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Let’s Do Lunch!

Joelle said in the early morning on August 3, 2007

As a kid growing up, I never wanted to be famous. You know how some people want to be rock stars or President or like… a supermodel or something? I never wanted that. First, I wanted to be a doctor — mostly because my Barbie was a doctor and damn if she didn’t look sharp in that coat. Then I wanted to be a singer, as demonstrated by the Gershwin tunes I would belt out in my living room accompanied by our player piano. Singing was followed by dancing, but only because I took eleven years of ballet lessons and nine years of jazz dance. My dad used to tease me and say I wanted to be a singing dancing doctor. Think of the specials I could offer! “Pap n’ Tap” — get a pap smear and a tap lesson for one low price! “Lambatomy: The Forbidden Surgery"…

But, I digress.

I still don’t want to be famous. Famous is a pain in the ass. But, I do want to be successful and I feel like if we aren’t now, we’re well on our way! Recently, Kathy and I not only acquired our very own publicist, the lovely Carly Milne (who is also an established author with a new book coming out soon), but we also are going to be working with a very cool lit agent (who I won’t name just yet — the ink isn’t quite dry). I feel so good about all of this. Excited… a little nervous in that good way. We really dig our editor, our publicist is a long-time client and friend and we really enjoyed chatting with our new agent this morning. She was fabulous and it makes me feel like we have such amazing, capable people behind our little Moxie machine.

Oh my god, we have “people”.

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Tags: book, Kathy, moxie

Kathy on August 3, 2007 at 9:27am
from West Palm Beach, FL • Cocktail: Champagne Bellini

Pap n’ Tap. I can’t get past the Pap n’ Tap.

Oh, and Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Joelle on August 3, 2007 at 9:28am
from San Diego, CA • Cocktail: slightly dirty Grey Goose martini

*paps*

katie on August 3, 2007 at 9:57am
from I live where an oxygen mask is currently required

“You know some people who know some people who robbed some people” (Huggy Bear, Starsky and Hutch). Ok maybe rock not rob in this scenario? Anyway, famous is good! Infamous is bad. Linsday Lohan=infamous. Amy Sedaris=famous. Plus then I can say I know you!

yoshi on August 3, 2007 at 10:40am
from WA, USA

I want people. *envious* of you guys. If I had people, our people could talk.

I think you guys were already successful a while ago. But you’re gonna get famous now.

on August 3, 2007 at 11:08am

Hey that’s fucktastic. You guys seem to be very well-known online though. With the way that you guys seem to run your business, with moxie and professionalism, I say that you two chicks deserve it. Kudos. btw, you seem to be the type that would do well as an author because your writing has a lot of style.

Gretchen on August 3, 2007 at 11:32am

Totally. Completely. Comprehensively. STOKED for you guys! That’s so great. You definitely deserve it. I’d love to be “successful” too, especially doing something I love. Does your upcoming book give away the secrets of your success?

amy t. on August 3, 2007 at 11:46am

I’d tell you to have your people call my people, but as I don’t really have any people, your people would be calling me, and well, that would just be weird.

Congrats!

mel on August 3, 2007 at 12:55pm
from NY

dude! awesome!

LaDonna on August 4, 2007 at 6:14pm
from Aurora, CO • Cocktail: Strawberry Daquiri

That is so awesome, Joelle! Very cool! (I hate to tell you this, but you’re already famous in the blog world...just saying).

Joelle on August 5, 2007 at 5:08pm
from San Diego, CA • Cocktail: slightly dirty Grey Goose martini

Thanks everyone! We’re so excited about what we hope is a very successful future.

Deltus on August 5, 2007 at 9:54pm

Soon your people will be emailing and IMing people you want to get in contact with, or those people will get a call like, “Hi there, can you hold for Joelle? Just two minutes, okay?”

And I’ll be able to say, “I knew them when they first started the tiara thing. Hell, I knew them pre-Moxie!” And I’ll be able to use people’s awe from that to get laid. And so, I thank you in advance.