I love the AC series, but especially love AC2 because the character of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who is the character you're essentially playing throughout. He simply oozes style and it shows from the wicked awesome cinematics for the game. Because I'm bored and because some of the people who follow me have very likely never seen these, I give you ( Read more... )

So, in the last couple of days, I've blown through the first two of Jordan's series and most of the third - I should finish it tonight or tomorrow - and man, I'd forgotten how much I like his world-building. Maybe it's just me, but I sincerely think I like his Westlands better than Martin's Westeros ( Read more... )

Congratulations to Wisconsin for bringing some sanity back to America. Here's to hoping it's a sign that we'll get rid of the Marxist-in-Chief come November (even if I'm far from Romney's biggest fan.)

I adored this scene from last night's Game of Thrones because Tyrion and Varys are comedy gold together with their snarking. "Imagine Stannis' terror." "I am trying." Oh, God, that killed me, nearly as much as the earlier Bronn-Tyrion-Varys scene.

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Interestingly enough, I find myself utterly indifferent to the Stark boys, which is a marked change ( Read more... )

I would so watch this.


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Just got back from watching and DAMN, Whedon knocked this one way, way out of the park. It was perfect.

Fully intend on watching it a couple more times in the theater...

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Peter Dinklage is a god amongst men. When I grow up, I want to be as cool as Tyrion Lannister.

Damn them. They're trying to make me ship Arya/Gendry, aren't they? Sure, I know Arya's still preteen & Gendry is at least in his late teens, but I absolutely loved the rapport I've seen between Maisie Williams and Joe Dempsie in last week's episode ... and it occurs to me that this could be Martin's subtle way of linking the Starks and Baratheon's ( Read more... )

I just love how the nifty little news thing that appears on the main LJ page when I come here is invariably slanted left. Want an explanation why I don't use LJ much anymore? That'd be a nice place to start since I'm not, ya know, a socialist who automatically believes the crap the media pushes about the POTUS, or that kid who just died, or any of ( Read more... )