D Day

Let's have a recap of yesterday I wrote about blogs and what stuff they should have and crap...I must confess I spent some time on google looking for some pretty pictures (oops)

Normally I wouldn't write about a book signing or let alone go to one. However, considering the people that keep blogs/read blogs I think my experience is share worthy (I could have said exciting)

Today was also interesting because as difficult as I thought it was going to be to keep a blog or whatever, I can't stop thinking about what to write about...at the moment I have two conflicting thoughts, but we'll say 6 to make me sound more philosophical and artsy.

Now that I have some lines of text...So today Kara and I went to Miami to go to a book signing by Dita Von Teese (note the black and white photo). So naturally I am going to write about

What to do Before and During a Book Signing

• Wake up early to groom yourself, there would be nothing worse than stinking up the line and offending a while bunch a woman
• Google Earth the location (Kara told me she maps out areas before she goes) and have a strategic plan as to where you are going

WHY?

1. Who want to wonder around and ask for directions especially in Miami (No hablo español)
2. You won't look lost
3. Your parents will be impressed (in my case, I think if I would have told my mommy I was getting a fetish booked signed she may have been less impressed)

• Wear comfy shoes...some of these people today has on super high high heels (5inches) which was stupid we were standing in gravel and I'm sure those girls would hate to fall and ripe their stockings and mess up their bobby pinned hair.
• Get there incredibly early...Kara and I got their at 1pm and the signing was at 4pm however we were the first in line and this employee woman with some strange accent (Irish) told Dita we had been waiting all day, which I think may have worried her we were crazy people.
• Buy your book ahead of time...I had purchased my book at Borders instead of Books and Books and it was a hassle! I ended up having to buy another book, have a debit card declined, and write a bad check and hold a gross paper bag that made my arms itch.
• Have a simple first name, in line they gave us sticky notes with our names on them so Dita could sign 'For Lauren Love Dita' I guess to make it look like Dita is truly one of my buddies giving me a book...so If you have a difficult name I feel the likely hood of that being misspelled is about an 80% chance of rain.
• Bring a camera, we weren't allowed to take pictures with Dita but we could take "candid" pictures...considering this I was soooo glad I went with Kara she is tall enough to stick her arm up and snap away.
• Smile really big when you are leaving because the whole line is looking at you and you want them to think "They are sooo lucky they got in already I may be out here for hours in the sweltering heat"