It's been a stormy week around here. A series of systems have brought a lot of storms our way, which makes for great sleeping weather assuming there isn't a lot of thunder and lightning. Which there was. Suffice it to say that the past seven days haven't always been the best for getting a good … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/26/2019
Game of Thrones
Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History, Pt. 2
In part one of this series, Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History, I discussed some of the reasons I've been reluctant to start reading new fantasy series in recent years. Some of it was to do with the length of some series and the long waits between books in others, while some where ruined by over-powered … Continue reading Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History, Pt. 2
Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History
I used to read fantasy book series all the time. Except for required school reading, I read almost nothing but series through college. Returning to the same worlds and the same characters was comforting when I and everything around me seemed to be changing by the minute. No matter what, I could count on Drizzt … Continue reading Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History
Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Soundtracks
I like movies. I like music. So it stands to reason that I like movie music, and indeed I do! Film soundtracks are the musical genre I listen to the most, but there are certain ones that I listen to more often than others. So in no particular order, here are my top five favorite … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Soundtracks
Sunday Sum-Up
This was an eventful week, in which I found myself renting cars in foreign countries, accidentally attending a big band concert, finally getting my hair cut after letting it grow for a year, and running in circles at work, all while trying not to melt while I read a new favorite and re-read an old … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Traveling in Books 