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Sunday, July 11, 2010

ARC Giveaway on 21 Pages! (Clockwork Angel, Paranormalcy, and more)

For your chance to win one of the books below (and more), head on over to 21 Pages' ARC giveaway! Or you can click on the pictures of the books below. Ends 8/20.

Friday, July 9, 2010

$100 Gift Card of Your Choice, Ends Today!

Befrugal.com is holding a contest for a $100 gift card of your choice (from any retailer who sells gift cards online). The contest ends today (7/9) in the afternoon. Go here to enter!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Weekly giveaway post, 7/6/10

And here are a few more giveaways I'm entering, that are ending in the next week. Two are ending tonight, so hurry if you'd like to enter!

Mom To Bed By 8 is giving away a 3-piece set of UGLee Pens! Please go to UGLee Pen's website for more info on the world's most comfortable ergonomic pen. Ends TONIGHT (7/6) at 11:59 PM CST.
Serendipity Mommy is giving away a 500gb Seagate external hard drive! Ends TONIGHT (7/6) at 11:59 PM.
Sweeps4Bloggers is giving away Flat Iron Experts Avanti Wet-Dry Iron! I'm hoping to win this for my sister. Ends 7/8.
The Mommy-Files is giving away a copy of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. I'm a fan of both the books and the movie, so I'd love to win this DVD. Ends 7/8.
Leslie Loves Veggies is giving away a set of Dry-Spice Flavor Savor Canisters. I'd love to have these to keep onion powder dry. Ends 7/9.
Raising My 4 Sons is giving away a copy of Victoria Simcox's children's fantasy book, "The Magic Warble." Ends 7/10!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Day 03 - A song that makes you sad

One of the saddest songs I know, paired with the saddest animated movie I know.

The song is "Man's Road" by America, and it's from the Last Unicorn movie. (I would hum this when I was sad as a teenager.) Here's the original animation from the movie.

The video above is a music video by Lostboy based on Grave of the Fireflies, an animated movie about two children trying to survive in Japan near the end of World War II. More information on this movie here.

Weekly giveaway post, 6/27/10

A few more contests I'm entering that are finishing up this week. One's ending today, so hurry if you'd like to enter!

Second Time Around is giving away a "Moment of Glory" golf audio book! There are THREE WINNERS for this contest! I'm hoping to win one for my dad. :-) Ends TONIGHT, 6/27, at 10 PM MST.
Serendipity Mommy is giving away a Wearable Art kit - you can color your own t-shirt! I'm trying to win a peace sign one for my niece. Ends 6/30.
Sweeps4Bloggers is giving away a secret storage box - one that looks like a book. Ends 7/2.
And last but not least, One Savvy Mom is giving away a Plasma Car! Ends 7/3.

Song Meme, Day 2

(Yes, I'm cheating. ^_- I forgot yesterday!)

Day 02 - A song that makes you happy

Lyric translation (from Melan Blue, an awesome Brigadoon site):

Forget about an umbrella
It'll become a burden
Sooner or later The rain will stop anyhow
Cheer up and let's go get wet

Living in this world
Filled with bitterness
No matter how hard you try
There is a time when nothing goes right

But if you look up
There is a crimson sunset

Beyond the rainbow
To the end of the dream
Far away in the seven-colored clouds
Will my prayer be answered?
Will my wish come true?

Walking by the river
I'm on my way home
Red is the color of love
The feeling of his touch
Remains on my finger
It's my secret treasure
A rainbow-colored treasure

This is "Rainbow-Colored Treasure," the ending theme from the "Brigadoon" anime. It's cheerful and bouncy and the anime has cute animation to go along with it. It always makes me happy when I hear it.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Song Meme, Day 1

I've seen a song meme making the rounds on livejournal recently, and it looks like fun! So I'm doing it.

How it works: every day, you post a song that fits certain criteria. I'm probably going to mostly stick to Youtube videos, partially due to copyright concerns, and partly because I often associate songs with videos (especially if I've heard them first in TV opening or ending songs, or music videos).

Day 01 - Your favourite song
Day 02 - A song that makes you happy
Day 03 - A song that makes you sad
Day 04 - A song that reminds you of someone
Day 05 - A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 06 - A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 07 - A song that you can dance to
Day 08 - A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 09 - A song from your favourite band
Day 10 - A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 11 - A song that describes you
Day 12 - A song from your favourite album
Day 13 - A song that you listen to when you're angry
Day 14 - A song that you listen to when you're happy
Day 15 - A song that you listen to when you're sad
Day 16 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 17 - A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 18 - A song that makes you laugh
Day 19 - A song that turns you on
Day 20 - A song you've listened to after a break-up
Day 21 - A song that gives you shivers
Day 22 - A song you can't help but air-jam to
Day 23 - A song that reminds you of a character
Day 24 - A song that reminds you of a book
Day 25 - A song that reminds you of a movie
Day 26 - A song that reminds you of a TV show
Day 27 - A song that you don't love any more
Day 28 - A song that you want to sing to your children
Day 29 - A song that gives you synaesthesia
Day 30 - A song about endings

Disclaimer 1: I like quite a lot of Japanese and anime OPs/EDs, so many of the songs I pick for this are going to be Japanese. I shall endeavor to find videos with subtitles where possible, or at least link a translation of the lyrics!

Disclaimer 2: I reserve the right to swap one or more of these out for different (or slightly different) prompts, depending on whether it's relevant to my life and whether I can actually think of a song that fits.

Day 1 - Your favourite song

This is HARD, because I have a handful of songs which are my favorites, and I'm not sure I like one more than the other. But I think I'm going to go with "Full of Grace" by Sarah McLachlan. It's an amazingly pretty (if depressing) song, and I've loved it for many years.