A New Contest!

The Fabulous Nicole B. of WORD for Teens is having a contest and giving away a signed copy of Keri Mikulski's book Screwball! The rules are below (copy and pasted directly from the blog linked above- so when it says "me" that's the contest hostess herself speaking):

Rules

• You must be a United States or Canadian citizen to enter.
• Post a comment on my blog to win with your name, your email address and what you would name a softball team if you had the chance. I'm currently going for the Wicked Witches, but that's just me. The most creative name will win.
  
• If you blog about the contest and tell me, you'll get an extra two entries!

Doesn't it sound fawesome? Haha. That's a great word. So GO! Enter the contest! And best of luck to all.

In Pursuit of Odyssey,

I Takz Quiz...

I took a quiz recently on Blog Things (in a state of profound boredom) and this was my result!

Your Personality is Very Rare (ENFJ)

Your personality type is dramatic, expressive, proud, and demanding. Only about 4% of all people have your personality, including 5% of all women and 2% of all men You are Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

Isn't that exciting? I certainly thought so. But then again, everyone likes to be told they're unique in a good way, right? Perhaps I shall embark on more of these quizzes. I don't think they ever end. They just sort of... are. All the same, they are a great deal of fun.

On a side note, it would be lovely if some people would comment for Medeia's sake. She went through a dreadful ordeal of demonic dentistry recently and is recovering admirably. All the same, I'm sure some lines from you marvelous folk (in the comments or the c-box) will make her feel even better. The best I could do was bring her an orange creamsicle from my own personal stash (did you know that there is such a thing as Orange Creamsicle perfume oil? Scroll down a bit on the linked page and you'll see it). That particular dessert has curative powers.




In Pursuit of Odyssey (and ice cream),

The Myspace

The Maelstrom is working on connecting with all you awesome readers. So we have started a myspace where you can friend (if you have an account this is), comment, and cyber dance with us! At this little hidey-hole of internet networking-dom you'll be able to check our release calendar (May is a busy month in the publishing world this year) and follow some Maelstrom events as they occur. Who knows? Contests and challenges may perhaps loom in the future. And go see others' profiles too. There are already some fantastic authors who have become even more awesome in our word-struck eyes by friending us (us? really? W00T!) So head over and tell us what you think! The "Charybdis Calling" awaits (if you know what that alludes to then comment in the C-Box)!

Always in Pursuit of Odyssey,

National Poetry Month

According to the giant banners going up around the library, April is national poetry month. I am intrigued by what this may mean for the book-blog-o-spere, for many bloggers seem to be quite the writing-types in their own respect. So I challenge you. Write a poem and post it on your blog. When you have, leave a comment or post something in the C-Box. That way people can link to your awesome and spread the word on their own blogs. This isn't a meme. Just a suggestion. I'd love to see what everyone does with it.

My own poetry (hahaha... if you can call it that) can be found on my Deviant-art. There are some short stories too, but I'll try to post a poem a week in honor of this month.

If you'd like to see how your state is doing in the way of rhyme and reason (bad pun intended), you can check it out on this spiffy map over at Poets.org.

Cheerz!

I Don't Know What to Post About...

Science class is a plague in some parts of the world. And science homework is the way it transmits its deadly poison. Ugh... So I have decided to make a list of things I do to procrastinate.

• Read- alot. everything. anything. all I see. all I can get my hands on. EXCEPT the text book.
• Write- same as above, but this time excepting homework.
• Journal- when I'm really desperate. The longest I've ever kept one is 5 days. Isn't that just a little sad?
  
• Dance- Horridly, around and around the homework in a complex display of risky footwork. One of these days/dance routines, I just know the papers will burst into flames.
• Drench My System in Music- The miracle worker of nature...
• Play Solitaire- Once I was addicted to that game, but as I realized that I would never be any better at shuffling I quit my obsessive gear of play.
• Make Lists- *sob*
• Youtube- I am a self professed viral video supporter.
  
• Bloggify the Cyberverse- as you can see, my new biggest hobby has become one of my new biggest procrastination vices. But I'm sure many of you understand. Right? Riiiight?

So, seeing as the papers have not yet burst into flames I should probably tackle them. However loathsome the task may be. But before I die, I mean, go.... I have just observed I didn't really mention books at all in this post. And that is why you're here, right? For book stuff? So...um....errr..... READ THE SABRIEL SERIES BY GARTH NIX!!! Medeia recommended them and now I'm somewhere between hooked and feverish. And, have you heard? There are two more Old Kingdom books to be scheduled in 2011 and 2012! Follow the link and hunt the site to found out anything more.

Discoverer of Tangent-Blog Remedies,