Finally catching up with posting my LibraryThing reviews with a few thoughts on a slim, but very impressive (and quite beautifully made) fantasy book.
What I’m reading: K.J. Parker – Purple and Black
October 13, 2009 at 12:03 pm (Books, Fantasy)
Tags: K.J. Parker
What I’m reading: Amanda Downum – The Drowning City
October 12, 2009 at 11:54 am (Books, Fantasy)
Tags: Amanda Downum
More re-posting from LibraryThing; this time around a fantasy debut novel that I enjoyed rather a lot and that has me looking forward to the announced sequels.
What I’m reading: Derek Raymond – The Devil’s Home On Leave
October 8, 2009 at 1:21 pm (Books, Crime)
Tags: Derek Raymond
This should be more aptle titled “What I’ve been reading” – I actually read this (and wrote the review for LibraryThing) back in August. Not sure why I’m so slow updating – probably just general laziness. Anyway, here you go; another crime novel this time:
Yay!
September 4, 2009 at 12:11 pm (Music)
Tags: Prefab Sprout
Look what the mailman brought today:
Seems it’s being released here three days sooner than in the UK – one of those instances where it really pays off to live in Germany.
Let There Be Music
August 8, 2009 at 6:56 am (Music)
Tags: Prefab Sprout
A new Prefab Sprout song! (The first one in eight years) And the new album will be out on September 7th! *does a happy dance*
And the direct link.
It’s That Time of the Year Again…
August 7, 2009 at 9:39 am (Fashion, Life, Second)
Tags: Summer Choice 2009
Yay, Creators’ Stamp Rally Summer 2009! Can you tell I love this event?
And yes, that’s eight cards there. :p
If you don’t know what CSR (or Summer Choice, as it’s called these days) is, check out their website - it even comes with a cute comic to explain how it works.
And after a lot of teleporting and waiting around for things to rezz because SL was being awfully slow again, I finally got all eight cards filled out:
Now I just have to decide which prizes I want…
What I’m Reading: J. Gregory Keyes – The Born Queen
August 6, 2009 at 3:05 pm (Books, Fantasy)
Tags: Gregory Keyes
Oopsie – I actually wrote this some time ago for LibraryThing and forgot to post it here as well, so with some delay: The fourth and final instalment in J. Gregory’s Keyes’ The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. Keyes is a writer I’ve read almost everything of (with the exception of his Star Wars novels, and this only because they seem to part of some larger series which I didn’t feel like getting all of) and whose works I have always enjoyed. This series was no exception and while it maybe did not quite live up to what I consider his best work today, the Age of Unreason quartet, I was still very much looking forward to this concluding volume.
Yeah, I know…
May 28, 2009 at 1:07 pm (Silliness)
…. not another one of those silly personality tests. – This one wasn’t as fun to take as the previous one, but at least it doesn’t claim I’m an emo girl.
Your personality type:
Logical, original, creative thinkers. Can become very excited about theories and ideas. Exceptionally capable and driven to turn theories into clear understandings. Highly value knowledge, competence and logic. Quiet and reserved, hard to get to know well. Individualistic, having no interest in leading or following others. Highly analytical, they can discover connections between two seemingly unrelated things and work best when allowed to use their imagination and critical thinking.
Careers that could fit you include:
Physicists, chemists, biologists, photographers, strategic planners, mathematicians, university professors, computer programmers, computer animators, technical writers, engineers, lawyers, forensic researchers, writers, artists, psychologists, social scientists, systems analysts, researchers, surveyors.
Here’s the link to the result – no pretty picture to go with it this time, though, just some boring graph.
What I’m Reading: Kelley Armstrong – Made to Be Broken
May 25, 2009 at 2:05 pm (Books, Crime)
Tags: Kelley Armstrong
As I’m a profoundly lazy person, I’m going to recycle any reviews I might write for LibraryThing (where I finally got that lifetime membership and am still busy adding books to my catalog) for this blog (and vice versa, of course). To start things off, here is my review of the second novel in Kelley Armstrong’s “Nadia Stafford” series.
*blinks*
May 16, 2009 at 12:08 pm (Silliness)
Have not done any of those for a while, and this one was fun, though the result is somewhat debatable. And who the hell is Amy Lee?
Your result for The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)…
The Emo Girl (QLBF)
Quirky Liberal Beta Female
You don’t have to dress a certain way to be a emo girl at heart. You likely have more spunk than The Librarian (QTBF), which is good, but that attitude that screams “Rescue me” only attracts guys for so long. You are interesting and fun, but non-conformism does not replace self-confidence, a virtue you are in sore need of.
You are more QUIRKY than NORMAL.
You are more LIBERAL than TRADITIONAL.
You are more PASSIVE than DOMINANT.
When picking a date, consider: The Lord of the Misfits (QLAM), The Snowball’s Chance in Hell (QTBM), The Manga Geek (QLBM), or That Creepy Guy (NLBM).
(Image from Wallpaperbase.com)
Take The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?) at HelloQuizzy
