Blah, Blah, Blah...: Alien Diplomacy ARC Contest

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Alien Diplomacy ARC Contest

HOOK ME UP! EXCLUSIVE CONTEST

International Contest

It's time to get your win on and grab an ARC of Alien Diplomacy while the grabbing's good! There are 5 (that's right, FIVE) ARCs up for grabs, which means lots of opportunities to score an early Advanced Reader Copy of Book 5!

So, Hook Me Up! subscribers who have sent in your proper entry emails, riddle me this: What's the most diplomatic you've had to be, and why?

Love,
Gini

LEGALESE
Contest will run from Wednesday, January 11, 2012 through Sunday, January 22, 2012. Winners will be announced week of January 23rd. This is an international contest -- as long as you're on Planet Earth, you can enter and win. You must have a deliverable address, though - no P.O. boxes. Prize may take 2-4 weeks to ship; it may take 6-8 weeks for international.

This is a contest for Hook Me Up! subscribers only -- if you're not on, send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and you'll be sent the contest entry rules.

Labels: Alien Diplomacy, ARC giveaway, gini koch, Hook Me Up

1618 Comments:

Jesse Ivanoff said...: OOHHH! you can win ARCs on Goodreads? why was I not informed of this?! lol; January 21, 2012 at 11:48 PM
ratkin said...: @All - I've been less than knocked out as far as winning anything on Goodreads, which is my only complaint with the site. I won a book with just about the first drawing I entered, but that's about it.; January 21, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Anonymous said...: @Cody Calahan, I too have a goodreads profile. If I had the internet, I would let you know what name it is under, but... I would have to leave this page, try to look it up, then come back and its too much work on my phone right now. Maybe I'll take my laptop to the old house tomorrow...
@ratkin, I've read a few of the Elemental Assassin books, they were not bad. I really liked her superhero type series, too bad it was discontinued :-( Although I do really want to try her Frost series, it looks really good.
Do you know what I hate though? When you find a really good series (for example Unded and Unwed) and then it just keeps going on forever and ever and you give up on it. I love Mary Janice Davidson, she's hilarious, but I am so done with that series of hers.; January 21, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @ratkin: that's good! with all the contests I've ever entered I've only ever won once - and I've entered A LOT of contests!; January 21, 2012 at 11:54 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Anon: I actually really like the Undead series, and I like that there's more than 3 books in it. I get what you mean about it going on for ages, but it'll end very soon and it's not like each book is exactly the same as the one before it.; January 21, 2012 at 11:56 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Same here. I finally got semi-disgusted, and hardly even bother entering anymore.; January 21, 2012 at 11:56 PM
Shanna said...: @Everyone, okay, I don't know why it published my as Anonymousn but that's me. Stupid cell phone! I want my internet again!!!; January 21, 2012 at 11:57 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @ratkin, nope not yet but they do look good, might have to check them out.

@Jesse, Yes, yet another reason to join Goodreads. :); January 21, 2012 at 11:58 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: I still enter, but I don't hold out much hope that I'll win. EXCEPT for this contest of course :P; January 21, 2012 at 11:59 PM
ratkin said...: @Anonymous - That's why I'm waiting (with some trepidation) to see where Estep's Elemental Assassin series will go. It was originally sold as a limited series, and that story arc was completed in "Spider's Revenge." Now that the series is continuing, who's to say how good it will be?; January 21, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Shanna: hahaha! I was wondering why anyone would go as anonymous on a site where you actually want to win! lol; January 22, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Shanna said...: @ratkin, I don't think I've ever really won anything. Oh wait, I won a countertop roaster at one of my Christmas parties this year.; January 22, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin&Shanna: I'm one of those strange people that hate when a series ends (although I obviously understand that they do have to finish!) but I do hate it when the latest books aren't as good as when the series started out. Which is why I generally like spin offs!; January 22, 2012 at 12:02 AM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - What name do you use on Goodreads?; January 22, 2012 at 12:02 AM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @ratkin, Yes, I've only won one book from Goodreads too. I win a lot more from LibraryThing (4 so far).

@Jesse, I liked Estep's superhero series too and I have the first of her new YA series on my To be read pile.; January 22, 2012 at 12:03 AM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: Whoops looks like Shanna was anonymous so my last comment was for her. :); January 22, 2012 at 12:04 AM
Shanna said...: @ratkin, I know! I don't mind when they focus on different characters in a long running series, but when its about one main character for 14 books, you're kind of like, what else can possible happen?; January 22, 2012 at 12:05 AM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - I will read a good series for as long as it stays a good series. My example of a series that went off the rails is Laurel Hamilton's Anita Blake series. The early books were great, but somewhere along the line it stopped being a science fiction series with sex scenes and started being a sex series with sporadic outbreaks of science fiction.; January 22, 2012 at 12:06 AM
Shanna said...: @ratkin, I totally agree! I was just going to mention her series as a good book gone bad lol! It seems like she just kept trying to outdo herself book after book and I'm like, if I wanted porn, I would look in the porn section, this is supposed to be sci-fi/ fantasy!; January 22, 2012 at 12:10 AM
ratkin said...: @Becky - I read "Karma Girl" after finding a used copy. I enjoyed it a bit, but there's no mistaking the fact that it's a first effort. Her later stuff is much better written.; January 22, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @ratkin, true, I probably liked it so much because I love reading books with superheroes. That series has prompted me to check out her other series too though.; January 22, 2012 at 12:15 AM
ratkin said...: @Shanna - Conversely, the series I would love to see go on and on is ending after the next book! I love Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate books, and it's over after the new book comes out. She'll have a spin-off series, but close doesn't count.; January 22, 2012 at 12:17 AM
Shanna said...: @ratkin, Parasol Protectorate eh? I haven't heard of it, I'll have to check it out.; January 22, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Shanna said...: @Everyone, well, I'm going to be going to bed right away here. Talk to you all tomorrow!; January 22, 2012 at 12:34 AM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: i don't have one yet. ;) yeah, I agree with you on that series.; January 22, 2012 at 1:29 AM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Shanna: goodnight! i'll be here tomorrow! (the last day of the comp!); January 22, 2012 at 1:30 AM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @all(or those who care 'cause I'm too lazy to single 'em out) I liked Nicole Peeler's series, and I've no idea when it's gonna end. currently there's 4 books out and I know there will definitely be at least 6 books. Oh! I love Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld and Alien huntress, LoTU will have at least 12 (but probably more) and alien huntress has about 8 but with spin off. But with those (except Nicole Peeler) they have different narrators each time, so I suppose it makes a difference.; January 22, 2012 at 1:47 AM
ducknme said...: Aww man! look at all these conversations that went on without me! The ZBB concet was a BLAST! They did a verion of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" That was better than Charlie Daniels's original. Which is saying something.; January 22, 2012 at 2:09 AM
ducknme said...: @ratkin - "I like Patterson's Maximum Ride books as a concept, but his practive of having 'chapters' that are about ten sentences long gets tiresome." I laughed when I read that. That's the same reason I quit reading that series.; January 22, 2012 at 2:10 AM
ducknme said...: @All - Have any of you read Michael Buckley's "The Sisters Grimm" series? I am DYING for the last one to finally come out. It's YA and I also really like YA books.; January 22, 2012 at 2:13 AM
ducknme said...: @ratkin - Wow! It looks like you have been to some amazing concerts. Led Zepplin was actually the first concert I went to. Loud and lots of hair is about all I remember from it.; January 22, 2012 at 2:16 AM
ducknme said...: Aaaaand now it's bedtime! Good night all. Even though you were all supposed to wait for me and not go and keep having conversations, and thusly more contest entries, without me! I am the center of the universe after all!; January 22, 2012 at 2:20 AM
ducknme said...: @Shanna - I forgot to mention, no my husband has no brothers and all his cousins are married or female, so your kinda out of luck there. Though I will admit he is an amazing guy if only for putting up with me for the last 15 and a half years!; January 22, 2012 at 2:24 AM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducknme: goodnight! I'm glad you had fun (and enjoyed) your concert! :) Now you know how I feel when I get on! You guys all are in the same timezone and have whole conversations without me! I know, I don't know how you manage either! :P oh. and yess! I've read the first one! :P it was goood!; January 22, 2012 at 3:00 AM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: well... it's been ages since anyone's been on (i'm betting it's pretty darn late where you are), so here is my 2nd last haiku!
I'll be back tomorrow!

Please please please please please
Bestow your favour on me
Super mighty GoR! <3; January 22, 2012 at 4:44 AM
ducknme said...: @Jesse - That may have been your best haiku yet!; January 22, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Anonymous said...: @shanna -- no worries. Maybe you can find me once you've got Internet again.; January 22, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Shanna said...: Good Morning everyone!
@ducknme, glad you had an awesome time at the concert! I haven't read any of the Sisters Grimm books, I'll have to check them out. Also, for some reason I don't think the Universe actually revolves around you. Reason A) you have kids B) you live in Utah, and C) the Universe actually revolves around me! :-P Damn, I strike out again! Why are the good ones always taken, or gay! I think the GoR are playing a joke on me, lol!
@Jesse Ivanoff, LOL that was prety good, please 5 times in a row, cheater!; January 22, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- I agree. I've read all the Anita Blake series and you are exactly correct. I guess I felt some sense of loyalty to it but I've been pretty disappointed with it more recently.; January 22, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Shanna said...: Is anyone there? Or is my phone just glitching and not showing new comments?; January 22, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Anonymous said...: @shanna -- hahaha I was thinking the same thing. I think it's just that nobody has been posting.; January 22, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Shanna said...: @Cody Calahan, what slackers! I guess they just aren't interested in winning an ARC! (Guess that means I should get them all!) Mwahahahahaha; January 22, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @Shanna, I'm here. :)

*offers the Gods of Random some of my Chipotle burrito*; January 22, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Anonymous said...: @shanna and Becky -- hey between the three of us there's at least enough for the three of us to get copies. Holler at your boy.; January 22, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Shanna said...: @Cody Calahan, holler at your toy? What kind of toy are we talking about here? Lol; January 22, 2012 at 6:06 PM
Shanna said...: Lol, on my cell phone it looks like you said toy! I was thinking, what kind... The creepy clown, G.I. Joe, Scooby Doo (my favorite by the way).; January 22, 2012 at 6:09 PM
ducknme said...: @Cody Calahan - I know you were talking to Shanna, but what does "Holler at your boy mean"? I holler at my son from time to time, but usually to dicourage bodily harm to his sister.; January 22, 2012 at 6:12 PM
ducknme said...: @Shanna - Scooby-Doo is the BEST!; January 22, 2012 at 6:14 PM
ducknme said...: @Cody Calahan - One of thse ARCs is MINE! And don't you forget it!; January 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @Cody :)

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for.

*Smiles and gives the Gods of Random some fresh popcorn*; January 22, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Anonymous said...: @ducknme -- haha of course one for you also. I was trying to be SUPER not cool. Just meaning show me some love. LOL; January 22, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Anonymous said...: @shanna -- nope. I said boy. Not another slips up like when I said two balls in a relationship. Hahaha; January 22, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: I'm baaaccckkkkK! again, I woulda been on sooner, but my little sis just got stung by a wasp. fun times...; January 22, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducknme thank you! ☺; January 22, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Shanna: it’s not cheating if… uhh.. lemme get back to you on that :P; January 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: how does holler at your boy translate into show me some love? shouldn't it be more along the lines of hate? I mean, who likes being hollered at?; January 22, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Kelly said...: WOW!!! We are coming to an end to this giveaway....; January 22, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Anonymous said...: @jesse -- Look, let's just chalk it up to American Ebonics and leave it at that.; January 22, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Anonymous said...: @Kelly -- ain't it a stinker? It went by kinda quick.; January 22, 2012 at 6:58 PM
Shanna said...: @ducknme, another person with excellent taste!
@Jesse Ivanoff, is your sister ok? Is she prone to this kind of thing? My friend was helping me move and it turns out there was a wasps nest under our front door. She, of course, got stung. On the lip! If its going to happen, it happens to her. And always in the worst possible way! And in regards to the Haiku, yeah, that's what I thought!
@Kelly, don't say that! I need more entries!!!; January 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Kelly: it's quite sad, isn't it? after today we'll actually know who wins the comp! and we won't have as much of an excuse to chat! ;_;; January 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Shanna: yeh, she's ok, I just took her to daycare (type thing) and recently...yeah! this thing seems to be happening a lot. last week she got bitten by a huntsmen (like me, she's deathly scared of spiders) and then now a wasp! I dunno whats next (but I can say she makes a TERRIBLE patient!) wow! I'm sorry about your friend! the poor thing!
I now have my excuse: it's not cheating if it's art, or if you're desperate!; January 22, 2012 at 7:10 PM
Anonymous said...: @jesse -- I will get your email addy from ducknme so we can at least TRY to stay in contact. But yes I'm excited to see who wins the ARC's!!

**Leaves chocolate cordial cherries, albondigas soup, and fresh-made strawberry margaritas for the GoR**; January 22, 2012 at 7:35 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: get it soon! :P I dunno if I'm excited to see who wins - more like scared, apprehensive, confident... :P lol. Whatever happens (although I hope to the GoR that I win *leaves strawberry shortcake*) it's been fun to be on here every day!; January 22, 2012 at 7:40 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody - WHAT kind of gas soup?; January 22, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- ALBONDIGAS. It's a Mexican soup. Super delicious.; January 22, 2012 at 8:02 PM
ratkin said...: @Ducky and Shanna - Scooby Doo us absolutely the best! I've spent a long time trying to find a bumper sticker I used to see from time to time: W.W.S.D. (What Would Scooby Do?); January 22, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: mmmm....soup... It's almost lunch time here and I have no food. (except for chocolate but that's no good for lunch...) so! I can sit here fantasizing about food or run to the shops and get some! (I think I'm going to sit here and fantasize!) ;P; January 22, 2012 at 8:04 PM
ratkin said...: @Ducky - My concert list was only of the high points. There were also some extremely crappy ones, and more that I went to despite seriously dislikely the act involved. (When you're getting paid to do it, you go where the folks with the dough send you!); January 22, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Anonymous said...: @jesse -- will do! I definitely wanna keep in touch even after this contest is done.

I get what you mean about being apprehensive. But, honestly, as much as I want one of the ARC's, I know either way they will hopefully go to some avid fans. But I REALLY want one so don't think I'm giving up on it.; January 22, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: it seems as if we finally share something in common! Scooby is the best and I cannot wait until my sister is old enough to enjoy him so I can have an excuse to watch (and rewatch) all the episodes! also: I totally want one of those bumper stickers! Love the pun!; January 22, 2012 at 8:06 PM
ratkin said...: @Ducky - And it also doesn't cover the list of people I met and/or interviewed. I may be old now, but I had fun getting here!; January 22, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: I do agree with you. If anyone an ARC of the greatest book ever, it's the people on this blog. However - I totally want one 'cause even with the time it takes to ship here it's eons less time then waiting for it to be available here! So, I'm not giving up either! I'm in it till the end! (and perhaps even after the end...); January 22, 2012 at 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...: @jesse -- I have the same issues. Saturday and Sunday are the days I only eat like one meal. Im usually crazy hungry, but can't get myself together enough to actually GO get food.; January 22, 2012 at 8:09 PM
ratkin said...: @ Jesse - I waited and searched for years until they finally put "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo" out on DVD. It's the limited series that had Vincent Price as the voice of Vincent VanGhoul. They finally put it out last year, and I had someone buy it for me.; January 22, 2012 at 8:09 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: you had fun and a good life filled with joy and joyness and NOW you choose to abandon all people skills and decorum???? Really?!; January 22, 2012 at 8:10 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: lol. me too. when I'm outta food I generally get takeaway for dinner or just have a sandwich. I think today's going to be one of those days...meh. I might go shopping later - but that would mean leaving the computer for a limited amount of time :0! XD; January 22, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: you lucky basted! suddenly I'm thinking that that sounds like a dvd I MUST have! sorta like this ARC! :) ever considered sharing...? <3; January 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Anonymous said...: @jesse -- hahaha hilarious. I could always do with some pizza at this point. LOL; January 22, 2012 at 8:14 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody and Jesse - Let me repeat my earlier suggestion: the Alien Collective HQ website fan forum would be a perfect place to carry on conversations like this once the contest is over. If you haven't been there, try http://aliencollectivehq.com/?page_id=269

It hasn't really gotten a lot of action yet, but it would be a great spot to stay together.; January 22, 2012 at 8:15 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - I'm actually a pretty nice guy most of the time. If you read the contest description there's a special prize for making Gini laugh, and she encourages snark. There's no mention of a prize for the person with the most puppy dogs licking their shoes while butterflies perch on their shoulders. :); January 22, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- good suggestion. I make it a link from the home screen on my phone. You already got me on goodreads so I can see what good books you've read and recommend.; January 22, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- hahaha I love the snark you throw out. Must be from all those LONG years you've lived in the home and enjoyed being mentally insane.; January 22, 2012 at 8:20 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - I share stuff all the time. Sharing with someone in Australia might present some tactical issues, though, and The Home's computer set-up is a little short on DVD ripping software.; January 22, 2012 at 8:21 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody - My move to The Home and the beginning of what you think of as my insanity (I just think of it as Being Me) don't necessarily coincide. I've been like this for a LONG time!; January 22, 2012 at 8:23 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Here's a little Scooby trivia for you: the origins of Scooby Doo are in the old Hanna-Barbera series The Jetsons. Scooby is a ringer for their dog Astro, except for a color change from grey to brown. Even the voice the largely the same.; January 22, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: damn. Here I was hoping that it had the latest in software-ripping-off-technology! :P well, it kinda does. "the person who males her awww the most" but snark is easier. and funnier. Too bad it takes to long to perfect. :P and what's wrong with butterfly's perching on your shoulder? that'd be soooo cute! XD and I'm sure your insanity has been with you since you were dropped on your head as a baby! it's very common.; January 22, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- oh I don't doubt it. Crazy like that can't just be made up.; January 22, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: I've never seen The Jetsons, but you're making me think that maybe I should give it a looksee! That's quite cool...; January 22, 2012 at 8:30 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Actually I had a very traumatic childhood. My mother had my baby shoes bronzed while I was still in them.

(OK, that's actually an old Woody Allen stand-up line, but I always liked it!); January 22, 2012 at 9:06 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - There's nothing wrong with butterflies on your shoulder. There's just no prize for it, either.; January 22, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: lol. of course there is! The prize is that you managed to have a freakin' butterfly on your shoulder! and that animals obviously love you.. and therefore you're a good person. Lots of prizes! (just maybe not the greatest prize of all - The ARC); January 22, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Kelly said...: @Cody.... I know right; January 22, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Kelly said...: Oh @shanna.
You have enough entries already...
:); January 22, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Kelly said...: @Jesse,
I know.....; January 22, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Kelly said...: mmmmmmm Turkey!!!!

it's what's for dinner...; January 22, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Kelly said...: I am going to have to go back through all the posts and collect all these yummy recipes...; January 22, 2012 at 9:50 PM
Shanna said...: @ratkin, @ducknme, @Jesse Ivanoff, I have to admit that I have a ton of scooby doo movies, and a bunch of the ones that have 10 or so epidsodes on them.
@ratkin, I totally want that bumper sticker! The bumper magnet I currently have says "Warning! Zombies Ahead!"
@Jesse Ivanoff, @Cody Calahan, we all soooo need to keep in touch!; January 22, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Kelly said...: I really want an Orange Creamsicle...

Who wants to go get me whipped Vodka?; January 22, 2012 at 9:56 PM
Anonymous said...: @Kelly -- I loves me an orange creamsicle. Damn now I want one. Got the whipped cream vodka. But no orange soda or juice. Lol

I've got a way to find you on twitter so we can exchange emails or whatever that way. Or we can stay in touch on the alien collective chat boardy thing that ratkin was blathering on about earlier as well.

I want your zombies bumper magnet. LOL; January 22, 2012 at 10:10 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody - "Blathering on about"? You young people today (VERY young, in your case) have no repect any more!; January 22, 2012 at 10:17 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - In the woods near The Home there are foxes, coyotes, deer (although they're usually out playing with the antelope), turtles, butterflies, mosquitoes, and all sorts of other assorted Flora and Fauna. (Flora's my girlfriend, you know.) A few butterflies hanging around aren't a treat.; January 22, 2012 at 10:21 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: *Stopping by to sing the Gods of Random an inspirational ballad about how awesome they are*; January 22, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: but you haven't made friends with the butterflies! *makes starry eyes* you must believe in the butterfly, for the butterfly to believe in you! <3; January 22, 2012 at 10:37 PM
ratkin said...: **Crickets chirp quietly in the background as the Gods of Random snooze. They're resting up in anticipation of the arduous task of awarding ratkin his ARC.**; January 22, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Kelly: I'm Jealous! noodles and a tiny bit of melted cheese. That's what's for dinner. :P; January 22, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: the crickets are my friends! they will give me ARC! <3 (see making friends pays off!); January 22, 2012 at 10:39 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Playing with the deer, the antelope and Flora (not necessarily in that order) is way more fun than the butterflies. Butterflies are crappy conversationalists, totally consumed with what blossomed today.; January 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Becky: that was truly inspirational!; January 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Extortion makes friends pay off much more quickly.; January 22, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @Jesse, friend of the crickets, huh. I don't think crickets have any real pull with the Gods of Random or that they're any good at stealing ARCs.; January 22, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: who says you can't play with them all? as well as the dogs, unicorns, kangaroos, birds and dragons of course! then you have even more connections! And butterfly's are not bad conversationalists! They're just busy, that's all!; January 22, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @Jesse :); January 22, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: *trying not to snort with laughter as I picture ratkin frolicking with various woodland creatures.*; January 22, 2012 at 10:43 PM
ratkin said...: @All - Since you all fixated on ARCs, you folks can all occupy yourselves reading about ARCitecture, ARCiology, [don't worry...I'm not gonna string this one out too far] and ARCipeligoes while I'm reading my advance copy of "Alien Diplomacy."; January 22, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: but that makes you a meanie that no animals want to play with!; January 22, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: you missed the reader's or advanced readers copy. therefore, you do not deserve and Advanced Readers Copy of Alien Diplomacy. I do! :); January 22, 2012 at 10:46 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Becky: right there with you. I know, it's hard to hold in the laughter! And crickets have friends who have sway with the GoR!; January 22, 2012 at 10:47 PM
ratkin said...: @Becky - That reminds me of an old Robert Benchley comment: "I can't bring myself to say, 'Well, I guess I'll be toddling along.' It isn't that I can't toddle. It's just that I can't guess I'll toddle."; January 22, 2012 at 10:47 PM
Kelly said...: Dear GoR,

I love you....; January 22, 2012 at 10:48 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse & Becky - Not to ruin your fun, but I regret to inform you that my ability to frolick expired [a word I try not to use too often] a number of years ago.; January 22, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: sadly, I know this. It's kinda MASSIVELY, GLARINGLY OBVIOUS -LIKE THIS TEXT- but is funny to picture. *rolls on the floor with laughter*; January 22, 2012 at 10:54 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: Dear GoR...
I love you way more than @Kelly
<3 <3 <3
(you too Gini<3); January 22, 2012 at 10:55 PM
ducknme said...: OKAY, I'm finally here! It's been a day! I'm ready to join the conversation and get more entries. Kelly is almost right, you ALL have enough entries, but I need to get some more and I'm not sure how to do it without talking to you all, so.... I guess you can stay.; January 22, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @ratkin, I believe that you never loose the ability to frolick, you're just slower in commencing with the frolicking. :); January 22, 2012 at 10:56 PM
ducknme said...: @ratkin - Did you know that the Seattle Space Needle was based on the homes from the Jetson's?; January 22, 2012 at 10:57 PM
ducknme said...: @ratkin - Stick with Flora, I hear Fauna bites!; January 22, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducknme: why thank you! <3 you can stay too!; January 22, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: Dear Gods of Random:

I adore you more then Kelly and Jesse. :); January 22, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Kelly said...: Dear GoR,
Please forgive @Jesse..... It is not true...

I love you the MOSTEST!!!!!!; January 22, 2012 at 10:59 PM
ducknme said...: Dear GoR, I love you way more than any of the rest of these bozos and I'm FAR more random.; January 22, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Kelly said...: Dear GoR,
Please forgive @Jesse..... It is not true...

I love you the MOSTEST!!!!!!; January 22, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Kelly said...: To Gini,
You are the Queen Bee!!!!

LOVE YOU!!!!!; January 22, 2012 at 11:00 PM
ratkin said...: @Becky - You adore Kelly and Jesse, but you adore the Gods of Random more? This is getting kinky!; January 22, 2012 at 11:01 PM
ducknme said...: Dear GoR, I love you Mostest-er Than Jesse OR Kelly!; January 22, 2012 at 11:01 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Laughing at the disabilities of the elderly is an ugly trait in young people.; January 22, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Kelly said...: Poor @ratkin,
Doesn't know what to do with all this girl love... *wiggle eyebrows*; January 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM
ratkin said...: @Kelly - Why, what remarkable Sucking Up!; January 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Kelly said...: @ducknme... Are you sure?

Cause I am thinking not!!; January 22, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @The GoR: ignore @Kelly, @Becky and @ducknme. they no not of which they speak! I love you more than the mostest, and am much more random than anyone I've ever met!

and Gini, you are a goddess whom we all love but I love most! <3 <3 <3; January 22, 2012 at 11:04 PM
ducknme said...: @ratkin - You are right, but go on and tell me you didn't do it too!; January 22, 2012 at 11:04 PM
ratkin said...: @Kelly - I know exactly what to do with it. I'm ordering a big bowl of popcorn right now!!; January 22, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: being ageist is one of the disadvantages of being old. You think everyone's out to get you (and your age) but your the most ageist of them all! mwhahaha; January 22, 2012 at 11:05 PM
ratkin said...: @Ducky - Sorry, I never stoop to Sucking Up.; January 22, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Kelly said...: Oh @Jesse,
Where is my love....; January 22, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: wrong move. you should order popcorn, chocolate and an alcoholic beverage of some sort. (ask Becky); January 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Kelly said...: @ratkin... I am pretty good at sucking up, when need be.; January 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - Congratulations!! Even for you that was a totally inane statement!!!!; January 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: Oh Gods of Random these imposters know not of what they speak. I trust in your randomness to choose the best of these random people. :); January 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- how young do you think I am? Oh and by the way, all three words you spelled using ARC are missing their h's just after the c's.; January 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Kelly: I dunno. You should look for it. <3 (here's a tiny bit of MY love, but the rest is reserved for the GoR and Gini); January 22, 2012 at 11:08 PM
ducknme said...: @ Kelly - I am PERFECTLY sure I am the most random, I love the Gods of Random most AND Gini loves me best. These are ALL facts!; January 22, 2012 at 11:08 PM
Kelly said...: @ratkin...

BWHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Just going to sit back and watch the show?; January 22, 2012 at 11:08 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: thank you. It just proves I'm the most inane (and random) person you'll ever meet); January 22, 2012 at 11:09 PM
ducknme said...: "Oh Gods of Random these imposters know not of what they speak. I trust in your randomness to choose the best of these random people. :)" Exactly! ME!; January 22, 2012 at 11:09 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody - Cant put one past you, can I oh 26-year-old?; January 22, 2012 at 11:09 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody - Not only do I have kids older than you, I have promotional t-shirts that are older than you!; January 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Kelly: of course he is! he's not nice enough to get involved in this suck fest.; January 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: see? AGEIST!; January 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM
ratkin said...: @Kelly - I'm glad that at least SOMEONE interpretted that comment properly :); January 22, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Becky,Ducknme&Kelly: it's obviously me. :P; January 22, 2012 at 11:11 PM
ducknme said...: @ratkin, I have stuff older that you too, but they are things I got second-hand. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything, but i feel compelled to let you know!; January 22, 2012 at 11:12 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - That wasn't ageist, it was a statement of fact.; January 22, 2012 at 11:12 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: was that gibe aimed at me?!; January 22, 2012 at 11:12 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: that's the first sign of ageistness: you don't think that you're ageist. (but you really are) I have stuff older than you too! But you don't see me bragging about it! wait...; January 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: *makes popcorn and watches the battle of "wits" between ratkin and jesse* :); January 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM
ducknme said...: @Jesse Ivanhoff - When you said "it's obviously me. :P" You mispelled Ducky.; January 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM
ratkin said...: @Ducky - Apples and oranges. The items I'm referring to were new when I got them. And they are, in fact, older than Cody.; January 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: besides, I'm sensitive about my age as I'm probably the youngest person here. ;_;; January 22, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Shanna said...: Wow @Kelly, declaring your love for the GoR when you aren't going to win is kind of sad...
@ratkin, I didn't know frolicking had an expiration date!
@Jesse Ivanoff and @Cody Calahan, Mmmmmmm, jalapeno and cream cheese poppers and lemos and herb cod for supper! Jealous???; January 22, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducky: no, I think I spelled "me" right: J-E-S-S-E. :P; January 22, 2012 at 11:15 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Shanna: most incredibly! do you have any leftovers????; January 22, 2012 at 11:15 PM
ratkin said...: @Jesse - By definition, old people talking about being old isn't ageist. It's a thing called "reality." Do they have that Down Under?; January 22, 2012 at 11:16 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- Hahahaha close. I'm 25. But yeah I agree. You being old just makes you super ageist. And the thought of you frolicking is something I'll be happy to picture when I need a sexy-mood killer for some reason.; January 22, 2012 at 11:16 PM
ducknme said...: @Shanna - I am jealous over your dinner, we were invited over to the home of a kind lady for dinner and the food was cold!

The company was good though!; January 22, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Anonymous said...: @shanna -- freakin' yes!!!!; January 22, 2012 at 11:18 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: reality? isn't that like a t.v. show or something?; January 22, 2012 at 11:19 PM
ratkin said...: @Shanna - Maybe you read a little TOO fast! It said my ability to frolick expired, not frolicking itself. The mind is willing, but the body is so far over the hill that the hill isn't even in sight anymore.; January 22, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh @jesse, shanna, Kelly and Becky -- I love you gals. This is hilarious to watch. For some reason I'm not on top of my game tonight. It's gonna happen though.; January 22, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: thank you for agreeing with me! I knew you were smart! (lol! so true!); January 22, 2012 at 11:19 PM
ducknme said...: @All - Hey! ratkin is allowed to frolic too! But you are right, I don't need the mental picture. Actually I'm not sure i want the mental piture of ANY of my friends frolicking. Eww. Just Ewww!; January 22, 2012 at 11:20 PM
ratkin said...: @Cody - I was rounding, on your age.; January 22, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: it's a sad day when you lose sight of the hill. maybe you should try to find another one! ^^; January 22, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducknme: it is kinda scary to picture! then you just picture disney's Snow White and it's all good again! :P; January 22, 2012 at 11:22 PM
ducknme said...: @Jesse - I keep telling you, it's spelled Ducky if we are talking about the GoR giving anyone an ARC!; January 22, 2012 at 11:22 PM
ratkin said...: @All - Gotta go. It's been fun, and I wish you all luck! I just wish you all a little less luck than me.

I need my sleep, since I'd like this contest to expire before I do.; January 22, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: glad we could help:P however, we have taken your game so that we could use it ourselves. Terribly sorry but it's unlikely you'll be getting it back tonight! <3; January 22, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @Everybody

I think the winners of the ARCs will for sure be frolicking :); January 22, 2012 at 11:24 PM
ducknme said...: @Cody, So, what? I'm not hilarious too? Should I feel insulted or complimented?; January 22, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ratkin: goodnight! thanks for the extra luck! (although I will be on until the exact second this contest closes. It's a shame some people need so much sleep.); January 22, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Becky: you are so right!; January 22, 2012 at 11:25 PM
ducknme said...: @Ratkin, Good Night (And good-luck, but,yeah, less than me.); January 22, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh Almighty GoR,

Do not pay any heed to these lowly peasants of imposter... ness. They know only what their small minds can think of (or what their dimensia will allow them to see).

It is I, Cody Calahan, who is the most... OOOOO!!!!! Something shiny!!!

Ahem... Who is the most random of all. Have mercy upon me and show me your awesome favor. I humbly throw myself at your feet!!

Your willing servant,
Cody Calahan

**Offers oven fresh turkey, mashed potatoes, seasoned veggies, followed by a plethora of desserts and booze**; January 22, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducknme: nuh uh. I think your eyes are going after dealing with little children all day. It's obviously spelled Jesse! duh! <3; January 22, 2012 at 11:26 PM
ducknme said...: @Becky - I am completly prepared to frolic! Woo-Hoo!; January 22, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Cody: distraction is not random. If it was, it'd be called distraction and not random. AND IN NO WAY AM I A PEASANT! Unlike some people, I know what I'm talking about. :P
*offers the GoR rice paper rolls, sushi, a different array of cakes and baileys*; January 22, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Anonymous said...: @ratkin -- so many excuses. You got it wrong. Just admit it.

G'night old fart.; January 22, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Jesse Ivanoff said...: @Ducknme: I too am prepared to frolic. there can be more than one frolicer and in more than one country!; January 22, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Anonymous said...: @ducky -- AHHHHH!!! No you are totally in the group also. How could I forget you?!?! So stupid!!!! **slaps forehead**; January 22, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Becky B. @ Bibliognome said...: @ratkin -
Night and good luck on the not expiring part. :)

*Adds to Cody's offering and leaves a myriad or morsels and a barrel of booze.*; January 22, 2012 at 11:29 PM

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