Yeah, my best friend ended up with a bunch of people who’d RSVP’ed “no” and then decided to show up anyway, and her poor stepdad had to run down the street to a fancy grocery store and buy sandwiches to cover the food shortfall.

Ooh, I just started Wicked Intentions and this is perfect!

The trick is to use a slurpee straw with the little scooper on the end to get the rest out of the bottle. Been doing it for years.

Second. Aveeno is awesome.

A friend of mine used to use baby oil in the shower and when I stayed with her one weekend it was nearly impossible to get in and out of the tub without seriously injuring myself or dying.

Pure gold, Bobby.

Some of the best books I’ve read lately have been from Beverly Jackson and Sonali Dev, and I’m very excited about Piper Huguley’s upcoming series. I mainly read historicals, so finally getting to read about someone else’s history for a change is vastly entertaining. I’d hoped the Emily/Anjan subplot in The Heiress…

Oh, thanks. Now I have the Muppet Babies theme stuck in my head.

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I read the first few Outlander books years ago, so vaguely remembered what was coming. (In the book, IIRC, Jamie tells Claire about what happened, but that wouldn’t have made for very compelling tv.) It occurred to me that we so rarely (if ever?) see situations on tv or in movies where a man experiences sexual trauma…

I lost a lot of weight on WW several years ago, but had to stop because being on so much processed food set off my Meniere’s (vertigo from fluid in the inner ear), and the program was not flexible if you’re ill. Things may be different now, I don’t know. I was also tired of being obsessed with measuring and planning…

Squee! I did not know the K-9 subgenre of cop romances even existed til I saw that poster! Just downloaded the first one in the series.

You have them switched: A Bollywood Affair came out last year and is about Mili. The Bollywood Bride has not released yet, but will be on my list!

There are a lot of authors writing interracial romance out there, but you kind of have to dig a little since most booksellers aren’t going to make a special section. In addition to Sharon’s recs, E-book publisher Samhain has a multicultural category, or you could visit some of the blogs like Smart Bitches and Dear…

Check out Elizabeth Hoyt.

I have a hard time with contemporary romance for just this reason, but I enjoy historicals, maybe because it’s a step removed and I can read it for the pure entertainment value without constantly being bugged by the unrealistic stuff. Also, well-written historicals often use the ridiculous restrictions placed on…

I am so happy right now.

Libraries with self-checkout and Amazon.

My first thought, too.

But when will you shopp?