Of Interviews, Photo Shoots and a Heatwave; The Day in My World

NY PHOTOG MARTHA CAMARILLO ASKED ME TO "LOOK SERIOUS," AND SO I OBLIGED

First off, thank you to the folks who made today's Q&A Cafe a sell-out. And thank you for buying so many books. And thank you for coming out in the brutal heat. And very big thanks to neighbor and friend John Donvan. 

 MARTHA FUSSES WITH ME AS I MELT IN THE 100 DEGREE HEAT

My day began with a walk, a work out, a blow dry and then an early arrival at the Ritz Georgetown to be photographed by USA Today, which was easy and fun, especially thanks to the air conditioning. Then we did the Q&A, and mucho mucho thanks to the smooth as silk Mr. Donvan for such an engaging interview (audience opinion, too.)

 MARTHA: "GOTTA GET THE HAIR OUT OF YOUR FACE." I'M THINKING: "WHAT ABOUT THE SWEAT?"

Then on to the challenging part of the day: an outdoor photo shoot with the London Sunday Times with New York photographer Martha Camarillo.  They wanted to shoot me with the Nathans building in the background. I wasn't crazy about that idea, but it was their shoot and so long as I didn't have to stand in the same block as the Nathans building I was like, whatevs. However, Martha and her team arrived at Dulles and got set up outside Benetton and did not exactly factor in temps of 100 degrees. But they were so dedicated and sweet and into it I just stood there trying not to faint.

 I'M NOT ANGRY, ONLY LOOKING AWAY, THINKING, "IN TEN SECONDS I'M GOING TO DROP FROM THE HEAT." PLEASE NOTE: NO BOTOX!

Thank you to the Benetton staff for letting me duck into their shop for a/c breaks between "poses." Gave me an excuse to invest in a couple of discounted rockin' tank tops. 

Martha and her team were out in the heat more than I was ... but, man oh man, look how cool she is?

MARTHA CAMARILLO, LOOKING COOL, GETTING THE JOB DONE IN DC IN A HEAT WAVE

All the above photos, except for the last, are by Sally Hosta ... spotted in background above.