A to Z, Ninja News, Movie Trivia, Clueless Gamer with Conan O’Brien, and Back From the Future Blogfest!

A to Z News and Tips!

Today I am visiting the A to Z Blog, discussing the benefits of using a theme during the Challenge.

The A to Z Challenge is blogging the Alphabet in April, every day except Sundays. This will be its fourth year, and it’s the biggest blogging event of the year with thousands of participants. If you’re looking for a challenge and want to make some new friends, then sign up HERE

Ninja News

Looking for cover art? Nigel Mitchell put together a list of a hundred resources!

Falling for Fiction is hosting the The Matchelor-March 25-29th – check their site for details!

The talented Erin Summerill is holding a contest at her photography site, and the prize is a wedding package!!

And if you want a truly entertaining story, Michael Di Gesu has been debuting cover art in a unique way this week. See what happens when the Ninja Captain entices Cadet Michael onto his spaceship and they blast off on a journey! Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Where will we go next?
And that would definitely be my "Celebrating the Small Things" for VikLit’s weekly meme. Michael, you rock!

Movie Trivia Answers!

1 – “Certainty of death, small chance of success… What are we waiting for?” LOTR - Return of the King
2 – “You HAVE the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity.” Shrek II
3 – “Sir, I’m gonna have to ask you to exit the donut.” Iron Man II
4 – “No, I’m, I’m simply saying that life, uh… finds a way.” Jurassic Park
5 – “That when a willing victim who has committed no treachery, is killed in a traitor’s stead, the stone table will crack, and even death itself would turn backwards.” The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Bonus – “We’ve got movie sign!” – Mystery Science Theater 3000

Conan Reviews Tomb Raider

Conan O'Brien has a series called Clueless Gamer where he reviews video games. He begins with the disclaimer that he doesn’t even play games! If you have a spare minute, the following video is hilarious. (And my disclaimer – Tomb Raider is rated M for Mature. Don’t watch the very end if impalement makes you squeamish.)

Back From the Future Blogfest.

Hosted by a trio of awesome ladies, M Pax, Suze, and Nicki Elson

 

You’re up before dawn on a Saturday when the doorbell rings. You haven’t brewed your coffee so you wonder if you imagined the sound. Plonking the half-filled carafe in the sink, you go to the front door and cautiously swing it open. No one there. As you cast your eyes to the ground, you see a parcel addressed to you … from you.

You scoop it up and haul it inside, sensing something legitimate despite the extreme oddness of the situation. Carefully, you pry it open. Inside is a shoebox — sent from ten years in the future — and it’s filled with items you have sent yourself.

What’s in it?

What’s in my box from the future?

Looks like a thumb drive. I plug it into my computer, check for viruses (because a virus from the future is not cool), and pull up the first file.

It’s the movie, CassaStar. “Box Office Hit.” Now that is very cool! Need to watch that later.

Next file – several eBooks. They all have my name on them. Wait, I end up writing more books? I might need a drink now.

Next is a music file – hey, it’s the latest from Dream Theater. Who are the members now? Wait, I’m a member??? Now that rocks! Wonder if I have groupies…?

Another file – seems to be a digital photo album. “New Zealand – There and Back Again.” Hey, there I am with my wife! Damn, she still looks good.

Last file – it’s a screen shot of my blog. Over ten thousand followers?!?!?!?!

Crap, now I really need a drink!!!

What would be in your box?

Do you have a theme for the Challenge? Need some cover art? Been reading Michael’s series? Get any of the trivia right? What did you think of the video? And what would be in your box from the future?

Don’t forget to visit the A to Z Blog!