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February 13, 2007
Meet Lani Diane Rich
I'm never good with this part. Do you write it in first person and look like a goober? Or do you write it in third person... and look like a goober? Well, gooberdom awaits; I'm doing bullet-points:
Age: I'm in my mid-thirties. I'm not being coy; it's just that by the time I update this information, my age will have changed. By the time I vacuum the rug, my age will have changed. For those of you who care, get out your calculators. I was born on June 7th, 1971.
Why I Write: God help me, I can't remember who said it, but there's a famous quote about "Writers write because they can't do anything else." That's me. There are other things I can do - not many, but some - but writing is the only thing I couldn't stop doing. So, there you go.
Where I lLive: Central New York. Used to live in Anchorage, Alaska. They're not as different as one might think...
The Basics: One husband. Two kids. No pets. Although there is a colony of ants I can't seem to get rid of. Someone gave me the advice of leaving a saucer of wine out for them. They're attracted to the sugar, they fall in, they get drunk, they have indiscriminate sex, then they drown. Or at least, that was the theory. I'm finding they just keep bugging me for more wine, and giving me crap when I buy the cheap stuff. Moral of the story - if someone advises you to get an insect drunk, ignore them.
Semi-interesting Lani Factoids: For my husband's birthday in May 2002, I appeared on NPR's Car Talk program and nationally confessed to uncontrollable backseat driving. They used to have it on the website, but I think they took down their "classic clips" section. Can't say I'm ambivalent about that...
If you're up late watching The Discovery Channel or National Geographic Explorer, and you see something about snakes and/or bullfrogs, and there's a hilarious white-haired guy named Cecil Schwalbe chatting you up - that's my father-in-law. Isn't he adorable?
My mother-in-law, Carol Lutyk Schwalbe, was an editor for National Geographic for something like 30 years. Her name was on the masthead of a piece of American history. Hell, world history. I think that's so totally cool.
At the age of fifteen, I decided I wanted to attend Syracuse University because I liked their basketball team. Eighty thousand dollars later, I can see why my mother found that a tad unsettling.
At the age of 22, I decided on a whim - since I couldn't afford Syracuse tuition anymore - to go up to Alaska and hurl fish with my best friend. I met my husband there over frozen salmon.
In 1995, I got a temp job as a pyrotechnician at Old Tucson Studios for their three-week Halloween-themed Nightfall extravaganza. My job was to prepare and set off the explosives. I almost blew up one of the can-can girls and didn't get fired. During the days, I assisted in the wardrobe/props department, where I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to touch Michael Landon's pants.
The character of Ian in Ex and the Single Girl is shamelessly based on Colin Firth. I even went so far as to write an article about my obsession called "My Firth Love," which is in the anthology Flirting With Pride and Prejudice. Despite all this, Colin's people have not notified me of his intent to file a restraining order. Well. Not yet.
Posted by Lani at 7:09 PM | Comments (7) | TrackBack
Comments
Well, doggoneit!!! You gave me credit on the site, so it's about time I got that open intro bit to you two gals.
Now that I think I know how to burn a CD, then bring out of production and put in my hard drive and then copy to a folder and then attach to my e-mail without harming any animals or spilling any wine in the process....I'm good to go. I can record whatever you two need and then some. Hey, I'm on a website -- way cool. And, Sam, I'm looking forward to that wine -- perhaps this Labor Day -- '05 was a bad year. :(
Wanda Woo
Posted by: Wanda Woo at February 19, 2007 3:56 PM
Wanda!! It's so great to meet you, even virtually. You are amazing! I love what you did so far. There's not enough wine in the world to repay you, but we are certainly going to try!
BIG HUGS
sam
Posted by: sam at February 19, 2007 8:50 PM
Lani
Just subscribed to the Podcast. Can't wait for future episodes. Great idea!
Mickey
Posted by: Michele Masarech at February 21, 2007 11:41 AM
Samantha and Lani,
Meant to tell you that I love the blogsite. The crisp white with the claret background is tres cool! Way to go chickadees!
Mickey
Posted by: Mickey at February 21, 2007 11:43 AM
Mickey - great to meet you! Glad you subscribed! We're looking forward to getting started!
Posted by: Lani at February 21, 2007 9:32 PM
Mickey! Hey girl. Thanks so much for subscribing to our show. Glad you like the site. Even though she prefers white wine, Lani picked the claret and it's perfection.
My only claim to fame here is the red wine ring, which I made myself. It took a lot of trial and error and lots of wine, but I think it turned out pretty good. :D
Posted by: sam at February 22, 2007 11:37 AM
I can tell -- this is going to be fun!
Posted by: Laura Fitzgerald at March 9, 2007 6:14 PM
