sublime and ridiculous

resoundingjoy got her hot copy of The Lion Hunter as an ARC off ebay even before I had mine, but now I can boast that I have actually got a copy of the REAL BOOK in my hands! It is very beautiful, including a map of the Arabian Peninsula drawn by ME. I am also very, very proud to boast that to my knowledge there is one review so far, a starred review in next month's Kirkus.

So. I know sdn doesn't like the "me me me" approach to blogging, and I don't either usually, but it has just been SO LONG since I had any good book news to report (I put a very positive spin on what I post here); and of course, sdn gets to take credit for this too, since she's the driving force behind getting the durn thing published in the first place.

The package with the book in it arrived rubber-banded together with another package, which contained my complimentary W0nderbra in which I'm supposed to do the Moonwalk. It is padded and underwired--not my kind of bra. Can I just say that I would not walk to the MAILBOX in an underwired bra, let alone 13 miles. I am kind of astonished. I know the Moonwalk is sponsored by Pl@ytex, but am I the ONLY woman in Scotland who doesn't like underwire? And it's meant to be power walking, too; aren't sports bras supposed to be comfortable?

Maybe this is meant to be part of the challenge. Maybe I can use it as an extra incentive for sponsorship--sponsor me to do this walk in an underwired bra! NO DON'T, I'm just kidding. I don't do underwire, not even for charity.