Tayari's Blog: The Great Diva Road Trip!

Posted by TayariJones on July 9, 2009 10:55 AM
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Move over Oprah and Gayle! Natasha and I are driving up the east coast-- destination: New Haven, CT. You may not think of this is a swanky destination, but it is when you know that Natasha has been named as the 2009-2010 James Weldon Johnson Fellow in African American Studies at Yale University. Ginormous congratulations to her. You know she will represent us well. We're breaking it up into three days so we don't start to get highway psychosis, and so that we can enjoy the amenities at the fabulous hotels we've booked for our pit stops. (Yes, we've packed our favorite cocktail dresses!)

I will tweet from my blackberry, but I don't know if I will be able to blog during this little adventure. So, if things are quiet over here, know that I will be back home on Tuesday.

I must admit that this outing could not have a better time. Now that my manuscript is in the hands of Team-T, I feel so idle. When I was working on the manuscript, all I could think about was how much I wanted to be finished. I was playing Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In the Dark" over and over, just to hear him say, "I'm sick of sitting around here trying to write this book." Now, I am so lonely for the project that it feels like a romantic break up. Crazy, I know, but a little bit of crazy is an occupational hazard.

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Comment #1, by hotwater cornbread [TypeKey Profile Page]

aiiiii! that is so stinkin wonderful!!! i'm so happy for both of you. huge steps in you lives! glory to God! have fun!!!

July 9, 2009 09:38 PM

Comment #2, by Tara Betts [TypeKey Profile Page]

Hey Girl! That sounds like so much good fun, and I am picturing you in your living room doing those half-spin dance moves. I love Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel!

July 10, 2009 11:01 AM

Comment #3, by Tara Betts [TypeKey Profile Page]

Hey girl, that sounds like so much good fun! That is such great news for Ms. Trethewey too! I'm sure that you two will have a great adventure in CT. I gotta say that I love Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel!

July 10, 2009 11:03 AM

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