The R Family Diaries

Dear People Who Over Commercialize Brilliance and Ruin it: My name is Tiffany. I love to read. So much so, that I created a word to bestow upon those literary gems that leave you changed inside once you've read them. "Crackliture" What's Crackliture, you ask? Books like this one. The word Crackliture was created to describe a set of books I'm sure you have heard of by now- a little old series called, Twilight. I read Twilight before most of you knew or cared about Edward and Bella. And now, you can't sneeze without germing up someone who thinks THEY are the biggest fan. Fine- you take Twilight. But only on one condition. I keep Hunger Games. I read Hunger Games on October 7, 2008. Almost exactly a year ago. Again, at the time, it was just a book. A few weeks ago, I finished it's equally wonderful sequel, Catching Fire. Now it's becoming a phenomenon. I cannot STAND to see that fabulous story go down in commercialized flames the way Twilight is burnin...

So I've been back for a week. Still adjusting to life without room service. And a chocolate on my pillow. And giggling in the night. And reading six books at my leisure. And floating in the beautiful waters of Cozumel while Samuel brings me drink after drink after drink. Needless to say we had a fabulous time. And, since it was my turn to have Mona ride around with me, she got to cruise too. Here is a little video for your enjoyment. Yes, apparently, I say "apparently" a lot. Want to know more about Mona? Kathy's got the scoop here .

Well ladies. I am off. On a trip. With these two hookers. I know, I called them hookers. I'm feeling feisty. And, really excited. Oh, and this hooker will be with us too. More to come. Muuuuuhahahahahahahahahahaha.

My friend, Melissa , recently wrote this post , expressing her frustration with the small circle of bloggers who seem to be getting all the perks. I read it and left a lengthy comment, then realized I had even more to say. So, here it goes. I have been feeling some stress and increasing negativity in bloggyland lately. Unrest among the masses regarding PR, "A List" (whatever that is) Mommy Bloggers, the lack of money in blogging, etc. I've personally considered withdrawing completely and have spoken to a few other bloggers who are also feeling somewhat "disenchanted" with blogging as of late. It seems to have lost its luster. Here is how I see it: You begin blogging for fun. For connections. For camaraderie. You get a few followers and comments. You want more. You begin to see others talking about the free stroller or set of books. You want that too. Then you hear that some are getting to travel, meet with PR firms, speak at conferences. That sounds fun. You won...

So, SITScation is coming up in October. It's going to be a fabulous weekend at a fabulous hotel with fabulous women. Whrrl {this totally awesome application} is going to sponsor one lucky lady to the conference. Airfare, hotel and ticket. All paid for. So get your sweet ass over there and enter . Yes, even if you already have a ticket, you can enter. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with. And, can't wait for some luck to rub off in me in October.

Get it? My clever play on words. I'm a "sucker". As in "blood Sucker". I crack myself up. My obsession started last season. I could only dream of it during the summer, as we had no HBO at the summer place. I came back home and watched 4 episodes in one day. Heaven. Bliss. Eric. I am obsessed with True Blood. And, completely and totally devoted to Eric. For those of you not watching True Blood {and living incomplete lives}, Eric is the bad boy version of a vampire. He's tall. He's blonde. He's immortal. He's smokin' hot. He's a "sheriff". {And you know how I like a man in "enforcement".} Sigh. So how about you? What's on your mind these days?

So camp ends on Friday. My busy, hectic, fun summer of hundreds of kids comes to an end and I go back to being a suburban mom. A suburban mom with one kid who goes to school all day and a husband who is home. I have quite a relaxed Fall/Winter ahead of me. It's strange to go from everyone needing something to no one needing anything. What shall I do with my time? I thought I'd make a list. 1. Sit in bed and watch the entire second season of True Blood. 2. Figure out how to actually run a blogging conference , since I have never even been to one. 3. Blog at least once a week. 4. Visit at least 4 blogs a day. 5. Go on a cruise with Heather and Lula . 6. Cut my hair short. (This one is still up for debate.) 7. Report for jury duty. UGH. 8. Read. Read. Read. Read. Read. Read. 9. Announce some exciting news. (NO, I am NOT pregnant). 10. Have lunch at the vineyard with friends. What would you do if you had the time?