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Book Review: Warbreaker

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Finally got around to reading this book. For those of you who don't know, I used to be in Brandon's writing group. The nice thing about this is that I got to read all of his material before it was published. The not so nice thing is that I never got to consume it "whole"--all at once, all fresh. Until this book. Brandon released many versions of it online for free, and the final version was published a month or two ago. (Maybe more--I adm...

Board Game Review: Dominion

DKC and I had a chance to play one of the board games I got for my birthday a few weeks ago: Dominion. It's not the easiest game for me to describe, actually. Check out the link for a fairly good overview. It's card-based. You start each game with some combination of cards that let you do a specific type of ability. You use those cards to build a deck and use that deck to beat your opponent. DKC isn't the world's most adventurous board gamer (okay--technically this game doesn't have a board, ...

What Do Snooky and Flint Have to Do with Tuba and Xylophones?

Catchy title to the post, eh? Now you're really interested, aren't you. I'll get to that in a moment or two--leave you in suspense for a bit.

First off, sorry for not posting yesterday. It was a wicked busy day, what with house repair, mason work, library work, more house repair, and a missionary meeting. By the time I remembered, it was already too late. So sorry. It'll happen again. :-)

Busy today as well, actually. So I don't have too much time, but in the time that I do have, I wanted to gi...

Thoughts on Working Evenings

A late post today. I'm still at the library--working the night shift. That means I was here from 2:30, and I'll be here until 11. It's been quite a while since I worked this late, and it's bringing back some old memories. I remember the days of working in the Periodicals department at BYU's library. They'd play the Sleeping Beauty Waltz at closing time, followed by When the Saints Go Marching In. Part of me really likes working at night. I'm more of a night person in general, and I like havin...

A General Update on My Life

Had a friend who I hadn't heard from in a while email me the other day, and I finally got around to replying with a general update on what my family and me have been up to recently. I figured I'd put it up here for you all to read, as well--because sometimes I think it's nice just to get a general overview, and this blog can get bogged down in specifics (and movie reviews) from time to time. Anyway--here you go:

I'm happy to report that Bryce-topia is chugging along just fine. TRC is 5 now (an...

Movie Review: Lars and the Real Girl

DKC and I watched one of the most unique romantic comedies over the weekend, but I've got a feeling the plot summary alone is going to turn off many of my readers. Don't let it dissuade you! This is a movie worth watching--very funny and sweet. The movie in question? Lars and the Real Girl. The plot summary? A detached man orders a sex doll online, then pretends she's his real life girl friend. See what I mean? It's hard to recover after you read that bit about a sex doll. Would it help any i...

Drive to Bangor

Spent the day in Bangor today for a work meeting. It was quite the beautiful drive--the leaves are changing, the sun was out, and there wasn't much traffic. (Note--"not much traffic" in Maine equates to "no traffic" other places.) Nothing like driving on a pleasant day, my trusty iPod by my side, and a GPS in front of me to help if I get lost. Very nice.

I haven't given an update on writing progress in a while, so here's a quick rundown. I've been working on a new book--one that I'm planning a...

Why I Like Autumn

One of the biggest perks of being out here in Maine for me is definitely the fact that the four seasons are so distinct. It's like everything's magnified. Winter is WINTER--no doubt about it in your mind. It's cold, it's long, and it's full of snow. It's everything you'd think a winter would be. Spring is SPRING--the contrast to the winter alone is enough to make it that much more noticeable, but then you have all these lovely flowers and blossoming trees and pleasant weather (and mud and bla...

Masons (Free Would be Preferrable, but We're Talking Chimneys Here, Folks)

So my chimney has a 1/2 inch crack in it that runs for three feet or so. You don't want that when you're using the chimney to burn 4 cord of wood a winter, or at least that's what they tell me. I'm in the process of getting masons to come to my house and give me estimates. Here's the thing--what estimate do I go with? Should I take el cheapo or the el expensivo? (My Spanish is clearly lacking here--sorry.) I mean, the cheap one would be great for my pocketbook, but why is it so cheap? I don't...

Internet Connections and Fair Observations

Still pretty slow on the typing front, so today will be short, again. I just wanted to know how you all connect to the internet, and how satisfied you are with that connection. Right now we're on cable, and I like it fine--except at night, when the speed seems to plummet because everyone else is on at the same time. Does that happen to you, too? I'm thinking about switching, but I don't want to if it's just to end up with the same problem. However, paying for 4mb/s and getting .5 is not my id...