Wonder what it is? Click: AMAZON RANK to find out.

Still curious as to why it matters? Go HERE for more explanation.



Censorship is WRONG!

Labels: 2 cents, stoopid, web stuff

You can't win if you don't play!



Get out there and vote, peeps!




Oh, and there's a basketball tournament happening, too. :-D

Labels: contest, silliness, web stuff

...the bug is slowly vacating the area, thank goodness! For your entertainment until he is completely gone -







Speaking of dust bunnies, Jayne Castle's next Ghost Hunters book is due out next month and she's put together another video for your viewing pleasure. Her videos are the exception to my general dislike of book trailers. Check it out:



Later peeps!

Labels: book stuff, life, web stuff

...no, your other right! >>>>>>>

A countdown clock that shows how many days til my cruise!!



I totally stole this from Jennie, by the way. :o) She's going to Hawaii and looking for book recommendations with a Hawaiian theme so, if you know of anything good, go make suggestions.

Labels: vacay, web stuff, widgets

So, I might have mentioned how much I love and am oddly addicted to I Can Has Cheezburger. But I don't believe I have mentioned that "lol" language is creeping into my brain. I'll be going about my *sarcasm* fabulous workday */sarcasm* and something will trigger a lol-speak caption in my brain. "my ass...let me show u it", for example (not in a stripper way, before anyone asks). ;-)

Some examples, you say? Absolutely, says me!









Anyone else have this problem? Anyone? Anyone?? Bueller???

All lolcats from ICHC, of course.

ETA: There is an article in TIME about ICHC, even. Click here!

Labels: lolcat, silliness, web stuff

Yup - I've been switched over to Beta Blogger or no-longer-Beta Blogger or whatever. It probably would be a bigger deal if I weren't a Mac person. However, since I am, all those cool, see-how-easy formatting things the new Blogger has don't work for me. Blah.

In more important news - I've read the first KEEPER of the year! W00t!!



SEP did her usual fabulous job with Dean's story! Was there any doubt?? You know I don't really do reviews, so I'll just say this - if you have enjoyed her other books, you'll enjoy this one. It will leave you with a smile as you read the last page. Is there higher praise than that? I don't think so. :o)


Another good recent read (look away Ames):



I think Lora's writing is getting much stronger. There has been real growth in her plotting and characterizations since the beginning of her career and the move away from ebooks has given her a chance to go more in depth and offer more detail...that's almost always a good thing. :o) Other than a few nitpicky things (like, how did Clint become a SEAL if he joined the Army at 17???), it was an enjoyable read and a good addition to the series. Still, the fact that he was a SEAL seems more like a plot device than anything else. Kind of like she needed to think of someone who would be fearless and good at beating people up, etc. and didn't really look beyond that. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Suz's SEALs. :-D

Well, that's it for my 2 cents. Later peeps!!

PS: If anybody has any difficulties, now that I've been switched over, or if anything looks funny or whatever, let me know.

Labels: 2 cents, book stuff, tinkering, web stuff

> What were the first items referred to as gadgets?

Now, you know I love me some gadgets!! LOL According to the trivia book sitting on my desk at work (and I'm at home so excuse any awkward wording):

> Gadget was first used in France in 1886 in connection to small, metal replicas of Statue of Liberty that were being sold in Europe to commemorate the big version. "Gadget" came from the name of the originator of the miniatures - M. Gaget.


See, don't you feel smarter already? :-D

In other gadget news - how do you like the SNAP thing I put on the blog (roll over a link to see what I mean)? Cool?? Or annoying?

Labels: entertainment, gadgets, linkage, web stuff, widgets

Wicked cool!!

Wanna try it yourself?? Go here! Coolness found via the ever fabulous Tech_Space blog at USA Today.com.

Labels: entertainment, linkage, silliness, web stuff

Check it out, peeps!

Go here to see How Many of Me there are! Well, not me...YOU!

There are 91 of me!! LOL

Labels: entertainment, web stuff

...that I am a Mac person?? Because I am! I mean, yeah I have to deal with PCs at work and I have one at home, too...the one at home mostly gathers dust, though. Why, you ask? Because Macs are so much cooler!! :-D And my Mac is an iBook so it sits with me on the sofa (my main surfing spot).

Anyway, today at Macworld there were several new product announcements - and that's always fun! Including iPod Nanos in colors (I'm not linking to every separate thing...take yourselves to the Apple homepage and surf on!) - kind of like the Minis were - and a redesigned Shuffle that is TINY!! So very cute! I may be forced to add it to my Christmas list (if I can ignore the fact that I already have a Mini and a Video iPod). :o) Speaking of the Video iPod...now you can get games for it at iTunes! Including Bejeweled (I LOVE Bejeweled)!! And PacMan and Mah Jhongg. Nifty!!

See, I have more interests than just books...I do LOVE me some gadgets, too!

Labels: 2 cents, apple, entertainment, gadgets, web stuff

...there isn't enough fluffy, cuddly, fuzziness in the world (and because I'm too lazy to blog about anything), I give you Cute Overload!!

Go forth and enjoy the snugglage!

Labels: web stuff

Well, as you may have noticed, I added some links on the sidebar. Just a few favorite authors and author blogs, so far.

Next I'm tacklling posting pictures in blog entries. We'll see how that goes...

Labels: linkage, tinkering, web stuff

Okay, so why would the scientist be mad?? You'd think a scientist would enjoy experimenting, right?? Oh, I digress...

So, now I have a pet and a LibraryThing widget...go me! Have you tried out LibraryThing yet?? Ever so cool, I must say. I'll continue to search for other cool bits and pieces to decorate with. Plus I'd like a template with three columns...of course, I'm still learning about the two column format but I think three would be better. Don't you?

Labels: tinkering, web stuff, widgets