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Favourite Christmas Songs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEtW0Fdn8-s&feature=fvwrel I’m sure I’m not the only one who wants to shoot something when “Jingle Bells” starts blaring November 1. Overkill, people. But around this time (like, the week before Christmas), I really start to get…
Decorating
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaay2WqCaFU In my family I am considered an aberration in regards to holiday decorating. My grandmother, mother and her two sisters all loved putting some type of knick-knack on every available space. They had always been…
Romance Rant (Volume XXXVI)
Today is the 16th of December and the biggest holiday of the year is growing ever closer. In between decorating, shopping, and being busier than I should be work-wise, I’ve had little time to read lately. …
Drumroll: The First Annual Reformed Brat Contest
Okay, I’m joking about the annual contest. But this is a blog about reformed brats. They say that reformed rakes make the best husbands. Well, if that’s the case, then reformed brats should make the best…
You Made A Fan Out of Me
It all began because of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. See, this fall I sat down to watch it the same as usual and – it wasn’t there. Unbeknownst to me it had been quietly cancelled at…
Converting a Non-Romance Reader
Frequently as romance readers we discuss “conversion kits” – those books we would give a non-romance reader to try to get them to understand the wonderfulness that is our genre of choice. Usually we pick the…
Heads Up: The Annual AAR Readers Poll is Coming
I know that many of you are in a pre-holiday frenzy right now, and the last thing you need is more pressure. Then again, it’s better to have lots of warning. If you’re a longtime visitor…