Chloe Devlin's Delights

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Thirteen Pictures/Posters I Can See From My Desk

Thirteen Things about Chloe Devlin 13 Pictures/Posters I Can See From My Desk -- okay I'm stretching it here, but I wasn't into topics like books I've read or concerts I've attended.

1.... poster of Dragstrip Girl - a biker movie from the 50's

2... poster of Dragstrip Riot - another biker movie from the 50's

3... poster of Ace in the Hole - a Billy Wilder film starring Kirk Douglas

4... poster of Hoosiers - one of the all-time best sports movies, starring Gene Hackman. The best thing is this poster is in Japanese. Written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh.

5... poster of Rudy - another fabulous sports movie, starring Sean Astin. This poster is also in Japanese. And this movie was also written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh.

6... poster of Gone with the Wind - classic movie starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. The poster is huge and in French. Really cool!

7... photo of Ocean's Eleven - the original with Frank Sinatra as Danny Ocean

8... photo of Ocean's Eleven - the remake with George Clooney as Danny Ocean

9... poster of Pacific Blue - cops on bikes at the beach -- what more could you want?

10... pic of my family - circa 1994 when we were on a cruise

11... stereogram pic -- one of those where you need to relax your focus until you can see the hidden pic

12... family pic from my sister's wedding -- all of us including cousins

13... pic from Cabo San Lucas -- one of those they paint on the street where they use everyday objects like pot lids to create the designs, then spray paint on the paper. This one has a pyramid with two planets (one looks like Saturn) looming over it

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thursday Thirteen - Tribute to George Carlin

I was going to do some research and seek out 13 classic George Carlin lines. But why do all that work when someone else can do it for you. Check out Jennifer Leeland's Thursday Thirteen today!

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tribute to George Carlin and the Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Television

Comedian George Carlin died this past weekend. Listening to his "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Television" routine was a defining moment for me. It gave me the knowledge that while there were words you didn't usually say in public, especially in polite company, you weren't going to hell if you did use them. But his routine also taught me the importance of understanding the words you were using.

By learning how to use words properly, it becomes easier to remove the stigma from them and embrace them back into our lives. I don't use those seven dirty words on a daily basis. Most of them I have no reason to use. But I know the words, their meanings as well as double meanings, so that when it's appropriate, I can use the proper word – both in spoken language and in my writing.

After I heard his "Seven Dirty Words" routine, I made it a mission to memorize those words in their correct order from his monologue. I was in junior high – at a time when kids are learning vocabulary from their peers, as well as their parents and teachers. And it was something of a novelty that this sweet girl could rattle off those seven words. Including the next couple of lines from his routine.

But I also feel that by learning those words, I didn't desensitize myself to them. Rather, I became more sensitive to nuances in language, wanting to use the exact right word – no matter if it was considered too dirty to say on television or not. And that sensitivity to nuances probably contributed to my having a vocabulary a bit above my grade level. Friends were always asking me what I was saying because they didn't always understand the words I was using.

So I would rephrase, using a slightly less accurate word, but one that was easier for them to understand. And I knew, deep in my heart, that my vocabulary was something to be proud of, to use to the fullest extent. And ultimately that meant using George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Television."

So, George, here's to you! Thanks for the vocab lesson!

So all together now -- Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits. And tits shouldn't even be there!

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Thursday Thirteen - 13 Books I Got from My Sister

Thirteen Things about Chloe Devlin A few weeks ago, I posted 13 books I gave to my sister. Now I'm going to list 13 books she gave to me.

1.... White Heat by Cherry Adair

2... A Whisper in the Dark by Linda Castillo

3... Missing by Jasmine Cresswell

4... The Third Option by Vince Flynn

5... Edge of Midnight by Shannon McKenna

6.... Forget Me Not by Marliss Melton

7... Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by E.C. Sheedy

8... Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter

9... First You Run by Roxanne St. Claire

10... Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna

11... The Island by Heather Graham

12... The Prize by Julie Garwood

13... Dead Giveaway by Brenda Novak

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Thirteen Games on My Computer

Thirteen Things about Chloe Devlin I'm always downloading versions of games to test out. Here are some of the most recent.

1.... Amazing Adventures - the Lost Tomb!

2... Ice Cream Tycoon

3... Granny in Paradise

4... Magic Farm

5... Ice Cream Mania

6... Airport Mania

7... Pets Fun House

8... Rainbow Web II

9... Runes of Avalon 2

10... Cooking Academy

11... Dream Chronicles 2

12... Turbo Subs

13... Haunted Hotel

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Songs from Beauty and the Beast

Thirteen Things about Chloe DevlinI'm such a TT slacker. But it's still Thursday here in L.A., so here's 13 songs (with sample lyrics) from Beauty and the Beast, one of my favorite musicals.

1. "Belle" - Belle, Gaston, Lefou, Silly Girls, Townspeople

Belle: Oh, isn't this amazing?
It's my fav'rite part because --- you'll see
Here's where she meets Prince Charming
But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!

2. "No Matter What" - Maurice, Belle

Maurice: In all you say or do
You couldn't make it plainer
You are your mother's daughter;
therefore you are class

3. "Me" - Gaston, Belle

Gaston:So Belle, what would it be?
Is it "yes", or is it "oh, yes"?
Belle:I...I just don't deserve you!
Gaston:Who does?
ME!

4. "Home" - Belle

Belle: Build higher walls around me
Change ev'ry lock and key
Nothing lasts, nothing holds
All of me
My heart's far, far away
Home and free!

5. "Gaston" - Lefou, Gaston, Silly Girls, Tavern Patrons

Bimbettes: For there's no one as burly and brawny
Gaston: As you see I've got biceps to spare
LeFou: Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny
Gaston: That's right!
And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair

6. "How Long Must This Go On?" - Beast

Beast: Is there no one
Who can show me
How to win the world's forgiveness?

7. "Be Our Guest" - Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Chip, Babette, Enchanted Objects

Lumiere: Be our guest! Be our guest!
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
And we'll provide the rest

8. "If I Can't Love Her" - Beast

Beast: No pain could be deeper
No life could be cheaper
No point anymore, if I can't love her
No spirit could win me
No hope left within me
Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free
But it's not to be
If I can't love her
Let the world be done with me.

9. "Something There" - Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth

Belle: You never learn to read?
Beast: Only a little, and long ago
Belle: Well, it just so happens that this is the perfect book to read aloud. Come here, sit by me

10. "Human Again" - Lumiere, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Babette, Chip, Enchanted Objects

Lumiere: I'll be cooking again
Be good-looking again
With a mademoiselle on each arm

11. "Maison des Lunes" - Gaston, Lefou, Monsieur D'Arque

D'Arque: I'll be strapping up an inmate
LeFou: Very tightly
Gaston: Very soon
D'Arque: But please don't bring him late
Our check-in time's noon!

12. "Beauty and the Beast" - Mrs. Potts

Mrs. Potts: Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly.

13. "The Mob Song" - Gaston, Lefou, Monsieur D'Arque, Townspeople

Mob: We don't like
What we don't understand
In fact it scares us

Bonus Song:
14. "Transformation" - Belle, Beast

Belle: Don't you know how you've changed me
Strange how I fin'lly see
I found home
You're my home
Stay with me

Belle: No! No, please!
Don't leave me!
I love you.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Thursday Thirteen - Books I'm Giving to My Sister

Thirteen Things about Chloe Devlin I was going to do another Mel Brooks TT. But time got away from me. So this is a thrown-together list. I'm heading for St. Louis next weekend and my sister called because she's low on books and wanted to see what I had before she went and ordered more. After talking, these are the books that I'm taking to her. It just so happens that there are 13 of them.

1. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen -- 3rd in the Jane Rizzoli/Maura Isles series

2. Bones: Buried Deep by Max Allan Collins -- novelization of TV series "Bones"

3. Kiss Them Goodbye by Stella Cameron -- 3rd in the Bayou series

4. A Marked Man by Stella Cameron -- 7th in the Bayou series

5. Body of Evidence by Stella Cameron -- 6th in the Bayou series

6. Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann -- 3rd in the Navy SEALs series

7. Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann -- 4th in the Navy SEALs series

8. Into the Night by Suzanne Brockmann -- 5th in the Navy SEALs series

9. Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann -- 6th in the Navy SEALs series

10. Into the Storm by Suzanne Brockmann -- 10th in the Navy SEALs series

11. Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen -- 1st in the Crazy series

12. Promises to Keep by Kathryn Shay

13. After the Fire by Kathryn Shay

2008 Books Read

105) 7/18/08 - Don't Look Back by Linda Lael Miller
104) 7/17/08 - Jigsaw by Kathleen Nance
103) 7/16/08 - On Target by Catherine Mann
102) 7/13/08 - Left to Die by Lisa Jackson
101) 7/11/08 - Hide by Lisa Gardner
100) 7/8/08 - SD-1856 - Iron Cowboy by Diana Palmer
99) 7/7/08 - Room 33 by E.C. Sheedy
98) 7/6/08 - Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter
97) 7/4/08 - Kisscut by Karin Slaughter
96) 7/2/08 - Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
95) 6/29/08 - Perfect Evil by E.C. Sheedy
94) 6/28/08 - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by E.C. Sheedy
93) 6/27/08 - White Heat by Cherry Adair
92) 6/26/08 - Dead Reckoning by Linda Castillo
91) 6/25/08 - Depth Perception by Linda Castillo
90) 6/24/08 - Without A Word by E.C. Sheedy
89) 6/23/08 - Next to Die by Marliss Melton
88) 6/22/08 - Time to Run by Marliss Melton
87) 6/21/08 - In the Dark by Marliss Melton
86) 6/20/08 - Forget Me Not by Marliss Melton
85) 6/19/08 - Fade to Red by Linda Castillo
84) 6/18/08 - The Shadow Side by Linda Castillo
83) 6/17/08 - Edge of Midnight by Shannon McKenna
82) 6/13/08 - Out of Control by Shannon McKenna
81) 6/12/08 - Standing in the Shadows by Shannon McKenna
80) 6/10/08 - Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna
79) 6/6/08 - The Island by Heather Graham
78) 6/5/08 - The Prize by Julie Garwood
77) 6/4/08 - Dead Right by Brenda Novak
76) 6/3/08 - Dead Giveaway by Brenda Novak
75) 6/2/08 - Mercy by Jodi Picoult
74) 5/30/08 - Blue Screen by Robert B. Parker
73) 5/29/08 - Shifter by Angela Knight, Lora Leigh, Alyssa Day, Virginia Kantra
72) 5/26/08 - Tempting the Prince by Patricia Grasso
71) 5/23/08 - The Legacy by TJ Bennett
70) 5/23/08 - Die for Me by Karen Rose
69) 5/19/08 - Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard
68) 5/18/08 - The Mercenary by Cherry Adair
67) 5/17/08 - Creation in Death by J.D. Robb
66) 5/13/08 - Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh
65) 5/9/08 - Snowfall at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
64) 5/7/08 - Behind Closed Doors by Tara Taylor Quinn
63) 5/6/08 - HSR-1446 - The Baby Gamble by Tara Taylor Quinn
62) 5/5/08 - HB-299 - Untouched by Samantha Hunter
61) 5/4/08 - Dark Inheritance by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
60) 5/1/08 - Street Smart by Tara Taylor Quinn
59) 4/29/08 - The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
58) 4/27/08 - Everlasting by Kathleen Woodiwiss
57) 4/25/08 - Untamed by Kathleen Lawless
56) 4/23/08 - An Affair Most Wicked by Julianne MacLean
55) 4/21/08 - Hot item by Carly Phillips
54) 4/18/08 - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
53) 4/15/08 - Kiss Them Goodbye by Stella Cameron
52) 4/10/08 - Split Second by David Baldacci
51) 4/9/08 - All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
50) 4/7/08 - Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
49) 4/3/08 - Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
48) 4/2/08 - Shadow Dance by Julie Garwood
47) 4/1/08 - Faithless by Karin Slaughter
46) 3/28/08 - Exotica by Eden Bradley
45) 3/25/08 - What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
44) 3/16/08 - HSR-1428 - Sara's Son by Tara Taylor Quinn
43) 3/15/08 - Simply Sensual by Carly Phillips
42) 3/14/08 - Beyond Seduction by Stephanie Laurens
41) 3/12/08 - The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie, Eileen Dreyer, Anne Stuart
40) 3/8/08 - Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh
39) 3/7/08 - A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava
38) 3/3/08 - Indelible by Karin Slaughter
37) 3/3/08 - The Pursuit of Marriage by Victoria Alexander
36) 2/27/08 - The Lady in Question by Victoria Alexander
35) 2/24/08 - Killing Her Softly by Beverly Barton
34) 2/22/08 - Into the Dark by Cindy Gerard
33) 2/21/08 - To the Brink by Cindy Gerard
32) 2/19/08 - To the Limit by Cindy Gerard
31) 2/18/08 - Cutting Loose by Tara Janzen
30) 2/15/08 - Master of Swords by Angela Knight
29) 2/13/08 - A Marked Man by Stella Cameron
28) 2/11/08 - Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
27) 2/8/08 - Bones: Buried Deep by Max Allen Collins
26) 2/7/08 - The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
25) 2/7/08 - Brazen by Carly Phillips
24) 2/6/08 - Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann
23) 2/4/08 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
22) 2/3/08 - To the Edge by Cindy Gerard
21) 2/1/08 - Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James
20) 1/30/08 - My Big Old Texas Heartache by Geralyn Dawson
19) 1/28/08 - Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
18) 1/26/08 - Over the Line by Cindy Gerard
17) 1/24/08 - Tongue in Chic by Christina Dodd
16) 1/22/08 - Body of Evidence by Stella Cameron
15) 1/20/08 - A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander
14) 1/18/08 - SSE-1831 - Her Last First Date by Susan Mallery
13) 1/18/08 - SSE-1862 - The Sheik and the Christmas Bride by Susan Mallery
12) 1/16/08 - Master of Darkness by Susan Sizemore
11) 1/16/08 - SSE - The McKettrick Way by Linda Lael Miller
10) 1/15/08 - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
9) 1/12/08 - Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur
8) 1/10/08 - Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur
7) 1/8/08 - Lullaby Town by Robert Crais
6) 1/6/08 - The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais
5) 1/6/08 - HI-1017 - Return of the Warrior by Rebecca York
4) 1/5/08 - Accidentally Yours by Susan Mallery
3) 1/4/08 - Two Little Lies by Liz Carlyle
2) 1/2/08 - Tempting by Susan Mallery
1) 1/1/08 - Never Deceive A Duke by Liz Carlyle