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Hola, gang! Today is another edition of Friday 5. I’m a writer and sometimes I just need a boost to get the juices flowing. So here are five writing prompts for fun.
1. Write a new ending for The Princess Bride.
2. Write a story about a beggar in the 1500s.
3. Writer a story that involves a dragon and a curse.
4. In 500 words, which about the pefect storm.
5. Write about a statue that comes to life.
HEEEY! It’s Friday the 13th, y’all! I couldn’t let a Friday 5 go by without some very cool and fun facts about this totally creepy date. Got a fun fact? Share it in the comments!
1. The next time Friday the 13th will fall in October is in 2017 (but we’ll all be dead cuz the world is going to end 12-21-12, right?)
2. According to statistics, 17 to 21 million people in the US are affected by a fear of Friday the 13th, making it the most feared day in history.
3. Black Sabbath’s debut album was released in the UK on Friday, February 13, 1970.
4. On October 13, 1307, Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay and several Templar Knights were arrested by King Phillip of France.
5. The asteroid 99942 Apophis will make a close encounter with Earth, closer than the orbits of communication satellites, on April 13, 2029 (but it doesn’t matter cuz the world is going to end this year).
And…BONUS:
What’s worse than Friday the 13th?
Saturday the 14th! 
Happy Friday the 13th, y’all.
Welcome back to another edition of the Friday 5! This week, I’m talking Writing and asking 5 Writer What If questions. These are fun prompts you can use to give a boost to your imagination when you need a break from editing or writing.
1. What if you could fly?
2. What if children ruled the world?
3. What if the world really does end Decmeber 21, 2012?
4. What if everyone was a superhero but you?
5. What if you won $500 million in the lottery?
Happy writing!
Because it’s Friday and I just don’t have a lot of brainpower left in me this week, I thought I’d share some of my favorite funny pictures.
You’re welcome.
And…just in time for Easter!
And today I’m talking about one of my favorite subjects: movies!
I enjoy action movies. Super hero movies. Adventure movies. Space operas. I tell my husband going to the movies to see a chick flick is pretty much a waste of money. We should totally go to the movies to see stuff that has explosions in it, because that’s why you go to the movies. Let’s watch the chick flicks at home, k? (The only exception to this rule was the Sex and the City movie – the first one, not the horrid second one – and only because I couldn’t wait for DVD on that one. He was a good husband and took me. 
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Here are five reasons why I love action movies:
1. There is usually a hot guy. Or two.
2. Explosions!
3. Super heroes!
4. The bad guys are almost as fun to watch as the good guys.
5. Cool stuff happens.
Now you’re turn – what is your favorite genre of movie?
I missed last week with the Friday 5, but I’m back this week!
It occured to me as I went throughout the week there were a lot of, um, annoying things. I thought I’d share with you 5 things I dislike.
1. Girls who put their makeup on while driving down the highway at 65 mph.
2. Grocery shopping at Walmart.
3. People who bring their small children to rated R movies; what is THAT about?
4. Automatic flushing toilets. I hate them. They flush at the most inopportune moments.
5. Bugs. Pretty much all of them.
Tell me – what are some things you dislike?
It’s another edition of the Friday 5! I know you people can’t wait for my weekly issue, right? RIGHT?
Here are 5 Things I Can’t Live Without:
1. My iPhone. It’s permanently attached to my palm. Just as my husband.
2. My HP Mini. I write on it almost every day.
3. My Lancome eye make-up remover. This stuff is da bomb.
4. Coffee. ‘Nuff said.
5. Books.
What are some things YOU can’t live without?
On this week’s edition, I’m talking about five foods I love. Five foods I would go out of my way to eat before anything else. They may not necessarily be good for me, but I love them.
1. Cookies
2. Cupcakes
3. Tacos
4. Cheeseburgers
5. Magnum ice cream bars
My waistline doesn’t appreciate these foods as much as my mouth does.
What are your favorites?
This is the second week for me Friday 5. This week, I’m going to talk about my five favorite movies of all time. In no particular order. And…action!
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Casablanca
4. While You Were Sleeping
5. Gone With The Wind
What’s yours?
I’m going to try something different for Fridays. Because Fridays are all about the end of the week, wrapping up and getting ready for the weekend. This is my new Friday 5 in which I post 5 things I: did/accomplished/wrote/etc in an effort to liven up this ho-hum blog. So, without further ado, here is this week’s edition of the Friday 5.
Five Things I Downloaded in iTunes This Week
What can I say? I have eclectic taste. 
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