Get Yer Hands On (A Book On) Boobs

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Q: What does a teenager hiding a Playboy* under his bed have in common with lil' ole me?

A: We've both got boobs on the brain.

As I sit down to write today, I can come up with three (count 'em 3) posts I would like to do about BOOBS this week. I could combine them, but that would make for a size double-D post. And who has time for THAT? (Not me.) So, instead of this being a restful week, it may just be a breastful week.

Which is a great segue to my fellow writer and master of bOOb puns, Elisabeth Squires, aka The Boob Lady (TM). She's doing her first book reading this Saturday, but I won't be able to attend. A-boob-hoo-hoo-hoo. But maybe YOU can go. Here are the deets:

Elisabeth Squires, The Boob Lady (TM)
World, nay Universe, premiere of bOObs: A Guide to Your Girls
2:00 pm, Saturday, September 29th
Elliott Bay Books in Seattle

Here's the Library Journal's rave review.
Here's a list of events.
And here's her bOOb blog. (Can't forget the bOOb blog.)

What intrigues me about The Boob Lady's (TM) book is that it looks to be the perfect combo of useful information, fun stories (which she calls "mammoirs"), and her screamin' wit. The latter of which means I might actually wade through all that factual information happily.

All this tangentially reminds me of the book my grade-school girlfriends and I used to sneak from my mom's bookshelf: Our Bodies, Ourselves. It had some pretty mind-boggling illustrations. Though I appreciated the book even more as a teenager when looking up bladder infections. Ouch. Now, if you follow that link, you'll see Our Bodies has been significantly updated for the 21st century. But back in the day, it evoked the 70s as effectively as, say, The Rules evokes the 50s today. ('Course The Rules wasn't written anywhere NEAR the 50s, which gives you my opinion of THAT.)

Ah, but I digress. The point of this post is simple: Like our Playboy-reading teenage boy, I just can't wait to get my hands on bOObs!

Happily even after,
janna
*Magazine, NOT bunny. Can you imagine how unCOMFortable that would be?
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Posted by at September 25, 2007 2:15 p.m.
Categories: book babes, girlfriends, health

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#54221

Posted by Janna Cawrse at 9/25/07 10:22 p.m.

Wow, just got an email from The Boob Lady (TM), and she says "not everyone wants to get their hands on my boobs." Turns out one store HERE IN WASHINGTON (can you imagine?!) has BANNED, yes, BANNED the book. OK, not actually BANNED, but they canceled an event for the book. Read about it here. And all because of that silly word BOOBS. Did I mention something about throwbacks to the 50s already today? Jeez Louise.

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#54293

Posted by MoonchildChrys at 9/26/07 10:56 a.m.

Man, I hate The Rules.

THe Boob book sounds great though! Thanks for all the links. I wish I could go to the reading, but I'll be at work. Maybe next time.

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Posted by Janna Cawrse at 9/26/07 11:03 a.m.

Hey Moonchild,
If you hate The Rules so much, then the answer to your latest dilemma about Mr. O (for "Orestes," NOT that other, more happy "O") is obvious. The Rules would tell you to steer clear of his city. Whereas Happily Even After says GO FOR IT!

OK, I'm stepping off my soapbox now...

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Posted by MoonchildChrys at 9/27/07 10:21 a.m.

Heh, that's a good point, Janna! I'm still checking out other schools too, but Emerson is very high on the list! Ha, Mr O is turning out to be a very funny name! BTW, I heard from him last night, via MySpace of all places, and it took me totally by surprise, so much so that I feel a little dumbfounded and unsure what to do! Maybe I should go read The Rules for some insight....KIDDING!

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