Crystal Jordan :: Blog

One of my students pointed this out to me–a short film directed by Lena Khan. It’s called “A Land Called Paradise” and was the winner from the One Nation Film Contest. I thought it was beautifully done.

Another hottness smack-down Dukes of Hazzard style. I went for the classics. Enjoy!

I’m feeling like crapola today and going in to the dreaded place of DOOM (aka the doctor’s office), so i decided to mock docs today over at the Novelty Girls.

Wish me luck!

I took this quiz while teaching a class the other day and ended up with a really high score. A couple of my students took the test as well and thankfully one beat me and made the Death area where he had godlike delusions.

Another Supernatural smackdown. This time it’s the women we love–or love to hate.

Bela (left) and Ruby (right)

Ellen

Jo

Jess (left) and Mary (right)

Sarah and Sam

Lisa

Quite the combo, no? I ripped this off of Leah Braemel’s blog, who got it from The Goddess Blogs, a spot where one of my fellow Utah chapter-mates, Nicole Jordan, does her bloggy thang. (Julia London, who originated the post, defines the ‘flying monkey category’ as being: It wasn’t good, it wasn’t bad, it was somewhere in the middle, sort of grotesquely fun.)

Three things I like about me:

1. I have awesome hair. Everyone deserves a vanity, baby, and that’s mine. I slap a lil mousse in it and have the kind of curls my friends pay a bazillion bucks to get. Woot.
2. I’m not afraid to voice an opinion (loudly). Trust me, where I come from, women who speak their minds are not appreciated–especially if they’re arguing with a man. You know I like arguing with men, right? ;)
3. I’m usually a pretty good friend. Not totally made of awesome, but not craptastic either.

Three things that could stand improvement:

1. I’m fat. Yeah, I know. Shocking, right? I should probably do something about it. Maybe. Ugh.
2. A social life that doesn’t include friends/other writers on the phone would be good.
3. I should do laundry more often. And the dishes. And vacuuming. Maybe mopping. Definitely cleaning the bathtub. Okay, that’s more than three. I’m done now.

Three flying monkey things about me:

1. I just did my taxes yesterday. I usually do them like February 1, but writing like mad to meet my first Kensington deadline–well, housework wasn’t the only thing that went by the wayside.
2. I failed grammar and passed calculus (barely). It’s weird that I write now–but, ya know, still suck at grammar.
3. I’ve lived in every time zone in the U.S. and still like the one I was born in best.

Cobblestone Press Quarterly just released my short story, The Marion Kind–AND it’s a free read for you.

Go here to download.

Here’s the blurb:

Marion’s all tied up over Kurt. Why? Because she wanted a little thrill in her small-town life and got it by dating the town bad boy, Kurt. Only it went way beyond a mere thrill in under a week. Now, a year later, she wants to know when they’re going to take it to the next level. She wants it all and she wants it with him. So she asks him to marry her. When he doesn’t react at all, she walks out, realizing that her mother was right…the bad boy isn’t the marrying kind.

But Kurt’s not about to make it that easy for her to leave. He’s had a week to get angry over her stomping off. So what if he has to tie her to the bed to get her to listen to him? He won’t let her avoid him forever, and if this is what it takes to get her attention, so be it. He’d never thought Marion wanted anything other than to burn up the sheets with him, but he’s thinking about it now…and he’s ready to be all tied up over Marion. Until death do them part.

So, someone showed me the creepiest video of all time, and of course, I had to share.

I haven’t able to stop watching.

It’s posted over at The Novelty Girls. Go look.

So, I finished the second book for my two-book deal with Kensington and put it in the mail today. Woot!

I would say that I’m taking a few days off, but it’d be a lie. I jumped right in to another project and am researching as I write the opening today. I just love the minty fresh scent of a new project! *deep inhale* Yep, that’s the good stuff right there.

Anyway, when I have more details to give you about release dates and such for the one I just turned in, I’ll let you know!

Now back to our regularly scheduled deadline-induce hysteria.

That’s all, folks!