Dracarys and the new year

Sorry for dropping off the radar screen again, but I got caught up in the post-Christmas craziness. I also bought a new laptop, as Melusine has been living up to her namesake, the Demon Countess of Anjou. I’ve been using my second laptop, Spock, but a backup computer is like a backup QB; they do their best but they are not likely to lead us deep into the playoffs. So Melusine is now relegated to third-string, and a wonderful tech from the Geek Squad came by yesterday to set the new one up and transfer files from Melusine. I am looking forward to starting the new year with a new computer, although I wish Windows 8 were not part of the deal. I was thinking of naming it Merlin—trying the power of positive thinking—but the last time I tried that, it did not work out very well; I ended up have to give Merlin a name better suited to his evil nature—Demon Spawn. Stephanie convinced me I should name the new one Dracarys, High Valerian for Dragonfire, which is not only a cool name but reminds me of my favorite scene in Game of Thrones, where Danni says “Dracarys!” and her dragon incinerates the evil slaver. This may not mean much to some of my readers but all of my fellow Thrones addicts will understand perfectly.
Unfortunately, I do not know the High Valerian equivalent of “Happy New Year,” so I’ll have to settle for English. I hope the new year will be a better one for us all.