John Scalzi in Buttercream Frosting

I'm really glad that Twitter has started sending me emails with highlights from the week because otherwise I might have missed out on this...

And here's the video explaining how exactly John Scalzi came to be covered in buttercream frosting by a group of roller derby woman on Neil Gaiman's lawn (man, this makes my life seems so dull)

And speaking of John Scalzi, today I received Old Man's War in the mail, which I ordered right after finishing Redshirts. It was such an enjoyable book that I'm eager to try out more of his stuff.  So I know what I'm going to be doing this weekend (unfortunately neither Neil Gaiman nor buttercream frosting will be involved).

Back to Books Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the Back to Books Giveaway.....

Lisa Hackney!

Lisa will be receiving a copy of The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle.

And a big thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway.

Since I still have a bunch of books left to clear out I hope to have another giveaway soon, so stick around.

Shanah Tovah- Happy New Year!

Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and sweet new year. (even if you're not Jewish ;) )

Apparently this image, of a bored looking angel,  is from a vintage Rosh Hashanah card. It seemed appropriate for the blog somehow. 

And here's a Rosha Hashana video that never fails to crack me up, of Jewish yeshiva boys break dancing.

Enjoy and have a good one!