"There are parts of Texas where time gets strange from too much sky." - Katherine Dunn
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th:
Location: Austin, Texas
NOON- Sweethearts, tarts, fall-aparts...Happy Valentines Day! After a morning interview with Julie Moody at KUT-FM's "Morning Edition," I had plenty of time to dud myself in Texan togs. (Let the record show: I passed on the "Fuck Y'all" t-shirt.)
Also wandered up the hill to the capitol building, which is exquisite....and only slightly less breathtaking than Austin's flagship Whole Foods.
7:30 PM- Thanks to everyone at the Barnes & Noble on Brodie Lane, who postponed their hot dates for the sake of my reading! And thanks to (let me try it on here) "y'all" for following my blog. Hope your Valentines Day is bright. And your hearts are pumping love at some fourty-five hundred heartbeats an hour.
Goodbye Austin..
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13th
Location: Highland Park High School. Dallas, Texas.
They say everything's bigger in Texas... And I guess that includes my hotel room. This epicurian vacuum is, well, pretty damn spookey. I couldn't sleep last night on account of too many alcoves, dripping shadows. At home, I can eye every corner of my living space from my bed.
8 AM- When I stopped by KDFW-TV this morning to talk with Tim Ryan of "Good Day Dallas" I got to see real, live penguins in the studio. I guess they were there to promote a Valentine's Day package at the Fort Worth Zoo, whereby you can adopt a penguin for your sweetheart. Sadly, I didn't get to snap a picture. So I'll spare you the penguin/Penguin Books puns.
NOON- Got to have pizza with some students from Highland Park High School. All of them: big-hearted, earnest, and bright as the stars over Dallas. (I'm dead center in my red-state shirt.)
A RANDOM NOTE: I forgot to mention that I lived in Texas as a small child (ages 1 through 3.5, approximately). Which was just enough time to cultivate an appreciation for the vocal stylings of Ms. Crystal Gayle..and a life-long ambition to grow my brown hair to the backs of my knees.
7 PM- Had a truly fine event at Highland Park High School, thanks to the Park Cities Chemical Awareness Council and the Highland Park United Methodist Church. Plus I got to see my southern kinfolk: my Auntie Annie and twin cousins Kirstin and Nathan.
Off to Austin tomorrow and "don't it make my brown eyes blue."
I leave you with some parting shots of Dallas...
posted by Koren at 12:44 PM
3 Comments:
Hi Koren,I'm an italian girl and i'm reading your book in these days,that in italian version is not "smashed" but "cuore liquido","liquid heart" in english i supposed.I dont'know how in english i could write what i think about your book,but it's poetic and i love it.
Good Life.bye
hi Koren, i'm an 29 years old boy from Italy (Milan). I'm just finishig your book. I'm "eating" that book...so interesting and so deep.
Many pages are like my old life. I stop to drink first time when i was 20. I restarted at 27 and now are three months since my last drink. It is a new path. Vodka Redbull was my favourite friend....
I also love your book because make me to know better my self.
i wish you the best things, you are now in your life, young, smart, pretty and with an angel face.
Thank You! Ciao!
Paolo
http://www.myspace.com/partagas
I read Smashed and loved it!
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