Monthly Archives: December 2010

Dec
27

Monday Evening Updates

Posted in blog, random, updates | 2 Comments
So we missed the epic snow here in Northern Virginia for some reason yesterday. (Fine with me honestly – it’s been plenty chilly here with the wind as it is. I’m just as happy to avoid slogging through two feet of snow if I don’t have to.) I didn’t blog yesterday either, mostly because I was feeling lazy and the idea of slumming around in my monkey pjs was a lot nicer than doing anything in front of the computer. Plus I had family in town and the kids were in their post-Christmas funk. (I’m soooo borrred. There’s NOTHING to doooooo…) But I’m back to the grind today. Working from home all this week (which means hanging in my monkey pjs in front of the keyboard after all.), but I’m trying to catch up on all those interview questions which are due very shortly. I’ll be doing the guest blog… Read more
Dec
25

ARC Winner!

Posted in arc, blog, brush of darkness, contest, phineas | 1 Comment
Merry Christmas to everyone – and yes, we have a winner! DUM DUM DUM DUM. After weighting of points and using the random number generator (the more points you got, the higher your chance of winning), I am happy to announce that the winner for the Brush of Darkness ARC and the stuffed Phin is: Kayleigh H!!!! Congrats Kayleigh – go ahead and email me your address at: mynfel at gmail dot com and I’ll get your ARC to you ASAP! 🙂 And thanks to everyone who participated – we had nearly 40 entries and that’s pretty damn awesome, if I do say so myself. (And some of you are very clever haiku writers.) Thanks again and have a great holiday!… Read more
Dec
24

Bacon! Contest! Win!

Posted in arc, bacon, blog, christmas, contest | 1 Comment
Just a quick post to remind everyone that today is the last day for the Haiku for an ARC contest. (Lots of funny ones yesterday!) Also, I wanted to thank La-Tessa for sending me the best thing ever invented: Chocolate Bacon. Hope everyone has a brilliant Christmas Eve and an even nicer Christmas tomorrow!… Read more
Dec
23

Unicorns Abound

Posted in awesomesauce, blog, christmas, contest, jeffe, unicorn | 1 Comment
Clearly this is a bumper week as far as receiving unicorns goes. The lovely glass rainbow unicorn on the table (and helpfully modeled by Lucy) was a gift  from the awesomesauce Jeffe. ** (And really, it doesn’t get much better than rainbows AND unicorns – but even better when they’re all squished into one.) The haiku for an ARC contest is still going strong – you’ve got two more days to get your entries in. (And incidentally, each entry is going into a SQL database and weighted accordingly based on points and then drawn randomly based upon that. You know. In case you care.) Phin’s Haiku for the day: Bacon is crunchyI left you some sparkles inyour underwear drawer ** Special congrats to Jeffe for making it into PAN this week! 😀… Read more
Dec
22

Candy Cane Shivs and Other Holiday Rants

Posted in blog, christmas, rant, wtf | 6 Comments
So, I ran across this article yesterday. I haven’t quite picked my jaw up off the floor yet, honestly, particularly at this part: Mother Kathleen Flannery said a administrator called her and explained that, “not everyone wants Christmas cheer. That suicide rates are up over Christmas, and that they should keep their cheer to themselves, perhaps.”Wow. So, exactly what *is* it we’re celebrating during this season, anyway? Seems a far cry from “Peace on earth, goodwill to man,” that I was always brought up with.  And sure, I suppose you *COULD* make a weapon from a sharpened candy cane…but what about pencils? Those metal parts on rulers? Sporks? Hell, why not just run up to the chemistry lab, snag some acid and THROW it?? (Obviously I don’t advocate any of the above. But those little candy canes that break when you look at them hardly constitute as weapons.) My son’s… Read more