小说园

第8部分（第1页）

in　the　Hamptons　for　a　while；　yet？I　usually　wait　until　theFourth　of　July　to　hunker　down　for　the

season？but　I？ve　beengetting　reports　about　some　intriguing　activity　out　on　the　island。　Imight　have

to　check　it　out　myself。　It？s　so　hard　to　be　me：　howcan　I　be　in　two　places？or　three　or　four　or　five？at

once？　Notthat　I？ve　ever　had　a　problem　with　it　before。

summer　survival　guide

I？m　not　going　to　name　names？unusual　for　me；　I　know？butthere　are　plenty　of　repeat　offenders　out

there。　So　as　a　refresher　course；　here？s　everything　you　need　to　know　about：

1）　Tanning

Obviously；　the　real　thing　is　best。　If　Mother　Nature　isn？t　plying；　airbrushing　is　acceptable；　but

remember；　whether　poolside　or　in　that　little　spray　chamber；　you　must　go　naked：　tan　lines　are　a

turn…off。　And　remember　to　wax　two　days　before　and　exfoliate！　Your　streaks　and　splotches　aren？t

fooling　anyone。

2）　Brows

For　starters；　you　know　you？re　supposed　to　have　two；　right？　Now　put　down　the　tweezers。　No；

throw　them　away。　Go　see　my　friend　Reese　at　Bergdorf？s　ASAP。　And　I　don？t　want　to　hear　any

plaining　about　how　it？s　45　per　brow。

3）　Waxing

It？s　bathing　suit　season；　so　landscaping　isn？t　optional。　If　you？re　going　to　be　wearing　that　Eres

bikini；　we？re　all　going　to　get　a　show。　Personally；　I　endorse　the　traditional　Brazilian　（no　pain；　no

gain）。　And　while　I？ve　been　known　to　opt　for　a　precious　little　Swarovski　crystal　appliqu？　tattoo；

there　really　is　no　need　to　gild　the　lily；　is　there？

your　e…mail

Q：

Dear　GG；

I　heard　there？s　a　pretty　racy　film　making　the　rounds　on　theInternet；　and　it　proves　that　a　certain

someone　has　been　ina　movie　before。　It　was　shot　on　location　in　Central　Park；with　that　stud　N。　Her

hair　looks　kind　of　brown　and　curly；but　it？s　got　to　be　S；　right？

？Cineaste

A：

Dear　Cineaste；

You？re　going　to　have　to　get　your　facts　straight：　there　was　a　movie；　from；　like；　a　year　ago；　and　no

one　involved　in　that　production　has　anything　to　do　with　what？s　filming　here　right　now。　That

well…endowed　star　is　off　making　art？and　who　knows　what　else？in　Prague。　Au　revoir！

？GG

Q：

Dear　GG；

There？s　this　really　annoying　girl　in　my　yoga　class？I？m　just　trying　to　get　in　shape　and　keep　busy

while　my　best　friend　is　at；　like；　art　camp　in　Prague　for　the　summer？but　she？s　always　going　on

about　how　yoga　is　a　？way　of　life。？　Anyway；　after　class　the　other　day　she　was　gushing　to　the

teacher　about　some　new　？spiritual　book　lover；？　crush　and　he　sounded　suspiciously　like　someone　I