April 28, 2008 | Family Portrait, Life in General, Movie Queue, The 4-1-1 on Me, Writing Movements
On Saturday, I participated in the Laveen Boutique at Thomas Jefferson High School (which I found out is a charter school). We saw very little traffic at this event, but my parents showed up and one of coworkers did, too. Again, it was a case of buying from each other. I’ve started to think that even if I don’t make a sale (I sold two books and a keychain), it’s all about exposure and networking:
~ I had a gift custom made for my niece who’s graduating from high school in June.
~ I found an interesting toy for my cat. Which can also be used as a baby toy.
~ I found a new “cleaner burning candle” with a great scent: Heart of the Ocean. I plan to contact this rep and get the Fresh Laundry. I’m a sucker for ocean/rain/clean scented candles. I LOVE her last name. I didn’t realize it said that until I got home and looked through my goodie bag of business cards and flyers.
~ I connected with a vendor who’s products would make great party favors for the DA book release party next year.
~ I met an woman who works for the Board of Education. She teaches all the teachers before sending them out to the schools. Thanks to her, I might have an “in” when it comes to doing school visits.
See? It wasn’t a total waste of time. I have another boutique this weekend at another school. We’ll see what kind of connections I can make at this one.
Saturday night, the hubby and I had Date Night: dinner at the Macaroni Grill (their tiramisu wasn’t as impressive this time. Although you get a bigger portion than you do at Olive Garden) and off to see The Forbidden Kingdom:
It’s about an American teen who is transported back in time to ancient China, where he joins a crew of warriors to help free the king. For the record, the hubby and I are big martial arts fans. Before I met him, he got a chance to train at the Shaolin Temple in China for 3 weeks. Any movie that has Jet Li, Jason Statham, or the main plot surrounds martial arts, we’re SO there. While we’re not real keen on Jackie Chan (his stuff seems so cheesy), we’re fans of Jet Li, so we wanted to see it. It wasn’t as bad as we thought it was going to be. But it was Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Together. In the same movie. For the first time. Ever. It was like a momumental occasion or something, so we had to see it. There was some wire work (like in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) but it wan’t overdone.
Then on Sunday, while the hubby was male-bonding with his BF, I went to see Nim’s Island.
I thought it was a real cute movie. Kinda like Swiss Family Robinson, but not with so many family members. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Jodie Foster in a movie and surprisingly enough, she’s got a funny side. In this movie, she plays bestselling author–and slight agoraphobic–Alexandra “Alex” Rover, who writes Indiana Jones-type novels involving a male character that bears the same name as her: Alex Rover. Gerard Butler does double duty as Nim’s father and the character Alex Rover. I love his accent (which he uses while he’s portraying the novel character). I loved him even more when he was half-naked in 300. Whew, is it getting hot in here?….
So, that was my weekend. Short but sweet. How was yours?
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Rinda says:
I love Jackie Chan. My kids are nuts about him–we watch Shanghai Noon all the time. It’s a little cheesy yes, I have to agree, but awfully funny.
Alex says:
Sounds like you had a fun weekend! I hadn’t decided about the Jet Li movie, but it sounds pretty fun, actually.
And networking is always a good idea. Glad you made a few sales!
My weekend was fun. Went to a documentary series at the Tribeca Film festival. I love film festivals!!!