Every month, I try to win Oprah Winfrey tickets, and this month is no different, except that the show is not offering tickets this month because of the tight production schedule. 

But when I went to apply, I did see that they are offering last-minute tickets to their ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ taping. To apply you have to say why you should be in the audience. 

Shoot - I just deleted what I wrote for my submission, but basically it said that though I enjoyed reading the book, I was annoyed by it’s message that when things get rough in your life, just take a three-country vacation and all will be OK. It’s sad to me that woman have been devouring this book and this message, but there is no way we can have these experiences. I would love a book where a woman goes through severe trials and tribulations and just deals with it while facing the real world. I have lost a job, a father, and a car in one year, and God, I would love to travel to Italy, Indonesian, or India to solve my problems.