I Didn't Forget!

Really, I am back to finish! Hah! I just ... got lazy, and knew my post wasn't about much? Hum.. anyways...

Iron Kissed was really good. It reminds me a lot of how Anita Blake started out... fresh and new, happy, wonderful world.. etc. It's also nice that the main character isn't perfect, nor super strong.. she really gets herself into trouble and then ASKS OTHER PEOPLE to help her get out. WOAH! Good stuff. At first, I wasn't thrilled with the fae (faeries) being include in her world, but she pulls it off well, after a while. At least they aren't sex-crazed outcasts like Hamilton's faeries. They are truly scary, powerful, secretive, and ... scared. It's great!

While I was slacking off from updating my post, I also read Chalice, which is another Robin McKinley book. I know I was planning on taking a break from her, but I couldn't find anything at my library (I should have requested some books ahead of time, but alas). I really did enjoy it, but I also felt that it was too short... and it lacked the final conclusion that makes you go, WOW. ... The world is wonderful. I would love to read more about the world she created. I also felt the book went too fast (though, it is in the Young Adult section, and length, unfortunately, (or rather, lack of length) is a criteria in children's book because, I assume, they don't have the attention span to consume a long novel, or, it would be too daunting for them to start. Either, both, neither..) (That wasn't confusing, no.) Anyways, if you like McKinley, I'd read it. It's certainly not written at the level of children. I love her vocabulary, and she does NOT stoop to using the simplest words. Good for her! Make those kids use dictionaries! (Make me use a dictionary, rofl!)

Oddly, my blog seems to be my new "GoodReads". I got sick of that.. I'm not sure why.. Anyways, this is way more fun because I can talk about other stuff! ... if I want to.

Oh, okie, so now I'm reading my co-worker and good friend's NaNoWriMo (www.nanowrimo.org), and semi-editing it. The idea behind NaNo, in short, is to write a novel as fast as you can. You can imagine this will produce.. a bunch of crap. Which it does. But I am so surprised and pleased with her story... Really, she doubted herself, and her story, so much, that I thought there wouldn't be any hope at all.. I brought a (real) book, just in case it was so awful, I couldn't even stand it.. but there were twists and turns, great phrases, surprises, and things that made me sniffle. True, there are lots of grammar issues (time was an issue at the time as well, so I can't expect her stop and consider that crap), but wow. I'm pleased. It's chicklit, which is good, and bad, but.. I just am so amazed.. I should shut up about it because she might just read my blog and yell at me..

So, now I'm inspired to continue / restart my NaNo. I bombed mine in 2008. I successfully wrote 4,995 words, and then I pooped out (fyi, the goal is 50,000 words). Go me. So I'm really gunna.. do it. Really. Though, I did fail in 2007 as well. ... I think I got 15,000 that year.. Go me, again. Well, whatever. This time.. ya, I'm gunna stop, because if I fail, I'll want to bury myself for a while.

So, over all, life is good. Still no car, but tax returns are coming around (eventually), and something about a stimulus is being talked about... not that I'm listening too hard. Coffee and chocolate, that's all I think about. Oh, and books. And video games. And my loves (Kevin, friends, my pets...). And food (mm). I'm pretty simple.

Anyways, love to all, and just so you know, all is well, and will be well.

BTW, wtf at the final Cylon.