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Friday, September 30, 2011

Contest Craze mini challenge: ZOM฿iE Survival

☣ ZOM฿iES

I'm doing a mini challenge
The Zombie Apocalypse Preparation Challenge

Trying hard to survive the ☣ZOMBIEPOCALYPSE☣,
this is what I'm workin' with:



 My Companions
Anita Blake
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton
Special Skills - Vampire Hunter/Executioner, Animator, Necromancer, Lycanthropy (several strains)
   Dante Morell        
Mona Lisa Craving, Monére, Children of the Moon Series by Sunny
Special Skills - Highly skilled Monére warrior, Never-ending cycle of life, Shapeshifter, Magic & Compulsion         



Our World
*Parallel Fantasy*
Tangent Worlds/Parallel Universes/Alternate Dimensions
from the Apocalypse Babes Series by Bella Street



My weapon/superpower/ability
Weapon - Flamethrower  
Superpower - Telekinesis 
Ability - Time Travel        


My way of transportation
Mushroom








if you wanna participate...


    


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Update: Night Terror Gloves.com Contest is OVER!

I DID NOT WIN 
the FREDDY GLOVE

The winners were announced...and it wasn't me. They boys won. It was basically just between the three of us for the win. Several people entered, but only we went all the way. 1st place winner got the Night Terror Gloves.com glove made by Mike Ramirez and 2nd place winner got a Demented Glove Works mini glove made by Brian Dgw Sills.



1st place - The Dokken, part 3 glove by NTG

2nd place - mini glove by DGW

But, I don't go home empty handed. A friend of Mike Ramirez (Shay Fogg) has decided to give me an 8X10 signed photo of Robert Englund because I'm the 3rd place winner!
That's pretty awesome, so I'm good   




  Do You Want a Replica Freddy glove?

 



Saturday, September 24, 2011

Rinni's Playground Sells The Cutest Dolls

...ZOM฿iE Dolls & Loads of Wicked Cuteness
 Rinni's Playground is an Etsy store that sells all types of cute creations. My eye got caught on little plush Zombie dolls that were offered in a Giveaway. They are the cutest! I had to share, in case anyone else was interested in these Wicked Little Things.


VooDoo Zombie


Pickle, the button jointed cucumber Kitty


Roamer, sweet wool, Jackalope plush, rabbit


Josephine, faceless art doll, cloth doll, OOAK


Frankenstein kitty


The owner is even open to creating a custom made creation just for you!

If you want a little Zombie Voodoo Doll of your own, or another twisted creation,
visit  Rinni's Playground. Check out the store for yourself, your bound to find something that you LOVE!

also, you can visit Rinni's Playground blog



Friday, September 23, 2011

Let's Talk Practical Magic... BLOG PARTY!

        
                    
 




"I only have 2 words to say to you: Jimmy Angelov..."







My favorite scene in Practical Magic is where Gillian meets Jimmy Angelov (Goran Višnjić)

This is how I discovered the song, "Is This Real" by Lisahall


Swapping Howdies decided to post SECRETS at her party! I LOVE her brain
This is my SECRET though it's not that much of a secret  



Since it's such a short scene in the movie and I really want you to hear the whole song, I'll give you some different eye candy that I know you will still appreciate.

I know I do

This is the song "Is This Real" set to scenes from Blood Ties. Henry Fitzroy is defintely easy to look at and he's a Vampire. He's played by actor Kyle Schmid.
Sadly the show was cancelled in 2008.


Your Welcome!
I have the complete series on DVD

Now, back to Practical Magic

I haven't read the book, I've only seen the movie.
 If you'd like to read the book, this is what it looks like:


In The Movie:
The women in the Owens family are cursed with having their true loves die tragically. This is what happened to Sally and Gillian's parents. That is how they ended up living with their aunts. Gillian, the flirty, charming sister played by Nicole Kidman, wants desperately to fall in love. Sally, the more responsible and gifted sister, played by Sandra Bullock, decides that after all the heartbreak she's witnessed, she never wants to fall in love. So, she decides to cast an impossible spell to find her true love, knowing it can never be fulfilled. 

This is another favorite scene of mine.

Sally:
"He will hear my call a mile away. He will whistle my favorite song. He can ride a pony backwards." "He can flip pancakes in the air. He'll be marvelously kind. And his favorite shape will be a star. And he'll have one green eye and one blue."

"The guy I dreamed of doesn't exist. And if he doesn't exist, I'll never die of a broken heart. And if he doesn't exist, I'll never die of a broken heart."


Those were my absolute favorite two scenes from the movie, but the entire movie is great. If you have not seen it already, then check it out.




   Simple Love Spell
* allblackmagic.homestead.com *

Light a small White or Pink candle
Place it by the window sill at night.
This is you calling out to your love.

   
Feeling Witchy?

Get into some Wicked "textured" Nicole by OPI nail polish
I'm addicted to that crack!

I painted one side with a red base and the other with an orange base, then I used a black "texture coat" crack polish by Nicole by OPI...

I LOVE IT!



Looking for a WICKED READ?
Apocalypse Babes series by Bella Street!

Seffy Carter is the Baddest Chick I know...
She's got that "Wicked Voodoo" in her blood and its definitely got a kick!

This is my favorite new series, so YOU MUST READ IT!
I AM OBSESSED, YOU WILL BE TOO...


EVERYONE CAN READ E-BOOKS
If you don't have a Kindle or NOOK, you can still read e-books. 
Download the FREE apps from AMAZON and Barnes & Noble.
I don't have a Kindle or Nook either.
I downloaded both apps for PC and my phone!




HAPPY READING!



 
BOOK 1 is FREE for EVERYONE!
GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN


The Z Word (Apocalypse Babes Book 1)
FREE on smashwords
FREE on NOOK
FREE on Kindle

Buy paperback:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble          

Buy The X Factor (Apocalypse Babes Book 2)
Amazon
B&N
Smashwords


Buy paperback:
Amazon
    



Buy iRobotronic (Apocalypse Babes Book 3)




Buy KumBaYa Much (Apocalypse Babes Book 4)



2 more Books Coming Soon...


















Hosted by Anna at 'Frosted Petunias'
check it out & visit all the other parties!





Thursday, September 22, 2011

Help Me Win Freddy's Glove! 3 Days to Make it Happen

I'm feeling the pressure, so I recruited some help...




If you have Facebook, "LiKE" Night Terror Gloves.com 
Write on their wall: "Cassandra Sent Me"

I've got 3 more days til all the "LiKES" are tallied up and we find out who wins.
"Soul Gathering Contest" - The person who sends the most people to Night Terror Gloves. com FB page wins a replica Freddy glove made by Mike Ramirez. There is also a Night Terror Gloves website where you can purchase the gloves for yourselves.

If you want to buy a glove, click here.

There were a lot of people at the start of the competition. Now, there are only 3 of us who can possibly win. I really want that Freddy glove. 1 month is a really long time for this kind of contest. I AM WORN OUT! But, I am trying so hard to get as many people to the site as I can. So, help me out or my friend Freddy might visit you...

I will definitely be posting pictures if I win a glove.


The Contest Ends September 25th - 3 more days!


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

♡ Apocalypse Babes Series by Bella Street


     Book 1: The Z Word                          Book 2: The X Factor



    Book 3: iRobotronic                                Book 4: KumBaYa Much



Book 5, Bite Me, will be out soon.
There will be a Book 6 in the Apocalypse Babes series as well.



Setting: Montana, 1980 (United States)



The Z Word (Apocalypse Babes Book 1)

Published June 5th 2011 by CreateSpace
Synopsis from Goodreads
The Z Word follows Seffy Carter and her longtime friends Gareth, Addison and Lani. The four besties share a past dysfunctional and dark enough to keep them bound together under do-over identities. But rends develop in their relationships from the flesh-eating pressures of ending up in 1980, in a Montana desert, surrounded by zombies wearing dated disco duds.

FREE on smashwords
FREE on NOOK
FREE on Kindle
 
 
                      The X Factor (Apocalypse Babes Book 2)


Published June 22nd 2011 by Firefly Press                     
Synopsis from Goodreads
The X Factor finds the Apocalypse Babes friends, along with a few other lost L.A. stragglers, ensconced in a compound that may or may not be
run by evil Soviet scientists. Whether it's due to Bolshevik beliefs or
a manipulating girlfriend, nightmares are on the loose and they want what's
left of Seffy after the zombie attack. To make matters worse, one of the stragglers develops an unwanted attraction for Sef, and insists it's more
than just UST à la Mulder and Scully.


Buy The X Factor
Amazon 
B&N
Smashwords


iRobotronic (Apocalypse Babes Book 3)
Published July 30th 2011 by Firefly Press                     
Synopsis from Goodreads
Seffy makes it back to 2006 West Hollywood on a retrieval mission only to find herself in a tangent universe where Arnold is still governor. She goes on the run from robotic-like killers who want her dead, and realizes that if she dies, the chance of her and her friends getting back home will forever be terminated.
 
Buy iRobotronic

Published September 14th 2011 by Firefly Press
Synosis from Goodreads
When a mysterious faction at the Fugere compound resorts to extreme measures for crowd control, problems intensify, threatening not only life and limb, but the already fragile estate between the Apocalypse Babes and the Others--especially as things heat up between Seffy and Trent.

Buy KumBaYa Much


 Keep a look out for Books 5 and 6...

 

CONTEST
Help spread THE Z WORD!
Enter for a chance to win fun prizes. No purchase necessary!
FIRST PRIZE: Juicy Couture pink tracksuit*                  
SECOND PRIZE: Pink byVictoria's Secret**                  
                                           THIRD PRIZE: $30 Amazon gift e-card***                                                      
PLUS: The entrant with most entries receives a $20 Amazon gift e-card and                    
10 more random entrants will win the first 3 print books in the series, signed

click here for more details and rules


Monday, September 19, 2011

Everybody Check It Out! That's ME on Inside Martin: The Official Website of Novelist Martin Lastrapes

Remember Martin Lastrapes' fascinating Guest Post here?
So does he...lots of good memories
See, no worries. Martin's fine--he let me take that finger.


If you need a refresher on "the gruesome results", click here
to find out what really happened when I kidnapped Martin Lastrapes.


Check out his Awesome site Inside Martin

and

Buy Inside the Outside

I wouldn't be talking about it if I didn't absolutely L-O-V-E it.
This is after all about my Wicked Obsessions...
And let me tell you, I'm OBSESSED!




PSSST! Come closer, it's a secret
You can check out Inside the Outside in serialized form on Inside-the-Outside.com.
Who knows how long that will be there? Better check it out now.



Buy Inside the Outside by Martin Lastrapes
Amazon paperback and Kindle
B&N paperback and NOOK

Find Martin Lastrapes
Goodreads: Author Profile

Confession: I am Addicted to Crack...

 Nail Polish! 
What did you think? 

I am in love


So, I overheard some ladies talking so animatedly one day about "crack" nail polish. The name was so interesting that I stopped to listen. I love nail polish, so I really couldn't help myself. I was curious, but kept my distance... The next day, as I was walking in Target, pretty colors in the distance caught my eye. I walked towards the eye candy and to my delight, I saw what appeared to be "crack" polish. The brand I saw was called "texture coat" from Nicole by OPI




There are many different names (Krakl, Shatter, Crackle, Texture...) for this type of polish and there are several different brands. I purchased a few of them. So far, Nicole by OPI "texture coat" brand is the best. It's thick and comes out exactly like this picture. The other brands I have purchased advertise to look like this picture but when applied, look nothing like it. I'm going to keep looking for other great "crack" polishes.


 I bought:
1st place - Nicole by OPI - the absolute BEST!
2nd place - Pure Ice "Crackle" - the cheapest
3rd place - Absolute!  - NO, don't you dare!



I FOUND my "crack":
Nicole by OPI @ Target
Pure Ice @ Walgreens
Absolute @ Beauty Supply store


These are my nails after I applied BLACK crack polish over ORANGE nail color...
I used Nicole by OPI brand

 
How to apply:
Put two coats of any polish, let nails dry
Apply ONE coat of crack polish, let dry - it's like MAGIC, disappearing
Apply clear top coat to dry nails

With Nicole by OPI, one regular coat is perfect
With any other "crack" brand, you need to lay that ONE coat thick to get same result