Happy Monday y'all.
How about some Thing 1 and Thing 1!
Thing 1:
Doctor Who visited me in my sleep last night. For those of you who don't know, Doctor Who is a time-travelling man/alien who saves the world a lot.
Last night, I dreamed I got to go on one of his exciting adventures. Where would we end up? Ancient Rome? Shakespearean London? Or... a thousand years into the future?
No. He took me to 1989 to see the filming of that Patrick Swayze classic Roadhouse. You know, the one where Swayze plays a tough bouncer hired to straighten out a dirty bar?
Yeah, I wasn't familiar with this movie either. I have no idea where it was hiding out in my sub conscience.
Before you ask, no, I didn't get to see Mr. Swayze utter his most famous lines:
"Pain don't hurt."
and
"Nobody ever wins a fight."
and finally,
"My way... or the highway."
I asked the Doctor what we were doing here, and he looked at me like, "Duh, it's your dream. Isn't that a question for your therapist?"
I'm inclined to agree with him.
Thing 1:
We went to the Utah Bool Blogger Social Saturday night. Utah is home to a staggering amount of book bloggers, and twice a year they get together to party with the local authors.
And when I say party, I mean party. Want proof? Check out this candid pic:
This picture popped up on the internet after the party. I love it. Bree and I look thoroughly unimpressed, and Matt looks a little disgusted.
I'm here to tell you, that was not representative of the evening! Heather has promised to give us a little more notice before she snaps a candid picture next time.
Overheard at the party:
-Emily Wing Smith and I, taking turns to see who could cough up a lung first. (I won)
-Bree and Emily, having a discussion that involved the phrases, "Who did you fork that one time?"
It's not like it sounds. They have both had accidents where they nearly impaled a bystander with a fork.
-Matt Kirby said afterward that the "Who did you fork" conversation would make my blog. He claims his blog-worthy-statements-detection-skills are running at about 98%.
-During the book swap, Chersti Nieveen trampled a small child to get her hands on Emily Wing Smith's ARC of BACK WHEN YOU WERE EASIER TO LOVE.
-She later swore the child was really the devil's spawn, and deserved to be trampled.
Here's a picture of the unfortunate demon child:
Here's a pic that better captures the spirit of the event.
Because nothing screams "Party!" like Bree Despain wearing Princess Leia Buns made out of lightbulbs.
So, what did y'all do over the weekend? Were you at the social? (If so, give a holla in the comments). Did you see any good movies? Did you trample any small children?
How about some Thing 1 and Thing 1!
Thing 1:
Doctor Who visited me in my sleep last night. For those of you who don't know, Doctor Who is a time-travelling man/alien who saves the world a lot.
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| Dr. Who and Rose. They made me cry a lot. |
No. He took me to 1989 to see the filming of that Patrick Swayze classic Roadhouse. You know, the one where Swayze plays a tough bouncer hired to straighten out a dirty bar?
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| It's his way... or the highway. |
Before you ask, no, I didn't get to see Mr. Swayze utter his most famous lines:
"Pain don't hurt."
and
"Nobody ever wins a fight."
and finally,
"My way... or the highway."
I asked the Doctor what we were doing here, and he looked at me like, "Duh, it's your dream. Isn't that a question for your therapist?"
I'm inclined to agree with him.
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| Nobody ever "wins" a fight! Except the last guy standing... |
Thing 1:
We went to the Utah Bool Blogger Social Saturday night. Utah is home to a staggering amount of book bloggers, and twice a year they get together to party with the local authors.
And when I say party, I mean party. Want proof? Check out this candid pic:
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| Authors Matt Kirby, Bree Despain, and myself. Photo taken by Heather Gardner Photography. |
I'm here to tell you, that was not representative of the evening! Heather has promised to give us a little more notice before she snaps a candid picture next time.
Overheard at the party:
-Emily Wing Smith and I, taking turns to see who could cough up a lung first. (I won)
-Bree and Emily, having a discussion that involved the phrases, "Who did you fork that one time?"
It's not like it sounds. They have both had accidents where they nearly impaled a bystander with a fork.
-Matt Kirby said afterward that the "Who did you fork" conversation would make my blog. He claims his blog-worthy-statements-detection-skills are running at about 98%.
-During the book swap, Chersti Nieveen trampled a small child to get her hands on Emily Wing Smith's ARC of BACK WHEN YOU WERE EASIER TO LOVE.
-She later swore the child was really the devil's spawn, and deserved to be trampled.
Here's a picture of the unfortunate demon child:
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| Don't be fooled by her angelic disguise. |
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| Top: Matt Kirby, Bree Despain Bottom: Chersti Nieveen, Emily Wing Smith, Leisha Maw |
Because nothing screams "Party!" like Bree Despain wearing Princess Leia Buns made out of lightbulbs.
So, what did y'all do over the weekend? Were you at the social? (If so, give a holla in the comments). Did you see any good movies? Did you trample any small children?
