Kimberly Frost's Blog, page 10

Congested at 4 am

I have a cold, so I'm too blurry-eyed and fuzzy-headed to concentrate on much. As such, I'm listening to books on tape. I just tried Diane Mott Davidson for the first time. Sweet Revenge was terrific. (Tammy Jo approves of a caterer/amateur sleuth as a series main character.)

Meanwhile, don't you think we should take a road trip to see this little guy? He's an "aye-aye" and is a new addition to the Denver Zoo. They claim he's a primate, but I'm thinking alien.

Me @ ApolloCon 2009

Saturday, June 27th

11:00 am Reading

Noon - 1:00 pm - "Realistic Fantasy & Other Oxymorons" panel

2:00 - 3:00 pm - "Sometimes A Vampire is just a Vampire" panel

5:00 - 6:00 pm - Autograph Session


Sunday, June 28th

10:00 - 11:00 am - "West Sidhe Story: Fairies in Urban Fantasy"

Social Networking II

My friends pointed out that I did not offer any links yesterday. It turns out that's true.

At Twitter, you'll find me as: FrostFiction

On Facebook, I'm Kimberly Frost. You'll know you've got the right one by my book cover. :)

Quote for the day:

If you're already in a hole, quit digging.

(paraphrased from Roy W. Walters)

Question for the day: Is Houston as hot as the surface of the sun?
Answer: No, but it's pretty darn close.
Someone please pass the Gatorade!

I'm socializing...kind of...

After intense pressure, I have caved in and joined two more social networking sites. FaceBook & Twitter. (I was already here on Blogger (my home blogging site),  LiveJournal (infrequently), and MySpace (sporadically, but enthusiastically.)
I really love connecting with people, but I'm not sure I'll like having to check two more sites. I want all my applications to talk to each other so I can get one massive feed into my inbox...or preferably my brain ;) 
Oh yes, and I'll be "in person" socializing

It's June?!

Hello, World! 
Here's a photograph of the Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.  I took it from across the road and down on the train tracks. Aren't the rich colors lovely?



What I really want to know today is where the heck the first half of 2009 went. I know I've been busy with the first book release and the impending release of book 2 in the Southern Witch series, but I honestly feel like someone is stealing days of the week. Time just seems to melt, like the clocks in those Dali pai

Purple Haze

(This slightly surreal photograph is one that I altered to create the purple effects. I'm posting it in honor of my yesterday's drive-time adventure.) Today I'm in Oakmont, Pennsylvania for the Festival of Mystery. (Yay!) It's drizzling, and naturally I didn't pack an umbrella since I had about fifty pounds of bookmarks and brochures. What was I thinking!? Anyway, the drive from the Pittsburgh airport was especially interesting. Like the rest of America, Pittsburgh roadways are under construct

It's tough to be cool when...

There has been some beautiful weather lately in Houston. So I was driving along with my convertible top down, listening to music a tad too loudly, and feeling great. Then I stopped at a light and felt sprinkles. I looked up at the clear sky, confused, then got blasted with a bit of cold water. A d#$! corporate sprinkler caught me unawares. It was watering the flowers that were planted on the divider. Now I'm all for flowers and plants, but I don't think the citizens should have to get watered wi

Author Intrusion?

There's a term in writing for when an author interrupts the normal flow of the story to inject something that she wants the reader to know. The intrusion can take many forms, but they're all generally bad because it reminds the reader that she's reading a book (rather than living through an experience with the character.)

Anyway, I wondered if I might be an in-the-flesh author intrusion when I was invited by a wonderful (hugs and kisses to Karla) bookseller from Katy Budget Books to sit in on a p

The DMV...Hell on Earth?

Every once in a while, I come across a show that I really love. Such was the case with Reaper. Have you guys seen it? Kevin Smith of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma fame is a show consultant. The premise is that a young guy turns eighteen and gets a visit from the devil, who's got the smile of the Joker and too-tan skin a la George Hamilton. The devil, in fact, fits the stereotype of a used car salesman.

Anyway, the parents of our hero apparently promised their first born to the devil in

100-proof berries?

(This little guy had breakfast with us at Empire Cafe a couple weeks ago.
Seemed an appropriate photo for this post.)

I click on a lot of news items as I switch sites to check my various e-mail accounts, and a week or two ago, I came across this story from the AP, posted in the Chattanooga Times Free Press

MEMPHIS — Some drunks got out of hand near Beale Street in Memphis, but instead of barflies it was birds intoxicated from eating fermented fruit.

The Health Department investigated this week after