Back in the 30s and 40s, pulp fiction published everything from romance to westerns to sci-fi. L. Ron Hubbard was one of the most influential of these authors and has since become one of the most well know. Most of his works were published during this time, years before he wrote Scientology. Galaxy Press is working on re-releasing all of is Golden Age work. The Professor Was a Thief tells the story of senior reporter Pop as he works to get the story of a lifetime in order to save his job. I absolutely love reading all the old pulp fiction stuff. While the story is a short story, it does have a few chapters. It was very well written & engaging, and didn’t take me too long to read. I was suprised that it was also a bit funny too. The book also included Battle of Wizards and The Dangerous Dimension. These stories were also good, but I thought that Professor was the best. I was also sent a copy of the audio book too. We listened to it in the car and my daughter really seemed to ...
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Product Reviews – Packaways
Last week I was sent a few Packaways. Packaways are reusable storage boxes that fold flat so that you can easily store them when you aren’t using them. When you do need them, you simply pressing on the corners and they pop open and lock into place. I was sent two different sizes, medium and large. The boxes are made of a very sturdy plastic and can easily stand up to wear and tear. Hannah tossed them around the living room for a few days and even dumped most of her toys in the large one, and there’s not a scratch on them. Each box also has a dry-erase sticker on them, so that you can quickly and easily re-label them when needed. I’m using the large box to store Hannah’s old clothes until I can get the donation company out to pick them up. Then I’ll probably either use it to store Christmas presents or more of Hannah’s clothing & toys. I’m also using the small one to keep all the stuff I’ll need for FenCon at the end of the month. That way, everything will be in one box ...
Toe Juice Review & Giveaway [ENDED]
A few weeks back, I was sent a ToeJuice/Hogwash combo pack. Toe Juice is a nifty little liquid that can be used to treat anything dealing with your skin…and I mean anything. Hogwash is a hand sanitizer. Both utilize dermavine, a blend of plant based extracts that enhance the skins natural repairing ability. Now, this all sounds like one of those ‘too good to be true’ type things. There are tons of stories out there where people have use Toe Juice to get rid of warts, dry skin and even bug bites. However, my husband and I decided to put it through our own tests. My husband has horrible calluses on his fingers and hands that have built up from over 15 years of moving freight & pallets, breaking down boxes, and everything else they throw at him at Walmart. He’s tried for years to get rid of them, and has had little to no success. After reading up on Toe Juice, he bought a pack of those flat cotton pads that can be used for make-up. He soaked the cotton pads with the Toe ...
Product Review – JOEmo XL Travel Mug
A few weeks back, I got to pick out a travel mug from reuseit.com. They have a large selection of mugs, cups and all sort of other goodies. After looking through everything, I picked out the JOEmo XL. The JOEmo is a 16oz stainless steel travel thermos that has a removable tea filter. I am a huge tea drinker and absolutely hate coffee…unless I’m on a kayaking trip where I’ll drink it if it’s the consistency of sludge. I know…that sounds gross. Anyway, I figured that I would get the most use out of this one. Plus, it gave me an excuse to go out and buy loose leaf tea from Le Gourmet Chef at Tanger. The tea filter pops in and out, so you can take it out whenever. The lid screws on & off, and the spout/opening pops open & closed so you can drink it from any angle. It kept my tea warm for over 6 hours. In fact, I ended up have to take the lid off and leave the spout open to cool it off so I could drink it. It also comes with a neat little carrying case with handle ...
Chalk City Review & Giveaway [ENDED]
Last week, I was sent a Chalk City Activity Kit. The kit come with a variety of toys: a road maker, a set of 3 road sign stencils, a set of 3 obstacle course stencils & 20 pieces of chalk. The kit encourages your children to go outside and play while having fun. This was Hannah’s first experience with sidewalk chalk. She picked out one of the pink pieces. Due to the horrible heat wave, she had to play with everything on the porch so she was out of the sun and I could easily get her in when she got too hot. She’s had a blast tracing and coloring in the stencils. She has also enjoyed playing with them in the house was well. The road maker is pretty neat too. It folds out and holds the two pieces of chalk to make a path. We haven’t gotten to play with it much yet, but are planning on using it in the driveway once the heat lets up a bit. When she’s not using the stencils, she’s been drawing smiley faces and playing tic-tac-toe. The chalk pieces are the big think ones so she ...
Product Review – Hair Color Chalk
Last week I was sent a box of Hair Color Pastel Chalk. The hair chalk will work on any color hair and is excellent for wanting to try out a color first before committing to dying. The color will last about two days and easily wash out. I was excited to try this since I would be able to put it to good use come Halloween. When I first opened the box, I noticed that there were no instructions & everything else was Chinese. So I headed over to their website to look up how to do it. You have to wet the section hair that you want to use them on, and then rub the chalk on. Since I have brown hair, the site suggested that blue, pink and purple would be the best. While testing them out, I found that it worked best by getting my hair damp, then wetting the chalk stick itself. I also found that if I tried brush my hair wigs before it dried it would comb the color out. The yellow, white and black didn’t show up as well. In fact, the while pretty much disappeared into my ...