Archive for December, 2007

I’m cooking lunch and my husband is doing dishes…and for some reason we BOTH broke into song, singing a very old cartoon theme song. Something neither of us had thought of for years. I don’t recall what precipitated the event…but here’s the song…

Hercules, hero of song and story!
Hercules, winner of ancient glory!
Fighting for the right, fighting with his might;
With the strength of ten, ordinary men!
Hercules, people are safe when near him!
Hercules, only the evil fear him!
Softness in his eyes, iron in his thighs;
Virtue in his heart, fire in every part of
The Mighty Hercules!

In anticipation of my new website design, I’m going to give away this custom-made 1GB USB key! It will ship directly to the winner (as I am AWFUL about getting to the post office, as some of you are aware—my bad).

Look for the new design announcement soon and enter the contest!

Darr

In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself astray in a dark wood where the straight road had been lost. — Dante

Chakotay: If you always see the road ahead of you it’s not worth the trip

This is what I am pondering today. My road has been bumpy as Hell in 2007 and here I am but hours away from 2008. But where those rises I encountered and seemingly surpassed truly so difficult that I am battle-weary and scarred going into the new year?

• I had major surgery to benefit my health;
• I had two books come out, both of which pleased me greatly to write;
• My husband’s kidney disease went into remission;
• My daughter got a horse and thereby, we have driven the road to BB Stable every day since February–sometimes more than once;
• We got to spend time with Thordur Bjorn, my dear Icelandic love (husband of Helga Dis, father of Thula Katrin and Esja)
• 2007 marks the 30th year of friendship with Thordur’s father, Siggi, and his wife, Annalisa, also of Iceland. Holy crap I’m getting old! It was the tail-end of 1977 when I first wrote Siggi;
• We remodeled my office and the daughter’s bedroom;
• I lost Kitty-Girl after 18 years, but gained Teague, the Hell-cat;

Doesn’t seem too adventurous or treacherous, heh? It’s the things written between the lines that caused me woe this year. And I am making concerted efforts to amend my personal actions which caused me and mine distress in 2007. Hey! Change is good! It’s uncomfortable, but damn…change is soooo good.

Here’s to embracing the changes of 2008! Come hill and valley and forceful blockade, I am armed and ready. Bring it freakin’ on.

May those who read this experience boundless joy, peace, security and good circumstances in 2008.

Darr

Buy an e-copy of “Mooncusser Cove,” a twisted, bizarre, macabre tale (oooo….just like real life!) for yourself or a friend and receive three free tarot readings! Like I said on the Romance Studio drawings and give-aways page…one for you…one for your friend…and one for that male model you have shackled in your closet

Gift the gift of Darragha this holiday season. If you aren’t hanged, drawn and quartered by your friends, enemies and/or hellatives for sending them a download of an erotic romance, you might just be the hero/heroine of the year! You never know what they’re going to like! This truly is the gift for the person who has everything else!

Darr

PS Don’t forget to forward your Moonie receipt to me at darragha @ gmail. com (no spaces) with a question for YOUR reading

Jodi wins the ebook and reading! Jodi…come on down!

Next question: What’s the movie title, buckaroo? Today’s winner receives an ebook download from the Darragha collection.

Time counts and keeps countin’, and we knows now finding the trick of what’s been and lost ain’t no easy ride. But that’s our trek, we gotta’ travel it. And there ain’t nobody knows where it’s gonna’ lead. Still in all, every night we does the tell, so that we ‘member who we was and where we came from… but most of all we ‘members the man that finded us, him that came the salvage. And we lights the city, not just for him, but for all of them that are still out there. ‘Cause we knows there come a night, when they sees the distant light, and they’ll be comin’ home.

Stephanie wins the two free readings!

Today’s question is:

Who said this line, and what movie is it from? And if you like said movie, what’s your favorite quote from it? (no post the entire script, darlings!)

Lesliejane wins the free ebook for answering Wednesday’s trivia correctly!

Today’s trivia is:

What’s the name of the historical romance novel that featured a heroine with three arms (gotta love an art department kicking coffee, huh?)

Today’s winner will receive two free tarot readings. One for you and one for a friend! Or two for you.

Darr

Got weighed today during my “annual exam” and I couldn’t believe the scale. I’m down 44lbs! I was banded on 9/19. I lost 16lbs before surgery (8/1-9/19). I get my third fill tomorrow and hope *that* scale is as kind as my GYN’s scale!

Darr

I don’t know what to think about Capt. Jack Harkness on Torchwood. He is freakishly mysterious, handsome, and seems to enjoy sexual relations with males and females of both earthly and otherworldly persuasions. In the episode “Captain Jack Harkness” we find out that he isn’t really Capt. Jack, but that the dude he’s embracing is the real “Capt. Jack.” Long story, of his life during 1941. Capt. Jack is apparently, immortal.

Immortal–and loved by many. Here’s the embrace between him and one of his employees when he “returns from the dead.”

But this guy has more of a father/son relationship with Capt. Jack.

I can’t wait until January to find out more! Gods bless BBCAmerica for Torchwood!

“Fluid Sexuality” is how Wikipedia described “Torchwood.” I guess this video says it all.