What is your favorite compliment?
Mine is simple, "good job."
Makes me feel successful and useful.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Sucked Into A Book (No Pun Intended)
Just finished reading the first book in a series that I plan on finishing. Obviously left a good impression.
(credit of image goes to Rachel Caine's Site)
Ill Wind by Rachel Caine is one of those page turners that keep you reading from start to finish. Driven by the characters and their interactions and choices, makes you really want to know what will happen next.
It's about a woman named Joanne who has the power to control the weather, and gets drafted into a secretive organization called the "Weather Wardens." Her life gets flipped upside down and she is on the run after a peculiar incident that happens.
I can't go on without some spoilers, whether small or otherwise. This author really shows how people can truly be when they are faced with raw emotion. She holds nothing back, even allowing some swearing on the book where appropriate, and that's a plus. Even the most gentlemanly persona can have a 'fuck' slip out when they are in harms way and putting their life on the line. Or, in the case of Weather Wardens, other people's lives as well.
It's a great blend of fiction and fact. It takes place in the continental United States and has geographical correctness and unless you have a fascination for weather, it will subtly teach you about that as well. (I have background checked all the information in the book and it's true, yes I am a thoroughly anal kind of person sometimes.) It also, on the other hand, shows a magnitude of vivid and colourful (sometimes literally) imagery about how and why people can manipulate such powerful things as the weather, fire, even earth itself. It draws you into the imagery with how well Rachel explains it.
Unless you don't like books that have a firm root in reality with a solid touch of fictional elements such as powers beyond a normal humans, this book (and hopefully it's predecessors) is a must read.
Check it out if you have a chance!
Rachel's Site has a preview of the book's beginning. Check it out if you want here.
Till next time.
Ill Wind by Rachel Caine is one of those page turners that keep you reading from start to finish. Driven by the characters and their interactions and choices, makes you really want to know what will happen next.
It's about a woman named Joanne who has the power to control the weather, and gets drafted into a secretive organization called the "Weather Wardens." Her life gets flipped upside down and she is on the run after a peculiar incident that happens.
I can't go on without some spoilers, whether small or otherwise. This author really shows how people can truly be when they are faced with raw emotion. She holds nothing back, even allowing some swearing on the book where appropriate, and that's a plus. Even the most gentlemanly persona can have a 'fuck' slip out when they are in harms way and putting their life on the line. Or, in the case of Weather Wardens, other people's lives as well.
It's a great blend of fiction and fact. It takes place in the continental United States and has geographical correctness and unless you have a fascination for weather, it will subtly teach you about that as well. (I have background checked all the information in the book and it's true, yes I am a thoroughly anal kind of person sometimes.) It also, on the other hand, shows a magnitude of vivid and colourful (sometimes literally) imagery about how and why people can manipulate such powerful things as the weather, fire, even earth itself. It draws you into the imagery with how well Rachel explains it.
Unless you don't like books that have a firm root in reality with a solid touch of fictional elements such as powers beyond a normal humans, this book (and hopefully it's predecessors) is a must read.
Check it out if you have a chance!
Rachel's Site has a preview of the book's beginning. Check it out if you want here.
Till next time.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Books perhaps?
I just thought I would mention a book series I have have read and what I thought of it.
As you can already tell, it's about a teenage vampire. Now I understand any skepticism off the bat because of the newer hollywood renditions of vampires *coughtwilightcough* but this is actually a rather enjoyable series.
It takes you through 8th grade and the rest of Vlad's high school life in the following 4 books. Without giving too much away he was grown up to not feed on humans and his life takes a big turn when he finds out he is being hunted by others. Very good series in my opinion if you enjoy vampires and the occasional High School level read.
Solid 8/10 for a well put together series, 6-7/10 if you don't care much for vampires though.
So what have you all been reading? What are your interests? Can't wait to hear!
(Book cover straight from the authors site Heather Brewer's Site)
This is the first of 5 books in a series called "The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod"As you can already tell, it's about a teenage vampire. Now I understand any skepticism off the bat because of the newer hollywood renditions of vampires *coughtwilightcough* but this is actually a rather enjoyable series.
It takes you through 8th grade and the rest of Vlad's high school life in the following 4 books. Without giving too much away he was grown up to not feed on humans and his life takes a big turn when he finds out he is being hunted by others. Very good series in my opinion if you enjoy vampires and the occasional High School level read.
Solid 8/10 for a well put together series, 6-7/10 if you don't care much for vampires though.
So what have you all been reading? What are your interests? Can't wait to hear!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
SOPA
I think today I'll take a little time to talk about SOPA.
If you're reading this in it's original form on its original blog, then you're also affected by this bill and that alone should warrant you to google it and learn about it for yourself. For those of you who are lazy or don't want to search yourself, just take a look at a few of these:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_you_need_to_know_about_sopa_in_2012.php
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/22/2648219/stop-online-piracy-act-sopa-what-is-it
Now this bill, in layman's terms, is that it will start to shut down and wreck any site that may have any form of piracy on it. Be it a link to a free CD, or stolen content like a picture. They (Being the US government) Can take it upon themselves to block off major parts of the website or the entire thing.
Now if you feel like acting, this is a good start:
http://americancensorship.org/
This affects all of us, please offer your support.
If you're reading this in it's original form on its original blog, then you're also affected by this bill and that alone should warrant you to google it and learn about it for yourself. For those of you who are lazy or don't want to search yourself, just take a look at a few of these:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_you_need_to_know_about_sopa_in_2012.php
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/22/2648219/stop-online-piracy-act-sopa-what-is-it
Now this bill, in layman's terms, is that it will start to shut down and wreck any site that may have any form of piracy on it. Be it a link to a free CD, or stolen content like a picture. They (Being the US government) Can take it upon themselves to block off major parts of the website or the entire thing.
Now if you feel like acting, this is a good start:
http://americancensorship.org/
This affects all of us, please offer your support.
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