Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  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 →

[  Mood: Cool ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Perhaps choosing to start this project the evening of the last day of school was not a good idea. Especially given that I had to pack up my office and move out of my school … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]So ladies and gentlemen, the summer is here. It is time for me to begin my mega project: UBALSTECHA INTENDS TO READ LORD OF THE RINGS That’s right, I have never, ever, ever made it through J.R.R. Tolkein’s … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Thinking about Bed ]I stumbled across this book while transferring my book collection from Visual Bookshelf to Goodreads. Intrigued, I ILL’d it. This graphic novel starts out slow, with the first part being a little too hagiographic … Continue reading →

[  Mood: In Love ][  Currently: Eating Vegerarian Bagel from Kettleman’s ]I have not been shy in my distaste with the hero I describe as "The Big Blue Boyscout", yet I was so impressed by the first All-Star Superman that I made … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]Let’s be blunt, Twilight did for YA supernatural romance what Harry Potter did for Juvenile Fantasy. Thanks to Stephanie Myer, we have tens, if not hundreds of new titles and authors flooding the scene. Even established Fantasy/Sci-Fi authors … Continue reading →