On The Wild Side

You Tarzan.

Me Jane.

Me likey.

Me likey very much.

"When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities." ~Matt Groening

Who Wants To Be A Superhero?

Have you watched this show?


Oy.

I have. And I have one question:

Are these people serious?

Creature (she's apparently a fairy from another planet and regained her powers by eating fruit).

Monkey Woman (who makes a sound like a monkey and wears bananas on her belt).

Fat Momma (who has donuts hanging off her belt, I kid you not. And a really catchy theme song: "Fat Momma, Fat Momma, I'm here to save the day. Fat Momma, Fat Momma, I'll take your food away").

The Iron Enforcer (has some kind of honkin' huge death ray gun strapped to one arm).

Rotiart (spoiler alert for later on in this post).

Nitro G (19 years old).

Cell Phone Girl (is this a sign of our times or what?).

Feedback (microwaves make him nauseous).

Tyveculus (a 34-year old fire captain).

Lemuria (wearing a gold lamme body suit).

Levity (works as a toy designer and wants to be the first gay superhero).

Major Victory (a former male exotic dancer whose catch phrase is "be a winner, not a weiner").

Here's the spoiler alert, so if you haven't watched this show and don't want to know what's going on, stop reading here.

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Pretty much before the "competition" started, Rotiart revealed himself to be a mole. Rotiart is "traitor" spelled backward. Needless to say, one of the superhero candidates had to turn in his costume. By the end of the one-hour show, yet another candidate turned in his costume as well. Levity and Nitro G have to be superheroes only in their dreams.

Two down, nine to go.

Not sure I'll be watching any more of this.

If you watched it, what did you think?




"The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else." ~Umberto Eco

My New Job

I've worked 3 days now at the new job. Sigh. Let me fill you in a little.

The company has roughly 90 employees, many of which are part-time. It's a drug-testing facility, so much of the office staff are phlebotomists and other professional technicians. The owner seems like a nice man and the employees I've met so far seem nice as well. My boss is someone I've worked with before, so I know we can work well together. She actually called me about the job.

What's the job? Right now it's a Human Resources Assistant. (Yep. I'm back in HR. But after I've been able to distance myself from my last mind-wrecking job, not going back into HR seemed like an entire waste of the last 20 years of my life.) After next week, I'll only be working one day a week except when my boss is gone. But the whole idea is that, sometime within the next 3-4 months, my boss and I will transition to co-workers and will job-share the HR Administrator (Manager) position. At that point I'll be working 2 1/2 to 3 days per week.

My hours are very flexible. I'm optimistic that, once I get into the swing of having to go to work again, I'll still be able to write. Just not as much. :(

I'll keep you posted.



"Personally, I have nothing against work, particularly when performed, quietly and unobtrusively, by someone else. I just don't happen to think it's an appropriate subject for an 'ethic'." ~Barbara Ehrenreich

New Review For THE CLAIMING

This just out from Coffee Time Romance:

4 Cups!

"This hot read is jam-packed with emotion. Women who have never considered any type of domination just might think twice after reading The Claiming. Written with such passion between the characters, Ms. Quinn will get your heart racing and have you wanting more... This story touches on a lot of genres, none of which are overdone. The storyline is solid and well paced. It is clear Ms. Quinn has worked very hard on this book and I can only hope I will get to read more from her."

The Claiming, available at Amber Heat.




"God gave us a penis and a brain, but not enough blood to use both at the same time." ~Robin Williams

Report On The Job Front

My first day on the new job went...fine. Can I tell you how much I hated being there?

Oh, not there the place of work--the company and its employees seems nice enough. No, it was just the fact that I had to be there. Back in corporate America. Not sitting at my laptop writing.

Bummer.

Double bummer.

I'd much rather be talking to you about this:


or even this (or I should probably say... especially this):


But, no, I'm blogging about work.

Bum.

Mer.



P.S. I'm over at NCP today, with a post about my latest review on The Praetorians: Discovery. Check it out.



"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind." ~Aristotle

Off To The Land Of Oz

I got this from my oldest niece, and it's just too good not to share. It's not a political statement on my part, it's just damned funny.

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Four U.S. presidents got caught up in a tornado... and off they whirled to the land of Oz.

When they reached the Emerald City, they went to find the Great Wizard.

"What brings you before the great Wizard of Oz?"


Jimmy Carter stepped forward and timidly said, "I've come for some courage."


"No problem!" said the Wizard. "Who's next?"

Richard Nixon stepped forward. "Well, I think I need a heart."


"Done!" said the Wizard. "Who comes next before the great and powerful Oz?"


Up stepped Dubya and said, "I've been told I need a brain."

"No problem," the Wizard said. "Consider it done."

There is silence in the great hall. Bill Clinton just stands there, looking around, but didn't say anything. Finally, irritated, the Wizard asked, "Well? What do you want?"

"Is Dorothy here?"

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before." ~Mae West

And Yet Another Funny Commercial

OMG, this is too funny!

LOLLOLLOL!!!


"Safe sex--with a condom, rubber gloves and a wet suit is fine as long as you don't fall in love." ~Kerry Thornley