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Day in a Life

A Day in My Life: Nov. ’13: Color Blank Party

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You may or may not find this surprising, but as a writer I’ve never been much of a journaler (I like making up words). I’ve always kept writing, sketching, and poetry notebooks, but I’ve never really liked writing about myself. This monthly post is my attempt at rectifying that and is an opportunity for me to get a little personal, as I share a single event from my life.

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November 2013 – Color Blank Party

My husband and I did something totally crazy a few weeks ago…We had people over! 😮

This may not seem like a big deal to you, but for a pair of loners, this is a big deal. Plus our place is small and we’re always leery of having people over and feeling cramped, but this event was a success. We served the best Apple Cider imaginable, a variety a sweet wines, fruit, and an array of cheeses and crackers. Then we sat around and randomly picked blank vinyl figures to decorate with Sharpies. It was a lot more fun than it probably sounds…We may actually have people over again…in a few months 😉 . Click here to see pictures of the event.

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Holiday

Happy Thanksgiving U.S.A. and a Few Other Places ’13

I have no profound words today about origins and meanings. I’m ready for turkey, pie, and sleep. What’s your holiday tradition for today?

Oh, but here are some shameless plugs for you 😀 …

Tomorrow, I’ll post my interview of author Penny Ross…

And some cool quotes shared by author, Sara J. Pepper…

And don’t forget about my Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale and giveaway. A $10 gift card could be waiting for you. See side panel for details…

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(whispers) I have big Eternal Curse news coming next Tuesday. If you hop over to the Eternal Curse Blog, it’ll be announced there on Sunday! Shhh! Don’t tell everyone you can possibly think of between now and then. 😉

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Books

Review: Year Zero

Year Zero by Rob Reid

I give this book a 4.

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This is a very entertaining read full of laughs and, oddly enough, a great deal of factual information I never knew. This story is so absurd that I’m not quite sure how to describe it.

Apparently advanced aliens, far across the galaxy, have been craving and downloading earth music because it’s the one thing the insufficient human race is actually good at (and the rest of the known universe is not). Then one day the superior aliens, through their mastery of legal principles, realize that they owe the people of earth an innumerous amount of royalties or something like that. While some aliens have decided to settle the matter in court, others have decided to just eliminate the problem all together. That’s where the intergalactic misadventures of lawyer Nick Carter (not to be confused with Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter) begin.

To say that the characters of this story are kooky would be an understatement. My favorite thing about the story isn’t technically apart of the story. I love the footnotes. The footnotes of this book are like a running commentary in a movie. They are informative, hilarious, and pleasantly distracting. Eventually I had to stop reading them to finish the story and then went back to read them in perspective. I guess if you’re not really a reader, this may not sound appealing.

All aliens aside, anyone who likes music will love this book. It’s also good for a laugh.

This review has been posted to GoodReads.

If you’d like to obtain a copy of this book, try this link.

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