No, that’s not an ostrich, it’s an EMU.
See, besides this crazy blog, I also belong to EMU’s Debuts, which is even nuttier because it’s run by debut kidlit authors repped by the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (Get it? Erin MUrphy?) And we’re one bizarre bunch. (C’mon, we named our blog after an Australian flightless bird. It’s worse than vegemite, mate.)
We did something today that took a lot of NERVE for the release of Jeanne Ryan’s YA debut!
We’re playing “Truth or Dare”, video style!
Check it out because I make a complete fool of myself!
(Which, ya know, is pretty easy to do.)
I call my video “Truth or Date”.
If you can, please leave a comment (I realize that’s difficult while making the cuckoo-sign) because we’re hoping to get more comments than ANOTHER BLOG who DARED us to this challenge!
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September 14, 2012 at 10:03 am
Christie Wright Wild
Okay! I’ll be your first commenter! Hope you win the dare!
September 14, 2012 at 10:28 am
wendy
He sounds hot! And after listening to you, thinking about his dark curls, and his dark eyes, I am too….
Good luck with the dare! Be glad you didn’t get the interpretive dance (Which was amazing BTW).
September 14, 2012 at 10:31 am
Tara Lazar
Well, he was really cute. (We didn’t use “hot” back then.) But I recently found a pic of him online. SO NOT the cute boy I remember. Glad it didn’t work out and I eventually met my husband, who is MUCH CUTER.
September 14, 2012 at 10:43 am
Ellen L. Ramsey
Loved your video. If only that kid had been able to see your eyes as you talked about him, he would have been equally smitten! But sounds like you made a much better choice later on.
September 14, 2012 at 10:49 am
Joanne Fritz
I don’t even know who the other blogger is that you’re up against, but hey, I hope you win. You look adorable talking to your high school crush — almost like you became your high school self for a moment there. Had to laugh at the “totally not my grandpa” comment. Har har!
Good luck, Tara! I’ve read Jeanne’s book, and these dares are much sweeter. That’s one intense book!
September 14, 2012 at 11:34 am
Mary Zisk
I’ll have to save the videos to watch at home. In the meantime, I heard that the Emu and Kangaroo are on Australia’s seal because they cannot move backwards, always forward. So good luck to the EMUs who will always move forward!
September 14, 2012 at 11:46 am
Tara Lazar
Mary, that’s great! I didn’t know that about emus, thanks!
September 15, 2012 at 10:02 pm
laurimeyers
I better leave a comment before you have to go streaking or whatever losing the dare may entail! Your videos are always amazing. You are going to be a school visit favorite.