just a plug to go buy Rachel Caine's GALE FORCE, that is being released on August 9. its a win win situation as not only do you get a great book, but you could win a cool pendant!

go! mark it on your calendars right now!

WARHAMMER BETA HERE I COME!!!

not only do i love the movies, the characters, the whole schabang... but now i've found the books. so far i've read:

Hellboy - Unnatural Selection, Tim Lebbon
Hellboy - The God Machine, Thomas E. Sniegoski

i actually picked up the God Machine at Monday at noon and finished it 4:00 yesterday (i was able to read for about an hour at work since i was helping out reception hehe)

i'm pretty sure i'm reading them out of order, but its kind of like the Indiana Jones books which are mostly self-contained stories that run kind of in a series. i am trying to grab them as i see them as some stores have them, some don't, some have 1, some have lots.

i must confess i didn't know about Hellboy until the first movie. but he has instantly become one of my favourites in the comic genre.

but if you too love everything about the big red guy, i'd recommend the books.

ganked from wisewomanjudith. i don't see it myself, but ... well by now you know my sucker-itude for meme's and surveys hehe

ganked from custardfairy

1. What color is your toothbrush? green and white

2. Name one person that made you smile today? hubby

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? heading to a boring meeting

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? in the boring meeting

5. What is your favorite chocolate bar? Eatmore

6. Have you ever been to a strip club? no

7. What is the last thing you said aloud? its for special occassions, like a dinner or something

8. What is the best ice cream flavor? totally depends on my mood

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? half dead diet 7-up

10. What was the last thing you had to eat? bacon

11. What is your favorite Restaurant? totally depends on the craving

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? no

13. The last sporting event you watched? i think there was some soccer on the tv when i stopped in at the pub yesterday

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? plain, hot, buttery

15. Who is the last person you sent a message on livejournal? bibliovixen

16. Ever go camping? yes

17. Do you take vitamins daily? i try and remember to

18. Do you go to church every Sunday? no

19. Do you have a tan? a bit of one

20. Do you like Chinese food over pizza? yes

21. Do you drink your pop with a straw? if its in a cup, bottle/can no

22. What did your last text message say? don't remember

23. What are you doing tomorrow? working

24. Have you ever had a threesome? no

25. Look to your left. what do you see? out the window to the north side of the city

26. What color is your watch? i don't wear watches

27. What do you think of when you hear Australia? koalas and topless beaches (don't know why hehe)

28. What is your birthstone? turquoise. yippee. :P

29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? depends on how fast i need to be out of there

30. What is your favorite number? 4

31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone? hubby

32. Any plans today? work, hit the Taste of Edmonton Food Festival for lunch, more work, then home to make a soup for the hubby

33. How many states/provinces have you lived in? 1 state, 2 provinces

34. Biggest annoyance right now? my boss

35. Last song listened to?

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? sure

37. Do you have a maid to clean your house? no, but want to pay for one for me? :D

38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? one pair??....

39. Are you jealous of anyone? people who can eat like horses and not gain weight

40. Is anyone jealous of you? i hardly doubt it

41. Have you seen Iron man? ooooooh yeah!

42. Do any of your friends have children? only a couple. we tend to stay away from folks who have kids.

43. What do you usually do during the day? work

44. Do you hate anyone right now? a couple

45. Do you use the word "hello" daily? yes. specially since i hate Good Morning.

46. What color is your car? sandy

47. Do you like cats? i love cats, but i'm too allergic to be around them :(

48. Have you ever been to a gay club? no

49. Have you ever been to Six Flags? no

50. How did you get your worst scar? i'm not sure. but hubby and i think that when i was a kid i may have had my arm around someone and they up and bit me big time. since i have these marks in the shape of teeth in a small mouth on my arm. can't guarantee its really a scar tho hehe

HAPPY!


SAD!


CRAZY.

hubby sent me this.... :D


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hubby and i catched Dark Knight right after work yesterday. even heading straight to the theatre it was still over half sold by the time we got there. crazy stuff.

anyhoos. i went into the movie with not too many expectations. mostly because i'm not a Batman fan. as a movie itself it was quite good. not my favourite movie of the year, but definitely a good movie.

the best part was the Joker - who was finally creepy in the way he should be. Ledger did an excellent job in portraying someone totally off their rocker. i always thought the previous movies with the Joker made him too ...cartoony and harmless. i definitely liked the darker version more.

Batman had some amazing gizmo's and dodads and i think i want his car for our next vehicle. ;D great characters in Gordon, Alfred, and Lucius too. and thankfully any girly screaming was down to a minimum. tons of action, things blowing up, cool car crashes, that sort of thing.

but. Batman as a character really sucks. he's just too goody goody. if he had run over Joker when he had the chance he would have saved countless lives. (you see this in the trailers so i don't feel bad mentioning it.) i know that this would have made the movie really really short, but i actually found myself by the last half hour wondering when the movie would end and thinking "just kill Joker already!!"

though i think if you are a Batman fan and like the darker theme, this movie probably rocked all over the place. and i would definitely see the next one if they carry on the Dark Knight theme. :)


oh and the trailers were awesome:

The Watchmen
The Day the Earth Stood Still (this one looks so good i'm going to have to rent the 1951 version)
Tropic Thunder - let me note i usually hate comedies, but with jack black and robert downey jr. in it i am so there ;)

its almost pitch black out there, looking like its about 11:00 at night! thunder is shaking the building and lightning is briefly flashing across the sky.

this is when everyone here hopes that lightning strikes the building and the power goes out hehe.

i love storms, i just wish i wasn't at work and could just spend my time staring out the window.

does anyone know what kind of flower this is? i saw it growing as a weed, definitely not in a flower garden. (i'm in central Alberta if that helps.)

it just seems rather pretty to be a weed. unless a seed was dropped there by accident from a garden close by i didn't see.



as a total aside, there is a robins nest in our neighbors deck. one poor lil guy was scared out of the nest and can't get back in. such sweet looking things. not a great picture... though i wonder if its him because his feet are in focus, and you can even see his adorable eyelashes. but his body is all fuzzy hehe

since the hubby had 4 of his teeth yanked out and he still has some appetite, i wanted to make a soup that was not just tasty, but hearty to fill his stomach and let him feel like he had a meal instead of some jello hehe. oh and still low carb!

so did a bit of a twist on the Jalapeno Chowder and made a mild curry soup. (don't want too spicy in case a spicy bit gets in the gums!) i actually went a step more and blended it even further in small batches in the blender. the smoother i can get it, the better for him.



GOOD GRUB

just saw this on popfiends journal. you HAVE to check out the latest Watchmen Trailer!

well last night was watching tv and they had some UFO show on. about various sightings, gov't opinions, who, what, where, why, etc. i love those types of shows. those and the conspiracy theory shows.

i can't really say how much of them i believe, but i'm not arrogant enough to believe that we are the only intelligent species out there. its a very large galaxy and an even larger universe.

anyhoos, one of the main speakers was Richard Dolan and they mentioned a book he had written. Ufos And The National Security State: Chronology Of A Cover-up--1941-1973

since hubby is kinda bleary eyed and blitzed after having his FOUR wisdom yanked out, its quiet in the house and i thought i'd see if i can find the book.

and of course its not available here. *%&%*&!!

i mean, seriously. its not as if Canada has a population of 5, doesn't have large bookstores, and has a completely illiterate population (contrary to many american myths). but to me, if its on Amazon, it should be on Chapters!

just sayin.

so until i place an order at Amazon again or can find it here... if you have read similar books, can you let me know which ones you enjoyed? or heck if you know any fiction/scifi ones based on the whole genre, let me know! (i loved Area 51 series by Robert Doherty for example. though i found by the last couple books it was just downright weird compared to how it started hehe.)

and another for warhammer: