This is your brain with a fever. This is your brain with a fever watching Leverage.

okay, I am finding the sight of Nate the Control Freak being leashed (and knowing it's all going to End Badly) really really funny. Not that I know any control freaks, me. *blinks innocently*

"Do I sound that creepy when I..."
"Hell yes."

(this was, I bet, stolen out of every writers' meeting. because, yeah. we get like that when we're rolling')

( deep and shallow thoughts, cut-tagged to spare those silly enough not to be watching )

A Contest! A Contest!

In two months -- exactly! -- I will be sitting in this chair, happily freaking out over the fact that Flesh and Fire: Book 1 of the Vineart War will be hitting the shelves.

But why should y'all have to wait [or take my word for it] to see why I'm so excited?

So. A contest seems to be in order, with the winner(s) getting the first finished copy of Flesh and Fire available (yes, you get a keeper copy before I do!).

However, I'm going to make you work for it [hey, it's a hardcover!]. But work of the [hopefully] fun sort.

The Rules: Take one of the three options, and describe it... in the style of a wine review. Points for using an obscure but real wine term, more points for creating a term that sounds like it should be a real wine term. Lots of points of you make me want to run out and buy that vintage. No, you don't have to be serious about it. Wine reviews are meant to be mocked. Ask any wine reviewer.


Your Choices:

Fannish: The Star Wars Trilogy (original, as-released, Han shot first)
Political: Barack Obama (I figured he'd have a sense of humor about this, and not send the SecSer after me -- and if he did, it would just be publicity, right?)
Personal: kradical [What, you thought I'd let you take a shot at me? Do I LOOK that nuts? EtA; oh, all right. If you must. I'll admit to some cautious curiosity]

the fine print

The contest will run from today through 25 August and is open to anyone who lives within reach of the USPS [if I have to hire a jungle porter to deliver the book, fuggedaboutit]. I'll choose one winner from North America, and one from Elsewhere, so be sure to mention where you live in your entry!

You don't have to be a LJer to enter, but PLEASE remember to sign your posts so I have a way to reach you, otherwise you'll be disqualified.


[for those of you with no idea where to start -- try http://www.winespectator.com/wineratings or http://www.ebacchus.com/index.php?module=reviews&func=reviewsbycat&reviewsel=8]