked up the story, and they're running it in the Style Section this weekend. Fun times.

3.) YOU GUYS. Some quick shout-outs before we hop in our rental car and head down to NC (yay, Chick-fil-A!!):
* Everyone, join me in wishing Ms. Caliprynses a huge, sexy congratulations for being the first to correctly answer the June/July ACCIDENTAL DIVA trivia question! Yep, as many of you guessed, Billie's "most perfect novel, ever" is Their Eyes Were Watching God. And if you haven't read it, you officially have homework.
* Good luck on your dissertation, Fo'Real in Los Angeles! You wanna know what I've been doing recently, when I need to pull an all-nighter? I throw on Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" and hop around the room for a couple minutes. Wiiide awake.
* Hey Miss Funkee--I'm so flattered that you got to p. 148 of THE ACCIDENTAL DIVA in one night! Here's hoping you'll be equally as into my second novel...I'm looking forward to giving the damn thing a title, so I'll no longer have to refer to it as "McBlankety Blank."
* CONGRATULATIONS, Zakiyyah, on your Fulbright grant to Malaysia...do your thing, sugar!! Next week, I'll give you tips on what to bring with you. Yeah, I doubt Malaysians are real big on Miss Jessie's curl products.
* A huge gracias and a bigger MUAH to Cece and Bree for answering Anonymous' question about the best face exfoliator. Just so you all know, they respectively chose ST. IVES APRICOT SCRUB (so classic), and QUEEN HELENE COCOA BUTTER NATURAL FACIAL SCRUB (mmm...smells heavenly). You ladies make me fear for my job.
* Coco Fiere--You live for Donyelle on "So You Think You Can Dance?" Well, I live for Mousa. In fact, I'd like to impregnate him, as soon as possible. And I'm glad you revealed your dance background, because I will now exploit you to the fullest. The main character in my teen book--the one about the group of kids that go to New York's High School of Performing Arts--is also a dancer! What are some classic dance steps (ie, Russian leaps) I can throw around in my book, so I'll look authentic?
* Stay motivated to write your manuscript, Miss Bty In & Out (love the name), and always remember--writers write because we HAVE to. We have no choice. Think of it like this: What if a surgeon decided he didn't feel like going to work? Make it that important, Precious, and you'll have your manuscript finished in no time.

I love you guys! Really, thanks so much for reading my silly little beauty blog...I look forward every day to reading your delicious, brilliant comments! Stay beautiful over the holiday weekend, and I'll holler next week :-)

love,
tia