2012 GoodBye, Think Out Loud, and Blog Year Anniversary Approaching!

Think Out Loud is a weekly meme started by Thinks Books to
get bloggers to post something out of the ordinary.
A pic, video, recipe, rant....
you get the picture.
Do whatever YOU want!

So, did you know it's nearly been a year since Dark Obsession Chronicles was created?  

Wow.

A Whole Year.

OK.  So I am thinking, it's time for another giveaway.
I'll need time to gather together all my goodies, and see what I can come up with.

2012 was quite a year... 

I found some excellent reads, 

especially some "diamonds in the rough."

I know many blogs are doing top 10's...
but I just cannot bring myself to narrow down my favorites to just 10.

I'm kind of flying by the seat of my pants here, so we'll see where I head with this.

Top Books I Read in 2012

in no particular order...

Honorable Mentions:

These were so close, they wanted to make the list above....

Think Out Loud #2

Think Out Loud is a weekly meme started to
get bloggers to post something out of the ordinary.
A pic, video, recipe, rant....
you get the picture.
Do whatever YOU want!

This is another wonderful artwork of one of my great friends, 

Mars Montgomery.

You may remember her name from appearing on my first Think Out Loud meme.  I find such joy in her pictures.  If I had unlimited funds, I'd build her a gallery just to show off her stuff to everyone!

But wait, there's more!

I wanted to take a moment, and 'show some love' to a friend of mine's blog:

 Aestas Book Blog

She personally helped me (very recently) get over a personal issue and lighten my soul.  Not only is she one FABULOUS lady, but she also has IMPECCABLE taste in books.  She is beautiful inside and out, and I am lucky to count her as a friend.  If you've never had the pleasure of checking out her blog, I entreat you to do so... it has a whole world of romance reviews NOT to be missed! And her (virtual) hugs are warm and fuzzy! ☺

Think Out Loud #1 and Stop ePiracy Blog Hop

Think Out Loud is a weekly meme started to
get bloggers to post something out of the ordinary.
A pic, video, recipe, rant....
you get the picture.
Do whatever YOU want!

Well Think invited me to do her new weekly meme, and I've been meaning to, but just seemed too busy for a while there.  Well, finally, I'm not.  So... something different, unique.  Something this blog hasn't seen before.

This is wonderful artwork of one of my great friends, 

Mars Montgomery.

I love it so much 

(some of the earlier works are framed on my wall at my house)

I imagine her artwork may end up being a regular fixture on my 

Think Out Loud 

posts. 

But wait, there's more!

It's also BLOG HOP Time!  Woohoo!

In the spirit of the Think Out Loud meme...

Top 10 Reasons NOT to Be a Pirate!