March 29

You know what we read today? Apparently people are throwing away their dyed Easter eggs. What the hell? Who are these crazy people? What is more fun than funky colored deviled eggs, potato salad, and egg salad sandwiches? Out here in the desert, it can be quite warm on Easter and we’ve always been a bit freaked out about leaving unrefrigerated eggs in the sun. The real crime, though, is the melted chocolate. Forget the eggs! Save the chocolate! Here are some amusing things that got us through the week.

1. Chocolate Stamps. Those brilliant and ingenius Belgins have issued De Belgische Chocolade or Le Chocolat belge. That is both Dutch and French for Belgian Chocolate. We know you come here for the sophistocated international flair. Anyway – it’s a chocolate stamp. When you lick it there is a chocolate flavor and apparently even a smell mixed in with the varnish. Like a scratch-and-sniff stamp. The US postal service is always complaining that they’re running out of money. This could solve everything. People will send snail mail again if they have the option of a chocolate stamp. Genius.

2. New Book Cover. Book 2 – Miss Goldsleigh’s Secret – has gone to the editor for the final round of edits and the book cover is done. It’s absolutely gorgeous. We’re also not going to show you yet. There’s going to be a big cover reveal next month. There will be a prize of some sort as soon as we figure it out. But we’ll give you some hints; it’s various shades of blue, there is a lady, and the secret is exposed on the cover. You’ll just have to stay tuned. Just know, it makes us squeal in excitement.

3. Check in the mail. When Amylynn got home last night there was a check from her agent in with a jury summons. The two have nothing to do with each other except that Amylynn was afraid that the letter from the court acted as some sort of portent or bad omen. She wasn’t expecting anything from her agent so she opened the evelope slowly. Inside the envelope was a check – her first royalty check! If you can’t read the amount, it’s $9.10. Isn’t that adorable. We deposited it via our iPhone so we could keep the paper check for posterity.  Ava here: WE did no such thing.  Amy deposited it because she is brilliant with technology.  I can’t even deposit a check at the bank without help. 

4. Suzy’s Hair Salon. We’ve been pretty slow at work. The last time this happened we did a zillion jigsaw puzzles. This time we’ve been experimenting with hair. Our receptionist is fab with hair. So far we’ve messed around with a spiral curling wand and some heated clam shell shaped clippy things. We’ve been known to braid for each other. Honest to Zeus. The landlord should just be happy we’re not doing coloring jobs in the kitchen. We found a stylist chair on Ebay for 108.00. You’ll have to call to make an appointment.

5. Stuff to read. Once upon a time, Amylynn used to do book reviews. She doesn’t have time for that anymore – although, now we’re seriously considering adding it back in. That’s cause we’re crazy. Why is this a favorite thing? Because we still get books in the mail from the publishers every day. There are bags and bags of books we’ve not been able to give away because we might be book hoarders. Maybe. We’re not committing to that diagnosis.