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Michele

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About Me

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Me? You want to know about me? I'm an office manager guru in a legal office. I cannot believe that I've been back in the work force for a whole year! Time sure has flown and that means I'm not a newbie anymore. I wish everyone had a job that they bounced out of bed every morning, eager to get there. Granted, I had many jobs where the Snooze Button was my friend, but not this time around. I love my job! ******************************************* * My own personal goal remains the same: to someday publish a short story. I have two fairy godmothers who are helping me with that dream and I'm thrilled about that too. Even though, with life's big changes it continues to be side tracked, derailed and buried in brain fry. ********************************************************* * I have two new hobbies in my life. First, I'm a reviewer, which for those who've read my blog, know all too well. I can now claim to be a site owner. I've started a sister site that reviews romance with erotica elements. I enjoy that genre and felt strongly that there should be a home for those as well. They challenged me to take on the tast. Oh yes, it's a major challenge but I've found some wonderful reviewers from here and on another romance board I frequent. I even got to pick the name: Whipped Cream. Cute, even if I do say som myself. *grin* * ***************************************************** * The second thing I'm excited about it that I can finally join the throngs of TV people out there that follow a show with avid zeal. I speak of Moonlight! This is the first show in years that has grabbed me and held on tight. I can only hope it doesn't eventually careen down the slippery slope of stereotypical plots. So far, I'm quite impressed. Cheers for Moonlight! ******************************************* * For other interests, I enjoy reading, (like THAT's a surprise? ) mostly the romance genre and all its subgenres. There seem to be quite a lot out there. I also like to cook, eat, garden, listen to music, take lots of pictures to use as wallpaper on my computer, and learn new things - like how to co-exist with the resurgance of the Black Bear near human habitations.(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Oh, and although I try NOT to to be a sycophant, I adore blogging with my favorite authors. **** They get the most respect from me because although they share their stories with us when they publish their books ... when they respond to comments, emails and blog posts, they give of their time ... a precious commodity in any author's life. ***** I really appreciate that. Always. **** So, that's me in a nutshell. Or, I'm just a nut. LOL Happy MySpace Browsing !!

My Interests

Check out the "about me" run-on blab. It's ALL there. If I missed something you might be curious about, drop me a comment and ask me. I'm interested in communication ... so, communicate! :-) I have MySpace IM, you know. But I have other interests....**gg**

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet people who are interested in writing, reading and chatting about romance books. ****************************************** On a serious note, I'd like to talk to other people who have, or their kids have, Life Threatening Food Allergies. It's an issue that is on the rise and affects so many children just starting out in school. It can be a nightmare for parents. And only other parents who also have to be Ingredients Police can understand what it's like to live with this fear. So talk to me. &&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&& However,on the flip side - under the heading: Don't Talk to me: ************* Chatting and being a buddy,is NOT trying to sell me "Work from Home" opportunities, Get Rich Quick Schemes or whose MySpace page in specifically geared towards a hard sell of questionable content. Fair warning, I'll block you, Mark you as SPAM, Deny you and Report you. DON'T waste your time and my MySpace! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think that was pretty clear, right? So, if you are wanting to be a real MySpace friend, Friend me if you wish.Thanks!

Music:

Hard Rock, Zydeco, Celtic , selective Country, Oceania (New Zealand) music, 80's music, Foo Fighters, Audio Slave, Neil Diamond, Offspring, The Monkees, Abba, The Doors, Alan Jackson, Scottish contemporaries, Georgian Chants,Just to name a few ...

Movies:

The Princess Bride, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, The Lost Boys, The Fog, original DUNE, All Star Wars, Lord of the Ring, Field of Dreams, Conan the Barbarian, The Emperors New Groove, The Mummy and the sequel, The Road to Perdition, The Whale Rider, Ice Pirates, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Dantes Peak, Twister, Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Were Rabbit, The Polar Express, The Crawling Eye, THEM, Inner Space, The Attack of the Killer Tomatos, all the old Godzilla movies, True Lies, Krull,

Television:

I DO have a few. I can add a new one, Moonlight! Woot! The Red Green Show. AFV, OH! I HAVE to add Scrubs but I heard this was their last season! No fair! I like HOUSE and Girls Behaving Badly - sometimes. And since I'm exposed to them, they've grown on me, SpongeBob, Fairly Odd Parents, Ben 10 and Jimmy Neutron. Serious stuff is Secrets of the Dead, Nova and Histories Mysteries.

Books:

Gads! where to start? I can't do it. There's too many by various great authors. I enjoy Romantic suspense, fantasy, paranormal and the romanitica/erotica genre. I'm a recent historical convert - Think Kleypas- Also, I'm now a REVIEWER of Books! Yeah! Where do my reviews show up? Here:

Heroes:

The men and women who put their lives on the line for us -at home and abroad.

My Blog

Dissing Demon Romance

What is it with paranormal books lately?I didn't mind the influx of vampire and werewolf/shifter romances. I liked most of the themes and the conflicts they presented.However, lately I've been reading...
Posted by Michele on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:51:00 PST

Dirt in my fingers

Did anyone enter Daisy's contest? I hope so. It a very fun book! Not much is happening. Well, garden-wise there are a few things. I haven't put my hands in dirt in three years and you know what? I mi...
Posted by Michele on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:47:00 PST

Enter Daisy Dexter Dobbs’ Contest!

You have GOT to win her latest book, Samantha and Her Genie! Why? Why should you? You should if you like to laugh and roll on the floor from seriously funny antics by the hero. You should if you enjo...
Posted by Michele on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:42:00 PST

Stupid Dang Blasted BIRDS

Robins.For the last half of April and first half of May, stupid birds insisted on making nests on mine AND my DH's car TIRES.Then, for the last half of May and up until yesterday, they stopped. We t...
Posted by Michele on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:16:00 PST

I read Blood Noir!

Yep, I loved it! I  don't mind the tangent Ms. Hamilton has gone on since book...five?  I am enjoying the personal growth that Anita has been experiencing.  Sure, a LOT of people t...
Posted by Michele on Sat, 31 May 2008 09:08:00 PST

Something is Fishy round here

My most favorite part about this part of our trip? The little girl screaming at the clown fish exhibit, "Nemo! Look Momma, Look! I found Nemo!!!" Isn't that the cutest thing ever? :-) We also...
Posted by Michele on Sat, 31 May 2008 08:36:00 PST

Halo around the sun

 For those for whom the pic doesn't show....here is the URL you can put into your browser.  http://bp0.blogger.com/_MigLNh1q_30/SDVOW0ielsI/AAAAAAAAAvc/ zCdpiln_1uI/s1600-h/HPIM1329a.JPG Tha...
Posted by Michele on Thu, 22 May 2008 02:10:00 PST

ARE YOU A BUDDING AUTHOR?

If you are, you might be interested in this annoucement.~~~permission to forward granted~~~The Long and the Short of It First Annual Short Story Contest It's said everyone has at least one story insid...
Posted by Michele on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:32:00 PST

My Mod Squad

Oh I am So having fun. Remember The MOD SQUAD? I have that as one of my most favorite memories of TV when I was younger. You know that old saying, "You can't go back."? They were right.One thing t...
Posted by Michele on Thu, 01 May 2008 07:45:00 PST

My Moon Shot

Katrina told me how to take a moon shot and I tried it at night. What do you think? I LOVE the ocean at night. Don't you?...
Posted by Michele on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:46:00 PST