Congrats to Susan and Anita, who won Control by Cardeno C and Mary Calmes! Control is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.
Randonymity
- We had sevenish inches of snow Wednesday night… and it will be 73F on Sunday.
- Chaos’ cornea is healed! Still have to put ointment in his eye through Sunday. Giving him a treat after each application of ointment means he comes running and sometimes purrs throughout.
- Cool custom ring that I love (and am wearing right now). The custom part is that I picked the quote. 🙂
Contest(s)
- Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of The Miracle Thief by Iris Anthony. Closes April 26. US &Â Canada.
- Ava March is giving away a pdf ARC of Sharp Love (Gambling on Love #2)! Closes midnight EST, April 30.
Bookity
- New releases: Fiction Vixen (UF/romance)
- Book and publishing news from Dear Author.
- “To warn or not to warn, or is that even the question?” And related, “Fetish reading and genre reading“. Is it courteous to warn? (via julio)
- VacuousMinx ponders why serials garner such strong reactions. (HATE THEM!! HATE!! *ahem*)
- “Romance novel as manifesto“. (via Emma Sea)
Think, Do, Make, Learn
- The IRS trying to convince people (in the early 1960s) that it would be ok for it to use computers. (Flashback to the 1864 1040 form.)
- Kids these days – no idea what a Walkman is! Sheesh. (And get off my lawn!)
- What would happen if the Earth’s rotation sped up so each day was only a second long? (Spoiler: BAD THINGS.)
Cookity
- Smoky pea soup. (via The Kitchn)
- S’Mores pop tarts. (via puckling)
- Peanut butter eggs. (via Consumerist)
Gluten Free
Cool
- Fennec fox sculpture. (via puckling)
Cool or Wha…?
- Carbonite Han Solo rug. (Thanks, PD!)
Wha…?
LOL
- TL;DR Wikipedia. (via Gizmodo)
- Orbital mechanics, xkcd style. (Hover your cursor for additional text.)
Teh Cute
- Baby penguins! Baby lions! Otters and babies! Black kitty! Baby wallabies! Lioness and baby! Meerkats! Baby lion! Baby lion! Baby penguins! Baby mountain lions! Baby takin! Lions! Kittens!
Reading Update
Tales from the Pittsburgh Penguins Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Penguins Stories Ever Told by Joe Starkey & Mike Lange. Good collection of anecdotes from current and former players, coaches, and more. My only real issue with the book was how randomly the anecdotes were organized within the time period sections, so my logical brain kept trying to detect a pattern where there was none to be found.
*purring* -Mayhem
*SCHLURP* -Chaos
Lol, oh instagram
Yay, Chaos. Heal! Praisecat!
Oh what an action packed linkity. Love the playoff when your team is out chart. And macaroons…or crack-aroons as we have come to call the ones from Bar’s Bakery. What about these little gluten-free numbers?
http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/1016216/chocolate-caramel-macarons.html
Yay for Chaos!
Fabulous ring!
Interesting video on Jane Eyre.
General Mills sucks.
Whoa, Chaos – I think that ointment has had a strange side effect.
I particularly like Richard III.
Thanks for the info on cheese.
Did they have to take apart the Mustang to remove it?
Chaos, you can be a mensch when you choose to be.
Good news on Chaos’s eye!
The VacuousMinx post & comments on serials was really interesting, particularly the mention of author demands on reader loyalty.
I love those ladies flying for the first time! Flying’s one thing, but roller-coasters – NEVER!! Lol!
1. Fabulous ring, perfect quote.
B. I love the wee red telephone box libraries! But of course I do; I love libraries.
iii. Jane Eyre!
4. 1864 income tax forms!
V. I seriously considered getting a pair of those gay jeans just because they are awesome. But they don’t come in my size.
vi. Zefrank is the funniest narrator EVAH!
I love that ring!
I’m not sure if I’m ready for there to be drama about content labels as well as everything else!
I just want to point out that over here, the US is not considered a democracy, you’re a mememecracy :p
Yay for Chaos