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April 2, 2012
Spam Comment of the Week VIII
Last week, it was slim pickings for the spam comments. This week hasn’t been much better. I think they’re on to me making fun of them. *shrugs* Oh well, if that’s the case and they stop giving me material, we’ll chalk this up to another fun series and I’ll have to think of something new. [...]
March 16, 2012
Raspberry Sauce & Olive Oil-brushed Asparagus
Today, we’re doing a couple of real easy recipes that have five minute prep times. Essentially, we’re doing a type of sauces today. One sauce and one basic olive oil brush. Raspberry Sauce Initially, this is for two servings, so if you want to make it for more than two people, you’ll need to [...]
March 13, 2012
Online Dating . . . Finale!
Fuck yeah! Right before The Walking Dead finale! I rock! *ahem* Yes, we’ve come to an end with the online dating experiment because I cancelled my 6-month subscription last week. That’s right, I said six months. You’d think I’d have gone on more dates in that time, but I didn’t. That was partly due to [...]
March 12, 2012
Spam Comment of the Week VII
Oh yeah, I just couldn’t pass this one up. I literally fell sideways with a loud burst of laughter. I think I hurt Umi‘s ears. This week’s spam comment was on Chicken Florentine Lasagna and comes to us from wypadek uk: I will conform to you. Really, Wypadek uk whateverthefuck your name is? You’ll conform to me [...]
March 6, 2012
On Careers & Working
Sometimes, my bite is worse than my bark. *grins* I have spent more than half of my life working, and I’m what some would call a “Jill of all trades” because of the diversity of jobs I’ve held, from manufacturing to bartending to secretarial to computer lab technician to behavioral health paraprofessional. Not so different [...]
March 5, 2012
Spam Comment of the Week VI
This week’s spam comment is brought to you by . . . oh wait, I don’t have sponsors and these fuckers aren’t paying me either, so never mind. However, someone decided to comment on Crazy Meatballs . . . again. I’m seriously considering closing comments on that post, but then I’d miss out on shit [...]
July 12, 2011
The Nemesis Playlist
Most of this post was originally published on Derek Hawkins' blog Brain Drippings. When I first started writing Nemesis, and pretty much any book before it, I didn't listen to music like most writers do. I have ADD, so I'm distracted quite easily. I needed total solitude and mostly silence, so I sat outside on my back [...]
May 27, 2011
Birthday Month Book Blog Tour
Since it's my birthday next month, and since I'm releasing my book Nemesis on my birthday, I thought I'd make the blog tour last the entire month of June . . . if I can find enough people to host me. That is essentially what this post is about. It's a call to all of [...]
April 28, 2011
Nemesis' Book Cover Revealed
That's right, I'm unveiling the book cover I designed for Nemesis. As you will see, I'm also leaving the title the way it is. There are a few reasons for this. 1) I just can't think of a more appropriate title. 2) Nemesis has kind of stuck with me and I've been talking about it [...]
April 21, 2011
Moon Interviews Sharon Gerlach
Today, I've decided to let my dog do the interviewing to give myself a bit of a break. Kind of upset the vampire, but he'll get over it in time. I have to say that Moon did quite well. She even suckered a treat out of our guest. The interviewer: The Interviewee: I'm a princess. [...]
