Post by bodacious on Oct 19, 2005 15:39:55 GMT -5
I can't believe I haven't read her book, THE FAT GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE yet but it's next on my list. I saw her on The View several months ago and emailed her right away. I've been on her email list ever since but still haven't got my hands on the book. Here's a funny quote from one of her emails sent out in August promoting her new book THE MODERN JEWISH GIRL'S GUIDE TO GUILT...
Oy vey iz mir, I know, you're busy, it's September already, you want to go here, you want to go there, your air conditioner is on the fritz, what can I tell you? Do I have the power to change these things? No. But I have one suggestion, it should make your life a little happier, a little easier. I don't want to hock you a chinik but I would say if there is one thing I know, this is the one thing I know. Of course, you can go ahead and ignore me, what do I know, I'm just a fat Jewish woman schvitzing in my apartment on the Upper West Side where I'll probably die alone surrounded by cats. I'm not saying that you have to come by, believe me, I'm fine by myself. I'm used to being lonely. Don't you worry about me. I do have this one favor to ask, but you're so busy, you got the places to go and the things to do. I should have never brought it up. Forget it. I don't know what I'm saying. Why don't you just run out and get one of those nice frothy Mint-achinnos, or whatever they're called - in my day it was called a cup of coffee for 35 cents, then again, what do I know? But while you're out, maybe you can stop by the bookstore and purchase this wonderful new book THE MODERN JEWISH GIRL'S GUIDE TO GUILT, or, if you should be so lucky, you can buy it on the computer. Many different essays by many different Jewish girls, all kvetching about how hard life is and how guilty they feel, it's nothing compared to their ancestors, but still. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but since no one else will, let me just say that The Seattle Times said my essay, "Big Mouth: Jewish Women & Appetite" was worth the price of the book alone. Watch, I'll give myself a kinehora already. Anyway, these Jewish girl writers are very talented and who knows if some are single and possibly very attractive, not that you need my help in that department, but it's always good to find a woman who can write, she'll do the thank-you notes so nice, the greeting cards, all of these things
. Oy -
here I am, taking up all of your time when you have to do the Internet and the text messages and what do I know, in my day I was happy to get a letter in the mail once a year and maybe a crust of bread. But please, don't worry about me. I'm fine. Buy THE MODERN JEWISH GIRL'S GUIDE TO GUILT, that will make me happy. But not too happy.
Yours truly,
Wendy Shanker
www.wendyshanker.com
author, THE FAT GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE (now in paperback!)
Oy vey iz mir, I know, you're busy, it's September already, you want to go here, you want to go there, your air conditioner is on the fritz, what can I tell you? Do I have the power to change these things? No. But I have one suggestion, it should make your life a little happier, a little easier. I don't want to hock you a chinik but I would say if there is one thing I know, this is the one thing I know. Of course, you can go ahead and ignore me, what do I know, I'm just a fat Jewish woman schvitzing in my apartment on the Upper West Side where I'll probably die alone surrounded by cats. I'm not saying that you have to come by, believe me, I'm fine by myself. I'm used to being lonely. Don't you worry about me. I do have this one favor to ask, but you're so busy, you got the places to go and the things to do. I should have never brought it up. Forget it. I don't know what I'm saying. Why don't you just run out and get one of those nice frothy Mint-achinnos, or whatever they're called - in my day it was called a cup of coffee for 35 cents, then again, what do I know? But while you're out, maybe you can stop by the bookstore and purchase this wonderful new book THE MODERN JEWISH GIRL'S GUIDE TO GUILT, or, if you should be so lucky, you can buy it on the computer. Many different essays by many different Jewish girls, all kvetching about how hard life is and how guilty they feel, it's nothing compared to their ancestors, but still. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but since no one else will, let me just say that The Seattle Times said my essay, "Big Mouth: Jewish Women & Appetite" was worth the price of the book alone. Watch, I'll give myself a kinehora already. Anyway, these Jewish girl writers are very talented and who knows if some are single and possibly very attractive, not that you need my help in that department, but it's always good to find a woman who can write, she'll do the thank-you notes so nice, the greeting cards, all of these things
. Oy -
here I am, taking up all of your time when you have to do the Internet and the text messages and what do I know, in my day I was happy to get a letter in the mail once a year and maybe a crust of bread. But please, don't worry about me. I'm fine. Buy THE MODERN JEWISH GIRL'S GUIDE TO GUILT, that will make me happy. But not too happy.
Yours truly,
Wendy Shanker
www.wendyshanker.com
author, THE FAT GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE (now in paperback!)