I am feeling lucky

I've won TWO, count 'em, TWO giveaways this month, as well as Employee of the Month.  So I figure why not go whole hog and enter this smokin awesome giveaway by one of my most favoritist authors ever.  That'd be Maggie Stiefvater, for those who don't know, who don't listen to me yammer on about her all the live long day.

Also, real quick- so I had this dream?  And in it, Maggie S. and her buddy and fellow awesome zombie author, Carrie Ryan, were at my Costco.  Yes, that'd be the Costco in the booming metropolis of Louisville, Colorado.  Yes.  And they were shopping.  Yes.  Just work with me, people.  So, Mags and Carrie are roaming the concrete aisles of Costco when I happen upon them and become completely and utterly uncool and fangirly and swoon over all their oisome books.  And then I tell them all about my teeny work in progress.  Or "WIP", which is the writer's way of sounding all professionalish and importanty whilst talking about their works in progress.  I gotta sound the part, you know.  So I'm going all Swim Fan on them about my WIP and they're just staring at me.  And then Mags goes, "So what's your word count right now?"  And so I tell her.  And she and Carrie sort of glance at each other and give each other this look, which is all fraught with meaning and then Maggie tells me, "You know, I don't think you're cut out for writing."  Maggie and Carrie exit scene.

There you have it.  My dream/nightmare.  Which is what happens when you eat too much pizza before bed.  I am a cautionary tale, my friends.  I'm pretty sure in real life if I happened upon these two awesome ladies, we'd all be best friends and name our kids after each other and I'd be Godmother to at least two of my namesakes.

SO.  I am pining and jonesing to win something from Maggie S. and her newest giveaway which is where this post comes in.  Thank you, persistent reader,  for reading this insanely long giveaway entry thus far.  You are a gentleman and a scholar!

First things first.  So Maggie (I love how I just toss about her first name like we're all besties) is about to release her third and final installment of the Mercy Falls Trilogy.  Which is about werewolves and kissing.  Which you should clearly already know about or you must live under a rock.  Or we just don't hang out enough.  And so, feast your hungry eyes on this amazing video which is the Forever trailer, put together with the genius hands and brains of Maggie, herself.  It's pretty amazing.



Now, I talk about books quite a bit here on za blog, because they are my cocaine and life and hopefully future career.  This blog is really just to keep my fingers limber.  So let me reiterate.  If you've not read Shiver, Linger and don't know about Forever yet, please locate them henceforth immediately and get your eyeballs to those pages, folks.  They are awesome.  To purchase Forever, head to this link.

Carry on with your days and nights.  I'll be the one with a book in my hand, occasionally thinking about eating a piece of cake.

Happy Wednesday.

Vintage Noisemaker Giveaway winner!!!

The Random Number Generator gods have spoken and the winner of the Vintage Noisemakers is...

Gabrielle!!!

Congratulations, Gabrielle!  May you be noisy and joyous everywhere you go, clacking and twirling and rachetting in celebration of Twizzlers or LOST or Ugg Boots or whatever you feel like!

And many many thanks to Vintage Umbrella for participating in my humble anniversary!

My blog anniversary would be an excellent time to have a noisy giveaway, don'tcha think?- THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Once upon a time, many moons ago, I sat down at the computer and busted out with a sweet little blog talking about tomatoes.  Or tornadoes.  Or something.  And that was two years ago. 

Isn't it so sweet?  My blog is a toddler.  Potty training.  Learning to play patty-cake.  Or in dog years, my blog is getting boobies and learning to curl it's hair.  Good luck, sweet blog, and by the way, learn from me and don't put a crimp in your bangs.  Your 7th grade pictures can't be redone.  Trust me.

So.

Here it is, my bloggy anniversary and it's time to have ourselves a little part-ay.  How best to do this? 

A GIVEAWAY, OF COURSE!!!

Because at my parties, I like to give stuff away.  However should you want to send me presents, I'm currently in the market for a Snuggie. 

BUT ANYWAYS, THE GIVEAWAY!!

This giveaway comes from the amazing and eclectic shop of Vintage Umbrella, run by my fancy friend Winn  and her friend Donna.  Their hobby is pillaging yard sales for the vintage and the unique. 

This giveaway is for a set of FOUR VINTAGE NOISEMAKERS!!

The rules (because even rebels like me must occassionally follow them)

To enter, please:

* Go to Vintage Umbrella on etsy and come back here telling me what your favorite item.  This step is mandatory and good for one entry.

* "Like" Vintage Umbrella on Facebook.  This is done by clicking on the link and then clicking the THUMBS UP button thingy on the top of the page.  This step is optional and good for one entry.

* Favorite Vintage Umbrella shop on etsy.  This step is optional and good for one entry.

* Please comment separately, so that your comments are easily countable.  Sadly, I'm not a rocket scientist, people. 

* Please leave me a safe way to contact you, such as your email address, so I can let you know if you're the weeener. 

This giveaway will run from May 10th - May 17th noon CST.  I shall pick the winner using the Random Number Generator who shall receive two bells, a clapper and a ratchet noisemaker all for their very own!!

(Should the winner not respond to my email regarding the winnings after 48 hours, I shall pick another winner.  Don't make me do this, I'll be so sad.)


GOOD LUCK AND MAKE SOME NOOOIIIISSSEEE.

(That was total cheesebally. It's my blog birthday, I can be cheesebally if I want to.)

DapperPaper Thank You Card Giveaway Winner!!!

After using the random numbers generator, the winner of the DapperPaper French Moderne Thank You card set is...

#8!!

My dear friend, Kelliegirl!!

You know, Kellie and I were cheerleaders together.  And we had crushes on boys together.  And she taught me to eat shelled shrimp.  I can't thank her enough for all the amazeballs memories we have. 

Congratulations!  And thanks so much to DapperPaper being a part of this giveaway!!

Keyboard Confessions - the exhausted edition

Every week I sit down and confess some things. Mostly it's just an excuse to write a list.

1. Today I go to the doctor. This is about as much fun as getting my taxes done. Which, guess what? I get to do that on Saturday. All I need now is for all my teeth to fall out or my cars to explode and my weekend shall be complete.

2. Also, when I made my doctor's appointment, I didn't realize it would be at the end of a go-on-vacation-eat-fried-and-tasty-foods-galore vacation. Can we say "Hello, Fatty McFattington, you're blood pressure sucks?"

3. But that's ok. You know why? Because today is also Transient Pod's Get Your Freak On Friday!!! Woot woot!!

4. So what song has my toes tapping? Ooh! I got it. I'm choosing this song because this is the song that came up the most on my iPod whilst driving to and fro on the highways of North Carolina and Tennessee. You ready? Of course you are, what am I even saying? Prepare to get up and dance! Or...tap your toes!

5. Summertime by Will Smith.

6. I think this came on three? four times? Idk, but guess what? I sang along each.and.every.time. Because, word, if I have to drive, we gonna do it wif my iPod on.

7. Also, guess what? My Hubs doesn't really care for that song. I know, his loss, right?

8. Guess what else? I found out that these super nice and godly ladies from my old domain in North Carolina read my bloggage. So, a special SHOUT OUT to Cynthia and Marie!! Also, I hope all my talk of boogers doesn't gross you out.

9. I talk a whole lot about spinners with Mrs. TP. If only my skin tone was a bit darker so it would be acceptable to have some spinners on my Oldsmobile. Also, I suspect they would cost more than my whole car is worth.

10. Except for all my Dope Mixes of Beats. Because they are invaluable.

11. I just slammed some scrabbled eggs. Guess what? You should never slam eggs. Because then you get the burps.

12. Also, in real life it's been like, idk, 13 minutes since I slammed my eggs and I just realized my napkin is still on my lap. I bet ya'll didn't know I was so ladylike and conscientious. *burp*

13. So, it was suggested to me that I should bundle up all my KC's (Keyboard Confessions, you know) and make them into a book. Will that be a seller? 87 pages talking of boogers, burping and that one time I ate like 117 grams of fiber? I'm just not sure.

14. Also, here is a True Confession. You ready? It has nothing to do with boogers. Here goes. Just once in my life, I want someone to tell me that I'm Dave Barry meets Erma Bombeck. There. There it is. My big secret. It's out. Just sitting there. Getting breathed on by the winds of the innernets. Now it's getting hard and crusty. Like other things that start with B and end in OOGERS. DANG!

15. Maybe it's Turret's. Also I'll bet Erma never even said the word BOOGERS. Alas.

16. I dusted off my elliptical last night. And by golly, I burned off the calories from that stupid no-bake cookie I ate mindlessly that I later discovered was, get this: 121 calories!! WHAT WAS I THINKING??

17. But that's ok, because I only stroked out after like, 12 minutes of ellipticaling.

18. Remember last week? And my rock star fingernails? Well guess what? Now they're flaking off.

19. I must remember to use a magnifying glass on KISS's album cover to see if their nails are flaking.

20. Because, obviously, KISS is the style I'm going for.

Happy Friday, my friends.

Also! Don't forget my giveaway for DapperPaper Thank You cards!! And Wendiwinn's giveaway for a shiny knife and cutting board!!

DapperPaper Giveaway!!!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

I am a horrendous Thank You card giver outer. Always have been. In fact, I skipped like, 40 people from our wedding. And one of them even gave us one of those ginourmous toilet paper roll packages. I still feel the shame.

But you know what? I'll bet if you had some amazing Thank You cards from my wonderful friends at DapperPaper, you'd be whipping out some Thank You cards right and left. And maybe even to me, for hooking you up with the cool cats at DapperPaper.

Check out some of their amazing cards! These are my personal faves:

And now, for the giveaway!!

One lucky winner will receive a pack of five gorgeous French Moderne Thank You cards from DapperPaper!

Da Rulz, because ya gotta havum:

1. Head over to DapperPaper and peruse the different cards they offer. Come back here and leave in the comments which card you like best. THIS IS GOOD FOR 1 ENTRY.

2. If you place an order or purchase anything, come back here and leave as a separate comment which item you purchased. THIS IS GOOD FOR 2 ENTRIES.

3. Please make sure in the comments you leave me a contact email or someway to get in touch with you should you be the winnah.

4. Should you decide to place an order or purchase anything, DapperPaper will give you 15% off, just start a convo with them and enter in the code KEARSIERULZ as a message to the seller, so my sweet friends can give you the discount. Do this as a convo BEFORE you place your custom order.

I shall pick the winner on Thursday, March 25th at noon, CST using the handy dandy random numbers generator.

I will email the winner directly thereafterparts and you'll have two days to email me back so I can get your mailing address. Should you ignore me, I shall pick a new winner, after I mop up my tears.

Good luck!!

I Love Ewe Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Alisha L. who is the winner of the I Love Ewe soap giveaway from Sheepy Hollow!

Alisha L., I'll email you the results of the giveaway and you'll have 48 hours to respond back to me.  Congrats again!

And thank you, Sheepy Hollow, for being a part of this giveaway!!

If you feel lovey dovey and dirty, then this giveaway is for you!

It's here, folks, the month of Lurve.  The one time of the year we set aside to show our joy and devotion of our spouses, children, friends, extended family, second cousins twice removed, the neighbor whose dog poops on your lawn, the gossipy coworker, etc. 

Yes.  It's Valentine's Day Month.

So I thought it would be swell to have a giveaway just for this joyous occassion! 

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, cats and dogs and cartoon people of the world, it is my great priviledge to introduce you to my newest etsy friend Jenny at Sheepy Hollow, who makes the coolest items using fiber from the sheep raised on her land.  Jenny's a true genius at what she does!  And she has graciously offerred to giveaway this awesome felted soap called I Love Ewe:

Inside this beauty is a lavender scented bar of soap using lavender she raised on her land.  The felted pouch is reusable once the bar is exhausted, just make a slit on the end, insert a new bar of soap and voila!  Just like new!  The felted wool on the outside provides a gentle exfoliation and is soft to your skin. 

This is an amazing bar of soap, my friends!  Just the perfect gift for that special someone you want to say "I'm thinking lovey dovey and dirty thoughts about you". 

So, to win the I Love Ewe bar of soap, here are the rules of entry:

1. Head over to Sheepy Hollow and peruse her awesome products.  She makes anything from baby booties to felted wool bowls.  Leave in the comment the item you like best.

2.  Please make sure you leave me a safe way to contact you.  Email works best. 

If your comment does not contain these two things, I shall have to delete.  Because that's the rules.  But I shall cry as I delete because I really want you to have the I Love Ewe! 

I shall pick the winner via Random Numbers Generator on February 10th, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. CST. 

And if you'd like to know more about Jenny and her sheep, visit her online journal!  Good luck!

While you're at it, why don't you enter two more giveaways for Valentine's soaps?  Head to Insanity Kim and Much More Than Mommy and enter to win!