Some time ago, we visited Readergirlz during a Weekend Site-Seeing trip, and I mentioned how I wanted to join their club and talk books with them. I’ve been slow to get on board for a number of (I think) very good reasons:

• I often can’t get books in time to read them for the discussion, even though they are listed a month in advance. I need to plan ahead, like, six months or more. (I live over the hill beyond the boonies.)
• The discussion forum is on MySpace, and I don’t have a MySpace account.
• Blah, blah, blah.

However, this month the book is How To Be Popular by Meg Cabot.

Clearly, now’s the time, what with the Meg Cabot jag I’ve been on and my improved proficiency with Facebook–which is MySpace-like, right? So I should be able to figure it out, right? Right? I’ve actually read How To Be Popular, and have it on hand so that I can read it again now.

So yesterday I joined MySpace and the Readergrlz forum on MySpace. This is my MySpace pic. How’s that for a book-talk look? MySpace is the usual overwhelming where-am-I-and-what-is-this? experience, but I’m on my way.

Funny thing: They gave me a friend upon joining. Some guy named Tom. I guess they don’t want anyone to feel friendless at MySpace.

Anyone want to come along? We can figure out MySpace together.

Got a question you want me to ask Meg Cabot?

Maybe I’ll ask the Divas if I can get an advance list of books they’ll be reading. That’s going to be the sticky wicket right there.