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Linkity looking forward to a long weekend



Congrats to Melanie, who won the Summer Lovin’ m/m romance anthology by Clare London, Chrissy Munder, JL Merrow, Josephine Myles, & Lou Harper!

Congrats to Karen R, who won A Heart without Borders by Andrew Grey! A Heart without Borders is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Congrats to Avalie, who won Strong Enough (Family #2) by Cardeno C! Strong Enough is also being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Randonymity

  • Minnesota allows citizens to carry guns around, which leads to all sorts of places having “[name] bans guns on these premises” signs. Few are as good as this (click to embiggen):

  • No Misadventures post on Monday because it’s a holiday in the US! A much-needed holiday for me. 🙂

Contest(s)

  • Jenre’s celebrating her 1000th post with a giveaway – prizes include a $10 ARe voucher and chocolate! Read the rules before you comment, because you have to answer a question. Closes 11:59 pm GMT, September 1.

Bookity

  • What’s your bookshelf type? (Thanks, Experiment BL26!) I have a couple of IKEA BILLY bookcases and a couple of boring old bookcases that my dad made many, many, many years ago. I’m not sure what type that makes me. 🙂

Ebookity

Think, Do, Learn, Make

Cookity

Gluten Free

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Cool or Wha…?

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Teh Cute

Reading Update
New Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual by Reader’s Digest. This book isn’t very helpful for those of us who are completely unhandy and unfamiliar with the basics – I think caulking got a couple sentences at most. I’ve had far better luck getting the sort of detailed info I need from googling. (Apparently painters tape is the secret to professional looking caulking – I’m glad I found that tip, or I’d probably be sitting in my disastrously caulked tub in tears right now.)
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S Beagle. Ok story about a man who’s lived in a graveyard in the Bronx for the past 20 years, keeping newly arrived ghosts company and eating food brought to him by a talking raven. It was also a story about the lies we tell ourselves and how hard it can be to face the truth. I felt it suffered from head hopping in the first half (probably due to some sort of omniscient narration, which I never do well with). At times it all seemed rather overwrought – but was that simply a product of being written in 1960? Anyway, since it took me over a month to get through, obviously I didn’t find it a particularly compelling read.


“I like this rug a lot. Jeanne knit it for us! I suppose I shouldn’t have hissed at her the other night because she touched my tail, huh?” -Mayhem

Linkity’ll be hiding from the heatwave



Congrats to Beth, who won Training Cats (2nd ed) by PD Singer! (A book title completely not endorsed by Chaos.)

Congrats to sere, who won The Battle for Galerir (The Galerir Saga #2) byAnna Lee!

Congrats to Megan W, who won Unbreak My Heart by K-Lee Klein! Unbreak My Heart will be released by Amber Allure on August 25.



Randonymity

  • It’s amazing how exciting it is to have overhead light in the kitchen again, after the old, crappy, dangerous, burned out fixture was replaced last weekend.

Contest(s)

Bookity

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  • Butter sculptures. Somewhere I’m sure I still have a photo of the Butter Palm (Pilot) from the Minnesota State Fair a while back…

LOL

Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • You’ll never guess… 😉

“‘Draw me like one of your French girls’? What does that even mean, Mom?” -Mayhem

Licked by linkity



Congrats to Juliana, who won Love’s Nest (Tempting Tales #3) by Keira Andrews and Leta Blake!

Congrats to Lori S, who won Thorns by Feliz Faber!



Randonymity

  • Things the kitties had never experienced before we moved and which they still regard with suspicion due to noisiness: dishwasher, garbage disposal, washing machine, and dryer.

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  • A picture I took last weekend:

Home improvement with piano accompaniment?!?! (Click on the photo to embiggen.)

LOL

Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • You know you wanna read hockey fics… 😀

“No, I’m sure I’ll still be bored if I look out the window, Mom.” -Mayhem

The week in which I recommend that you eat before linkitying



Congrats to Barb, who won Love Comes in Darkness by Andrew Grey! Love Comes in Darkness is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Congrats to Julio, who won King Mai (The Lost and Founds #2) by Edmond Manning!



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  • Signs your cat loves you. (May likes to knead my hair when I’m sleeping so I wake up with the craziest bedhead ever.)

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Crafty

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Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • Mmmm, hockey fics…

“It’s not easy being green.” -Mayhem

Linkity for a summer in the city

Randonymity

  • Next week I have training for work from 9 am – 6:30 pm, Monday – Friday. That’s going to be tough for someone who’s used to working 6:30 am – 3:30 pm. And it’s definitely going to have a negative impact on linkity. Brace yourselves.
  • Especially since my car is making a horrific noise – a noise so horrific that people turn to gawk if I drive by. Rear brakes? Bearings? It sounds expensive, whatever it is. I have the car parked until I can drop it off at the dealer Monday morning and get a loaner – hopefully in time to make it in to training…

Contests

Bookity

  • Jenre, Tam, and Kassa share some of their favorites books from when they started reading m/m romance.

Think, Do, Make, Learn

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  • My Little Blackhawk is a tumblr of the Blackhawks as ponies. As if you couldn’t guess from the name. 😉

Cool or Wha…?

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Teh Cute

Reading Update


“You’re not marking up my paws with your nasty marker, no way, no how. I’m keeping an eye on you.” -Chaos

Linkity has no idea where these heaps of things came from, nor any idea where they should go



Congrats to Fehu, who won Parting Shot (A Matter of Time #7) by Mary Calmes! Parting Shot is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Congrats to Max T, who won Fanning the Flames (The Match Before Christmas #2) (2nd ed) by Eden Winters!



Randonymity

  • Oh, unpacking, how I do hate thee.

Contests

Bookity

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Think, Do, Make, Learn

Cookity

Gluten Free

Crafty

Cool

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Teh Cute

Reading Update
One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald #1) by Margaret Maron. I can’t figure out why I liked this mystery so much the first time I read it roughly 10 years ago. It has not aged well.

Plus hockey fics. Of course. 🙂


“Whatcha doing, big kitty?” -Mayhem

“Being all manly. Go away, May!” -Chaos

Can’t linkity for long – unpacking!



Congrats to Joder, who won Stranded by Andrew Grey! Stranded will be released by Dreamspinner Press on July 15.



Randonymity

  • On Saturday, the movers (Tyler and Tyler) moved the bulk of my worldly goods from my old third-floor condo (no elevator) to my new condo 6.5 blocks away… on the same street.
  • Hey, I like my neighborhood! 🙂
  • And I am soooooo glad I hired movers (a first for me) – it was worth every penny.
  • But oh, I forgot how time consuming it is to unpack and find a place for everything…
  • Need to buy more shelf lining paper – have so far gone through around 55 feet of the 18″ wide stuff and I am not done.

Contests

Bookity

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Do, Think, Make, Learn

Cookity

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  • May doesn’t sit on my head, but she’ll make happy paws in my hair when I’m in bed, which takes bed head to whole new heights.

Teh Cute

Reading Update
Undone Deeds (Connor Grey #6) by Mark del Franco. This is a book that seemed to be trying too hard and simultaneously not trying hard enough, as the first half was slow and the second half was hella fast. Refreshing your memory of Celtic mythology before you read it wouldn’t be amiss.


“Well, I guess this new purple couch is ok…” -Chaos

Picture taken from my new purple chaise lounge. 🙂

REALLY can’t linkity for long – packing!



Congrats to Cornelia, who won The Prodigal (The Angel of 13th Street #1.5) (2nd ed) by Eden Winters!



Randonymity

  • Packing. Packing! Packing!!! Moving Saturday morning.
  • After I move, I won’t have internet access at home beyond my phone until Monday afternoon or evening, best case.
  • Apologies to everyone whose emails I haven’t replied to yet…
  • This is going to be an extremely brief linkity, because packing! 🙂

Think, Do, Learn, Make

Cookity

Cool

Cool or Wha…?

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Teh Cute

Reading Update
Uncertain Allies (Connor Grey #5) by Mark del Franco. Ok urban fantasy in which Connor once again inadvertently rains death and destruction down upon the fey portion of Boston. Some things bothered me, like the spear reappearing as a spear, but nothing being mentioned about Connor’s silver “tattoo” vanishing from his arm at the same time, etc.


“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” -Chaos

Can’t linkity for long, packing



Don’t forget to enter the contest for Peepshow by Clare London! Contest closes 7 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 9.


Congrats to Annie, Nicki, and choccygrl, who won Forever Promised (Promises #4) by Amy Lane! Forever Promised is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Randonymity

  • Linkity’s going to be brief both today and next Friday, due to my purchasing a new condo today and needing to pack and move. 🙂
  • I’m sure I’m going to fall even more behind on answering emails and reading blogs…
  • This purchase (and needing to sell my old condo) mean I am not going to GRL in Atlanta this year. 🙁

  • If you’re wondering why this hasn’t been cleaned up yet, the city has to deal with it because it’s a boulevard tree, but since it’s on a deadend street, I’m sure it’s very low on the priority list. Some other pictures.

Contest

Bookity

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Think, Do, Learn, Make

Cookity

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Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • Reading? What’s that?

“I really don’t like the sound of this ‘other condo’ business…” -Mayhem

Linkity lampreyism



Congrats to Maya, who won The Match Before Christmas (2nd ed) by Eden Winters!

Congrats to Susan A, Karl, Samantha, Cynthia, and bheds, who won Reach for the Moon (Alejo & Bobby) by Val Kovalin!

Congrats to batchelorboy55, who won Damned If You Do: The Complete Collection by JL Merrow! Damned If You Do will be released on June 24 by Riptide Publishing.



Randonymity

  • Possibly by this time next week I will own a new condo. Still waiting for one document…

Contest

Bookity

Think, Do, Learn, Make

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Reading Update

  • Hockeyficshockeyficshockeyficshockeyficshockeyfics!

“I’m melting!” -Chaos