The Heroes!...
In her last post Nalini mentioned that the hero in a novel she read made her mad. That got me thinking about some of the leading man types we see in romantic novels today.
Disclaimer: tongue firmly in cheek.
Ilona’s Compendium To Leading Men
The Aristocrat.
He’s urbane...
Story and Plot...
“This book has too much plot and not enough story.”
Samuel Goldwyn, MGM Studio Head
This quote is often cited in the Stupid Quotes archives. In reality, Goldwyn wasn’t stupid, he was perceptive. (Most of his quotes are actually witty. There are some when he...
The Rules of Shopping i...
Our friend Reece, who is from Hawaii, came to visit us for the release of MAGIC BLEEDS. (And got a full dose of my crazy, ha!) Reece had injured her knee, so we actually ended up staying home and talking a lot, but we did end up going to Asian market.
Reece is very Asian. ...
Kitchen Gadgets That Ma...
I like looking at cataloges. I never buy anything out of them, but I enjoy looking, especially if I’m trapped in the bathroom and my other choice of reading material consists of the back of shampoo bottles. (Ever done that?)
For me all kitchen gadgets have to be evaluated...
Custom Twitter...
Today I’m filling in for Patrice who is off to wild and wonderful RT.
Twitter is really popular right now, but let’s face it, the choices of backgrounds could be a little better. If you own a GIMP or a Photoshop, you could make your own. But what if messing with images...
On Gullibility of the G...
In modern times we take advances of science for granted. We use advanced technology, sophisticated medicine, and the majority of our population has at least vague understanding of basic scientific principles. One of the greatest stepping stones to this stage was the development...
Silly words...
Each language has its little idiosyncrasies. Tiny little sayings that are used often but don’t really make much sense. Here is my favorite.
1. “Fill out this survey and get a free gift!”
It’s good that they mentioned that the gift is free. Because...
The Awesome IKEA-ness...
So, I got to go to IKEA. I’ve never been before.
It’s a surprisingly enormous store, and it’s even bigger from the inside. I really loved their bookcases and their sectionals and their tables… You get the point.
A lot of it had a distinctly European feel...