The Goddess Quiz
Apr 12th 2007
Karen HawkinsGoddess Readers Speak Out
Hello, my lovely goddesses! It dawned on me last night that we jumped into the whole blog thing without properly introducing ourselves.
So . . . I thought we’d have a little GetToKnowYou Goddess Quiz. There are no wrong answers. After all, if you weren’t already a goddess, you wouldn’t be here. But this little quiz will give us all a chance to ‘meet’ one another.
1. What’s the last book you read? The next book you plan on reading?
2. Where do you read thegoddessblogs.com?
a) at home pretending to pay bills but secretly checking out thegoddessblogs.com,
b) at work pretending to scan the annual reports while secretly checking out thegoddessblogs.com,
c) at a coffee shop with your laptop, sipping coffee and openly checking out thegoddessblogs.com?
3. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you in the last three months? (All goddesses are looking for reasons to party and celebrations are the best!)
4. Which two words describe you best: lively, shy, capable, creative, durable, impatient, consistent, flighty, dreamer, talented, determined, humorous, gentle, organized, stylish, or flexible?
5. How do you handle your Anger Monkey? By yourself? Take it out on whatever minions are close by? Toss lightning bolts? Or hide until the storm blows over? Or does your Anger Monkey take care of itself?
6. How many animals and/or children do you have? (And yes, you may include your significant other or the neighbor’s cat, if they hang out on your porch long enough.)
7. Some of you have screen names that amuse and confuse me. Why and how did you come up with your screen name?
and last but not least,
8. If your TV could play only one show a week, what show would that be and why?
There you go, my goddess sisters! Take the Goddess Quiz and say “hello!”
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104 Responses to “The Goddess Quiz”
Karen Hawkins on 12 Apr 2007 at 7:54 am #
I will go first!
1. Last book I read: SEX, LIES, AND ONLINE DATING (a reread) by Rachel Gibson and next book will be Julia London’s THE PERILS OF PURSUING A PRINCE. Can’t wait to get my copy next Tuesday! Bonus answer: I’m currently reading a book called The Templars, about the Templar Knights.
2. At home!
3. Best thing — thegoddessblogs! I love coming here first thing in the morning. It’s like the water cooler at work, only better.
4. impatient and dreamer … not good qualities, but they’re me.
5. I don’t get mad often, but my Anger Monkey has been known to screech once in a while. Not for long, but occassionally.
6. 2 kids, a dog and a cat
7. mine is pretty self explanatory — and not very fun. If I chose another, it’d be HughsGal for Hugh Jackman, my secret lover.
8. Clean House. I’m addicted. I want Ceci and Mark to come to my house and redo it.
Now, who’s next?
Sonja Foust on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:17 am #
How funnnn. I love quizzes.
1. Books? I’m reading A Woman Scorned by Liz Carlyle right now. Next? Probably a chick-lit vampire.
2. Where do you read thegoddessblogs.com? b) at work pretending to scan the annual reports while secretly checking out thegoddessblogs.com, totally.
3. Best thing that’s happened in the last three months? Woohoo! My short story “Love In Shadow” was published at TheWildRosePress.com!
4. Two words that describe me best: capable, consistent– God, how boring.
5. Anger Monkey? Hopefully by myself, but if minions are around, they get it too. Sorry, minions.
6. Pets/kids? One dog, and that’s enough, thankyouverymuch. This womb is not open for business.
7. Screen-name: Well, I’m a promo ho, so mine is just my name, which, if you were to Google, you would find on many a page whoring myself as An Author You Must Read.
8. One TV show? Hmm. I’m having trouble deciding between American Idol and House. American Idol is awesome, and you can’t argue with awesome.
Sonja Foust on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:19 am #
Also, Hugh Jackman is totally MY pretend boyfriend. Give him back.
smlt76 on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:22 am #
1. Simply Love by Mary Balogh is what I am reading now and I have no idea what is next on my TBR pile. I am waiting not so patiently for the new Sabrina Jeffries and Suzanne Enoch, lol.
2. At home!
3. I started working from home.
4. shy and determined
5. I am not angry very often, but when I am my family knows to leave mom alone.
6. 2 kids and hubby
7. my initals and birthday
8. Numbers - I love Rob Morrow, I still miss Northern Exposure.
joyrop on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:23 am #
1. This is going to sound brown noseyish, but I’m just finishing “Her Officer and Gentleman” which I read right after “Her Master and Commander.” Really loved them.
2. b, I don’t have the internet back at home in the stone age.
3. I started writing again recently and it is really stress relieving, as long as I know no one will ever look at it but me.
4. cautious and humorous.
5. My anger monkey helps me calmly explain to people that I am always right. Darn, I want some minions, though. That would be the best thing that happen to me in the last few months.
6. I don’t have any pets or kids, but I have two roommates and they are remarkably similar to both pets and kids at times.
7. My screen name is a combo of my names that I made up in college and sort of stuck.
8. My attention span is very short so my favorite show changes frequently. Competition reality shows have been big for me lately. American Idol to Project Runway.
ladydawgfan on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:37 am #
1. I just finished (like, last night) Suzie E’s “Lessons in Love” series (again!). Next up are the Griffins and Julia’s “Perils” on Tuesday, provided I can find a copy.
2. Either at home (like now) or at work (when the boss isn’t looking).
3. Winning several ARC’s from my fave Goddesses!!
4. Creative and humorous, although several others fit as well.
5. I have learned to control my anger monkeys, since they are REEEEALLY ugly when they come out.
6. I have two cats, Pebbles and Bam Bam, the Abbott and Costello of the cat world.
7. I am a lady, and a diehard fan of the MSU Dawgs.
8. Either Heroes, 24, Amazing Race, or American Idol. I can’t pick just one!!
Claudia Dain on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:40 am #
How fun! And I won’t procrastinate like I did yesterday; I’ll answer these right now.
1. Match Me If You Can by SEP. Loved it. Next up is PPP by our in-house goddess, JL Bonus Book: City of Laughter, about London in the 18th century.
2. At home and all day long.
3. The Good Mommy in me requires me to say: First Born’s B-day is today! I think I’ve finally lost that pregnancy weight…LOL
4. Two words: Lively and stylish. I can’t help being lively and can’t quit stylish, we have a bond forged over many, many credit card statements.
5. The Anger Monkey and I are very close, we also have a bond.
6. Three kids who are legal adults (legal being so subjective a term) and 1 dog, 1 cat.
7. Boring self-explanatory screen name.
8. I can’t live with only one TV show. Impossible question, Karen. I’m going to have to unleash my Anger Monkey on you.
DebMarlowe on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:52 am #
Last book: Never Deceive a Duke, Liz Carlyle. Next: I have Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
Read the blog at home, first thing!
I’m cheating a little because I’ve had an amazing 4 months. I sold my first book, was named a Golden Heart finalist, then sold the GH manuscript in a 3 book deal! Unbelieveable!
Determined and lively
I have to get the Anger Monkey off my back, then it’s over quickly. No grudges.
2 boys, 1 cat and a dh who never grew up
My pen name
Only 1? Big Love, or Entourage, or Project Runway or Law and Order or Survivor. I can’t choose!
Julia London on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:18 am #
I love this!
1. Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards. Next up? A Match Made on Madison by Dee Davis. (and thank you thank you for all of you who are going to pick up Perils next week!)
2. At home, all day, every day. Its a pleasure and a major procrastination technique
3. Nothing is good as what happened to Deb Marlowe — Congratulations, Deb!
4. Two words I aspire to: talented and stylish. Two words that are probably more accurate: durable and impatient.
5. Anger Monkey = food in the pie hole
6. Two old dogs. Three if we count my husband.
7. duuuuuuuhhhh
8. So many!! AI, of course. Sopranos, Entourage. The Office. Ugly Betty. Dallas Cowboys football….and I am just scratching the surface
Karen Hawkins on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:26 am #
Sonja, step away from the Hugh. He’s mine and I’m loaded. Er, I mean, I have a loaded weapon. Yeah. That’s what I meant.
Smit76, I was wondering if you were a Smith, ’cause I was before I married. Totally love Mary Balogh, btw. She gave me my very first quote for my very first book, which left me in shock and awe. She’s INCREDIBLE.
Joyrop, the fact that you just read, and are reading, books of mine does NOT make you a brown noser. It makes a woman of taste and refinement who can appreciate a good laugh once in a while. And yes, we ALL deserve minion. Lots and lots of minions.
ladydawgfan, I think you’re right and Julia’s book is going to flyyy off the shelves. I’m buying mine EARLY Tuesday.
Claudia Dain, you never HAD pregnancy weight, darn you! I, however, am still trying to lose mine. Did I mention my daughter’s in college?
Deb, good gosh, what an INCREDIBLE four months! You are a goddess and THEN some! Who bought your book? When can we read it? We need details!
miesa on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:54 am #
1. Last read? Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood. Next up? Hard to say. Depends entirely on my mood.
2. At home usually. Miss goody two shoes wouldn’t do anything like that at work! Gasp! Shock! Well, maybe sometimes. LoL
3. Hmm, that’s a tough one. I’m an exhibit developer so right now I’m working with an artist to actually create a sculpture that is being installed on site at the museum where I work. It’s been a blast! Though muscles I didn’t know I had now hurt.
4. capable, determined
5. I vent to friends and family. My minions are safe, usually.
6. Zip. But I’ve got a huge family, so it feels like I’m always watching someone’s kids!
7. My sister started calling me miesa. We’ve got a ton of nicknames for each other. I picked one for my screen name.
8. JAG (even if the show is off the air now, thank god for DVDs!) - David James Elliott… in uniform… No other reason necessary. sigh.
elsiehogarth on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:55 am #
Here goes:
1. ARC of Judi McCoy’s “One Night With A Goddess”. It’s about an Events Planner. Loved it.
2. At home, at my sisters, at my friends, at K-mart etc(at the Cyber Cafe). anywhere there is a computer actually.
3. I decided on “letting go” about a lot of the stupid things that are not important.
4. Patient and Funny
5. My anger is usually handled by turning the other cheek except when I have tolerated enough then I will just let you have it. Totally verbally-no holds barred.
6. Personally I have no children but I have 7 godsons, 1 niece-Julianna and my dear friends Stacey & Tom’s children: Matt, Chelsea & Jeffrey. These are all “My Babies”.
7. My screen name is my favorite city in the Costa del Sol of Spain. I had been going there since I was 16 then lived there for 12 years of my marriage. That’s the other part of my e-mail the date.
8. Fawlty Towers-I love British sitcoms and I never get tired of Basil.
Danielle on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:10 am #
1. The last book I read was Sinful Between the Sheets by Barbara Pierce next up is Next up is Dancing Shoes and Honky-Tonk Blues by Luanne McLane.
2. At home in front of the TV.
3. I received a promtion at work….and I just got back from seeing my sister and her family who I haven’t seen in 3 years.
4. me….ummmmmmmmmm….I would say friendly and kind hearted.
5. I usually don’t manage my anger monkey….I rant and rave if I’m home, if I’m at work I count to ten.
6. I have no children but two very spoiled cats…one beautful niece and two funny nephews.
7. My screen name…it’s the first four letters of my name and my birthdate.
8. QVC…I love shopping!!!!
Kris on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:13 am #
1. Last book I read: Eragon
2. At work!
3. Best thing — finishing the first draft of my very first book!!
4. organized and humorous, although I’m not sure they really go together.
5. I fume in silence for about a day, let out all out in a rant and then eat lots of cookies.
6. Aren’t they all the same? I have one kid, one cat, one bunny.
7. no screen name, just me.
8. I would have to say Bones. I like House, but that David Boreanaz is eye candy I just can’t live without.
Karen Hawkins on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:16 am #
Miesa, the sculpture project sounds fascinating! How cool that you get to do something so creative for work.
Elsie, you have a HUGE family! Goodness! Bet Christmas is tough for you with alllll those kids to get presents for. Whew!!! And I’ve always wanted to go the Costa El Sol. One day …. !!!
Danielle, I avoid QVC cause I know I’ll love it, but my monthly budge won’t. But everytime I scan past it, and they have jewelry on it, I end up sitting … staring … yearning … (sigh) So much bling, so little time.
ashefrog on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:22 am #
1. Hot Dish - Connie Brockway, Next will be something out of TBR pile.
2. shhhh B
3. I got a Neo from AlphaSmart so I will stop being distracted by the internet when I am supposed to be writing.
4. Impatient and humorous
5. Unleash him for a few minutes, hopefully when no one is around, then rein him back in and move on.
6. 3 kids (D20, D16, S15) and 3 dogs (M9, F6, M3)
7. long story but it is a she frog and I am too lazy to change it and its use everywhere, so I am pretty much stuck with it. I don’t mind ppl using ashe either.
8. tough choice but I guess I would pick (today anyway) CSI (the original).
jessie on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:34 am #
1. The last book I read was Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf for my Modern British Lit class. The next book I plan on reading is Le Morte D’Arthur by Thomas Malory for my Arthurian Lit class. I have no time to read anything other than school books. It’s depressing.
2. d)at school when I should be doing homework
3. I discovered The Office. My life has not been the same since.
4. Lively and shy. I am a mass of contradictions.
5. I tend to snap on people. Maybe I should work on that.
6. Zero children, zero animals (my old dog died a few months ago, but we should be getting a new one soon!)
7. I decided just to go with my real name.
8. The Office so I could marvel at the wonder that is Jim Halpert/John Kransinski.
Di R on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:41 am #
1. I just finished Forever by Karen Kingsbury and The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt. Next? I’m not sure-I picked up a Vickie Petterson at the library, or I might pick something from my TBR pile.
2. At home
3. On monday I received a call that my son (9) was missing at an indoor amusement park and 5 minutes later came the call that he was found and fine.
4. shy and creative
5. I try to let the anger go, it doesn’t always work. But I really try not to spew.
6. Husband-married almost 14 years, 1 son (9), 1 daughter (7), and one dog who likes to make high-pitched sqealling sounds when we come home.
7. It’s my first name shortened, and my last initial
8. Numbers-I love the interaction of the characters.
Di
anneriailin on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:42 am #
1. Now-ARC of Lady Be Bad by Candice Hern. Next-PPP if I can find it in the stores on Tuesday! and I am envious of Karen who is reading about the Templar Knights!!
2. at work shhhhhh, I’m trying to look busy!
3. absolutely nothing has happened to me in the last 3 months….ssdd
4. I’m a shy dreamer.
5. I try not to let my Anger Monkey out too often, it’s not a pretty sight.
6. I have two sons, ages 22 and 20. Wait a minute, how did they get to be so old when I’m still only 23 myself?!?
7. the screenname is my real first and middle name in Elvish! Gotta love LOTR
8. the BBC Robin Hood series, there are some seriously sexy guys on that show!!
–dorothy
KMB25 on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:43 am #
1. just finished Jane Feather’s A Wicked Gentleman–excellent read! and next up? JoAnn Ross: No Safe Place…and of course next week: PPP by JL…but that’s next week and I read pretty quickly!
2. D. all of the above….but mostly at home!
3. Nothing really fantabulous has happened to me in the last 3 months….it’s just been a flurry of work work work.
4. lively, and dreamer…I know, I’m weird.
5. I sometimes take my Anger Monkey for a walk, but I keep him on a pretty tight leash.
6. No Pets or children yet…unless you count my husband.
7. My screenname: my initials (I know…how boring!)
8. I’d have to go with Bones. I love that David Boreanaz!!!
KMB25 on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:44 am #
Di R—I also love Numbers—I’ve been downloading the episodes on iTunes!!
Sandi on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:48 am #
What’s the last book you read? The last book I read was Virgin Mountain by Robyn Carr. I’m currently reading the next book in the series…Shelter Mountain. The next book you plan on reading? Next I plan on reading the last title in this trilogy, but the name of the book currently escapes me.
2. Where do you read thegoddessblogs.com?
a) at home pretending to pay bills but secretly checking out thegoddessblogs.com,
b) at work pretending to scan the annual reports while secretly checking out thegoddessblogs.com,(I check at work most of the time, but will check at home on occasion. I have yet to take my laptop to the coffee shop, though I see people doing that a lot!)
c) at a coffee shop with your laptop, sipping coffee and openly checking out thegoddessblogs.com?
3. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you in the last three months? (All goddesses are looking for reasons to party and celebrations are the best!) My husband who was on the lay off list was able to find a job in
DebMarlowe on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:51 am #
Karen–Harlequin Mills and Boon bought my books. First one–Scandalous Lord, Rebellious Miss– is out in November in the UK, and early 2008 in North America. Late 2008 for the second release. Thanks for asking!
Congrats on the first draft, Kris!
And Di, that had to be the scariest five minutes of your life. Hugs just for getting through it!
Deb
MizMacgyver on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:57 am #
1. Last book read was “One for the Money” by Janet Evanovich Next will be “A Lady’s Guide to Rakes” (re-read) and then it will be Tuesday and I get to read “Perils” after that back to the back list of Mary Balogh.
2. Home, every morning before work and as soon as I get my son fed when I get home.
3. This isn’t going to sound like a good thing but it truly was. I had a blow-out, a flat tire is not normally a good thing but……..when I got the spare on I discovered that what I had feared was bad tie-rod ends making my car shimmy and shake was actually bad places on the tire that blew. The fact that I had not hit the interstate yet was another blessing. If it had blown at 70 miles an hour me and my son would have been in bad shape.
4. Hmmm, humorous and flexible maybe?
5. I try to get by myself until he leaves. If that is not possible (Often the case) then I let the person who set me off know I am angry and why.
Continued…….
MizMacgyver on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:04 am #
I am obviously talking to much!…
6. I have 2 children, 1 grandchild, 3 cats, daughter and grandchild live out of state.
7. MizMacgyver aka Hrdwrkdmom aka Lady Di -Ladies at work named me MizMacgyver because I am handy with tools and I can jack-leg anything and make it work. Ladies at work also named me Lady Di which is just because my name is Dianna. Hrdwrkdmom my daughter named me years ago because at the time I worked 3 jobs, kept the house going and still had time for her (my son wasn’t born yet)
8. Not big on TV but if there is one show I watch it is SG1 which of course is going to be a thing of the past.
Didn’t mean to be so windy!!!
Di R on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:10 am #
Deb,
Thanks for the hugs!
Yes, it was the scariest 5 minutes, but oh, how sweet to hear his voice and know that he was safe. When he got home, I told him he would just have to put up with me hugging him whenever I feel the need.
Di
MizMacgyver on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:14 am #
Di R–how cool, my last name starts with an R too! When I have to inital reports at work that is how I sign them cos we have two DLR’s at work.
Sandi–You need to finish your comment, Zeus cut you off…….just pick up where you left off we need to know the rest.
MizMacgyver on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:18 am #
Di–How old is your son? I hope he tolerates hugs well because I know you are going to be hugging and kissing for a while! My son is 17 and barely tolerates hugs from mom. And never, ever in public.
kimber on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:19 am #
What a great idea for a blog!!
I’m not big on TV but I’ll seriously hurt anyone who touches my DVD player.
1) I just got finished with Gena Showalter’s “The Nymph King” and I’m about to start on …..hmmm. So many books, so little time.
2) At home, while I have my coffee fix in the morning.
3) Absolutely nothing, but that can be a good thing.
4) hmmm…. durable and humorous
5) Not much of a spaz when it comes to anger. I usually just go pull some weeds or do the dishes (furiously).
6) One hubby and Three insane Jack Russel Terriers or terrors as I call them.
7) Kimber is just short for Kimberly. Read it once in a Scottish romance and thought it was cool sounding.
Kim
dbrown3400 on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:41 am #
1. I just finished The Duke by Gaelen Foley. I’m almost finished reading Lord of Fire in a quest to reread her Knight Miscellany books and her new addition before some book that the title escapes me comes out next Tuesday.
2. My contact with thegoddessblogs.com is at home with music playing on my computer: currently Michael Crawford singing Music of the Night.
3. I got a raise in my disability check.
4. Humorous and consistent.
5. I don’t get angry very often but when I do, I bang things — shut drawers extra hard, etc.
6. Two beautiful daughters and a bf of fifteen yrs. We don’t fight because we don’t live together.
7. dbrown3400 should have been dbrown0708 but it wasn’t available. 0708 is my bday. Donna Brown explains the first part and 3400 is an old address.
8. House, because it’s good TV and Hugh Laurie always looks as though he knows something the rest of us don’t.
Donna — Hello back atcha
dbrown3400 on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:44 am #
Oh, and I always keep reruns of CSI Miami on my DVR so I can watch David Caruso standing immobile with his hands on his hips flexing his fingers. I think he’s a hoot!
db
OV_099 on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:52 am #
1. The next one up is Good Groom Hunting by Shana Galen
2. Alas, nothing like that. . . just at home, while watching the news.
3. Uh. . . hmm. . .
4. shy, capable, impatient, dreamer
5. Well, I guess it depends. Either I let it out or not.
6. one fuzzy old lady of a Kitty cat named, well, Kitty.
We also had a parakeet named Popeye for ages, but he died recently. Poor guy — talk about fast.
7. OV-099 is the Space Shuttle Challenger.
8. Ouch, this one’s too tough!!!
Lois
Terry Jo on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:59 am #
1) I just finished (ok, it was a few weeks ago)Laura Lee Guhrke’s And Then He Kissed Her. I still have to read KH’s How To Abduct a Highland Lord. Writing is killing my reading time.
Since Rome went off, I don’t have a favorite anymore. Possibly House, but it’s not a see or die thing.
2) At home, in the open, while I should be writing.
3) I finished a first draft of my wip! First time I’ve ever finished one.
4) Impatient and dreamy
5) My anger monkey has a laid back attitude until he’s had enough and then it’s generally an eruption worthy of old faithful.
6) 3 children, 1 hubby, 2 dogs I own, 4 dogs that think they have to eat here
7) I use my own name since I am terrible at screennames and passwords. Never can remember them.’
Kimber, the scottish romance you’re referring to for your name is one of my favorites. I kept thinking of that book when I would see a post by you, :0)
Susan K on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:01 pm #
1. The last book I read was Tonight Or Never by Dara Joy. Right now I am reading You And No Other by Cathy Maxwell. I am currently re-reading some of my favorites so who knows what will be next.
2. At work. I don’t have internet at home yet.
3. I got engaged!
4. Shy & Organized. I love organizing! Right now I am re-organizing my books and loving every minute of it. It baffles my fiance.
5. My anger monkey usually gives the silent treatment until the end of the day. Then by morning all is forgiven.
6. 1 dog. A Norwegian Elkhound named Ole. He’s my baby. I share custody of him with my mom.
7. My first name with the initial of my last name. Not very creative.
8. This is a tough one. I love Grey’s Anatomy. But Roseanne is my favorite show ever. I have 7 seasons of Roseanne on DVD and I watch them all the time. (Just ask my fiance. It drives him nuts.)
Karen Hawkins on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:07 pm #
DebMarlowe, that’s AWESOME! I gotta read these, so be sure and post and let us all know when they’re coming out. In fact … we need to make you a guest blogger! Email me!
jessie, you can visit all you want, so long as you don’t miss your study time! Gotta pass those classes!
annerialin, my mom’s 29 and I’m … older. She says it’s proof of a time warp.
Sandi, finish your post! We gotta find out what happened to your hubby!
KMB, what’s “Bones?” Never heard of it… ????
Miz MacGyver, you sound VERY handy with tools, a true goddess. The next time I need to “jack-leg” something, I know who to call!
kimber, three Jack Russels = twelve spastic kids. No kiddin’. I have friends with two JRs, and that’s about the equivalent.
dbrown, Caruso is such a ROCK. Never blinks. Never emotes. Yet it works for him. He’s the most unacting actor ever.
OV_99, I’m a HUGE space fan. Now that I live in Orlando, I can see ALL of the shuttle launches!
gannon on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:12 pm #
1. Just finished NATURAL BORN CHARMER by SEP–completely hilarious, as usual. Next up…not sure. Something in my ever expanding TBR pile.
2. Read the goddess blogs at home several times a day!
3. The best thing that happened to me recently was my DH returned from a year long deployment…on Valentine’s Day. Hooray! And even better, he’s retiring in June, so there will be no more long separations!
4. Humorous and a dreamer
5. It takes a lot to pi** off the Anger Monkey, but when he makes an appearance it’s a loud one, but brief!
6. 3 children (S -14, S- 11, D - 7), my hubby, and 1 cat
7. No explanation on the screen name–just my name. Boring.
8. So many shows to choose from– House, Heroes, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Lost….
Sabrina Jeffries on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:14 pm #
1. Pink Ice by Susanna Carr. Up next is my critique partner’s latest mss.
2. Unashamedly at the coffeehouse. Or unashamedly at home.
3. My vacation last week in the mountains of Tennessee. What a glorious time I had!
4. Gregarious and intelligent. When I’m not being a space cadet.
5. Usually, I grouse to everyone (no, it’s not whining … really … it isn’t). Once in a while, I explode. Not very often though.
6. One son, no animals.
7. My pseudonym–I’m so predictable!
8. Toss-up between Studio 60 (which it looks like they may be canceling, sigh) and Robin Hood. Love the new RH!!
P.S. I happen to have read Deb Marlowe’s book, and it’s wonderful!
ct009ct on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:17 pm #
I’ve tried to do this twice already, but my comment is not here.
Must I be registered?????
Stacy S on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:24 pm #
1. Virgin River by Robyn Carr,next is Julia’s new book.
2.At home mostly sometimes at work.
3.Have won 2 books.
4. Consistent and capable(pretty boring).
5. Sometimes have to blow at the person, depends on who it is.
6. Have a 10 yr old son and husband (just like a kid) and one really big dog.
7. My name.
8. Can’t pick just one, would be Heros and Gilmore Girls(love them).
KMB25 on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:29 pm #
Karen, You’ve never heard of Bones??????….I think that’s sacriligious (sp?)…hehe.
Actually it’s on fox (although I always watch it when I can once I’ve downloaded it from iTunes) and it’s a show about how a forensic anthropologist working for a prestigious institute partners up with the FBI (namely, Davrid Boreanaz…who plays Special Agent Sealy Booth) to solve crimes…usually grisly murders and stuff. “Bones” is actually the nickname that Booth gives to the doctor….whose character name is actually Dr. Temperence Brennan…aka, Bones. Here’s a link to the show’s website on Fox: http://www.fox.com/bones/
I think it’s a great show!
~Kim
ct009ct on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:30 pm #
I guess not, I must be too long winded. (mine will be in 2 parts)
This reminds me of the 20 question thingys in my e-mail (I’m the only person I know who does)
1. Just finished “How to abduct a Highland Lord” (my first KH)
Next “Her only desire” by Gaelen Foley
2. At home
3. I found my favorite hair color (hey, it’s a reason to celebrate)
4. Humorously durable? or impatiently consistent? (depending on my
Hormone levels)
ct009ct on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:35 pm #
5. See hormone comment above!
6. No pets - 1 husband, 1 daughter, 1 son, 1 daughter-in-law, 1 son-in-law,
4 grandchildren (only the husband actually lives with me)
7. My son made it up, he’s a Bond fan (notice I didn’t get to be 007)
so it’s my initials and my secret agent number.
8. Right now (see hormone comment) - CSI (I can’t wait to find out who’s building those crime scene miniatures) I’ve been keeping my eye on that lab tech whatshisname.
Claudia Dain on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:39 pm #
Terry Jo, if you’re going through withdrawal on Rome, you might give The Tudors a try. I’m hooked! The actor playing Henry VIII, Jonathan Rhys Meyer…wow.
kimber on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:43 pm #
Terry Jo, The book I got my knickname from was Johanna Lindsey’s “Love me forever”.
And yes, Karen, your calculation is right, three JRT’s do equal 12 spastic kids. But I love them just the same.
ct009ct on 12 Apr 2007 at 12:45 pm #
First, I can’t get this thing to work right (actually didn’t count my characters)
Then I don’t make sense - I meant “I’m the only person I know who likes the 20 question thingys”
And I believe I somehow gave the impression that I’m over 21.
LOL
Julia London on 12 Apr 2007 at 1:07 pm #
ct009ct, welcome! Glad you figured out the posting.
Adrienne on 12 Apr 2007 at 1:12 pm #
1. Books: Last read Seducing the Spy by Celeste Bradley. Now: The Secret Passions of Simon Blackwell by Samantha James. Next: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
2. At home
3. The birth of my second (and final) child. 2 boys, now I’m outnumbered 3 to 1 by boys
4.Dreamer & humorous
5. Any intense emotion, like anger, always makes me cry,not big sobs fortunately, but just enough for no one to take me seriously any more. I’m not good with anger, so I try to feel it as little as possible.
6. A handful of fish and 2 boys, my husband only counts as a child when he wants a new toy.
7. my actual name
8. I’m really into The Dresden Files right now
Di R on 12 Apr 2007 at 1:19 pm #
MizMacgyver,
My initials are also DLR, too!
My son is 9, and he loves hugs and cuddling. I know I am very blessed and am enjoying every minute of him liking hugs.
Di
Karen Hawkins on 12 Apr 2007 at 1:36 pm #
ct009ct, we’re glad to have you here! Your comments about ‘hormones” made me laugh.
StacyS, what books did you win????
Sabrina Jeffries, you’re many things, but boring is NOT one of them, moniker or no.
KMB25, I live in a cave and don’t get out much (especially this and next week — deadlines, dontcha know), but I now have BONES marked to be tivo’d so I can enjoy it. Gotta love the tivo!
And Adrienne, out numbered 3 to 1? That’s not fair. Guess you have no choice but to have another child, only this time don’t eat any Chinese food while you’re expecting so that it’s a girl. That works. No, really, it does. I think.
Julia London on 12 Apr 2007 at 1:37 pm #
Adrienne, I read the Storm Front, too, and have been watching the Dresden Files. They are such fun!
foreverdelayed on 12 Apr 2007 at 1:57 pm #
1. The last book was “Angels all Over Town” by Luanne Rice. I am currently reading “The Saving Graces” by Patricia Gaffney
2. B) At work. When I don’t feel like shelving books.
3. The last three months? One of my best friends came to visit and we went to the San Diego Zoo and Disneyland.
4. Humorous, Dreamer
5. Depending on the depth of the Anger, I either cry or throw something.
6. Two Cats. Zeeba and Zippa
7. My username is from a rock song by the manic street preachers.
8. LOST. For two reasons. I am hooked and need to know what is going on. Also all the HOT ,HOT men
FilmPhan on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:05 pm #
1. Last book: Barbara Deliksky THE CARPENTER’S LADY
Now Book: Gaton Leroux THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Next book: a vampire one I think, maybe JR Ward
2. in my dorm room
3. How about 3 weeks in the future when I go to Toronto to shop and see “Phantom” on stage. If I have to answer in the past, it would have be my test grades in Corp Accounting. Hard class, hard tests, but good grades.
4. Organized dreamer
5. Plain anger: sing loud and dance
Frustrated anger: throw or punch something usually a pillow
Bad Day Anger: cry
6. 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 hamster (all at my parents’ house but I love them, they’re like children)
7. I love movies hence the Film part. For Phan, I love “Phantom” but I was thinking along the lines of how he was everywhere and saw everything. Sort of an observer like me. I like to watch things instead of being in the middle.
8. “Friends” or reruns. I love that show unfortunely I got into it when it was ending
ct009ct on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:07 pm #
Thanks to all of you for over-looking the fact that it took me 3 tries and an instructional e-mail from KH to understand what MAXIMUM 1000 CHARACTERS means. LOL
As for my hormones, again depending on the levels they also make me laugh (cry, scream, giggle?, etc)…….can anyone spell M E N O P A U S E………?
FilmPhan on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:09 pm #
Stacy S - Is VIRGIN RIVER by Robyn Carr any good? I was thinking about picking it up but I have never read one of her books before. The little summary for it on Writerspace sounded good.
Stacy S on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:19 pm #
Karen- I won The Perfect Stranger by Alison Kent and Most Likely To Die by Beverly Barton, Lisa Jackson& Wendy Corsi Staub.
Stacy S on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:21 pm #
FilmPhan- Virgin River is good. She has 2 more in the series coming out to.
Karen Hawkins on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:49 pm #
foreverdelayed, so you work at a bookstore? That’s my Dream Job. One day, when I grow up, I want to own one and all it will have are romances, mysteries, and biographies.
FilmPhan, I CRIED when I saw Phantom of the Opera in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre. It was so good. You’re gonna loooove it!
ct009ct, it’s our pleasure! Takes a while to get used to a new format, but we’re trying. Gotta keep those spammers at bay!
Stacy S, you got a heck of a great haul — both of those are awesome reads. Congrats! That is indeed something to celebrate!
gannon on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:55 pm #
FilmPhan, any of the JR Ward vampire books would be an excellent pick. They can stand alone, but are best read in order, starting with DARK LOVER. Those brothers are HOT!!! Enjoy. I’m thinking of rereading the series while I wait for the next.
KMB25 on 12 Apr 2007 at 2:57 pm #
Karen, I completely understand about deadlines!! I don’t have Tivo…but like I said…my hubby and I download episodes from iTunes all the time
We never actually have time to sit and watch tv when the shows are actually on for free!
~Kim
MizMacgyver on 12 Apr 2007 at 3:05 pm #
Di R –Diana Lynn right?? Oh good! You still have a couple of years of hugs and cuddles left at least. Get them while you can, my son lets me have a hug once in a blue moon or when he is in trouble, since he is an exceptionally well behaved kid that means I don’t get very many “guilt” hugs but I am NOT complaining. When I have been a VERY good mom I get a hug without asking!
Ladytink_534 on 12 Apr 2007 at 4:09 pm #
1. The Quiet Game by Greg Isles/ Master of the Night by Angela Knight
2. At my aunt and uncle-in-laws house while my computer is being fixed
3. I moved
4. Flighty and Creative
5. My Anger Monkey usually takes care of itself when I’m not looking
6. I have two cats
7. LadyTink_534: Lady is obvious Tink for Tinkerbelle (Peter Pan) and _534 is something I stole from my husband. He’s Dreamer_534.
8. This is a hard one because I love my shows! Ummm Veronica Mars.
TheNightPoet on 12 Apr 2007 at 4:52 pm #
1. Hawk’s Prize by Elaine Barbieri was the last book I read and I’m going to start reading Night Game by Christine Feehan.
2. At home, but pretending to do my homework. lol
3. I was awarded two grants to help pay for school next year.
4. The two words that describe me are: creative and determined.
5. Sometimes I take my anger out on the closest minions (as you put it) nearby and other times I have to go for walks or listen to music. I have my own anger songs to help me out.
6. I have no children or pets. My pets are all in heaven now. I did have a dog, Charlie, and three gerbils Ginger, Pepper, and Ginger II. Ginger II and Pepper were sisters.
7. I love to write poems, that’s why poet is in my name and when I joined, I was inspired by Suzanne Enoch’s topic on being a night owl, hence TheNight part.
8. I don’t really have a tv show I watch. I hardly have time with studying and going to classes, oh and working too. lol I’d say Home Improvement.
Andrea
foreverdelayed on 12 Apr 2007 at 5:40 pm #
Karen, Yes. I work in the used bookstore that my fiance owns. It is great, except there is actually very little time to sit and read!
We carry a little bit of everything.
Brandy on 12 Apr 2007 at 5:57 pm #
1. Last book read-Avalon High by Meg Cabot, yes it’s a YA, but it was GOOD. Next up is It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas.
2. I read the Goddess Blogs at home, in the open and sometimes laugh like a loon thereby making my hubs and kids look at me strangley. *g*
3. Um, hmmm, paid off a couple of credit cards, bought my hubs an Apple Powerbook and Daughter was baptized and received her 1st Communion. Oh, and lots and lots of great books were bought!
4. Shy and ?
5. My anger monkey has a habit of simmering until I explode, but once it’s out and in the open disappears rather quickly.
6. I have 2 children, a Daughter getting ready to turn 12, a Son who just turned 5. I also have 7 indoor cats, one outdoor (a stray who has adopted us) and feed numerous strays.
7. My screen name IS my name.
8. Bones. I love the witty remarks and snarky comments that show has! Not to mention the person-to-person dynamic.
Chinjo on 12 Apr 2007 at 6:07 pm #
What a great idea!! Getting to know each other!!
1. Just finished Ain’t She Sweet? by SEP. Reading The McCaffertys by Lisa Jackson - almost done with Thorne - will read all them. Also reading Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg (can you tell I love to read??)
2. At Work (on lunch?!)
3. I won $5,000 on Blingo on Valentine’s Day (I’ve never won anything before - it’s such a rush)
4. Capable & Dreamer but I am also quite shy
5. I try to control it but sometimes I lose control and yell at whoever’s there
6. I have a husband, S-19 still at home, S-23 & his wife staying with us for awhile, grandchild in the oven, 4 dogs (M-12, F-11, F-7, F-2 [S-19's dog]); if that’s not enough, S-23 brought 2 dogs (F-2, F-4 mos) & a Sugar Glider w/them {yes, we are crazy!!
7. Name of my Chow - she was named by previous owner - it’s a Japanese word for warrior
8. Couldn’t possibly pick just 1 - We’re TV Addicts - Grey’s Anatomy, CSI (all of them), House, Bones, Criminal Minds, ..
colinfirthfan on 12 Apr 2007 at 6:09 pm #
1. Last book I read: The Secret by Julie Garwood (re-read). Currently reading School for Heiresses. Next up: the new Artemis Fowl
2. At work
3. Found out that my kid doesn’t have allergies and it might be adenoids (after 2 yrs of allergy meds)
4. impatient, humorous and many more.
5. Only take it on family never on minions.
6. 2 kids, 1 hubby no pets (as yet).
7. My screen name - chose it right after watching Prode and Prej.
8. SCRUBS! Love that show.
colinfirthfan on 12 Apr 2007 at 6:10 pm #
ok #7 shld be PrIde and Prej. (not prode)
FeyRhi on 12 Apr 2007 at 7:35 pm #
I am such a sucker for these things *G*
1) Last night I was rereading Angela Knight’s “Mercenaries”. The next book on my TBR pile is Allison Brennan’s “The Prey”
2) I pop in here when I am at home.
3) Unwent a major renovation at work which wasn’t the best but the end result is! I have a beautiful new area to work in.
4) humourous dreamer
5) When I get really angry I clean and bang things while I do it.
6) 2 daughters, 1 hubby, dog, cat & fish
7) Fey = a flighty or dreamy person. Rhi = short for Rhiannon on of my favourite names. FeyRhi =say it fast and it sounds like faery, creatures I find fasinating.
Jenni on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:01 pm #
1. Last book I read: McKettrick’s Heart by Linda Lael Miller. Next book, probably “Dead Before Dark” by Charlaine Harris.
2. At home.
3. Working as a teacher at my daughter’s school. I love it when she runs across the courtyard towards me after school is out.
4. impatient and dreamer. not a very good combination, I’m afraid.
5. I handle my Anger Monkey by taking deep breaths and trying to separate myself from the situation.
6. 2 kids, 3 cats (yes, the house is difficult to keep clean!)
7. Mine is rumolay, after my cat, Rupert G. (Guaca) Molay.
8. This is a difficult one. It’s a toss up between “The Daily Show” (could you have a daily show only once a week?) and “Survivor.”
Kelly Ann on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:06 pm #
1. I just read Her Master & Commander, I’m still reading 1776 and I haven’t chosen my next book yet
& a dog (a naughty hubby too).
2. I read the blogs @ home, but anywhere I get the chance
3. Best thing? My parent’s who we haven’t seen for over a year came to visit for a few days
4. I will always be a dreamer & the 2nd would probably be humorous. I love to laugh! @ least I think I’m funny! HAHA
5. I don’t get angry often, I‘m very laid back, but when the anger monkey visits me, I USUALLY walk away
6. I have 2 children (a boy - 9 & a girl -
7. My screen name is pretty simple - it’s my name and birth year, not very orginal! I’m never prepared.
8. I could not live w/o ROBIN HOOD, it’s really the only series I watch faithfully, I love it!
Kelly Ann on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:07 pm #
My daughter is 8, I have no idea where that smily came from.
lisapbailey on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:23 pm #
1. And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke (guest goddess)
2. mostly at home
3. reconnecting with old friends
4. capable and lively
5. toss some lightning bolts but only to related person(s)-try not to involve the
masses
6. 2 kids, 16 yr boy and 14 yr girl/ 2 dogs, 3 yr old Shipoo and 7 yr old
Beagle/1 husband
7. screen name is my name
8. What Not To Wear-I don’t like TV as a rule but the folks on that damn show
amaze me.
SuzyQ on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:53 pm #
1. I’m currently reading THE SECRET PASSION OF SIMON BLACKWELL by Samantha James. Next up, Julia London’s THE PERILS OF PURSUING A PRINCE - can’t wait for it!
2. At work pretending to scan the annual reports while secretly checking out thegoddessblogs.com I hope our network people don’t catch on and block it!
3. Best thing that’s happened? Going away on a mini vacation with just my husband.
4. Lively and creative. If you ever need to switch a person’s head on a digital photo, I’m your girl. Yes, Karen, you can now appear next to Hugh Jackman!
5. Oh, I would love to toss lightning bolts sometimes. But my anger usually goes away as quickly as it comes.
6. I have two children and some fish. I would love to have a dog or cat but some of my family is allergic.
7. My screen name is my nickname
8. Do I have to pick one show? I just can’t. Right now it would be the Sopranos, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and CSI.
dbrown3400 on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:17 pm #
FilmPhan — I agree with Karen H on Phantom. I was lucky enough to see it on Broadway years ago but even today I have a long playlist on my computer of the music.
Enjoy your visit to Toronto with the Phantom and the music of the night.
db
Kay on 12 Apr 2007 at 9:28 pm #
1) Last books: Tried to read The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks (blend Da Venci Code with the Matrix and sprinkle in 1984) I took it back to the library after 200 pages. Just finished rereading Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. Currtent books: The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 and The Tales of the South Pacific by Michener. I can’t read just one book at a time.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
2) At home, which is now my office
3) I am writing! I am taking 2 writing classes, and have submitted 3 short stories to magazines/contests. My first rejection letter was not a form letter.
4) lively and dreamer
5) Anger Monkey=Chocolate
6) One DH of 18 years, 2 kids (12 & 9), 2 shelties, 2 tabby cats, 20 fish. At least the dogs listen and obey! Usually have an extra child-an exchange student-but we took a year off because the last one was a troll and got sent home. We have hosted 8 times, and just signed up to host again in the fall.
7) Screen name is my middle name
Nicole Jordan on 12 Apr 2007 at 11:55 pm #
What a fun blog, Karen! I’m late coming in, but I loved hearing all the goddesses’ answers.
And DebM, that’s so fab about your new contract!!! Those are just my kinds of books and I can’t wait to read them. Do please give us all the scoop about pub dates, etc.
I’m reading Lee Child’s THE HARD WAY right now… One of my fave thriller writers. Oh, and the last few episodes of Star Gate SG-1 are about to air, so that is the one show I will not/cannot miss.
NicoleJ
Audrey on 13 Apr 2007 at 2:49 am #
1) Just read Marianne Stillings’ Arousing Suspicions. Loved it. Next up, Gena Showalter’s Animal Instincts.
Impossible question. I watch almost every show that’s been mentioned and a few more.
2) At home, while DH hogs the remote.
3) I became a grandmother. Twice.
4) Loyal and optimistic, or, of the choices given, shy and impatient.
5) I ignore my Anger Monkey, which used to be a big hairy gorilla, and he goes away. I got old enough to realize most things aren’t worth getting so upset over.
6) Besides DH of 31 years, one son and two daughters all grown up, one cat, two grandchildren.
7) Boring screen name, my actual first name.
arianne on 13 Apr 2007 at 7:42 am #
1) I’m currently going through Mary Balogh’s SLIGHTLY series (unfortunately not in chronological order). So I last read SLIGHTLY SINFUL. Am now reading SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS and will then finally read SLIGHTLY WICKED, which I just bought today.
Grey’s Anatomy & Heroes
2) At home, when i’m suppose to be studying or doing assignments. =P
3) I turned 18!! =D. Which is legal age in Australia to do all the things that one’s not suppose to in our younger years.
4) Impatient, dreamer
5) Anger Monkey? I tend to hide and isolate myself till the storm is over. I usually read my anger away with happy optimistic books. Then afterwards, all is good.
6) No kids, no pets. I’m not a pet person; pets n plants tend to die on me quickly. Like my fish, which died 2 days after I took it under my wing. So ever since then, no animals for me.
7) My screen name is my middle name. My first name is Carmester and I’ve always disliked having an unusual name so I hide under my middle name on the Internet.
cail on 13 Apr 2007 at 8:09 am #
. What’s the last book: Reread Wuthering Heights ,next book? Worth Any Price Lisa Kleypas
2. Where do you read thegoddessblogs.com? at work
3. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you in the last three months? got a raise at work, traveled more.
4. Which two words describe you best: outgoing, cheerful
5. How do you handle your Anger Monkey? my anger monkey rarely shows it’s head- i tend to go for walks alone if it does.
6. Animal/Children? none.
7. Screenname- for AIM, one of my childhood obsessions with my nickname.
8. TV show- Friends or MASH
Karen Hawkins on 13 Apr 2007 at 8:59 am #
Goodness, but you guys are busy, busy, BUSY!
Kimber, my daughter’s name is Kimberley and we’ve called her Kimber for a looong time. It’s different, but easy to spell. Gotta love that in a nickname!
Chinjo, I had two chows once. The male we called NinjaBear and the female, Phai Ling. Loved those dogs. Both of them were just AWESOME and looked like little bears!
Bandy, I am so gonna have to tivo BONES. Everyone is singing its praises!
foreverdelayed, a bf who owns a bookstore — that’s The Perfect Man. I want one!
FeyRhi, the next time you get mad and feel the need to start cleaning, please come to my house. I’ll let you bang ALL the pots n pans!
Jenni, my son used to go to an elementary school next door to where we lived and sometimes I’d jog by his playground while exercising. Once in a while he’d see me and come running over, waving and yelling. A very sweet moment, indeed.
Kay, congrats on the writing! Keep us posted about your work. I loooove short stories!
Karen Hawkins on 13 Apr 2007 at 9:08 am #
Kelly Ann, I read 1776 last year and was amazed. I hope he does the same for 1777, etc. I had no idea how desperate things were and how difficult the times were for the revolutionary army. I mean, I’d heard that in class, but he really makes it real, doesn’t he? McCullough is a genius.
SuzyQ, where did you and your dh go for your minivacation? My dh (dear heart) went to Mt. Dora, FL, in February which is an antiques and craft meca with a ton of wine bars, spas, restaurants, and B & Bs all set in a quaint city. Verrrry relaxing.
colinfirthfan, my sister had adenoid issues and it was AMAZING when she finally had them removed. I hope all goes well with your child!
LisaP, reconnecting with old friends is so important. I need to do more of that myself.
Audrey, I love, love, love Marianne Stillings. she is wickedly funny!
Cail, I still cry when Henry dies on MASH, even though I know it’s coming. SUCH a great show. If I ever write a script, I want it to be THAT good.
gannon on 13 Apr 2007 at 10:04 am #
Karen,
You and your dh went to Mount Dora?!! I grew up in Leesburg, which is right up the road. I love Mount Dora–so charming.
Gannon
Karen Hawkins on 13 Apr 2007 at 10:45 am #
I love Mount Dora! And you’re right, it’s charming. I have friends who own a B & B and it’s amazingly restful. When we got back, I realized how relaxed I was. I didn’t even realize how tired I was until then. We took walks, went through the shops, took a guided canoe trip, got a couple’s massage, sat in a gorgeous garden and read books and sipped wine … it was lovely.
Maybe after you and the dh finish the move, you can spend a weekend resting up in Mount Dora. I hope you’ll be able to, anyway!
Kasey on 13 Apr 2007 at 10:59 am #
1. The last book I read was The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman. It is the second book in HIs Dark Materials Trilogy. Plan on starting the third book, The Amber Spyglass, tonight.
2. b) at work - when I should be doing other researching and writing up reports.
3. The best thing that happend in the last three months was that I made it to Europe for my first time. I was in Italy for 10 glorious days about a month ago. I am ready to go back. I could use another vacation.
4. Creative and a Dreamer
5. Hide until the storm blows over otherwise I would be taking it out on minions or throwing lightning bolts if others were close by.
6. I just have my little dog named Ralphy. My sisters and I got him when I was kid. He is now 12 years and very spoiled since he had 3 girls to do the spoiling.
7. Kasey - It is my first name….I wasn’t very creative there, but I love my name.
8. I have to see Grey’s Anatomy. I am very hooked to that show.
Hi Everyone!
darlingbeachgirl on 13 Apr 2007 at 11:15 am #
1. hmm…..well the last book I read was actually snowmen at night to my daughter for her bedtime story just biding time till sabrina jefferies next book comes out and looking for a good one so suggestions please.
2. at work pretending to answer phones and reserve vistors for summer rental homes
3.well lets see tomorrow my daughter the 5 year old goes to get her 1/2 yellow belt in karate and back on feb 28th I celebrated my 5th wedding anniversary (yeah ya notice the same numbers to huh)
4. dreamer, gentle
5. It usually takes me awhile to get mad but I have enough spanish (mom) in me and irish from my dad to make it interesting.
6. I have one step D (9) D (5)son (3) and my angel face baby girl (7 months) then the monster boston terrier spike oh and the hubby
7.used to be my name Aimeea but changed it cause I live at the beach and its one of the two
8.umm…..I guess ghost whisperer (that is the only grown up show I can get away with )
gannon on 13 Apr 2007 at 11:41 am #
Karen, what’s the name of the B&B your friend owns in Mt. Dora? Maybe one day my dh can relax in Mt. Dora, when we go to visit my parents. We are moving to NC–just down the road from Grandfather Mountain, home of the Highland Games. That whole area is the epitome of relaxation, so we can always just lock ourselves in our room and forbid the kids to enter!
By the way, did you check out the website for the Games?
Gannon
Karen Hawkins on 13 Apr 2007 at 2:38 pm #
Ah, Kasey, isn’t Italy FABULOUS? And it used to be cheap, too, before the euro. (grumble, grumble!) I’m hoping to take my kids there for Christmas next year.
darlingbeachgirl, I had to laugh at your “and the monster boston terrier Spike oh, and the hubby.” Lol! Sounds like you have a full brood!
Oh Gannon! I looove that part of the country. I go there often to vacation. You lucky girl! My friends Brian and Rachel own the Tremain Street Cottages. They have a website and I hope you get the chance to go sometime or another — it was just lovely. http://www.tremainstreetcottages.com
And yes, I checked out the website for the games, but I think it’s the same week at the Romance Writers National convention and I’m already booked for that.
WHY is it that all of the good stuff always happens on the same weekends?
Kasey on 13 Apr 2007 at 3:16 pm #
Italy was fantastic….I am already want to go back! I am actually hoping that I might be able to go again next year or to England. I would be happy going to either or both if I can work it out.
gannon on 13 Apr 2007 at 3:27 pm #
Kasey,
Where did you go in Italy? We lived in Naples for 2 years–not exactly the garden spot of the country, but it was close to so many wonderful places. Tuscany is still my absolute favorite. So beautiful and peaceful. And the fabulous food and wine is a bonus!
Hope you get to go back.
Karen, maybe you can make the Games next year. They are usually the weekend after the 4th.
Gannon
Kasey on 13 Apr 2007 at 3:52 pm #
Gannon, we were in Venice, Florence, Ravenna and Bologna. I want to get back to see Rome and Naples. It was amazing over there and I alread miss the gelatto. That is amazing that you got to live in Naples for 2 years. Was there a reason that you moved there for those 2 years?
gannon on 13 Apr 2007 at 3:57 pm #
Kasey, my husband is in the Navy–retiring in June–so it was a duty station for us. Not bad, huh? Not only did we get to see a lot of Italy, but other areas in Europe as well. We really enjoyed ourselves and it was a great experience for our 3 kids.
I miss the gelato, too! Yummm!
miesa on 13 Apr 2007 at 4:02 pm #
I love the gelatto in Italy! It just doesn’t taste the same here. Kasey, have you ever been to England before? I studied in London and did archaeology in the Lake District. Though I absolutely loooove London, make sure you explore the country to really get a feel for the place.
Kasey on 13 Apr 2007 at 4:09 pm #
Gannon, that is a great way to see Europe. I bet that was an awesome experience!
Miesa, I have not been to England. I have wanted to go there since before I can remember, but I just haven’t made it yet. Italy was my first trip to Europe. I keep trying to recruit someone to go to England with me but they keep backing out.
I hope to get there in the not to distant future. That is really exciting that you got to study there. I bet it was amazing.
Judy F on 13 Apr 2007 at 5:31 pm #
1) Last book–JoAnn Ross no Safe Place. Next book. Sylvia Day’s The Stranger I married.
It would be really hard for me to pick one show. But if I have to I would say Medium.
2) I read the blog at home.
3) Best thing in the last three months. I got a great raise.
4) I would say am I shy and insecure.
5) I tend to stew on things for awhile then let it go.
6) I only have one cat now Sammy.
7) my screen name here is my name. My email addy is a combo of my pets names. (dusty is in cat heaven now)
Sorry I am late to the party.
gannon on 13 Apr 2007 at 6:05 pm #
Miesa, I love England! I’ve been to London a couple of times and went to the Lake District many years ago. It was so lovely. I would love to go back sometime. Oh, so many places to go….
Karen Hawkins on 13 Apr 2007 at 8:15 pm #
Oh Gannon, I’ve wanted to see the Lake District ever since I read about it in Pride and Prejudice.
And you guys are right about gelato, it doesn’t taste the same here. Neither does chocolate. I had a cup of hot chocolate the morning I got to Florence, exhausted after an all night train ride and waiting for my room at the palazzo hotel to be readied and it was PURE ambrosia. What made it better were all the hunky men. Man, they sure know how to grow them in Italy!!!
Kelly Ann on 13 Apr 2007 at 8:22 pm #
Karen H. Yes, McCullough is a master at re-telling the past, he has a fantastic way of searching out information and turning it into readable material that fascinates. It’s a hard book to read sometimes, I have a vivid imagination and when I read it’s like having a movie play in my head! I will never be able to understand how so many can survive after surviving. I will have to read all of his books, I’m sure they will all be the same, excellent reading material! Have a good weekend.
ericaleigh on 14 Apr 2007 at 3:46 pm #
Hello all you great goddesses! Can I just say that I always feel like I’m a day late and a dollar short?
1. Book I finished at 2am Pride and Pregnancy by Karen Templeton. Currently reading Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg, How to Abduct a Highland Lord by well, we all know who wrote this one, right? re-reading Temptation of a Proper Governess by Cathy Maxwell and a few others that have book marks in them right now.
2. This is where my day late comes in. Checking out the site early morning or late night depending on who you ask, somewhere around 2am-ish. If I still worked at an office, for sure I’d be online when I should be “working”.
3. Getting my motivation back
4. I can only pick two words!?!?! Insane and quirky
5. I’d like to think the Anger Monkey doesn’t exist, but unfortunately the minons take the brunt more times than I’d like to admit.
6. 2 REALLY shy fish, boring I know. I dream of fluffy little dogs…someday…
7. Boring again, just my first and middle name.
ericaleigh on 14 Apr 2007 at 3:50 pm #
I almost made it in one entry, yikes I need to work on the long-windedness
8. Too many shows, what a hard question. I think Lost would have to win, I NEED to know what is going on every week.
Question: Does anyone know, when you look at who is online what is a Bot? This is driving me crazy and I am totally clueless. Help! Must know, its killing me!
Karen Hawkins on 14 Apr 2007 at 4:26 pm #
ericaleigh, bots are just programs that decide which sites are getting the most hits and gets the site listed on google, yahoo search, etc. So don’t let them bother you! We have spam filters and they’re pretty good, I must say!
Btw, I am going to send you High Hopes that you get a fluffy little dog one day. I know my big not-so-fluffy dog adds a LOT to my life even though, like you, I had to wait until the time was right to get him.
ericaleigh on 14 Apr 2007 at 4:42 pm #
Thanks Karen! I know its kind of silly, but I was starting to feel like one of the techno idiots. Thanks also for the hopes :).
susang on 15 Apr 2007 at 7:06 pm #
1. I just finished Harmony’s Way by Lora Leigh. It took me months to finish this book. I kept thinking I would like it better if I just kept trying to get through it. Haven’t decided what to read next. My TBR is huge.
2. Where do you read thegoddessblogs.com? At work–it’s a nice break between crises.
3. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you in the last three months? My son got accepted at the only college that he applied to–thank Goddess!
4. Which two words describe you best: capable, consistent,.
5. How do you handle your Anger Monkey? I have amazing silent arguments with people–it’s amazing how much I can figure out by myself!
6. How many animals and/or children do you have? 2 sons and a dog. My husband has a fish tank but I don’t count fish as pets!
7. Some of you have screen names that amuse and confuse me. Why and how did you come up with your screen name? First name, last initial
8. If your TV could play only one show: CSI (Las Vegas)
TinaLouiseF on 18 Apr 2007 at 6:46 pm #
1. Body of Evidence by Stella Cameron. Just started Bedding the Heiress by Cathy Maxwell.
2. Do I get bonus points for just finding this author blog today and commenting on everything? My laptop is on a wooden tv dinner tray in front of my couch in the livingroom.
3. Purchased a miniture Thomas Kinkaide painting.
4. Shy and blunt
5. Confused by the question
6. Thank god no children or pets.
7. First name, Middle name and last initial
8. Bones on Fox
Mad on 19 Apr 2007 at 9:19 pm #
1. Reading CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SEXY KIND by Karen Kelley right now. Up next will probably be some of the print ebooks I got in the mail from Amazon today.
2. At home
3. Is it awful that I can’t think of a thing?
4. Lively & humorous.
5. I tend get very loud…but on the bright side, the anger monkey doesn’t show up very often.
6. Hubby and I have 4 girls…he likes to call us The House of Hormones. We’ve got an almost 16 year old, a 14 year old, a 9 year old, and our little diva is 4.
7. My full screen name is MAD4ROMBKS. But on the boards I’m known as Mad. I love my screen name…when my friend and I were debating what name to use when I bought my first computer, I said it had to fit me…fit one of my passions/obsessions and we ended up with mad for romance books, which we had to shorten to make it fit.
8. Grey’s, baby! I love that show…lotta eye candy on it that I never tire of looking at. LOL