Showing posts with label Lego-isms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lego-isms. Show all posts

Thursday, September 29, 2022

October 2022 Reading Challenge: Dem Bones

October Reading Challenge
Skulls and/or Bones on the Cover

October is upon us, and I know I'm ready for some cozy reads. With an anthology called Black as Death in hand, a book with the Jolly Rogers symbol on the cover, I thought I'd make this the theme for the month: skull and crossbones, dry bones, noisy bones, whichever kind of bones. It's looking to be a month of rattling skeletons and good reads!


Book Back Bones

Need some inspiration? Here's a list of books I cobbled together:

1.) Black as Death: A Collection of Cafe Cozy Mysteries by Kate Swenson et al. (Mysteries)

2.) Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella (Middle Grade)

3.) Little Bird by Tiffany Meuret (Contemporary Fantasy)

4.) Human Body Theater by Maris Wicks (Childrens Graphic Novel)

5.) The Curse of Madame "C" by Gary Larson (Cartoon)

6.) Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman (YA Western)

A Western eBook
Beautiful Cover!

Still looking for the right read? Check out these links:

1.) Twelve Books With Bones on the Cover – Top Ten Tuesday – Books, Bones & Buffy

2.) Goodreads List: Skull and Bones Book Covers

3.) Scholastics: 10 Skeleton-Themed Stories for Every Age

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James Weldon Johnson
Unknown Photographer, Public Domain

Dry Bones by James Weldon Johnson

Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!
Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
"Oh, hear the word of the Lord."

The foot bone connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone connected to the back bone,
The back bone connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone connected to the head bone,
Oh, hear the word of the Lord!

Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk aroun'
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk aroun'
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk aroun'
Oh, hear the word of the Lord.

The head bone connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone connected to the back bone,
The back bone connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone connected to the foot bone,
Oh, hear the word of the Lord!

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Day #5: Fabulous Five Lego-isms

Two things are fabulous about today. The first one is...

Last Chance to Win Some!

...it's the last day to win your FREE ebook copy of Riding with the Hides of Hellon Amazon. All you have to do is "click it" to "stick it" on your Kindle. Or you can cough up the big bucks for a paperback. Totally up to you. 

If you don't like stories about strong heroines who kick butt, take names while doing it, AND get the guy...THEN DON'T READ Riding with the Hides of Hell*. It's all those things...and more :) It's a love, adventure story for young adults and for adults who feel young.

Kindle Price = $0.00
Today only! January 3rd

The second fabulous thing about today is this: I've combined three of my favorite things in one place: photography, Lego Mini-figs, and quotes. Just for fun. Not trying to win a prize or anything.

Computer Time

Making Sausage

Do the Thing

You got this.



* Riding with the Hides of Hell has a new title: Burnout!

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Day #1: Dealing with Blue
Free eBook on Amazon


Winter Solstice is here! Snow...icicles...a cold chill. I'm ready to bust out a couple sleds and put on my skis. We'll be playing outside for the holidays and throwing white stuff around. This Montana girl has the chains packed, but first...let's whip some donuts. Lol. Safety first...yes, yes. I know. Hi, Mom!

Anyway--got side tracked there--what I wanted to say is go to Amazon and download your free copy of Dealing with Blue. It's available for the next five days to celebrate the holidays. Tell your friends, pass the joy along...Free!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays.


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Dealing with Blue is a Young Adult love story about the serious Suzy who acts like the school's party animaniac is her new boyfriend, and that her hoarding mom is perfectly sane. Yeah, there's a lot of pretending going on. This book is a stand-alone set in a fictional small town somewhere in western Washington. It's about a strong girl and a bad boy peeling back the layers to discover what's true.

**FINALIST 2015 PNWA Literary Contest for Young Adults**
**FINALIST 2016 PNWA Nancy Pearl Book Award**

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Currently: Celebrating Formatting Success!

With my personal tech guru, Gosho, by my side, I downloaded my Riding with the Hides of Hell* files from Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) in HTML format. We reviewed the KDP supported formats section and got to work.

Gosho downloaded HTML Tidy (Google says: "HTML Tidy is a web browser application whose purpose is to fix invalid web code, beautify the layout and formatting of the incorrect markup. The user interface is composed of two main editors where you can edit your content in a visual and a source editor.") and "we" got busy eliminating unnecessary code as per KDP's HTML guidelines. Basically, I watched while Gosho did all the heavy lifting (and swearing, etc)...

...and my loyal companions were equally helpful, offering up their morale support...


Tilly Bean and Tango "The Rug"
Heat-Bathing and Dreaming of Mexico


"How could I be so blind? He's in love--with a machine!"


"Let's plan a weekend getaway in the basement on our computers."


"Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant." ~ Mitchell Kapor


"Tech Support Made Easy"
Hello? Can you hear me now?


Gosho...are we done yet?

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After getting KDP confirmation (after a 5-hour wait) Gosho and I eagerly checked the "Look Inside The Book" previewer and nearly cried. The spacing was off just like before and where the hell did my image go? Well...after another hour of research, Gosho found this on the KDP site: "That's it -- the new file will overwrite the old file within 24-48 hours. The 'Look Inside' sample will update within a week."

Maybe all this fuss was for nothing? More wait-and-see? I think Gosho needs a drink.

Well...in a week, I hope it all turns out so readers will have confidence in the ebooks they're buying.


* Riding with the Hides of Hell has a new title: Burnout.

Saturday, October 01, 2016

Nerd Night: BrickCon 2016

Swamp Creature with Kelp'cicle
Mini Fig Necklace

Went to BrickCon 2016 in Seattle's Exhibition Center today, and talk about packed! This hermit and her little hermitses wore down pretty quickly. There was a lot of cool stuff to see and a lot of people to contend with. Cool thing? Everyone there had something in common; they love Legos!

BrickCon 2016
Seattle Exhibition Center

Talent was in every corner...the replica of Multnomah Falls in Oregon was phenomenal, as was the Game of Thrones "Ice Wall." So many bricks and time and structural know-how--not to mention creativity--all of it fabulous. There were also boxes of Legos to buy, bricks in bulk, jewelry (see above) and t-shirts. There was a lot of other stuff, too. Into bricks and blocks? Worth a vista at $12 a ticket.

Yes, Please!

Each Letter Represents a Word
Mini Fig Alphabet

Cool Water

Apartment Building
My Favorite!

High on bricks and Mini Figs, we decided to stop in Bricks & Wheels in Factoria to check things out. What a cool store! The guys there buy old Legos and sell new and used bricks, including bulk and out of date Mini Figs. We wanted the Genie Girl so bad...but since I'd been throwing $20s around on plastic, I put my brakes on. It'll have to wait. But I know where I'll be visiting come Christmas.

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"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." ~ Milton Berle
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