as i read various comms on my FList, i came across this post.
Author uses LJ posts without permissioni read the post and then the comments. i cannot believe someone can do that. he never contacted any of the posters on LJ in order to get permission to use their reviews in his book. yes, he cited the source but permission? not so much. and he ( Read more... )

i meant to post about this last week but of course i was up to my eyeballs in decluttering and cleaning for the insane and rather unfun fam. picnic (last count was 32 people showed up. i still need to verify that number.) on Sat ( Read more... )

yes, along with my friend, ducky01, who also lives under a rock concerning all things Twilight, i am probably the last person in the world to see this new Bond movie, Casino Royale ( Read more... )

i am finally done with the annual fam picnic at my house. i can "live" again online and post stuff. yay! more about that insanity later.

but FIRST, i wanted to bring a post made by brermatt to its own subject b/c i thought it was so very interesting and educational. thanks Matt for linking it. it has direct bearing on the whole Twilight book, ( Read more... )

gakked this from quaint_shopgirl in regards to Midnight Sun, the leaked first 12 chapters.

The writer's statement about the leak ( Read more... )

Sarah? not sure how i got this character b/c i was sure i was gonna get Chuck. aw well. gakked from my Chuck partner in crime, bravogabbo.

yeah, apparently the embed did not work. weird. grrr. nevermind. move along.

as requested by inlaterdays here are a couple of pics of my old farmhouse. 3 story, basement and standup attic space above the 3rd floor.

this one is from when the house was fairly new. ( Read more... )

gakked from kaymyth thanks for the info.

GMail users: Attention

Apparently, some jackass is set to release some sort of Gmail account autohack tool. Since Gmail isn't secure every second you're online unless you tell it to be, this could cause problems, especially for folks who log in over unsecured public wireless networks ( Read more... )

last night the girl decided she wanted me to watch the Notebook with her. she adores Ryan Gosling. bless her. ;) me = quiet sobbing mess. that movie ALWAYS makes me cry towards the end. so needless to say, this morning, my eyes are a bit scratchy and sinuses are a bit wacked. LOL worst part was having to try to explain why someone would ( Read more... )

since i have gotten "out from under" the thrall of Twilight, well mostly...i thought i would share something i got in my email. yes, it was one of those mass mailings by a friend who does not grasp the concept that i really do not want to see this stuff...HOWEVER this was too good to NOT ahare ( Read more... )