Song Stuck on the Brain: Stand By Me
A friend sent me the following link of a video that follows street performers all around the world. Together they've created an amazing version of Stand By Me. I loved it so much I had to share it with all of you.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
CFBA: Nothing But Trouble by Susan May Warren
Song Stuck on the Brain: A Whole New World from Aladdin's Soundtrack. It was a passing phrase from a co-worker that set it off. Now I have it stuck on everyone's brain. It's like ID the Musical, we're all breaking out into song. :)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
PJ Sugar knows three things for sure:1) After traveling the country for ten years hoping to shake free from the trail of disaster that's become her life, she needs a fresh start.
2) The last person she wants to see when she heads home for her sister's wedding is Boone-her former flame and the reason she left town.
3) Her best friend's husband absolutely did not commit the first murder Kellogg, Minnesota, has seen in more than a decade.
What PJ doesn't know is that when she starts digging for evidence, she'll uncover much more than she bargained for-a deadly conspiracy, a knack for investigation, and maybe, just maybe, that fresh start she's been longing for.
It's not fair to say that trouble happens every time PJ Sugar is around, but it feels that way when she returns to her home town, looking for a fresh start. Within a week, her former teacher is murdered and her best friend's husband is arrested as the number-one suspect. Although the police detective investigating the murder—who also happens to be PJ's former flame—is convinced it's an open-and-shut case, PJ's not so sure. She begins digging for clues in an effort to clear her friend’s husband and ends up reigniting old passions, uncovering an international conspiracy, and solving a murder along the way. She also discovers that maybe God can use a woman who never seems to get it right
If you would like to read the first chapter of Nothing But Trouble, go HERE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Susan grew up in Wayzata, a suburb of Minneapolis, and became an avid camper from an early age. Her favorite fir-lined spot is the north shore of Minnesota is where she met her husband, honeymooned and dreamed of living.The north woods easily became the foundation for her first series, The Deep Haven series, based on a little tourist town along the shores of Lake Superior. Her first full-length book, Happily Ever After, became a Christy Award Finalist published in 2004 with Tyndale/Heartquest.
As an award winning author, Susan returned home in 2004, to her native Minnesota after serving for eight years with her husband and four children as missionaries with SEND International in Far East Russia. She now writes full time from Minnesota's north woods and the beautiful town that she always dreamed of living in.
You can sample a chapter of each and every one of Susan's novels, on her website, HERE.
Monday, April 27, 2009
CFBA: A Vote of Confidence by Robin Lee Hatcher
Song Stuck on the Brain: Blue Christmas. I think it was from clip I watched on the TV Land awards show.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
In A Vote of Confidence, the stage is set for some intriguing insight into what it was like during 1915 to be a woman in a “mans’ world.”
Guinevere Arlington is a beautiful young woman determined to remain in charge of her own life, For seven years, Gwen has carved out a full life in the bustling town of Bethlehem Springs, Idaho, where she teaches piano and writes for the local newspaper. Her passion for the town, its people, and the surrounding land prompt Gwen to run for mayor. After all, who says a woman can’t do a man’s job?
But stepping outside the boundaries of convention can get messy. A shady lawyer backs Gwen, believing he can control her once she’s in office. A wealthy newcomer throws his hat into the ring in an effort to overcome opposition to the health resort he’s building north of town. When the opponents fall in love, everything changes, forcing Gwen to face what she may have to lose in order to win.
If you would like to read the first chapter of A Vote Of Confidence, go HERE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. The winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd's Voice), two RT Career Achievement Awards (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin is the author of over 50 novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. She is passionate about the theater, and several nights every summer, she can be found at the outdoor amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, enjoying Shakespeare under the stars. She makes her home outside of Boise, sharing it with Poppet the high-maintenance Papillon
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Quiz Happy
Song Stuck on the Brain: On My Own from Les Mis. I've been singing a lot of the songs from Les Mis. It's making me want to go see the musical again. (It would be my 4th time.)
Found another fun quiz today. I'm a huge Smallville fan and I thought results were pretty acurate. I'm not near the genius Chloe is, but I am a bookworm. And I know what it's like to always be the best friend. :)
Better the Queen than Donkey.
I knew I identified with Betty, now I know why. (It's not the geeky angle... no, really...)
Found another fun quiz today. I'm a huge Smallville fan and I thought results were pretty acurate. I'm not near the genius Chloe is, but I am a bookworm. And I know what it's like to always be the best friend. :)
I also took these. I think it's hysterical that I came up Doc Brown.
Better the Queen than Donkey.
I knew I identified with Betty, now I know why. (It's not the geeky angle... no, really...)
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