The Friday 56 - Obsidian Butterfly

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to Story Time with Tonya and Friends.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST

Today I am blogging from my bedroom. I don't have many books in here, they are all in the spare room. I had to look under my bed to see if there were any books I had scooted underneath and forgotten about. This was the one I found.

"Obsidian Butterfly" by Laurel K Hamilton.

"Because if you start thinking about the bad things, worrying about them, then it makes you slow, makes you afraid. Neither of us can afford that."

The copy that I am using is actually in the "Nightshade Tavern" double book that also includes "Narcissus in Chains" so my Friday 56 might not be the same sentence as in the single novel.

Happy Friday everyone!!

The Friday 56 - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to Story Time with Tonya and Friends.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Hello and Happy Friday!!

Today the closest book to me is actually the one I am currently reading.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

"His plan did not vary on seeing them."

A VERY BORING Friday 56 for such a fun book!!!

One of my favorite parts has been: (with the best line at the end):

"But why Mr. Darcy came so often to the parsonage, it was more difficult to understand. It could not be for society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes together without opening his lips; and when he did speak, it seemed the effect of necessity rather than of choice. He seldom appeared really animated, even at the sight of Mrs. Collins gnawing upon her own hand. What remained of Charlotte would liked to have believed this change the effect of love, and the object of that love her friend Eliza."

(and then there are a few more paragraphs... and then my favorite...):

"In her kind schemes for Elizabeth, she sometimes planned her marrying Colonel Fitzwilliam. He was beyond comparison the most pleasant man; he certainly admired her, and his situation in life was most eligible; but, to counterbalance these advantages, Mr. Darcy had a considerably larger head, and thus, more brains to feast upon."

HAHAHA!!!!! I am loving this book.

And I believe it's being made into a movie.

Here are some of the illustrations in the book. Too funny!

I am planning on reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters next!!!

Have a good weekend!!!

Thanks for reading!

Five Fave Friday!!!

Hello Everyone!

I haven't blogged my Friday Favorites in quite a long time. I'm trying to change that and update more frequently. I've been such a bad, bad blogger!

And here are my favorite things from this past week:

1. My cousin Jenny is getting married on July 10th and this is the dress that she chose for us bridesmaids to wear! I actually love it! I tried one on the other day and they are gorgeous!! It hides everything I need it to hide and completely passed the "sit-down" test. So pretty!

2. Skillet!!! They are a Christian Rock band. They are amazing. I am going to see them in concert on April 15th!!! I can't wait.

This is the cover of their newest CD.

And this is my favorite song my them. It's called "Awake and Alive."

3. Dove Chocolate Home Parties. My friend Sarah started doing chocolate parties. They are too fun! When I move into my new place I am going to have one. I bought a few things but my favorite is the Spiced Chai!!!! YUM!!!!

4. Dominos Pizza Online Tracker. This thing is so cool. You order your pizza online and then get to watch the progress of when it's being made to when the delivery person leaves the store! It's very cool!!

5. Bee M.D. Organic Honey Throat Drops. I've been sick for the past week and these babies are the only thing thats been keeping my throat from catching on fire like dry kindling!!

Those are my favorite things from this past week.

Thanks for reading. Have an awesome weekend!!

The Friday 56 - A Dirty Job

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to Story Time with Tonya and Friends.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Happy Friday!

Today the CLOSEST book is right here on my coffee table:

"A Dirty Job" by Christopher Moore

Ok so page 56 starts with a really long sentence fragment so I will count that as the first sentence. So here it is, my Friday 56:

"The dogs arfed a frantic barking salvo at the avian intruders and Charlie put so much body English into wiggling the key in the lock that he felt an atrophied dancing muscle tear in his hip."

I really enjoyed reading this book. It's pretty funny and I enjoy Christopher Moore's writing style.

Thanks for reading!

ATCs for a 2010 Swap

I recently participated in an ATC swap hosted by the lovely and oh so talented Sasha and I was really happy with how a few of them came out. Before this swap I hadn't done a whole lotta scrapping since October. But anyway, here are my ATCs:

Thanks for stopping by!

Awesome Musician

Hey fellow bloggers!!!

I know I haven't been on in quite a while but I wanted to share with you one of my favorite new musicians. He's just starting out so please join his mailing list!!!

If I get the most people to join his list, I might win a CD so please sign up and check him out!

Thanks guys.

You can also check out his official website here: http://www.myspace.com/ronwsolo

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BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!!

Hey everyone! Sorry I am so late in announcing a winner. I wanted to actually write down everyone's names and pull from a container and record it all and upload a video...

But then my digital camera got smashed when I dropped my purse...

So I decided to use random.org and I know that a lot of people have issues with random.org. Like, if you are the first commentor, you never come up or whatever. So here is what I did. I decided to triple the number of comments and use that number... since three is a lucky number.

So I have 33 comments that are entries and that makes my number 99.

The winning number was 72. So I started at the 1st comment and counted through them all looping back around each time and the winner is:

Thank you so much to everyone who entered!! I loved reading through your comments and I will be stopping by ALL of your blogs and most likely following them too within the next few days!!!

Congrats to Lynne! Please email me at KatHarmony@aol.com with your full name and address!

Oh and also let me know what color scarf you want because that is the crocheted item!!

I am hoping to be a better blogger again very soon!!! I have a lot of catching up to do!!!

Blog Candy Update!

Hey everyone! My internet has been down for the past few days so I will be picking a winner tonight! Check back later on to see if its you!!!
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I Need...

THIS!!!!

because I am so unorganized!!!

Alive!!

Hey ya'll ~!!!

Just want to let you know that I am still here! I haven't gotten to update in a while because I've been super busy. I've hardly even gotten to scrapbook and that makes me pretty angry!!

Don't forget to enter my Blog Candy giveaway! It only has about 8 entries right now.
I know I didn't post a pic of it yet but TRUST ME there are tons of cool, creative, things in it and it's FREE so what do you have to lose?

Hopefully I will be back on later to post a Halloween project I have been working on.

Thanks for stopping by!

BLOG CANDY!!!~

Ok bloggy friends... here it is!!!

MY BLOG CANDY!!!!

What's in it??? Well I am not sure exactly...

So far... Hambly Screen Prints, Making Memories sticker things, a Mini Album Kit... and possibly a crochet item since I am learning how to do that... so a scarf maybe... Winter is right around the corner!!! Oh and some ATC blanks... maybe an ATC made by me... and I will just keep adding to it!

CONTENTS OF THE BLOG CANDY WILL BE FINALIZED BY NOVEMBER FIRST!

So how do you win it?

Easy peasy lemon squeezy...

1. Become a follower if you aren't already.

2. Link from your blog to mine in your side bar.

3. Leave me a comment on this post.

You know, the usual rules and all that!
I will pick a winner on November 19th (my younger brother's birthday... and today is my older's brother's birthday so it's kind of fitting to go from birthday to birthday LOL).

Oh and if anyone can tell me how I get this post to stay at the top of my blog until the 19th, It would be greatly appreciated!!

The Friday 56

Rules:

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.

* Turn to page 56.

* Find the fifth sentence.

* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.

*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

The closest book to me today is not American Gods (because it's in my purse!)

So the closest one to me is actually an older book called "Go Ask Alice"

"It felt like being a child again and trying to swim in the Great Salt Lake."

Not really interesting out of context but the character is actually talking about how it made her feel to eat a peanut while under the influence of drugs. The book is written in diary format and is "the actual story of a desperate girl on drugs and on the run who almost made it." At least thats what the back cover says. I read this one a long time ago but picked it up at a book sale we are having at work to benefit the American Heart Association. So I might read it again soon.

This site here has a great little article about the book.

Friday Favorites

I have been so lax with blogging and I have good reason but I just can't post it here. But I have been finding happiness and comfort in reading other people's blogs. So today I give you my 5 favorite blogs of this past week.

1. 62 Cards - Sammye Jo - I just have to say that Sammye Jo makes me smile. Her blog is always updated with the most creative things. I am waiting for my next paycheck to grab some of her handmade buttons in her etsy store! So cute!

2. Down the Rabbit Hole - Callista - I love reading this blog!!! It's always fun and interesting! And I received the cutest Halloween mini album from her this past week!! Thank you so much@ I love it! Your's is almost finished... waiting for some things to dry... so I can add more to it!! Hopefully it will be finished this weekend.

3. The Green Frog Studio - Celine - All I can say is Wow!! So much talent and creativity here! And she posts awesome tutorials with tips and supply lists as well as super cool giveaways!

4. Jeni Boisvert - This girl is fantastic and her blog is always a favorite of mine. Her scrapping style is so funky and cool and her photography... all I can say is that I need to fly her out to PA if I ever get married so she can take pictures! I heart her!!

5. The Paper Life - This used to be Amy's Paperlife and it moved. Now it's The Paper Life but it's still just as awesome. They spotlight someone new every week and have awesome giveaways! There is even a community now but for some reason ning communties don't work well with my computer so I haven't been able to get in there and explore. I will have to have that fixed!

So those are my 5 favorite blogs for this week.

Happy Weekend to everyone!

Sally's Song

I sense there's something in the wind

That feels like tragedy's at hand

And though I'd like to stand by him

Can't shake this feeling that I have

The worst is just around the bend

And does he notice my feelings for him?

And will he see how much he means to me?

I think it's not to be

What will become of my dear friend?

Where will his actions lead us then?

Although I'd like to join the crowd

In their enthusiastic cloud

Try as I may, it doesn't last

And will we ever end up together?

no, I think not, it's never to become

For I am not the one

(The Nightmare Before Christmas)