Wednesday 31 January 2007
Tagged with the name game!
Here are my answers!
1. YOUR REAL NAME:
Yolanda Sfetsos
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first three letters of your name, plus izzle)
Yolizzle (huh??)
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three of your last)
Y-Sfe (Not so fly, is it?)
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)
Black Tiger (Oooh, I like this one!)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, Street you live on):
n/a, don't have a middle name! :/
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 3 letters of mom’s maiden name)
Sfe –Yo Jim (strangely enough, it sounds like something out of Star Wars! Lol)
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (favorite color, favorite drink)
Black Ruski (heee, heee. I'm a Russian superhero that drinks vodka! Heeeee)
8. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of your dad’s middle name, 1st letter of a sibling’s first name, last letter of your moms middle name)
Oe-ifja (???)
9. YOUR STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/body spray)
Vanilla (this definitely sounds like a stripper name! Lol!)
10. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father’s middle name)
Maria Rafael
That was fun. Except for the not having a middle name from which to take letters from!
So I'm tagging (if you wanna play, that is) Shelli, Karen and Cora!
Monday 29 January 2007
MINION
Well, over the weekend I finished reading the first novel of A Vampire Huntress Legend.
This is the setup to what I think will be a terrific series! Damali's a very interesting character and so is the premise of what's going on. I would've hated to read this and then have to wait for the next instalment though, it kinda ended in the middle of something... lucky for me, I have the next five books already. So that's cool. :)
Anyway, I really enjoyed this book. The characters are great, and I can't wait to find out more about them. Also, the thing between Damali and Carlos is totally interesting. I can't wait to see how and if their relationship develops.
I'm a sucker for a vamp story, so it's no wonder that I enjoyed this!
Wednesday 24 January 2007
DAUGHTER OF THE BLOOD
In her old life, Isabella DeMarco lived in New York with her father and had just started to fall for a handsome police lieutenant. Then she learned the truth--she is Gifted, a powerful magic user.
Okay, I finished this book last night. It's another GREAT Bombshell. I started it over the weekend and read a little more each night, but last night I polished off the last 80 pages or so in one sitting. It seems to be the trend for this year. I start out sneaking in as many reading sessions as I can, until I can't take it anymore and just have to finish the book!
And this one didn't disappoint.
It follows straight after Daughter of the Flames, which I absolutely loved as well.
In this book we fall deeper into the world of the Gifted and the supernaturals of New Orleans. The atmosphere is wonderful and engulfed in mystery. The characters are engaging and wonderful. Most of the time I was untrusting of the people around Izzy, just as confused about who was friend or foe as she was. It was so nicely written, and so much happens to Izzy in this instalment.
It's amazing, and definitely worth reading until the very last word. Because right at the very end, we find out an even deeper secret about her... This trilogy is great. I can't wait to read the next one. Though with the demise of the Bombshell line, I'm not sure how it will be released. :/
Thursday 18 January 2007
POSSESSED
Monday 15 January 2007
HELL TO PAY
Friday 12 January 2007
*insert title here*
Anyway, I got through the (final) reading of Jake & Mary tale. It's 109 pages long, 21,570 words. Of course I cheated. ;) Last night instead of reading, I picked up the lappy and made further progress.
I made more changes than I thought I would. Nothing huge, pretty much small things here and there, and everywhere. :/ I think it's made it much stronger... at least I hope it has. Why do us writers always get hounded by self-doubt? I suppose it goes with the job of writing. Self-doubt and rejection are two sure things in this biz.
Gee, I sound like a real happy camper today, don't I? Not sure where all that came from, because I'm actually feeling quite good today. It's bright and sunny out there, very warm! Summer finally feels like it's here and I got through quite a bit of writing stuff this week... so what's the prob? No prob. I think I need more sleep, though :D
Looking forward to the weekend, that's for sure! I want to get through the rest of the book I'm reading now. It's Simon R Green's latest Nightside book. I love the Nightside books. It's great to be back in the Nightside.
You know, sometimes it's hard to come up with an appropriate blog post title.
Have a GREAT weekend everyone!
Thursday 11 January 2007
Lots to do!
Also made a vanilla cake to surprise the hubby when he gets home, though it's not really a suprise. He already knows about it. :/
Anyway, I got through 40 pages today and I'm hoping to do some more later. We'll see how I go. I'm still enjoying this tale, I really like Jake and Mary.
My daughter watched another Barbie flick today, Fairytopia this time. Shelli and Zinnia, I'm glad I'm not alone on the Barbie movie thing. My gosh! At least this one just had music, without the endless (annoying) singing. At least I think it didn't, I tried to block it all out as much as I could. Totally lost myself in the story this time.
I'm a bit sore today. We got back into the weights last night, after the brief hiatus. My arms are sore and so are my legs, and let's not even talk about my sides! But hell, it feels good. I've actually missed it. I've got more energy when we workout, just feel better overall. Isn't that strange? Strange but cool.
Anyway, I think I'm gonna go take a look around the net for a while. Just take it easy for a bit...
Wednesday 10 January 2007
Not so much
Monday 8 January 2007
MORTAL DANGER
I finished reading this book over the weekend. I've had it for a while now, but because of the way I've got my bookshelf set up (in two rows) it got shelved behind more recent books without my reading it. :/
What prompted me to remember was that I ordered the third book this month. And it looks and sounds very interesting, but I can't read it without reading this one first.
Anyway, you get the picture.
I really enjoyed the first book. Both Lily and Rule were very likeable characters and I enjoy the way Eileen Wilks has set up her world. In this book, there was further expansion and explanation of how things work. Plus I got to meet Cynna (she's on the cover of the third book) and once again encountered Cullen.
Overall, the plot was great! Actually, everything was great. It was very unpredictable, I had no idea what was going to happen next. It's a very deep book, with lots happening on different levels and one problem after another being laid out for the characters. It was very cool.
I really enjoyed this one! My first book for 2007. :)
Friday 5 January 2007
Not quite there yet
Anyway, I'm now up to 8,258 words. There's probably only one more chapter left to be written. So that's something to be excited about. Maybe Monday... or, if I get a chance to grab the lappy during the weekend. Hee. Heee.
Not much more to update for now... ;)
Have a GREAT weekend!
Thursday 4 January 2007
Faeries
I'm actually really enjoying this tale now. Even if things aren't going great for my faerie. :/ Poor thing's swamped with issues. She didn't mean to get herself into any of the probs that are now hounding her.
Anyway, I'm really tired today. *yawn* Didn't get to bed as early as I wanted to last night. Here's hoping for an early night this time.
Tuesday 2 January 2007
Books Read in 2006:
TOUCH OF THE WHITE TIGER: Julie Beard
THE DA VINCI CODE: Dan Brown
THE CARDINAL RULE: Cate Dermody
TIGER EYE: Marjorie M Liu
BITTEN & SMITTEN: Michelle Rowen
AWAKEN ME DARKLY: Gena Showalter
MOON CALLED: Patricia Briggs
SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH: Simon R Green
WORKING FOR THE DEVIL: Lilith Saintcrow
TOUCH OF EVIL: CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
DEVIL'S DUE: Rachel Caine
SOMETHING WICKED: Evelyn Vaughn
GUNS, DRUGS AND MONSTERS: Steve Niles
ENSLAVE ME SWEETLY: Gena Showalter
NIGHTLIFE: Rob Thurman
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL: Charlaine Harris
SERENITY - THOSE LEFT BEHIND: Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, Will Conrad
EVEN VAMPIRES GET THE BLUES: Katie MacAlister
A VISION OF MURDER: Victoria Laurie
CELL: Stephen King
SHADOW TOUCH: Marjorie M. Liu
SHADOWS IN THE DARKNESS: Elaine Cunningham
PAST REDEMPTION: Savannah Russe
ANGEL WITH ATTITUDE: Michelle Rowen
TOUCH THE DARK: Karen Chance
ELEVEN ON TOP: Janet Evanovich
DAUGHTER OF THE FLAMES: Nancy Holder
LOST CALLING: Evelyn Vaughn
KITTY GOES TO WASHINGTON: Carrie Vaughn
CRESCENT MOON: Lori Handeland
FOOL MOON: Jim Butcher
BROKEN: Kelley Armstrong
MIDNIGHT MOON: Lori Handeland
THE TURNING: Jennifer Armintrout
SACRILEGIOUS: Savannah Jordan
FIRESTORM: Rachel Caine
DEAD MAN RISING: Lilith Saintcrow
BAITED: Crystal Green
HERETIC: Joseph Nassise
EVE: Tamara Thorne
MERILYNN: Tamara Thorne
SAMANTHA: Tamara Thorne
WITCHLING: Yasmine Galenorn
ROGUE ANGEL - DESTINY: Alex Archer
ROGUE ANGEL - SOLOMON'S JAR: Alex Archer
FROM THE DARK: Michele Hauf
THUNDERBIRD FALLS: CE Murphy
LIGHT MY FIRE: Katie MacAlister