I just finished the Obsidian Trilogy (The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, and When Darkness Falls), and....

Fuckballs.  I loved it.  Sometimes I hate myself.

I even loved that fucktard Kellen, though I still don't think he's a very convincing main character.  Seriously, he's like Vaan in Final Fantasy XII.  All the other characters are more ( Read more... )

I guess spoilers for "To Light A Candle," though I really doubt anyone on my flist has read it ( Read more... )

Okay, I've joined the ranks of (apparently) EVERY fantasy book connoisseur and read "The Blue Sword."  Careful of spoilers.

Perhaps it was just because this was built up for me (except by jougetsu ) to be the be-all end-all of fantasy books, but I wasn't really that immersed in it.  I liked it, certainly, but definitely had some issues.  I think instead of ( Read more... )

Okay, the haul:

From Dad:
The Yarn Harlot calendar (that I already have, but oh well)
Love, Actually
Little Voice (VHS--Oh, Dad.  You're cute.)
10 Things I Hate About You
8.1 Mega pixel casio digital camera, plus 2gig memory card!!!
The piece de resistance: a giant binder (so big I can't even pick it up with one hand) full of basically...my life.  Old ( Read more... )