Don't Forget!

I'm giving away two copies of Josh Lanyon's I Spy Something Wicked--and Jake Riordan makes a pressing announcement.

Also, Samantha Kane is mean. So. Mean.

Have a Happy Halloween everyone!

I'll see you back here on Monday.

Happy Friday Before Halloween!

Three Incredible Facts!

Today is Jenre's Birthday.

Happy Ending is a Jury Choice Finalist

for the Rainbow Award.

booyah!

In celebration of both my birthday and Halloween

I'm giving two Lanyon books away right...

HERE

This random photo of Russell Crowe is for my viewing pleasure.

So I want you all to have a great weekend. I plan to eat Sticky Toffee Pudding --and I'm also going to see a live production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. What are you doing?

work work work

I'm here! I'm writing like the wind.

News for Fanyons!

I just asked my BFF Josh what the deal-y is with his upcoming books, because it's a freaking Lan-slide and even the most committed fan can't keep this stuff straight. My birthday is swiftly approaching and, well, there are presents to buy for myself.

Here's the list:

I Spy Something Wicked- October 29th (?!) That's TOMORROW.

Strange Fortune - November 5. YES! That's a NEW DATE. More news to follow on Friday. If you purchase this beautiful new fantasy novel within the first two weeks--you'll receive The Fanyon Fun Pack. (not actually the name of the gift bag--Uhm. Don't tell Josh. But consider this the unofficial Sweetbea stamp of approval )

Old Poison - November 24 The Sequel to Dangerous Ground. Very smexy book. Very hot. Very yum. Fast. And, er, that dude has a massive elbow.

The Dickens With Love - December 1 (G's birthday). A tasty Christmas treat coming from Samhain. I have news that this is a fun little book. Think: glow in the dark condoms.

The Dark Tide - December 22 Adrien V. It's my Christmas Wish and it's the book I've been waiting for all year. Way to drag out the suspense!

Work? Josh Lanyon redefines the word.

Catch Me and Stuff!

In my own writing life--I have the print edits to attend to for Happy Ending. I'm not sure of the release date. And I have some paper work to complete for Catch Me If You Can.

Would you like to see the tagline and blurb for Catch Me?

The fear of getting caught is half the fun.

Lowly art gallery assistant Caesar Romano is freely out of the closet. Now he’d just like to get out of his Nana’s guest room. Everything—his reputation and his financial freedom—is riding on the success of tonight’s gallery opening. If only he could shake free of the past so easily.

A mysterious gatecrasher, Dan Green, looks like a promising addition to his pending new life—until Caesar’s ex shows up and suddenly the opening disintegrates into a half-naked dance melee. When the glitter settles, a missing sculpture of Justin Timberlake has Caesar up to his eyebrows in extortion, intrigue and a wild sexual adventure underneath, inside, and on top of a variety of furnishings.

As the cast of suspects piles up, so do the questions. Like who’s really blackmailing whom. And what does a stolen paint-by-numbers clown matter when Dan is so outrageously capable of blowing Caesar’s resistance to smithereens?

IDK. I'm a smidge nervous. Release is March 16 from Samhain!

The last Men of Smithfield--which I'm calling 'the spring one'--has morphed from a silly romp into a flat out mystery. This was unintentional! I'm balancing keeping things fresh (every book should be different in the series) with keeping things familiar (every book should feel like Smithfield--or at least close to it). So it's funny, it's dark, it's sexy, it's violent, it's townie--it's The Men of Smithfield.

I'm 15 K in and I can feel it taking shape. That's the best part of writing--when things begin to gel. I'm shooting to have this one released in late January/early Feb. We'll see. I need to finish the rough draft first!

Halloween

Last but not least, littlegirl went to school today (they're doing the big 'fun day' today) dressed as a bumble bee. A slightly petulant, adorably thirteen year old, eighth grade, bumblebee. Her fuzzy suit is puffy and has a hood with antennae. Her toothpick legs stuck out of the bottom. She had black chucks on.

Yes. She was about as cute as it gets.

Happy Wednesday!

LB

By the light of the night

when it all seems alright...



I know the sound is out of sync--but this just makes me happy. High school. Saturday at midnight. New London. Early eighties. And my twenty five something year crush on Tim Curry.

Hullooo

Yeah. Cover Me is in the ARe top ten and it's number one mystery.(today) heh. Mystery! Toot goes my horn. Thank you everyone. It ain't the NY Times best seller list--but that's on the todo for the future list.

I'm writing like a fiend this week. Sorry it's been so quiet. Between the writing and this pesky swine flu, I've been lurking only. All three teens had it--I don't know if I have it because I don't have a fever. Just blechy and pale--wan. I'm lying on my fainting couch with my delicate wrist to my clammy brow. Yes. Pathetic.

HOWEVER--Dudes and dudettes--I'm hammering out the fourth Men of Smithfield (untitled) and it's...ridiculous. I'll post something soon.

Now the REAL news is over at Josh Lanyon's. You go pop over to Joshie's Live Journal and see what that brilliant nut is up to. :) Tell him I sent you. Heh. There's some Jake and Adrien news for those of you not in the know.

And please see what my darlin' CJ has to say about Meljean's latest and most amazing novel--Demon Forged.

I'm lurking. I'm just quiet. I'm glad you all enjoyed my free fiction.

Have an excellent weekend.

LB

Kris 'n' Free-Fiction

So...my friend Kris over at Kris 'n' Good Books challenged me, (back in July), to participate in her choose your own m/m story game.

Wow. Three months later--and I have my first on-line little tiny free fiction piece.

The Parameters:

• A naked cowboy
• Conflict about a pineapple
• My Little Pony tat
• First meeting
• Conference

Thank You Kris!

So click the link and check it out!

And, uhm, it's dirty, so best not to read it while the little ones or your boss is around.

Also if you have a heart condition, you should totally read this because it'll give you a nice tingly feeling in your....chest.

Yeah.

:)

Most Unwelcome Guest

Yeah. So the flu makes its pass through my home this weekend. Boo. Hiss.

HOWEVER--I did buy some fabulous boots for fall that look a little like hobo shoes. I think I may have stepped over the line with the sales lady when I said they looked like something you could boil in a pot and eat for supper.

G thinks I'm hilarious, though. For what that's worth.

We went to see Where The Wild Things Are and, if I can get my shit together, I'm going to write up some thoughts. Be warned--that is NO movie for tots. The kids behind us bawled. Heck, I bawled, my MIL bawled, my daughter bawled....my youngest slurped her soda and thought good thoughts about the candy machine in the lobby.

K. Laundry day and lots of tea and tissues for the teens.

L

Friday

TGIF, biotches, it's martini time.

Pumpkin Pie Martini from Rachel Ray

INGREDIENTS:

Ice cubes

2 ounces (1/4 cup) vanilla vodka

2 ounces (1/4 cup) crème de cacao

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Whipped cream, for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add the vanilla vodka, crème de cacao, heavy cream and pumpkin pie spice and shake well.

Dip the rims of 2 martini glasses into a bowl of whipped cream. Strain the cocktail into the glasses and screw the calories. NOM NOM.

It's been a weird week, and yes, I've disappeared. I haven't gotten much done, but I have been out and about catching up on errands and reconnecting with some RL people in my tiny town. That's a good thing. The coyotes have been yipping in the back field and yesterday it snowed enough to bring some limbs down on the driveway. I've been keeping the dogs close and my warm boots on my super cute feet.

I should have a post coming soon at Kris' (nearly done) and... drum roll...I have FINALLY begun plotting MOS-IV.

Took me long enough.

I am determined to spend the next month writing the rough draft. I'm a slooo-ooow writer, so 30 K will take me about six weeks. True that. A friend of mine wrote a 30K novella this week and I'm .... envious! It's true!

Elisa has initiated phase two of the Rainbow Awards. Go check that out! Lots of great titles are up for an award. This is the time to vote again. It's very close. ::cough::

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend. We're expecting more snow, which is not a bad thing in my book.

L

Sunday Morning

Please remember that voting for the Rainbow Award continues --and I don't understand the process either--but Happy Ending is holding its own and I'm as surprised as everyone else. So--if you can figure this out--please let me know. I thought you voted once and that's the end of it, and then the popular vote went to the panel of judges and they did what judges do.

But apparently there's more voting!

Ed. Note: NEWS! This just in from Elisa (I cut and pasted from comment section):

This phase will last another week. You can vote only once in this phase, and it lasts 2 weeks to give plenty of time to people to vote and candidate books.

Next Friday I will post a second poll: all the title listed till that moment will be in the poll, but in popularity order and not in alphabetical order like now. People who already voted in Phase 1, can vote again in Phase 2. No new candidates at this point. Phase 2 will last 2 week as well.

Phase 3 will be a poll with only the first ten position for each category, position that will be given by the sum of votes of Phase 1 + Phase 2. Phase 3 will last other 2 weeks, and at the end of Phase 3 we will have a Finalist for each Category (first position for each Category).

All the finalists from the popularity contest will partecipate to the final Phase 4. With the books chosen by readers with the polls will compete also the books chosen by the Jury. More or less 30/35 books in total. All these books will be read by the Jury and they Jury will nominate the all together Winner of the Rainbow Awards.

So--go vote. A lot of our mutual friends are on the list. Pop by Elisa's and click for, or comment for if you don't have a live journal account, your favorites.

That's my pimping. I'm not very good at it.

Around blogland--Tracy loved Meljean's Demon Forged! WOOT. She's giving a couple copies away at her blog. And Katiebabs is giving THREE copies away --go comment to win.

I'm reading this book.

<------

Lisa Kleypas is a comfort read and this series, while not as spectacular as the Wallflowers, is cute. My only complaint is that sometimes the secondary characters (the ones who have books in the works) are more interesting to me than the hero/heroine. Does that happen to you?

It's most VEXING. Because as much as I want more of Leo and Miss Mark (read: sequel) I really want to connect with the Poppy and Harry.

I don't recall her earlier work giving me this trouble. In Dreaming of You--my absolute hands down favorite LK--Derek Craven and Sara Fielding owned that entire story. They owned me as well. Who cared about anyone else in that book (other than Ivo Jenner!) when the restrained devotion between those two characters had us clutching at our chests and squealing? So. Fabulous.

And the ONE time I wanted a more more more of a couple in her books (Wallflowers--CAM anyone?), that didn't exactly pan out. Which is ok! I enjoy being dished up the unexpected.

In reading reviews of Tempt Me At Twilight, I'm hearing that the romance between Poppy (who wasn't particularly memorable to me) and Harry picks up. I hope so.

I'll let you know.

Finally--I'm meeting the architect this morning for coffee. After living in this tumbledown shack for 6 years, G and I are finally looking into***gasp***home improvements. Naturally, I had a nightmare about this last night. How the freak can you have a house nightmare? Well, I have them all the time. The roof caves in. The septic tank pops through the deck. The windows fall out. The ghost of my father (home improvement specialist who never started a job he could actually finish) wanders the hallway with that damn screwdriver of his--poking at the walls and telling me the wiring is shot and the insulation is manky--

Oh. My. God. I need to get a grip on this neurotic home owner stuff.

Anyway. Wish me luck. I'm a little anxious. This is simply a meeting.

LB

Here a blog. There a blog.

I'm spread a little thin. However, you absolutely MUST stop by Kiss and Tell Girls and see me humiliate myself again for my art. Christ.

And I'm still DIKing around at DIK and loving my pals over there. Today's topic is Urgent. heh.

K. TGIF peeps. Tonight I'm lifting a glass to my editor Celina Summer. ::clink::


LB

Three Days of DIK

No reason for that.

I'm over at the DIK blog. Blogging. Come by and have a look-see.

Ink Dry

The first book in my new Romano and Albright series
Catch Me if You Can
will be released from Samhain in early March.

(this is where I squee)

SQUEE!!EEE!!

Catch Me if You Can is a lighthearted romantic comedy set in New York City--which explains my sudden trip to Greenwich Village, yes? I'll introduce you all to Caesar Romano just as soon as I get that blurb done. I. Am. Stoked.

I'm also sorry I disappeared yesterday. I had a stomach affliction last night that was unpleasant. Very. I do want to direct your attention to CJ, who has a typically hilarious discussion with Miss Doreen about Cover Me posted at the Thrillionth Page.

Carolyn Jean has so much going on in her own exciting life...and, well, I'm tickled that she took the time for my book.

And Renee, with the gobbin' big ass cast, has decide to rest her broken bone--and post audio reviews! WOOT. Check out her first one. So neat to hear her voice from way over there in California.

I still have promo from author friends to post (that I was too tuckered to post last week) and I'll be at DIK this week...and Kiss and Tell Girls...and then I'm going to disappear back in to the writing void (picture dream sequence hand movement here) because there's still one more Smithfield to go, and the next Romano and Albright to write.

Ciao!

Two Years.

So yesterday was my two year blog anniversary and I totally missed it.

Heh.

It's also Tumperkin's and, I think, Sula's. We all began our own personal blogs--and we picked the same layout--in October 2007. How the time does fly!

I'm too tired to throw leaves. I'm sleepy. And the laundry, ironing, dishes, shopping, bathrooms, and..ok yes...football await.

I just wanted to say--what a fricken' ride. Wee! Thanks everyone! Here are a few of my favorite ManLoveMonday posts.

I love CJ...here CJ and I discuss Jock Dorm.
I cried over Adrien English.
Man Poll
Victor Banis Crosses the Line!
Josh Lanyon and I Goof Off
Sula and I Check out Jamie Craig
Any post I do with TPig.

and two posts on writing that I love--
Writing
On the Edge

And finally--sometimes comments get out of control and ideas are born like right here and the Toaster post.

Happy Two NoseinaBook!

Now.

About the Rainbow Awards.

First--hats off to Elisa. It's no secret how much I admire her (not buttering her up, I swear. I'm on record for being a fan).Wow. She put a lot of thought, time and effort --and love--into these awards and I hope those of you who love GLBT books will pop by and vote.

Here are the basic rules:

- you can vote more than one title per category, only please don't vote ALL the titles
- if you haven't a LiveJournal account you can leave a comment with the titles you would like to vote: remember to sign the comment, give a name, or something, otherwise you will not be eligible for the draw
- if you don't see the title you would like to vote, use the input text option in the poll if you want to vote one title, instead leave a comment if you want to vote more than one title not listed. In any case please provide Title, Author and SubCategory (B / G / L / T)


Happy Ending is here.

If you have a LJ and you log in, go here: Poll #1465506 Category: Comedy (Fiction)

And Gobsmacked is there as well-- in SMART ASS:Close Quarters (high five Amber!) and here's the link.

Or If you have LJ, log in and go here: Poll #1465537 Category: Contemporary

Anyway--I'm not really telling you to vote for me--I'm asking you to vote in general.Elisa has outdone herself.

See you guys tomorrow!

LB

And The Winner Is...

I used the random generator thingy--which is teh awesome.

For a copy of Samantha Kane's
Cougar Challenge: Play it Again Sam

Katie(babs)

For a print copy of
Meljean Brook's Demon Forged

Jen(B)

::applauds::

Now for the Costume Parade Who's Who!

Kati-Number 14--Batman Bobblehead
Miss Doreen--Number 11--Cowboy Menage Addict
KatieBabs--Number 2--Cookie Monster
Kris--Number 10--Yoda
Jenre--Number 8--Caged Man in Dinosaur Thing
Tumperkin--Number 9A--Fancy Lady with Panniers and coquettish fan
Jill--Number 9b--Hippie Chick
Mandi--Number 1--Lindsay Lohan Chest Hair Girl (freaky)
Rosie--Number 13--Wonderwoman
Tracy--Number 6--Tippy Hedron THE BIRDS
Sarai--Number 7--Delicious Tart
CJ/Carolyn Jean--Number 15--Medieval Dude
George--Number 12--Elvis
Jen B--Number 3-Penis Man
Sarah--Number 5--Christmas Tree
Mho--Number 4-Sheep BDSM


SO sorry this is late--I was reading! And then...I fell asleep.

I have news to post in a minute! I want to thank everyone for stopping by and playing, for promoting my new book Cover Me, and for being such being good sports.



NEWS --Happy Ending was nommed for an award and I need to:

A) Check it out because I don't know how to vote. It's at Elisa Rolle's and..well what can I say to you but vote for HE and spread the word? Although, in all seriousness, I'm so not sure about the whole 'VOTE' for me thing. I'm uncomfortable. There. I said it. It's popularity and it's about...garnering votes.

THAT SAID--

B)Thank you everyone. Particularly to those who nominated my little peashooter, because it's nice to be nommed. It's more than nice: it's shocking and surprising. I've been told to tell you all (by G and by another friend) that I can be written in as best new author or something. I need to check it out.






ALSO

I am about to announce big news about a brand new series. STAY TUNED!

Costume Parade

Good Morning and Happy Fall Festivus & Cover Me Release Day!

::throws leaves at Rosie::

When I wrote The Men of Smithfield: Cover Me, I picked Halloween as the time frame for a number of reasons.

• It's my birthday (Nov. 1) and I love sugary junk. I know this surprises you.
  
• I needed a fall themed book for my series.
• Creepy Scary!!! Oooohhhh!!!
• I love October. Love the leaves, acorns, scarecrows, pumpkins...my favorite month.
  
• I wanted to use this toaster costume. It's. Funny.
  
• Mask Theme--who is not what they seem?
  
• I love costumes (BFA costume design--I know. Who knew? My children wear rags for Halloween.)
• Everyone likes to play dress up.

I'm a notorious costume flip-flopper. There's simply too many possibilities! Should I be Batman or Robin? A ninja? Should I be Gumby? An LOL cat? A slutty TV personality? A hotdog? There are too many costumes to choose from!

Fortunately, I have friends to help me decide on my own special outfit this year. I present

The Fall Festivus Celebratory Parade

High five to my pals. Your job? Let's make this fun--match the blog personality, or guest, to the costume. Some of these will be easy (not to say you're EASY kb--but dang you're cute) and others will be very tricky.

ONE

There's just something smexy about a girl with long hair.


TWO

OH no! A monster has eaten one of my bff's. HELP! HELP!
Someone get the syrup of ipecac!

THREE

She's so fricken' fresh and funny. I wish she'd blog again sometime.
BTW that's disgusting and you are the only one with a free pass for wiener on my blog.

FOUR

My friends are so weird. Srsly.


FIVE

I can't imagine Christmas in the summer! Won't this be hot?


SIX

If these birds are on DIK--or in So.Cal.--I'm staying home.


Your parade hosts!

RC and I at the parade. Not a costume. REAL LIFE.
( Or so I imagine. )
LB: How are you enjoying the show so far, Russ?
RC: Who the freak are you?

SEVEN

When she's not working 900 hours a week at the hospital,
buying shoes, or cheering on the Chiefs,
this girl is whoring it up for Halloween.


EIGHT

I just spit coffee across my screen.

NINE A

My Fair Friend loves historical romance and men with mustaches.
Watch out TPig!
She's ready to crack your knuckles with that fan!Oh, behave!

NINE B

Writer friend, and California Girl, learned to surf for her birthday.
Her Glamour Shot was unfairly gorgeous.

TEN

So CRAFY I almost didn't recognize her. LOL.
I love her drawings!!

ELEVEN

Cowboys Need Not Apply

No reason. Just hot. ::phew::

TWELVE

Elvis has left the building.

THIRTEEN

She totally Rocks + she posted this photo on her blog today.

FOURTEEN


She couldn't play--so I made her a costume.
WHO KNEW Katie(babs) would post the same damn one?

LATE ADDITION:
FIFTEEN

This girl had a book dedicated to her. ::cough::
She has a variety of identities--and a hot cover for her upcoming first book!

Can you match the blogger to the photo? Sure

Here's the list
Kati
Miss Doreen
KatieBabs
Kris
Jenre
Tumperkin
Jill
Mandi
Rosie
Tracy
Sarai
CJ/Carolyn Jean
George
Jen B
Sarah
Mho


Let me know your guesses!

So. What a week! Thanks to everyone who stopped by, played along, and was a good sport. I have author promo yet to post--which will go up over the weekend. It's also my two year blog anniversary! HAH! Blogging. See what happens to you? You turn into a loon.

Now. Here's my costume. Those of you who have been Nose Pickers for a while, will understand that I always wanted a pony and I never got one. Christine and Katibabs sent this to me one day, as a surprise, and I remember falling over in my kitchen laughing.




Happy Fall Festivus!

(I totally stole this photo from Rosie)

We interupt this festivus with more bitching and moaning

Scratch that!

UPDATED!

Good Morning and welcome! Today is theoretically the day my new book comes out.

::hits refresh for thousanth time:: WAIT! WAHOO!!

::refresh::

::refresh::

I'm off to a great start! I lost my entire post, my book doesn't seem to be is totally available on the website, and I'm experiencing my usual blogger difficulties wrestling blogger into submission--bitch. BUT ALL IS NOT LOST (well the post is, that's for sure). I'm working on it!

Stay tuned. In the MEANtime--Rosie has a festivus of her own (as well as a review), Mandi seems to like some hot man smex on the desk ::cough::, and KB has the same costume I almost posted ! LOL!

Bless you guys. I'm going to get 'er done and then I'll be back!

::REFRESH:: Maybe if I press harder?

Your costume parade is coming! Don't forget to leave a comment to win Samantha Kane's new book--Play it Again Sam-- as well as Meljean's Demon Forged. Winners announced tonight!

Festivus Special Guest: Meljean Brook

I'm excited to have one of my favorite authors here on the blog--New York Times Best Seller, National Bestselling Paranormal Romance Author, Rita Nominee, Wonder Woman Underpants Wearer, Meljean Brook. As I stated the other day, here, I met Meljean a couple years back--I was already a fan of course-- then I got to understand what a funny, crazy, batman-loving, geek she was and...I lurved her more. Actually, my second blog post ever, two years ago next Monday, was about Demon Night--an ARC I won at Bam's.

::lb gazes at restraining order::

Anyway, I'm delighted that Demon Forged, the latest in MJ's critically acclaimed Guardian series, will be available on October 6th!

Without further blathering on my part, here's Meljean Brook.

When LB invited me over to take part in her release party, I’ll admit I was scraping the bottom for ideas. I’m at a point that I imagine she can empathize with – the pre-release brain meltdown. So I e-mailed her today, and I was like, “I’m so stupid, I can’t think of anything. I’m going to rip off your idea and do a list, like you just did for my blog.”

It would be the things a writer should NOT have, rather than the things they need, and I started my list: Unlimited Supply of Caffeine (it starts out as a great idea, just a little pick-me-up to get that next page finished before you crash, and quicklyquicklyquickly becomes a jittery bad idea); the Internets (because look where we are now instead of writing/reading/working); Dreams of a Perky Butt (because the hours in the chair are sure to shatter that dream); a Massive Ego (because whether it needs lots of stroking or shatters at the first bad review, you’re screwed either way); and an Enter key on your keyboard (because who really wants that comment you wrote when you are completely pissed and in a hurry to post it to stay on the Internets 4ever and ever?).

But, blah. What I was really thinking the entire time was how fun LB’s list was, and how much I needed it at the time, and how much I love her blog, because she’s never afraid to poke fun at herself. And as much as I’d love to spend the week pre-book release screaming to relieve frustration, laughing works just as well.

And her list inspired me in other ways: It included a (de)Motivational poster and a Glamour Shot. So I combined them, and am using them to get through the next several days.

First up: The reminder that no matter how bad people think your book is, you’ve been through a lot, lot worse.

Of course, there’s a flip-side to that: The Swollen Head. When everything is going along so swimmingly, the reviews are great, and you start buying into your own hype. That’s when it’s a good time to get a look at yourself at your prettiest ... supposedly.

Doing your hair and makeup? Awesome. But there can be (way, way) too much of a good thing, and reviews can be like that sometimes. Humiliating yourself on a friend’s blog is a great way to keep grounded.

It’s not just reviews, though. Keeping busy = Good. Running around going crazy trying to get everything done = Hysterical bawling. Releasing a book can be an incredible high, but focusing all of your energy on that book? The crash is going to come as soon as you realize that OMG THE NEXT BOOK IS DUE IN A MONTH!! So that leads us to the final (coughPROMOcough) motivational poster:

A couple of knives, a gorgeous pair of tits, and you’re ready to tackle the next book.

(And...I think I’ve found #6 on the list of things Writers Should Not Have: Photoshop.)

Me again, LBea! Isn't she delightful? I admit I teared up. Especially when I got to the 'gorgeous pair of tits' line, because I paid a fortune for mine. ::sniff::

Because I think these books are phenomenal, I'm going to give a copy of Demon Forged away (it's out on Tuesday, so I'll send it then). Here's the catch--tell us what you think Writers Should Not Have--and we'll pick a random winner by midnight on Friday, October 2nd.

Thanks, Meljean, for coming to my wee blog. ::throws leaves:: Happy Fall Festivus!