Archives for August 2014

Book Tuesday: Fall by Scarlett Dawn

August 12, 2014 by ·

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Title: Fall (The Cold Mark Saga #1)
Author: Scarlett Dawn
Genre: Sci-Fi, New Adult
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication Date: July 24, 2014
Pages: 100
Buy: Amazon

Only one thousand Humans survived The Travel from the shattered Earth. Some Humans say it was their penance for crushing such beauty. Eighteen-year-old Braita merely thought it was pathetic – pathetic that her people had been that blind.

Now, the Humans live in the solar system, Kline, where three planets are habitable. Joyal, the smallest planet, is embraced by the Humans – their family to love as they had never loved Earth. Though a planet covered mainly in water is dangerous real estate to dwell upon.

Their worry turns into devastating reality when Braita’s blessed village is struck by a tsunami. Population numbers must be kept to a minimum. Drastic measures must be taken. Braita’s life is twisted in brutality when she is chosen as one of the three hundred Humans to be removed from Joyal…and sent to the Mian, the aliens to fear, on the planet Triaz.

Thrown head first into a barbaric world she knows nothing of, Braita must adapt to a dark life as a slave of the Mian society. Her existence depends on it…and possibly, the fall of her heart.

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The Magic Trip: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Part 1)

August 9, 2014 by ·

It’s happening. The post you’ve all been waiting for.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Part 1 (because the awesomeness couldn’t all fit in one post)

Robby and I first went to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter when it first opened a few years ago.  When we heard Diagon Alley would be opening this summer, we obviously had to go.

The first time we went to Hogsmeade we didn’t think it could get any better.

Oh, how wrong we were.

It was everything I was hoping for and more.  Hogsmeade doesn’t even compare to Diagon Alley.  Don’t ask me what the rest of the park was like because we literally spent two whole days just in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley.

I’m just going to let the photos speak for themselves. Because. Yea.

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The Magic Trip: Disney World (Be Our Guest Restaurant)

August 6, 2014 by ·

I feel like Be Our Guest Restaurant needed its own post.  That’s how awesome it was.

One of the challenges in being an actor is it’s very hard to plan vacations in advance.  You never know what your schedule is going to be.  That’s why we ended up driving down to Disney World and Universal in the first place–it could be booked very last minute and not cost an absolute fortune like it would if I booked a flight somewhere.  However, this posed a problem when I wanted to grab a reservation at Be Our Guest Restaurant in Magic Kingdom.  Reservations could be made up to 180 days in advance!

For those of you unfamiliar with the Be Our Guest, it’s the restaurant in the new section of the Magic Kingdom that is modeled after the Beast’s castle in Beauty and the Beast.  You know being the Belle fanatic I am, I just had to eat there.

We got our tickets for Disney about two weeks before we left, so I knew that getting a reservation was slim to none.  I consoled myself with the fact that they offer a lunch counter service, so even though it wouldn’t be the same, I knew I would at least get in.  I was determined though to get a dinner reservation.

This girl was on a mission!

I literally checked every single morning to see if there were any cancellations during our stay.  Low and behold, three days before we left I got one! And for our last night in Disney! It was a great end to our Disney portion of the trip.

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Book Tuesday: Outlander

August 5, 2014 by ·

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Title: Outlander
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Mystery (aka everything!)
Publisher: Orig. published by Delacorte Books
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 640
Buy: Amazon
TV Series: Season 1 (Volume 1) Season 1 (Volume 2)

The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon–when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach–an “outlander”–in a Scotland torn by war and raiding Highland clans in the year of Our Lord…1743.

Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into intrigues and dangers that may threaten her life…and shatter her heart. For here she meets James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, and becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire…and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Where do I even begin with this amazing book?!

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The Magic Trip: Disney World (Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios)

August 4, 2014 by ·

I remember when Animal Kingdom first opened (I know I’m aging myself here).  Is that nuts?

I hate to say it, but it’s probably my least favorite of the parks.  Don’t get me wrong, there are some great attractions, but Robby and I usually go through it in a couple of hours and then head out.

We started off with the Kilimanjaro Rapids and proceeded to get SOAKED.  (see evidence below)

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The Magic Trip: Disney World (Epcot)

August 2, 2014 by ·

Ahhh Epcot.

The only place you can eat and shop your way around the world in one spot. 😉

One of our first stops was to see our friend Karen who sings with The Voices of Liberty in America Square.  Karen, Robby and I did a reading a few years ago in NYC.  It was our first New York gig and Karen’s last! She decided to move down to FL after booking Disney.  She’s such a sweet and lovely person and the group was fantastic!

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The Magic Trip: St. Augustine, FL

August 1, 2014 by ·

We left Charleston in the afternoon and headed down to St. Augustine, FL–our last stop before we hit Orlando!

St. Augustine is a bit of a tradition in our family.  We accidentally stumbled upon it the first time we were heading down to Disney and now we hit it up every time we’re in Florida.  It’s a small little town by the beach, home to Flagler College, and the supposed Fountain of Youth.

It’s also the home of Florida’s oldest school house.

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