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June 29, 2009 | Book One,Book Stuff,Draven Atreides,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Family Portrait,Life in General,Movie Queue,The 4-1-1 on Me,Weekend Wrap-Up,Writing Movements,contests

This weekend we had our family reunion. It was so much fun, despite the small size. We were lucky to get as many as we did (31 total), but like I said, we all had a great time. My sister and I saw a cousin we hadn’t seen since we were in high school! It was crazy, but he still looks the same, just a little more filled out. I wish I had pics to show you, but my cousin has a lot of work ahead of her in posting pics and creating the DVD. Can’t wait for the next one in 2011. Wherever that may be.

I saw TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN twice this weekend. Despite the length and the crappy reviews from the movie critics, it had a blockbuster opening weekend. It was too long and I thought the first one was better. I give it 3 Snaps. What about you?

Writing Movements - no writing last week. I’m done with The Lesson and will now have to incorporate it into the story. Meanwhile, you still have time to vote on whether or not I should change Draven’s last name. I’ve been getting some good suggestions. Head on over to my FUN STUFF page and give me your two cents. Oh, and the catch, of course, is that only teens can vote. Sorry.

This is a short but sweet post, folks. I think I’m still trying to recover from the weekend. How was yours?

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June 22, 2009 | A Royale Pain,Book One,Book Stuff,Draven Atreides,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Life in General,Movie Queue,The 4-1-1 on Me,Weekend Wrap-Up,Writing Movements,contests

I wish I had something more exciting to talk about, but really, this weekend was pretty uneventful. Mr. Maul and I went to The Original Pancake House for breakast yesterday. We forgot that it was Father’s Day (yes, I sent my Daddy a card), so the wait was a bit long (30 mins) but that place is worth it. Should you ever visit Scottsdale, AZ, eat at The Original Pancake House on Camelback Rd, next to the Motel 6; it’s also walking distance to Scottsdale Fashion Square so if you eat too much, you can always walk it off over there. Every weekend that place is hoppin’, but like I said, the food is worth it. We get the same thing every time: I get a bacon waffle (crispy) and one scrambled egg, Mr. Maul gets the spinach omelet (it somes with a short stack of buttermilk pancakes).

Saturday, while Mr. Maul was doing the male bonding thing with his BF, I went to see THE PROPOSAL. Loved. It. I’m buying this when it comes out. Seriously. If only to see the outtakes. It was a nearly full theater, too. Three reasons you should go see this movie:

1) Ryan Reynolds naked. The man has got the most awesome physique.

2) Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock singing “It Takes Two” by Rob Base and DJ EZ-Rock. Hi-larious.

3) Sandra Bullock singing and dancing to “The Walls” by Lil’ John. You know what song I’m talking about, right? Hi-larious times 3. Especially Ryan’s comment afterwards.

On a major side note here: I have to come up with a new nickname for when I talk about my husband. I was using Mr. Maul because he’s part of this very special group and dresses up like Darth Maul. However, he’s grown out his hair a little and hasn’t done Darth Maul since the Fiesta Bowl Parade in January. So, I’m going to start referring to him as Mr. MMA, because he LOVES mixed martial arts (his favorite fighter is Wanderlay Silva) and he does a little martial arts himself.

Did some laundry on Sunday, too. Only 4 baskets this time. Not so bad, but man, I hate doing laundry. I guess it wouldn’t suck so much if the appliances were inside the house, instead of outside in the shed. Yeah, don’t ask.

Writing Movements – I had good writing movement last week. 12 handwritten pages. Don’t know what that adds up to in typed pages, because I haven’t done that yet, but it felt good to me. I finished The Lesson today on break. Now, I have to go through the hard copy of the story and put it all in. Oh, and as a reminder:

I’m running a Character Last-Name Change Contest and need your opinion on whether I should change Draven’s last name. The general consensus so far is that I should and people have been suggesting some good replacements. Check out my FUN STUFF page for more deets.

So, how was your weekend?

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May 21, 2009 | How coolio is THAT?,Life in General,Reading is FUNdamental,contests

Diana Peterfreund is giving away copies of Dull Boy by Sarah Cross. As part of the contest, you have the opportunity to create your own superhero.

HOW FUN WAS THIS???

Here’s mine:

I could’ve played with this thing forever. Go on over and enter the contest and create your own.

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November 24, 2008 | Book One,Book Stuff,Draven Atreides,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Life in General,Movie Queue,The 4-1-1 on Me,Weekend Wrap-Up,Writing Movements,contests

Saturday morning, the hubby and I went to see Twilight. I don’t think he really wanted to see it, but I kept asking if he was going with me because I was going to see it by myself if he didn’t.

I don’t think he wanted to stay home by himself, so he went with me.

I never read the book, but I wanted to see the movie. I had no expectations going in, didn’t expect to be disappointed if it wasn’t like the book (are they ever?).

I liked it.

In some ways, it reminded me of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer T.V. show. Y’know, with the whole YA factor appeal. Some of Robert Pattinson’s facial expressions were funny. Especially the one in the classroom. And for some reason, I was expecting him to turn into a pile of ashes when he stepped into the sunlight, but apparently, their “kind” of vampire doesn’t do that. Someone care to explain that?* I could just read the book, I know, but I would rather have the instant gratification of knowing the answer now rather than later. I don’t know if they plan to turn her other books into movies (again, anyone care to weigh in on that?*), but I’ll go see them if they come out.

I just feel sorry for the stupid fool who was stupid enough to release a portion of her WIP. Because of that one person, 1) the author will probably no longer trust you with her work and 2) you ruined it for the ENTIRE NATION who was looking forward to reading the last installment. What did this person think would happen? If I had been as heavily invested in this series as everyone else, and then read that the last book may never be published, I would’ve been seriously pissed. It would be like watching the series finale of a favorite show and then not knowing what happened to the characters. coughAngelcough.

Much sympathy going out to all you Stephenie Meyers fans. A word to the wise: don’t screw with an author’s work. You really don’t want to see our bad side.

Sunday, I took my braids out. This is what it looked when she was all done removing them: CLICK FOR BIGGER VIEW

It’s kinda fuzzy, but that’s what you get when you take pics with your camera phone. The Finger in the Light Socket look is very “in” right now, isn’t it? LOL.

And then here I am all straight and pretty: CLICK ON PIC FOR BIGGER VIEW

What a difference chemicals can make, eh?

Writing Movement - To quote Fiona Apple, I’ve been a bad, bad girl. I didn’t write at all last week. Holding out my hand. I know, I know. Go on, feel free to give me a virtual slap on the wrist. I’m totally procrastinating with this short story, can you tell? I gave myself until the end of the month to finish the first draft. So, really, I have until Sunday to reach that goal. I still got time, folks. I’ll get on it, I swear. I’ll do some writing this week. Maybe I’ll finish before Thanksgiving.

So, how was your weekend?

*Would you like to pre-order a copy of A Royale Pain? The first person that answers my questions about Twilight will be given the password for the protected offer page.

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July 6, 2008 | Life in General,The 4-1-1 on Me,contests

Thanks to everyone for your honest opinions regarding the business layout. They were greatly appreciated. The winner of the $25 Barnes and Noble GC is…

SUZY

Keep a look out in your email for your gift certificate, Suzy, and thanks again for putting in your two cents.

Both me and the designer were feeling the creative pinch this time around. My author site and my online store were a whole lot easier to design. Truth be told, I was pretty anal in regards to the author site. I knew what every page was supposed to look like, from the image used right down to the text. I was trying to give her more creative license with the business site, and we got stuck, but I think we’re good now. I’ll be sure to announce when the site goes live.

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