Easily, my two favorites: Smoke and Mirrors & Upside Down



Thanks much to oberonia for the heads up on this musician!

This is my one of my favorite photos of myself:




Mainly because I don't look:

A. Like death warmed over
B. Someone's much older sister
C. Some obsessed wild woman


But most of all: my hair looks *fantastic*!


However, I'm going from this short of a hair style:




Guess which stage of growing out my hair I'm at?

Mantra for the next four weeks: I will not cut, I will not cut, I will not cut, I will not cut...

I need a cig! (SFW)

*fans self furiously*

Okay, so I'm a day late... for those of you who get your zombie groove on in literature, and you're a sci-fi buff, I give you Star Wars: Death Troopers. No shit.

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and the book video trailer!

current read:




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This is a great book - the recipes are fun, and the stories are slivers of people's lives when they're alone - the food, the tastes, and sometimes why the choices they make...




Personally, I eat alone quite a bit as I live alone. When the child of mine left for the great wide world after high school, I started eating things she really didn't like - my favorite was (and still is) leftover steamed asparagus, black beans, garlic, onions, olives, and capers dumped into a large skillet and beaten eggs poured over it. When it's almost ready to come out of the pan, I slice a tomato to go in it. Eat alone or with some pasta, rice or a nice hunk of fresh baked bread.

Warning: if you're a pet lover, it's a heart tugger of a video, but very well done.




*Thanks to crysania4 for the link!

Get out there and read some titles (click the pic to see a list of challenged/banned/censored books):

My favorite readers, the Foster Grants, that I bought a while back?




The arm on it lost its screw and none of the four eyeglasses kits had a screw that fit. (Reminds me of my former husbands and lovers.) So I went online to look for a repair kit specific to FG. The kit wasn't expensive, just $6 - but then the damn shipping was another $6! Hell, throw in another $3 and I have a new pair of readers!

I called Borders and explained that they fell apart, I just would like to exchange them but had no receipt. No sweat, bring them in within the next 24 hrs and exchange them. Dudes! I was back in business this morning.

And then of course, with the $12 I saved? I bought this...

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Autumn is approaching!

The equinox for 2009 is: Sept 22, 2009; 5:18 P.M. EDT (US)

I finally got around to reading this - I'm not much enamored with zombies.






I do like Jane, though, and found the addition of zombies (and ninjas) to be pretty funny and worth the read. As usual, click the pic for more info!

Next up: "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters."

I'm waiting on the library reserve system for this book:




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Today, I put the "biblio" in BiblioVixen!

I went to a used bookstore that devillibrarian recommended to me. So, I gave up my lunch hour (oh, such a sacrifice - not) and looked up The Reading Room. Go, look, read. I'll wait.

Okay, have you got this already?

1) It has LOADS of used books of many, many genres.

2) If you bring in books for credit, you're enrolled in the shop's member discount program. In other words, you don't need to bring in books to receive a discount on your purchase! (At this point, I was feeling a wee bit lightheaded with excitement and the thought of eating Top Ramen for the next six months for lunch & dinner.)

3) There's a shop dog, bambinos! And Mr. Murphy knew a soft touch when he saw me, such a sweetie!

4) Joe, the owner, is very knowledgable about his stock, about books, and has a great sense of humor. He let me chat away, asking questions, and making bad jokes about ex-lovers and my tattoo.

So here we go, my purchases for today and believe me, I held way back (as usual, click the pic for details):













And my happy surprise find - I read this eons ago at 17 years old, can't wait to read it now I've 25 years of living under my belt (or zipper, if you will):

No book sponsorship, but it means I just don't spring for adult beverages for a few weeks. As usual, click the pic for more info!










And tonight's read!

I dive back into my tawdry Bibliovixen reading habits, indulgent reading and minimal housekeeping...click the pics for more info!









And on the Bitchin' Vixen Nano:

Their summer reading program for adults! You get nifty stuff like this when you complete the program:






And y'all know how much I like the office supplies!

Plus, everyone who completes the program will have their names placed in a drawing for a grand prize. I can't remember what the grand prize is, but I'm sure it's groovy...

This was a very well-written, thoughtful account of the author's time among Evangelical students at Liberty University. I think I enjoyed reading it as it mirrors a bit of my search from a young age regarding religion and spirituality.

As usual, click the pic for more info, bambinos!

From the sassy bellacrow:

As usual, click the pic for more info, bambinos!