Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  Mood: Cool ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]Let me just start by saying, I love Barry Lyga. His books Adventures of Fan Boy and Goth Girl, Boy Toy and Goth Girl Rising are intense, well written stories about modern teens … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][ Currently: Thinking abouta nap ]Dear Art-Is-In Bakery When I discovered your products at the Ottawa Farmer’s market a few years ago, I immediately fell in love. To the point that I bought only your baked … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]I wanted to enjoy this book, if solely for the inventive title, but I actually had to give up halfway through as the book was so convoluted and downright boring. And given that this is supposed to be … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]So this afternoon, I came to the end of the Fellowship of the Ring. Yes, Frodo and Sam hopped into a boat and floated away while the others frantically looked for them. Of course this only happens after … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Silly ]So as I was thinking about the council and the plan to destroy the ring, I remembered this video. I would have been finished the books and on to something else had Tolkien thought of that. Bur no. … Continue reading →

[  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 →