We survived!!!!!! This month I edited 70,000+ words and entirely rewrote 16,677 of those. (A very NaNoWriMo number for those of you die-hards...) Added: And I'm not done yet! I'll be RevMoing til we die.

To get me through, I had laptop parties with Krispy:

photo from Krispy's instagram

Heated fisticuffs Gentle discussions with Alz about plot, and of course boba:


This last week my butt didn't leave my chair as I got my students through their deadlines as well. I was either editing my own work or someone else's. There's a stack of microwave dinner boxes and a very patient roommate who hasn't complained about my increasing piles of crap in the living room.

I ended with a high-octane zumba class so I could work off the extra ass I grew in the last 30 days. (If an extra ass is what's needed to be published, I'll grow 8 of them.)

How did you all fare? More importantly - how are you celebrating??

Guess who else likes hats: our favorite blogging duo Krispy & Alz! I have a rare photo of Alz's full form - recognize her from her signature single long braid.

Alz, Krispy and I meeting under a shady parking lot lamp

And in case you missed Krispy's Halloween post, Glinda the Good Witch and Taylor Swift had some "Boo"-ba last week:

Greetings from NY!

Congratulations NaNoWriMo winners!  For those procrastinating on our last day, here's the latest episode of Boba 4 Life.

My co-vlogger Krispy from A Nudge in the Right Direction and I answer the first half of Lori M. Lee's questions, including:  wolf v. vampire?  Dalai Lama v. Batman?  And I accidentally go on the campaign trail.

Accent vlog with Krispy concludes with read-alouds from Imaginary Girls and White Cat - plus a lesson in what to call your grandparents in Taiwan Mandarin.  Watch for the spontaneous hair change!



Catch Part 1 here

Krispy from a Nudge and I did a Tumblr accent challenge!

You know how you never think you have an accent when you do?  Well mine is kind of awful.


(I also clearly had too much sugar.  No more Boba 4 EVAH)

It's here! Krispy and I on camera together for the first time answering reader questions and showing off weird human tricks. Plus, the unofficial boba champion of Southern California...