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SB Sarah Invades

Hello, Dear Author readers! I don’t know how much you know about me, Candy, Jane, and the other women who run Smart Bitches and Dear Author, but we are some busy, busy women. Jane and I along with Dr. Sarah and many others are parents with full time jobs outside the home, and in between all the responsibilities that entails, we also help run web communities like this one and the currently offline hot pink house of Bitchery. One would think that I’d be happy to have two days off while the site gets a behind-the-scenes upgrade and some routine maintenance.

OH MY HOLY CRAPPING PLATYPUS I MISS MY BLOG.

So, I’m over here now. I have a login and access to the back end of Dear Author and while I know fuckall about Word Press I want to run off and be alone with it for awhile. Our site runs on Expression Engine, which is pretty spiffy but requires a presumed and sustained knowledge of PHP and the EE tag language to do tricksy stuff. WP is like, “Hi. Wanna blog? Ok. There you go!” Wow, WP, you are some sexy stuff. I might have to hang out back here for …

AuthorTalk: Interview with Merline Lovelace

Have trouble motivating yourself to write? Merline Lovelace’s school of tough love for writers might encourage you to pound out a few lines each day. Or else. The video worked its magic on me as I’m off to buy the SD release at Harlequin, The Executive’s Valentine’s Day Seduction. I’m thinking Jayne might be interested in The Hello Girl.

A Handbook For Every Occasion of Deflowerment

The LiveJournal community of “Found Objects” posted this awesome 1965 publication “The Recently Deflowered Girl” with illustrations.
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Set aside about 30 minutes and all beverages. I would like to see a recreation of this for all romance sub-genres. Thanks bec and others for the linkage.

Author Talk Videos with Crystal Jordan and Jackie Kessler

Two more Author Talk videos. I forgot to put the Kessler up last week.

The Year of Acheron

Apparently, this is the Year of Acheron and YouTube has the video to prove it. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s video book trailer is kind of scary. If the book delivers this kind of chills, it would be pretty awesome.

Author Talk Interviews Sharon Sala

This video answers the burning question of how to pronounce Sala. I won’t give it away. You must watch the video at least to the 4:18 mark. “Maybe that was Dinah.”

Click on the title to watch.

A Romance Post for Even the Hardest of Hearts

AMC Video Wedding Blog posted a video of a toast made to Amy and Brad. It is the best toast ever. Ever. No hyperbole. Sit down and grab a kleenex.

The man giving the toast, I think, is the best man. Amy and Brad (both actors) are sitting together.

Via Angela James.

Free Rice: The ultimate time waster for readers and authors alike

Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy, sent me this link a while agofreericelogo.gif. It’s a word game that will likely cause you to lose track of time and all else. Don’t say I didn’t warn you and don’t come back to complain. I do want to thank my historical authors for introducing me to certain terms that came in handy for the “free rice” challenge. Seriously, before my regency reading days, I am sure “fop” would not be a ready part of my vocabulary. Nor “benighted” or “mendicancy” or “grippe” or “forsooth.” And for those erotic romance authors, “concupiscence” is not a word used in everyday vocabulary, although I think we should make it so.

But while you may have led me up to level 46, you haven’t gotten me past it so my thanks are tempered with curses as well. Perhaps if you authors would incorporate “fauteuil” and “wight” and “pibroch”, I would have done better.

As it was, it took me several days, hours, minutes of valuable time away from reading this weekend to reach level 49. I don’t think …

1500 Prisoners Do a Music Video Remake of Michael Jackson’s Thriller

This has been around a couple of weeks but I just read about it in my Time magazine (yes I know, I am way late). 1500 Prisoners from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines, perform a dance routine to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The lead guy’s MJ kick needs some work but overall this group is definitely Radio City Music Hall material. I just can’t decide whether the guy who plays the girl part is being rewarded or subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.

The group has done more than just thriller. You can search the CPDRC tag to see all the YouTube related videos.

Non Sequitur: Flag Makeover

From Jayne’s Desk. Happy 4th of July.

Non Sequitur: Happy Father’s Day from Hallmark

Via Let’s Gab.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Build a Better Mousetrap

Not at all romance related, but tres cool.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Pink U+UR – Hand

In light of today’s publishing sale, Pink’s video seemed most appropriate.

Non Sequitur of the Week: It’s Snarkalicious – S-N-A-R-K-A-L-ICIOUS

Alanis Morissette covers’ Black Eyed Peas, My Humps.

Non Sequitur of the Day: The 5 Steps of Love, Ned Style

If Ned ever leaves me, I’ll have to hook up with this guy. There are only so many people in this world that can draw adequate stick figures.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Green Eggs and Ham

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In honor of NEA National Reading Day.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Gold Digger

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I love this song. I can’t decide if Bridget Moynahan is one or if Tom Brady is an ass. Maybe it’s a bit of both. It’s like he said, “hey, babe, I’m breaking up with you to date a younger supermodel (Gisele Bundchen) but I’ll leave you with a little sperm package to remember me forever.” Her response, “Well, you’ll be paying me for said sperm package for the rest of your life.”

And what is going on with the trend of younger men/older women? Justin Timberlake leaving Cameron Diaz for the barely legal Scarlett Johanssen and now, Tom Brady shucking his older supermodel for a younger, sportier model. It’s nice to see that the trends always swing back. Maybe there is still hope for a resurgence of the historical romance novel.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Is it Okay to Be Racist if You Are a Puppet?

From Avenue Q. Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist, except for Tim Hardaway. He’s a bigot who “hates gays.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Harry Potter Grows Up to be Jerry Lawler

Non Sequitur of the Week: True Romance Means Learning the Moves to MJ’s Thriller

Someone had a long, long rehearsal dinner. Wonder if the groom wears a glitter glove to bed.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Ron Howard at His Sexiest

In honor of Jayne’s review of Suburban Secrets (Harlequin Next)

Non Sequitur of the Week: Vampires in Space

Romance? Paranormal? You be the judge.

Non Sequitur of the Week: This Is Your Spider . . . This Is Your Spider on a Drugs

Thanks Bam!

Non Sequitur: When You Sign Up with AOL, You Are Theirs Forever

I’ve heard horror stories, but I didn’t realize that signing up with AOL was a life sentence.

Non Sequitur of the Week: Special Gift from Justin Timberlake

To the Five people on the net who haven’t seen it yet. Have a happy holidays from the Two Ja(y)nes and Janine.



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