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Congrats to Isa, who won Spokes by PD Singer!

Congrats to Carey, who won All In with the Duke (Gambling on Love #1) by Ava March! All In with the Duke will be released by Carina Press on November 11.

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Randonymity

To be honest, I expected a bit more of an Enchanted Forest – make sure you look out for leaks from above…

May was sprawled on the trackpad earlier and managed to resize my normal, tiny recycle bin quite a bit – now it’s ginormous:

Contest(s)

• Blodeuedd’s giving away Is This Love? by Sue Moorcroft. Closes November 16.

• Answer the question to a four-pack Christmas novel four-pack from Blodeuedd. Closes December 7.

Bookity

• New releases and more: Fiction Vixen (romance/UF), Literary Escapism (UF/PNR), and Tor.com (PNR)

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• Writerly links from Beck Black.

• Paperback Writer on trusting yourself as you write.

• Fiction Vixen wonders how predictable we are as readers.

• “Authors should know when to call it quits“. (I’m looking at you, Janet Evanovich and Laurell K Hamilton.)

• Read the original Frankenstein manuscript online.

• Yes, this.

• 13 book sculptures.

• Typography holy wars. (Hover your cursor for additional text.)

Think, Do, Learn, Make

• New body part discovered! (It’s a knee ligament. Don’t get too excited there.)

• Neil deGrasse Tyson on how to blow up a planet.

• “How much do you know about the world?” (via Experiment BL26)

• What would the world’s coastlines look like if all the ice melted?

• The FDA is starting the process to get trans fat out of US food.

• Which is more nutritious, fresh or frozen?

• 56 Victorian slang terms to cheer up your chuckaboos when they’ve got the morbs!

• Blockbuster Video’s closing its remaining stores by January.

• Will Barilla’s new diversity initiatives be enough for people to forget its president’s anti-gay remarks?

• Simpsons math.

• The minivan was invented 30 years ago.

• Build a bicycle-powered battery for emergency power. (I would be the worst parent. I would let my kids watch as much tv and play as many video games as they wanted… as long as they were able to continue powering their watching and gaming.)

Cookity

• 10 oatmeal recipes.

• 8 recipes with butternut squash.

• Beet hummus.

• Sweet potato chips.

• Roasted veggie, bean, and herb salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Artichoke and spinach grilled cheese sandwich. (via The Kitchn)

• Broccoli chicken mac and cheese. (via The Kitchn)

• Cheesy brown rice gratin with zucchini and eggplant. (via The Kitchn)

• Turkey sausage and spinach lasagna. (via The Kitchn)

• Spicy Thai steak salad.

• Fried egg salad.

• 8 stews.

• Banana bread doughnuts. (via The Kitchn)

• Whiskey Black Forest cake. (via The Kitchn)

• Cranberry chocolate brioche roll. (via The Kitchn)

• Cocoa and toast bread pudding.

• 7-layer candy bar dip.

Gluten Free

• Paleo chocolate chip muffins.

• Copycat brownie brittle.

• Pumpkin spice bundt cake.

• Pound cake.

• Holiday dinner rolls.

• Thanksgiving recipes and tips.

Crafty

• Turn sweaters into sweatpants (swants). (Thanks?!, Jeanne!)

• Crochet a rainboy baby sweater. (via CRAFT)

• TechKnitting on steeks.

Cool

• 35 gift ideas from mental_floss. (Dammit, I just bought something for myself from the list. NO, it wasn’t the cat hat.)

• What famous science fiction movies and tv shows would be like if they actually followed scientific principles. (You can follow @HardSciFiMovies on Twitter for more.)

• Don’t steal from old ladies who are competitive axe throwers.

• May will leap after toys flying through the air, but I’m not sure she’s as good at leaping.

• My Little Pony fan animation.

• NASA’s pumpkin carving contest.

• 12 best airline safety videos.

• Great photo of the Minneapolis skyline.

• Tiny Princess Thor.

• Turn bookshelves into cat trees. But only bookshelves that are securely anchored to the wall!!

Cool or Wha…?

• Le Chat Noir socks. (Thanks, Cheryl!)

• Denny’s has a hobbit menu?!

• Save the BiLiONS!

• Dunkin’ Donuts will be serving red velvet lattes and salted caramel hot chocolate.

• Game of Thrones hoodies.

• Socks that match the tunnels at LAX.

• Punny Potter t-shirt.

Wha…?

• Terrifying crocheted ski cap from 1967.

• I’m really glad I don’t like bananas…

• I can’t imagine The Fifth Element with that cast…

• A French hockey team’s player photos.

• Huh. I guess I’m a PANK now.

• Glow-in-the-dark ice cream for $225/scoop.

LOL

• I don’t think this version of Thor: The Dark World was released in the US…

• A bit of research would’ve helped. (That acronym is actually this word, if you aren’t familiar with it.)

• Yes, this.

• Thomas Kinkade paints are better with Star Wars added.

• If you’re not familiar with how an opossum differs from the Australian possum…

• Fortunately I eased his feeding time back over a week or two. Whew! (Thanks, PD!)

• Wedding photobomb.

Teh Cute

• Baby red pandas! Baby olinguito! Tiger and babies! Okapi and baby! Wylla! More Wylla! Baby lions!

Reading Update

• Hockeyficshockeyficshockeyfics.

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It’s catghan season! 23 lbs of cats keeps my legs very warm before they go numb.

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Congrats to Avendesorra, who won Bloody Love Spats (Among Wolves #2) by Valentina Heart!

Congrats to MarMight, who won Worth Waiting For (FIT Guys #1) by Kim Dare!

Congrats to Marie A, who won More Than Everything (Family #3) by Cardeno C! More Than Everything will be released on November 4 by Dreamspinner Press.

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Randonymity

• Belated happy 10th birthday, Chaos kitty! His birthday was September 28… Whoops.

Contest(s)

• Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of Springtime Pleasures by Sandra Schwab, plus tea and chocolate. Closes November 10.

Bookity

• New releases: Fiction Vixen (romance/UF) and Tor.com (UF, genre benders, SF, fantasy)

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• Becky Black on how NaNoWriMo led to her becoming published.

• Author Lynn Viehl’s offering her how-to book on writing, The Way of the Cheetah, free during NaNoWriMo.

• Heidi Cullinan on pacing in writing.

• Looking at the business model of ebook subscription services.

• Astronaut Chris Hadfield wrote a book and it has a delightful trailer. Bonus: Some pictures of people who competed in his astronaut-themed Halloween costume contest. (via The Mary Sue)

Do, Think, Make, Learn

• Top 11 coffee roasters in the US. (Thanks, Jase!)

• The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team is on the longest winning streak in hockey at any level. Go, Gophers! (Hey, it’s my alma mater…)

• “Wellstone’s revenge: How Minnesota Democrats took their state back“.

• Puck Buddys interviews former Minnesota Vikings’ punter and LGBT advocate, the eloquent Chris Kluwe.

• Consumerist’s observations on the new list of the richest person in each state.

• Turn a towel into a “Don’t Panic” messenger bag. (via The Mary Sue)

• The FAA has relaxed the restrictions on using electronics during takeoff and landing.

• “Facebook of the Dead“.

• How black cats came to be considered bad luck.

• Flu vaccine myths debunked.

• Clean your garbage disposal with vinegar and lemon ice cubes. (I use lemon juice instead of cut-up lemons.) Other tips for cleaning with pantry items.

• “How much would a pumpkin the size of your house weigh?” (For my 1000 square foot condo, the pumpkin would weigh 132,869 pounds and have a 100 foot circumference.)

Cookity

• 8 kale salads.

• Pumpkin sage polenta. (via The Kitchn)

• Green olive tapenade.

• Avocado and wasabi deviled eggs. (via The Kitchn)

• Spiced lentils with egg.

• Tofu in spinach curry. (via The Kitchn)

• Zucchini spaghetti with walnut and chili pesto. (via The Kitchn)

• Cheesy breakfast nacho tots. (via The Kitchn)

• Kettleless kettle corn.

• Mini funnel cakes. (via The Kitchn)

• Pumpkin ice cream in gingersnap bowls.

• 8 recipes with cinnamon.

Drinkity

• Rosemary maple bourbon sour. (via The Kitchn)

• Slow cooker cocktails.

Gluten Free

• Homemade candy.

• Pumpkin sugar cookies.

• Marble loaf cake.

• 8 brownie recipes.

• Supremely chocolate frosted brownies (also dairy-free).

Crafty

• Embroider a cat pillow. (via CRAFT)

• Fold an origami bat. (via CRAFT)

• Crochet some lip balm cozies.

Cool

• LEGO record store. (Thanks, Trix!)

• Interchangeable LEGO brick ring. (via The Mary Sue)

• Oh dear. You can buy custom LEGO minifigs on etsy.

• Star Trek: The Next Generation hoodies. (via maxexistentialism)

• Star Wars bloopers from the ’70s.

• HELL NO: The Sensible Horror Film. (video)

• Patrick Stewart’s Halloween costume.

• Linkity from kmkat.

• Awesome marching band.

• Corvidae paintings.

• Hockey hugs!

Cool or Wha…?

• Celebrities as army generals.

• Demonic horse cake.

• Very, very fancy storage bed.

• Japan has a black cat cafe. And owl cafes. And a penguin bar…

• TARDIS cardigan.

• Doctor Who pajamas. (via The Mary Sue)

Wha…?

• Completely NSFW Cake Wrecks about giving birth…

• Gingerbread M&Ms and gingerbread mini-Twix…

• Deep-fried Twinkie burger.

• CVS overrun by ducks.

• Bra that tweets when it’s unhooked.

• Trailer for Game of Bones, the Game of Thrones p0rn parody. (NSFWish)

LOL

• 25 Halloween autocorrects.

• Simon’s Cat Halloween special.

• “20th century headlines rewritten to get more clicks“. (Hover your cursor for additional text.)

• Sigh.

• Could be Chaos.

• Could be Mayhem.

Teh Cute

• Black cat! African hunting dog and baby! Cats! Cat!

Reading Update

• Hockey fics! 🙂

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*chittering* -Mayhem

May, who thinks brightly colored leaves blowing by the window are birds. It’s even cuter than it sounds.

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Congrats to Nicci, who won Forbidden Love (Amor #1) (2nd ed) by Ellis Carrington!

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Contest(s)

• Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of A Song at Twlight by Pamela Sherwood. Closes October 13. US & Canada.

• Blodeuedd’s also giving away a copy of Close to the Wind by Zana Bell. Closes October 13.

Bookity

• New releases and more: Fiction Vixen (romance), AAR (romance), and Tor.com (PNR)

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• Is the assumption that most readers and writers of m/m are heterosexual females accurate? (via MA Derr’s tumblr)

• Josh Lanyon on how the reader-writer relationship is changing.

• Interesting post from Arthur Graham on the recent Goodreads situation.

• Bookity and writerly linkity from Becky Black.

• Bookity linkity from mental_floss.

• Literary landmarks of San Francisco via online map.

• Typography-themed online game.

Ebookity

• How do the different ebook subscription services compare?

• Is there still a place for eink ebook readers after the rise of the tablet?

• “Piracy isn’t killing content“.

Do, Think, Make, Learn

• Tour the London Symphony Orchestra interactively online.

• Knitting TV!

• Make an Enigma replica. (via Schneier on Security)

• How would a human fare in 500 mph winds?

• A site that will help you keep track of who’s on the ice at any given time in a hockey game.

• World map adjusted for internet population.

• What coffee grinds should look like based on brewing method.

• How did salt and pepper become such staples?

• Science remix about black holes.

• Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s birthday was Saturday – watch a video of him discussing “the most astounding fact”.

• Whew – the US Center for Disease Control was able to call back staff to deal with a multistate salmonella outbreak.

Cookity

• Thai basil stir fry.

• Mediterranean vegetable spaghetti. (via The Kitchn)

• Crock pot chicken tortilla soup. (via The Kitchn)

• Loaded Southwestern quinoa sweet potatoes. (via The Kitchn)

• Bacon, kale, and acorn squash salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Sweet potato and pesto salad sandwich.

• 10 cheesy pastas.

• 10 fall casseroles.

• 8 fancy casseroles.

• 14 taco recipes.

• Avocado cornbread.

• Streusel-topped apple pie muffins.

• Pumpkin pie stuffed baked apples. (via The Kitchn)

• Pumpkin rolls. (via The Kitchn)

• Mamie Taylor cocktail.

Gluten Free

• Apple cider doughnut cake.

• Apple dumplings.

• Coconut squash cake.

• Pumpkin bread.

• Paleo chocolate chip cookies.

• Cream cheese chocolate chip cookies.

• Red quinoa with butternut squash, cranberries, and pecans.

• Roasted tomato flatbread.

• Thanksgiving side dishes.

Crafty

• Crochet some pumpkin coasters. (via CRAFT)

• Make yourself a Sharknado costume for Halloween.

Cool

• Goalie backflip! (via Puck Daddy)

• Ordinary Batman Adventures. (via The Mary Sue)

• Have you watched the lost episodes of Doctor Who yet?

• Art installation from from over 3000 bicycles.

• Mesmerizing animated gif of a black cat drinking water.

• My neighborhood looked a little different in 1954 – but the Uptown Theater sign remains!

• Linkity from kmkat.

Cool or Wha…?

• TARDIS headband.

• Weeping Angels t-shirt. (via CRAFT)

• Modern art recreated in desserts.

• Nibble cake pan.

• If your GPS had an option for you to follow a group of penguins to your destination, would you use it?

• If you’ve always wanted your electric kettle to text you instead of whistling…

Wha…?

• Meat sculptures. (via The Mary Sue)

• Spam-flavored macademia nuts.

• SpaghettiOs cupcakes with Velveeta frosting and Goldfish sprinkles. (via CRAFT)

• Bare-chested Star Trek Khan (Ricardo Montalban edition) t-shirt. (via The Mary Sue)

• Target replacement product suggestion FAIL.

LOL

• Story of my life. (Will make much more sense to those who use AO3…)

• NHL mascot commercials.

• IKEA product or death metal band?

• On the US government shutdown… (Hover your cursor for additional text.)

• Tall infographics. (More hovering!)

• The next frame would be the kitty leaping from her scratched and bleeding arms, right?

• Kitty jenga.

• Brazen black cat.

• Hiding… you’re almost doing it right.

• Naughty black kitten.

• Alarmed black cat is alarmed.

• If Harry Potter was a black cat…

Teh Cute

• Tiger! Baby cheetahs! Baby fennecs! Black kitten! Jaguar and baby! Cats! Cats!

Reading Update

• *whistling*

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Seriously, it feels like it was basking week here, doesn’t it?! 🙂

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Congrats to Joe, who won Accidental Alpha (Pack Partners #1) by Poppy Dennison!

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Randonymity

• Have you tried Hope Spicy Avocado Hummus yet? YUM.

Contest(s)

• Kay Berrisford’s giving away an ebook copy of White Bone, Red Sky by Evelyn Shepherd. Closes October 5.

• Pants Off Reviews is giving away an ebook copy of Dead in the Desert by Lou Harper. Closes 11:59 pm EDT, October 5.

• Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of True Spies by Shanna Galen. Closes October 12.

Bookity

• New releases: Rarely Dusty Books (m/m), Elisa Rolle (LGBT), Fiction Vixen (romance/UF), Literary Escapism (UF/PNR), and Tor.com (UF, genre benders, scifi, British genre)

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• Goodreads on its new review policies of last week. Ceridwen analyzes the data that was deleted by Goodreads.

• Dear Author on how personal boycotts are different from censorship. Some options if you’re looking for a replacement for Goodreads.

• “Is there a correlation between banning books and bad science?“

• Your bookmark would like a word with you.

Ebookity

• Scribd launches another ebook Netflixesque service.

Think, Do, Learn, Make

• What you need to know about the new season of hockey.

• How the NHL’s teams got their names.

• US food and supplement recalls.

• A lake that turns you into stone if you touch it.

• NASA’s climate predictions for the rest of this century.

• IKEA’s going to start selling solar panels.

• Is modern wheat to blame for celiac disease?

Cookity

• Olive oil and whiskey carrot cake.

• Chocolate-pretzel granola bars. (via The Kitchn)

• Chocolate cream pie brownies. (via The Kitchn)

• Brown butter waffle cake with sorghum buttercream.

• Blueberry cheesecake stuffed French toast. (via The Kitchn)

• 10 salty sweets.

• Vegan chocolate cake.

• Baked tofu banh mi salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Vegan heirloom BLT salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Black bean and quinoa chili. (via The Kitchn)

• Peanutty quinoa bowls with baked tofu. (via The Kitchn)

• Saucy sauteed shrimp over lemony quinoa.

• Kimchi fried rice. (via The Kitchn)

• Fiery kale with garlic and olive oil.

• Chicken mushroom marsala grilled cheese. (via The Kitchn)

• New York (whiskey) sour.

Gluten Free

• Pumpkin polenta with tomatillo-avocado sauce.

• Buckwheat pancakes with healthy chocolate sauce.

• Cheddar mustard scones.

• Pumpkin animal crackers.

• Apple crack cake.

• Samoa latte.

Crafty

• Make your very own creepy mobile of old dolls and butcher knives…

Cool

• Some pictures from my neighborhood.

• “26 things you didn’t know about The Princess Bride“. (via mental_floss)

• Weeping angel mask. (via The Mary Sue)

• Astronaut Chris Hadfield as Bowie’s Aladdin Sane.

Cool or Wha…?

• Disco ball pizza oven. (via The Kitchn)

• Death Star soccer ball.

• DALEK Mr Potato Head.

• Star Trek character pillows.

• Captain Picard quilt. (via The Mary Sue)

• LEGO watches for adults.

Wha…?

• Dinosaur erotica.

• “What could possibly go wrong when [the] hotel that inspired The Shining digs up a pet cemetary?“

• Beer that contains actual moondust.

• “Iconic photos recreated using… Play-Doh“.

LOL

• Yes.

• September’s best autocorrects.

• Hyperbole and a Half.

• Pumpkin Spice: The Movie.

• How it always goes.

• Be suspicious. Very suspicious.

• Whoops. Too late.

Teh Cute

• Jaguarundi and baby! Baby tapir! Baby cheetah! Baby lions! Baby red pandas!

Reading Update

• If you’ve ever wondered why I wandered into hockey fanfic a year ago (I know! it’s been a year!) and haven’t really wandered back…
• Stickhandled: A Hockey RPF Zine
• If you read hockey rpf, go take this poll.

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*ears of annoyance* -Mayhem

*lazy ears of annoyance* – Chaos

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Congrats to Valeri, who won Dead in the Desert (LA Paranormal #3) by Lou Harper!

Congrats to Irene, who won Ali’s Intuition (Family of Misfits #2) by K-Lee Klein! Ali’s Intuition is being released today by MLR Press.

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Bookity

• New releases: Fiction Vixen (romance)

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• More from Dear Author on the changing habits of readers.

• Becky Black on whether a book you’ve written is an albatross.

• What books are people most likely to lie about having read?  (via mental_floss)

• An iOS app (not free) that teaches you how to speed read.

• The Minnesota Opera has commissioned an opera based on The Shining.

• Bookity linkity!

• Cats who live in libraries.

• Love this re: fanfic. 🙂

Ebookity

• San Antonio’s new paper bookless public library is now open.

Do, Think, Learn, Make

• The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul are pretty nice places to live. (via stuffaboutminneapolis)

• Build yourself a box bed and increase your storage space. (I have a different style, which involves taking off the mattress/futon to access the storage.)

• If you’re confused about escalating sheet thread counts…

• LEGOs were used to help restore a sarcophagus.

Cookity

• 75+ pantry dinners for when you’re busy.

• 15 soups, salads, & sandwiches to pack for your lunch.

• Mozzacado sandwich.

• Chicken masala pizza. (via The Kitchn)

• Easy creamy buffalo chicken quinoa bake. (via The Kitchn)

• Spicy vegan eggplant pasta.

• Baba ganoush.

• Brussels sprouts nachos. (via The Kitchn)

• Lobster cobb salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Seafood, fennel, and lime salad.

• Italian chopped salad with creamy garlic vinaigrette.

• Baked tofu.

• Sweet potato galettes.

• Sweet potato waffles. (via The Kitchn)

• Cider doughnuts with mulled cider glaze. (via The Kitchn)

• Pumpkin Nutella rolls. (via The Kitchn)

• Pumpkin cheesecake martini. (via CRAFT)

Gluten Free

• Southwest turkey burgers.

• Cranberry almond KIND bars.

• Zucchini-carrot muffins.

• Pumpkin biscotti.

Cool

• Paper rainbow.

• Start saving up for the forthcoming TARDIS duvet. (via The Mary Sue)

• Linkity from kmkat.

Cool or Wha…?

• “Organ”ic chocolates.

• Birthday cake M&Ms.

• Voice-activated thermostat.

• Add light sabres to your thumb wrestling.

• Bill Nye actually on Dancing with the Stars.

• “Cookies ‘n’ Creme Oreos return to shelves, tear hole in cookie-space continuum“.

Wha…?

• Whoops – hackers meant to take down the NSA’s website, but took down NASA’s instead.

• The Cheeseburger Pizza is available in the UK, but it sure doesn’t look like the ads.

• “Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day. Here’s Jack Sparrow. On a Unicycle. Playing the POTC Theme. With Bagpipes. That Are On Fire.“

• LEGO-inspired fashion mostly just looks heavy.

• PepsiCo wants to add scent capsules to the beverages it sells.

• Toilet brush sniper rifle.

LOL

• The Sad Desk Lunch tumblr… (via The Kitchn)

• A hockey fan’s year.

• Did you happen to catch Flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th?

• Han Solo Cup.

• Simon’s Cat vs the evil kitty in the mirror.

• I need to find the mystical place where all kitty toys go…

• Sneaky kitties are sneaky!

• Oh oh.

Teh Cute

• Cygnets! Baby red panda! Baby clouded leopards! Ocelot and baby! Kittens! Very dapper black kitty!

Reading Update

• Working on my hockey stats book, plus hockey fics. Hmm. Do I detect a theme here?! 😉

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Soft-focus napping Chaos! 🙂

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Congrats to Tracy, who won Black Hurricane (Boston Boys #3) by Erica Pike!

Congrats to PaParanormalFan, who won Waiting for a Spark by Lillian Francis!

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Contest(s)

• Lori Toland’s giving away a $10 ARe gift certificate at Kay Berrisford’s blog. Closes September 19.

• Blodeuedd’s giving away winner’s choice of The Reluctant Bride by Beverly Eikli or A Bargain Struck by Liz Harris. Closes September 22.

Bookity

• New releases: Rarely Dusty Books (m/m romance), Fiction Vixen (romance), and AAR (romance)

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• Dear Author on the internet and free speech.

• Fiction Vixen on how to succeed at blogging.

• Bookity linkity from Experiment BL26.

Ebookity

• Dear Author about Oyster ebook subscription.

Think, Do, Learn, Make

• The hockey jerseys Nike has designed for the Olympics are… interesting. (via Puck Daddy)

• Why people are afraid of clowns. (via mental_floss)

• Rubbing alcohol removes sticker gunk without leaving behind a greasy film like Goo Gone.

• Climate change might be making eating raw oysters less safe.

• Vogager 1 has left the solar system.

• “The science of what makes an introvert and an extrovert“.

• How to increase your activity level to burn more calories during the day.

Cookity

• Avocado and chicken caprese salad. (via The Kitchn)

• BBQ chicken cobb salad.

• Grilled lettuce and peach salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Collard and quinoa wraps.

• Kale and black bean tacos with chimichurri.

• Pad thai sliders. (via The Kitchn)

• One pot linguini with roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and Brie.

• Hot smoked salmon with potato salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Yellow tomato and corn gazpacho. (via The Kitchn)

• Grilled zucchini mini tostadas with refried beans. (via The Kitchn)

• 10 zucchini recipes.

• 4 creative vegan recipes.

• Polenta cookies.

• Blueberry lemon brownies. (via The Kitchn)

• Chocolate peanut butter pretzel bites. (via The Kitchn)

• Caramel stuffed apple cider cookies. (via CRAFT)

Drinkity

• The Americano.

• Sunset punch.

• Spiked blueberry basil lemonade.

Gluten Free

• Chocolate crinkle cookies.

• Soft tapioca wraps.

Crafty

• Make a stuffed cat from old towels. (via CRAFT)

• Knit some Mary Jane style slippers. (via CRAFT)

Cool

• Explore the Galapagos Islands via Google Street View.

• Vacationing with the Game of Thrones cast.

• The Harry Potter MBTI personality test.

• Tinkerbell and the TARDIS.

• Patrick Stewart got married last weekend.

• Fleet of LEGO ships.

• If Monty Python and the Holy Grail was a serious historical period film…

• 10 of the best songs from Bill Nye’s Soundtrack of Science.

• “John’s anniversary present, with a side of tiger-mauling“.

• Linkity from kmkat.

Cool or Wha…?

• Superman coins from Canada.

• Red velvet Coke can cake.

• Pumpkin spice M&Ms.

• Chopstick straws.

• iPhone sticky notes.

• Darth Vader, a unicycle, bagpipes…

Wha…?

• Hello Kitty beer. (via The Mary Sue)

• Facebook-flavored ice cream. (via The Mary Sue)

• SUV with six USB ports and six power outlets.

• Poop transplants might be the secret to weight loss………

LOL

• Surely there’s something humans can do better than computers… (Hover your cursor for additional text.)

• Back to school autocorrect fails.

• TOTALLY CHAOS.

• Eeep!

Teh Cute

• Baby musk ox! Snowy egret! Bison and baby! Swan and cygnet! (I must not’ve been in the mood to find things cute this week.)

Reading Update

• I am reading an actual paper book! It’s about hockey statistics. 😀

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*blinks drowsily*

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Congrats to Marie W, who won Different by Kim Dare!

Congrats to Ilona, who won This Little Whatever by Nicole Forcine! This Little Whatever is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Congrats to Sarah M and Deanna B, who won Learning Curve (Life Lessons #4) by Kaje Harper! Learning Curve is being released today by MLR Press.

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Contest(s)

• Blodeuedd’s giving away To Wed a Wicked Highlander by Victoria Roberts. Closes September 14. US & Canada.

• Ava March is celebrating five years of being published by giving away an ebook ARC of All In with the Duke (Gambling on Love #1), which won’t be released for everyone else until November. Closes midnight EDT, September 24.

Bookity

• New releases: Fiction Vixen (romance) and Tor.com (PNR).

• Book and publishing news from Dear Author.

• AAR on the Mary Sue (the character type, not the blog…).

• Bookity (and more) linkity from Becky Black.

• The 2013 Hugo Award winners.

• Jane Austen tarot cards.

Ebookity

• Ebooks and pricing points.

• Will you receive a payout for having purchased price-fixed ebooks?

• Oyster is “Netflix for ebooks”.

• Comparing Oyster to two other ebook subscription services.

Do, Think, Make, Learn

• The secret of fast internet revealed…

• Celiac disease, believed to affect 1 in 100, might be more common than that.

• “Should you take glucosamine and chondroitin? Meh“.

• “IKEA product names really are meaningless as you’d assumed“.

• 15 unusual September holidays.

• “A brief history of buildings that melt things“.

Cookity

• Black bean and corn veggie burgers.

• Chickpea and roasted red pepper burgers. (via The Kitchn)

• Creamy millet corn chowder with greens.

• Broccoli slaw fish tacos. (via The Kitchn)

• Shrimp pad thai. (via The Kitchn)

• Pesto guacamole. (via The Kitchn)

• Zucchini crust pizza. (via Bron’s Pinterest)

• Caramel apple popcorn. (via The Kitchn)

• Peanut butter caramel baked apples. (via CRAFT)

• No bake peanut butter cheesecake. (via The Kitchn)

• Dark chocolate and salted caramel topped shortbread. (via Bron’s Pinterest)

• Banana Nutella bread. (via The Kitchn)

• Perfect carrot cake. (via The Kitchn)

• Deep fried s’mores. (via The Kitchn)

• Chocolate-filled s’mores pie.

• Sparkling cojito.

Gluten Free

• Apple crisp.

• Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.

• Soft brownie cookies.

• Earl Grey donuts with blueberry glaze.

• Buckwheat rhubarb scones.

• Polenta French toast.

Cool

• First female scientist in LEGO.

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail LEGO sets – too bad they don’t exist…

• Some pictures from the Minnesota State Fair.

• Old tech turned into Star Wars sculptures. (via The Mary Sue)

• Linkity from kmkat. Two weeks worth.

Cool or Wha…?

• Butter Wolverine.

• Bill Nye is going to be on Dancing with the Stars.

Wha…?

• Corn poop soap.

• Spreadable beer.

• Deep-fried soup from KFC.

• Custom bacon graphics for the Ford Fiesta.

• Various can cozies.

LOL

• “The 29 most Minnesotan things that ever happened“. (via A closer look at flyover land)

• Toxicity… (Hover your cursor for additional text.)

• Seriously.

• Easy mistake to make…

Teh Cute

• Caracal and baby! Baby binturong! Baby snow leopard! Lynx and babies! Black kittens! Hedgie!

Reading Update

• Look! Over there! Up in the sky! Is that a… hockey fic? 😉

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I checked. Not dead! 🙂 (That’s Mayhem, in case you can’t tell.)