A co-worker friend sent me the link to a romance book review on a website called Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/pregnesia-by-carla-cassidy-guest-review/
First off, it must be said that the review had me ROFL with tears in my eyes! Sure, she's no pro at reviewing, it's real people lingo she uses, but it's freaking HILARIOUS!
Second, about the book being reviewed, I can only use her own wording to describe what went through my head when I read the title & description; "OMGWTFBBQ!!ELEVENTY!!" Seriously?! Pregnesia?! Of course, this book is from the geniuses over at Harlequin, who've been making reading women's hearts all twittery since 1949.
Working in a book store I see a lot of stuff go through that section. A LOT. In a genre that features vampires, werewolves, cowboys, NASCAR, time-traveling highlanders, angel-on-cursed-mermaid action, intergalactic were-cats and multiple-phalli satyr dudes - I ain't makin' this stuff up kids - the sub-genre I like to call "preggo romance" tops in creeping me the fuck out! Even touching it to shelve it gives me the heebyjeebies. Eew.
Where? Why? Seriously?! OK! I have an idea friends. We all have writing skills, I know it! Let's all get into a huddle, put some weird stuff into a few hats and write our own romance novel! Because if this crap can sell, I think we can make some serious bank! Wait...waitwait! I have GOT IT! OK, picture it with me here; a Regency era maiden is ruined by getting knocked up with a litter from an interstellar were-cat and her only chance at a new life is to follow a time-traveling Scottish Highland warrior into the future/present day where she then must choose between her super hot savior and the sexay vampire that's putting the moves on her (copyright K. Codling 2009)! It will sell MILLIONS!!!
FYI, that rant played out in my head like a Lewis Black monologue.
Alright, I think I'm done... for now.
AMUSING RELATED FACTOID: While looking on Wikipedia to see if I could find an founded date for Harlequin romance books, it, naturally directed me to the definition & origin of a harlequin. I perused to the bottom to see if I could find a related link to info about the publisher and instead found this gem; "Harlequin was a character in an Irish campaign for genital herpes awareness week"!!! LOL! FYI genital herpes awareness week seems to run around the last week of July into the first week of August.
02 October, 2009
01 October, 2009
Movies (the October edition)
Well since my September one went so well - I think I've seen one movie off that list - I figured I'd have another go at it :) So here, for you reading enjoyment is the list of movies (by release date) coming out this month that I'm interested in seeing. Maybe even with you!
10/2
The Invention of Lying - Ricky Gervais! Do I really need to say anything more? OK, fine! His new comedy based in a world where lying has never existed until one writer (Gervais) discovers it. Also stars Jason Bateman, Rob Lowe, Christopher Guest, Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey, Stephen Merchant, Stephanie March (Alex Cabot from Law & Order:SVU!), Jonah Hill...just go watch the trailer :) and then make a date with me to go see it!
Whip It - Ellen Page stars as Bliss Cavendar, an "indie-rock loving misfit" looking for a release from her mother's (Marcia Gay Harden) beauty pageants and the misery of her Texas small-town life. She finds this release in roller derby league in nearby Austin. Also starring Kristin Wiig, Eve, Juliette Lewis and Drew Barrymore, who is also making her directorial debut with this film. This flick looks like pure rockin' fun! I love Ellen Page and Drew rarely lets me down.
Zombieland - Yay zombies! Who doesn't find a touch of entertainment in the living dead? Here's a new one, by a new director, Ruben Fleischer. This one stars Jesse Eisenberg as a guy described as "the most frightened person on Earth" who musters the courage to lead a band of refugees, including Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson as zombie killing cowboy, on a cross-country pilgrimage to an amusement park where they think they'll be safe.
10/9
An Education - A coming-of-age story. It's 1960's London and Jenny's (Carey Mulligan) life changed when a playboy nearly twice her age, David (Peter Sarsgaard) enters the picture. Also starring Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper and Emma Thompson. Looks a bit intriguing and I love Emma Thompson.
Couples Retreat - Couple A (Jason Bateman & Kristen Bell) convince couples B, C & D (Vince Vaugn, Malin Ackerman, Jon Favreau, Kristin Davis, Faizon Love & Kali Hawke) to join them on a group rate to a tropical island couples retreat...however the other couples were unaware that the therapy part of the retreat is mandatory. Let the fun begin. Also features Jean Reno, Peter Serafinowicz and Ken Jeong (yes, the naked Chinese mob boss from The Hangover).
Trucker - "A semi-truck driver (Michelle Monaghan) tries to turn her carefree life around when she takes in her estranged 11-year-old son. Also starring Benjamin Bratt, Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) and Nathan Fillion. I won't lie, my main if not only draw to this movie is Nathan Fillion :)
10/16
Where The Wild Things Are - Excuse me while I do my happy dance! *** OK, based on the AWESOME children's book by Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze brings the beloved tale of a boys dream of escaping his unsatisfactory home and finding a family among an island of beasts to the screen in live action! Starring Max Records, Catherine Keener and featuring the voice talents of Catherine O'Hara, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker and Chris Cooper. I MUST SEE THIS! And if possible, I will see it more than once! Seriously, one of my favorite books, I have even pondered getting a Wild Thing tattoo.
Law Abiding Citizen - Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is a man that's been failed by the legal system. From within his prison cell, he concocts a plan seeking revenge on the murderers of his wife and daughter as well as the prosecutor (Jaimie Foxx) and any one else responsible for the unjust deal. Also features Colm Meany, Leslie Bibb and Michael Gambon. Yeah, I love me some hot Scottish man. I also dig vigilante plot-lines.
10/23
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - Based on a series of young adult books, Darren Shan is bored with his pretty, preppy little life. So when a traveling freak show comes to town, he joins on as the proprieter's (John C. Reilly) assistant...oh yeah, and the guy is a vampire and makes him one too! Also starring Selma Hayek, Patrick Fugit Ken Watanabe, Ray Stevenson and Willen Dafoe. It looks kinda campy, but it could be entertaining, I mean Selma Hayek as a bearded lady does hold a certain amusement appeal.
10/30
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - *squeeee* Sequel to one of my favorite movies The Boondock Saints. The McManus brothers and father (Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flannery and Billy Connolly) return to Boston from Ireland to bring justice to Yakavetta (Judd Nelson) and his mob for framing them with the murder of their beloved priest. Also featuring Clifton Collins Jr, Peter Fonda and Julie Benz. I am ALL about this one!
Now I know you are thinking, 'But Kris, what about the dramatic, obviously meant for an Oscar nom bio-pic Amelia? Women's history girl, c'mon represent!' Nope. Not gonna happen. Why? Because of the shite casting. Not even the presents of the great Ewan McGregor and get me to see a movie starring Hilary 'Horse-face' Swank! She is a horse-faced, anorexic bodied hack of an "actress" and I will not be spending my hard earned money to supplement the movies she makes or encourage the furthering of her career.
Note: All the above dates are those as listed on imdb.com; in other words, if I'm wrong about these, it ain't my fault. :)
10/2
The Invention of Lying - Ricky Gervais! Do I really need to say anything more? OK, fine! His new comedy based in a world where lying has never existed until one writer (Gervais) discovers it. Also stars Jason Bateman, Rob Lowe, Christopher Guest, Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey, Stephen Merchant, Stephanie March (Alex Cabot from Law & Order:SVU!), Jonah Hill...just go watch the trailer :) and then make a date with me to go see it!
Whip It - Ellen Page stars as Bliss Cavendar, an "indie-rock loving misfit" looking for a release from her mother's (Marcia Gay Harden) beauty pageants and the misery of her Texas small-town life. She finds this release in roller derby league in nearby Austin. Also starring Kristin Wiig, Eve, Juliette Lewis and Drew Barrymore, who is also making her directorial debut with this film. This flick looks like pure rockin' fun! I love Ellen Page and Drew rarely lets me down.
Zombieland - Yay zombies! Who doesn't find a touch of entertainment in the living dead? Here's a new one, by a new director, Ruben Fleischer. This one stars Jesse Eisenberg as a guy described as "the most frightened person on Earth" who musters the courage to lead a band of refugees, including Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson as zombie killing cowboy, on a cross-country pilgrimage to an amusement park where they think they'll be safe.
10/9
An Education - A coming-of-age story. It's 1960's London and Jenny's (Carey Mulligan) life changed when a playboy nearly twice her age, David (Peter Sarsgaard) enters the picture. Also starring Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper and Emma Thompson. Looks a bit intriguing and I love Emma Thompson.
Couples Retreat - Couple A (Jason Bateman & Kristen Bell) convince couples B, C & D (Vince Vaugn, Malin Ackerman, Jon Favreau, Kristin Davis, Faizon Love & Kali Hawke) to join them on a group rate to a tropical island couples retreat...however the other couples were unaware that the therapy part of the retreat is mandatory. Let the fun begin. Also features Jean Reno, Peter Serafinowicz and Ken Jeong (yes, the naked Chinese mob boss from The Hangover).
Trucker - "A semi-truck driver (Michelle Monaghan) tries to turn her carefree life around when she takes in her estranged 11-year-old son. Also starring Benjamin Bratt, Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) and Nathan Fillion. I won't lie, my main if not only draw to this movie is Nathan Fillion :)
10/16
Where The Wild Things Are - Excuse me while I do my happy dance! *** OK, based on the AWESOME children's book by Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze brings the beloved tale of a boys dream of escaping his unsatisfactory home and finding a family among an island of beasts to the screen in live action! Starring Max Records, Catherine Keener and featuring the voice talents of Catherine O'Hara, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker and Chris Cooper. I MUST SEE THIS! And if possible, I will see it more than once! Seriously, one of my favorite books, I have even pondered getting a Wild Thing tattoo.
Law Abiding Citizen - Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is a man that's been failed by the legal system. From within his prison cell, he concocts a plan seeking revenge on the murderers of his wife and daughter as well as the prosecutor (Jaimie Foxx) and any one else responsible for the unjust deal. Also features Colm Meany, Leslie Bibb and Michael Gambon. Yeah, I love me some hot Scottish man. I also dig vigilante plot-lines.
10/23
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - Based on a series of young adult books, Darren Shan is bored with his pretty, preppy little life. So when a traveling freak show comes to town, he joins on as the proprieter's (John C. Reilly) assistant...oh yeah, and the guy is a vampire and makes him one too! Also starring Selma Hayek, Patrick Fugit Ken Watanabe, Ray Stevenson and Willen Dafoe. It looks kinda campy, but it could be entertaining, I mean Selma Hayek as a bearded lady does hold a certain amusement appeal.
10/30
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - *squeeee* Sequel to one of my favorite movies The Boondock Saints. The McManus brothers and father (Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flannery and Billy Connolly) return to Boston from Ireland to bring justice to Yakavetta (Judd Nelson) and his mob for framing them with the murder of their beloved priest. Also featuring Clifton Collins Jr, Peter Fonda and Julie Benz. I am ALL about this one!
Now I know you are thinking, 'But Kris, what about the dramatic, obviously meant for an Oscar nom bio-pic Amelia? Women's history girl, c'mon represent!' Nope. Not gonna happen. Why? Because of the shite casting. Not even the presents of the great Ewan McGregor and get me to see a movie starring Hilary 'Horse-face' Swank! She is a horse-faced, anorexic bodied hack of an "actress" and I will not be spending my hard earned money to supplement the movies she makes or encourage the furthering of her career.
Note: All the above dates are those as listed on imdb.com; in other words, if I'm wrong about these, it ain't my fault. :)
Fall Fun
Yay! It is fall (my tied-for-favorite season!) which means it is time to begin considering what fall activities I want to partake of *squee*. Here is my list...thus far
1.Go to the Minnesota Harvest apple orchard and pick apples and get apple butter and honey = NUM!
2. Visit the Minnesota Arboretum! I've never been to the arboretum and what better time of year than when all the colors are changing?!
3. Find my way through Sever's Corn Maze in Shakopee (this year's theme is PIRATES!)
4. Carve some wicked pumpkins for Halloween.
5. The Guthrie is performing The Important of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, which is always a fun play. Tales From The Book of Longing and Faith Healer look interesting and, even though it is not until Nov, I really want to see A Christmas Carol again because Peter Michael Goetz is playing Scrooge.
6. Go to the science museum to see the Titanic exhibit.
7. Go to the HUGE Autumn Festival craft fair at Canterbury Park on November 12-15.
8. Go on some hikes in the nearby area now that it will start to get cooler out.
9. Make a trip over to the "local" Betty's Pies for food and PIE!!!
10.There are several movies coming out that I'm interesting in seeing (see previous post ... and the one after this too)
11.I want to do a cookie swap! I think the swap itself would probably be done closer to the winter holidays, but I wanted to put it out there now to see how many people would be interested :)
12. I would love to do see another hockey game, it doesn't even have to be during the autumn! I know this one is a bit unlikely due to my current finances, but still, a girl can dream can't she.
1.Go to the Minnesota Harvest apple orchard and pick apples and get apple butter and honey = NUM!
2. Visit the Minnesota Arboretum! I've never been to the arboretum and what better time of year than when all the colors are changing?!
3. Find my way through Sever's Corn Maze in Shakopee (this year's theme is PIRATES!)
4. Carve some wicked pumpkins for Halloween.
5. The Guthrie is performing The Important of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, which is always a fun play. Tales From The Book of Longing and Faith Healer look interesting and, even though it is not until Nov, I really want to see A Christmas Carol again because Peter Michael Goetz is playing Scrooge.
6. Go to the science museum to see the Titanic exhibit.
7. Go to the HUGE Autumn Festival craft fair at Canterbury Park on November 12-15.
8. Go on some hikes in the nearby area now that it will start to get cooler out.
9. Make a trip over to the "local" Betty's Pies for food and PIE!!!
10.There are several movies coming out that I'm interesting in seeing (see previous post ... and the one after this too)
11.I want to do a cookie swap! I think the swap itself would probably be done closer to the winter holidays, but I wanted to put it out there now to see how many people would be interested :)
12. I would love to do see another hockey game, it doesn't even have to be during the autumn! I know this one is a bit unlikely due to my current finances, but still, a girl can dream can't she.
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