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Yes, that’s right. In 24 short hours, I will be standing next to Nora Roberts for the better part of the evening. Shut up. Do not mock my love of trashy novels. Pandering to the masses has its place, and I for one am a firm believer in a little escapism now and again. I only have one problem: The last time I was presented with such an opportunity, I completely froze. There I was, there she was, there we were. I had a million questions I wanted to ask her, but when I found myself face-to-face with The Nora, I choked. It was awful. So tonight I will be spending my time attempting to compose a list of various pithy remarks and probing questions that will make me seem more intelligent than I am. If luck prevails, I won’t turn into the village idiot.
There is something else–completely unrelated–on my mind tonight, and I would love to be able to post about it; unfortunately, I’m not 100% sure that it wouldn’t be seen by people at work. This is just one more argument for an anonymous blog. When I started all this, I never would have given it a thought, but then I never expected my blog to become my daily catharsis. Maybe someday soon I’ll be able to share what’s on my mind….