I can nawt believe how quickly the summer flew by. I am pale and have barely used half of my bottle of Chanel White Satin nail polish. Now its all about Lincoln Park After Dark. But back-to-school is always an exciting time.  After this week it will feel like you’ve been there for six months. So in an effort to help you appreciate this fleeting, yet special time, I have put together a list of the fifteen things I loved about the first week of school.  Feel free to add your own. 

1. I wasn’t sick of the cafeteria food…yet.
2. The covers on my books weren’t torn….yet.
3. My notebooks were fresh 
4. My pencil case didn’t smell like dust….yet.
5. The tops of my pens weren’t chewed flat….yet. 
6. I was all caught up on my homework. 
7. I believed my handwriting might improve with the new year (it never did.)
8. There was always one new guy to hang my hopes and dreams on.
9. When things with New Guy didn’t work out I was pleased to find the other boys got a bit cuter over break. 
10. My locker was tidy. 
11. My cuticles weren’t swollen and bloody….yet.
12. I had a week’s worth of new clothes. Every hall was a catwalk. 
13. All my favorite shows were back on TV (not that I was allowed to watch anything on a school night, but still. I liked knowing they were there.) 
14. I laughed with my BFFs ten times more than I laughed during our summer apart. 
15. I wasn’t failing math….yet.  

BONUS THING: It was a fresh start. Make yours a good one. Have an awesome year!!!!!!!! Time for me to get back to P.S. I Loathe You. Alicia just caught Dylan lip-kissing a certain off-limits boy. This is major! Dylan needs me. Gotta go.  TTYW,Lisi 

Heyyyy, I am coming to you from the Heidleberg coffee shop because there is a massive swarm of termites in my office and it’s being sprayed with poison by the termite guys. I swear, I felt like I was in the bible when I saw hundreds of the them marching across my walls this morning. Like I had sinned and a plague had been thrust upon me (dramatic much?) I thought about taking a picture of it for you guys but it’s hard to steady a camera when you’re screaming, “Spare me O Mighty One” over and over again. So in keeping with the Biblical theme I am eating the forbidden fruit (a massive chocolate chip cookie) and the sugar rush is making me a little jumpy. So forgive the scattered nature of this Blah-g.  

1.  Mary sent in a comment saying she heard a rumor I wasn’t going to write anymore unless you started paying $20/book. She wants to know if its true. NO MARY IT’S NAWT TRUE! I’m charging $150. :) 
2. Andrea wrote in saying she’s 52 and doesn’t think my books are a good influence on you. What do you have to say to that? Andrea, if no one bothers to explain that Clique fans are smart girls who know right from wrong. Who don’t sell their souls every time they read something. Who have a sense of humor and a strong moral compass. Then tune into ABC’s Nightline in September (actual air date TBD). The host, Terry Moran asked me a ton of questions that should put your mind a ease. Or you could start by reading a Clique book and then judge. 
3. A few of you asked when PS I Loathe you comes out. The answer is….beginning of next year.  Why so far away? Because the Clique Summer Collection box set (lip gloss!) comes out in October. And the movie will be out in Novemeber. And we don’t want you to get Clique-sick. 
4. I am going to the MTV VMA’s on September 7th. Dress or jeans? 
5. Barack or McCain? 

(Hold on, my phone is ringing….)  YES! I am termite free. Back to my office. Thanks for the chat. I’ve gotta get back to writing. Massie is about to hold auditions for her new cheerleading squad and I can’t keep the girls waiting.   TTYW,Lisi 

Okay so Sunday night my ex-boss from MTV texted to tell me that he was in L.A. (from NYC) to go to the Hills Premiere in Malibu. I texted back something like, “whatevs, have fun.” But he’s known me for 15 years and sensed that I was duh-i-ying to go. Cut to, less than 24 hours later a Mercedes Sedan pulled up in front of my house (how sweet is that?) And it was fully stocked with Entertainment magazines. I hopped in and after a quick stop at the Circle K (a road trip is no fun without snacks) we were off. Two hours later (traffic!) we pulled up in front of the MTV offices in Santa Monica. A stretch limo was waiting and when my friends got out of their meetings they piled in and we were off again. Here’s a shot of my toes in the limo.   The premiere was on the beach and the entire cast was there. And because I was wearing this…. (only it didn’t look backwards in real life)I got these…. After the premiere 20 people went out for sushi (Spencer kept referring to me as “Clique”) and then I was driven back to Laguna.  I heard a rumors that Spencer and Heidi might get their own show. And I also heard that Whitney was moving to NYC to get her own show.  I also heard that I was getting my own show.  But I may have started that one. I’ll let you know if I hear anything.TTYW,Lisi   

 This is me right now. It ain’t pretty. I am freaking out because somehow I have managed to fall very behind on my writing. And its not like I have a killer tan because of it. I don’t know what I’ve been doing for the last month. All I know is my deadline is looming (9.24) and I am only 30 pages into P.S. I Loathe You. I asked my editor if I could post the first page of the book on my blah-g today but she said no. Too early. Then I asked if I could tell you what the lip gloss flavors are in the Summer Collection box set. But she said no. Too early. So now I have nothing to share but my stress. And the three most ah-nnoying things I do when I’m freaking out.   

1. Speed-chew gum. Any flavor. Right now I am chomping hard on Dentine Ice Arctic Chill and it’s practically burned a hole through my tongue.  See?   
2. I bite my nails. Now I have a brutal hangnail. I have to type with the hang-finger lifted because it shoots pain down my hand when it strikes a key. So I feel like I have a bird claw.See?   
3.  Sometimes when I’m really stressed I talk to myself to try and calm myself down. You know, like if I wasn’t me and I was friends with me what would I tell me? The problem is society is not ready for this. No one responds well to a girl walking down the street along talking to herself. So I have “self-phone” conversations. I hold my phone to my ear and chat away with myself. See?    It really helps. Just make sure the ringer is turned off.  I made that fatal mistake once in New York. Why do you think I had to move across the country?  Thanks for listening. I feel better now. My fire tongue and bird claw hand are going to buy a diet soda and get back to work.  

TTYW,Lisi 

Heyyyyy,

Welcome to Kuh-laire week. The last book of the summer collection dropped yesterday and we’re going to celebrate with an interview from Movie Claire or Ellen Marlow if you’re feeling literal. If you ask me this girl is it! When I saw The Clique I really believed that she was Claire. It was freaky. And no one rocks Keds like she does. Not even Mischa.

Describe yourself in one word.

Giggly! hehehe

Describe Claire in one word. 

Genuine

Describe how you felt when you were cast to play Claire in, okay, two words. 

Totally psyched! J

What were you doing before the movie?

I moved to California two and half years ago after working on Broadway for a year.  So when I got the part of Claire, I was living in Burbank with my mom and brother while going to school, going to tons of auditions and going to acting class every week.

What are you working on now? 

Lately, I’ve become more focused on music and have been working with a couple different producers on writing and recording some songs.  I come from a singing background and I thought it was important to focus on my roots. 

Have you ever been in a real Claire situation? You know where you were the new girl and you didn’t fit in? Can you tell us about it or will you cry? 

Aw Lisi, I promise I won’t cry! J Yes and no.  When I moved to California, I was the new girl in school, but luckily I made some awesome friends quickly.  I have always had great friends, but I’ve also gone through some rough times with girls that were not very nice to me.  L

What is your favorite scene in The Clique movie?

My favorite scene is toward the end of the movie when Massie and Claire resolve their differences.  Elizabeth and I auditioned together with that scene - doing it like a million times - so doing it on set in front of the camera was almost surreal.  It was very special between the two of us J

You were so good you actually made me cry. How do you prepare for a dramatic scene? Did you think about something sad from your own life? 

I am so lucky to not have much sadness in my own life.  As an actor, I have worked really hard with my acting coach to focus on the circumstances of the character and where the scene fits into the overall film.  But in shooting the sad scenes in The Clique, I got a tremendous amount of help from our AMAZING director Michael Lembeck.  He helped me stay focused on each scene every day and kept a really quiet, serious mood on the set during and after each take - which I’m sure as you can imagine is really hard to do when your four bff’s are cracking you up all day!

In real life which Clique character are you most like? 

I have to say I’m a combination of Claire and Alicia.  Claire, because she is silly and loves to have a good time no matter what anyone thinks, and Alicia because she is a leader and not a follower J

Do you have a sweet tooth like Claire? What’s your favorite snack?

I have a HUGE sweet tooth and could not live without sour gummies (just like Claire!) and Skittles.

Has your life changed since you shot the movie? 

My day to day life is pretty much the same, but I now have four amazing new friends!  Since doing the film, all the girls have kept in touch and even had the chance to hang out and have some fun.  Like the Clique girls, we’re definitely different in our own ways, but we all get along so well!  I also came off of the set feeling like I had learned so much.  I didn’t know anything about what a film’s crew actually does in making a movie.  The guys and girls on the crew were all so nice and helpful that they taught me everything I needed to know.

What was the best day on set? 

Definitely the day Claire gets a make-over from Alicia, Dylan and Kristen.  We got to ad lib a lot of that scene and had a total blast acting crazy and even working in a fun little dance we made up.  We ALWAYS had a great time on set, but that doesn’t mean that Claire was having a good time during her scenes!! That’s why I love that scene so much – Claire finally gets to have fun!J

Was it hard watching all the other girls get styled out by the wardrobe department while you were stuck in your puffy jacket and Keds? ‘

Yes!  Like a lot of people, I love clothes and I love to shop.  Plus, the Keds weren’t very comfortable, we shot the film in Rhode Island (which is SUPER cold by the way) and my toes were always freezing!

What do you want to say to the Clique fans? 

I encourage everyone to just try to be themselves and find something good in every person they meet.  I really hope you guys enjoy the movie!!  We all had so much fun making it and I hope you find it just as fun to watch.

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE HER???? Ah-dorable, right?  

TTYW,

Lisi 

Today’s Blah-g is short on words but big on promise. I am merely going to point something out that many of you may not realize. I included the first chapter of Claire in the back of the Kristen book (that’s not the part you don’t realize. I know you realize that).  Because of the publishing schedule I had to write that chapter before I actually started writing the Claire book so they could include it in the Kristen book which was due to drop a month earlier. Still following? Sooooo, when the time came to write the Claire book I looked back on that chapter and made a bunch of changes. So the real first Claire chapter is different from the teaser first Claire chapter. The book comes out next Tuesday. See if you can find all the changes I made.  Feel free to share your CSI findings with the group. TTYW,Lisi 

Okay so this is one of those rare Wednesdays when I have no gossip for you. I am about to start writing P.S. I Loathe You (I know, I’ve been saying that for weeks but I really mean it this time). I am finishing the outline for The Alphas (going to be awesome by the way). And there is no new movie news this week. So…I have decided to take the quiz that you guys have been passing around on my site and then raise you one.  From now on anyone who takes this quiz has to add their own question at the bottom. Just think we could end up with the biggest quiz in the world.

I will start by answering one question that’s not on the quiz but that someone asked me in the COMMENTS section.

Q: Why aren’t we seeing the actors who are playing Cam and Derrington?

A:The reason you are not seeing anything on the movie versions of Cam and Derrington is they are not in the first book. They show up in Best Friends For Never. Which means they will be in movie #2 called (say it with me) Best Friends For Never. As soon as they are cast I will send gossip.  

Okay, now I’m going to do this quiz. Yayyy. 

1. Do you have a boyfriend? No.

2. Do you want to have one? It would be fun but my husband would be mad. 

3. Do you own a pair of Sevens, Hudsons, or True Religions? Hudsons. They do wonders for my butt. 

4. Do you live in a two story house? Yes.

3. How about a 3 story? Nope. 

4. Do you go shopping at least once a week? I used to when I worked at MTV and lived in New York. Now I wear flip-flops and old beachy clothes all day. Its much better. 

5. Do you have a cellphone? Given. A Blackberry Curve and I ah-dore it! 

6. Do you shop at stores like Nordstrom, Saks, Louis Vuitton, or Coach? I like boutiques better. The selection is more unique. 

7. Do you consider yourself popular? More like lucky. I have lot of great friends. 

8. Do you believe in WAITING untill marriage for you-know-what? I believe in doing what feels right for you at the time. And by you I mean YOU, not some pushy horn-dog crush. 

9.  Are you gulliable? Depends how much sleep I got. Usually no. 

10. Do you have a rare, unique first name? Yup. 

11. What is your FIRST name? Lisi

12. Do you hate it when people ignore you?  I hate when people type while I’m on the phone with them. HATE IT! So yeah.  

13. Do you ignore people? Huh? Did someone say something? 

14. Do you go to private school? Not anymore.  

15. Do you own more than 15 pairs of shoes? Not anymore. 

16. COKE OR PEPSI!!!! Diet Coke. 

17. Hugs or kisses? Depends who’s giving them. 

18. SUV or Hummer? Prius. I have one and I luuuv it. 

19. Which is funnier? falling down or pants falling down? Both at the same time. But if I can only pick one I’d say falling down.  

20. Which is worse? Being gossiped about or being lied to? Lied to. 

21. Poetry is cool, or silly? Silly when I write it. 

22. Fame or fortune? Fortune. I don’t ever want anyone taking pictures of my trash. 

23. Cool strappy dress or elegant ball gown? Cool dress. 

24. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds.

25. Travel the world or travel through space? World. My cell phone won’t work in space.  

26. Brains or beauty? Brains, with a side of beauty. 

27. LISI’S QUESTION: Would you rather have super-long 2 inch fingernails that you could never cut or hair down to the floor that you couldn’t put in a ponytail? I’d rather have the hair so I could type. 

28 (your name here) 

TTYW,

Lisi 

Hot tip from my studio friends!!!! thecliquemovie.com will go live in the next few hours; from that point it will take about 24 hours to reach all servers so don’t freak if it doesn’t work right away.  But by tomorrow at the latest you should have no trouble getting in. Pinky Swear. 

Not only will thecliquemovie.com deliver the latest Clique movie gossip but it will be PRIZE-BASED!  That means you can join the site to become a GLU; then do things to earn points (take a poll, answer trivia, participate in a challenge, register a friend, etc.) At the end of every month the top 150 points earners win The Clique movie item of the month.  The top 10 earners each month will also earn Alpha Status for the next month and be featured on the home page. Can you believe?????

In addition to monthly prizes, they’ll be offering ah-mazing grand prizes like:

1. The “P.S. We Heart You ” prize: I’ll write your name into P.S. I Loathe You (random drawing on 9/16)
2. The  “Dial A for Alpha” prize: Get a phone call from meeeee (highest cumulative points as of  12/31)
3. “The Pretty Committee Gives Back” Prize: Receive a signed script, DVD, & copy of the first book (random drawing  on/after 12/31)

My fingers are itching to dial one of you up and have a nice long gossip session. So log on and register so you can start earning those points. 

TTYW,

Lisi 

I got the goods! Sam delivered just like she promised. Here is her interview and fab photo of her being all Alicia-ish.     DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN ONE WORD.

hmmmmmm. Spunky!

WHAT ACTING EXPERIENCE DID YOU HAVE PRIOR TO THE CLIQUE?

I’ve been doing commercials since I was nine, I filmed a movie called The Perfect Game which comes out in August, and I took many acting classes, and still do so I can keep improving.

WERE YOU A FAN OF THE SERIES BEFORE YOU GOT THE PART? IF SO WHICH CHARACTER DID YOU RELATE TO THE MOST?

It’s funny because about a week before I got called to audition, my friend Lindsey was like “Oh my gosh Sam you have to read these Clique books! They’re so good!”. So when I got called to audition for The Clique I was super excited and I called Lindsey and I was like “Tell me everything about the books!”. But now I’ve read them all and I’m actually reading them again because I’m addicted. I’d say I relate to Alicia the most, not just because I play her, but because we have a lot of things in common such as we’re both dancers, we both have Schwinn bikes, and we both love gossip and fashion! haha.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO PREPARE FOR ALICIA?

I read the books to learn every detail about her from the way she thinks, to the way she talks, and to the way she walks. I watched movies such as Mean Girls to get some inspiration, and I met with my acting coach to get some pointers.

WHICH WAS YOUR FAVORITE SCENE TO DO? LEAST FAVORITE?

Oh Gosh! There is so many to choose from. One of my favorite scenes was the pool scene. I was a little nervous at first because we only had one take to jump in the pool and it had to be perfect. But we pulled it off and we go to play around in the pool after. It was so much fun! My least favorite scenes would have to be when we are walking outside because it was freeeezing cold, and sometimes we were only wearing skirts with tights. Brrrrrrrrrrr!

DID YOU AND THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS HAVE ANY INSIDE JOKES OR MAKE UP ANY NEW EXPRESSIONS? CAN YOU SHARE ONE (EVEN IF IT WAS AN HTBT- HAD TO BE THERE)

Haha if I told you they wouldn’t be inside anymore. Ok ok of course I’ll tell you! One is Ugly Baby, which you will probably see a lot of in special features. We made up over 20 “Ugly Babies”, and I laugh every time I think about it. We all had separate handshakes with each other too. And everyone always tried to figure out what Bridget and I say while we do our handshake, but they still can’t figure it out! Also, one night we were all in Ellen’s room playing Mexican Train and we were trying to make up new “Massie Jokes”, and I came up with this infamous one, “Are you from a bird’s butt? Then why are you acting like such a turd!?”

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING NOW THAT THE SHOOT IS OVER?

I’ve been keeping busy by going on auditions, filming a couple commercials, doing some photo shoots, and I’m counting down the days until we go back and film Clique 2.

HAS YOUR LIFE CHANGED?

My life hasn’t really changed. The only thing that’s different is I’ve gained a little more fans and I’ve met new people. But I still feel the same, very blessed.

DID YOU GET TO KEEP ANY OF THE AH-MAZING WARDROBE? 

I WISH! Unfortunately we didn’t get to keep the clothes. The only thing I got to keep were these super cute earrings I wear in the pool scene, and a Briarwood hat.

ANYTHING TO SAY TO CLIQUE FANS?

Thanks for all the cool fan sites you guys have made, they’re awesome!

The movie was so much fun to make, and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as we loved making it.

DREAM BIG, and remember, as I always do, that the key to success is following God’s guidance.

The reason I am so late with the blah-g tonight is that I was hoping for an interview from Sam, the awesome actress who plays Alicia in the Clique movie. I sent her the questions and am still waiting for her to send her answers back. I have no doubt that she’s crazy busy and that she’ll send them eventually but I didn’t want to keep you waiting for one more second. If I get her answers in the next day or two I’ll post them as a bonus Blah-g. How’s that for fair?

In the meantime I’ll tell you about my day yesterday. So the ABC show Nightline came out to Laguna Beach to interview me. Well, actually, the show didn’t come that would be impossible wouldn’t it? The host, Terry Moran came with two cameras and a lot of lights. No hair and makeup person though which was a bit of a bummer. Anyway he interviewed me for an hour. OMG! It was intense. Most of his questions had to do with the Clique books and how some parents think they are a bad influence on girls. Come awn! He was very nice and I liked him a lot but don’t think I didn’t set him straight, BIG TIME. I told him a buh-illion times that you guys know these books are making fun of shallow mean people and that you know the girls in the PC aren’t examples of how TO behave. And by the end I think he finally got the message. After the interview we went to Laguna Beach Books for an AH-MAZING book signing. There were over 150 girls there. It was a blast. The best part is Terry (the very nice but doubting host) interviewed a bunch of the fans and each one backed me up. They all said they knew the girls in the books act mean because they’re insecure and blah blah blah…why am I telling you? You know this. I’m not sure when it will air but I’ll let you know as soon as they tell me. Oh, I did learn a cool trick…if you have frizzy or flyaway hair (a given if you live near the ocean) get some toilet paper, spritz some hairspray on it, then rub it gently on your hair as if you were combing it. In seconds your flyaways will be more over than Madonna and Guy

TTYW (or sooner if I get the Sam interview)

Heart you guys!