Comments on: Christmas in August

By: Robrt Pela

Robrt Pela — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:49:55 +0000

I have no idea what any of you people are talking about.

By: cate

cate — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:17:26 +0000

ha! The writing workshop for cynical parents of kids with DS. that would be funny.

I’ll have to see if I can find the link that made me think of it. It was something that looked kind of cool but also expensive, enough to make me wonder what kind of market there is.

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:05:22 +0000

oh dear — please let the record reflect, as todd confirms, that robrt DOES start his holiday shopping way before the rest of us and does, in fact, love christmas. a lot. and in the best way. (my expanded cookie jar collection is evidence.) but he’s also heard me express my good and doomed intentions every year. so his sarcasm is most justified.

ok, i feel better now.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:33:00 +0000

And good for you, Amy. Just don’t forget what you’ve bought when December comes around. Also, make sure you include plenty of cleaning supplies in your holiday gift giving for children. If I had children (reason #3,258 against the idea) I would be buying them swiffers and vacuum cleaners and mops and pretending that cleaning is the most fun any person could ever have – way better than video games.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:15 +0000

I feel as if I should “out” Robrt (not in the typical sense – too late for that). He may seem curmudgeonly, but he is all about Christmas. Typically, he begins asking (right around April every year) if it is “too early to talk about Christmas.” I swear he would buy a tree in August if he thought it would stay alive until January.

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:12:35 +0000

Cheri, you better submit it!!! I can see your name in lights!

By: Cheri

Cheri — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:39:23 +0000

Ha! I started holiday shopping this week too, except I decided to keep the necklace I picked up for myself, so maybe not so good to shop early. But this reminds me of that “crappy holidays” piece I wrote in your workshop about our family tradition of fighting every year. Just the time of year to start submitting that one..

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:35:37 +0000

hey cate — i just can’t get down with the online workshop idea… it seems so important to have the in-person interaction, you know? but you, maya and i should start a mini writing group — i can only imagine our prompt for each other! ha!

By: starrlife

starrlife — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:00:36 +0000

You are way ahead of me just thinking about it!

By: cate

cate — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:41:47 +0000

do you ever think about offering your workshops online? I keep seeing all kinds of online classes.