Ever have one of those days where you can’t do anything right? Today is my day…
1. get to work late
2. proceed to knock full cup of hot tea onto mouse, desk, and computer tower….
3. feel the desire to take a Valium or something…chocolate, that is what I need. The only issue is I have to drive to get chocolate, probably a bad idea at this point.
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What do you do when your child likes Pokemon so much that he starts to get the hair?
Admit that you are raising a geek. revel in it, because you know that geeks will rule the earth one day.
Yes, I am a card carrying geek and proud of it. Although, I can’t take credit for the “geeks will rule the earth one day” thing. My good friend conurePT is responsible for that one. 
I have to give Imdb their due, I am not sure that I could have done the meme with out their search engine. So, here are my 5 fictional characters that begin with N.
The rules:
1. Comment on this post and ask for a letter.
2. I will give you one.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters whose names begin with that letter, and post their names and your comments on these characters on your blog.
My letter courtesy of Kristie, was N. I spent two days trying to come up with 5 fictional characters that started with K and I couldn’t think of one so I had to go back and ask for another letter. This time I got a different one – R. I still had a tough time, but I did manage to think them up.
Scary business here! Nurse Ratched has become a cultural icon and metaphor for bureaucratic corruption, according to Wickipedia. I just think she is scary.
An acient Hindu goddess of darkness (actually a Goa’uld, though) that is responsible for mass destruction. I think that she was a good villain with lots of sparkly bits.
The Nebakanezer was the ship that Morpheus and his crew ran in the Matrix movies. The ship developed a personality as do most ships in Sci-Fi flicks.
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I loved Nigel, he had some seriously comedic moments. He is one if the pelicans from the movie “Finding Nemo”. Nigel aids in the escape plans.
Nottingham 2001 a character on the cable show Witchblade. I loved this character, he was completely unpredictable and slightly twisted.
Ok, I am a total slacker. I have been reading….really. It’s just that I have been super busy with work and getting the boy ready for school. Yikes, no time for talking about what I have been reading.
So here is a sample of what I have been reading lately. I hope that I will get the time soon to talk about them, some of them were very good!
I think that there is more, but I really don’t remember right now.
Another thing that has been distracting me from blogging lately is the BBAW Awards and Directory. Go check out Amy’s blog to learn more about the awards and the directory.
http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/
I found this on Book Binge today and I think it’s a great idea. If you are a reader or a book blogger join in an participate, it should be a blast!
Here is the content from the original post.
Book Bloggers: You work hard. You read books, you write reviews, you maintain relationships with your readers, publicists, and authors. You are constantly running to the post office to mail your giveaways and participating in carnivals to help boost traffic. You sometimes want to faint when you see the size of your TBR pile, but faithfully you read. And you do it because you love it. Book blogging is for most a hobby. But it’s a hobby that takes a lot of work and time. It’s a labor of love.
I’ve been blogging for three years but only really got into book blogging in the last year. I have found, without a doubt, that book bloggers are the kindest, most open minded, and supportive group of bloggers on the internet. With book blogging, it’s about community and a love for the written word.
The Readers: We love you! You don’t have a blog, but you read our reviews and share your thoughts with us. You enter our giveaways and click on our Amazon associates link. We do this for you and appreciate your readership. We hope you’ll join in the fun and festivities of BBAW! (we’ll have a special contest just for you!)
Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Acknowledging the hard work of book bloggers and their growing impact on book marketing and their essential contribution to book buzz in general, I am excited to announce the first Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Think of it as a retreat for book bloggers and a chance for us to totally nerd out over books together. And of course, shower each other with love and appreciation.
Register: In order to experience the maximum impact of the week, I invite you to register your participation (just like a retreat)!
To register, just send an email to bookbloggerappreciationweekATgmailDOTcom with your blog url and what you consider your niche…i.e, general book blog, classics blog, personal blog with a healthy dose of books, YA books blog, etc. Then, add one of the two buttons at the bottom of this post to your sidebar. If you are a reader (no blog) just send an email announcing your plans to follow along.
Why bother? If you register, you will be added to a book blog directory which will exist long after this week is over. Additionally, you will receive one raffle entry into the daily giveaways during BBAW here at My Friend Amy.
Awards: Oh yes, there will be awards. The Oscars of Book Blogging.
Spread the Word: If you are excited about this idea like I am and the other book bloggers who are helping, please consider writing a post on your blog announcing this event and inviting other book bloggers and readers to join.
Help Wanted: If you have a talent for designing buttons (like those below) and would like to donate some of your time and skill to me, please email me personally at mypalamyATgmailDOTcom.
You can use these nifty little buttons to promote the cause as well:
Everyone has been talking about the Tor free ebooks offer. I found out about it a while ago when it was still a newsletter thing. I think it’s great that they put them all up there at once and are letting people download what they want.
I also discovered something really cool last night, while I was surfing on my Kindle…There is a post about the free Tor books in the Kindle Daily Post section. Now I don’t have to fuss with getting them emailed and moved over to my Kindle, I just went through and downloaded them all. (Not all of the eBooks are offered in the post)
Don’t wait, the offer is only good until July 28th! Go download them all today on teh Kindle or in eBook format from http://tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=577
I have read these and enjoyed them
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson PDF || HTMLnew! || HTML zipnew! || Mobinew!
The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedies Lackey & James Mallory PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Orphans of Chaos by John Wright PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Lord of the Isles by David Drake PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
The rest, I have not read…But I will!
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Farthing by Jo Walton PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Through Wolf’s Eyes by Jane Lindskold PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
The Disunited States of America by Harry Turtledove PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Reiffen’s Choice by S.C. Butler PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Spirit Gate by Kate Elliot PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Starfish by Peter Watts PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
In the Midnight Hour by Patti O’Shea PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Flash by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Soul by Tobsha Learner PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
Darkness of the Light by Peter David PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi
While reading my RSS feed this morning I came across a post on Slashfood about the Book Lover’s Collection from Bridge Brand’s Chocolate. It looks great and according to Slashfood, it tastes great.
Looks good? Go check it out at http://bridgebrandschocolate.com/Cart/detail.asp?p=146
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So, I have had my Kindle since May 18th and I have saved 32$. That is about 10% in a little over 2 weeks. Pretty good Donkey, pretty good… At this rate, I should make back my investment without any problems.
UPDATE: I am up to $55 dollars saved.
A few days ago Natalie over at http://nataliecakes.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/the-great-candy-swap/ started a Great Candy swap, it looked fun so I joined. Mailing my box of Zingerman’s and Sander’s out tomorrow, in fact…
What else do you expect? Candy from MI = Zingerman’s & Sander’s. At least it wasn’t soda, can you imagine the shipping on Vendors? Yikes!
Anyway, there are several book related swaps going on swap-bot. Once I have some cred built up I will find one and swap out some of my books. It’s much more fun than doing a straight library donation or freecycle.
