So yesterday — a gorgeously summerish January afternoon in the South Bay of L.A. — we decided to rendezvous in Hermosa with our brother Naylor, just back from a month in Thailand and the Nam. Before that, we cracked a bottle from Hector’s fridge stash called Otokoyama. I’m not the biggest sake fan in the world, but this stuff was perfect on an empty stomach. I think it’s the rice or something. Like a little chilled brunchy carbosnack with a buzz. Hai!

Although I’ve never seen a drop of the show, I’m pretty sure you kids know Hector. He’s the guy that took home the gold on American Idol that one year.

We’re all pretty stoked about the upcoming release of our book on February 5th, counting down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Some early reviews:

• “Will thrill minimalists and inspire maximalists.” – Vanity Fair
• “If you have only 30 seconds, skim the pithiest of life stories.” – Oprah Magazine
• “Will make you value the words you speak and write—no matter how few or many.” –Penthouse

SMITH Magazine and Harper Perennial are throwing a big book release party in NYC in early February, encouraging minimalists, maximalists, Penthouse fans, and Oprah devotees to show up and go big. Looks like I need to book a JetBlue flight. The New York bash will be followed by additional parties in other cities across the country. I’ve been asked to keep those details private, but we’ll be taking lots of pics and blogging and tweeting our asses off!

Meanwhile, here’s how you can help spread the six-word love!

The Video: Ripe for sharing, blogging, embedding, humming along to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBnP0DoGjRI

The Widget: You know you’re counting the days anyway. Got a blog of your own? Grab the widget here and plug it in.

The Facebook Group: All the cool kids are doing it.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4738151858

And of course, The Book. Better than wine to bring to a dinner party, smarter than roses for Valentine’s Day, a conversation firestarter: Link to the book’s amazon.com page.