In honor of the last day of Camp Kane (based on Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles), I've assembled a few Egyptian Friday Funnies. (Thanks to Freakingnews.com for the last two photoshopped pictures.)The dumb pharaoh as a boy:"Umm....son? If you want to ride on my shoulders, this isn't the way..."The dumb pharaoh, all grown up:"Umm...sir? I believe your supposed to LIFT the toilet … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Ra, Riordan and Keeping Kids Reading
Today at 1:16 pm is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Perfect timing too because I'm helping to run Camp Kane at the most awesome bookstore, Little Shop of Stories in Decatur. Camp Kane is based on Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles, his series based on Egyptian mythology. First, can I just say that Riordan is a GENIUS? I mean, we've got almost thirty kids, … [Read more...] about Ra, Riordan and Keeping Kids Reading
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
I've been working like a maniac to get my current work-in-progress out the door, so no original Friday Funnies this week. But thank goodness for lolcats. Enjoy these combinations of two of my favorite subjects: cats and the ancient world. … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Photo Updates
I've been busy writing so I haven't posted much. Fortunately, I have the lazy--er, I mean "busy"--writer's solution to ez-blogging: photos! Check out Drag-Queen Cleo posing with tiny Harry Potter books in (my editor) Cheryl Klein's office. Someone gave her those adorable booklets because, um...she worked on the real ones! See how stately Cleo looks? Yeah, I can tell … [Read more...] about Photo Updates
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
(I apologize in advance for today's theme. However, I want to thank Congressman Weiner for his contribution(s)--his unfortunate name, his recent behavior, and the unexpected conflagration of the two.)The nation's collective expression over Weiner's antics. After Wiener’s interesting “angle,” we can thank the gods Olympus didn’t have Facebook or Twitter(And … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!