unwind January 15th, 2010
Today’s list…
The first 25 things I can see cluttering the surface of my desk right now:
1. One bag of Lays Kettle Cooked Mesquite BBQ potato chips…about ½ c. of chips left.
2. CD of photographs on “How to skin a snake” that my uncle sent me for Christmas.
3. A four inch stack of photos that need to be sorted.
4. 1 pad of Post-it Notes (Lime Green…because I’m out of the fun colors!).
5. 1 Family Circus book.
6. 1 Nora Jones CD
7. 1 antique copy of the book “Lucile” by Meredith Owen.
8. 5 Paper Mate ink pens (blue ink).
9. 1 chocolate Tootsie Pop.
10. 2 Gold hoop earrings.
11. 1 purple Sharpie marker.
12. 1 “New Moon” ticket stub.
13. 1 Rose is Rose Comic Collection book.
14. A small box of letters written by my grandma to my grandpa in 1937.
15. 17 used Post-It Notes with various scribblings on them.
16. 3 letters from Mitchel.
17. 1 quarter.
18. 1 sheet of return address labels from the Disabled Veterans.
19. 1 small custard bowl with 8 wire bread ties.
20. 1 Autumn-Themed card from my friend Gina.
21. 2 packages of orange replacement bulbs for a string of 100 Halloween lights.
22. 1 tin-type of my great-grandfather Hershner and his band.
23. 1 postcard of West Point, NY…postmarked 1926 and written by my great-great grandfather Isaac Wood.
24. Part of a proofreaders printed chapter/corrections for Kiss in the Dark asking how Vance used his I.O.U.
25. One Band Aid.
unwind January 7th, 2010
Sometimes when I just need to chill a bit…I like to make tune lists for my computer or iPod. I think you maybe already knew that…but maybe you didn’t know how extensive my lists are! Well, just for fun…here’s my tune list entitled “1986″…the Top 100 Songs of that very fun year! See how many you know! Any favorites? I’ve Bold/Italicized a few of mine!
01. That’s What Friends Are For » Dionne & Friends
02. Say You, Say Me » Lionel Richie
03. I Miss You » Klymaxx
04. On My Own » Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
05. Broken Wings » Mr. Mister
06. How Will I Know » Whitney Houston
07. Party All The Time » Eddie Murphy
08. Burning Heart » Survivor
09. Kyrie » Mr. Mister
10. Addicted To Love » Robert Palmer
11. Greatest Love Of All » Whitney Houston
12. Secret Lovers » Atlantic Starr
13. Friends And Lovers » Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring
14. Glory Of Love » Peter Cetera
15. West End Girls » Pet Shop Boys
16. There’ll Be Sad Songs » Billy Ocean
17. Alive And Kicking » Simple Minds
18. Never » Heart
19. Kiss » Prince & The Revolution
20. Higher Love » Steve Winwood
21. Stuck With You » Huey Lewis & The News
22. Holding Back The Years » Simply Red
23. Sledgehammer » Peter Gabriel
24. Sara » Starship
25. Human » Human League
26. I Can’t Wait » Nu Shooz
27. Take My Breath Away » Berlin
28. Rock Me Amadeus » Falco
29. Papa Don’t Preach » Madonna
30. You Give Love A Bad Name » Bon Jovi
31. When The Going Gets Tough » Billy Ocean
32. When I Think Of You » Janet Jackson
33. These Dreams » Heart
34. Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) » Glass Tiger
35. Live To Tell » Madonna
36. Mad About You » Belinda Carlisle
37. Something About You » Level 42
38. Venus » Bananarama
39. Dancing On The Ceiling » Lionel Richie
40. Conga » Miami Sound Machine
41. True Colors » Cyndi Lauper
42. Danger Zone » Kenny Loggins
43. What Have You Done For Me Lately » Janet Jackson
44. No One Is To Blame » Howard Jones
45. Let’s Go All The Way » Sly Fox
46. I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On » Robert Palmer
47. Words Get In The Way » Miami Sound Machine
48. Manic Monday » Bangles
49. Walk Of Life » Dire Straits
50. Amanda » Boston
51. Two Of Hearts » Stacey Q
52. Crush On You » Jets
53. If You Leave » Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
54. Invisible Touch » Genesis
55. The Sweetest Taboo » Sade
56. What You Need » INXS
57. Talk To Me » Stevie Nicks
58. Nasty » Janet Jackson
59. Take Me Home Tonight » Eddie Money
60. We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off » Jermaine Stewart
61. All Cried Out » Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force
62. Your Love » Outfield
63. I’m Your Man » Wham!
64. Perfect Way » Scritti Politti
65. Living In America » James Brown
66. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. » John Cougar Mellencamp
67. Who’s Johnny » El Debarge
68. Word Up » Cameo
69. Why Can’t This Be Love » Van Halen
70. Silent Running » Mike & The Mechanics
71. Typical Male » Tina Turner
72. Small Town » John Cougar Mellencamp
73. Tarzan Boy » Baltimora
74. All I Need Is A Miracle » Mike & The Mechanics
75. Sweet Freedom » Michael McDonald
76. True Blue » Madonna
77. Rumors » Timex Social Club
78. Life In A Northern Town » Dream Academy
79. Bad Boy » Miami Sound Machine
80. Sleeping Bag » ZZ Top
81. Tonight She Comes » Cars
82. Love Touch » Rod Stewart
83. A Love Bizarre » Sheila E.
84. Throwing It All Away » Genesis
85. Baby Love » Regina
86. Election Day » Arcadia
87. Nikita » Elton John
88. Take Me Home » Phil Collins
89. Walk This Way » Run-D.M.C.
90. Sweet Love » Anita Baker
91. Your Wildest Dreams » Moody Blues
92. Spies Like Us » Paul McCartney
93. Object Of My Desire » Starpoint
94. Dreamtime » Daryl Hall
95. Tender Love » Force M.D.’s
96. King For A Day » Thompson Twins
97. Love Will Conquer All » Lionel Richie
98. A Different Corner » George Michael
99. I’ll Be Over You » Toto
100. Go Home » Stevie Wonder
unwind June 19th, 2009
I’ve just been on a writing binge this past couple of weeks! Just wanted to let you know that’s why I’ve been so quiet here! When I’m on a roll…I find it’s best to stay on a roll! Hope you understand! AND hope you enjoy the new e-book which will hit in a couple of weeks, “The Light of the Lovers’ Moon!” Thanks for your understanding and support! See you soon!
unwind June 6th, 2009
I am sooooooooo behind on everything! Will I ever catch up? For now…as far as the winner for the little contest this week…I chose Christine J….because even though nobody who entered answered the third question spot on…Christine guessed my second choice to cast as Saphyre Snow…Kristin Kreuk (Who…ironically…played Snow White in a really bad movie version of Snow White a few years back)!
I have to be honest with you…I would cast Megan Fox as Saphyre Snow! The first time I ever saw Megan Fox I thought, “She looks just like Saphyre!” I always have my characters in my mind…like memories of real people…and Megan Fox stunned me with her similarity to Saphyre Snow! I will tell you that the majority of the contest entries chose Emmy Rossum as who I would cast! How fun! Still, Megan Fox is my choice! What do you think?
unwind June 2nd, 2009
….I thought I’d just go ahead and pop up my Just For Fun contest of the week! I should be back on track tomorrow…but for now…here’s the contest! Instead of posting your answers to the trivia questions here…go ahead and e-mail them to me at marcialmcclure@cs.com! The groovy chick (or dude) who offers the most thorough answers will win a copy of a fun little book I read recently…”To Catch a Pirate!” Have fun!
1. How well do you know me? Name the 2 letters of the alphabet I seem to (subconsciously) like the most when it comes to naming heroes!
2. In 1857 a biography of Charlotte Bronte was published…written by her dear friend. Who was the author, and what other wonderful book (also a 2004 movie) did the author see published in 1854?
3. Based on appearance alone…who would I cast as “Saphyre Snow” if the book were ever made into a movie?
a. Emmy Rossum b. Megan Fox c. Kate Beckinsale d. Kristin Kreuk
Have fun! See you tomorrow!
unwind April 28th, 2009
Okay! I’m just feeling silly willy nilly today! So…just for fun…there are three very trivial trivia questions below. The first reader to post a comment here answering all three correctly, will receive a FREE DVD of The Lake House!
1. In my reoccurring Keanu Reeves dream…where do I meet Keanu? (If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll know this one easy!)
2. In the movie “Anne of Green Gables-The Sequel,” what song is Anne singing in Diana’s bedroom just before Diana’s wedding? The minister’s wife also sings it at Diana’s wedding.
3. In the movie “While You Were Sleeping,” Sandra Bullock’s character wears a coat that belonged to who?
All in good fun! First to correctly answer all three questions in a comment posted here wins! However, everyone who comments will have their name put in my hat for future prizes!
