Which, interestingly enough is the same number of WIPS I am trying to deal with, LOL! But I digress as usual. However, let me digress once again to say I think that must be a new blogging record. How many people do you know who can type a title, and immediately jump off on a rabbit trail? Surely, I excel at the finding of the rabbit trail. And also, I am a poet. Whoa, digression number three, and the post is barely 7 sentences long. Time to reel it back in. Ok, reeling. 41 days until I leave for VEGAS, ya’ll!

Vegas! And that means for the first time in many many years, I will have room-mates that I did not give birth to. Gosh. Ok. I am so sorry. I am sitting here giggling at my desk. I am not supposed to be doing that. I am supposed to be reviewing roomster.net, which I offered to do several weeks ago, and just heard back from yesterday. But I got the giggles instead. Somedays are like that.

Ok, back to roomster. The site is designed to allow people to find roomates. Like for apartments or houses. Not hotels. You can search by age, sex or zodiac sign. Yep, I said zodiac sign. And there are pictures of the potential roomies. Hmm. Ok, that’s about all I can tell you. You have to sign up for an account to find out about the available apartments/people and I am not willing to do that, being as I don’t need a roommate and all. But, they do have 992,661 available listings, so if you do need a roomie, this is the place to start looking.

I am just going to be brutally honest. My goal for today is to finish the book I am reading. I will do my blogging, and spend some time with the kids (and laundry), and then I will sit with my book for a while. It’s too hot to do anything more strenuous than turn pages anyway.

No, I didn’t get all that sewing cabinet done yesterday. After the book Book. Book. Book.

BOOK!

Sometimes I play on the internet. I bet you knew that already, though didn’t you? I made this today at Customink.com. It was fun and easy to do, too. I did fight with the fonts a bit, but that’s just me. I have to see all the options, you know.

They have several shirts to choose from, and *cough*, I even saw customizable underwear. I played with that for a little while, too, but I just didn’t think I could bring myself to post a picture of drawers here, ykwim? But, “Bloggers are Hawt” underwear would be kinda rockin’.

I listened tonight to a couple of chapters from The Capo’s Mistress by Richard Harris. Written from the point of view of Mike Driscoll, an alcoholic ex-cop, the book is engaging from the first. You can download The Capo’s Mistress for free until April 27. If you prefer to turn pages, you can pre-order The Capo’s Mistress at Amazon. The novel will be released on April 27, and then the download will be pulled.

The voice of the author is a perfect match for Mike, whose personality is reminiscent of stiff leather. Mike ends up in Virginia City, Mt. due to car problems, where he meets up with ex-showgirl Mary Carter, who has left Las Vegas in a hurry on the run from the mafia. She reels him in like a black widow, and he heads to Vegas to help her out of a jam. In her haste, Mary has left a bag behind, and must get it back. Mike gets noticed by The Capo, and he leads the mob back to Virginia City, and that’s when the problems really start.

This book is definitely not one to share with children, due to language and sexual content. The combination of suspense and romance will appeal to many readers, though. This is the author’s first novel, and if you enjoy meeting Mike Driscoll, you’ll be pleased to know that this is the first in a planned series.

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I blogged some time ago about wanting to listen to Wally Swinton‘s Rhythm and Blues radio show. I was successful today, and am embarrassed to report that it was my own error that prevented me from listening before. I am so used to on-demand audio and video that I missed the fact that you have to tune in between 3 and 6, Monday-Friday to catch the show.

I listened to several songs today, and they were delightful. I have to admit I was surprised by some of the language Wally used, but his history lessons were very intriguing. It’s always interesting to me to find out the story behind the story. He had quite a bit to say before Mrs. Jones, and I had to chuckle as he was talking– Wally, I’ve always heard it as “young, dumb and full of bubble gum.”

I’d really like to be able to hear the show when I have time to listen, since I can’t keep the headphones on for very long while the kids are awake. A podcast would be an awesome addition to the regular show, even if it were just the first hour. Having the show repeat would be an even better option in some ways, because then I could catch the whole thing later at night.

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I did an in depth analysis of this book over on History Hound, so I will keep this one short.

This is a quick read, but covers a lot of historical ground, about 2000 years all told. It tells the story of the earliest people from a Biblical point of view, but adds in details from various other fields of study. Written in the narrative, it is engaging and easy to follow. Well worth a read just to understand more of the culture of the earliest Biblical times.

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It was video conferencing time tonight at my house. That’s an awfully fancy term that just means I gathered around the tv with my oldest girls and we watched a movie. I’d seen Fried Green Tomatoes before, but it was quite awhile back. I’d forgotten quite a bit of it, including the ending, so it was almost like seeing it for the first time. If you like a good story, you’ll like this movie, and if the sound of soft southern accents pleases you, you will love it. Be forewarned: you’ll get hungry about halfway through, LOL!

There are several scenes that show racism for what it is and was: quite ugly. It’s by no means the theme of the movie, but it plays enough of a part to bear mentioning. I would not recommend it for anyone under 13 for this and other reasons, including just a bit of salty language and some violence. Still, it’s a good flick in my opinion, and I enjoyed it. Again.

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:booking:
1. Do you lend your books to other people? If so, any restrictions?
2. Do you borrow books from other people? (Friends or family—I’m not talking about the public library)
3. And, most importantly—do the books you lend/borrow get returned to their rightful owners??

Not unless I am prepared to never get them back. I’ll buy a book and gift someone with it, but generally I prefer not to lend to anyone out of the house. Exceptions are sometimes made on this but it’s rare.

No, I do not borrow other people’s books. I’m afraid they will get damaged or lost or loved to much.

See 1 & 2, LOL!

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