Someone at amazon.com had the brilliant idea to come up with the Kindle for PC, and make it available to download for free!

I had looked at the Kindle, but did not want to spend the $$ for it....and now I don't have to....I can download books to read on my laptop! Of course, some books I will still want the old fanshioned print-on-paper versions....but for others....I can get the kindle version for much less $$. :)

My first Kindle book...Sherilynn Kenyon's first Dark-Hunter book. I have read 2 of the series....somewhere in the middle and have considered starting at the beginning, but I didn't really want to spend the $$...there's so many of them! So I will start with this one...if I really get into them....then we'll see.

So anyways.....I'm off to Kindle!

Have a good weekend!

Not only is Sunday Valentine's Day....but it's also Marcela's (aka maxdil )Birthday!!

Sooooo.......



And to the rest of you....if you care....Happy Valentine's Day.

Yeah....finally been playing in Photoshop a bit...thanks to a lovely friend who sent me CS4 (You know who you are! *hugs*)...been trying to get used to it, so what better way than to play with pretty men, eh?

So I have some new Mads stuff, and my current pretty boy David Gandy...I don't usually get into the model types, but this guy could pose for me anytime! ;)

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In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?


In support of a cousin who passed away just before Christmas and also his sister who has been battling lymphoma for several years.

We got hit with about 8" of snow Thursday night....luckily I was off Friday and did not really have to worry about it. So me and Rascal went out and took some pictures. These were taken with my phone (the only camera I have atm), but they came out pretty good. :)

Rascal :)


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Just wanted to wish a very happy day to both my daughter (who turns 20 today *gasp*) and to darya01!!


Birthday Evil/Scary comments and graphics


Hope you have a wonderful Birthday! *hugs*


Oh....and Happy New Year to All!!!

It's been a while since I did a real entry...other than various Mads news. So I will try to remember the random thoughts I've had and went "Hmmm, I should post that in my journal..."

First off (because I'm not sure if I will think about this later this week)-

Happy Holidays to my dear & oh so lovely Flist from me & a few of my boys:



Brings a smile to your face in any language, doesn't it? *grins*

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New trailer for Clash of the Titans!!!!

Yep, it's that time again....my main man's birthday...Mads is 44 years old today, and damn is he looking good!



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The Clash of the Titans trailer is out!!!!!!!!!!!!





And in a *duh* moment....for those of you that have had those pesky errors trying to send an email to my new address....I forgot I had copies of mail at that address sent to my old comcast address....that's why I was getting the emails, but you were also getting the 'undeliverable' error.....*DUH* It should be all good now....

I doubt I will be online tomorrow, so I thought I'd wish cat_o_wen a very




Hope you have a good day, honey! I plan to! :)

Sorry I don't have some sexy pics of Clive to post for you, but I will post the following for my own benefit. *grin*

O....M....G.....

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Before I head off to Toronto...the trailer for Mads' German film The Door (Die Tur):



Okay, need to get some stuff done and take a nap before I take off!

Here's a great bit of video of Mads Q&A after Valhalla Rising in Toronto. (NO I haven't seen it yet...I have one more chance on Saturday)

*squeeeeeeeeee*

In the middle of this rubbish is a blurb about CotT...and an interview with Mads! The good stuff starts at about 1:25:

yes....I can't think of anything better to speed my recovery...new Mads pics from the Venice Film Festival where Valhalla Rising premiered today!



( *sigh* )

It is hotter than hell here...as it is elsewhere too, I know. I can hardly stand to even sit here at the computer.

Anyway...

Went to the doctor Friday, and yes, I'm having surgery. August 31st. Which is putting my move and new job on hold until mid-september. But the job is still mine, they will wait for me to get this taken care of. So thats cool. And it gives me 3 more weeks to get my shit taken care of and packed and stored and whatever. Which is good, because I would be attempting to do this all today in this heat....and I would have been more miserable than I am now. :(

The one bad thing is....this delay will probably put an end to my thoughts of going to TIFF. *Sniffles* Since it starts a week after my surgery....I guess it depends when they will be showing Valhalla Rising. If it's toward the end of the festival I may feel up to it and be able to squeeze it in before my move....but thats a lot of hassle right before I move. I don't know....guess I'll play that part by ear.

I went to see 'The Ugly Truth' today, partly to escape the heat for a couple hours. It was funny...not hilarious, but funny. I'm not sure why, but I get the feeling the role was not much of a stretch for Gerry. *laughs* I did laugh out loud more than once so that's always a good sign...and Gerry looked yummy, even as a man-whore. ;)

Okay, I guess thats all for right now...I'm going to the air-conditioned store for a bit, in my air-conditioned car.

Try and stay cool my friends!

....I've finally got a general idea of what's going on in my life...

Mt tentative last day at this job is the weekend Aug 9th...and then I'm off to my new job & new city...IF, my doctor does not want to do surgery right away. From what friends have said...they know someone, who knows someone who has had surgery for a hernia...it usually takes a few months to get the surgery, if it is not causing any pain, which mine is not. So, if this is the case, I will go to Grand Rapids that weekend and start the new job on the 10th. If I do need surgery right away, then it (new job) will just have to wait a few weeks more.

So in the meantime....i need to get all my shit packed. I have only 3 weeks to pack up my house. *ugh* I hate moving/packing.

WTF...LJ just posted my entry without me even clicking 'post'. *confused*

Anyway.....so this is edited to finish what I was trying to say....I hate moving! I have to find a storage space as I don't have a place yet, and I don't have the time or $$ to go look for one right now. I will stay at the hotel until I find something. In the meantime...I said that already...but....I have the Toronto Film Festival in Sept...and I hope my new job will not interfere with my plans to go. I'll only be there a month by then...but hey, I'll be the boss, right? I should be able to take a few days....right? I hope so....we'll see. I will be VERY disappointed if I have to miss Valhalla Rising. Did I mention VR is getting it's world premier at TIFF??!!!! Well, it is...and I just have to go!! *fingers crossed*

I guess that's it for now....I took an Advil PM about an hour ago and I'm starting to feel it...


Good night friends.

...what's been going on?

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Metrodome has come through again!! They are sending us 3 dvds of Mads movie 'Flame & Citron' to give away on the website!!

Check it out: http://www.madsonline.net/

*grins*

Well, the hockey season is over...and for those of you interested, you probably know my Red Wings didn't win it. Not sure what was wrong with them last night, but they sure didn't look like the same team in that last game. And as it turned out, the last game was the only one that mattered. But it was really a great playoff this year. And the Wings just won last year, so it's not like it's been all that long. :) The only thing that bothers me is that Crosby won it...the other guys - congrats. But Crosby just pisses me off, the whiner. Anyway....that's all I'm gonna say on that....



No news on my test results yet, except that my condition is "not life-threatening"...that's good to know. I have an appointment Tuesday morning to discuss my options. *rolls eyes* Already got the bill for the CT scan....$2500!!!!! For ONE freakin' test!!!!!! And another $250 for the radiologist to read it!!!! I'm in the wrong fucking business.....god knows how I'm going to pay for it if I have to have surgery.....


Let's talk about something more pleasant, shall we?

Anyone play Evony? I just discovered it a few days ago and I'm hooked! I have my city built (I named it Avalon) and I'm building a good sized army and pundering the countryside. LOL! I've joined an Alliance and recruited heroes....it's cool. *g* Check out http://www.evony.com/ - I'm on server 15.

Just finished The Pale Horseman Book 2 in Bernard Corwell's Saxon Chronicles....I am so loving it! I went to the local bookstore to get the next book.....pfffft....they only had a couple Sharpe books. God I wish we had a REAL bookstore in this town....like a borders or a B&N. Thank god for amazon. Ordered the last 2 in the series and they shipped today.

Okay, I'm off....I need to see how the building is going on the walls of my second city....