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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
Sky Is My Happy Place

Here are two TV ads that I always stop to watch. They make me smile, and Sky TV really is my happy place. Thanks to Sky, I’m slowly catching up on all the series I missed. So far I’ve watched Buffy, Roswell, One Tree Hill and I’m currently watching an Aussie series called McCloud’s Daughters, which is a firm favorite. I’m hooked. :)

I really feel for this poor man…

Do you have any favorite ads at the moment? There’s an insurance one that I like too, but I couldn’t find it on You Tube. Do you have any favorite series that you’re watching? (other than Spartacus from yesterday’s post)

Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Big is Better!

Most nights hubby and I go for a walk. It’s surprising how many people don’t have curtains, and it’s difficult not to look. Really, it is! Anyhow, we see lots of big ones. Yes, we do, and hubby developed “big” envy. You know we’re talking about TV’s, right?

Hubby has wanted a big screen TV for ages. I kept saying no. We didn’t need one. Then he came up with a plan. Why didn’t we put the old TV in the spare bedroom and turn it into a gym where we could do our Wii Personal Trainer and play other Wii games. Next, we could purchase a larger TV for the lounge.

This weekend we got our new TV. It’s a Samsung 42″. That’s as big as we can go with the space we have available. Mr. Munro set up the new TV with minimal fuss. I was dubious, I must admit. But it really is true. Big is better. The picture is great, the sound awesome. The only problem is that we now have three separate remotes, all of which have to be switched on for everything to work. You’d think technology would make things simple. I tell you it’s a tricky business to confiscate all three remotes when hubby gets in a channel surfing mood.

And finally, just because I know your mind went there when you read the title–mine did and I was the one that wrote it. I blame the erotic romance writer gene….

According to the Male Health site: Despite their starting size, all erect penises are about the same length – around 5 1/2 to 6 1/4 inches. Penile enlargement operations are potentially dangerous. While liver and kidney transplants are possible, penis transplants are not so don’t risk it!

Who controls the remote at your house?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Turtles and Fringe Benefits

I received the cover for my November release, Fringe Benefits today. Ellora’s Cave cover artists have designed some new Quickie covers and I have one of the new ones. What do you think?

Fringe Benefits

If you’d like to read the blurb and an excerpt follow this link.

Kelly Tarltons, the aquarium in Auckland has several endangered sea turtles at the moment. They’re injured and the aquarium staff are nursing them back to health before releasing them. They were advertising about a sleepover where you stay at the aquarium overnight, have behind the scenes tours and see what fish do at night. All that voyeur-type stuff. The minute I heard this I decided I needed to go and I’m dragging Mr. Munro with me. It will be like camping, except inside, since we have to take our sleeping bags and mats as well as torches. I’ve decided I’m a big kid because I’m really excited. About 39 sleeps to go…

Monday, July 21st, 2008
Life at Munro House

We had a power cut toward the end of last week. The power went off without warning – I presume someone ran into a power pole or something blew. The next day our DVD recorder didn’t work, followed swiftly by our video player. On Saturday night Mr. Munro and I were watching TV and it went poof with one loud bang. Then, there was this horrid smell. I’m glad we were both there when it went poof because the smell was indicative of fire. I’m presuming all this is linked to the power cut and there was a surge or something. Luckily we have a small portable so we could continue to watch TV.

I like watching TV. I sit in my chair with my laptop and multi-task (watch TV, write, and talk to Mr. Munro and the dog). Life is very strange without TV. For some reason all my favorite programs are on the same night, at the same time. Tonight I have to make decisions since I don’t have a recorder to tape anything. Should I watch Brothers & Sisters or should I watch The Unit, which starts again tonight? The same dilemma will occur on Tuesday, so I’m hoping the repair shop works at top speed.

Do you watch TV? Which TV shows would you hate to miss?

I’m busy working on final edits. Almost done, and then I’ll be straight into packing. Everything is laid out on the spare bed. Mr. Munro is already packed. He’s so efficient he scares me. I need to spend time on my pitch, too. Maybe I can do that during the plane trip? Is your pitch done?