oh, courtney

myidentity:

I’m assisting a customer in the parking lot with her groceries. She presses the lock button on the driver’s side door and closes it.)

Customer: “Oh no! I locked my keys in the ignition!”

Me: “Well, your back door is still open.”

Customer: “I know, I know, but my door is locked! D***!”

Me: “But the back door is still open. You could pass through it to–”

Customer: *slams the back door shut* “Fine, there! Now it’s closed! Can we get back to my problem now?”

notemily: Snowy Grill Totally Looks Like Karl Lagerfeld

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:25:51 -0500

notemily:

Snowy Grill Totally Looks Like Karl Lagerfeld

"it’s amazing what velocity can do when human beings are in season."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:31:22 -0500

“it’s amazing what velocity can do when human beings are in season.”

- matthew good

On Mean Girls & Writing Some Girls Are

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:25:20 -0500

On Mean Girls & Writing Some Girls Are:

I’m giving away the first of four ARCs of SGA very soon. This particular giveaway will be on Facebook only. International entries are welcome. Future giveaways will be US & CAN only, so if you’re…

c’est l’halloween

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:04:54 -0400

c’est l’halloween:

THIS IS A HALLOWEEN POST! Happy Halloween! It is the most wonderful time of the year! Here is a song I learned in French class about Halloween when I was a kid that I have never ever forgotten. It’s…

Some Girls Are – Chapter 2 + Teasers, Up Now!

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:00:17 -0400

Some Girls Are – Chapter 2 + Teasers, Up Now!:

In celebration of yesterday’s good news and the fact that I cannot think of one way to follow it up with an ordinary blog entry, I am releasing TWO teaser videos for Some Girls Are and THE SECOND…

Forest of Reading

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:57:17 -0400

Forest of Reading:

Today, the 2010 OLA (Ontario Library Association) Forest of Reading nominees were announced.

Uhm.

Today, the 2010 OLA Forest of Reading nominees were announced and Cracked Up to Be is one…

inothernews: PECKING ORDER A tiny Yellow-billed Oxpecker...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:36:08 -0400

inothernews:

PECKING ORDER A tiny Yellow-billed Oxpecker frantically flaps its wings to keep its balance while pecking away at a giraffe’s chin. .The bird is feasting on the multitude of ticks and parasites that live in the giraffe’s fur. NB: this is NOT an evil giraffe. (Photo: Billy Dodson / Solent via the Telegraph)

"you back the cause get out of school you get a job the job gets you and somehow everyday you end up..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:18:47 -0400

“you back the cause
get out of school
you get a job
the job gets you
and somehow everyday
you end up serving somebody else
if that ain’t panic that you’re feeling
well you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours
with the hammer in your heart
”

- Matthew Good, Symbolistic White Walls (live, extended lyrics)

video teasers & bookshelves

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:58:02 -0400

video teasers & bookshelves:

Yesterday, on Facebook and Twitter, I released the first of nine (NINE!) video teasers for Some Girls Are. Each teaser includes an audio snippet of the novel, as read by the amazing Kim…

odds, ends & query letters

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:15:09 -0400

odds, ends & query letters:

I was looking through old back-up emails and found a notepad file full of notes and some deleted scenes from my Cracked Up to Be days. That always freaks me out and amuses me a little because it’s a…

celedones: (iwastheocean)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:54:18 -0400

celedones:

(iwastheocean)

koriannespeaks: reader-meg: (via loveyourchaos)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:54:14 -0400

koriannespeaks:

reader-meg:

(via loveyourchaos)

inothernews: THE STUFF LIGHTSABERS ARE MADE OF A ...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:54:05 -0400

inothernews:

THE STUFF LIGHTSABERS ARE MADE OF A newly-identified luminescent fungus, Mycena luxaeterna, was discovered in a forest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo: Barcroft Media via the Telegraph)

she's good

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:49:58 -0400

me: probably missed the boat by a mile
lori: bb, who needs a boat when you can WALK ON WATER

koriannespeaks: Royal...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:59:46 -0400

koriannespeaks:

Royal mist.

surlesinge:

insalatadiparole:

Last Colour (via Greatestdancer)