Read more via the Washington Post.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Sherlock Season Three to Begin Filming
Filming for season three of the PBS series Sherlock begins filming on the 18th of March, great news for fans of the longer twistier version of Sherlock Holmes' adventures currently on television. We probably won't see them in the US till late 2013 or early 2014, but at least we know it is coming. Benedict Cumberbatch also revealed he and his Watson are signed for a fourth season.
Read more via the Washington Post.
Read more via the Washington Post.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Nancy Werlin's Unthinkable September 2013
Via Nancy Werlin on Facebook, here's the cover art and a description of her upcoming book Unthinkable.
Available for Pre-order :)
http://www.amazon.com/Unthinkable-Nancy-Werlin/dp/0803733739/
Available for Pre-order :)
http://www.amazon.com/Unthinkable-Nancy-Werlin/dp/0803733739/
Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist
Looking for something good to read? The Women's Prize for Fiction is an annual award and it "celebrates the very best full length fiction written by women throughout the world". Formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction. I recognize a few of these, and many look intriguing!
http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/2013-prize/longlist
http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/2013-prize/longlist
Guild Wars 2: Clothing and Events
I spent a bit more time in Guild Wars 2. I'm liking the world so far. Got clothes, yay! Took part in "nearby events", yo ho.
http://thelastchapterguild.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/guild-wars-2-onward/
DOA Wordle
Harkening back to 23 Things on a Stick, here is my blog in a Wordle word cloud. All is revealed.
Click to enlarge!
Everyone Uses Them On the Line Nowadays...
We finally have the 1040 Instruction Books at the library.
They are the size of a hefty magazine so the government seems to delay printing them a bit longer every year for sketchy reasons, hoping to drive people to their web site www.irs.gov to download and use them, thus saving printing costs.
Silly IRS. Our customers:
Don't have Printers
Don't like getting things online
Think they have to print the whole thing even when they can just download it and read it onscreen ( they want the book in hand, don't like to read it on screen).
They can be quite caustic and disapproving of our efforts to help them get it RIGHT NOW, even though they refuse to take the simple steps that would put the book in their hands. Sigh. It's almost over...
Anywho, the post title comes from an older gentleman who was happy to hear we do have the books. He said somewhat apologetically "I know everyone uses them On the Line nowadays". You seldom hear people use the phrases "I need to get Online" or "On the Computer" (please don't smoosh it) anymore. The charming phrase "On the Line" made me think of birds on the line, of course.
They are the size of a hefty magazine so the government seems to delay printing them a bit longer every year for sketchy reasons, hoping to drive people to their web site www.irs.gov to download and use them, thus saving printing costs.
Silly IRS. Our customers:
Don't have Printers
Don't like getting things online
Think they have to print the whole thing even when they can just download it and read it onscreen ( they want the book in hand, don't like to read it on screen).
They can be quite caustic and disapproving of our efforts to help them get it RIGHT NOW, even though they refuse to take the simple steps that would put the book in their hands. Sigh. It's almost over...
Anywho, the post title comes from an older gentleman who was happy to hear we do have the books. He said somewhat apologetically "I know everyone uses them On the Line nowadays". You seldom hear people use the phrases "I need to get Online" or "On the Computer" (please don't smoosh it) anymore. The charming phrase "On the Line" made me think of birds on the line, of course.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Waiting On Wednesday: Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2) by R. L. LaFevers
There is a website called Breaking the Spine which does a weekly feature called Waiting on Wednesday. The blogger "Jill from Birmingham" lists a book she is waiting eagerly to see published and the description from Amazon.com.
I thought hmmm I could do that. The tricky part is she wants you to link to her site and join some vast hidden phalanx of other bloggers listing what they recommended. Not quite sure how that part works.
My choice is Dark Triumph, second in the His Fair Assassin series. I started reading R. L. Lafevers with her Nathaniel Fludd books and then picked up the Theodosia series when they came to my attention. There is always a great deal of intelligence, arcane knowledge and heart in her stories.
Her new series is for teens and has more mature themes such as a heroine who is the daughter of the god of death and a trained assassin. Within a nunnery in 1500's France.
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) To be released April 2, 2013
Amazon's description:
Sybella's duty as Death's assassin in 15th-century France forces her return home to the personal hell that she had finally escaped. Love and romance, history and magic, vengeance and salvation converge in this thrilling sequel to Grave Mercy.
I thought hmmm I could do that. The tricky part is she wants you to link to her site and join some vast hidden phalanx of other bloggers listing what they recommended. Not quite sure how that part works.
My choice is Dark Triumph, second in the His Fair Assassin series. I started reading R. L. Lafevers with her Nathaniel Fludd books and then picked up the Theodosia series when they came to my attention. There is always a great deal of intelligence, arcane knowledge and heart in her stories.
Her new series is for teens and has more mature themes such as a heroine who is the daughter of the god of death and a trained assassin. Within a nunnery in 1500's France.
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) To be released April 2, 2013
Amazon's description:
Sybella's duty as Death's assassin in 15th-century France forces her return home to the personal hell that she had finally escaped. Love and romance, history and magic, vengeance and salvation converge in this thrilling sequel to Grave Mercy.
Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair.
Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price.
The convent views Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and
seduction, as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin's skills
are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her
mad. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death
himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected
ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other
than vengeance to live for?
Hold the Presses! Twinkies May Return by Summer!
Let's face it. We all want ONE MORE TASTE of that impossibly light, delicately sweet Hostess Twinkie. That creamy inside. Moist. Break it open and eat the cream first? Or just bite off a bit of heaven at a time?
According to CNN, Twinkie Frenzy may be back this summer, as two companies have purchased Hostess and are eager to get those babies back into production. I'm going to buy one of everything!
http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/companies/twinkies-buyer/
Monday, March 11, 2013
Daniel Radcliffe's Guide to being Daniel Radcliffe
The two kids from the Harry Potter films who have their heads on straight and who are grandly talented are Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Via the Bookshelves of Doom, here's how Daniel does it.
A PSA for Ye Fellow Arthritis Folks
Rain going right to your knees, bunky? You're walking along or standing and you get the old screwdriver to the back of the knee or...it feels like your knees are in a vice? Yow! Better yet you're walking along and a sharp electric jolt goes through the entire knee and eeek...it's Facetime with you and the ground.
Remember when you were a kid and some crone told you they could feel a storm coming on in their knees or hands and you thought oooohhhh cool. Nope.
Forget all those surgery dealies. First up walk walk on those nasty boys. Just in case you are carrying an extra pound or so it will help. Also it will help keep your knee muscles from disintegrating like some alien nailed you with a death ray.
These food will help fight the inflammation that causes you to do the screwdriver to the knee shuffle:
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Cauliflower
Blueberries
Strawberries
Tumeric
Ginger
Green Tea
Sweet Potatoes
Walnuts
Dark Leafy Greens
Assume all the foods you like are going to swell you up like a balloon:
Sugar
Wheat
Meat
Dairy Products
That should get you on the road to Knee Nirvana.
Remember when you were a kid and some crone told you they could feel a storm coming on in their knees or hands and you thought oooohhhh cool. Nope.
Forget all those surgery dealies. First up walk walk on those nasty boys. Just in case you are carrying an extra pound or so it will help. Also it will help keep your knee muscles from disintegrating like some alien nailed you with a death ray.
These food will help fight the inflammation that causes you to do the screwdriver to the knee shuffle:
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Cauliflower
Blueberries
Strawberries
Tumeric
Ginger
Green Tea
Sweet Potatoes
Walnuts
Dark Leafy Greens
Assume all the foods you like are going to swell you up like a balloon:
Sugar
Wheat
Meat
Dairy Products
That should get you on the road to Knee Nirvana.
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