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It has been so long since I last looked at livejournal and I probably won't be back after this. But I'll leave this message here in case you re-visit this place and wonder where I am.
I have been working on my blog at http://hermitism.com/. I don't talk about my day to day life very much, but there's lots of nail art. For example, here's a bunch of favorites from 2017:
And here's a favorite from this month:
And one last thing. I thought it would be fun to revisit that old fantasy books you should read list and see how many more I read since 2007. As before, I've italicized books I didn't want to finish.
1. George MacDonald, Phantastes, 1858
2. William Morris, The Well at the World’s End, 1896
3. E.R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros, 1922
4. H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu, 1928
5. Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, 1946
6. Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian, 1950
7. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, 1950s
8. C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, 1950
9. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, 1954
10. T.H. White, The Once & Future King, 1958
11. Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time, 1962
12. Michael Moorcock, Stormbringer 1965
13. Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron, 1965
14. Alan Garner, Elidor, 1965
15. Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea, 1968
16. Peter Beagle, The Last Unicorn, 1968*
17. Fritz Leiber, Ill Met in Lankhmar, 1970
18. Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber, 1970
19. Richard Adams, Watership Down, 1972
20. Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, 1973
21. William Goldman, The Princess Bride, 1973
22. Patricia McKillip, The Riddle-Master of Hed, 1976
23. Anne McCaffrey, Dragonsong, 1976
24. Terry Brooks, The Sword of Shannara, 1977
25. Steven Donaldson, The (First) Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, 1977
26. Piers Anthony, A Spell for Chameleon, 1977
27. Walter Wangerin, The Book of the Dun Cow, 1978
28. Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun, 1980
29. John Crowley, Little, Big, 1981
30. Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon, 1982
31. David Eddings, The Belgariad, 1982
32. Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, 1983
33. Robert Holdstock, Mythago Wood, 1984
34. Margarert Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, 1984
35. Orson Scott Card, Seventh Son, 1987
36. Ellen Kushner, Swordspoint, 1987
37. Mercedes Lackey, The Last Herald-Mage, 1990
38. Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana, 1990
39. Tad Williams, Stone of Farewell, 1990
40. Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World, 1990
41. Stephen King, The Waste Lands, 1991
42. Neil Gaiman, The Season of Mists, 1991
43. C.S. Friedman, Black Sun Rising, 1991
44. Tim Powers, Last Call, 1992
45. Philip Pullman, Northern Lights/The Golden Compass, 1995
46. George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones, 1996
47. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone, 1997
48. Sean Stewart, Mockingbird, 1998
49. China Mieville, Perdido Street Station, 2000
50. Susannah Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, 2004
That's probably about as complete as it's going to get.
I have been working on my blog at http://hermitism.com/. I don't talk about my day to day life very much, but there's lots of nail art. For example, here's a bunch of favorites from 2017:
And here's a favorite from this month:
And one last thing. I thought it would be fun to revisit that old fantasy books you should read list and see how many more I read since 2007. As before, I've italicized books I didn't want to finish.
1. George MacDonald, Phantastes, 1858
2. William Morris, The Well at the World’s End, 1896
3. E.R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros, 1922
4. H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu, 1928
5. Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, 1946
6. Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian, 1950
7. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, 1950s
8. C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, 1950
9. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, 1954
10. T.H. White, The Once & Future King, 1958
11. Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time, 1962
12. Michael Moorcock, Stormbringer 1965
13. Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron, 1965
14. Alan Garner, Elidor, 1965
15. Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea, 1968
16. Peter Beagle, The Last Unicorn, 1968*
17. Fritz Leiber, Ill Met in Lankhmar, 1970
18. Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber, 1970
19. Richard Adams, Watership Down, 1972
20. Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, 1973
21. William Goldman, The Princess Bride, 1973
22. Patricia McKillip, The Riddle-Master of Hed, 1976
23. Anne McCaffrey, Dragonsong, 1976
24. Terry Brooks, The Sword of Shannara, 1977
25. Steven Donaldson, The (First) Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, 1977
26. Piers Anthony, A Spell for Chameleon, 1977
27. Walter Wangerin, The Book of the Dun Cow, 1978
28. Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun, 1980
29. John Crowley, Little, Big, 1981
30. Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon, 1982
31. David Eddings, The Belgariad, 1982
32. Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, 1983
33. Robert Holdstock, Mythago Wood, 1984
34. Margarert Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, 1984
35. Orson Scott Card, Seventh Son, 1987
36. Ellen Kushner, Swordspoint, 1987
37. Mercedes Lackey, The Last Herald-Mage, 1990
38. Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana, 1990
39. Tad Williams, Stone of Farewell, 1990
40. Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World, 1990
41. Stephen King, The Waste Lands, 1991
42. Neil Gaiman, The Season of Mists, 1991
43. C.S. Friedman, Black Sun Rising, 1991
44. Tim Powers, Last Call, 1992
45. Philip Pullman, Northern Lights/The Golden Compass, 1995
46. George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones, 1996
47. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone, 1997
48. Sean Stewart, Mockingbird, 1998
49. China Mieville, Perdido Street Station, 2000
50. Susannah Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, 2004
That's probably about as complete as it's going to get.