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Smexy’s Top Ten – July 2nd

July 2, 2010 by Mandi 20 Comments

10. My week – Saw Eclipse with all my girlfriends, celebrated ten years of wedded bliss, and we are going camping this weekend. Because I actually had a life this week, I didn’t get a lot of reading time in. See #6. But don’t fear – I shall become a hermit once again next week!


9. Fun news on the J.R Ward front – Merchandise – Per her message boards she is in the early stages of developing T-shirts, mugs etc. Y’all know my bank account is in trouble. When I brought it up on Twitter, everyone came up with fun slogans..I hope JR Ward is paying attention – a few: Jaymzangel – “I want to be strapped to V’s table”, Inez Kelley wants a PJ shirt that says – “I’m in bed with Wrath”, Tracy_0404 “You feel me?”, Bocadeloba “True?”

I want a “Team Qhuay” shirt! And I also want John Matthew plastered against my chest. On a shirt of course.

Hyperbole and a Half

8. Pamela tweeted a link to the blog, Hyperbole and a Half a few days ago and I seriously laughed my ass off at some of these posts! They are just silly drawings but oh..so…funny. This one is my favorite.


7. Something else I mentioned on Twitter this week (yes, I’m Twitter obsessed!) – Have you ever noticed how many times a hero is described as smelling dark? It is always, spicy, dark and exotic. Sometimes a little sandalwood is thrown in. WHAT DOES DARK SMELL LIKE? A musty basement? Do you know what is described as dark in m/m books? Is that what our heroes smell like?? I get authors are trying to say the hero smells masculine..but there has to be other smells out there. Seriously though..start paying attention to how many times “dark” is used.


6. I have no idea if anyone pays attention to my “Upcoming” posts at Smexy – but I’m not going to have Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage review ready by tomorrow – see #1. ;) However, the first 100 pages of this book is good my peeps. Verra good. We are talking – naughty things with a scone and clotted cream good!!! If you haven’t read The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie get your booties to the store! So, so good. I’ll have the review up next week!

Shadowfever (Fever, #5)

5. Oh hey – it is the end of the month which means it is time for Karen Marie Moning to torture us again with a teaser from her upcoming book, Shadowfever.
From her newsletter:


My ghosts whisper to each other across me but I can’t hear them. There’s only one way I’ll ever be able to hear them again.
I turn my head for Darroc’s kiss.
As his lips close over mine, the duality inside me threatens to tear me in half, and if it succeeds, I will lose my best chance at accomplishing my mission.
I hurt.
I need punishment for my sins.
I bury my hands in his hair, and channel all those feelings into passion, pour it into my touch, kiss him hard, violently. I turn us both around and slam him up against the wall, kissing him like he’s all that ever existed, kissing him with a full measure of humanity.  It’s a thing a Fae can never feel, no matter the form they wear—humanity. It’s why they crave us in bed.
He staggers for a moment, pulls back and stares down at me.
My eyes are wild. I feel something inside me that terrifies me, and I just hope I can hang on to the edge of this cliff I’m on. I make a sound of impatience, wet my lips and shove at him.
“More,” I demand.
When he kisses me again, the last part of me that could stand myself dies.

Damn you KMM!! Is this Mac? Is this Alina (from her diary?) I think this is Mac – because of “I will lose my best chance at accomplishing my mission.” Who knows. I need this book. I also need Mac and Barrons to have an amazing HEA at the end. Please KMM!! :)

New promotion pictures for Flamingo - brandon-flowers photo

4. Charlize Theron is starring in the video for Brandon Flowers’ new single, Crossfire (video comes out July 8th.) It should have been me in that video. She better hope she never meets me in a dark alley. P.S – My boy has got some big feet. ;)

eddie.jpg picture by mschreiner

3. I saw Eclipse Wednesday night. I also visited the wine bar beforehand, so the movie is a wee bit sketchy to me..LOL. I liked it – but I really need to see it again.


2. This week’s blog to check out – Walkabout. I love this blog and Orannia has really great insight into books and life. Love, love love!

All-time camping Fail

1. That’s all I have. I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend! Think about me camping out in the wilderness, bathing with daddy long legs, and sleeping with various insects. We have a plug at our site so the coffee pot is already packed. Hubs watched a show where you make coffee in a dutch oven and then you burn a stick and put it in the coffee to give it a hickory flavor or something…um…no. Coffee pot and Dunkin Donuts grounds are coming with. And my Kindle – I’ll read by firelight if I have to!!! Happy 4th!!

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  1. tori aka ggs_closet says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    I want a JR ward shirt that says, "Boss".

    KMM srsly cheeses me off me off-the teasing is mean.
    Hyperbole and a Half is HILARIOUS.

    I pay attn to your blog-*sob*-"but I’m not going to have Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage review ready by tomorrow"

    Brandon Flowers who?

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  2. Mandi says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    You need to restate that last sentence, Missy!!!!

    ;)

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  3. Pamela "SpazP" says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    First off, your Eclipse tweets seriously killed me, I retweeted several of them LOL LOL
    Secondly, hooray for Hyperbole and a Half!
    Thirdly, KMM is royally pissing me off with how this is all dragging, er playing, out. Shadowfever better give me an orgasm, just sayin. I do believe it is Mac, but as we've seen before she's been somehow glamored/enamored and Barrons will have to help her through it again.
    Fourthly, like I said, Charlize ain't got nuthin on you ;)
    Lastly, I hope you find Eddie!!!

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  4. Pamela "SpazP" says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    OH AND PS: #7! TOTALLY!!!!!! Sandalwood, wtf??

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  5. Samantha says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    BDB Merchandise = wreaking havoc with my credit card.

    I want a t-shirt that says: Buckle up, V.

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  6. Blodeuedd says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    Eeek don't get eaten by a bear!!!!

    Looking forward to the video, and yes of course it should have been you Mandi. What was Brandon thinking?

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  7. Mandi says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    Pamela – LOL..you are killing me with your KMM. And I know..sob..Little Eddie is missing. Damn it!

    Samantha – OMG..Buckle up, V. <3 <3 <3. Srsly, we need to make suggestions to JR Ward.

    Blodeuedd – If I see a bear, we are outtie. For reals.

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  8. Michelle Greathouse says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    Happy Anniversary Mandi and I hope you have a wonderful time on your camping trip. :)

    Can't wait for the BDB merchandise. :)

    M

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  9. lustyreader says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    LOVE Hyperbole and a Half. I've been following her since she started. You'll also LOVE http://steammeupkid.blogspot.com/

    and must start with one of her photo shopping posts: http://steammeupkid.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-post-is-so-awesome-god-just-called.html

    but there are a million more equally awesome ones. READ IT. (sorry i have no idea how to do HTML and not have super long links)

    also, i have a super dirty mind, but making coffee in A DUTCH OVEN Mandi?!?! what a nasty nasty suggestion.

    lastly, happy 4th, happy anniversary, and have a safe trip!

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  10. Ava March says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    OMIG, I LOVED #8. Hyperbole and a Half is freakin' awesome!!! I laughed so hard at that post, I cried.

    Good luck with the camping! You're a braver girl than I. But at least you will have access to a plug. If I were you, I'd be bringing one of those powerstrips with like 10 outlets on it and I'd end up shorting out the entire camp ground with all the crap I had plugged into it.

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  11. lustyreader says

    July 2, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    omg got so worked up in my last comment i forgot to mention KMM teaser. this is going beyond teasing, this is just mean! i like your suggestion this is from Alina, makes it more bearable than the idea of Mac losing the last part of herself and making out with horrible Darroc.

    as a typically undemanding reader im feeling unusally toddler-esque temper tantrum-y in my expectations for this series. STOP FUCKING WITH US.

    *ahem*

    maybe ill just go read those tubthumping say-my-name scenes again. those usually perk me up.

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  12. Mandi says

    July 2, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Michelle – Thank you..I can't wait either!

    Lusty – oh yes..I'm loving that site already! Thank you so much for sharing!! Dirty mind? I knew I liked you :)And I know – KMM….I can't stand her teasers, yet the last day of the month I stare at my email until it comes. It's sick really…I think a reread of Barron's in all his nekkid glory is a good idea!

    Ava – LOLOL..funny, right? LOL. I'm nervous about camping Ava, I'm not going to lie.

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  13. Fiction Vixen says

    July 2, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    Hyperbole, most excellent~!

    Who is daddy long legs and why will you be bathing with him? And don't be trying to fool your peeps. You will be in a luxury cabin Mandi. LUXURY CABIN. ahem.

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  14. Mar says

    July 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    You hear that Ward, must make a "True?" tee shirt…I will wear the hell out of it, proudly. Thanks for the shoutout, Mandi…have a great camping weekend. Reading by firelight is some smexy stuff. :)

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  15. Chris says

    July 2, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    I love Hyperbole and a Half! The Sneaky Hate Spiral and The Alot Is Better Than You At Everything are my two favorites.

    Orannia's awesome!

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  16. Melissa says

    July 2, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    Love Hyperbole. :)

    Btw, when I went camping last, there was a bear who did go through our camp. Couldn't deny it, found scat not too far and it was fresh. :P Have fun! ;)

    I think I'll pass on the Ward shirt if it says, "You feel me?" But then again, it could cause people wondering what it means if they aren't JR Ward Brotherhood fans. lol

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  17. Danielle87 says

    July 3, 2010 at 5:47 am

    LOL – I think you're getting 'dark' and 'dank' mixed up. Ha! I think dark would smell like… Packard :) a little bit of sweat, leather, spice… hmmmmmm…..

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  18. heidenkind says

    July 4, 2010 at 1:41 am

    I want that Brandon Flowers pic as my desktop!

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  19. Liza says

    July 4, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    I personally loved your tweets through Eclipse.

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  20. Mandi says

    July 5, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    FV – Long legs and I had many showers together…alas, I had to leave him behind.

    Mar – she better make a True shirt!

    Chris – I have gotten so many laughs out of that site…love it :)

    Melissa – LOLOL..very true..the non-Ward fans will be like – huh?? LOL

    Danielle – You know Packard smells wicked good…I can't wait for that next book!

    Heidenkind – Go for it..I share the BFlow smexies ;)

    Liza – LOL..well I'm glad. I think it was the wine tweeting, not me ;)

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