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I wish I could drive what Damien Stark drives…

I’m over at The Whine Sisters today blogging about the fact that a new car is in my future (or, really, my husband’s future, as I’ll get stuck with the minivan). We’ll probably end up with something like a Honda Fit.

What I really want is the car Damien Stark, the hero from my upcoming novel, Release Me, drives:

Damien Stark drives this. Sigh.

I don’t know much about cars, but I can tell this one is sweet. It’s cherry red and polished to a mirror shine. The windows are tinted as dark as a limo. It’s so low to the ground that I’m afraid my ass will get bruised if we hit a pothole. It’s sleek and beautiful and definitely the kind of toy I’d expect a billionaire to own.

“What?” he says, seeing my smile.

“You’re predictable, that’s all.”

His brows lift. “Am I?”

“What is this, some kind of fancy Ferrari? I mean, what billionaire doesn’t own a Ferrari?”

“Ah, it’s much worse than that,” he says. “This is a Bugatti Veyron. It costs about twice as much as a Ferrari. Nine hundred eighty-seven horsepower, a W16 engine, top speed of two hundred fifty-three, and she’ll go from zero to sixty in under three seconds.”

I force myself to look unimpressed. “In other words, you don’t own a Ferrari?”

“I own three.” Before I can react, he grins and presses a soft kiss to my forehead. “Watch your head getting in. She’s low to the ground.”

Have I mentioned I just love Damien? Not to mention his cars.

Alas, the Bugatti is only in my imagination. I have a feeling it’s going to be a Honda in the driveway.

What’s the car of your dreams?

Win a B&B Weekend « Karen Pullen

And I’ve only given away gift cards and books! This is an awesome contest prize … a stay at a B&B that looks darling in the picture. How. Cool.

Win a B&B Weekend « Karen Pullen.

Looking for a fun read after you fill up on Thanksgiving turkey?

Aphrodite’s Kiss, book 1 in my series of superhero romances, is #free on the Nook & at iTunes and at Smashwords! See all retailers here!

Useful tip of the day for Mac Users-Stickie Notes!

Sometimes I astound myself with what I don’t know. Maybe I’m the only one, but there’s a stickie note feature built into Mac computers, and it’s pretty darn sweet! Check your application folder for Stickie Notes! (And if you set the note to “float” and to be “translucent” it’s there on your computer but also out of your way.

I think this will save at least a dozen trees!!

More Popcorn Please

Why, yes, I did just order a new Stir Crazy 6 qt popcorn popper. Why, no, the one we currently own works fine. We just want to be prepared for a popcorn emergency. And, um, we want to be able to pig out on popcorn without having to transfer the popcorn to another bowl and then wait An. Entire. Three. Minutes. for another batch to pop.

(Yes, I am shamed. Shamed by popcorn …)

And, seriously, this puppy makes AMAZING popcorn. Just saying…

Haiku to you, too!

Ah, Hippo! You inspire me!

When I was in elementary school, we studied poetry, like most kids do. And we had to write a Haiku, like most kids do.

I still remember mine (prepare to be astounded):

Hippopotamus

Why do you like gooey mud

So brown and sticky?

Catchy, eh?

And on a similarly random note: When my oldest was a baby (as in, doing the baby babble thing), she used to say “Me-no-me”. D and I planned to catch her at that exact moment between babble and words and have her translate for us. We failed.

But to this day we all remember “Me-no-me” … though we don’t know what it means!



How about you? What nuggets from your childhood do you still remember?

Dark Shadows … from the beginning!

The kids will be in college before we get through all the discs in here!

Bought the kids and husband the entire Dark Shadows DVD collection (comes in a cool coffin-shaped box!) and we’ve started watching from Episode 1. Loving it!!! So much fun how it was made on the cheap and mistakes aren’t fixed. Loving the story lines and the mystery. Trying hard to hold back on going to Wiki to see what connection Victoria Winters does have to the Collins family (I’m sure there must be one!)

Don’t tell me!

The kids are loving it, too, even though they were already watching the Barnabus episodes on Netflix. About a hundred episodes to go before we get there. We haven’t even finished disc 1 yet!

No spoilers, please … but I’m curious: Are you a Dark Shadows fan? Did you see the movie? (I haven’t and don’t think I will …)

Blogshare day: Social Media Myths that Can Cripple an Author Platform

Found this fascinating post over at Kristen Lamb’s Blog. Kristen always has such great things to say about social media … if you don’t already follow her blog, check it out!

As the Social Media Jedi for Writers, I am very blessed to be able to speak and teach around the country at various writing conferences. I am always open to learning new methods, and I love hearing other perspectives. Yet, with the good, comes the bad, the ugly and the downright—in my POV—boneheaded observations about social media. My favorites?

Read the rest via 3 Social Media Myths that Can Cripple Our Author Platform « Kristen Lamb's Blog.

Are you an author or a reader? Do you use Twitter and/or Facebook? What are your likes and dislikes about Twitter, Facebook and all the rest?

Walking Dead Question of the Night

So, in Season Two, when they end up at Hershel’s house … how the heck do those folks have electricity?

Yes, these things bug me….

The Walking Dead

OMG, how have I missed The Walking Dead for so long? I am soooooo addicted now!