http://meloniejohnson.com/blog Who, What, When, Where and Why...but don't ask me about the How. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:43:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (and hopefully get lucky) (in the prize dept) (and hell, in other depts too - we are talking romance after all!) The Smart Bitches and the Dear Author girlz are at it again with a sweet little contest to help spread the word about the awesomeness of contemporary romance in general and author ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/03/02/doin-my-part-to-save-the-contemporary/ I love my blog. I love ranting, blabbing about my day, sharing neat stuff I find, and just talking about whatever floats through my brain. I am never ever "not busy," but lately I have been even more "not busy" than ever (did that makes sense?). So my blog isn't even ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/02/13/missing-something-i-love/ Fellow blogging Mama, The Provident Woman, is hosting a giveaway on her site for a sweet set of knives. Go check it out...but if you win I am not liable for any injuries! ;) http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/22/a-sharp-giveaway/ So said the late great Bernie Mac. Upon hearing those words, my husband decided that particular phrase must get marked down in his parental lexicon to be referenced for later use. Also included are Red Foreman's ( That 70's Show) variations on calling people a dumbass, and the one he ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/14/its-called-punishment-not-funishment/ Tomorrow I'm joining a group of friends to start a 12 week Biggest Loser contest...we did one the fall of 2008 and I won! It was a great way to get rid of all the weight I put on with Lil' G. The problem is, I'm still carrying some extra ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/10/when-being-a-loser-winning-starting-the-decade-right/ Miss A is a Daisy Girl Scout, which I don't think they had around when I was her age (I was a Brownie, which now doesn't start until 2nd grade). As a homechool kid, it took some effort to get her involved in a troop - last year I was lucky ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/08/my-gripe-with-girlscout-cookie-time/ In November I talked about my love for the recently discovered website, Pandora - in which I was able to listen to music while madly typing my way towards my 50k goal. I loved Pandora, I loved how it introduced me to new artists based on stuff I already liked (hello ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/07/so-im-fickle/ One of the positive things I am discovering about joining FaceBook is that it is easier for me to keep abreast (please pause for a moment to let your inner junior high boy giggle, done? ok) of the latest from my fav sites I don't do a daily visit to ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/06/book-binge-has-great-taste/ Over at the Quiet Life, Monday Muse Miz Booshay was talking about how she cries readily and regularly at movies (me too), how she cried during the first 10 minutes of UP (me too, just saw that with Miss A last weekend), and how, amongst fellow movie criers, when watching ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/05/the-crying-game/ We all have them, those songs that we should probably be too "something" for - too old, too cool, too un-cool, too non-conventional, too mainstream, too whatever..but despite it all, we still love them. Or maybe we know a song is really bad: the lyrics are beyond awful, the singer had ... http://meloniejohnson.com/blog/2010/01/03/the-list-of-shame/