Virtual Coffee Date

Scandal's virtual coffee date

If we were having coffee this morning I’d tell you I’m all packed up and heading to the airport so this will be quick. This is the Wicked Girls Book Weekend in Orlando, FL. I don’t plan on having a lot of free time on my hands so I’m not taking my laptop. That means I’ll see your comments but I won’t be able to respond to them until I return. If you need me for something, please feel free to send me an email…those I can respond to. My email address is scandaliciousbookreviews{AT}gmail{DOT}com – apparently you are supposed to share it that way to avoid spam. If you are on twitter and you don’t already follow me, you probably should – I’m @scandaliciousBR – I’ll post the bulk of my random snapshots there first. I’ll also try to post to my Scandalicious Facebook page but that app is glitchy at best so things don’t always end up where they’re supposed to! First world problems, I know.

If we were having coffee I’d tell you I’m more than a little nervous about this trip. Seems my ass and its exit only status has been hotly debated. Apparently I’m in the No Anal club all by my lonesome with this posse of women. I also happen to be the only one without a BOB. This seems to be of concern for some and several have decided to rectify that problem for me. (Personally I don’t view it as a problem…you’ve not met My Guy but he’s got mad skills, yo) Not going to lie, I’m scared…my ass is scared…and I know for a fact I’m not packing a BOB in my carry on – that shit has to go through security.

If we were having coffee I tell you My Guy and I watched FLIGHT the other night. Denzel is nominated for an Oscar…and well, it’s Denzel, what’s not to love? In a nutshell…there’s a lot not to love. Denzel does a great job with the material but the movie is slow…really fucking slow. And seriously, I wanted to just shake him a couple of times. The man ends up saving everyone he encounters, except himself. It’s hard to watch someone hit rock bottom but of course Denzel delivers. In my opinion it’s worth the time to watch it, just make sure you’re well rested ‘cause bitch crawls like a fucking snail. Have you seen it? What do you think? Oh and SHAME…have you seen that one? With Michael Fassbender? Holy shit that movie is dark and a whole lot of fucking…and Fassy’s penis…and, and…how you seen it?

If we were having coffee I’d remind you to purchase Rebecca’s Lost Journals II: The Contract by Lisa Renee Jones on Monday. It’s got tons of clues…or at least I think it has tons of clues. That LRJ is so crafty, if I had a dick, she’d totally be leading me around by it now! I’m the kid who sliced open all of her Christmas gifts as a kid because I had to know what was inside. Seriously, I knew every single gift that was coming my way. Yes, I was let down that Christmas morning held no surprises for me but my gift slicing and re-taping skills were legendary. I shit you not. Cliffhangers leave me angsty and jittery. I have to know – it’s almost a compulsion for me!

If we were having coffee today, the day after Valentine’s Day…I’d ask you, Do you believe in love at first sight? Lust at first sight? And when you spot a potential partner, what do you notice first? Be honest now…what do your eyes focus on first when someone catches your attention? I’m big on smiles, especially if there’s a laugh attached to it. I also like arms…nice strong arms. Not so big that they don’t hang properly by the guy’s side gross gym rat style – more strong than big. You know who has shitty arms? Matthew McConaughey. I don’t want to fight but seriously, that guy has the T-rex of arms – they’re too short, how does he function with his tiny little short arms? I think that’s why I’ve never understood his attraction…nope, don’t want to fight but still just don’t get it.

If we were having coffee I’d ask what you are up to this weekend? Any big plans? Anyone have plans for YOUR ass? What about movies? Have you seen all of the Oscar contenders. Do you even care?

I’ll post a full recap of the Wicked Girls Book Weekend when I return. I’m sure I’ll have tons of stories, loads of inappropriate pictures and even a giveaway or two. Happy weekend. Do something scandalicious, have hot sex and be sure you make time to read! Smooches!!

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  1. Well, in honor of our virtual coffee date, I’ve stopped at Muggswigz and picked up a large vanilla cloud coffee so I was ready to dig in and find out what’s going on in your world today.

    I’m also packing for a trip, but I don’t leave until Tuesday for San Antonio. You would think that the Riverwalk would have more stuff to do while I was there, but no. Sadly disappointing. I was hoping ot at least catch a concert or something. But, I will be there by myself and don’t want to go and hang out in the bars by myself. Just sends the wrong message. So, I think my ass is safe until I get back home. Wish I was going to the Orlando event, but won’t get to Florida until April.

    I haven’t seen either of the movies you mentioned. I haven’t really been into movies recently, which is really odd, because we used to watch movies non-stop. I’ve been reading instead and I have to say chick, you are killing me with all the recommendations. It looks like my kindle has exploded and my husband is starting to get a complex with some of the covers that keep showing up on his when they get loaded to mine. =) He says he’s never seen so many six pack abs. I keep telling him I don’t pick the covers. So, I have to ask everyone else, has anyone else ever NOT purchased a book because of the cover art? I have to say, when I know it’s going to show up on his kindle too, I hesitate sometimes. Oh, and I wanted to thank everyone here who has given me the strength to actually stop reading a book and add it to my DNF pile. This is huge for me!! I tried to read Pheonix Rockstar. It had potential, but seriously this was hard to even get into and I actually returned it. I’ve never done that before.

    I’m planning on more reading this weekend and spending some quality naked time with the man in my life. I will be waiting to find out how the weekend went! Have fun!

    • my hunny and I went on a road trip for our hunnymoon and san antonio was the last stop. the alamo is right next to the river walk and both are awesome.
      hubby teases me about my ‘sexy books’, but it doesn’t deter me. i never not buy a book based on cover art, but sometimes it pushes me into the yes if i’m on the fence.
      I have to agree the DNR/DNF recomendations are very useful. I hate giving bad reviews or telling people about books i didn’t enjoy because i know the author put a lot of time into it. but i have couple recently that were gah! Faith (rescue me) forget the author was a DNF, and i did finish Always you, it just barely held my interst long enough to finsh, but it was so freaking eyerollingly dramatic that i wish I could take back those hours of my life. thank you for the recomendation to the DNR pile!!

      • I hate putting a book or author in a DNF pile. I’m an English major and I know for a fact I can’t write. I can research like a motherfucker…. but not so great on the creative writing. I can’t put my work out there to be judged by others, so I hate to tell someone else I don’t like what they wrote.

    • you’re packing for Tuesday already…freaking over achiever!!

      I know what you mean about not watching movies as much…Hubs and I used to be huge movie buffs but now we totally wait until PPV or something like that. We don’t do Netflix because we watch so little tv we can’t justify the expense…we used to love watching horror movies…oh man scary movies used to be so great…not so much anymore.

      I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who has trouble with DNF…it just hurts my heart to do it but sometimes I have to – I have way too many books lined up to waste time on a stinker.

      • About 98% of the movies we watch are horror. We used ot visit the conventions, meet the actors, get the horror books signed, everything! I don’t know if I just haven’t seen anything that I’ve liked recently or what it is. I still love to watch them, but we’ve seen about all of them and now we’re at the c and d list movies. I’d rather read a good book.
        And I have to pack now, or I know I’ll forget something!

    • I SO judge books by their covers! AND titles! This is why my reading tastes have expanded since owning a kindle. I can read all the goodies without sharing with the rest of the world. lol I don’t share a kindle acct with my hubs so I have no worries any more. ;) I’ve never returned a kindle book. Did they give you any hassles?

      • Not hassles returning it at all. You just do it through your Manage Your Kindle link. I don’t think I’m sharing anything on FB or goodreads but hubby has all of them show up on his carousel. It is kind of amusing.

      • I also judge a book by it’s cover. I have passed up recommended reading because the cover art is god awful! I purchased my first ereader a year ago which now keeps my smexy books on the down low.

    • That whole DNF thing is really difficult…it’s like learning to say “No” to your friends without feeling guilty…it’s amazing how hard it is to do that!

  2. Good morning and even though it is early here, I haven’t had morning coffee as I’ve given it up for lent (put bullet in head now). Have great time in Orlando and I am truly looking forward to all the tweets and updates to follow.

    As for the nervousness, I am sure you are in the good hands of some pros that will thoroughly educate you on the benefits of owning a B.O.B, even though you have a well talented husband. Variety is the spice of life…isn’t that how the saying goes? If you do purchase one, please check in your luggage and remove the batteries (serious advice).

    Last year, I was in Europe for a month on a bus tour and I decide to take one of my many B.O.B’s (yes, a girl can never have to many) from my box of goodies. One of the benefits of being on this bus tour was that we didn’t have to handle our luggage; the porters handled it. So I checked into my hotel room in Rome and I was waiting for my bags to be delivered when I heard the door knock. As I proceed to the door, I started hearing a light buzzing sound, by the time I open the door the buzzing is on full blast up the entire corridor. Imagine my HORROR (which last all of 0.5 seconds). I held my chin up and dragged my proud and loud buzzing bag into my hotel room. Moral of the story, travel with the goodies but always remove the batteries…Geez ☺

    As for movies, I am behind and I always try to catch the Oscar contenders before the award show. I need to see Denzel’s because he can do no wrong in my eyes. Shame is the BOMB! Another man, that can do no wrong. If you liked Shame you should check out Hunger, it was written and directed by the same guy that did Shame and you get to see full frontal of Michael Fassbender…yummy!

    The Contract, I have already pre-order that baby and it shall drop into my ereader Sunday at midnight. I am ready to decipher that bitch with you. I am FUCKING anxious. That series is driving me bonkers. But I will be ready to take a bitch down!

    I have to say I am more of a lust at first sight! I am not sure you can really love someone right off the bat. Eyes and smiles make me weak in the knees. I am always at the gym drooling at the men and their gorgeous physiques. The gym I go to is more of an athlete’s facilities so no juice monkey there. OMG, I have been saying for years that Mathew McConaughey has terrible arms. Have you ever noticed that on all the movie posters he is on they usually have him cross his arms if he is full view… lol. I think he’s attractive…short arms or not the guy has a wicked body and southern accent that will peal the panties off an lady.

    Have a great time and remember lots O tweets, please!

    • haha! that’s the best story i’ve heard. i’ve never traveled with my BOB, and i’m thinking now that’s a good thing because my pollock self would have definately done something like that.
      I agree though scandal. you at least need a silver bullet (see troubles and treats, god that scene was hilarious).
      with you on the lust vs love at first sight!

      • Well if you ever decide to Hope, just remove the batteries.. That’s all! I couldn’t even make eye contact with the porter. I could tell he was laughing at me…he was cute too but embarrassment took over. I was 10 shades of red underneath my chocolate complexion. :)

    • oh my god Lola, that’s hysterical!! i think if a purchase is made, I’ll just pay for shipping…that seems like the safest, least embarrassing way to go!

      Sorry, TRex arms are quiver killers for me, can’t get past them – it’s all i see, banging on bongos!

      I’m so looking forward to our LRJ Rebecca’s Journals theory discussion next week!!

      • I have a friend who is a mailman. After hearing his stories, I am terrified to order any goodies online! lol

      • Yes mailing is much safer! At least you can’t see the mail man judging you and he/she does sucks to be them! LRJ The Contract is date with you any other crazy couk that wants to join in. :) Trex arms, banging bongos… You kill me Scandal.

    • LOL Awesome advice…you wouldn’t want to waste your batteries! Great story!

    • My sister in law had ben wah balls in at the grocery store…. needless to say, one got away from her and ended up rolling away… She never did retrieve it.

      • OMG Petra! I thought I was the only one these things happen to. I had them fall out in a Hot Yoga class! I could go into a long winded story but I will save it for another day :)

        • Shit Lola, we are good friends and the stuff I find out on here never ceases to amaze me! LMFAO! I am so going to ride your ass tonight at dinner about that experience!

          • I KNOW! Scandal’s blog is therapy, some stories she tells just spark a reminder in my brain.I try to keep things interesting in my life you know me. I may not ming=d you riding my ass tonight…hehehe!

      • Apparently someone’s vag from Wicked Girl’s set off the sensors at security with her Ben-Wa balls…true story.

        • Okay that one takes the cake! Damn that is funny!

        • Now THATS embarrassing!,,,,Glad I wasn’t behind her at security bc i would have pissed my pants laughing!

          • guys, this lady with the detectable balls in her vag…is the same lady who gave us a demo of correct positioning for better squirting orgasms – on the floor of my room, her name is Suzy and seriously, I think I love her – she’s a riot just waiting to happen!! I can’t make this shit up – my whole body hurts from laughing so much!

          • I wanna hear about these squirting positions. This better be included in the write-up. Complete with pictures, please. Inquiring minds need to know these things. No education is lost on me.

          • Holy Shit……Really!? I would have paid money to go to a comedy show and see that!

    • Oh Gees Girl I knew you were at nut but thats just too much! Fuck me thats funny!

      • Oh Teena! Nut is even to nice of a word to describe meI know people may be thinking I make this shit up…sometimes I wish I did but I think I have the worst luck sometimes. I could write a book about my life. Not sure it would be a bestseller.

  3. Hahaha! As always you crack me up. I’m going to the Boston event and I’m super excited. I’m hoping I don’t do anything embarassing like hump tara sivec’s leg. So I hope you have fun!
    I’ve just recently become part of the ‘back door’ club. I too was really nervous. my guy is, um well, hung. so that? there? and all the books say you gatta be prepped or some shit, right? nope, we tried it and it was pretty good. different, but good.
    Does anyone watch The Walking Dead? I’m deathly afraid of zombies. It’s like a phobia really. serial killers I can handle, but not zombies. So anyway, my hubby, who’s a huge fan of the show (i usually hid in the bedroom while he watched) convinced me to catch up on it on netflix in time for the premire on sunday. and I have to say, it’s a kick ass show. sure, i hide under the blanket through have of it, but it’s pretty awesome.
    KA has saved the day again. I’ve been in probably one of the worst book slumps ever. i have like 5 pages worth of free and 99 cent deals that i’ve found lately. and while i’ve found a few decent-pretty good ones. most of them are eye-rollingly dramatic, or completely disengaging. So i needed help stat. I’m almost done with KA’s Lacybourne Manor and it’s awesome. Thank you KA, once again, you’ve made everything right in my world.
    I think I’m a smile and eyes girl. i’m dying laughing over mathew McConaughey. I think he’s hot, but I agree he does kinda have trex arms.
    And I definately believe in lust at first sight. you meet someone and have and instant ‘wow he’s attractive and i wanna get to know him better’. had it with the hubby. had it with previous bf’s. love at first sight? i might have thought that when I was younger, but real love can’t happen over night. the love that you feel in spite of all the ‘crumbs’ of a person can’t happen unless you know them.
    Hubby and I are getting our night tonight. kids are gone over night, and we’re going to try a few foreplay things. although, satisfying, very satisfying, we haven’t really gone outside the box. so ladies, any suggestions for me tonight? I have a few ideas, but i’d love some real life ideas.
    i’m not on twitter, but i’m thinking i might need to get in on the action

    • I’ll let you know how humpable Tara’s leg is and if she’s open to that sort of thing (i’m thinking yes)

      I’m really looking forward to the ideas these lovely reader ladies come up for you in the foreplay department…these women are creative beasts!!

      Even if it’s just for the weekend, get on twitter!!

    • Sexapalooza!! Definitely go outside the box!
      And OMG, I love Darryl from Walking Dead. We’re huge zombie fans here, we have a plan, we’re ready to implement and we have the machete’s ready. You really have to go lightweight weapon with no ammo issues.

      • Darryl’s the fav here too. did you see last week?! WTH!! This cannot be happening!! Trust me we’re prepared. my hubby can kinda be like that crazy uncle that once shit hits the fan, everyone turns to. i have to rein him in all the time.

        • Saw last week! I hate Meryl! And where did Darryl go? He can’t leave Carol there alone!

          • i know! they should have taken in meryl. yeah he’s a super asshole and would have caused lots of issues. but he’s another person and he knows the general and they can’t lose darryl!
            And what the hell is going on with rick?! he has lost his shit!

    • Virtual High Five Nikki! I have another sista from another mother that loves the ass play….YIPPEE! You go girl! Get on twitter it is so much fun and liberating! People are constantly amusing me!

    • Nicki – don’t worry about humping Tara’s leg…worry about getting her off yours!! I can’t believe I shared a room with that whore and lived to tell about it! Her books may just be sedate compared to the real thing…I am not even joking. She’s all kinds of awesome and hilarious.

  4. My weekend plans changed yesterday. My kids have 4 day weekend and hubs 3 day weekend but we were already obligated to my daughters basketball game on Sunday. Smack dab in the middle of the weekend. BUT it looks like the game will be forfeitted so half of the team can go the a birthday party. I’m disgusted! I have a feeling that my mouth will be getting me into trouble the next few days…

    So it looks like we will be heading south for a few days to visit my family. YAY! I get to visit my new baby niece. <3

    I'm not a movie watcher. I am a tv watcher. one of my favorites is "Arrow" on the CW. It is about a vigilante handy with a bow and arrow… AND he is YUM! I'm often tempted to lick my tv screen when he comes on without a shirt. Mmmmmmm…..

    I would also like to mention that I just read "Brother's Keeper" and WOW! This is a HOT book and such a sweet one. It is awesome. I saw the rec on here in the comments but there are a lot of My Brother's Keeper and I wasn't sure if I got the right one because this one is just BK…anyhoo, I LOVED it. I think it was Linnick who mentioned it and that lady can tell me to read any book and I will. She has awesome taste! ;)

    Looking forward to all of the tweets and posts and pix of the weekend! Have fun!! Tell Colleen Hoover I said hi.

  5. I haven’t had my morning coffee but as I sit here listening to my kids scream at each other I am thinking I am going to have to add a little something to that coffee! I took a six day long weekend. It is Teacher’s Convention for my oldest, Monday is a holiday and then because he hasn’t had enough time off school, Tuesday is a Professional Day so no school. Apparently my idea of having six days at home did not factor in screaming yelling children and a husband who is across the country working. You can only tune out so much when you are trying to read damn it!

    Oh how I wish I was on my way to Orlando! (see reference to screaming children above). Looking forward to the pictures and the stories! To be a fly on the wall of that sex shop when you ladies descend upon it. Make sure you purchase something a little wicked! Thanks to Lola I have my own shoebox collection of goodies! That girl is a bad influence ;) All toys are stored without the batteries in them high on a shelf. My biggest fear is like what happened in Tara Sivec’s book when Gavin came out with his new ‘sword’. I laughed my ass off and cried it was so damn funny!

    There is nothing I watch religiously on tv but then I seem to have my head stuck in a book most of the time. I have it on good authority that I will love Sons of Anarchy so I plan to get started on Season 1 shortly. As for movies, I can’t remember the last movie I saw in the theatre??? We use to have at least one movie data a month but we seem to have fallen off that habit. I think that last movie I saw was the Expendables 2 and that was for Jason Statham. I just love to watch that man blow shit up! You won’t catch me watching any kind of horror movie. They freak the living shit out of me! I still believe if I wrap myself up tight in my blankets with no body parts exposed nothing will get me! I make sure to close all the closet doors in my kid’s rooms at night because I am still emotionally scarred from reading Cujo when I was younger! lol. See, overactive imagination does not go hand in hand with horror movie watching!

    What is that I hear? Silence! I am going to grab my coffee now and do some reading before all hell breaks loose around here again! I will be keeping an eye out for you and your ass on twitter ;)

    • That is how my morning started! I shipped one of them off and now it is nice and quiet. I going now to start Ella Frank’s Exquisite.

    • Oh Tania! I am always glad to be of service and provide you with the support to purchase goodies. What are friends for! You know I love to share the love!

    • Oh yeah SOA!
      You will LOVE Jax.
      My head normal in a book but for SOA and True Blood! And a good movie! I am on board!

      • Jax! Oh I love Jax! Blondes are not normally my thing but good ol’ Jax (Charlie Hunnam) makes it my thang!

        • After this last season, I am a Jax hater!

          I like Chibs…that accent!

          • ooohhh Yeah and the scar! Nothing like a good accent! My Hubbys from Yorkshire, UK so he has a real broad accent! LOVE IT!
            I am a little on board there Hope…..Jax wasn’t as nice last season, was he?

          • I know he is bad but I love a good anti-hero, Just like Walter White from Breaking Bad and Michael Chiklis’s character from The Shield. I just can’t get mad at them.

            But I love Chibs too and Tyg. Tyg has the most amazing eyes and he is super nice. I got a chance to meet him last year during our city film festival. Damn those eyes!

  6. Morning All!
    If we were having coffee this morning I would tell you that My Hubby got home last night(three weeks away)…sigh! I once again have a happy and contented look on my face(i am guessing as I have not actually checked!). I am particularly looking forward to stirring our kids at breakfast and getting comments like,” Gees you two..get a room” and absolute fav, ” Mum, Dad….Appropriate!?” from My Girl!
    If we were having coffee this morning Scandal I would be telling you that, no you are not the only one with a concerned arse! This is not an area that I intend to ‘give up’ anytime soon either! NOOOOO Back Door action for me, uh uh, no way…NOT Happening!
    If we were having coffee I would tell you that Hubby and I watched Flight a few weeks ago and I fell asleep on him! Yeah…….I liked it that much!!! I am sorry to say this as Denzel is one talented man but that was shit. Talk about dragging on! Hubby thought it was ok…go figure!
    B.O.B………Yes I have a number. Perhaps not as many as Lola! (Sorry just had to put that in there, STILL laughing over the remove the batteries advice!) As you all know Hubby travels and has done our whole married life. When I was was young, innocent and had little kids, who had the time or the inclination for BOB interaction…….sleep is precious and so thats what I did. These days, not the case! My Hubby has great skills as well but you know what? 3 weeks is a Fucking long time when you are used to getting it REALLY Regular for the last 25 years! Just Sayin’!
    If I was going to hang my hat on an Oscar winner it would have to be on our Hugh Jackman…..now that man has GREAT arms!? SERIOUS eye candy…Yes he is on my list…..I have Hubbys assurance. I have a Hall Pass on that man…Thats if Debra Lee Furness ever let him go of course.
    If we were having coffee, I would tell you that we are off to meet our builder on site this morning! exciting times, Kitchen cabinetry this morning and then off to choose appliances or should I say appliances are already chosen…… Hubby gets to screw them for a good deal whilst I stand back and watch…I do like watching him deal! Its funny!
    Enjoy Orlando I cant wait to see the photos!

    • Forgot to say…I do believe in an instant connection. I meet my Hubby in an odd way. I was walking from my flat(yes i lived independently at 15) to my bus to school. Hubby rode his Motor Bike, every morning,(black with silver! Fucking HOT!), along the road I walked, to the air base he was stationed. He caught me perving at him(Hot guy in Black leathers!) and stopped one day to chat. We chatted like this for months before he asked me out, not knowing I was only 15( a week away from my 16th by then). In all that time he never took his helmet off and all I ever saw was his eyes. They say the eyes are the window to the soul….I believe that to this day. His smile might make my day but his eyes tell me sooo much more!

      • Oh Teena! I love when you share your love stories! I just love, love! If that even makes sense. You are lucky wench!

        • Cheers Lola….yes I am a lucky wench! Hubby is right next to me as I type shaking his head with a smirk on his face! His last comment was…’you girls are naughty’! my answer..’YEP and you love it!’
          Oh and by the way he thinks you are hilarious as well!

          • Well tell him thank you :) and good on him, for making up for a long three weeks away. maybe you can clone him and send the clone to Canada…hehehe! You can keep the original!

          • He he! Not sure he’d go for that!
            You keep looking Chick…he is out there somewhere!

      • That is an awesome story Teena! Your hubs sounds sexy as hell! Glad he’s home and you’ve finally gotten some after your 3 week dry spell!

  7. ok, not sure if any of you ladies will see this, since it’s a bit late, but our outside the box included icecream, a la 50 shades, only I used it on him too, and holy fuck face I highly recommend. overshare? maybe, but I thought you girls should know. I’m still fairly young 29, and other than my ‘back door’ card (which btw, although doesn’t require anymore prep than usual, definately use lube, again, proabaly an overshare, but I just want to look out for my girls), i don’t have much outside the box experience. come on girls. let’s get some ideas out there. i think we could all benifit from some good ideas thrown around

    • Ice cream…I like your thinking lady!! So much sweeter than just using an ice cube! Well done with the tips and treats!!

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