Friday, June 4, 2010

Feel me up Friday Awards: Contests and oil spills are worse than porn

The hubs has been glued to the internet the past week. His eyes, glazed over in a fog, have permanent reflections of little computer screens tattooed in them and his jaw, wide-open, catches stray flies and dander.

Me: Whatcha lookin at?

Hubs: *Slams laptop shut and wipes drool from lip*

Me: Uhhh what are you doing? *Crosses arms to demonstrate insecurity*

Hubs: Nothing. Just looking at some stuff. *clears throat*

Me: What kind of stuff? Naked women?

Hubs: *Looks at me with disgust and flips computer open* Never!

Me: *crouches to see what's got him so excited* Oh...

Worse than porn, the secret underwater camera tracking the big oil spill in on 24/7, and he couldn't wait to get his eyes on it, alone. With the lights out. And his pants off???

Kidding (about the pants)...

Onto contestes news. After the first one (which was quite the success), you asked for more Elana query critiques, so I bribed asked her, and she's obliged. However, due to some disconcerting chatter about the difficulty of the contest, I've gone and changed some things so all can enter, whether you rock at Candyland impersonations or not.
(The new) 
"Imma do Candyland better then Candyland Contest"


So what do you have to do?
-Tell me your favorite Candyland blog post and why. Send to
candaceganger [at] yahoo [dot] com 
That's it. Make me laugh, make me cry, whatev. 

Rules:
-If you've already sent me a blog post, DON'T re-enter! Your entry totally counts.
-If you still want to type a pitch, paragraph or pretend Candyland blog post to enter, you score extra points!
-Contest starts NOW and runs through Thursday, June 17th at midnight.
-Winners will be announced Friday, June 18th
-You MUST be a follower to enter
-Physical prizes open to U.S. peeps only, but query critique open to all!!!
-Spread the word and get virtual hugs. Blog, Tweet, Space, Face, USPS, etc and get more virtual hugs + eternal bffness love + my undying gratitude forever and ever.
-Questions? Email or leave a comment. Just be sure to include your email. And as always, eat your vegetables.

~June 1st Winning Prize~
Query critique by Elana Johnson
Life As We Knew It (paperback) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (donated by Elana!)
Matching bookmark (donated by Elana!)

~June 2nd Winning Prize~
Query critique by Elana Johnson
Before I Fall (hardback) by Lauren Oliver

~June 3rd Winning Prize~
Query critique by Elana Johnson

If you want the chance to get a top-of-the-line query critique, don't miss your chance to enter. Elana rocks and after she's done with you, your query will too.

Random Fact: I fell out of a tree when I was in 5th grade and broke my left arm. It still doesn't raise right. The more shocking part of the whole incident wasn't that immediately after, I had to pee, (and had a friend pull my pants down so I could go), but that I used to climb trees.

Random Fact: Keeping in line with shattered bones, I also cracked my tail bone after riding down a slide on a skateboard.

Thanks for the feel-up. Mmm. Good times. You know just what Mommy likes. I will get back to awards next week, but for now, a little something vs. something.

This week: The endless battle of Edward vs. my pool boy Jacob
I had a good one ready to publish and then xtranormal wanted to go and charge me, sooooo I'm afraid I'm out of the video running from here on out (unless they magically become free). In the meantime, here's some other cool chicks and they're take on the battle:
The Alliterative Allomorph
T.J. Carson's Writing Endeavors
Creepy Query Girl 
Shannon McMahon
Open a Window
Susan Fields
Pinches of Madness
Slushpile Slut
Full of Lily
So, friends, if you walked in on your husband/partner/boyfriend, what would they be caught with? And have you broken any bones?
Have a super weekend.
Candayland. OUT.

24 comments:

Jen said...

Always keeping it real aren't you! It seems only a few of us left in the blogosphere got a video in before they started charging everyone so I'm out as well!

I'm thinking I have something else planned for friday that I'll try next week and if I have some fans from the video battle who want to carry over and join I'll set it up as a fun contest :)

Guess I better get onto the contest now!

Mary McDonald said...

Let's see, my husband has a thing for some woman on a tv show that I can't recall the name of. It's a recent thing. lol. That's okay as long as he doesn't mind my Kyle Chandler focus. ;-)

I've never officially broken a bone, but I think I probably broke both little toes, one of them twice, but I never got them x-rayed. My foot turned black and blue though, and they hurt like crazy.

Jaydee Morgan said...

If my man is on the computer he's either looking at vehicles, Ebay or playing monopoly - there's never any deviation or surprises there.

I've never broken a bone *knock on wood*

Matthew Rush said...

Does it make me perverted if a giant pipe, spewing liquid under miles of water makes me randy too?

Slamdunk said...

Your poor husband--marriage does strange things to us guys.

Karen Amanda Hooper said...

My fav post was the pool boy pics--er, I mean, discussion. ;)

I have no boyfriend or hubby so I can't walk in on him looking at anything.

I broke my arm when I was a kid. And I think a toe once, but I can't remember for sure. I did get hurt a lot though.

Dawn said...

Online poker. He's obsessed. He's given up trying to hide it. I've given up trying to stop him. And hey, he isn't betting real money, so I'll take that over porn anyday.

Great post. As always.

The Alliterative Allomorph said...

I paid a smalle fee becasue I spent forever making it, and then it didn't render! So now I just posted the dialogue. Frustrat-ING!

PS: Said that your left arm doesn't raise right? Well, of course it doesn't. It's your LEFT arm! heheheh

Tahereh said...

hahaha your hubs sounds hilariousss

have a fab weekend, love!!

Talli Roland said...

Oil spills can be a turn-on... I guess!

Hm, usually when I cast my glance at my husband's computer screen it's some kind of technical something or other about cameras. BORING!

Creepy Query Girl said...

ugh. My dh isn't caught with much else in his hands besides the playstation console. Thank god. I never broke a bone but I did almost kill myself while on roller blades. I'd tied a jump rope around my cousin's bike so he could propulse me down the road. But I hit a gutter. Ouch! You'd think I was really young but I was more like fifteen...yeah.

salarsenッ said...

Let me get this: I either write up a blog impersonating you or I write up a post telling why one of your previous posts where fantabulous??

Phew...decisions, decisions....and an oil spill. Flavored?

Shannon Whitney Messenger said...

Eek--how was I NOT following your blog???? I'm so sorry. I totally thought I was! (Major #Shannonfail)

Can you ever forgive me??????? :)

Dianne K. Salerni said...

My husband would probably be caught ogling the specs on a Cisco router.

No bones broken for me.

Are 2 c-sections and 1 sinus surgery comparable?

Lynn said...

I loved all the videos! I'm sorry that they have to end. Maybe we could get bloggers to write a petition?? No hubby, partner, or BF, but had a broken wrist while in dental assisting school, (bad timing) and have a bum shoulder that dislocates easily. Have a super weekend too.

Susan Fields said...

My husband would be caught studying guitar music and watching videos of his favorite guitarists.

I'm sorry you couldn't get your video published. I guess I snuck in just under the wire. :)

Elana Johnson said...

Man, I've missed you this week. That is all. <3

Lenny said...

hi miss candace! guess you know i dont have one of those hubs. ha ha i had a broke arm from falling off my bike and a broke ankel from a accident riding with my brother on his motor cycle. i got a broke hand from getting it smashed in a car door. ouch! and i got a broke nose playin around in one of those revolvin doors. splat! wow that hurt! ha ha ...hugs from lenny

Carolyn V. said...

LOL! Your husband cracks me up. I think I have caught my husband eating a chocolate bar. Not that I would be mad that he wasn't sharing...(he shared after I pouted-love that man!)

Lisa and Laura said...

I swear my husband is allergic computers. He's on one all day at work, and totally addicted to his crackberry, but he doesn't even know how to turn on my Mac.

And I don't EVER plan on showing him. Ha!

Shannon said...

I catch Mike looking a new computer gadgets every time I turn around.

Sorry the delay in my feel up.

Hope you're having a good weekend! <3

Stina Lindenblatt said...

Eek! How did I miss this one???? Boy I must be slacking!

Steena Holmes said...

Girl ... ya make me smile ;)

Stina Lindenblatt said...

My favorite post was If Taylor Lautner were my pool boy.

Need you ask why?

Well, I'm off to stare, I mean read the post again. :)

stinalindenblatt (at) shaw (dot) ca

(I only qualify for the query crit.)

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