1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?

 

I do not care either way, but they are usually closed to hold an avalanche of "stuff" from dumping on the floor.

 

2. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?

 

Out. I panic when my legs feel restrained at all.

3. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?

Yes,but not from the side of the road. I stole from my husband after he stole it from the side of the road... We were young teenagers.

 

4. Do you cut out coupons and never use them?

 

I do have unused coupons with me at all times, but only because one of my residents love to clip them and hand them out.

 

5. Would you rather be attacked by bears or bees?

No thank you. Bears are scary as hell, but bees would kill me no doubt, little effers are one of the few things that cause me to go all swelled up.

 

6. Do you have freckles?

 

Across my nose.

 

7. Do you always smile for pictures?

 

Goodluck getting me in one to find out.

 

8. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?

 

All the time. My mind wanders when I don't. I have turned it into a game. I started doing it when I walked home from school as a child. By the time I would get home I would have myself in a panic worrying about the stupidest of things. Counting kept me from doing it.

 

9. Have you ever peed in the woods?

 

last week on the way to work. I got stuck in traffic so I jumped a guard rail and dipped into a wooded area right off the road.

 

10. What about pooped in the woods?

 

This is going to sound like such a lie. I can't poop anywhere but home. I swear I almost blew up when we visited my mom in law for a week in TN.

 

11. Do you chew your pens and pencils?

 Not just chew. I tent to eat the erasers. I have tried to stop, but I always end up doing it.

 

12. What’s your song of the week?

 

True Love by Pink

 

13. Is it okay for guys to wear pink?

 

I think neon pink looks a bit off on men, but I have seen other shades look very sexy.

 

14. Do you still watch Cartoons?

 

disney.

15. What do you drink with dinner?

water or hot tea.

 

16. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?

I don't like them.

 

17. What’s your favorite food?

Baked potato with sour cream and cheese, with or without chili. And ice cream too. And pumpkin pie. And homemade sage stuffing. I like food, a lot.

 

18. Were you ever a boy/girl scout?

Yes. I still hold the record for most cookies sold for our local troop.

 

19. Would you ever strip or pose naked for a magazine?

 

Yes. I am not a modest person. I walked out to my car the other day and almost made it off them porch completely naked.

 

20. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?

 

50 in a school zone. Took me forever to get my license back.

 

21. Favorite kind of sandwich?

 

Reuben.

 

22. Best thing to eat for breakfast?

 

Cream of wheat.

 

23. What’s your usual bedtime?

WHe never I can catch some zzz.

 

24. Are you lazy?

I wish I had time to be.

 

25. What is your Chinese astrology sign?

 

Dunno.

 

26. How many languages can you speak?

Speak? One I do understand Slavic. I raised in a household where it was spoke as much as English.

 

27. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?

 

yes, but I have no clue where they came from.

 

28. Are you stubborn?

 

Yes

 

29. Are you afraid of heights?

Yes

 

30. Do you sing in the car?

Sometimes

 

31. Do you ever dance in the car?

 

Yes.

 

32. Ever used a gun?

 

Yes

 

33. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?

 

Middle school.

 

34. Do you think muscles are cheesy?

 

Nope. They signify hard work.

 

35. Favorite type of fruit pie?

Blackberry.

 

36. Occupation you wanted to be when you were a kid?

 

I wanted to be a teacher.

 

37. Do you believe in ghosts?

I go back and forth.

 

38. Ever had a deja-vu feeling?

 

All the time.

 

39. First concert?

 

Trains Atlantic orchestra.

 

40. Nike or Adidas?

 

Adidas

 

 

41. Ever take dance lessons?

Gymnastics, ballet, and tap.

 

42. Regularly burn incense?

 

nope, allergies.

 

43. Who would you like to see in concert?

 

pink.

 

44. Hot tea or cold tea?

 

hot

 

45. Tea or Coffee?

 

Both

 

46. Can you swim well?

 

very well.

 

47. Are you patient?

 

Yes

 

48. DJ or band at a wedding?

 

dj

 

49. Which are better, black or green olives?

 

Black

50. Would you rather live in a fictional world or the real world?

 

Fictional

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Had a blast!

we went to the drive in movie theater. We saw Finding Dory and Through the Looking Glass. Both good movies, but I fell asleep for the last bit of TTLG. Not the movies fault, just exhaustion. All in all it was fun. Claustrophobia kicked in on the way home and I almost jumped out a moving car, it's a tight fit with eight people in a six seater sedan.

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Does anyone else?

The lady at the library looked at me like I was crazy when I had both my county public librsry card number and my State of Ohio Library card number memorized. Does anyone else have theirs memorized? I think I know these numbers because I type them into overdrive very frequently.

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Reading progress update: I've read 5 out of 134 pages.

 

This is has cute illustrations on some of the pages.

 

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I somehow fe into a bucket of shit, but came out smelling like a rose. I ended up with 62 hours last week when I punched out on Saturaday. I immediately worked forty hours over the next three days, Sun., Mon., Tues. I have been off work ever since. I return on Friday night, then work Saturday and Sunday. Then I start my new schedule, plus some of my current schedule. As shitty as this all sounds, two weeks from now my vacation time I put in for a while ago was denied, until my new schedule popped into the equation. Now I am actually going to get to use some of my vacation days rather than just losing my hours at the end of the year. A couple of years ago the company adopted the use it or lose it. I haven't been able to use more than 30 hours of my 120hours vacation I years...years. Wasn't a big deal when they cut me a check for it right before Christmas, but now that I just get a "Thank you for your dedication to our clients. We are sorry to inform you that this year you were unable.... Blah, blah, blah."

 

I got a shitty schedule ahead of me, but the light is not a train this time. I am starting to train my replacement, as soon as that person is ready to be sufficient, it is bye bye shitty night shift for me.

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Review:

You would think that as much as I like paranormal romance, and vampires, that I would like this series. It is well rated by other readers and has a lot of die hard fans, but I just don't care for it. The whole sexual overload that makes you pass out after mate sex is just overkill for me. The romance is decently written. The bagged blood, human blood for emergencies is common, and other series I read, and like, use the idea, but I don't like it in this series. This too me seems to contemporary with a "throw in some vampires" for sales. Not enough dark, sexy, or paranormal here, AND IT SHOULD BE. VAMPIRES, DUH! Feels too Nora Roberts-ish.

 

I was really hoping I would like this one due to the massive amounts of books in this series. Nope, not for me.

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Review:

I ended up liking this a lot more than I thought I would.  I would have given it four stars if I didn't feel that the ending seemed to drag on just a tad bit too long, it wasn't annoyingly long, I just think it could have been better if there weren't a few small filler parts.

 

This author has a sense of humor.  The writing isn't perfect, but woth the humor it almost seems to be on purposeThe character's were likeable, flawed, and easy to relate too, not the be being a dragon part (which would be awesome if I could relate to that).  I especially love the little detail where Carolyn, the female lead, can't seem to not misplace her purse, and she is also a book hoarder. 

 

This also got me thinking a bit. What would it be like to have someone else also living in your thoughts?  A soul with no body slips into Carolyn's mind in order to keep out of the dragon version of heaven.  At time this soul makes an ass out of Carolyn by taking control of her speech. Most the time she uses this to flirt.

 

Be aware that this is intended for adults. It contains vulgar language and explicit sex.

 

This is the first in a series, I will definitely be continuing.  Hopefully my library has an ecopy of book two.  If not I may have to put it on hold.

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Reading progress update: I've read 90%.

With very few dragon ladies left I get that they need to breed, but what some characters did to one of them is awful! I feel sad. I want revenge. I know that it is just a story, but with all the revenge I want at the moment concerning my recent experiences, I want to read about this book revenge in blood. Her wings, really?

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Review:

Release date: August 2, 2016

 

Synopsis:

 

How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine, until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally--a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly--whose condition is deemed undiagnosable--is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother Alexandra is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter Iris (the book's Nick Carraway), this is a unputdownable story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable.

 

My Thoughts:

 

This the story of a families journey living with a daughter who is not typical, "on the spectrum."

 

The author does a good job at conveying and demonstrating that each and every individual labelled as "on the spectrum" is different. What works for one individual may not work for another.

 

I love how the family grew, and how this was similar in ways to what the parents of the individuals I work for have told me of their own journeys.

 

I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

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Reading progress update: I've read 15%.

When I am nervous, every dumb thing that had ever crossed my mind tended to come out.

 

Me too. I once asked my boss if she wore her hair so tightly done up because it lessened her wrinkles. Duh!

 

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Reading progress update: I've read 9%.

Tantric dragon sex book and a "neck massager!" Hahahaha!

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Reading progress update: I've read 5%.

I usually don't read dragon shifter romance. I like this though, too early to be sure at 5%, but I think I will. The main shifter is trying to get someone to actually believe that she is seriously about to turn from human to dragon, but no one will, SHE JUST PUKED ACID VOMIT on an assailant, and had smoke swirl out her mouth. Fucking awesome superpower if you ask me! This author has made me giggle twice already! Thanks to my librarian for the recommendation!!

 

Oh! And the librarian said I should apply for the ten hour a week part time labraian position. I have experience from working at one in high school! I love books, but they may have to throw me out when my shift is over, if I get the position that is.

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Reading progress update: I've read 60%.

"The definition of marriage? When a woman adopts an overgrown man-child who cannot be handled by his parents any longer.”

—Olivia, fallen Sent One

 

Yes, so true.  Is my youngest old enough to be sent out to be married? He's almost too much to handle at times.

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My girls are so sneaky

I have been paying my girls to mow the yard all summer. Each week it get done on the day where I am at a work meeting. I pay them twenty five dollars. This morning I pull up and the neighbor man is mowing my yard. WTF? Are the girls okay? They are fine. They take my twenty five and pay the neighbor man ten to mow it with his big mower. Sneaky!

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Reading progress update: I've read 20%.

This is a rather disturbing, but fun read. The author has a decent sense of humor.

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The last couple of days heave been hell. I have went three days having to pay for my mess because my insurance hit me with a preauth way sooner then they should have. Without insurance this prescription costs $125 a week. I broke down and paid cash for one days dose yesterday, it's hard to go without considering it is the withdraw film. Now, my insurance has approved an alternate brand, which is fine, but the doctors office called in wrong. Now have tomhunt down the nurse from the office, she is a friend of mine, and have her fix this because the office has closed for the day. Ugh...

 

on on top of all this my internet has been not good. This morning I woke up using one provider, got pissed at the bitchy associate over the phone, called another company... It's already hooked up because they had a big wiring job next door that they couldn't complete due to inection process. I am now paying $35 instead of $60 for better service. spunds like a good thing, but dealing with all that while sick, not good. 

 

A good note:

 

it's national no underwear day, yay! I am so putting on a dress and not sitting like a lady in public. Random flashing may make me feel better.

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Zi

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A Fine Imitation by Amber Brock

Review:

This is not my normal type of read. This is set in the twenties and follows a women who is unhappy with her life. She is park of the upper crust of society. As glamorous as hogh society life style sounds, it is difficult. The woman's husband hire an artist to paint a mural in their house. Affairs happen, secrets threaten to reveal themselves, and people come to find their true selves.

 

I loves bed the authors writing. As I said above, this is set in the twenties, the author does a very good job at depicting the period, in all ways: the setting, the dialog, exec the way she writes the story. 

 

I really grew grew to feel like I knew these characters. Some I found to be very annoying, some I liked, some I despised. 

 

I think think what I likes most is the authors writing. It is unique

 

I received a copy of this book from blogging for books.

 

 

About the Author:

AMBER BROCK teaches British literature at an all girls' school in Atlanta. She holds an MA from the University of Georgia and lives in Smyrna with her husband, also an English teacher, and their three rescue dogs.

 

Amazon US

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Reading progress update: I've read 5 out of 174 pages.

Myles and my new bedtime story.

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Haha

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Reading progress update: I've read 35%.

The most feminine parts of her began to throb. “I’m married, yes, but not for long. This girl will be getting a speedy annulment.”

 

Another step. “No need. I’ll make you a widow.”

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Reading progress update: I've read 40%.

“If this situation sucked any harder, I’d have an orgasm.”

 

Sure would make a sucky situation a lot better.

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Work related...

I have accepted a full time first shift (6am-3pm) position. I work 6 days one week, then 4 the next. I am guarenteed 8 hours of over-time on every paycheck. I am taking it on a trial at first. For the next two weeks I will be working some of my current position and all of the new one.

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