Debra Anastasia's Blog, page 24
November 14, 2014
Random Asshole Story
OH MY GOD. I am such an asshole. I was trying to return a robe I bought to Target, but instead of the robe, I stuffed by two-year-old dress with deodorant stains from the laundry pile into the bag instead. Now I know why the girl was so puzzled. I had the receipt and she pulled my dress out and inspected it. At that exact moment the kids were talking to me so I didn't see the inspection of my DIRTY LAUNDRY. The cashier said to me, "Um, this would need to have a tag on it." And I was all, "That is so weird? I knew the tag was on that. Oh well, I'll just keep it." And she's like, "Are you sure?" And I'm, "No, its fine." But a little huffy. OH MY GOD. And then just now I went to hang up my new robe that I didn't like and saw that it was MY FADED DRESS. I will just go crawl away in embarrassment. (Oh and I found the robe with the pristine tags on my blanket chest all folded nice for the Target bag.)
Asshole Stories
There was a time I stopped in a Friendly's with my father on my way back to college and I had to pee wicked style. I was so thankful when we stopped for lunch. I ran in past the hostess and booked it to the bathrooms. The place was set up like a giant box, no real divider walls. The ladies room was locked. The men's room was locked. I was desperate. In between there was a handicapped bathroom with both men and women represented on the front. It was open and I went in. I turned the extremely flimsy lock and knew it wasn't an awesome piece of machinery. The bad news was that the handicapped toilet was about four football tosses away from the door. I could not hope to hold it shut. I tried to believe that the restaurant would of course make sure the handicapped souls that normally used this potty would have the privacy of a latched door.
I sat down. Four sodas unleashed. And then I looked up as a confused old man stumbled in to the bathroom, door flung wide open. I was able from my vantage point to look about half of the people eating their lunch in the eyeballs while I peed. I was trapped. The old man said nothing to me as I sat there. He looked from me, to the door displaying the sign and back again. In my head I just started praying that he would close the door. I really didn't care if he left or joined me at that point. If he could just make the door stop being open. Lucky me, he stumbled out and closed the door.
But I had to take a chance and wipe and put everything on. The entire time, I knew I would have to commit to standing bottomless for at least a few seconds when at any point someone could swing that door open on my pasty behind.
Best yet, after flushed my dignity down the crapper and washed up, my dad had already ordered. So I sat and had lunch with all the people that had witnessed the show.
I sat down. Four sodas unleashed. And then I looked up as a confused old man stumbled in to the bathroom, door flung wide open. I was able from my vantage point to look about half of the people eating their lunch in the eyeballs while I peed. I was trapped. The old man said nothing to me as I sat there. He looked from me, to the door displaying the sign and back again. In my head I just started praying that he would close the door. I really didn't care if he left or joined me at that point. If he could just make the door stop being open. Lucky me, he stumbled out and closed the door.
But I had to take a chance and wipe and put everything on. The entire time, I knew I would have to commit to standing bottomless for at least a few seconds when at any point someone could swing that door open on my pasty behind.
Best yet, after flushed my dignity down the crapper and washed up, my dad had already ordered. So I sat and had lunch with all the people that had witnessed the show.
8 Days until Saving Poughkeepsie!!!!
Saving Poughkeepsie 8 days!!!!! (image via Belinda Orr Thank you!!)
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Maybe by Amber L. Johnson
SYNOPSIS Emily Portman loves her job. A writer for Breakout! Magazine, she shadows and showcases up-and-coming bands. When her next assignment takes her to Austin, Texas, she can’t wait to add the city to her map of places she’s visited. Places she’s left without looking back. Her plan is to keep moving on, and the last thing she needs is a man holding her back. She’s not going down that road again.Tyler Macy is stuck in a rut. Despite his exceptional talent as a musician, he has chosen to take a backseat with his music and let others grab the limelight. Wounded and mistrustful, he doesn’t appreciate his friends’ efforts to bring him back to center stage. Emily comes onto the scene and sees his full potential, but he fights to stay in the shadows, shutting her out before she can add to the scars another woman gave him.For Tyler to find his music again, he needs to accept the help that Emily and their friends offer. When he discovers that his muse lies underneath Emily’s skin, it is still not enough to keep her from walking away. Neither will admit what they really want until it is too late.Emily is once again thrown in Tyler’s path when she is assigned to join them on tour. Despite the pain in his past, Tyler sees that she is worth it, even if she’s stolen both his heart and peace of mind. In order for them to be together, they both must discover whether the music and their passion are enough to overcome the obstacles that separate them.Maybe finding love is worth the risk.
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About the Author
Amber Johnson has authored several romance novels that focus on music and the way it can touch people’s hearts. She believes that Happily Ever Afters occur every day—despite the obstacles that real life serves up on a regular basis. Always with two rubber bands on her wrist and a song in her head, Amber is a rebel who puts too much creamer in her coffee, which she drinks out of a cup that reads ‘Cocoa.’ A full-time wife and mother with a day job, she writes whenever she can. If she’s not at her desk, with her boys, or behind the computer, she’s supporting live music with her arms raised above her head and eyes closed, waiting for the drop.Twitter ~~~ Facebook ~~~~ Web ~~~ Goodreads
November 13, 2014
#MarioKart8 DLC UPDATE Review!!
Okay, just got done playing all 8 new tracks. They are fantastic! I was cat Peach on the Link bike with the Link kite. Son was Link on the B-dasher, tri-force wheels and the Hyrule kite.
Track 1- Yoshi Circuit- Super fun. It's always been a great track from the game cube and in the wiiU it has been shined up!
Track 2- Excitement Arena- The jumps are jumptastic. Cat peach was adorable with her kitty paws and Link's sword has his sword for all the tricks.
Track 3- Dragon Drift way gorgeous track, and our favorite use of anti gravity. It is almost entirely antigrav and twists over on itself so much!
Track 4- Mute City- is so, so fast. There is so much speed to be found on the course, also pretty too.
Track 5- Wario's Gold Mine is actually really challenging, which is great for experienced drivers looking to be put through their paces.
Track 6- SNES Rainbow Road- An old favorite, the music is wonderful. The mountains in the distance change colors, matching the pixel you roll over, which was neat.
Track 7- Ice, Ice, Outpost - Split down the middle almost the entire way, so you can pretty much drive on two different tracks. Spotted a few short cuts that we are looking forward to tryin gto hit. They looked tricky.
Track 8- Hyrule Circuit - Filled with Legend of Zelda references. The rupees in place of coins are memorizing. The bats and piranha plants were cute nods to the game. The best was the puzzle to get the ramp by the master sword.
Overall, totally worth it and we were very excited to play.
*Plan on updating this with screenshots.
Track 1- Yoshi Circuit- Super fun. It's always been a great track from the game cube and in the wiiU it has been shined up!
Track 2- Excitement Arena- The jumps are jumptastic. Cat peach was adorable with her kitty paws and Link's sword has his sword for all the tricks.
Track 3- Dragon Drift way gorgeous track, and our favorite use of anti gravity. It is almost entirely antigrav and twists over on itself so much!
Track 4- Mute City- is so, so fast. There is so much speed to be found on the course, also pretty too.
Track 5- Wario's Gold Mine is actually really challenging, which is great for experienced drivers looking to be put through their paces.
Track 6- SNES Rainbow Road- An old favorite, the music is wonderful. The mountains in the distance change colors, matching the pixel you roll over, which was neat.
Track 7- Ice, Ice, Outpost - Split down the middle almost the entire way, so you can pretty much drive on two different tracks. Spotted a few short cuts that we are looking forward to tryin gto hit. They looked tricky.
Track 8- Hyrule Circuit - Filled with Legend of Zelda references. The rupees in place of coins are memorizing. The bats and piranha plants were cute nods to the game. The best was the puzzle to get the ramp by the master sword.
Overall, totally worth it and we were very excited to play.
*Plan on updating this with screenshots.
November 12, 2014
9 Days!!
Releasing November 22nd! Pre-Order NOW!! (image from Belinda Orr)
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9 Days Saving Poughkeepsie Pre-Order link!!
Saving Poughkeepsie 11/22 Pre-Order now!!!
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November 11, 2014
WHAT THE HELL??? SAVING POUGHKEEPSIE PRE-ORDER!!!!!
NO WAY!!
Yes.
Saving Poughkeepsie is available for pre-order!! It is the very first Omnific Publishing book to take this honor and I'm SUPER DUPER EXCITED!!
CHECK IT!!
HOLY CRAP!! I just got the COOLEST news!!!!! For the first time ever, Omnific is doing pre-orders!! And they are starting with Saving Poughkeepsie. CHECK IT OUT!!
Saving Poughkeepsie 11/22
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1uXtTmm
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Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1xtTpPe
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1wOvw55
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BAM: http://bit.ly/1xeIXg4
Google Play: http://bit.ly/1zJ80ZL
Simon & Schuster: http://bit.ly/1syGAOs
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1Cjxn3Y
Yes.
Saving Poughkeepsie is available for pre-order!! It is the very first Omnific Publishing book to take this honor and I'm SUPER DUPER EXCITED!!
CHECK IT!!
HOLY CRAP!! I just got the COOLEST news!!!!! For the first time ever, Omnific is doing pre-orders!! And they are starting with Saving Poughkeepsie. CHECK IT OUT!!
Saving Poughkeepsie 11/22
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1uXtTmm
Amazon.uk: http://amzn.to/1Eozr8W
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1xtTpPe
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1wOvw55
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1weHwZF
BAM: http://bit.ly/1xeIXg4
Google Play: http://bit.ly/1zJ80ZL
Simon & Schuster: http://bit.ly/1syGAOs
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1Cjxn3Y
November 10, 2014
November 9, 2014
12 days until Saving Poughkeepsie!!
"Actually, orders coming from me usually have motherfucker attached to them. I just treated you like a tender great aunt. I’m not afraid of you, but I have respect, like I would for a twenty-three-foot alligator residing in the goddamn sewer. Nothing’s killed you yet, and you’ve lived through a lot of shit. You want to be in my life? Then you’ll have to contend with how big my balls are.” Beckett sighed.
Book 1 Poughkeepsie http://amzn.to/1rnququ
Book 2 Return to Poughkeepsie http://amzn.to/1oydTFb
Book 3 Saving Poughkeepsie (Last train departs on 11.22.14) http://bit.ly/1Cjxn3Y
