Get On the Bus
Let us do a giveaway, shall we? Remember the YA book Who Made You a Princess by Shelley Adina we gave away a few weeks ago? You really need the three earlier books in the series to best follow along. This week, thanks to Faith Words, I'm giving away books one through four of the It's All About Us series. You can read about the series HERE. To enter the drawing for one set of the series, just tell me the best book you've read in the last six months. And empty suckuppage will not get your name drawn, so choose your books carefully… Winner will be drawn Thursday evening some time after dinner and dessert no. 1 but before dessert no. 2. I'll announce the lucky reader on Friday's blog. So tell us a good read and why you liked it.
I've already told you my favorite read of the last six months. That would definitely be The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It has the best characters. I STILL think about them. It's a light read, but yet it's not. It's about the power of love, of books (which sounds lame and uninteresting, but it's so amazingly not lame/uninteresting in this book), and the bonds of friendship. If I had written a book this creatively brilliant, I would probably be so proud I'd start referring to myself in third person and surrounding myself with an entourage of personal assistants who get paid to bring me mochas and remind me how clever I am and tell me on the hour that I don't have muffin tops. I KNOW this book will be a movie, so read it before it's the next big deal. (Dear God, please don't let the producer, screen writer, or director of Twilight even touch this script. Thank you and amen.)
So with all popularity of zombies lately in movies, games, book, etc, I have a new appreciation for the life of zombies myself. I am pretty sure I'm close to morphing into one. Every summer my sleep schedule gets off. And by off, I mean nonexistent. I usually start staying up late reading and before you know it, I'm not turning out the light 'til like 2 am or so. And then it's like my brain gets all confused (not hard to do), and I can't go to sleep at all. And it's always right about the time I'm weeks away from school and needing to put myself back on my “I have to go to work and look presentable in the morning” sleep schedule. Two nights ago, I was awake 'til 3-ish. So last night, I thought, I'll go to bed early and get back on track. Um yeah. Hello 5 am. I went to sleep at FIVE FREAKIN' AM!!! And it's not like I'm up getting things done or throwing the puking cat and myself a party. I'm just there. In a state of “I'm not sleeping and I'm mad at the world because of it.” Have you ever microwaved eggs? Yeah, that's my disposition right now. But I have to find my happy today because tomorrow I'm going to Oklahoma to see Wicked, the best musical in the entire universe.
I want to be in a good mood for tomorrow. And I also want to be able to stay awake.
I got an email from my friend Sheila with the subject line: “It's YOU, isn't IT????!!!!” I opened it to find this link.
I opened this story on Lindsey Lohan going to blonde, and all I could see was the shoes. It's like prison. For your feet.
We've all seen the fun wedding entrance that's taken the e-world by storm. Well, it was only a matter of time before someone built on it. This clip is rated B for Bloomers…
I love the ending so much better than the original. The slow-mo is FABULOUS.
Have you all seen the dog YouTube yet? Apparenty these people could not figure out who was getting in their pool. So they set up a camera.
That made me laugh out loud. I had to watch it a few times. In a row. At 3:30-ish.
That is one smart dog. But I don't know if it's got anything on this cat.
I went to a college that had a bus system, and in five years, I never figured it out. This cat is like the transit Einstein or something.
Do you ever feel a little awkward in church? Like you just don't quite fit in? (Maybe because you're like me and just trying to find a sweats-loving congregation…) Well, here's a good checklist for making sure you blend in.
Thanks to Rhonda for THIS LINK, where someone has wayyyy much more time than I do this summer. Or maybe she's been up during informercial and rated R commercial hours too. Did that gross anyone else out? My cat would not even be fazed. He'd just barf like usual and then look at me with cute blue eyes that say, “I'm a little mentally retarded. It's not my fault.” And then I'd start yelling.
Someone else with much time on their hands came up with this. Probably in an attempt not to buy a Bumpit and ShamWow at 2 a.m.
Only someone who grew up in the 80s/early 90s could appreciate that. And we thought technology couldn't get any better than a Nintendo…
One of my BFF's just got engaged last week, and in my advanced years, I will once again be donning a bridesmaid's dress. And I am gonna get this butt in shape. Jillian Michaels and I are going to hang out until I feel like she is a new BFF. (Or I throw her DVDs straight through the TV.) But how do you know when you've gone too far with the workouts? When your arms look like this picture. (Warning: please remove small children from the room as images seen are disturbing and explicit…and veiny.) Click HERE to see pic.
I get concert announcements all the time in my Inbox. I like to stay on top of those sorts of things. I got one this week and just by reading the subject line, I knew somehow I would not only NOT be going, but I wouldn't even be opening the email. Subject: Order Tickets In Advance for Star Wars Concert.
Finally, I leave you with this link that reader Dani sent me. I saved it for last because once you go there…you'll never come back here. It was stayed me in many an awake hour these past few days. Or maybe it IS why I was awake… Check IT OUT. Dani, sending me that link was the best present a girl could get. I LOVE IT with all my heart, soul, and being. It's the Ben and Jerry's of web pages.
Have a great week and don't forget to tell us your latest fave read. And a big happy birthday to my friend Sal! (Frances's station wagon was named after her in the Katie Parker series)
See you all Wednesday!
JEN
