Wednesday, February 18, 2015

When Fantasy meets a Hair Straightener

Do you ever take yourself too seriously? I think that happens WAY too much in this world. My hubby and I like to sit back and chuckle at books, movies and TV shows that are all drama while being totally unbelievable. On that note, how about some fantasy funnies?




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Now that we've got our chuckles out of the way, let's give away some reading joy!

Last week Loni Townsend shared her brand new release, THIS WORLD BITES, along with two truths and one lie. Those who guessed the lie were entered into a random drawing for the chance to win an eBook!  

The game: 

1. Loni has dyed her hair every color from midnight blue to Tostito yellow to fire-engine red. She saved purple for last because she held the opinion only old ladies had purple hair. Occasionally, she changes her hair color just to match her outfit for the day. It currently has silver, pink, and blue highlights.

2. Her two favorite cassettes growing up were New Kids on the Block and The Ninja Turtles' soundtrack (the latter, she stole from her brother). You could find her singing "Hangin' Tough" and "Turtle Power" at the top of her lungs in her bedroom. 

3. She has an uncanny sense of direction. It really saved the day when her car's oil pump went out and the engine seized. She had to walk 3 miles along the freeway to get to the closest off-ramp and gas station, and then deliver directions over the pay phone to her dad. 

And the lie is:

#3. Loni has a terrible sense of direction. When her engine seized, she stayed put because the next gas station wasn't for another 20 miles. Thankfully, a nice couple towed her there, and she spent the next five hours loitering at the gas station, waiting for her dad to drive 200 miles to help out his stranded daughter.

Way to guess everyone who got it right! And the winner is:

...DRUM ROLL...


Congrats Jenni! 

And now for this week's game...

Olga Gay Worontzoff left the Underworld for her final year of high school anxious for things to return to normal, but fate has other plans. 

Now the new hottie at school reads her thoughts but nobody else’s. And her best friend wakes up from his coma acting like a completely different person. Caught in a world that’s a mix of familiar and supernatural, she must confront what she will—or won’t—do to bring him back and stare down her own perceived inadequacies to face a couple of tenacious demons, figurative and literal.

Everything she thought she knew about reality will change as she walks the line between past and present, fear and faith, love and loyalty.  

And by the end of a heartbreaking year, she might be forced to realize “normal” in the conventional sense of the word is the one thing she may never achieve. 

Get your copy HERE.

Ready to meet the author? 

Jamie Ayres writes young adult paranormal love stories by night and teaches young adults as an English teacher by day. When not at home on her laptop or at school, she can often be found at a local book store grabbing random children and reading to them. So far, she has not been arrested for this. 

Although she spent her youthful summers around Lake Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her prince charming, two children (sometimes three based on how Mr. Ayres is acting), and a basset hound. She really does have grandmothers named Olga and Gay but unlike her heroine, she's thankfully not named after either one of them. She loves lazy pajama days, the first page of a good book, stupid funny movies, and sharing stories with fantastic people like you. Her books include the three installments of her My So-Called Afterlife trilogy, 18 Things, 18 Truths, and 18 Thoughts. 

You might run across her eating Chili Con Queso with Tortilla chips. 

Visit her online via Twitter, Facebook, or at www.jamieayres.com.
Jamie gave me two truths and one lie to test your "lie detector" skills. Those who figure out the lie will go into my magic hat for the chance to win THE ENTIRE TRILOGY in eBook: 18 THINGS, 18 TRUTHS, & 18 THOUGHTS.

You have until Tuesday, February 24 at 1 p.m. EDT to guess. Be sure to come back for the answer on February 25.

TRUTH OR LIE

1. Jamie accidentally joined a religious cult for two weeks during her first year of college at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
2. For as long as she can remember, Jamie has always been an avid Star Wars Fan. 

3. She was nominated by her senior class as Most Likely to Warn the World Aliens Are Coming. 
So which is the lie? Do you ever poke fun at media? Do tell! Do you have a favorite show or book that makes you chuckle, even though it shouldn't? Have you met Jamie before?

60 comments:

  1. The knight on the bike is funny.
    I'm guessing the third one is the lie.

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  2. ha, I love it! the Twilight one is my fav! I think #2 is the lie!

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  3. Those were too funny! I was cracking up.

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  4. 3rd one is the lie!

    My favorite book this year thus far is The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella.

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  5. I so hope the lie is the first one!!! ;-) Great cover, I love those colors!

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  6. Ha! I like the batmobile picture. He totally has the element of surprise.

    I'll throw out there that the lie is #1.

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  7. I love the falling off a unicorn one!

    I'll guess #2 is the lie.

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  8. Love your funnies! Especially Batman! I can't believe I won!

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  9. Congrats to Jamie! And the book sounds great. I'd really like to enter the contest, but my current TBR list is high enough that it can be measured in feet.

    Crystal, I loved the photos!! Thanks.

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  10. I'm so jealous Jamie is in Florida where they think 30 is cold. I often just laugh during Arrow because they try to make it so dark and dreary and the acting is so bad. But I watch it anyway for the man candy.

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  11. I think it's so true about ourselves too seriously. My daughter got me hooked on Grey's Anatomy and they are always too dramatic about everything. Congrats to Jamie on her new book. Will be looking forward to seeing what the lie is next week. I have no idea.

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  12. Oh darn it, I KNEW #3 was the lie, too! I think has told that story before. Sigh. ooooops.

    Thank you for the funnies - I did need a good laugh!

    Congrats, Jamie!

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  13. I think life is best lived as a joke. Well, after you pay your bills and all that.

    I'm going with the cult as the lie.

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  14. I love Batman on the unicorn.

    The cult it the lie. I hope!

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  15. The Lord of the Rings "did I leave my hair straightener on" is my favorite! Too funny!

    I'll guess that #3 is the lie. Congrats, Jamie!

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  16. Congrats to Jenni for winning. I loved the pics, especially the hair-straightener and the knight on a motocycle! :)

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  17. I have a unicorn in my backyard...What?

    I loved that one about Twilight. Hehe!

    I wish I had the guts to dye my hair every color of the rainbow like Loni. I dyed my hair black when I was 16 and ruined my hair. Never again after that. lol

    #3 is hilarious but I actually think it's true. :P I'll pick #2 as the lie. Maybe she's not a Star Wars fan after all.

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  18. I'd totally watch a movie with Batman on a unicorn lol. And the expression on Legolas's face is priceless. Thanks for the laugh and good luck to both Loni and Jamie! :D

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  19. The lie is no.#1!
    Thanks for the chuckles!

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  20. Yay! Best fantasy funnies ever! Batman on a unicorn. Lol! I hope #3 is true, that's so awesome. I'm going with #2 for the lie.

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  21. Jamie is NOT a Star Wars Fan. That's my answer and I'm sticking to it! :)

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  22. I LOVE that Batman on a unicorn. It needs to happen in the movies now! Hehehe! My hubby and I laugh at shows like that too. My guess for the lie is #1.

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  23. Oh, love seeing all these guesses! And oh my gosh, those photos!! Seriously made my day. I have so much fun here . . . thanks so much for having me over :-)

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  24. The dragon eggs made me laugh! And I just downloaded 18 Things--looking forward to it!!

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  25. Love the funnies! I think Jamie's lie is #3.

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  26. For some reason, your images made me think of a poster I saw in a classroom a while back: "I used to have superpowers, but my therapist took them away."

    Lie...#2...?

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  27. Those pictures are hilarious. ^_^ I take all kinds of things too seriously, but it's never hard for me to laugh. Heh.

    And I'm kind of stoked I got last week's question right, even though I didn't win. O_o

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  28. I'm pretty sure that Legolas is making the face I've made a billion times before, and those dragon eggs look really familiar. ;)

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  29. OMG! Legolas and the hair straightener! LOL!

    Also, Jamie's book looks spectacular!

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  30. I'm going to go with 2 being the lie.

    I need to share the Batman/unicorn one with my family. My daughter loves unicorns and my husband is secretly Batman. ;) Also, I always wondered why Gandalf made it so hard on everyone when he A. had magical powers and B. had friends in high places.

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  31. Thanks for the funnies Crystals... we can all use a little laughter and smiles...

    I had a little fun at the dance, I didn't expect anything so I wasn't disappointed, I really just went so I could get all dressed up... I love getting dressed up xox

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  32. These were really funny, Crystal. I especially loved the Orlando Bloom and Batman ones... thanks for the laughs=)
    I love the cover of 18 Thoughts. It's really unique.
    I remember when I was little, while watching The Princess Bride, I would take it VERY seriously my mom would say. It was my favorite movie and I never understood the spoofs it entailed. Now, I still can't help to watch it, however, instead of being very serious about the love aspect, I am laughing.
    I will guess number 1 is the lie.

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  33. I love the topic of this post, and those pictures are hilarious! I chuckled at "Did I leave my hair straightener on?"

    I'm guessing #2 is the lie.

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  34. Those pictures are so much fun! Thank you!
    I think #1 is the lie.

    Congrats, Jamie!

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  35. Hi Crystal - great photos .. they all made me smile - hair straighteners too ... and that bike ... I guess it's got a better name than that?! Lots of different guesses ... I go with #2 ...

    Cheers ... and thanks for the hippy check in! ... Hilary

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  36. Love the memes! And using the eagles would be too easy.

    Congrats, Jamie! I'll guess #3 as the lie.

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  37. Nice memes:) I'll definitely makes sure to keep on not taking myself too seriously:)

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  38. I'm guessing 1 is a lie. Do mean there's no such thing as unicorns? :0(

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  39. I'm guessing 1 is a lie. Do mean there's no such thing as unicorns? :0(

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  40. I'm guessing #2 is the lie. I bet she likes Star Trek more than Star Wars :)

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  41. The lie is number 2. As for the photos, I think I understand the knight. You gotta laugh!

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  42. Thanks for the chuckle, Crystal. Love the hair straightener and the soldier on the motorbike. Number 1 is a lie?

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  43. I'm late to this party. I'll pick #1. You're post cracked me up, thanks for the giggle!!

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  44. I poke fun at a lot of things. I can have a rather odd sense of humor sometimes.

    I think #3 is the lie. When I was in college I got involved with another religion for a while. Like many college students I think, I was often on a quest for spiritual enlightenment and answers to the mysteries of the universe.

    Arlee Bird
    A to Z Challenge Co-host
    Tossing It Out

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  45. Thanks for the laughs, Crystal. I needed them.

    Jamie, loved your bio! And the book sounds great!

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  46. Lol! Well that was fun!
    Hmm, I'm going to guess the lie is #1, the cult. ;-)

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  47. Always good to have a laugh! The funnies were great!

    I have been hearing awesome things about Jamie's series. I have it on my list. :) I think #3 is the lie.
    ~Jess

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  48. I love the "fell off my unicorn". And I'm guessing number three is the lie...for no particular reason.

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  49. Thanks for the funnies! Yes, I take myself too seriously, too. :) It's great to learn more about Jamie. Thanks for hosting. Happy weekend!

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  50. I have a terrible sense of direction too. I don't like to travel alone because of it.

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  51. Jamie's books sound great! I'll guess #1 is the lie. #2 and #3 are kind of connected, although cults can involve aliens too!

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  52. I'm going to guess that #1 is the lie. And I think Gandalf's relationship with the eagles has gotten a lot of comments like that. Like...why didn't they just bring Frodo to Mount Doom, hang out at the entrance, wait, and leave once the ring had been dropped back into the fires. Problem solved!

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  53. I think 3 is the lie.

    Thank you for the funnies. I have wondered whether or not I unplugged my hair straightener.

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  54. Thanks for the introduction. Jamie's books sound awesome!

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  55. Holy info, today, Crystal! Thanks for sharing it all. Love Jamie, and Loni sounds so interesting. I loved the funnies!

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  56. Without a sense of humor, we'd all be pretty depressed right now with the sad state of affairs of this world.

    Hey, at least I guessed the right lie.

    For Jamie, I'm going with #3. I was originally going to say #1, but accidentally joining a cult is so out there, it has to be true.

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  57. Sorry for being MIA! So glad to be back in the groove and catching up on my blog reading. :)

    I have a feeling that #2 is a Lie! Mwahahaha. And hilarious pics you've got there. My favorite is the pic with the dragon eggs. I agree with you that we can all take things way too seriously and that it's good to let things go and have a good laugh.

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