a day off from work
dr pepper slurpee and
yoga pants for me
*I don't do yoga, I just like comfy stretchy pants.
dr pepper slurpee and
yoga pants for me
*I don't do yoga, I just like comfy stretchy pants.
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Cals
08 July 2009 @ 09:10 pm
03 July 2009 @ 09:14 pm
I decided to read this because of the amazon.com summary, which amazed both myself and ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
lesbiassparrow the other night when we were browsing for bad romance novels:
From Publishers Weekly
In bestseller Putney's spellbinding second romantic fantasy (after 2004's A Kiss of Fate), Earl of Falconer, Simon Malmain, chief enforcer of the Guardian Council, which oversees the use of magic in 18th-century Britain, has been turned into a unicorn by Lord Drayton, a renegade mage whom Simon charges with encouraging the Jacobite uprising; only a virgin can transform Simon back into human form. Luckily for Simon, animal-loving "Mad Meggie," Drayton's "servant," succeeds in doing so, while Simon breaks the spell that's kept Meg in the dark sorcerer's thrall. Allied in a "pretend" marriage, the pair pool their unusual talents in an effort to ruin Lord Drayton's plan to prevent the Industrial Age from revolutionizing England. Putney's skill as a historical romance novelist serves her well in the depiction of London and the subplot featuring a gifted developer of the steam engine. The love that grows between Simon and Meg, though pretty standard fare, includes some wonderfully steamy moments. While the final battle between good and evil offers few surprises, it's still entertaining enough to raise anticipation for the next installment.
( It's exactly as it sounds. )
I'm about halfway through, but I don't know if I can bring myself to finish it. But then I think, what if it gets better? What if there are more inadvertantly hilarious bits (of which there have been many thus far, I'll admit). Still, I'd much rather finish the first of Deborah Crombie's Scotland Yard detective mysteries instead.
lesbiassparrow the other night when we were browsing for bad romance novels:From Publishers Weekly
In bestseller Putney's spellbinding second romantic fantasy (after 2004's A Kiss of Fate), Earl of Falconer, Simon Malmain, chief enforcer of the Guardian Council, which oversees the use of magic in 18th-century Britain, has been turned into a unicorn by Lord Drayton, a renegade mage whom Simon charges with encouraging the Jacobite uprising; only a virgin can transform Simon back into human form. Luckily for Simon, animal-loving "Mad Meggie," Drayton's "servant," succeeds in doing so, while Simon breaks the spell that's kept Meg in the dark sorcerer's thrall. Allied in a "pretend" marriage, the pair pool their unusual talents in an effort to ruin Lord Drayton's plan to prevent the Industrial Age from revolutionizing England. Putney's skill as a historical romance novelist serves her well in the depiction of London and the subplot featuring a gifted developer of the steam engine. The love that grows between Simon and Meg, though pretty standard fare, includes some wonderfully steamy moments. While the final battle between good and evil offers few surprises, it's still entertaining enough to raise anticipation for the next installment.
( It's exactly as it sounds. )
I'm about halfway through, but I don't know if I can bring myself to finish it. But then I think, what if it gets better? What if there are more inadvertantly hilarious bits (of which there have been many thus far, I'll admit). Still, I'd much rather finish the first of Deborah Crombie's Scotland Yard detective mysteries instead.
01 July 2009 @ 11:11 pm
... and for anyone else who is interested in well-written, emotional regencies.
An Unlikely Duchess - heroine runs away from home because she's being forced to marry a duke, and then gets robbed, and ends up being accidentally rescued by the duke she's supposed to marry, but she doesn't know it. They go on a wild goose chase to find her stolen jewels. Similar to Georgette Heyer and Amanda Quick.
The Famous Heroine - heroine is lauded by the ton for acts of heroism that she stumbles into accidentally rather than deliberately. Becomes great friends with popular, flamboyant Lord Francis who must marry her after they are found in several inadvertant compromising positions. She thinks he is gay for the majority of the novel.
A Precious Jewel - Gut-wrenching romance between hero and his mistress. Realistic portrayal of "forbidden" love.
Dancing With Clara - heroine is disabled, hero is a rakehell who needs to marry a heiress to get himself out of debt. Manages to make the hero, essentially a manslut, sympathetic.
A Summer To Remember - heroine jilted at the altar by fiancee accepts a proposal from a rake who courts her to win a bet. Introspective look at heroine's character, some really good emotional discovery & growth.
There are more, but I can't recall them at the moment...!
An Unlikely Duchess - heroine runs away from home because she's being forced to marry a duke, and then gets robbed, and ends up being accidentally rescued by the duke she's supposed to marry, but she doesn't know it. They go on a wild goose chase to find her stolen jewels. Similar to Georgette Heyer and Amanda Quick.
The Famous Heroine - heroine is lauded by the ton for acts of heroism that she stumbles into accidentally rather than deliberately. Becomes great friends with popular, flamboyant Lord Francis who must marry her after they are found in several inadvertant compromising positions. She thinks he is gay for the majority of the novel.
A Precious Jewel - Gut-wrenching romance between hero and his mistress. Realistic portrayal of "forbidden" love.
Dancing With Clara - heroine is disabled, hero is a rakehell who needs to marry a heiress to get himself out of debt. Manages to make the hero, essentially a manslut, sympathetic.
A Summer To Remember - heroine jilted at the altar by fiancee accepts a proposal from a rake who courts her to win a bet. Introspective look at heroine's character, some really good emotional discovery & growth.
There are more, but I can't recall them at the moment...!
25 June 2009 @ 08:27 pm
The hotness level of BOSS is ridiculous. So good.
And, as if Amami Yuki, Takenouchi Yutaka, Tamayama Tetsuji and Toda Erika weren't enough: YAMADA TAKAYUKI IS IN THE PREVIEW FOR EP FOUR.
OMFG. SO EXCITED. I AM GOING TO WATCH IT NOW!
ps. I love Takenouchi Yutaka hitting on every and any woman in sight.
And, as if Amami Yuki, Takenouchi Yutaka, Tamayama Tetsuji and Toda Erika weren't enough: YAMADA TAKAYUKI IS IN THE PREVIEW FOR EP FOUR.
OMFG. SO EXCITED. I AM GOING TO WATCH IT NOW!
ps. I love Takenouchi Yutaka hitting on every and any woman in sight.