<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from aarafterhours.blog-city.com</title><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 aarafterhours.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:21:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from aarafterhours.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Thoroughly Creeped Out by Beloved Reads...But Still</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/thoroughly_creeped_out_by_beloved_reads.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/thoroughly_creeped_out_by_beloved_reads.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=thoroughly%5Fcreeped%5Fout%5Fby%5Fbeloved%5Freads</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It ain&#39;t pretty, those&nbsp; books I loved when I was a kid.It started when AAR reviewer Jane Granville offered to look for any books staffers wanted at a library sale at which she was working.&nbsp; I immediately piped up and asked her to look o]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>books</category></item><item><title>Trivia contest winner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_21.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_21.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=trivia%5Fcontest%5Fwinner%5F21</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to&nbsp;Kathleen N.!&nbsp; Her&nbsp;name was drawn at random from all of the correct entries in the trivia contest.&nbsp;&nbsp; She wins copies of&nbsp;all four&nbsp;Emily Giffin books:&nbsp; Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby P]]></description><category>kate</category><category>linniegayl</category><category>lee</category><category>contest</category><category>contests</category></item><item><title>Summer Television Viewing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/summer_television_viewing.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/summer_television_viewing.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=summer%5Ftelevision%5Fviewing</comments><dc:creator>LinnieGayl</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Not so long ago, summer television was filled with reruns, unless we happened to be lucky enough to have a summer Olympics in the mix. Now, we have lots of new series, as well as &quot;summer only series.&quot; This summer, I&#39;m watching a]]></description><category>tv</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>Blogging Freestyle and Staycation</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/blogging_freestyle_and_staycation.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/blogging_freestyle_and_staycation.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blogging%5Ffreestyle%5Fand%5Fstaycation</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In sharp contrast to LeeB&#39;s fantastic journey, I&#39;m sitting around at home this week.&nbsp; And, yes, if there were &quot;having a wonderful time&quot; postcards available for sitting on your ass in your home, I&#39;d be happy to send them.&nb]]></description><category>sandy</category></item><item><title>What I did on my spring vacation - Part 2</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/what_i_did_on_my_spring_vacation__part_2.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/what_i_did_on_my_spring_vacation__part_2.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fi%5Fdid%5Fon%5Fmy%5Fspring%5Fvacation%5F%5Fpart%5F2</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi, it&#39;s LeeB. back with my travel :&nbsp;&nbsp;Day 7 Bordeaux to Doncaster&nbsp;I am back in the UK after leaving cloudy and cool Bordeaux behind. Flight to Gatwick was fine and I met up with a friend at Kings Cross. She had arrived earlier from]]></description><category>lee</category><category>travel</category></item><item><title>Win 6 books to celebrate Independence Day!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/win_6_books_to_celebrate_independence_day.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/win_6_books_to_celebrate_independence_day.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=win%5F6%5Fbooks%5Fto%5Fcelebrate%5Findependence%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi, it&rsquo;s LeeB., all excited because this is a four day work week!&nbsp; Woo hoo!This week,&nbsp;we have all six books to give away to one&nbsp;lucky reader.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All you need to do is answer this&nbsp;question correctly:]]></description><category>kate</category><category>linniegayl</category><category>lee</category><category>contest</category><category>contests</category></item><item><title>UFOs in the British Media</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/ufos_in_the_british_media.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/ufos_in_the_british_media.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ufos%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fbritish%5Fmedia</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The British are...well, generally a bit more open-minded than Americans when it comes to paranormal possibilities.&nbsp; Casual acceptance of the existence of ghosts and spirits is one manifestation of this, as is the British media&#39;s actual serio]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>paranormal</category></item><item><title>Wishing Cassie Edwards the Best</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/wishing_cassie_edwards_the_best.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/wishing_cassie_edwards_the_best.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wishing%5Fcassie%5Fedwards%5Fthe%5Fbest</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prolific long-time novelist Cassie Edwards suffered a stroke on June 15th.&nbsp; I wish her a speedy and a swift recovery.]]></description><category>sandy</category></item><item><title>Madonna and Guy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/madonna_and_guy.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/madonna_and_guy.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=madonna%5Fand%5Fguy</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reports are that the marriage of Madonna and Guy Ritchie is on the rocks.Not that I&#39;m prescient or anything, but it&#39;s hardly news to me.&nbsp; Well, maybe that it took Madonna this long to get around to it is a surprise, but]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>pop</category><category>culture</category></item><item><title>Trivia contest winner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_19.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_19.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=trivia%5Fcontest%5Fwinner%5F19</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to&nbsp;Maria U.!&nbsp; Her&nbsp;name was drawn at random from all of the correct entries in the trivia contest.&nbsp;&nbsp; She wins copies of&nbsp;Kate Noble&#39;s &quot;Compromised&quot;; Merline Lovelace&#39;s &quot;Risky Business]]></description><category>contest</category><category>contests</category><category>kate</category><category>lee</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>What I did on my spring vacation - Part 1</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/what_i_did_on_my_spring_vacation__part_1.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/what_i_did_on_my_spring_vacation__part_1.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fi%5Fdid%5Fon%5Fmy%5Fspring%5Fvacation%5F%5Fpart%5F1</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi, it&rsquo;s LeeB.&nbsp;again with another trivia contest giveaway.This week, in celebration of Emily Giffin&#39;s new release &quot;Love the One You&#39;re With,&quot; we have all four of her published titles to give away to one lucky reader.]]></description><category>lee</category><category>travel</category></item><item><title>Win 4 Emily Giffin books!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/win_4_emily_giffin_books.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/win_4_emily_giffin_books.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=win%5F4%5Femily%5Fgiffin%5Fbooks</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi, it&rsquo;s LeeB.&nbsp;again, back from holiday, and ready with another trivia contest giveaway.This week, in celebration of Emily Giffin&#39;s new release, we have all four of her titles to give away to one lucky reader.&nbsp;All you need to do i]]></description><category>contest</category><category>contests</category><category>kate</category><category>lee</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>Ghost Video:  This Is Impressive</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/blogging_freestyle_because_ive_got_links_baby.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/blogging_freestyle_because_ive_got_links_baby.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blogging%5Ffreestyle%5Fbecause%5Five%5Fgot%5Flinks%5Fbaby</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Really Cool Poltergeist Video: Goofing off during downtime during an absolutely totally shit-a-licious week (you don&#39;t want to know - really) I found three videos from a guy in Canada that I find really interesting.&nbsp; I&#39;ll eventually post]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>paranormal</category></item><item><title>Austin, Texas: Reading and Travel</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/austin_texas_reading_and_travel.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/austin_texas_reading_and_travel.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=austin%5Ftexas%5Freading%5Fand%5Ftravel</comments><dc:creator>LinnieGayl</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I LOVE Austin. I could move there in a minute - if only I could find a job there. &nbsp;I don&#39;t have the chance to go there very often, but when I do, I make it a point to try and do some of my favorite Austin things, time after time.My impressio]]></description><category>books</category><category>travel</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>Sherry Thomas ARC Winner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/sherry_thomas_arc_winner.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/sherry_thomas_arc_winner.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sherry%5Fthomas%5Farc%5Fwinner</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kim G., you&#39;re the winner, as selected by none other than Rufus the Ragdoll.Unfortunately, I was unable to capture the exact moment when he batted Kim G.&#39;s name out of the group, but Rufus&#39; impartiality and impeccable credentials are unim]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>contests</category></item><item><title>Trivia Contest Winner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_20.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_20.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=trivia%5Fcontest%5Fwinner%5F20</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to&nbsp;__________!&nbsp; Her&nbsp;name was drawn at random from all of the correct entries in the trivia contest.&nbsp;&nbsp; She wins a copy of Cindi Myers&#39; &quot;A Soldier Comes Home&quot; plus four surprise books.Trivia contes]]></description><category>contest</category><category>contests</category><category>kate</category><category>lee</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>Win a Signed Sherry Thomas ARC:  Special Bonus Book Giveaway Contest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/win_a_sherry_thomas_arc__special_bonus_book_giveaway_contes.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/win_a_sherry_thomas_arc__special_bonus_book_giveaway_contes.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=win%5Fa%5Fsherry%5Fthomas%5Farc%5F%5Fspecial%5Fbonus%5Fbook%5Fgiveaway%5Fcontes</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You loved Private Arrangements.&nbsp; (Well, I certainly did.)&nbsp; And you&#39;ve been waiting with varying degrees of patience for July 29th, the day her second book - intriguingly named Delicious - will be published.&nbsp; Thanks to the author&#3]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>books</category><category>contest</category></item><item><title>Cindi Myers interview and trivia contest!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/cindy_myers_interview_and_trivia_contest.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/cindy_myers_interview_and_trivia_contest.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cindy%5Fmyers%5Finterview%5Fand%5Ftrivia%5Fcontest</comments><dc:creator>LeeB.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi, it&rsquo;s LeeB.&nbsp;again, back from holiday, and ready with another trivia contest giveaway.What was it like switching from writing historical romances to contemporary fiction?I was reluctant to switch for a long time because I thought I could]]></description><category>contest</category><category>contests</category><category>kate</category><category>lee</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>Cindi Myers Interview Prompts a Question</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/cyndi_meyers_interview_prompts_a_question.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/cyndi_meyers_interview_prompts_a_question.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cyndi%5Fmeyers%5Finterview%5Fprompts%5Fa%5Fquestion</comments><dc:creator>Sandy C.</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lee B.&#39;s interview with Cyndi Meyers makes me wonder:&nbsp; Does a professional dominatrix choose her job because she&#39;s driven (yuk) or because it&#39;s a smart career choice?Not that Cyndi Meyers was ever a dominatrix, but she did interview]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>contests</category><category>pop</category><category>culture</category></item><item><title>Culinary conundrum</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/culinary_conundrum.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/culinary_conundrum.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=culinary%5Fconundrum</comments><dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As I think most people do, I try to watch both what I eat and how I spend. 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I live Inside the Beltway.&nbsp; It&#39;s a cocoon and I know this.&nbsp; Whether you work in politics&nbsp; or not, we all live and breathe it here.&nbsp; It&#3]]></description><category>sandy</category><category>tv</category><category>politcs</category></item><item><title>Trivia Contest Winner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_18.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/trivia_contest_winner_18.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=trivia%5Fcontest%5Fwinner%5F18</comments><dc:creator>LinnieGayl</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to&nbsp;xx. We drew her names at random out of all of the correct entries in the contest.&nbsp;Xx guessed correctly the answer we were looking for: Stephenville is the city in Texas that has had numerous UFA sightings this year.Thanks]]></description></item><item><title>Top Chef: We Have a Winner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/top_chef_we_have_a_winner.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/top_chef_we_have_a_winner.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=top%5Fchef%5Fwe%5Fhave%5Fa%5Fwinner</comments><dc:creator>LinnieGayl</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Whew! Last night&#39;s finale of Top Chef Chicago was a real nail biter. With Stephanie, Richard, and Lisa (ugh) left, there was a good chance that a woman would finally win. Going into last night, I was convinced the winner would be either Ste]]></description><category>tv</category><category>linniegayl</category></item><item><title>PackRat Addiction</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/packrat_addiction.htm</guid><link>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/packrat_addiction.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=packrat%5Faddiction</comments><dc:creator>LinnieGayl</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My life has been particularly stressful the last&nbsp;few months. Usually reading helps me escape from stress, but for some reason, it hasn&#39;t worked too well this time (although audio books&nbsp;have worked in the car). 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