10. Top Ten might look a little different today. I can’t keep going willy nilly with the copy and pasting of images. No matter how hairy the moobs are! I can’t just throw images onto this post. They are not my images to share. (read more here). BUT – I can still link to hairy moobs.
And, (I think) I can still post movie/tv stills (OMG Matt Bomer above! Go HERE to see much more), movie posters, and sites like US Magazine that has a ‘share’ button, I may use those images. So there will be images, but for some you may have to click the link, enjoy the view, and then come back here for comment.
9. RWA is currently happening out in Anaheim, California. For everyone there, I hope you are having an awesome time. For those who aren’t there, I recommend following the #rwa12 hash tag on Twitter. Authors and other attendees are sharing pics, stories and just overall fun tweets. And lots of shoes! Everyone talks about shoes at RWA. Those are Nora Roberts’ feet above. Visit her Facebook for more of her fab shoes.
8. A few deals and contests: You can enter to win one of 25 arcs of Kresley Cole’s new YA book, Poison Princess (out this October). The giveaway is only open a few more days.
Currently free on Kindle – Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton .
Protector by Gennita Low ,
Chasing Sunset by Sami Lee
Fiction Vixen has a post with deals on Cowboy Books!
7. Leanna Renee Hieber has announced she will be writing a new series! In her words:
Introducing the ETERNA FILES (working series title): A quirky, character-driven Gaslamp Fantasy saga set in 1882 New York and London, following two eccentric, unclassified governmental agencies during a paranormal arms race for immortality between the US and England
This sounds cute. Her previous Strangely Beautiful Trilogy, is a favorite of mine.
6. First line of Lover At Last –
“Now THAT is a motherfuckin’ whip!”
Is it March 26th yet?????
“The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.” Karl Lagerfeld
5. You guys, we can now smell like a new book (or maybe an old book). You know that smell when you open up a book (let’s all take a moment and sniff), well now you can smell like that yourself. I am dying to smell this. I want to spray it around my living room. It can be yours for $98. (Thanks Has for the link!)
4. Are you dying to know who won the Most Sexiest Vegetarian of 2012? I know you are. His name is Zachary Koval. Are we all going to eat more veggies for dinner tonight? As Zachary says, “No animals were harmed in the making of this body.” Haha. Go HERE to see all his photos.
3. We need to discuss the model/actor Derek Theler. First of all, he is 6’5. OH HI. Looking at pics in THIS post, he is verra fine on the eyes. We can’t hold it against him that he is in a show called Baby Daddy, which just looks….horrid. And the sucking of the thumb in the promo pic, really? Quick, look at him lighting a ciggie with a blow torch. Ok, all better.
I did find a Funny or Die video, where Katherine Heigl hates balls, which is actually really funny. But Derek Theler shows up in his undies and a bowtie towards the end.
2. The Olympics start tonight. I LOVE the Olympics. Even better, you can sign up to get email alerts 30 minutes prior to your favorite athlete, or event so you don’t miss it. Living in Maryland, we are big Michael Phelps fans! So I have my alerts set so I don’t miss his events (his first medal event will be tomorrow night). NBC has a ton of stuff on their site so you have to wade through it all to find what you want, but here is the link.
1. Oh thank goodness the weekend is here. Besides watching the olympics and reading, my niece turns one tomorrow. This is us last night. She loves sitting next to me. No really, look:
She loves her Aunt Mandi. Damn it! Have a happy Friday everyone!
$98 to smell like a BOOK?! No uh!
Those pics of you and your niece made me LOL I hate it when I make babies cry!! :P
Can’t wait for the Olympics!! Whee!!!
Come on Pam! Buy it so I can sniff you at AAD! ;)
I feel your pain in dropping the man candy. It hurts the heart.
But you still make me laugh! “Two percent, dangly, disgusting balls.”
P.S. You can never go wrong with Matt Bomer. I love him so much.
Can never go wrong with a balls video. ;)
Bomer – le sigh.
I want to molest Matthew Boomer. My thought for this man are NC-17.
You have it bad for him! LOL
What makes you think that? *blink blink*
I had abandoned the Warden (please don’t throw rocks at my head!) but I’ll be picking up Lover At Last even if both my hands are broken.
$98 to smell like a book? Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just keep one with you at all times and rub it all over your body?
Balls and babies, ftw! I needed the laugh today. Thanks, Mandi. :)
Please book gods…please let Lover At Last be awesomesauce. It has to be, right?
I’m trying really hard not to get my hopes up since she’s never written any m/m that I know of. The research has got to be interesting, though.
I know…I hope she gives us very detailed smex and doesn’t skip over it.
$98!?!? For that I’ll just buy a bunch of books and smell them instead… Maybe even rub them against me (something I may or may not already do with new books *ahem*)
Your nice is adorable!
*niece
You rub some books all over you and let me know how you smell.
I’m loving all the RWA coverage – especially Nora’s shoes! I have mad shoe envy ;)
She has some awesome shoes!
Now THAT is a motherfuckin’ first line in book! ;) Can’t wait…
LOLOL..I love that line
LMAO! That ‘I Hate Balls’ video is effin’ great! I showed it to everyone here at work.
Great first line! Sooooo excited for LOVER AT LAST!!
Happy Birthday to your niece…she CLEARLY adores you ;) Wow! I remember you posting last year when she was born & how excited you were to spoil her.
Have a great weekend!
Isn’t that a funny video? hehehe.
Having two boys, I’m a tiny bit excited to have a niece. Maybe when I see her today she’ll like me a little more ;)
It’s not the same without the hairy moob pics ;) but I still enjoyed your top 10.
I’m currently watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony. It’s pretty awesome!
Happy BD to your niece!
I had so much fun tweeting and watching the opening ceremonies last night. twitter makes everything better
And thanks for BD wishes!
The RWA signing was great. I still can’t believe I got to meet Nalini Singh :-D
AHH! How fun!! I met her last year at Lori Fosters and she was so great.
I went to the RWA signing a few years ago in DC. So amazing. So glad you had fun!!!!
You know…I hate to say it, but Baby Daddy isn’t half bad. I saw the show one morning on ABC Fam during a two episode mini run, and I kinda liked it. Okay, fine. I’m an easy woman to please: the brother of main character plays for the Rangers. I’m an easy, easy woman. Plus, it’s so weird to see Tia and Tamara’s little brother all grown up. (Actually, no, it makes me feel old.)
I can’t wait until next year and RWA is in my city. So. Much. Love. to give out. (What? I’m a student. I have to wait until they come to me. I don’t have $600 to toss around.) But reading all the RWA? So much new information coming out, especially on presses and companies.
I should mention, same guy you like, but for the purposes of the show….have to write it out how it is that plays hockey. Cause…hockey.
Let’s face it – we are all easy women. I’ll totally watch the show just to see Mr. Theler. And brother of a hockey player? I’m so there.
Oh! RWA is coming to you next year?? That is awesome. I did the signing a few years ago when it was in DC. Best. Thing. Ever.
I am such an easy women for hot men. Oh my goddess. And watching Baby Daddy, hockey player brother (D. Theler)’s coach is Tuc Watkins. Awesome. There’s a lot of half dressed men in the locker room.
RWA is coming to Atlanta and some of my favorite authors are already planning on attending the signing. And meeting up with the people in my stomping grounds. It’s at Dragon*Con’s favorite host hotel so I know the area well.
That guy with the ciggie and the torch – what is that on his chest? A nipple protector to protect him from the flame? :)
Don’t be surprised if someone mugs Nora for those shoes (and that the person looks a lot like me – it won’t be me, she’ll just look a lot like me…I swear)
A nipple protector..I just snorted my coffee. I have no idea, but I’m so going with that.
Nora has awesome shoes!!
Aaw You & your niece look adorable!
Thanks Mary ;)
It is still a great top ten Mandi, thank you!
Thanks Aurian!
LOL! I loved the Heigl one
Oh holy sweet links, Batman!!!!
I was following your links as suggested then I followed the links in the links and all of a sudden I was at site featuring shirtless, pantless red headed men (lead by the sexy fabulousness of Michael Fassbender) and I got lost for awhile. But I made it back. I think you should say “thank you.” :-)