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abaeran
29 January 2010 @ 06:58 pm

...Wolf Moon tonight!

Had I a camera up here, I would have loved to give the moon it's justice!


Catch your chance to see it :D It's the largest you'll see the moon , since a full moon coinciding w/its perigee occurs only once or twice a year.

More fun facts: www.space.com/spacewatch/full-moon-2010-100128.html

-Lila
 

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abaeran
24 January 2010 @ 09:11 pm
 I've been feeling restless of late. 

It kinda gets to me, since I need to concentrate for long periods of time in order to get through the material, but I daydream the time away. In lectures, it's worse. Sitting for four hours is unbearable, as I feel the need to prowl the room. Actually, the perfect desk for me would be a high set one, with one of those tall chairs or stools. That would be absolute perfection; I could stand, or just lean on the chair stretching my legs. Alas, that is not how it is.

There's the restlessness, though. It's underlying everything, and I've felt it every once in a while as if I'm waiting for something, but I don't know what it is, or I have something I've yet to do, or someone I've yet to meet. They usually pass, unresolved. But, the feeling as it persists is... eh, for lack of better words, strange.

Okay, enough of the strangeness. I have (a lot of) random pics. :P 'Tis where I live and what I do. ^^

Home vs. Apt. Round 1 )
Yup, random I know. But... I did not quite feel inclined to look at all the mechanisms of molecules roiling around in our body, spearheading our metabolism, huzzah. I suppose I should start, though... o.o

-Lila
 
 
Current Mood: restless
 
 
abaeran
17 January 2010 @ 08:14 pm
I am not. (Aphorisms of wise Master Yoda I certainly follow not.)

Foolish me. This is the second time I'm writing this entry because... my first one was unsaved as I accidently clicked out the page. *.*

Time has been like a hurtling train, and sometimes I feel like I'm strapped into the cowcatcher. *moo-oooooo*


School hit me hard the first two weeks I was back. I have learned painfully, hesitantly, grudgingly how to study. Long ago (i.e. five months ago), I would have considered two days before a test a generous time to start preparing. Ha. Now, I see three weeks and I thinking, oh god, I need to start NOW. The adrenaline starts pumping and it's crunch time. 

Well - It isn't so bad, if you take small steps everyday. If you let the workload slide - hm. Let's just not talk about that. I've come to a point where I'm not studying for a test, I'm studying to learn and I sure as hell better learn everything now, or else someone may be hurt by my failure to do so. A little scare tactics go a long way.

But, enough of that. I've been enjoying a number of awesome things that have come my way. Like a lovely white psp (in which I promptly tied a crimson ribbon and replaced the screen with Ezio's visage - so as to properly make it my assassin's sidekick) and the second (second!) ps3 we have at my homebase. (My apt does not constitute as a home. It is lodging than hosts my first ps3.) :p *spoiled* Over break, I had the chance to enjoy... what, ten books. I really devoured the Taltos series by Steven Brust, finishing all he has currently out. I also got a chance to delve into the Hush storyline of the Batman comics (which are quite good, I may add). I didn't go anywhere this year, since winter was short - 2 weeks, compared to a usual three or four. Apparently I am devoid of all my wisdom too, since my 4 wisdom teeth were yanked out. (funfun) Sparingly, I have been writing, and even more sparingly, drawing. A lot of good ideas have arisen, sparking exciting new pages I have yet to fill with words and pencil scribbles.

So, how about today? It was a sublime foggy morn that persisted through the day. The mist sparked my interest to snap many many shots with my phone. Dressed in assassin splendor (oh god, I love my boots), I prowled the world beyond my front door.

Pix and optional imagined dream.... )

 I love adventure dreams. It's like going to a movie for free, and even better - you are the main character. Oh the random stories of life. ^^

-Lila

p.s. I wish there was a way to retrieve my old photobucket account. It's really quite annoying seeing all the 'account inactive' across my old posts, but... my account is ditched. *cries*
 
 
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abaeran
19 December 2009 @ 01:04 pm
FREEEDOM!

Heck yea. :D

It is a strange affliction, to feel the need to be productive, not lazy.

But that's a fleeting feeling. :P

hey! Break is here - and I've already spent a few lovely hours with Ezio Auditore de Firenze. :p *polishes blades*

Now - the reason why I've been absent here, is less because of school, but more because I did not have my own computer. I did something immensely stupid - and ended up leaving it with no OS and no boot. Yes - I attempted an upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, and screwed something up badly between. Yea? I heard ya - it's stupid. (You just insert CDs in - and out pops an upgrade, I know; I don't really want to talk about it...). The nice thing is, I learned a lot more about my computer - which is something awesome. hahaha. Gotta take the lessons as they come.

2 weeks, Lila. Two weeks to accomplish all the things I have been meaning to do.

*runs in ten different directions at once*

-Lila

P.S. I can't wait to see Avatar today! Has anyone seen the 3D version?
 
 
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abaeran
06 December 2009 @ 08:37 pm
The Secret Sacrament by Sherryl Jordan is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I remember reading it when I was a child, moved by its simple words and beautiful sentiments, but especially now, seeing where I am and the experiences I have had - the book touches my heart again.

Of course, the reason why I ever picked up the book in the first place, was the artwork by Leo and Diane Dillon. I did not know that the duo painted a number of my favorite books then, but I certainly see a pattern of who's books I tended to pick up. Who said I can't judge a book by its cover? :p

*teary eyed, but beaming*

-Lila
 
 
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abaeran
17 November 2009 @ 11:53 pm
Assassin's Creed goodness.
I mean, my current state of mind is crazed. Seriously. I think my roommate is sick and tired of hearing these two words spill out of my mouth: Assassin's Creed.

By the gods - I don't think I've ever gone this crazy over a game before. It just... fulfills so many avenues that I seek, a beautiful immersive environment definitely being a big plus.

First AC was awesome, beyond reckoning. I loved the time period, the sweeping landscapes. ACII is in the Renaissance. With Leonardo da Vinci present, the Medici powerhouse family, the backdrops of Venice, Florence... Free-running across the rooftops is always a thrill and the cities are so huge, that I want to explore every corner.


Maybe it's an escape outlet. Considering that I have an exam this Friday, I think it is a definite outlet. Anything to keep my mind off of the looming test... stay calm, you'll get there... or so I tell myself.

Right now, I would like nothing more than to steal some gondolas, inflict some stress-relieving damage to guards that get in my way, and take a quick gallop across the countryside. ^^

Until then though, I suppose I can only daydream, and obsess, and obsess, and obsess....

-LIla

 
 
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Current Music: Assassin's Creed 2
 
 
abaeran
27 October 2009 @ 11:32 pm
No really, I have some unhealthy obsession with these oppressive regimes. Ask, what am I reading now? Yes, yes - I'm reading Nineteen Eighty-Four. Again. (I think it is the only piece of "legitimate" literature that I have ever enjoyed and chosen, voluntarily, to reread. Not that I consider fantasy illegitimate, but I feel that fantasy/sci-fi often gets the shaft, because there simply are a lot of extraordinarily crappy books out there. They're not helping with the image. I would alternately, like to say, likewise, there are crappy books in the 'normal' genres, but simply, people don't see it as I do? That's another rant.... :D) There are a number of other dystopian novels, like Ayn Rand's Anthem come to mind, sitting on my bookshelf like dark reminders of what this world could be like in the wrong hands. Ask me what are the general schemes of my desktop? Dark, 'dreary' grey (so I have been told, although, I certainly don't consider it dreary. I would call it more of an industrial flair, verging on austerity and minimalism; I do appreciate functionality. Ask me of the colors in my room. I would state, simple black desk, black book shelf, black plushy chair, steel rug (it has the softest, silkiest strands!), black bed frame, black comforters (as they were until I changed them to my winter, yes, steel grey comforters). How about the walls, and their adornments? Oh yes, there's Equilibrium, with its corny "In the future where freedom is outlawed; outlaws will become heroes." The movie is really like a remake of Nineteen Eighty-Four... How about the other wall? Hah. There's an enormous (and I do mean enormous) V for Vendetta poster. What about the music roaring through my ears, thrilling my mind? None other than Muse's new album, The Resistance.

Sitting down here, at my ebony desk, staring at my grey, minimalist, customized computer, and typing this out (and the background, fyi is a Combine, staring down and representing that authority that cannot be beaten) I cannot help but wonder...why do I feel drawn to such a crazy thing? (As an aside - I do have strange tendencies anyways... but, still - it's not something one can list in one of those surveys: "List your favorite interests...")

I think there is something about the heroes that arise from these societies that capture some strange interest of mine. They are often the single, ordinary man, oppressed yet still resilient in small fine ways. They are the one man against the majority, the Underground, rebels defying the puppeteers that threaten the essence of humanity: freedom. It is like pitting a speck of dust against the universe - what is it that a man can do against such a great force? Under the overwhelming circumstances, some manage to topple the impervious dynasties, while others are crushed and absorbed back into the populus, forgotten. They are the black sheep of the masses, waking from the reality and seeing things as what can be, what should be. They are the visionaries, they are the resistance - and that is so incredibly appealing to me. I am a fairly model citizen, observing rules fairly fastidiously, yet internally I cherish the idea of free reign... But, more seriously, I guess in my own small way, I would like to be a person who sees the world beyond what it is now. I like to see things as what can change, what can be made better. That future is enticing, even if I cannot reach it - even if I cannot reach it ever. I am always grasping at the elusive tomorrow, imagining what technologies, societies, wonders lay beyond the clasps of ponderous time.
 
But, that's all talk. Maybe someday I can do something - maybe my ideas will become coherent, and maybe these will bring revolutionary change for the better. Maybe I won't, but it doesn't hurt to dream of it first.
 
Meanwhile, I'll keep an eye on these fictional (and not so fictional...) oppressive regimes. Remember, Big Brother is watching you. 
 
Yup you.
 
-Lila *shrugs and skips off*
 
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abaeran
04 October 2009 @ 02:52 pm
I SAW NEIL GAIMAN TODAY!~

In the flesh. Breathing, and simply freaking awesome.

I couldn't get a seat in the main auditorium of the library which was frustrating. I would have been delegated to a cramped room where he would be on a tv. Totally can see him on a tv anyday (helllo, internet). Plus I really have some serious studying to do... Anyhow, I was feeling frustrated/desperate in the filled auditorium, standing on the steps when I see him walking up the steps - my way! I back up and he passes me on the way out (my heart is totally hammering and going crazy realizing I'm that close to one of my favorite authors of all time. I mean he has near god-hood status in my book)- he went to say hello to the peeps in the cramped other overflow room. I hovered around the doorway - just super thrilled to hear him talk! And then, he turned out to return to the main auditorium and there, in the few seconds that s-l-o-w-e-d down to minutes really, I said hi - and he said hi back!

me = CLOUD9

-Lila

P.S. Did I mention I SAW NEIL GAIMAN TODAY?!



 
 
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abaeran
06 September 2009 @ 02:19 pm
Disclaimer: The following are the musings of a crazy mind.

'nuff said. :)

I have been feeling very... restless of late. It is like grasping in the air at shadows and eidolons that don't exist, yet still feeling the need to do so.

I find myself more and more drawn to the powers of technology. I suppose I figure if there really is no magic in this world, so be it. At least I can believe in technology in this life...

Just yesterday, I went to the airshow - and seeing those planes, hearing the roars follow as the plane slides by,  just made me want to be up there with them. My heart was there with them, wishing hard that I could drink in the skies, feel the speed pressing into me, testing the limits of what I can do. I suppose it doesn't take a big reach to say, hey that plane kinda looks like Kyrios from Gundam. Stuff like that makes my mind go crazy. Fictional worlds are dangerous for me. I mean really dangerous. I remember walking out of the theatre of Star Wars: Episode III and wondering where exactly was my lightsaber as I turned the corner. I felt kinda empty handed. ^^ I think I am complacent when realizing that they may not be dragons in this world. That there may not be wizards, or princesses, or princes, or gryphons. (At least in this dimension, or this corner of the mutliverse, or cosmos).  I can still be affected by these longings, but, at least when I read a science fiction book and see (and feel, and play)  the new touch techs and transparent displays, and all those wonderful things that bring us a little closer to self-sustainable energy and flying cars - I can be a little more happy.

I guess what I'm trying to say is - I really thought I would grow out of the whole imagining these things can be real thing. Part of me was scared to lose that piece of me, but another part of me said it would maybe let me connect with people more easily on a normal level. I mean, I'm sure a lot of people have tried things like attempting to push a pencil off a table - with their mind - but, that impetus ghosted away as soon as they realized it can't happen in the 'real world.' Nope, that did not happen to me, and now  I am certain it will not happen. Whatever caused my brain to torture itself with tantalizing glimpses of a future that will never be or a reality that never was, continues to do so. I think the difference now is that I accept it... ^^

It is strange balancing the mix of practical rationality - especially in light of the educational/career path I have chosen - along with the mental chaos that occurs often silently in my head. I walk around with another world tagging along. I talk with people here, with another set of characters waiting a short distance/when away. Actually, a lot of my friends and peers I interact with everyday don't realize the extent of longing I have for things that will never be. I realize my duality of focus is something that could get me into trouble. If I ever go off my rocker, I would be one crazy and delusional person. ^^

So why the divulgence of ideas and thoughts that would normally label one as clinically insane? :P Eh, the reason is not logical either. I had a really strange dream - well, when are dreams not strange? - but, it is kinda what prompted me to show up here. I'll hint that it was adventurous.

So, that's that. ^^

-Lila

 
 
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Current Music: Late Goodbye - Poets of the Fall
 
 
abaeran
04 August 2009 @ 08:53 pm

24) White Coat: Becoming a Doctor at Harvard Medical School by Ellen Rothman

Rothman provides a stark, plantive and humble account of her journey through medical school. It helped steady my thoughts about entering medical school and more fully understand the challenges to come. I would consider the book a relatively swift read, for her writing style is straight forward and consise. Personally, I also consider her writing style a tad restrictive at times - for it felt repetitive, especially during her introductory descriptions of people. Beyond that, I felt it was an overall solid book and an inviting read.

25) Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

I know people have their reservations regarding this book, due to its flashback into Roland's past, but I certainly found it delightful! Talk about a western smashed with a post-apocalyptic world - and something strange and wonderful comes out. The further I travel down the pat to the Dark Tower, the more I liken my life to this journey. The parallels are becoming uncanny.... :D King's writing is always addictively amazing and I can only look forward to the next three volumes with dry-mouthed anticipation.

26) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Well, I thought I was going to start The Wolves of Calla by King, but somehow this novel interjected and got finished in between. :D It was a trip to a very different world than the dusty plains of Mid-World. I have already gushed my praise over Sanderson's Elantris, the book in which he broke into the fantasy scene, and this book proves itself just as extraordinary as his first. Sanderson's gift to the fantasy world is his ability to craft new magic systems. Let me tell you, having read shelves full of fantasy books, I've seen my fill of vague magicks doing vague and cliche things. This author thrusts you into a novel system and there's no stopping the fascination from there. In this standalone novel, colors serve as the basis for the magic. A person possessing Breath, which I likened to a soul, can gain more Breaths and thus attain different levels of awareness. Certain numbers of Breath can heighten one's senses, achieve perfect pitch, see the harmonics of color, and more fantastic things. There are so many implications to this color system, such as a script based on colors - readable only by those who have a certain amount of Breath.

This is only a scratch at the surface for the complexity Sanderson has fabricated into this fantastic world.

Politics, plot, characters - this book has it all. Action, love, religion - there is enough of everything to satisfy your palate.

As always, I give Sanderson's novel my highest recommendation.

-Lila
 
 
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abaeran
15 July 2009 @ 11:38 pm
23) The Wastelands by Stephen King

Steadily, steadily, the series is picking up speed, dragging me in on a train (that's a pain ^^). I cannot put these books down!

*gobbles next book*

- Lila

 
 
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abaeran
10 July 2009 @ 10:17 pm
Oi! I totally am on the fritz regarding time. Today - I proudly announce - I got up at 15:00! Fun times. :) Apparently I've been dead enough, that yesterday I completely missed the home alarm that my mom accidentally set off. Considering that I'm typically a fairly light sleeper, it says much! Begone jet-lag!

In response to a very fun letter meme sent my way by [info]remembrancer19 , I got the letter D!

Leave me a comment and I will give you a letter. Then, write 10 things that you love starting with that letter. Post the list in your journal. Give out letters to those who comment in return.
  • Dragons - though my first love was of horses, it evolved into these fantastic creatures. Although I do not draw them much anymore, they still remain dear to my heart. 
  • Deathnote! - 'nuff said ^^
  • Darker than Black - I want to see more from this show! It was too short...
  • DeviantArt - I firmly believe dA has been the place that pushed me to do more. Without this community, no way in hell could I find any way to advance my skills. Quite a talented and inspirational place!
  • Dean Winchester - Dean, Dean, Dean. I am quite possibly very obsessed with you. Yup.
  • Death - not in a weird or morbid way. Just a eensy bit of healthy fascination, quite like Lirael's. The topic sets off a lot of stimulating thoughts on what's beyond the final gate and more thoughts on how we cope with Life.
  • Devil May Cry - one of my favorite games. I like its style and it's one of those satisfying games in which you can vent some steam after a long day. ^^
  • Drawing - that goes as far back as I can remember. I still have old notebooks floating around with bloated, hand-shaped unicorns. I tried. :p
  • Dinosaurs! - still a nerd at heart =3
  • Dreaming
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abaeran
03 July 2009 @ 07:30 pm
Yo.  
Erm, I think it's Friday, July 3 here.

Just a little hello and heads up that when I'm back - there will be a ton of pictures! I've been around so many places - temples, mountains, beaches, park... pretty much everywhere! I'm really glad I brought my phone to take pictures as I go. It's kinda strange using the internet. I haven't seen it in days!

Time passes in a snap.

Oi.

Too much excitement in too little time!

*falls asleep*

-Lila
 
 
abaeran
17 June 2009 @ 06:25 pm
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abaeran
23 April 2009 @ 10:55 pm
I love cracked.com, even its offensiveness... :D

www.cracked.com/topic/8-christian-bale/


Heck yea! Christian Bale!

*twiddles thumbs, and continues studying*

-Lila :3


 
 
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abaeran
18 October 2008 @ 11:21 pm
Found this on [info]remembrancer19 's blog. I thought it would be fun :D
Considering the nature of urbandictionary, what you may find may not be what you want to see. =O

And... I tried my hardest to put this under the LJ cut - but it was being extraordinarily funky. I don't know what's up o.o
 
Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box, then write the FIRST definition it gives you.

1) Your name:
2) Your age:
3) One of your friends:
4) What should you be doing?
5) Your favourite colour:
6) Your birthplace:
7) Last person you talked to:
8) Last thing you had to drink:
9) Your nickname:

1) Your name: Lila

a girl who finds meaning in nature, especially at night

2) Your age: 19
To "be 19", or to have "gone 19" essentially means that something has gone wrong, is just plain weird, or is inexplicable. Derived from Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' series. Its true meaning, if anything more than a motif, has yet to be revealed.

3) One of my friends:

4) What I should really be doing: biochemistry
The study of the chemistry of life. It involves the chemistry of living things from the very largest organisms to the microscopically small lipids and amino acids.

5) My favorite color: black
1.Darkness, a dark colour, the colour of this text is black.
2.A race - The black race can range from African american to polynesian.

6) My place of birth: Fairview
Proper Name: Fairview Park
One of the illest towns in Ohio. Known for its rivalry and hate of Rocky River( rich assholes). Some call it F-Town.
A mostly residential town with only a few strips of stores, though it was 3 kickass icecream stores:Websters,East Coast Custard and Dairy View.

7) Last person you talked to: mom
The woman who loves you unconditionally from birth, the one who puts her kids before herself and the one who you can always count on above everyone else.
Just telling her your problems makes you feel better because mom's always know how to make it all go away.
Even if you fight, know that she's just looking out for your best interests.

8) Last thing you drank: water
The 4th element required to summon Captain Planet


9) Your nickname: Li (pronounced "lie;" as if my name could be any shorter...)
AOL instant messanger slang.
How many times a day do you typically type the word "lol" when you are not actually laughing out loud? Even if you do this once, you are a liar, you're lying to yourself, and to your friends who think they've made you laugh.
Instead, be true to yourself and your friends, and type "li" which means you are laughing on the inside, and that's all your friends need to hear to know that they still have a half decent sense of humor

I was thoroughly amused. :D

-Lila


 
 
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abaeran
29 September 2008 @ 11:53 pm
16) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson



Beyond wanting to chuck my computer out the window (due to problems pretty much stemming from my abuse ;p), everything that Sanderson has done, has said, is enough to cool my mind and make me breathe.


This is one spectacular piece. I urge you to read this, not as a fantasy book, but as a true work of literary art.


My god, my opinion of Mr. Sanderson simply hits the roof sometimes, just because I can't contain my enthusiasm having found an author I appreciate.

Ok.

Well, yes, I do have a list of authors I hold in high esteem - such as Gene Wolfe and Barbara Hambly. But, what really kills me is that Hambly is an author that help inspire him. (from his Blogger blog  Aug 25, 2007 - mistborn.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html ) I love seeing that connection, and it makes me respect Mr. Sanderson even more.

But, enough effusive shouts of praise, because this is what I have to say, if I were to bother the author again with a fan-born email.
 


Dear Mr. Sanderson,

I just can imagine that you would feel ever so slightly miffed to have fans effusing themselves and slavering away at your feet in pure devotion (surely they must do this); but I fear that in the next few sentences, I'm just about to do the same.

In all honesty, I thought Elantris was magnificent.

But, let me say, Mistborn totally blew past my love for Elantris by a couple windstorms. :D

I cannot quite articulate the magnitude of what I feel, but at least I can say, I am at the full lull of your characters and their stories. I feel very attuned to your writing, because I have strived hard to make sure for whatever little writings I do, my full effort is spent fleshing out characters who are believable and real, with their own set of motivations and flaws.

They are tangible. And they speak to the reader as a person could to another.

There's nothing more that I appreciate than being sucked into the author's world, and enjoying the immersive experience.

I fear (here, I may adopt the tone of a physician), there has been a dreadful consequence after I finished Mistborn. I am having an extraordinarily hard time coping with the fact that I am unable to find books suitable for my raised expectations.

I mean, what book can match the sheer amount of surprise I encountered within, let's say, the final chunk of pages. The subtle twists, revelations - pushed the capacity of my heart. The amount of thrill, anticipation, action, and dialogue ennervated me like no book ever has.

Reviewing such symptoms, like withdrawal, despondancy (in the face of books that aren't really up to par), and heart palpitations (just read it, and you'll see feel), I see there is one solution, and one solution only. 

Certainly, the proper course of action is to take in a healthy dose of the next book, in which I will definitely (and most gladly do so).

Wrapping up the mad ramblings of a faithful reader, I at least give you:

My highest regards,

Lila



Can I offer any higher recommendation?

I didn't think so.

Read it.


You will not be disappointed.

:D

-Lila

(Hot damn. I just want to know how this entry will read tomorrow, when I'm actually somewhat awake. Woo. I'll see!)
 


 


 
 
Current Location: Somewhere
Current Music: Something
 
 
abaeran
05 September 2008 @ 11:34 pm
WTF?!

I swear.... Code Geass R2 is going double triple quadruple time per episode.

A bajillion things happened in episode 21.  No joke.

I think my head is about to fall off.

*dies*

-Lila

 
 
Current Mood: anxious
 
 
abaeran
04 September 2008 @ 09:58 am
Call me silly, but I encountered the most incredible feeling as I was shooting in my archery class this morning.

My literary mind struggles to scramble together words that would express the precise feeling, but I fail - miserably. The best I could say is, with growing confidence, I felt when the arrow would go right. Explains a lot, eh? But, I guess I feel very comfortable shooting. Last time, (aka my first time I ever shot an arrow hehe) was very tense. When I pulled back on the string, it felt like I was straining, fighting against the bow. But, this morning, it felt very relaxed and I guess fitting. Any time I did not feel this sense was the times I shot astray. So, I was learning to refrain from releasing if I did not feel that everything was alright.

I dunno. Maybe, with more success I will try to explain this as the class goes on. :D


Besides, it was extraordinarily cool to huddle a group of arrows together so they were all touching each other in the target.


*grins crazily*

-Lila

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Current Location: Dorm
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Madder Sky - Code Geass R2 OST
 
 
abaeran
02 September 2008 @ 09:21 pm
15) Yendi by Steven Brust



16) Teckla by Steven Brust



So, I feel slightly guilty. I should have written these entries right after I read the two books, but.... I didn't. So, I'm smooshing my review on the two books into one entry.


This is not to say that they are not good books. Considering the fact that they are well-written first person narratives, easily places these books high on my admiration list. By far, the adventure's provided by Brust's witty character, Vlad Taltos, are refreshing, surprising, and utterly human

Yes, human.

Because, Taltos is an assassin, but he has his motivations, origins, and humanity. And, there's a such thing as revival in case of an un-permanent death. Handy, eh?

Yendi focuses on the events leading up to Brust's first book: Jhereg. Teckla I believe happens somewhat after the two (but, don't take my word on it).

Returning to an aforementioned statement: I like how I am surprised. I do not find Brust's books very predictable and having spent a lifetime with my nose stuck fantasy novels - being surprised is.... surprising.

Unfortunately, (I'm so sorry Mr. Brust!), I feel that my new read, Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, somewhat overshadows what should have been an effusive review of Brust's novels. Unfortunately the deadly combination of time and new interest dampened my enthusiasm. No offense meant - the Taltos novels are excellent reads and I give my full-hearted recommendation!

With great regret,

-Lila

 
 
 
 

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