The Forgotten Kingdom

Three weeks ago, while I was at work in the library, I was reading the shelves to make sure everything was in order when I came across a book I'd seen a number of times before and always meant to read. It was called "Cinder" written by Marissa Meyer. That time, since I saw it and knew where it was, I figured I'd pick it up and give it a shot. I like science fiction and I like stories based on fairy tales so there was no reason for me not to like this one, which fused the two.

A few days ago we had a warm day here in the kingdom. It was one of those days when we had to put a fan at the bottom of the stairs because it was too hot upstairs, and we had to sit with the windows all open just to get a good breeze. Just as quickly as that day came, however, it was gone and now we're back to the cold. But now I've got a taste of what warm weather feels like again, an esspecially painful teaser because now I'm eager to go outside and do something. 

I'...

I'm going to admit this right out: I had no desire to read the book until after I saw the movie. Terrible for someone who wants to make their livelyhood on books, I know, but if the movie was that good it's truely a testimate to how good the book itself is. 

I can't remember the last time a book kept me completely enthralled the whole way through without letting up for even a second. At one point I looked up from the book and realized I'd been reading for three hours st...

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That's right! The Kingdom got a long-needed overhaul and personally I'm really happy with how it looks. I kept thinking about how badly I didn't like the old way it looked anymore, and wondering what I could do to fix it. Isn't that the way of it though? You can sit around and marvel over how unhappy you are with something, but when it comes to getting up and doing something about it sometimes you find yourself un...

Boy that "consistant workout journal" idea really lasted a long time, didn't it? Well regardless of whether or not I posted anything, I HAVE been working out and that's what I'm posting about today. Ontop of that I started my tour on Goddess Fish monday (the 28th) and I'm going to post the link to the tour stops so everyone has a chance to stop by and win a free copy of "The Ruby Curse" off smashwords. 

http://ftcy.me/Ncx6Q3  Here is today's Fitocracy workout track...

I almost forgot to do today's ACTUAL workout journal entry!

It was actually more of the same from the first, actually. I did five more bicycle reps (giving me 30) and one set of Para para dancing less than what I did to begin with. I would've done more of the dancing but for some reason it really made my arms hurt today so I only did a few. It's better than not doing anything at all in my opinion, isn't it?

Tomorrow I want to do five more reps than today, o...

I meant to update this the day I do the workout, but by the time I finished the New Years Day workout it was already midnight and it slipped my mind, so today we'll be doing two updates instead of just the one. 

Anyway, for 1/1/13 I had my first experiance with bicycles. Thats where you put your hands behind your head and scrunch your knees to your chest. Then you do a sort-of pull up, touching your left elbow to your right knee while straightening out the oppsite leg, ...

Today is New Years Day, and like most other blogs/facebook posts/whatever out there, I'm going to be doing an entry for it! 

Personally, I like New Years Day. I know that to some people its just another day or a beginning of another year, nothing special, but I see it as something else. It may just be another day, but its a day to set goals. It's a day to take stock of your life and figure out what you could improve on and set goals for the coming year. I've been thinki...

A few weeks ago (maybe even longer than that!) I was asked by my friend and fellow author Samantha Lafantasie (http://samanthalafantasie.com) to fill in this ten question book tour questionnaire. I found this to be a lot of fun even though I'd completely forgotten about my day to do it! So here we go! My questions and the answers I gave them!

What is the working title of your book?

“The Ruby Curse”

Where ...

Today marks the last day of Nano, and if you've been following my word war with Samantha Lafantasie (http://samanthalafantasie.com/) you'll have seen how thoroughly bashed I got very early in the month. What can I say? the woman is a beast when it comes to wordcounts! While her's reached over 60k, mine was a piddly 50,107. But I'm happy to concede victory to her, a woman who I think deserves the win. I will be a graceful loser and give credit where credit is due. For winning I owe her a dinne...