tiredOne of the more interesting parts about getting up at 2:40 AM to help my wife get ready for the night shift has been my exposure to infomercials, even the quick 2-minute kind.
On HLN this morning, I saw this:
I mean, really? Would any real cat actually sit and let that thing suck up their loose fur? A dog, sure, but a cat?
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Currently Reading
Treason Keep - Jennifer Fallon
The Vacant Throne - Joshua Palmatier
In the Queue (no particular order)
The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks
Covenants - Lorna Freeman
Old Man's War - John Scalzi
The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
Caught in Crystal - Patricia C. Wrede
Scar Night - Alan Campbell
Forgotten Truth - Dawn Cook (a.k.a. Kim Harrison)
The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
Storm Front - Jim Butcher
Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
The Turning Tide - Diana Pharaoh Francis
The Mermaid's Madness - Jim C. Hines
The Lost Fleet: Dauntless - Jack Campbell
Academ's Fury - Jim Butcher
The Disappeared - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Doppelgangster - Laura Resnick
Holder of Lightning - S.L. Farrell
The Summoner - Gail Z. Martin
Eyes Like Stars - Lisa Mantchev
Starship: Mutiny - Mike Resnick
Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews
Empress - Karen Miller
Spellwright - Blake Charlton
Weight of Stone - Laura Anne Gilman
Blackveil - Kristen Britain
Warrior - Marie Brennan
The Novice - Trudi Canavan
The Accidental Sorcerer - K.E. Mills
Dead to Me - Anton Strout
Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews
The Spirit Thief - Rachel Aaron
Well of Sorrows - Benjamin Tate
Game of Cages - Harry Connolly
Urban Shaman - C.E. Murphy
The Sorcerers' Plague - David B. Coe
The Art of War - Sun Tzu
Most Recently Completed
Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from Dungeons and Dragons - Shelly Mazzanoble
Trading in Danger - Elizabeth Moon
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint - Nancy Kress
Sex at Dawn - Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha
The Agony and the Agony: Raising Your Teenager without Losing Your Mind - Betty Londergan
An Artificial Night - Seanan McGuire
Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks - Ethan Gilsdorf
Child of Fire - Harry Connolly
Staying Dead - Laura Anne Gilman
The First Betrayal - Patricia Bray
A Local Habitation - Seanan McGuire
Cast in Chaos - Michelle Sagara
Sh*t My Dad Says - Justin Halpern
Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison
Harvest Moon - Mercedes Lackey, Michelle Sagara, and Cameron Haley
Hoot - Carl Hiaasen
On the Edge - Ilona Andrews
----2011----
Bitter Night - Diana Pharaoh Francis
How Not to Write a Novel - Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman
Resenting the Hero - Moira J. Moore
Blankets - Craig Thompson
The Magicians' Guild - Trudi Canavan
Dragon Slippers - Jessica Day George
The Sleeping God - Violette Malan
Flesh and Fire - Laura Anne Gilman
American Nerd - Benjamin Nugent
The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World - Marti Olsen Laney
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland - Diana Wynne Jones
Men, Love and Sex - David Zinczenko
The Sword-Edged Blonde - Alex Bledsoe
----2010----
The Plutonium Blonde - John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire
Grave Goods - Ariana Franklin
The Awakened Mage - Karen Miller
The Innocent Mage - Karen Miller
The Cracked Throne - Joshua Palmatier
Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews
Kris Longknife: Mutineer - Mike Shepherd
Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews
Cast in Silence - Michelle Sagara
Just a Geek - Wil Wheaton
Into the Dark Lands - Michelle Sagara West
Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
The Black Ship - Diana Pharaoh Francis
Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
The Passion of the Hausfrau - Nicole Chaison
The Serpent's Tale - Ariana Franklin
Dissolution - C. J. Sansom
Enchanter's End Game - David Eddings (for old time's sake)
Castle of Wizardry - David Eddings (for old time's sake)
Magician's Gambit - David Eddings (for old time's sake)
Queen of Sorcery - David Eddings (for old time's sake)
Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings (for old time's sake)
Medalon - Jennifer Fallon
Archangel - Sharon Shinn
Goblin War - Jim C. Hines
The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
Cast in Fury - Michelle Sagara
Cast in Secret - Michelle Sagara
Cast in Courtlight - Michelle Sagara
Goblin Hero - Jim C. Hines
The Cipher - Diana Pharaoh Francis
Cast in Shadow - Michelle Sagara
The Destroyer Goddess - Laura Resnick
Fortune and Fate - Sharon Shinn
The White Dragon - Laura Resnick
Shaman's Crossing - Robin Hobb
The Skewed Throne - Joshua Palmatier
The Art and Craft of Storytelling - Nancy Lamb
Goblin Quest - Jim C. Hines
Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin
Hidden Truth - Dawn Cook (a.k.a. Kim Harrison)
The Stepsister Scheme - Jim C. Hines
Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn
Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn
----2009----
In Legend Born - Laura Resnick
Path of Blood - Diana Pharaoh Francis
The Briar King - Greg Keyes
Path of Honor - Diana Pharaoh Francis
The High King's Tomb - Kristen Britain
Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson
The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn
Rejection, Romance and Royalties - Laura Resnick
Mystic and Rider - Sharon Shinn
Eldest - Christopher Paolini
First Truth - Dawn Cook (a.k.a. Kim Harrison)
Path of Fate - Diana Pharaoh Francis
Eregon - Christopher Paolini
First Rider's Call - Kristen Britain
Green Rider - Kristen Britain
----Start 11/2008----
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