Monthly Archives: July 2011

[  Mood: Silly ]So I have finished Book 1 and am well into Book 2. But that would still be the Fellowship of the Ring, which is apparently two books in one. What has happened to the magical mystery tour? Well … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Edit: Since I wrote this, Wil has posted his own take on this one his own blog. You should read it. Yesterday, geek fave Wil Wheaton posted a rather horrifying (and in some ways embarassing) … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Cool ][  Currently: Eating Lunch ]So last night I managed to read several chapters of the Fellowship of the Ring. And, as I suspected the arrival of Strider means that the story is picking up. It’s like the first half … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]So we had a bit of a break there as I accidentally left Fellowship of the Ring back in Ottawa when I went to Polaris 25. Not on purpose! Honestly! Since my last entry, the hobbit boy band … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]Lord of the Rings update tomorrow. Today I wanted to do a quick review of this work: This book is, quite frankly, brilliant. Three sets of main characters swap the narrative through out the story. There is the … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Embarrased ][  Currently: Listening to My Son Watch Justice League ]Hey! Remember me? Yeah, well I got busy this week and took a little break from the blogging but not the reading. So where am I in Lord of the … Continue reading →

And here you thought I was only reading LoTR. No, no, I am still reading far too many books. Recently, I just finished the most recent Kim Harrison book, Pale Demon. Kim Harrison has delivered again in her Hollows series. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]So last night I finished the first chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring. So this means I got to see Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday, although it appeared to be more of Bilbo’s celebrations. And … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]So Hobbit Hashish has come and gone, and can I say I am little disappointed with the length of this section. It was too short. (I realize the irony of this statement people. Don’t yell all at once.) … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]Sad to say that not much reading was done last night. I slip between the sheets and sleep took over. Hard. What I did read was the first bit of Tolkein’s prologue. Still not in the main action … Continue reading →