Okay, maybe I’m naive, but I’d never heard of Christian Paranormal as a genre. I know there is always the fight of good vs evil, but still… “Christian Paranormal”? Having said that… I just read John B. Olson’s book SHADE. It was riveting. I liked the way he wrote. I liked his style. And I loved the plot. It was major good vs evil. However, having said that… I think it would have been just as good a book and just as enjoyable and reached a MUCH broader audience had it not been pinned in by the constraints of “Christian Paranormal”. I say this because most folks I’ve come across are either very turned on or very turned off by anything in the “Christian/Inspirational, etc” where you’re hit over the head by the preacher and his pulpit. But for the most part, this book didn’t smack you in the face with it. It worked — mainly because the characters of importance were homeless and they were created in the way many homeless characters are: talking to themselves, repeating verses from the bible, ranting and talking crazy. But still, for the most part — it worked for this book. There were some parts that frustrated me, like when the story turned to the next main character who was a scientist and IMHO she was pretty wishy-washy. It got annoying at times… did she believe him, did she NOT believe him? Oh… she believes him! No wait.. she doesn’t. Oh look, she sees the weirdness happening with her own eyes… buuuuuut…. she sleeps on it and wakes up realizing she doesn’t believe him. GAH! But that truly was the only real “irritating” part, and the only thing that pulled me out of the fast and furious read. But it was fleeting and I’d get re-absorbed totally in the plot before long. This was a fast read and it held my interest (not an easy thing to do these days). So I’m going to give it a solid B.

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My husband and I were having a normal conversation after leaving Wal-Mart on Sunday and then my husband used the phrase: Face to Face… and I completely blanked out on the rest of the convo as he rambled on.  I was thinking to myself, how odd that we’ve attached so many phrases to that part of our body.  The ones that flew to mind were, of course his “face to face” …. then there’s head to head, cheek to cheek, nose to nose, mouth to mouth, eye to eye.

Interesting, yes?  And then we go further…

Hand to hand, chest to chest, shoulder to shoulder, elbow to elbow, back to back, toe to toe…

Am I forgetting any?  Do you ever wonder about these kinds of things?  Or am I just whackadoodle?  These things keep me up at night.

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Ok, well maybe not Rolling Stone, but I was interviewed!  Check it out:

http://booksandbites.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/author-interview-leslie-ann-dennis/

That was tres cool!

Please check it out if you have time!  Thank you so much.

Okay, now for the important stuff:

OMG did you see this week’s True Blood??  Holy Schmoly!  And only 3 episodes left in the season *cry* I totally thought Franklin was dead, but then.. whoa!  And where was Alcide (my new fave) and the king of Mississippi is CRAZY!!!

Next… Design Star?  Did you see that happening?  I would have thought it would have been between Casey and Michael. Shock.

And last…. The Next Food Network Star… Not a really BIG surprise.  I liked Aarti tho.  She seems sweet.  Tom was awkward and Herb was kind of boring.  IMHO.

All righty.. that about catches us up on the shows I’ve been watching — except for Psych.  I love that show!  I watched it with my DH… Mr. MC Clap Yo Handz (with a Z).

I’m out!

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DH redid my website & I've got a blog now since I can no longer rant on FB + I needed more than 120 characters. http://bit.ly/bUzoyl #

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I got inspired last night and decided to buckle down and get my thoughts on paper… er… screen?  I’d been going back and forth with what I wanted to do with this sequel.  And having never written a sequel, I was kind of lost.  But then while watching Iron Eagle (the original… and for the record, I hate that movie, but it was on and I was too lazy to change the channel).  And no… my story doesn’t include a kid hijacking a F-15 to save his Dad who was shot down over some hostile territory.  Whew.  It had absolutely nothing to do with the movie, but since I don’t like the movie, it was just white noise (and some screamy 80s music) so it let me focus on different ideas. I let them run through my head until finally an inkling of a good idea stuck.  YAY!  Now, I just wish I had some coffee, but… I’m feeling too lazy to go make any.  Sigh.

Okay, that is all. Just wanted to relay the good news… that I was actually being productive on this Friday the 13th! 

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Ok… so I did NOT put the beans in the pressure cooker last nite for dinner.  I googled (I love that word) and saw that you don’t put pre-soaked beans in the pressure cooker… so I made hamburgers yesterday instead. And they wuz YUM! ( I also love lolcats lingo — you will learn these things about me as I go LOL).  Anyhoo… the crockpot is going as I type. Ta da!  So tonight… we dine on BEANS! (yes… Sparta talk).

Okay, enough about that.

I guess I need to also mention that as much as I enjoy writing and talking about writing, I tend NOT to write about it.  Isnt’ that weird for a writer?  But I figure there are a lot of writers, much better than me, who can “teach” methods and impart knowledge on “the biz”.  So unless I have something earth-shattering to say about it, I most likely won’t talk about it a lot.  I will, however, talk about my progress on my latest book or similar news like that.

I’m more of a rambler.  And a goofball.  So I rarely have a pre-planned agenda.  I’m like the person who gets in the car and just starts driving… and I don’t know where I’m going til I get there!   Weeee!

PS: You will also find that I am a horrible typist.  I make oodles o’ typos, but it truly does not mean I can’t spell.  I know… I’m a writer and should always spell properly.  Meh.  Not really seeing that happening on this blog. In my books… you betcha…. on here…. I’m luckyI haven’t reverted bck 2 txt spk.

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Usually, I’m pretty good about putting food in the crockpot before I head out to work.  However, today I was in a hurry and rushed out without getting it together.  So dinner will NOT be ready when I get home.  Sigh.  Being a good Louisiana gal, I was making Red Beans & Rice.  Said beans are still soaking in my refrigerator.  So my solution will be…. put the beans in my pressure cooker when I get home and hope they don’t turn to mush.  I have never used the pressure cooker (which I LOOOOVE) for this, so if you have — please let me know if this is indeed a good solution, or if I should make reservations at a nearby restaurant for din-din.

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And believe me, I needed some HAPPY in my life right about now.  Especially after Facebook (FB) decided to delete my Leslie Ann Dennis acct after one of my 3500 so-called “friends” reported me for “harassing” them.  Yep.  Me.  Harassing.  (WTH?)  So for those interested, here’s what happened:  I had 3500 “friends” — mainly I was networking, trying to get ppl to buy my book, etc…
Anyhoo… right after my fan page went live (oh, I loved my fan page too! My DH made it look soooo pretty!)  I sent a note to everyone (yes, 3500 ppl) telling them about the 50% off coupon I had available until the end of July from Smashwords.

That was it.

Yet one of those “friends” I sent that note to felt I was “harassing” them and complained to FB.  And FB in all its glory and wisdom, simply takes that person’s side of the story and I’m presented as this awful person and FB shuts me down.

Now… I’ve had my acct with FB since Oct 2004… and FB has only been around since Feb 04.  So obviously loyalty means doodly.  They sent me a note telling me I couldn’t appeal their decision and it was final and I can’t have another facebook acct ever.

I have been officially banned from FB.

So there’s the story.  I’m a rebel, baby.  A REBEL I tell ya!!

*sigh*

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