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Win-It Wednesday: Last week's winners and the new contest!
How cool is this countdown graphic that The Book Muncher made for me? I love it! Thank you, Book Muncher!
This week's contest will be to win an early copy of Violet by Design (release date is... well, look left! Soon!). This sequel follows Violet around the world as she walks international runways and struggles with body insecurity and ever-confusing first love. So to win the book, you must either sign up for my newsletter (purple box at left, if you're not the commenting type), or respond to this question:
Show me something online that you've enjoyed in the last week or so! Could be a blog post that interested you, a youtube video that made you laugh, a dress you just had to have on bluefly.com... What was it?
For me, today, it was this article from New York magazine about French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, The Anti-Anna, who never wears jeans (though she notes that they suit her), who says that "all the girl who work at French Vogue are very skinny and beautiful" and who isn't afraid to make a transvestite her cover model. Love her or not, you can't tell me she bores you!
So what fascinated you online this week? (I want to peek!)
Good luck!
PS-Oh! Forgot to give it up for the winner of last week's contest. First of all, I loved all your swoon-worthy mentions just in time for V-Day last week! Thank you! 45 entered, and the winner is: Mitzy! Email me your address, Mitzy! There's a review copy of Not Anything by Carmen Rodrigues ready to go out to you!
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Comments (16)
for one, i enjoyed making that countdown widget...even tho i shouldve been doing hw. but oh well. it was fun anyway. does that count? it's online (sort of)
Posted by The Book Muncher | February 20, 2008 11:04 AM
For me it was a cool sketch of a Japanese garden by my good frined and artist Patricia Van Essche. You can chek it out here: http://www.pvedesign.blogspot.com/
I love the coutdown widget. It's so cute.
Posted by kwana | February 20, 2008 11:40 AM
I enjoyed looking at vintage fashion posters at allposters.com. There were some seriously cute flower posters there too!
Posted by Meredith | February 20, 2008 11:45 AM
what i enjoyed this week was a liitle youtube video about a show i visited 6 times. (it is in dutch, i am sorry) It is a behind the scenes look of the dvd recording of Musicals to the max( a show with known and less known musical theatre songs) and i was at the dvd recording show that evening!
You see this man with a shaver...well i know this man.. and it is not a a shaver but he is doing just silly with his cellphone ringtone hahah.
Vrouw.nl (vrouw means woman in dutch) took a peek behind the scenes in Royal Theatre Carre..
Posted by Marjolein | February 20, 2008 2:25 PM
i forgot to post the link..oops!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ARK8mct0g
Posted by Marjolein | February 20, 2008 2:33 PM
I enjoyed this incredible guide to understanding human proportion:
http://cedarseed.deviantart.com/art/Big-Guide-to-Drawing-the-Body-15014442
Helped me a lot with my drawings
Posted by Irene Guberman | February 20, 2008 3:15 PM
I've been enjoying my buddy Josh's newest website: http://www.thesandwichkings.com/ where he's been reviewing a lot of the local SoCal sandwich shops. His taste is definitely different than mine ... I'm much more bare bones with the condiments, but he's certainly got my appetite whetted for some new places. (Gah! That's an ugly sentence...)
Posted by JoeKinski | February 20, 2008 5:39 PM
In celebration of the pending release of Violet by Design, I have to share some fashion links. Not high fashion, let's make that clear. :-) Just some fun, gotta-haves....
Shoes - don't we all need another pair (or another 5?) http://www.earth.us/ I bought a pair of these a few years ago and definitely need another pair soon!
Shirts - I love t-shirts that make me laugh and I just saw this site earlier this week (warning: some tees are definitely not PC). http://www.bustedtees.com/ And here's a great bookish t-shirt for guys. http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/thenotebook/male
ok, that's all for now. Thanks, Melissa! This was fun. :-)
Posted by Em | February 20, 2008 8:11 PM
I enjoyed Maureen Johnson's blogging time at insideadog.com.au.
http://www.insideadog.com.au/residence/index.php/maureen-johnson/incompetence-is-free/
Posted by Nabi | February 20, 2008 10:08 PM
CRAIGSLIST!!!!
haha, enough said!
www.craigslist.com
Posted by Stephanie Wade | February 20, 2008 11:33 PM
something that fascinated me online this week is ::
fashion fashion
this quote, i thought, was very interesting. i found it on photobucket.com
i thought that it was a very unique quote.
to think about it one way::
everyone has a different style. they are all unique in their own ways and describe their
personalities. imagine a fashion show with all different kinds of different styles,
looks, and people. that would be so interesting to attend!
so basically...that is why i enjoyed this quote. i also think it shows that even though
you may not be on a runway...you can still be fashionable and stylish
(:
Posted by JoAnna | February 21, 2008 8:59 PM
I love looking at your links, guys. Keep em coming!!
Posted by Melissa Walker | February 21, 2008 11:12 PM
This story by 5-time winner of W. Virginia's Greatest Liar Contest, Bill Lepp, makes me laugh. The first 40 seconds of the video is the presenter.
He is a masterful liar and fabulous storyteller. I first heard him at an annual storytelling festival. You need to allow 15-20 minutes available. And it's especially fun to have one or two others watch it with you.
Posted by booklogged | February 23, 2008 1:23 AM
My link is Stephanie Kuehnert's essay about Kurt Cobain at http://www.freshyarn.com/23/essays/kuehnert_ten1.htm.
Posted by jocelyn | February 23, 2008 4:09 PM
Last Saturday I went over to my friend's house and she showed me a video called 'How to be Ninga' on YouTube. Its made by a couple of guys and is part of a whole "How to" series but that video is my favorite. Check it out! The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdLCEwEFCMU
Posted by Grace | February 23, 2008 9:53 PM
what i liked online this week was a youtube video of a dog and her master dancing to greece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqbVbPvlDoM
Posted by alexis | February 24, 2008 1:33 PM