• The big Project Runway uh-oh

    I can’t believe they gave it to Jeff. He should have been kicked off the show half a dozen times. The very first outfit … the Mom challenge … the cocktail dress …

    Uli was totally robbed. ‘Nuff said.

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    Just finished Does This Cape Make Me Look Fat? by Chelsea Cain and Marc Mohan.

    Hysterical. Completely, utterly hysterical. If you love superheroes, you have to read this book.

    It’s subtitled “Pop Psychology for Superheroes” and examines issues important to every hero. Like how to choose a sidekick. How to pick a good superhero name. And what to do if your parent and/or spouse turns out to be a supervillain.

    As superhero spoofs go, it’s the best one that I’ve read in a long time. And the art is so ’70s bad that it’s funny. I’m still snickering. 🙂

    Get it. Read it. Laugh your socks off.

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    Blurbs, blurbs, blurbs …

    I have cover blurbs! Yeah!

    Authors Rachel Gibson, Candace Havens, and Erin McCarthy have all given a big thumbs-up to Karma Girl. For more, click on the Home page or go to the Books page.

    Thanks to Rachel, Candace, and Erin for taking the time to read the book. 🙂

  • 788 and counting …

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    Finished It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas this weekend. It’s the second book in her popular “Wallflower” series about a group of four husband-hunting friends in England.

    It was a good read, and, if you like historical romance, then I definitely recommend this series to you.

    But what caught my attention most about this book were the last three pages. Instead of focusing on the happy couple, the last few pages set up the couple for the next book — and ended in a cliffhanger.

    Will the handsome, yet broke, lord accept the fair, and extremely wealthy, maiden’s proposal of marriage? That was what Kleypas left readers with. I loved and hated it.

    I loved it because it made me want to read the next book in the series, The Devil in Winter. But I hated it because if I had been reading this book when it first came out and the sequel wasn’t available yet, I would have screamed in frustration.

    I like to wait until a series has gotten a good start (i.e. there are several books out) before I start reading it. The reason? Cliffhangers like Kleypas’. I don’t want to have to wait six months or a year or longer to find out what happens next. I want to know right now.

    What about you? Do you like cliffhangers in books? Or do you prefer a nice, tidy ending? Inquiring minds want to know …

  • As requested … Veronica Mars!

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    I’ve been asked to blog about Veronica Mars, so here goes.

    I still enjoy the show, but I’m not feeling the level of insane love like I have the past two seasons for one reason – Logan. They’ve given him nothing to do this year. He hasn’t even had that much dialogue. All he does is sort of look sad and quiet and mopey.

    His mom committed suicide, his good-for-nothing, abusive dad was murdered after murdering his girlfriend, the other girlfriend was raped – he has plenty to be depressed about. But I still miss the Logan of yesteryear. The smart-ass bad boy that you just can’t help but like. Who always had a snappy comeback for every situation. They need to bring that Logan back. That Logan and his relationship with Veronica is the main reason that I love the show so much.

    Wallace has been light on the scenes too, although watching him and Logan go toe-to-toe as guard/prisoner was good. And whatever happened to Wallace’s mom? And the subplot with his dad? They’ve both just sort of disappeared off the face of the earth …

    Also, the subplot with Keith and Kendall and the Fitzpatricks was kind of out there, too. I never got the whole Fitzpatrick subplot last year. I thought it was one too many red herrings about the bus crash.

    But Weevil returns this week, which is reason to celebrate. 🙂 Now, if they can just give him some scenes with Logan and Wallace …

    Honestly, I don’t want to get too attached to the show this year. It’s only been given a 13-episode commitment, and Veronica and Logan are going to break up at some point around episode 6. If it ends with Veronica and Logan on the outs, well, I don’t know what I’ll do.

    I just have to hope that the ratings are good and that Rob Thomas, the creator/producer, is as smart as his characters about where he ends things.

    What about you? Are you still loving the show? Inquiring minds want to know …