Talking about reward programs

There are tons of these.

I am currently signed up with

Inbox Dollars (read email, take surveys): $19.57 at this time. Need $30 to cash out
Ibotta (get rebates on groceries): $4.05, need $10 to cash out
Swagbucks: just started
Bing.com (alternate search engine): 169 points, Need 525 to cash out
Shopkicks (walk into store, get points): 3831 points, Worth about $15 in gift cards. 1.8 million gets me a vespa
Ebates: I seldom order on line, so haven't used
Viggle: 26,090 points. Almost enough to cash in for a free movie, or enough for 8 songs.
Media Insiders (monitors my net usage): 150 points Takes several thousand for cashout.

I'm thinking I need to organize better and set a day just for doing these. I use Bing all the time, instead of Google.

2015 in the rearview

It was a rough year. But we survived.
I lost Mom in December. In September, frequent commenter the D-Man, Darren Bloomquist, was taken from us by a 17 year old with a gun.

The bed-making fell apart over the summer. But I can do it. I did it for 6 months.
My LJ work has been slowing down. I need to get it back up. But a lot of content ended up at the blogspot. I managed to do the October and December postings. And Pie Friday seemed to work well.

I kept working for Action Link and finished my first year with them.
I got hired for seasonal part time at Michaels. Hoping they keep me on.

I had all my teeth pulled in May. So, there are no more brutal toothaches. The dentures serve their purpose.
I did two rounds with scabies
Oli-chan was diagnosed with Reynaud's syndrome.

Obi-Wan Chrisobi was sent to Korea. He also bought his first car and got a tattoo. It matches mine.

We got a new Washer and Dryer. And cleaned out a chunk of the garage.
We also learned the anomaly in Mudd's pay schedule. He gets double checks in June, and none in July. Weird.

I got to see something I thought I never would: actual movie footage of Harry Houdini doing escapes.

I had two books come out this year: Terror of the Frozen North and Somewhere Out There. I wrote a short story for a pulp fiction animal attack anthology. I had an essay in Invisible 2. I gave up on NaNo earlier than I ever have

We had three kittens arrive in July and one die in August. The other two are delights.

Jonner got accepted to ASU in Jonesboro on a partial scholarship.
Jonner got braces

Oli-chan attended her first formal dance.

Inkstained Succubus re-released Crossroads, published 1KRV5, Matters of Scale, Somewhere Out There and Winter Shivers.
We started a craft division, Conspiracy Arts.
We started a newsletter.
Our first audiobook is up for sale. Our second awaits my approval.
Gabriel suffered from major teeth problems and a couple of nasty ovarian cysts. These incapactitated him throughout much of the year.
We went to a lot of conventions. I met writers I've read for years.

We lost Terry Prachett, Leonard Nimoy, Tanith Lee, Maureen O'Hara, Yogi Berra, Wes Craven, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Omar Sharif, Dean Jones, James best, Mario Cuomo, Donna Douglas, Grace Lee Whitney, Fred Thompson, Robert Loggia, Melissa Matheson

Helluva a year.

Semi-Annual Social Media Round Up

Welcome to the round up.

Content starts here or at The Gazebo. It goes to every other site.

The Den of Debauchery.
My website where you can find a bio, pics, upcoming conventions and books to order.
http://www.brooksandsparrow.com

The Den of Debauchery's Garden Gazebo.
Blogger. This is the serious writing blog, with occasional forays into fun stuff. Most content originates here or on my LiveJournal.
http://angelsparrow.blogspot.com


You Are HERE!
The Den of Debauchery's SubAnnex
My LiveJournal. 13 years of blog entries, ranging from political commentary to potty training to kid pictures to free stories. Most content starts here.
http://valarltd.livejournal.com

The Den of Debauchery's Magic Lantern Show.
My Tumblr. Mostly reposts, but I do originate some. Also a photo diary of the Clutter Jihad. Fandoms found here are primarily Hobbit, Inception, SPN. Also many craft patterns
http://valarltd.tumblr.com/

The Den of Debauchery's Mysterious Sealed Wing
My old Fannish website. Has fanfic in over a dozen fandoms, including Captain blood, Brimstone and Anastasia, and rare pictures. This site is archived and not being updated
http://www.oocities.org/televisioncity/stage/5785/index.html

The Den of Debauchery's Filing Cabinet
My Pinterest. I have 96 boards, because I like to break big topics into subheadings, like Food: Cult of Cheesecake or Crafts: Crochet: Shawls or Writing: Eight Thrones Universe. I'm a bit of a polymath.
https://www.pinterest.com/valarltd/

The Den of Debauchery's Dreamworld.
My Dreamwidth Site. I occasionally remember I have this.
http://valarltd.dreamwidth.org/

The Den of Debauchery's Notepad
My NaNoWriMo livejournal. Mostly dead.
http://angelnanowrimo.livejournal.com/

The Den of Debauchery's Hiring Office
My Linked In. I don't use this much
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/angelia-sparrow/b/963/934

The Den of Debauchery's Telegraph Office
Twitter. This is mostly reposts from Pinterest or Live Journal. I do sometimes live-tweet TV show commentary or whole movies.
https://twitter.com/asparrow16

The Den of Debauchery's Abandoned Recording Studio
MySpace. Not loving the remake and I find it hard to use. So, not using.
https://myspace.com/valarltd

The Den of Debauchery's Link Farm
My Facebook. I seldom originate content here. My LJ, Blogger, Pinterest, Goodreads and Tumblr all propagate to it, and I repost other people's stuff.
https://www.facebook.com/angelia.sparrow

The Den of Debauchery's Decaying Billboard
My authorial facebook. Book promo and Blogger posts.
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAngeliaSparrow

The Den of Debauchery's Rotating Bookshelf
Goodreads. Track my books, my commentary on books I've read. Blogger propagates here.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2476859.Angelia_Sparrow

The Den of Debauchery's Cage in the Attic
Google Plus. This is where my husband and kids hang out. Blogger propagates to it, but not much else, still working on remembering to check it.
google.com/+AngeliaSparrow

The Den of Debauchery's Dusty Photo Album
Instagram. Brand new to this.
https://instagram.com/valarltd/

I removed my FetLife account.

If you need me by email, valarltd at Yahoo or angeliasparrow at gmail

Deadlines

January
15 Submissive Pleasures (m/m)

February
15 Queers Destroy SciFi! 7.5K http://submissions.johnjosephadams.com/queers-destroy-sf/submit/

March

8: Of Heaven and Hell 3-15K, m/m http://www.waywardinkpublishing.com/submission-guidelines/submission-guidelines-2/
15 Genderqueer
March 1- April 1, Reading period for Ghost in the cogs and tomorrow's Cthulhu 4 K each
April

May
1 Undeath in the Age of Steam <10K
State of horror, Missouri Charon Coin press
15 Master Mine (M/f)

June
15 Have Quest Will Travel (any pairing)


July 1
Paranormal sherlock, 3-8K https://lexxxchristian.wordpress.com/an-improbable-truth/
Defying Doomsday, disabled Post-apoc 3-7K http://defyingdoomsday.twelfthplanetpress.com/submissions/
A Lonely and Curious Country, lovecraftian, <6K http://www.ultharpress.com/a-lonely-and-curious-country.html

August


September
1 Mistress Mine (F/m)
15 Winter Shivers (no sex, just horror)

October

November

December
15 Badass (m/m adventure)

2016:

January
15 Kagema's Sons (m/m rentboy)

February

March
15 Xenophile (any)

April

May

June
15 Mythos for the Modern Age (none)

July
1) For Sale By Owner (m/m)

August





Conventions:
March: MidSouth Con, Memphis
Frolicon, Atlanta
May:
June: HYpericon, Nashville
August: Memphis Gaming Expo (Memphis)
River City Comic expo (Little Rock)
Sept: Memphis FurMeet, Memphis
Imaginarium. Louisville
Oct: ConTraFlow New Orleans
Festival of souls, Memphis
Nov: ConTraception, KC
Dec: Geekonomicon, Biloxi MS

Completed and in edits
Dirty Toes
Steampunk Boxing
Anthony
David
Flower fairies


Projects:
Mystery of the Monkey God, A Lord Withycombe novel
Cliff Cody and the BrainEaters of Algol 3
Phantasmagoria shorts, 5-6 of 10-20k each, Nagina, Jene, Tony the duck guy
The Wash and Wear-wolf's Wares
DJ novels, Painting Blues City Red
Passion Hearts/Rainbow Hearts
Seasonal Make & Do books, Spring and Summer
Runic alphabet book
Nick & Corban
Gammon (lake monster)
Fissures (what lives under the ground)
Steampunk novel w/ J

Serial with Cat
Steampunk Civil War Zombies
WWII dieselpunk furries

Oli is sixteen

Sixteen years ago, I spent New Year's Eve in the hospital, having delivered my 4th child pretty much by myself. Mudd was home with the other three. The doctor was stitching the 9 AM delivery. And me, I braced my feet, rang for the nurse, grabbed the handles and pushed.

Happy birthday, baby girl. You have grown into an amazing, creative, beautiful girl. I am eager to see the woman you will become.


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Friday Photodump

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Yuletide Youtube: New Year's

Sounds of the Season:

I know a man whose name is Lang
And he has a neon sign.
And Mr. Lang is very old,
so we call it Old Lang's Sign!

Merry Moments:


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So we've reached the end of another Yuletide Youtube and another year. I hope you've enjoyed it. Thank you for bearing with me. Some days, this was the only thing that kept me out of depression. let me know if the format worked for you and what you'd like to see next year.

From all of us here at Chez Mudd, to all of you and yours, May your 2016 be better than 2015.

My tweets

• Wed, 13:00: Yuletide Youtube: Kitchen Witch Corner https://t.co/kR5PIbIcyP
• Wed, 13:00: posted a new entry to 'valarltd' at LiveJournal. https://t.co/3sEzrqgJul
• Wed, 15:33: 6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person https://t.co/n4v9c6fWFB
• Wed, 16:14: https://t.co/tvSAmcFSxv
• Wed, 16:14: https://t.co/Sc9XOZZGGW
• Wed, 16:33: Photographing The Butch Women Of San Francisco https://t.co/p1FPmwPq66
• Wed, 16:37: https://t.co/AEFuXhH1QW
• Wed, 16:39: https://t.co/O0h9jiIjW3
• Wed, 16:39: https://t.co/Wi0QdLKwqt
• Wed, 16:39: https://t.co/oGkaIA28sz

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Movies for 2015

I started the year with the final Hobbit movie and ended it with the new Star Wars.
That latter needs its own post. But ZOMG! I still have all the feels.

The list is under the Cut. * are Rewatches

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Best of the year:
Star Wars
Big Fish
The two Hobbits
Inception
Houdini
Iron Jawed Angels
Great Mouse Detective

Worst of the Year:
Hero Wanted
Cast a Deadly Spell
The Oblong Box
Hercules
A Killing Affair

It was quite the year of Daniel Radcliffe with 10 movies.

I also did a complete Sons of Anarchy Rewatch, clear through Season 7
The Smallville Rewatch died in Season 5, with Jonathan Kent.
Watched all of Supernatural, up through Season 10.
I'm into Season 2 of Twilight Zone, 4 of Criminal Minds and a few Once Upon a Times.

Books for 2015

I didn't read 50 books.

But I did log 26. * are re-reads. No commentary. Of the 26, 17 are by women. The men on the list, reed, Prachett, Daley are authors of long reading (and a couple of personal encounters) and so trusted. Daniel Smith, the only male not on the "long acquaintance" list was a sore disappointment.

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And that's a wrap

2015 ended as inauspiciously as it began. With a sad birthday party where 2 people got sick and went to lie down.

I'm going to bed. 2016 can see itself in.