Tuesday, April 06, 2010

First post of 2010

Wow...

No, the wow doesn't mean that a lot's going on, it means "i haven't been on here in a long freakin' time!"

Right now i'm on a break from using IM and Facebook. I haven't died yet :D

I just finished reading Chris Paolini's Inheritance books, the first three. Once you take it for what it is, accept the derivatism of Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and realize that with common sense you can predict what's going to happen...it's not a bad read. The storyline is engaging, the dialogue can get pretty obtuse and I'll warn you that the first book isn't very well written...which is ok, since the guy was only 15 years old when he wrote it. Thankfully, he improved with the other books. I know how it will end, of course the bad guy will lose and the prophecies for the main character must come true but you know what they say...it's not the destination, it's the journey.

In that vein though, do NOT watch the movie "Eragorn." Sweet bejammers, I had started to read the first book and decided to check out the movie before I finished the book. I couldn't get through the first 15 minutes, I just turned it off and went back to reading. "Willow" was a more engaging fantasy film, trust me.

On other fronts, things are happening :) slowly but surely. I feel like I've made a turn somewhere and things are coming up...