It took me a little longer than I thought, but I’m back. The foray into politics wore me out in a way running this blog never could. Despite that, my sane self still wants to take over. I’ve fought it off enough to make this post.
I am going to talk about FanstRAvaganza at some point, but for now, read Servetus’ post which has details about when and where and whom.
The banner makes each post into a goal of making you forget it’s there or forcing you to look at it and wonder about yourself or me or both of us. And I’m loving that challenge.
Dropping the cloak has been a thought in the back of my mind and sometimes in the front, but this is so much fun, it’s better not to mess with what’s working. So in the shadows I’ll remain. Why didn’t I do a blog sooner? Seriously, what was the big fear? Never mind that question. I know what it was, and for a time I regretted how slowly I woke up. Life is short and getting shorter. No times for regrets.
[note: this is me monkeying around with code :D]This is one of the blogs I love and read religiously. I'm reading this book now. I laughed at the name of it and many of you can guess why. What a great blog title that would be! :D
Do I have mixed emotions about reading free books? I did, but I've bought more books in the last few years when I started following this blog than the ten before. The kindle has prompted me to buy many more hardcopy new books as well where I seldom did that before unless it was a gift to someone. So no worries that I'm not supporting authors.
And if you don't have a kindle, it's possible to download some of these books to a PC or even a smart phone with free apps available to do so. But as with all Amazon transactions, read the fine print. Some books can be downloaded to the Kindle permanently, and some are temporary ala borrowing a book from the library.
Enjoy!
edit: I'm putting the Richard Armitage tag on this 'cause he's a reader. LOL!
Also, Nook has free books too. More on that later -- maybe.
Death by Facebook by Everett Peacocl is free today from the Amazon Kindle store, and has received an average user rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 12 customer reviews. You can pick up your free copy by clicking here or typing in http://amzn.to/yRdlpL into your computer’s web browser.
Category: Horror
Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:
A vacationing soldier in Hawaii…
Earth’s most active volcano, anxious to repeat itself…
Two murders involving love, madness, friendship, hippies, tsunamis, and the great hereafter…
DEATH BY FACEBOOK by Everett Peacock
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Someone give these people a job! :D
If being Sweded is somehow offensive, my apologies to any Swedes (thinking especially of Traxy :D ); however, one of my closest friends is of very strong Swedish descent. She grew up in North Dakota near the Minnesota border and is a Richard Armitage fanatic in training. She thought this was hilarious, so I took that as a blessing to run with it. LOL!
On a serious note, I’m thinking you haven’t arrived until you’ve been Sweded. ;-)
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I had to post that screencap again. :D
And I can’t tell you who is the winner of the Guy Secrets contest, but it’s someone with big plans for Little Guy:
She will join a host of others who have no shame about their love for Little Guy:
Dhana, who was not content with just a Little Guy. She made a Little Lucas too complete with pea coat. :D
Kiteflier, whose Little Guy escapades were the first I saw in 2008. Don’t be a snob and miss out on that!
Some other exploits of Little Guy are in the Robin Hood folder on C19.
I’m sure there are some I missed. Feel free to show us your Little Guy! :D
For those who did not win, thank you for your entries and don’t despair. There will be another Little Guy contest sometime! In the meantime, some ‘i’ dotting and ‘t’ crossing for those who may wonder.
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The above is a screencap of the random selection. Number five in the slideshow was chosen.
Other than all of that, can someone tell me the absolute best way to ship a package to Italy. I’m thinking Fedex but open to better suggestions.
edit: I may have met my quota for at least six months on the use of the words “Little Guy”.
Screencaps courtesy of my stash.
This was tough. I received 20 cards and about 30 secrets in the Guy Secrets contest. Three cards were from people who decided not to have them published. No problem; I never want anyone to feel awkward. One card I already published, but the person doesn’t want to be in the contest. Two cards really weren’t appropriate. Censorship you say? Yes, and you can thank me now for it. LOL! Interesting what happens when you open up a contest to the entire web. Phew! Yes, I knew I was going to get something not fit for print. I’m lucky it was just two. :D
And there was a very interesting card that came in this morning. See if you can guess which one.
Go here to see the slideshow. It plays automatically, but you can hit pause if you like.
I’ll do a random selection, contact the winner, and announce Tuesday.
I was just reading Calexora’s piece about quitting her blog. I’m sorry she feels bad. We are all entitled to our feelings, and no one should be made to feel bad about feeling bad, which I hope this post does not do, but her post begs a response. No, that wasn’t snark although it does sound like it. What I’m getting at is that I respect her decision, but I also want to address some of the issues she raised.
Can there be crazy fans who deserve a celebrity’s contempt? Yes, and in the case of Gerard Butler, I understand it. Awhile back I was looking for a picture of Richard Armitage on Photobucket and landed on an album with basically stalking pictures of Gerard Butler. Phew! Scary shit. My gut tells me it’s the tip of the iceberg. So when ol’ Gerry made some cracks, I don’t blame him. As for Calexora, I’ve never gotten the impression she’s like the crazy fan Gerry finds amusing.
Onto Richard Armitage. He’s a helluva actor, and he’s been nice enough to communicate with his fan base. Let’s hope he never complains like Gerry’s doing, but if he does, that’s his business.
Mostly, the point of this piece is that it’s good to laugh, let’s enjoy each other, and NEVER take this stuff too seriously. Whether it’s fair or not, Richard Armitage is a diversion for me and not my life’s blood, and that fact should take nothing away from him.
Lastly, this idea that Richard Armitage reads our blogs is erroneous. It does not happen. So I hope some of you can rest easy with that — unless you were hoping he did. :D
edit: if you’re still taking this too seriously, see the comment section.
note: Calexora did eventually erase her blog, so that link above leads nowhere.
I should have put this in the last post!
Thank you to all of you who have been reading my blog. In 26 days, I have gotten 26,000 hits or 1,000 hits a day on average. Some of that was due to ‘The Hobbit’ trailer, but candidly, that only lasted a few days. The rest are people coming back to read and subscribe. 60 additional subscriptions in those 26 days. I very much appreciate that! Can’t tell you how much! It will certainly help in propelling me forward in my 365 Project. Otherwise, it would just be me listening to myself talk, and that’s not much fun. More than me being heard, this gives such a great pleasure to meet so many other fans. I can’t say enough good about that. It also gives the ability to introduce some of you to other bloggers who are much more interesting than me. No, I’m not being self-deprecating. I mean that. There are some interesting folk who are Richard Armitage fans. I’m happy to be a conduit for them — except when I want to get on my high horse about such things as SOPA. Then I want you to listen to me. :D
Another picture:
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Can you tell I’m trying to get you in a Guy mood? Hope it’s working.
For those contemplating entering the Little Guy contest but not sure, I have a post for you later today or maybe tomorrow morning.
Screencap courtesy of RichardArmitageNet.com
From mid August to mid December, I was not very attentive to RA Universe, and I’m still terribly behind on my reading. But I am making up for lost time, and the blog pieces I’m reading are wonderfully done. Stay tuned for when I cheat a little and reblog some of what others have written. My biggest problem is deciding what to highlight first. Other bloggers have referenced and even highlighted some of these pieces, but that was their highlight and not mine. :D
And for the record, I was so right about giving Phylly the Do Wah Diddy Diddy Award. More on that later.
I also made several promises last year that I intend to make good on this year. No, that’s not a burden. It will be a joy. One of those is the Little Guy contest. More on that later today.
A picture to wake you up in case this post is not enough:
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Phew! that look would wake up most. :D
Screencap courtesy of RichardArmitageNet.com
If you have ever wondered what RA frenzy really looks like, see what Calexora is proposing. I just have one thing to say about it. If you go, get some pictures and video for us! :D
But candidly, this is so majestic and lush (click to enlarge photos):
not to mention this:
that Callie might not be that crazy. :D
Hobbit Press Conference screencap courtesy of RichardArmitageNet.com. Hobbit trailer screencaps are mine.
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