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Two-- no, three-- exciting developments today. All involve books, authors or publishing.

1. A favourite childbook picture book of my sister's and mine was called Sonya's Mommy Works. Lousy link, but click it and check out the name of the author. Or I'll just tell you: It written and photographed by Arlene Alda! Yes! Alan's wife! I made this discovery last night while reading my new-used book, The Last Days of M*A*S*H. It was terribly exciting. I wish I still had Sonya. I really used to love that book. I used to make my mommy put the banana stickers on my nose like Sonya's mommy did.

2. Today at work (!) I was given the pleasantly mindless task of going through old company catalogues and collecting information on paperbacks. In doing so, I got to drool over quite a few exciting titles. (I wonder if there's an employee discount?) One of the author's names gave me a start, as I'm SURE it was the mother of one of my only friends in high school, who left after freshman year because her family was moving to Arizona. The publisher? U of Arizona Press. The subject of the book was art history; this same friend once got me "backstage" into a restoration room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art because her mom had connections. Eh? Eh? So, Judy Wolfthal, do a name search on yourself one day. I'm SURE that was your mom!

3. Work! It was hardly scary at all! The people were nice and friendly, and my boss in particular explained every little thing to me (phew!) and set me to a very unintimidating task that filled the rest of my day. I get to choose my own hours (yay!) and I am determined to become friends with the friendly guy in the mailroom because I think his name is Steve Stewart, and I think it would be cool to have two friends named Steve Stewart. Plus, he was very friendly. When I left for class he asked me how my first day went and everything. I like that. (Now, I hope HE doesn't do a name search. There may be tons of Steve Stewarts out there, but there aren't many Octavia Phillipses.)

Tomorrow, I will find out where the coffee is kept. I treated myself to a grande latte from Starbuck's this morning, but that can't continue.

Also: I got my credits transferred today! Finally! I am so productive! I'd like to go to sleep now, but first: a page on Diebenkorn and then: The West Wing. I'm Busy the Bee.

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