The Giveaway to Sell Your Soul For

Anyone who has followed for awhile is well aware of my quest for three times: a Flipcam (not yet), a really good camera (not yet), and a Kindle. Here I go again. APrkAvePrincess and Matthew Carter, author of Liquid Soul, have teamed up for a wonderful giveaway. The winner gets to choose between a Kindle 2, an E-Reader or a Nook. For me, the choice is very easy. You guessed it: Kindle. My dream e-reading device. If it's good enough for Oprah, it's good enough for me.

How might you possibly win this giveaway you ask? Well, you have to follow the author and @APrkavePrincess. You have to follow her blog at www. aparkavenueprincess.blogspot.com. The link lists many ways to gain additional points for the contest, including buying the author's book, Liquid Soul.

I have the book, and it is entertaining. Imagine being able to literally become someone else, if only for a few moments, by making contact with their blood. The subject of Liquid Soul can do just that, and this "power" becomes an addiction for him. There is more to say, but trust me, buy the book and find out for yourself.

However, if you would, can you leave the Kindle for me?


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Top Ten Signs of Twitter Contest Addiction

1. Every message ends with one or more hashtags.

2. You stop blow-drying your hair because you thought you heard the ringorang bell.

3. You need extra caffeine the next morning because one of your contests was ending. tweet tweet zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

4. You wake up early so you won't miss that pesky twrivia question - and then you wonder you are dragging through the day.

5. You check your Twitter client while you're waiting at the stoplight, at McDonald's, at Starbucks and in the bathroom.

6. You discover that Twitter is good for weight loss because you find yourself running to the computer whenever you hear the tweet.

7. You do your nails in between tweets. You eat between tweets. Heck, you live between tweets.

8. You consider the breadcrumbs on your keyboard as signs of your dedication to your contests; besides, it was a long night.

9. You hit the refresh button constantly (or check who the company recently followed) so you won't miss the winner's name all the while chanting "please be me, please be me".

AND THE BEST WAY TO TELL THAT YOU ARE ADDICTED TO TWITTER AND CONTESTS IS....

10. If you have ever felt that sense of "What do I do with myself?" whenever Twitter is down (and did I mention hashtags?)

Adventures with My RubiksTouchCube - Week 1

This was the sound that greeted me once I figured out how to scramble the cube. Brainiac that I am, I tried to do something with the colorful cube before I read the little manual that came with it. Mistake. If you want to get the most out of the experience, read the manual.

The first thing that you hear is the little digital tune that it plays when you turn it on. It sits there in all its brightly lit wonder, daring you to scramble it and see if you can solve the mystery that is the digital cube. If you dare, you push the "S", and in 40 moves, the cube scrambles itself. Let the solving begin.

Unlike the old Rubiks cube that you manually moved rows around on, there are no moving parts with the RubiksTouchCube. Like my favorite iPhone, you move the rows by sliding your finger across the row that you wish to move. Hint: Only the rows on the top move, so if you want to change the ones on other sides, you have to turn the cube over to that row.

Each side of the cube has one symbol embedded into the center cube. These symbols allow you to turn the cube on and off, adjust the sound, undo scramble, hint and solve. So, you don't need to feel totally helpless. The cube will give you hints; it's hard to miss something blinking at you. If you give up, the cube will solve it for you. That in itself was amazing to watch.

So, how have I done after a week? I almost had it solved. I had the top and bottom squares all in one color. However, on each of the remaining four, the center square was the wrong color. I was proud of myself, so proud that I just didn't understand why I could not just do the same thing the next time.

The bottom line for the RubiksTouchCube? It is a big, beautiful, colorful cube of fun. I think that my son and I are going to have to share.

Under the Dome Giveaway by RKCharron

Imagine if you awoke to find your community enclosed in a dome? No one can get in, and no one can get out. Resources are dwindling, and nerves are frayed. The citizens of Chesters Mills have chosen sides, and the fight for the soul of the town is on.

Sound exciting? It was to me, so that's why I entered the Under the Dome Giveaway sponsored by RKCharron. It is the Collector's edition of the book, and for a Stephen King fan like me, that is a wonderful prize. After all, anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I've been trying to win one from ScribnerBooks since they started giving them away. Still bookless, but still trying.

If you'd like a chance to win this collector's edition, just click on the link, follow the instructions and Good Luck!

To enter the contest, click the title of this post. It will take you to the giveaway page.

"Kindling" My Imagination

It was a day that the great-grandmother and the mother of the little girl would never forget. How does a child just disappear from home without a trace?

The house sat on a quiet street in a small Mississippi town. The three bed residence was home to a great-grandmother, a mother and a 4 year old child. The great-grandmother was the little girl's daily caregiver while the mother worked. Since the child had a way of playing hide and seek, Sarah did not think it strange when she first called her great-grand-daughter and received no answer - until the third time that she called and still no answer. A chill went up her spine and she moved quickly through the house, looking in every room. She looked outside and opened the door and went outside, calling the child's name as she went. Her voice became shriller with every call, and her heart beat faster in her chest.

The next door neighbors heard her calls and joined in looking for the little girl. The family's pastor stopped by and helped by going door to door asking if anyone had seen the three year old. The great-grandmother did the thing that she dreaded doing: she picked up the phone and told the mother that she needed to come home because the baby was missing. The mother sped home as quickly as she could, and with tires squealing in the driveway, threw open the door and ran inside to face worried faces. She couldn't sit down. The mother needed information.

Just as the mother was about to abandon herself to total worry, she noticed what appeared to be a puff of air under a bed skirt in the bedroom at the back of the house. With all the doors open, the mother could see the end of the bed in that room, and it just seemed peculiar to her that any breeze would make that bedskirt move. She turned slowly and walked toward the bedroom, moving as quietly as possible. Lifting up the bedskirt, she was confronted by a pair of big eyes -and her brand new Kindle.

Holding out her hand to the child, she enticed her to come out from under the bed. Kindle in tow, they went into the other room, where the mother presented the quiet child to her great-grandmother. Because they were so happy to see her, she didn't get a spanking. She just got a good bath and a story read to her from one of the many e-books that the mother had loaded onto the Kindle.

Even children know that Kindle is a great way to read. My inner child would love a Kindle. How about yours? What do you say #SquareTrade?

The story is partially true - the little girl was me, and if Kindles had been around when I was that age, the whole thing would have definitely happened. - @contestgrl

I Am A Gas Gardener - and You Should Be Too

A while back, a friend of mine sent me a message about how she had earned a gas card playing a trivia game called gasgardentrivia. The site was called Gas Garden. Gardening for gas - what was that about? However, since two of my favorite things were involved - trivia and saving money on gas, I had to give a try. Besides, anyone who could come up with "gardening for gas" must be a pretty creative person.

I went to www.gasgarden.com  and was pleasantly surprised by the bright colors - and the colorful rows of gas cans "growing" in the garden. I immediately signed up, followed  www.twitter.com/gasgardentrivia on Twitter, and started playing. I got caught up in the number of games available for new signees, and competitive type that I am, I played every one. I was never bored, because variety was the name of the game. I played every game available in one sitting because I was having so much fun!

Here are the great things about gas gardening: You earn points for every successful completion of a game. Once you reach the set point levels, you can get your gas card, or bank your points as you garden for a bigger card. I chose to do that and am currently working towards my $10 gas card. The fan favorite - the "spot the difference" pictures are bright and bold and fun! I have seen nothing but positive comments from fellow "gardeners".

The best thing about Gas Garden is the head gardener herself, Gabbie Lauderdale. She is the brains behind the games and is a welcoming and active presence. She is very responsive to her users and cheers us on as we work in our gardens, inching ever closer to those cards. From personal experience, I can tell you that she is a pleasure to chat with.

Are there any negatives about Gas Garden? None, except you might need to use a magnifying glass on some of those pictures because Gabbie does a great job of inserting little changes.

As for me and my gardening, so far so good. She hasn't stumped me yet, and I've only had to use the magnifying glass once.

To start your own garden, look at my fave site links, click on Gas Garden and start gardening today!

Giveaway Addict: {Review} Rembrandt ~ Two Winners {Giveaway}

Giveaway Addict: {Review} Rembrandt ~ Two Winners {Giveaway}

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You have a chance to win a tube of the New Rembrandt Intense Stain Toothpaste and Rembrandt Plus Peroxide Whitening Mouthwash from the Giveaway Addict and Rembrandt. Why not give it a try? Whiter teeth await.

Great Prize for a 30 Rock Fan

I'll admit it. Tina Fey is amazing, and she's one of the reasons that I became a fan of 30 Rock. When my friend, @abitnerdy, told me about a 30 Rock contest at @SFMovieBuzz, I was all for it! All I had to do was complete a sentence about a crazy boss. Well, I had a former boss with some issues that gave me a lot to work with.

We had these long, rambling meetings that drove us all nuts. We would do anything to get out of the meetings. One of our favorite things that we liked to do with this boss was put the pictures in the conference slightly askew. During the meeting, we would just glance at the pictures with a confused look on our faces. Once she saw the crooked pictures, she would lose her train of thought and end the meeting. She would have to fix those pictures.

Thank you @SFMovieBuzz. You rock! - and so does 30 Rock!!