HotForWords » News http://www.hotforwords.com Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:36:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Episode 6 of the Jace Hall Show http://www.hotforwords.com/2010/03/10/episode-6-of-the-jace-hall-show/ http://www.hotforwords.com/2010/03/10/episode-6-of-the-jace-hall-show/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:54:44 +0000 HotForWords http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=9109

That darn smelly jacket!!! Check me out on this week’s episode of the Jace Hall Show. I appear at around 3:55 and all hell breaks loose!  You get to hear me let them have it in Russian this time!

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It’s chock full of word and phrase origins, and includes 80+ pics of me to go along with the origins!

It’s actually a really fun book to read! You can take a peek inside the book here.

You can get a copy at the following retailers (in alphabetical order):

Amazon
 Barnes & Noble
 Borders
 Indie Bound


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The return of the smelly jacket!  Check me out on this week’s episode of the Jace Hall Show. I appear at around 2:50 and attempt to do the origin of the word ‘nerf.’

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I appear around the 4 minute mark in episode 3 above.

I appear around the 5 minute mark in Episode 4

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xoxo Marina

]]> http://www.hotforwords.com/2010/02/13/sign-up-for-valentines-card/feed/ 44 Jody Darling we will miss you! http://www.hotforwords.com/2010/02/08/jody-darling-we-will-miss-you/ http://www.hotforwords.com/2010/02/08/jody-darling-we-will-miss-you/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:54:53 +0000 HotForWords http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=8963 Over the weekend I heard terrible news that Jody Darling, or as we all know him here, darlingj, had a heart attack last week and passed away.  This is devastating to me as he was a SUPER guy!  He was VERY helpful to me right from the beginning.. his first email to me was about how he felt that he could help me reach out to educational outlets to further expand my exposure.  And from that day, he took the time to help others out on the website, and became good friends with quite a few of you, including myself!

Jody showed up at my Book Soup signing a little while back, which is where I finally met him in person, and he was so nice!  He had me sign a bunch of books for him, some of them were for people like PedanticKarl, who had also become friends with him, and Jody went out of his way to come to that signing and help his friends get signed books!

Below are some pictures from that signing.

I feel horrible that Jody is gone now because he truly went out of his way to help others out on the website and he did all of this out of the kindness of his heart.  His passing reminds me to live life to the fullest because as Captain Jack once told me “Live everyday with your friends as if it were your last, for in time all you will have left is the memories.”

We miss you Jody Darling, and we will never forget you.  Thank you for taking the time for me to get to know you.  I am truly honored to have had you in my life and I know others here feel the same.

PedanticKarl made a great tribute video:

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The Jace Hall Show: Season 3, Episode 2

Here I am in episode 2 of the Jace Hall Show :-)

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Here is episode 1 of the Jace Hall Show featuring Felicia Day, Dolph Lundgren. Carl Weathers and yours truly :-)  Check it out.. plus.. below is an outtake :-)

Click here for EPISODE 2

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I’m in the new season of the Jace Hall Show on IGN.  Jace Hall is the Executive Producer of the TV show V on ABC and he also founded the video game company called Monolith Productions.  The Jace Hall Show, itself, is described as Curb Your Enthusiasm meets Attack of the Show.

I join the weekly show replacing Gary Graham, also known as the “Smoking Jacket Guy.” The show also features people like Randy Jackson, Felicia Day, Stan Lee, Seth MacFarlane, James Gunn, and a bunch of other people.

Above is the trailer for the series which will be appearing on IGN.com.  You have to put your birthdate in as there is some adult language, I believe, in the trailer and IGN is for gamers.. if you know what I mean. :-)

Click here for Episode One

Here are some press releases about the show:

‘Jace Hall Show’ Heads to IGN, Leaving Crackle

IGN to Air The Jace Hall Show Exclusively

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Here is a cute video that Sarah Bull shot where she saw my book in the book store and bought it!  Yeah!

Thanks Sarah! :-)  Go show her some comment luv!

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