Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  Mood: Cool ][  Currently: Watching Days of Our Lives ]This novel was adapted into the recent movie with The Incredible Hulk, Jordan 2 Delta and Queen Amidala. I picked it up because the book is always better than the movie. I … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching Fresh with Anna Olsen ]So CBC had announced that there would be no nightly showing of the long running British soap opera Coronation Street during the NHL Playoffs. The two and a half hour Sunday Omnibus … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Neutral ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]I have made no secret of my enjoyment of the Dresden Files series. I am quivering with excitement over Jim Butcher’s plans to attend Polaris this July. Geeklet will be going to some readings. So … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Shocked ][ Currently: Drinking Organic Black Ginger Tea ]Apparently the French have managed to out do the British and put out the Olympic Torch in Paris. Apparently the police have done it cause they are worried about the protesters. Twice. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Shocked ]So the great Chuck Heston has died. This is a sad time, as Ben-Hur and Ten Commandments were some of my fave movies growing up. Forget the man’s politics (remember the guy marched with the civil rights movement, … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]My upbringing was not typical. My dad ended up with four girls, so we were not raised as "girlies" by him. By the age of 12, I had learned how to solder, mix … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching Old Doctor Who – John Pewtree ]So it is snowing in Ottawa again. Yup – again – in April. How much fun is that? Luckily it is warm enough that it should melt away rather than … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]One of the good things about weekly (or bi-weekly) Doctor’s appointments coupled with your report cards being done, is that you have time to do a lot of reading. The fourth book of the Weather … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]I know, I know, I am late coming to the party on this series. First published in 1996, this book tells the complicated tale of the eruption of a dynastic civil war in the land … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Okay – first off – don’t panic. Husband Unit and I are still together. I have just passed this book so many times in the book store and been intrigued by its title, that I … Continue reading →