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This, that and the other thing
April 7, 2008

Charlton Heston died Saturday, but left us with wonderful movies to enjoy forever.  (Loved him in Planet of the Apes...oh yeah, and as Moses...Ben Hur...Will Penny...)

It's time for This, that and the other thing Monday where you send me your news, notes, kudos and interesting info.  Click here to email me. 

I want to start off by letting you know that I have now have over 800 friends on MySpace.  If you remember, in October I blogged about if I should get a MySpace page.  Well, I did and it has been an incredible experience.  I encourage everyone to try it because it's not hard and you'll meet some great people.  If by some freak chance you aren't my friend yet, you can still become my MySpace friend by clicking here.

I've also been busy gearing up for the Romantic Times Booklover's Convention that starts on April 16th and I'll be trying some new things this time around.  First, I'll be bringing a video camera for "on the spot interviews" and continuous updates on what's happening.  The videos will be posted on the blog throughout the day, so you can check back often to see new things.

Next, I'll be keeping you informed between blogs with a new feature called "twitter."  Twitter is a service for friends, family, and bloggers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?  So basically, I'll be sending short messages about what's going on, who I see, and interesting tidbits.  Check out the site here.    Now on to other news I've received. 
 

From author Cheryl Holt:  My very first New York Times Bestseller!!! ...double heroes ...double pleasure ...double fun.  Double Fantasy  (Congratulations Cheryl, very exciting news)



From Leah Hultenschmidt, editor at Dorchester Publishing:  Our web guy got so into the project that he came up with some copy that made me laugh so hard I cried.  I thought you get a kick out of it too.  But being the sweet, naïve little old lady you are, I’m sure half the references will go right over your head.  Ha! (Ah, Leah knows me well)

He had to tone it down a bit for our website, but I can't resist sharing:  (Leah, no need to tone it down here.  After all, we read romance <grin>)

It’s time for DORCHESTER’S 2008 MR. ROMANCE CONTEST!

All you hot and horny women who go weak-kneed at the sight of washboard abs and flirty tresses better get ready or get your inhaler, cause these dudes are righteously buff and they’re ready for their close-up.

One month from now, eight men will strut their stuff down the runway, flash their pearly whites and flex that one muscle that can win them the gold—personal charm. Dorchester’s 2008 Mr. Romance winner will have to put everything on the line and let it all hang out to rise to the top of this packed stable of stiff competitors. It’s winner take all, baby. Love is a battlefield.

Beginning April 7, Dorchesterpub.com will reveal two models a day in all their pixilated, spray-tanned glory. Learn his stats, love his lats and dream away about dinner for two with beefcake tartare for starters. After eight days of hunky reveals, voting will open to the Dorchester public and that’s when the real fun begins. See the models’ ranking go up and down; who’s hot and who’s not. Will it come down to a cheeky little wink or something much bigger? Log on to Dorchester and find out!  (Go on...I know you want to look and here's the link to get you there...Dorchester Model Contest )


From Vicki Howard, aspiring author and brand new member of RWA:   I've been stumbling around in cyperspace and came across www.Bookcrossing.com. Much like "Where's George?" on $1's, this community shares books which are tracked whenever the recipient choses to log it in.

Here's what I got from the site: 

At BookCrossing, you can register any book you have on the site, and then set the book free to travel the world and find new readers.

Leave it on a park bench, at a coffee shop, at a hotel on vacation. Share it with a friend or tuck it onto a bookshelf at the gym -- anywhere it might find a new reader! What happens next is up to fate, and we never know where our books might travel next. Track the book's journey around the world as it is passed on from person to person.  (This is so cool and I know you all have extra books laying around.  Try this out and let me know where your books end up and I'll put it in another blog.  I'm doing it.)

Bottom Line:  Lots here to keep me busy this week, but now that I've got the Dorchester link in my favorites, I'd better check the site often,  just for research reason of course....and I will be a judge at The Mr. Romance competition at RT after all.

Posted by Barbara Vey on April 7, 2008 | Comments (12)