<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:42:43.853-08:00</updated><category term='me'/><category term='author'/><category term='Suzanne Collins'/><category term='books'/><category term='trinkie'/><category term='Emerson'/><category term='vampires'/><category term='house hunting'/><category term='Harry Potter'/><category term='boys'/><category term='new'/><category term='Twilight'/><category term='Query letter'/><category term='Coffins'/><category term='first post'/><category term='sookie stackhouse'/><category term='up. books'/><category term='true blood'/><category term='love stories'/><category term='mall'/><category term='video'/><category term='young adult'/><category term='writing'/><category term='MRI'/><category term='Hunger Games'/><category term='work'/><title type='text'>I run on an AM frequency...</title><subtitle type='html'>Writing, Raising, Creating...

Not a pickle.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-726220300466374478</id><published>2009-09-14T22:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-27T23:42:16.073-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twilight'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hunger Games'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='true blood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sookie stackhouse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><title type='text'>E-Gads!</title><content type='html'>Well, well, well...&lt;br /&gt;I have been MIA and I'm sorry about that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So after watching the tail end of a good thing, i.e., True Blood, I felt a little miffed.  The whole Maryanne plot should have been done with weeks ago!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, I posted a new youtube video a few weeks ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yuTdAmMLg6k&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;amp;color2=0x999999"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yuTdAmMLg6k&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think I will publish my first novel though CafePress. I worked on and may have finished the book's cover and back cover just a few minutes ago! Here's a look!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SsBUUX-JnWI/AAAAAAAAAC4/MKiROQ2OO0Y/s1600-h/ridingredcover1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 395px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SsBUUX-JnWI/AAAAAAAAAC4/MKiROQ2OO0Y/s320/ridingredcover1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386397863343922530" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SsBVKaWT-JI/AAAAAAAAADI/hQ08UEtFi80/s1600-h/ridingredbk1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SsBVKaWT-JI/AAAAAAAAADI/hQ08UEtFi80/s400/ridingredbk1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386398791695071378" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the excitement, I just got a hold of a &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;signed&lt;/span&gt; first edition copy of SM's Host!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well guys, I have to judge the Jabberjays.com fan fiction contest entries now...&lt;br /&gt;Snack of choice:: tomatoes, carrots and dip!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa224/nisar75/thrilling-005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 152px;" src="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa224/nisar75/thrilling-005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Random fact::    The tomato, though technically a fruit, is often used as a vegetable, and a    bean pod is also technically a fruit. The term 'vegetable' is more generally    used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks,    and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which    they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a    plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb, for    example. So a tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-726220300466374478?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/726220300466374478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/09/e-gads.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/726220300466374478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/726220300466374478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/09/e-gads.html' title='E-Gads!'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SsBUUX-JnWI/AAAAAAAAAC4/MKiROQ2OO0Y/s72-c/ridingredcover1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-4907158226809414263</id><published>2009-08-25T21:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-26T17:24:56.424-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vampires'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='true blood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>SUCKY, SUCKY,SUCK, SUCK....</title><content type='html'>THAT'S IT!  I'm sucked into True Blood now...  I am on the 8th novel in the Sookie Series and i am more than happy that Charlaine Harris is contracted to write 3 (happy dance) more.  So far Dead to the World is my favorite.  This being said, i have made True Blood Videos... on youtube... yep, i went there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8FnCWfTpnIM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x006699&amp;amp;color2=0x54abd6"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8FnCWfTpnIM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x006699&amp;amp;color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bccsc-hTNxs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bccsc-hTNxs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-4907158226809414263?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/4907158226809414263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/08/sucky-suckysuck-suck.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/4907158226809414263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/4907158226809414263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/08/sucky-suckysuck-suck.html' title='SUCKY, SUCKY,SUCK, SUCK....'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-2308979014181465545</id><published>2009-07-19T23:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-25T21:54:50.362-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='house hunting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='true blood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sookie stackhouse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love stories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Coffins'/><title type='text'>Blood Reads</title><content type='html'>i will admit that i &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;haven't&lt;/span&gt; been writing as much as i should.  been house hunting, working, getting birthday gifts for my boy, and reading.&lt;br /&gt; i am, at the moment about to watch the latest episode of true blood.  which is based of a book series by &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Charlaine&lt;/span&gt; Harris.  i have read the first three books this past week and should finish the fourth in the next two days.  dead till dark was about a 3.5/5, Living dead in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Dallas&lt;/span&gt; was about a 4.5/5 and club dead was about a 3/5.  it has &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;abit&lt;/span&gt; more sex in them than i would like and sometimes the action seams &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;skimmed&lt;/span&gt; over but i enjoy the characters and premise full &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;heartily&lt;/span&gt;! may i say, i can't stop giggling over the idea of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Eric&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;Lycra&lt;/span&gt;... and it's refreshing to have a strong yet &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;realistic&lt;/span&gt; lead.  &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;Sookie&lt;/span&gt; has her wits about her, is a size 8(me too), and enjoy sun bathing.  &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;although&lt;/span&gt; she is living in a fictional town, her world feels like it could be real.  Vampires are out of the coffin, and shifters and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;weres&lt;/span&gt; are just not quite ready.... wait, back that bus up!  yes, i said vampires!  okay... so not so real but &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;Charlaine&lt;/span&gt; paints the picture of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Bon&lt;/span&gt; Temps, LA so colorfully that it is as if i am trapped in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;Sookie's&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;telepathic&lt;/span&gt; mind.   I would &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;recommend&lt;/span&gt; this book to anyone that loves vampires and cocky one liners.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-2308979014181465545?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/2308979014181465545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/blood-reads.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/2308979014181465545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/2308979014181465545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/blood-reads.html' title='Blood Reads'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-7540116541288010134</id><published>2009-07-10T01:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-26T17:27:52.497-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Emerson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><title type='text'>Mall Hell... Blah!</title><content type='html'>Okay....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I work in a mall as a hairdresser by day(i'm like the Clark Kent of author wannabes)...&lt;br /&gt;And tomorrow is the start of my hell that is called The Crazy Dayz...  three days... i work all of them...  hell...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;other news... i am so weird, when i write that is.  i get multiple personalities and daydream whole chapters of my books.  i could tell you odd trivia about the characters, even if it's not in the book...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;if i ever went on a book tour, people could ask just about anything!  unless it had to do with the plot line of a future book of course...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so just for fun, here is Emerson's favorite color.  * Blue*  the color of a vein on a woman's delicate wrist.  this is the hardest for him to resist.  Some guys like T or A...  he's a wrist/hand kind of guy...  kind of endearing for a blood sucking fiend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;must sleep...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hope this weekend doesn't blow bull balls...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-7540116541288010134?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/7540116541288010134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/mall-hell-blah.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/7540116541288010134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/7540116541288010134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/mall-hell-blah.html' title='Mall Hell... Blah!'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-112252549857359728</id><published>2009-07-07T00:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-10T01:57:00.663-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='house hunting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='true blood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sookie stackhouse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love stories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Emerson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='up. books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='young adult'/><title type='text'>What rattles my brain...</title><content type='html'>So i am working on Riding Red but i also seem to be working on Brighter. Both could become series if i ever get picked up. Now in Riding Red the love story is there but it takes a backseat to the plot line. That might change if i start to feel that i could write more books to continue the story. And with Brighter i all most have to because of all the back story and character POV's.                 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;  &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SlMD4FUJpoI/AAAAAAAAABg/8gtvrkBhhGI/s1600-h/brighter.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SlMD4FUJpoI/AAAAAAAAABg/8gtvrkBhhGI/s320/brighter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355628643907905154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SlMEcISEt6I/AAAAAAAAABw/7piThCupB_U/s1600-h/white_skin_and_red_hair_by_flubbeL+cover.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SlMEcISEt6I/AAAAAAAAABw/7piThCupB_U/s320/white_skin_and_red_hair_by_flubbeL+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355629263179790242" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now is it odd that i can't decide which male lead i like most from my own stories?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, let me get their justs...&lt;br /&gt;Emerson::: Loving, jealous, T,D&amp;amp;H, eyes like icebergs, witty, conflicted, oh... and a VERY old vampire.&lt;br /&gt;Silas::: Average, angsty teen, kind, smart... human.&lt;br /&gt;Pryor::: Clumsy, thoughtful, a sweet heart, a coward of sorts, only boy with 4 sisters, and a werewolf.&lt;br /&gt;Sebastian::: Stunningly gorgeous!, golden blonde hair with eyes the color of grass.  slight but strong, with a sharp jawline.  a forlorn gentlemen, undetermined age, a elfin faerie knight.  he can glamor his pointed ears away.  he prefers to walk in the world of man but can not cut his ties.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have other books with other fine gentlemen in them but these are the ones that are stuck in my head.  if i were to write both as series i might, at some point have them cross over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;other than that, i have been house hunting and just bought 5 new reads.  Which is not so intelligent, because i have at least 10 sitting on my shelf that i need to read.  And to add to that i bought the first book to the Sookie Stackhouse Series.  So i wont be surprised if i have to get through all those before i move forward with the rest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I watched the movie UP and it is a winner.  i teared up a few times, which is odd for me.  I mean its a CARTOON!  so go see it, it is one i will buy on bluray.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-112252549857359728?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/112252549857359728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-rattles-my-brain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/112252549857359728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/112252549857359728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-rattles-my-brain.html' title='What rattles my brain...'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SlMD4FUJpoI/AAAAAAAAABg/8gtvrkBhhGI/s72-c/brighter.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-4583004773752549099</id><published>2009-07-01T00:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T22:49:49.817-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Suzanne Collins'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Query letter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twilight'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hunger Games'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Harry Potter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MRI'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Coffins'/><title type='text'>Electric Coffins and consruction</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SkxKc8aifZI/AAAAAAAAABY/0l6QDnds_fg/s1600-h/mri_press1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SkxKc8aifZI/AAAAAAAAABY/0l6QDnds_fg/s320/mri_press1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353735918150909330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I have some back and neck issues...  This kinda sucks but thus is life.  Anyway, my doctor wanted me to get an MRI. Today was my apt and wasn't very nervous.  I just would like to get down to the bottom of this.  Also, possibly why I have been smelling odd things that no one else dose.  Really why is it no one knows what &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;caterpillars&lt;/span&gt; smell like?  Was i the only kid that played with bugs?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, when I was in the MRI machine I notice something in between focusing on not &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;swallow&lt;/span&gt;ing and in general, not moving.  It was like being in a electric Coffin of sorts.  That or a coffin next to a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;construction&lt;/span&gt; site or Si-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Fi&lt;/span&gt; sound effects studio...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In other news, I have re uploaded the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Jabberjays&lt;/span&gt;.com site and added some new stuff.  The header I made really looks awesome and I put together some cast idea images!  I really can't wait till that movie is made... Maybe someday i could write an amazing novel such as Suzanne Collins has.  One can dream...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After reading the ARC of Catching Fire, I was definitely running on adrenaline!  You will not be &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;disappointed&lt;/span&gt;.  Collins has delivered an stunning &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;distopia&lt;/span&gt; filled with a ever &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt; message of rebellion against a corrupt government.  I would love to see what happened to Harry Potter and Twilight, to happen to Hunger Games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been trying to decide which book to pitch to agents.  Right now Riding Red is in the lead.   Which is a modern day take on Little Red Riding Hood.  If you like werewolves, you might like it, same with faeries and like to laugh at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;dysfunctional&lt;/span&gt; families including crazy &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;grandmothers&lt;/span&gt;.  Another is Dream Walkers.  This one is mostly a love story with a physic twist.  Ever wish you could live in your dreams?  Yeah, me too...  I might just have to write query letters for both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And you know you are under stimulated when the highlight of your week is your near three year old uses the potty for the first time...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;latter&lt;br /&gt;AM&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-4583004773752549099?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/4583004773752549099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/electric-coffins-and-consruction.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/4583004773752549099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/4583004773752549099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/07/electric-coffins-and-consruction.html' title='Electric Coffins and consruction'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SkxKc8aifZI/AAAAAAAAABY/0l6QDnds_fg/s72-c/mri_press1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686782718847684414.post-1940117093337376956</id><published>2009-06-19T13:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T22:43:33.717-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='first post'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trinkie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><title type='text'>First Post!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/Sjvy6VougDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/b3GUgPXz81I/s1600-h/Trinkie10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/Sjvy6VougDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/b3GUgPXz81I/s320/Trinkie10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349136066486894642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;how exciting!  this just makes me giggle... because i have so many other sites and youtube that i have to work on...  tehe, we'll here is a list of who i am and the parts that make me up...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;24&lt;br /&gt;female&lt;br /&gt;mother&lt;br /&gt;author&lt;br /&gt;hair obsessed&lt;br /&gt;fansite owner&lt;br /&gt;Book obsessed&lt;br /&gt;size 8 and guess what?  i'm happy about that&lt;br /&gt;sarcastic&lt;br /&gt;big goof&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/686782718847684414-1940117093337376956?l=amclaussen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/feeds/1940117093337376956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/06/first-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/1940117093337376956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/686782718847684414/posts/default/1940117093337376956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amclaussen.blogspot.com/2009/06/first-post.html' title='First Post!'/><author><name>AM Claussen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15398176525047827978</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/SksU9RVL3fI/AAAAAAAAAA4/l3d7ZET3o-s/S220/Trinkie10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5zbtP2N5oso/Sjvy6VougDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/b3GUgPXz81I/s72-c/Trinkie10.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
