Skinny's Out

I watched Access Hollywood Thursday night. I usually only end up watching that if I've watched the 6:00 news and have nothing else to watch until 7. Anyway, they had a segment about models.

Get this. Finally, finally it seems some folks are waking up--in Madrid, the Spanish Association of Fashion Designers has banned models who are too thin. Some people think it's a good idea; after all, models in magazines are the women young girls (and even those not so young) look up to as having the ideal body. And the ruling has enraged some--because they're disriminating against people who are thin.

Well, it's about damned time. I've spent much of my adult life watching people's reaction to overweight people, hearing snide remarks, etc. And I'd thought maybe it was just me, but if you can see a woman's ribs across her chest... Okay, first of all, just ewww. But if you can see bone stripes, she's too thin.



Am I right? Come on, you men out there. Please tell me you don't find this woman that attractive. She's got rib stripes, and just look at those frickin' hipbones! Someone could get hurt with those. Just as being overweight is unhealthy, so is being underweight. A woman who's 5'9" and weighs 107 pounds (the average height/weight of a runway model) is too thin. I'm 5'4", and my ideal weight is 110-120.

Thank you, Madrid.

And, yes, I'm dieting. Again. So maybe this is all just jealousy on my part.

But maybe not.

Wish me luck.




"It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then. As long as you don't break any." ~Mae West

Cheyenne McCray's In The House!

Mega-talented author Cheyenne McCray will be visiting Follow Your Passion tomorrow beginning at 12:00 p.m. If you're not a member yet... why not?!? Come on over and join the fun!

Cheyenne's latest book, in collaboration with MacKenzie McKade, is Kalina's Discovery, book 2 in the Return to Wonderland series.

Sorceress Kalina has accepted that love is not in her cards, but she can't refuse the allure of Prince Eral. She desires the mystical werefin with a power she finds hard to deny. But she's a weretiger, a creature of the land. There can be no future for them. When Kalina's visions call her to Atlantis, she must face her terror of water to try to save a king and realize her own dreams.

Eral feels Kalina in his mind, on his skin, in his very blood. Even though she resists him and shuns his watery homeland, he remains determined to win the she-cat and claim her for his own.

But an evil sorcerer has other plans for them--deadly, painful plans. Eral and Kalina must join their hearts, minds, and formidable powers to save a kingdom and discover a love that even their differences can't divide.


This is a wonderful series! But, wait, there's more! Book 2 in her Magic series is coming soon, too:

DESIRE

Copper Ashcroft is an accomplished D'Anu witch, but the magic she wields is a potent force—strong enough to hurl her into a mysterious Otherworld when a spell backfires. Before Copper can escape, another being is pulled into her realm—Tiernan, a powerfully virile Tuatha D'Danann warrior. Blond, blue-eyed, and shamelessly seductive, Tiernan could be Copper's savior…and his touch sets her body on fire.

DUTY

Like others of his kind, Tiernan stands alongside the D'Anu witches to battle the demons of the Underworld. Obligation to his cause and his people cautions against any entanglement with Copper, yet each second spent with this beautiful, uninhibited woman stirs an insatiable hunger. Desire explodes into carnal bliss, but the visions that haunt Copper's dreams are growing stronger, and they foretell a terrifying evil waiting to be unleashed…

DESTINY

Saving the city will take more than brute strength…more than witchcraft. Only together can Copper and Tiernan find a way to overcome the dark forces—and seize a passion that has bewitched them both.


What are you waiting for? If you're not already a member of Follow Your Passion, come on over and join!!





"I feel like a million tonight. But one at a time." ~Mae West

Yet Another Thing...

...to angst about. Thanks to Kelly Maher, I've been watching my books over at Fictionwise, to see how they're doing. I don't know if it means anything at all, other than it's something else to get my gut twisted in a knot over. Thanks, hon.

On September 7th, here were the rankings:

Dragon's Bane - #17
The Praetorians: Discovery - #87
Summer Sizzlers - #46
Zodiac: Pisces - #282
Torrid Teasers Volume 3 - #339

As of September 11th, they were ranked:

Dragon's Bane - #24 -- Slipped down the rankings a bit
The Praetorians: Discovery - #27 -- Wow! Moved up 60 spaces!!
Summer Sizzlers - #61 -- Ouch!
Zodiac: Pisces - #243 -- Moved up almost 40 spaces
Torrid Teasers Volume 3 - #491 -- Another ouch! That's 152 spaces. Zowee!

And as of today...

Dragon's Bane - #34 -- Down another 10 notches
The Praetorians: Discovery - #9 -- Wahoo!! It made the top 10 and is ranked a Best Seller!!!!
Summer Sizzlers - #139 -- Oy.
Zodiac: Pisces - #193 -- Up another 50 spots!
Torrid Teasers Volume 3 -- #339 -- Back where we started.


Initially, I wasn't sure this was a good idea, watching my stats, cuz it's rather depressing to watch my books moving farther and farther down the list. But when they're moving up...

YAY!!

Look at Discovery! It's in the top 10!! *VBG*




"Virtue has it's own reward, but has no sale at the box office." ~Mae West

Gotta Love Those Cowboys!

He's a cowboy.

He's wet.

'Nuff said.

"I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far." ~Mae West

We Remember

I found this site from the NY City Fire Department, a tribute to their fallen. Easily, they lost the most men at one time on September 11, 2001. Be prepared to reach for your tissues.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/media/tribute/tribute.html

And this, from YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XygweijyO8A
(I'm not sure why, but I can't get YouTube to embed in my blog anymore.)

On September 11th, we saw the worst that human beings can offer... and we saw the best.

In New York City, we lost police officers, Port Authority officers and other emergency workers, as well as people just going about their lives. In a field in Pennsylvania we lost more people--sons, fathers, brothers, wives, sisters. At the Pentagon we lost still more.

Never forget.

Ever.

What Are They Thinking?

I recently checked my stats on how people are coming to my blog, and found a few...interesting search strings. Hmph. I guess I know what they were thinking. Check these out:

"Cheyenne McCray spanking" -- Chey? Looks like somebody thinks you're spankalicious. LOL

"against the saddle orgasm" -- Well, yeah. Isn't that what saddles are for?

"dakota her nipple moaned" -- Nipples moan? Really? I have two of them and they've never made any noise. Hmm.

"she kissed my clit" -- Um, no. If you're looking for lesbian erotic romance (and there's nothing wrong with that), you won't find it here. This is strictly a hetero zone.


Well, at least there are no icky porno hits. LOL




"Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly." ~Mae West

I'm On The Cover Of RT!

The October issue of the Romantic Times magazine arrived in my mailbox yesterday and I quite unexpectedly tore off the blue plastic wrap to find--*gasp*--my name is on the cover!

Here's a picture of the cover, although you can't read my name on it. :(


Yep. That's right. L'il ol' me made the cover of RT as part of the feature about New Concepts Publishing's 10th anniversary--they have the two covers of the celebration anthologies, Phoenix Rising I and II--and I have a story in Phoenix Rising I (which is the bottom cover--my name's the fourth one at the top of the cover).

I'm just so tickled, I can't hardly stand myself. LOL

It's like a rock star being on the cover of Rolling Stones... or more like Mike in Monsters, Inc., with his little eyeball body mostly covered up by the bar code. But, hey. It's still there! LOL




"It's better to be looked over than overlooked." ~Mae West