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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

I don't even know what happened!

I don't know what happened! I think my subconscious decided I needed a break from the blogging world.

Anyway, I'm very excited because as the summer approaches so do the releases of some new books in my favorite series.

From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris March 31 (yes, I know it's today)














Dead and Gone
Charlaine Harris May 5















Ashes of Midnight Lara Adrian May 26
















Lover Avenged J.R. Ward April 28!!!!! (this one I am UBER excited about)















Skin Trade Laurell K. Hamilton June 2















Rapture Jaquelyn Frank June 30
















So you can see, once the end of April hits, I'll have a book come out every two weeks that I want to read!! It's almost embarrassing, the way most of them are romances. Oh well, don't judge!!!


song of the day:


Ballad for Dead Friends - Dashboard Prophets

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Wednesday Wish You Were Here


Let's talk about Washington State. What is in WA you may ask? Well, for those Twilight geeks out there, we all know that it is riddled with sexy vampires. Some others of us may know Washington for those big Redwoods they have going for them, but that's not all to Washington.

Toppenish, Washington showcases the
Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center. There you will be able to learn about the Yakama Indian. This is also one of the oldest museums dedicated to a Native American tribe.










There is Mount St. Helens... the Famous volcano. It exploded in 1980 leaving that massive hole in the middle of it. It is also hugely active still, its last explosion was July 10, 2008.











Song of the day:



Kiss The Girl - Ashley Tisdale




Tuesday, March 24, 2009

First, Love...

I really need to stop reading romance novels. Lemme tell you why... They give me an unrealistic expectation of love. I mean I don't understand why a hot Navy SEAL won't walk down the street and fall terribly in love with me. Why is it that romance is so much less romantic in real life?

song of the day:


First Love - Adele

Sunday, March 22, 2009

In which I return from the dead.

I have been failing in keeping you up to date with my life lately! But in my defense I have had much to do.

On Friday was my BFF, Victor's, 20th birthday! We went to the Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant of epicness. I love going there for Cheese and Chocolate. We had Fiesta, Quatro frommagio and Spinach and Artichoke cheese fondue. Then we had Bananas Foster, Tiramisu, and the Original Chocolate fondue to finish. I would like to take this moment to say that my favorite was the Bananas Foster.

Then on Saturday I went to a drag show sponsored by the Pride Alliance at Kennesaw. Several of my friends performed and they were SPECTACULAR!!!!! All of the money raised went to PALS. It is a non-profit organization that helps the elderly and severely ill take care of their pets.

THEN, I was finishing the latest Lora Leigh book, Maverick. It was just as good as her previous books.
Maverick is the second book in her Elite Ops series which is an off-shoot of her Temting SEALS series.
Tiny sum up: the main characters are Micah and Risa. It you have read the Tempting SEALS series then you recognize Risa as the young girl who was kidnapped, raped and held hostage for almost two years before being rescued. So naturally she's freaked where men are concerned. While kidnapped she was given a drug called Whores Dust, which attaches to pleasure receptors in your brain and makes you beg for sex, it also makes you black out and lose memories. So Risa can't remember alot of events from her kidnapping, but has started dreaming about some events (with me so far?)
In walks Micah. He and Risa have been sort of passing each other in the dark, so to speak. They have mutual friends and Micah has seen her while she was leaving and he was going to some ones house. And he's become enthralled with her.
In a surprising turn of events, Risa is being hunted by the same assassin that killed Micah's Mother and Father, so now the Elite Ops team is going to use her as bait, with Micah acting as her bodygaurd, posing as her lover.
As you can imagine, things get pretty steamy from there, and I hate to ruin an ending so here I stop.

So you can see I've been very busy.

Quote of the Week:
Ultimately, Darkness will meet its end. Our choice lies only in the form of its demise. If we meet nothing but success in every stage of our mission, Darkness will helplessly surrender. When we fail, however, we have taken upon ourselves to wrestle it face-to-face to its utter destruction.
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman
Song of the Day:

Baby, Now That Ive Found You - Alison Krauss

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

In which I sleep late because of the common cold.

Maybe I should take vitamins. At least this cold is just a sore throat, nothing that won't be cured by gargling peroxide (my dad's idea) and taking Aleve. I just hate to take vitamins! You can't have them on an empty stomach or nausea of the worst kind sets in. Maybe those gummy ones for kids... anyway while I was in bed contemplating the ceiling I thought of all of those spa towns that are so popular in Switzerland and decided that would be the destination for Wednesday Wish You Were Here.

The Spa town I chose is Baden, Switzerland. It has everything, hot sulfur springs, roman ruins, and a picturesque ruined castle!

(BTW I find all of the images for Wednesday Wish You Were Here on Flikr)

Song of the Day:


Gardenia - Mandy Moore

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

In which I am hugely tired because I went to the gym...

I think my butt fell off... I decided that it would be good for me to go to the gym at school. So Victor and I went to the stationary bicycles and exercised for 40 minutes. And really... I can't feel my ass. Guh, I am going to be so sore tomorrow.

Song of the day:


Bring Me The Disco King - David Bowie

Sunday, March 15, 2009

It's still kinda gross outside... perfect reading weather though. I continue my sabbatical from Sookie Stackhouse, but I recently finished two very good books.
One was Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter. It's about Atlantis and the creatures that live there. Darius is the King of the Dragons and guards one of the portals from this world to his. Ever sense the death of his family he has buried emotions and senses, the only thing he lives for is the protection of the portal. Enter Grace. Darius can't keep his hands off of her, even though she is the enemy. She gives him a world of color and beautiful emotion. As their adventures begin it becomes clear that they were meant to be together.
The other book was a change from my paranormal romance. It was Kiss Me While I Sleep by Linda Howard.
CIA contract agent Lily Mansfield has been a ruthless, professional assassin for nearly 20 of her 37 years, but her work takes a personal turn after the young girl she rescued from war torn Bosnia as a baby, and the friends that were raising her, are killed. Lily turns renegade and avenges their deaths with a brilliantly executed murder, nearly killing herself in the process, but she soon finds herself hunted by an evil family, embroiled in a plot that threatens the safety of the world, and chased by handsome CIA agent Lucas Swain, who has been charged with bringing Lily back by any means necessary. I liked the change from paranormal romance. There were no fangs and no magic. It was really bery refreshing but I'm back to paranormal again.
I've bought the next book in the Atlantis series and it's just as good as the first.

Quote of the Week:

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
- Helen Keller

Song of the Day:




Citizen Soldier - 3 Doors Down

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Hey... Remember that Time it rained?

Ugh... it's raining. and that's it really. It's raining, and I worked, and it's the end of spring break:(

Song of the Day: I really liked the video to this song. It's on imeem as well.



The Show - Lenka