Kat is going to bike 192 miles over two days in support of a good cause. (You know how I feel about biking!) She’s giving away some relatively amazing prizes (such as a 4 gb Zune), plus everyone who donates $50 or more will get enough yarn to make a pair of socks or other small project. So if you or anyone you know has been impacted by cancer or a cancer scare, head on over to Kat’s and donate by September 15 to be included in the prize drawings.
The kitties do love their fancy pants chaise lounge scratcher – they spend a lot of time lounging on or near it and sometimes even scratching it. Now I’m wondering how this scratcher would go over…
Interested in toning up those arms and getting more fit in six weeks? Willing to post before and after pictures? Then click over to Carrie’s website and let her know – you could win “a prize of woolly goodness” in six weeks! (No, I’m not going to join – no better way for me to stop exercising than to join an along for exercise! Besides, I already do crunches and push-ups five days a week – and believe me, push-ups can do as much for your arms as a fancy gym. Really. Even knee push-ups, my favorite.)
Haven’t discovered Cake Wrecks yet? You are in for a treat! Here’s one of my (somewhat twisted) favorites… I think I even have one to submit – just have to dig it out and scan it.
Thanks to Jeanne for pointing me to Consumerist, which has been an intriguing and informative blog for empowered and empowering consumers. In fact, here’s something from Consumerist: a nice list of seven ways your library can help you during a bad economy. Really, if it wasn’t for the library, I’d be destitute and building myself shelter in a bookstore parking lot from all the books I’d purchased. Speaking of which…
Reading Update
The McKade Brothers: Rafe and Jared; Entranced (The Donovan Legacy); Montana Sky; Angels Fall; Tribute (I really, really liked this one); and Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga, Book 1) by Nora Roberts. A-hem.
Men in Kilts by Katie MacAlister. I have no idea why I read the entire book. I have to admit that, based on MacAlister’s paranormal romances (Sex, Lies and Single Vampires, etc), I was expecting something in the time-traveling Highlander genre. This wasn’t… in fact, it had me wondering if it was vaguely autobiographical.
Breath of Magic by Teresa Medeiros. Extremely fluffy paranormal romance. Apparently I have no shame. Hopefully y’all like that about me! 😉
“I can’t believe you guys think that I’m dorky. You wound me.” -Chaos
Chaos!! I DO NOT think you’re a dork. You’re a prince, a totally cool prince.
that was my favorite cake wreck too. i can totally see up your nose Chaos
I just read through the whole “Cake Wrecks” blog… lol! Thanks for the link!
Yes, but we love you that way Chaos. There’s nothing wrong with a little dorkiness.
Wow, 5 days a week? Good for you! I really should dig out my yoga routines, and get my downward dog in gear.
Had to laugh at your comment about not joining an exercise-along because you’d stop. I’m the same way; I can’t join book clubs, exercise-alongs or knit-alongs (though it doesn’t really stop me from *joining* KALs). One year, I had made something like 6 pairs of socks in a really short time, then Summer of Socks came along and, of course, I joined. I think I finished half a sock the whole summer. Nothin’ worse for me than being told to do something 🙂
Yep, that’s why I am willing to make the 4.6 mile round trip trek: it is way cheaper than buying each book new (or even used).
Hmm, numbers, numbers…
books read so far this year: 68
avg retail cost per book (estimated): $12
calculated savings: $812
Oops – one of those books I know I bought. Oh, but it was with a gift card from the b-day – a wash.
And this doesn’t count Neatnik’s 56 books.
…off to check retail on children’s books…
OMG, the Cake Wrecks site. I am DYING!
i am a total library nerd. I work 1 block from the central library in St. Paul and am there several times a week. The newest cool library thing? Downloadable audio books! Bad news? They don’t work on ipod due to security software, so I am in search of a cheap mp3 player this weekend.
HA! Cake Wrecks is hysterical!
Chaos – if you’ll recall, your mom said you were a dork. We didn’t!!
Oh, Chaos… I knew all along that you weren’t dorky.
(scritch scritch)
Chris- Cake wrecks- that’s the cake I should have had!
Au contraire- we all want to kiss Chao’s cute face!
Looking back on my latest run at the library I have a feeling Mr. M. wouldn’t be quite so tolerable of my reading hobby if I had purchased every single one of those books….particularly the ones I hated and returned unfinished. I love me some Library.
I came across Cake Wrecks last week. What a riot, and a tad bit scary….
that stylist scratcher looks like a roller coaster ride for kitties.
Awww….Chaos needs to understand how ultimately appealing dorkiness is! Too cute!
Oh….and I refuse to click on that Cake wrecks until Little A’s b-day is over this weekend! I’ve had enough of my own disasters to think its funny RIGHT now. 😉
lol chaos! I love lvoe lvoe the cake!
Cakewrecks!!! I love it. Thanks, it made my day.
Cake wrecks is quite scary – I love the “quotation marks” one, and the baby being born is just disgusting.
Wow, what a lot of good stuff crammed into one post. I sent a link to the Consumerist article to my friend the county librarian who is ALWAYS fighting for the sheer existence of her library, let alone a decent budget (she hasn’t had a book budget in several years). I added Cake Wreck to my Bloglines and sent the link to several other friends.
Tell Chaos he is the most cutest dorky cat on the planet, ‘kay? Even if he wouldn’t let me pet him.
I don’t think you’re dorky Chaos!
My kitty loves her Target chaise lounge scratcher also.
Cake wrecks. Gotta love it.
Ah, poor Chaos! It’s cool to be a dork! :g:
I think Chaos is using his hypno-eyes to get you to buy one.
Aww, Chaos, we *like* dorks.
Did you see the pufferfish cakes? That would be awesome.
Pepper loves her scratcher like you have. I saw those other scratchers at the store and decided it was too Modern and not enough Diva for Pepper. Bartholamew prefers much more “manly” digs such as my lap or the bed. or any pillow that’s even remotely bigger than 3 inches square! (he’s almost Chaos’s size for reference! LOL)
I found the Dream Curl at Target for $22 today! Nicely made. So far untouched, but I think it’s just the cat, Cal, acting unimpressed. She’ll probably notice it around 3 a.m. Oh, the joy.
Katie loves her Target chaise lounge scratcher. I even stopped by tonight to get her another one. They had the Dream Curl scratcher there but I decided to stick with what works. I think Consumerist was one of those sites I had in Bloglines but Bloglines dumped it.
Aw Chaos, I didn’t call you dorky but we love you dorky or not.
Don’t you know that being a dork is the new cool? Revel in your dorkiness! EMBRACE IT!
Handsomely dorky, Chaos.
How I wish I’d had that cake at my weddings! Perfect.
Hezekiah might be getting a new scratcher today.
Now you’re making me think it’s time to upgrade from my plain ol’ flat cardboard scratcher… aside from the Dream Curl (dreamy, indeed!) I *love* the corrugated cardbaord cat furniture on this page:
http://www.moderncat.net/category/corrugated-cardboard/