Man, I was really counting on the Half-Blood Prince enigma to get the book moving, but so far it's just gotten slower, if anything. At the very least, the timescale of the book itself seems to be accelerating, as this chapter appears to take place a full week after the last. Still, it's not exactly anything to write home about ( Read more... )

Many thanks to brucha for providing me with this new icon, based on my review of Chapter Seven. I was thinking about using an icon themed for these segments, and this one fits so nicely, I went ahead and reupped my paid account so I could use it.

I've read some bad chapters out of this book, but of all the ones I've read so far, this one just lays ( Read more... )

WHO?

WHO?

WHO?

Who? Or what, is the newest, most breath-taking, most sensational super hero of all...?

IRON MANTHE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE! He lives! He walks! He conquers!

( As Tom Servo might say, '193 pages in and we finally get to the first plot point.' )

I don't have a whole lot else to say this time around, so let's get down to it. If this review were a comic book, the blurb on the cover would read:

( BIG Snape Issue! )

Well, I've been gone for a while, so I should probably start out by explaining where I've been. Last week I volunteered to work third-shift at my job, partly for training purposes, partly to help everyone out at my job, and mainly so I could get a few brownie points at work. Most importantly, though, by working nights, I'd be able to take Friday ( Read more... )

I'm working third shift this week, which means... well, it doesn't mean a whole lot, I guess. I just thought I'd point that out. If my writing suffers from this sudden change in sleep patterns, well, it probably won't, but it makes a good excuse.

( Meantime, at the ranch... )

This weekend I bought a greatest hits CD of Electric Light Orchestra. The guy at the store congratulated me on what he considered the greatest music purchase of that day. I really gotta stop shopping at the Sam Goody ( Read more... )

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Enh, I got nothin' to start off with, so let's just get on with this.

( Three The Hard Way )

I don't feel like finding the link right now, but I saw an article on MSNBC about how Kentucky is finally doing away with those gosh-awful "Mr. Smiley" liscense plates. Back in 2003, Democrat Governor Paul Patton was in between sexual trysts, and he decided the best way to promote Kentucky (the most awesomest of all awesome states) was to scrap ( Read more... )