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Oops, didn't update at all in October. My bad. Hope my American friends had an exiciting (but not too exciting, because heart attacks make for sad holidays) Hallowe'en, anyway. :)
Just another 2007 Reading List update for you. Four books this time, all from 'The Wheel Of Time' series that I mentioned in my last news entry! I'm determined to finish this series before I start a new one. I have a terrible habit of buying the first books in half a dozen series, which means by the time I've read all the first books, I get back around to the first series I starting reading and I've forgotten what happened at the start and have to read it again to refresh myself. And when I end up getting to the second book, I've read second books from a bunch of the other series, so I have to read the first two books again, and so on and so forth.
You see my dilemma.
So at the moment I'm in something of a frenzy of reading, and I can't say I'm not loving it. Books make me happy. Though they make my eyes cranky. And how.
Anyway, what was I saying?
Right, book additions!
'The Great Hunt', 'The Dragon Reborn', 'The Shadow Rising', and 'The Fires Of Heaven' by Robert Jordan: books 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively.
As you'll notice, I'm adding them in pairs since it'd take up a whole lot of unnecessary space adding them on their own, its being such a long series and all.
Oh, and as of the end of last month, I have actually finished the 6th book, but as I said, adding in pairs seems more efficient to me, so when I've finished the seventh, I'll go ahead and add them both. :)
Lastly, I'd like to send a hugely thankful thanks to Lamb and Having a fit in Trinidad (;) for their utterly amazing emails. I have yet to reply to them due to my self-inflicted partial internet ban (possibly it is also because of my unforgivable laziness), but I'm getting onto it as soon as I finish updating here. You guys made my month with those, and I still get all wide-eyed thinking about them! ♥
Think that's all, then. Hope you're all doing hunky dory.
Wow, two updates in one month, I'm on a roll.
Nothing too exciting, just more additions to my 2007 Reading List! Three for you today.
The first being, as I mentioned I'd begun in my last update, 'Guilty Pleasures' by Laurell K. Hamilton. It was much better than I expected. :) I'll be buying the next couple of books after I finish the series that begins with...
'The Eye Of The World' by Robert Jordan, the first book in 'The Wheel Of Time' series!
Of course, "finish" may be too strong a word for this occasion. As it turns out, the series itself is not finished, and the author died just over a week ago. Funny how that happens. And by "funny", I mean HORRIBLE AND SERIOUSLY INCONVENIENT. Not to sound completely callous. I'm sad he died just because he died, but ugh. Authors shouldn't be allowed to publish such good series unless they're totally completed to begin with. *stubborn, grumpy face* I really hope his wife gives permission for someone to complete the final book. It wouldn't quite be the same, obviously, but it'd be a conclusion.
Then again, I should say, I may end up deciding I hate the series as I read the next books (I'm in the middle of reading the second book right now, and I've got the third and fourth books ready for after that), so none of this will even matter. We'll see.
And the final literary entry for this update: 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell! Fascinating stuff. And I love that I get the reference now when people say, "What are you, the Thought Police?" Heh.
Oh, one final thing regarding the website. I've just set up a little archive thingy for the news blog here. It's manually run just like the blog itself, but better that than having five thousand blog entries on the index page because I couldn't be bothered putting in a bit of effort. Hopefully someone will appreciate it. :)
Ack! Another month since my last update! Boy, time sure does fly around here.
Well, I'm dropping in today to mention that I've added a couple more entries to my 2007 Reading List. :)
Specifically, the first six books in the 'Harry Potter' series by J. K. Rowling ('Harry Potter And The Philsopher's Stone', 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets', 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban', 'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire', 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix', 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince'); sadly, 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows' by J. K. Rowling; and lastly, 'Lightning' by Dean Koontz!
I'll be totally bummed when the 'Harry Potter' movies come to an end. It really will be the end of an era. *sigh* Nothing will ever be quite the same. *minute of silence*
I started reading 'Guilty Pleasures' (the first in the 'Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter' series) by Laurell K. Hamilton the other day. I should be finished quickly enough once I pick it up again, as it isn't a very long book.
I have to admit that I'm kind of hesitant about the series, as apparently Hamilton is somewhat infamous for her frequent, repetitive, boring sex scenes? Hmph. I have to give it a shot, anyway, 'cause dude! Vampires! ♥ I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
If you want to drop me a line, I'm always contactable (is that a word?). :D
Eep. It's been a while, eh? Sorry about that. I'm notoriously dreadful at keeping up with posting on blogs and things. No doubt I'll do this again, so sorry in advance!
July was a huge month for me, being the Harry Potter nut I am. I read the entire series (and I do mean entire, because it's finished! *sobs miserably*) between the 15th and the 22nd, as I wanted to read the first six before I got to the seventh, but I sort of left it until the last moment, so I was in something of a frenzy by the end. Then the seventh came out and... well... I have my thoughts regarding that in a LiveJournal post right here (MAJOR SPOILER ALERT if you've not read/finished) if you're interested.
As soon as I get access to Photoshop again, I'll be adding the HP series to the Reading List. :)
Before even the book, though, there was 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix' at the movies! Rawr! Fucking loved it, of course. The final scene at the Ministry? Nearly passed out, everything about it was so awesome. The duel, the possession; everything is Better With Voldemort.
Aside from my fangirling, I've just added a bunch of new links to the Fanfiction Recs page, as I've discovered some great fiction recently. If you're into that, go check it out. Go on, shoo.
Anyway, that's enough for now. I've got a bunch of new books that I've purchased but haven't read yet, so those should be along eventually.
Before I go, though, I wanted to say a[nother] huge thank you to Lottie Lee and Gabriella for contacting me with such lovely things to say about my site. I've totally got the warmfuzzies! Yay!
Woo! Hello again! More updates to my 2007 Reading List to make note of.
Firstly, 'The Mummy or Ramses The Damned' by Anne Rice. I'd generally consider myself an Anne Rice fan, but I can't say so much for this book. Oh, well.
Secondly, 'Seize The Night' by Dean Koontz, which is the book I mentioned in the last update that I'd started reading! I actually finished reading it the day after I made that post, but I didn't want to make another news post so soon after the last one, so I figured I'd hold out until I finished this newest book. :) Huge love for it. Recommended to everyone.
As for other news, I'm pretty seriously considering opening a book review website on a new domain. The Book Worm page just doesn't sate my lusty bookish apetite. The only thing holding me back is figuring out how to run it. Manually would count out the option of a comment feature, but I don't know of any book review management scripts, and while WordPress or similar might be an option, I don't know how to use the stupid thing, and it probably wouldn't be customisable enough for my tastes.
Argh, we'll see. Any advice would be welcomed!
My 2007 Reading List has just received its latest addition: 'The Phantom Of The Opera' by Gaston Leroux!
It's about time I got around to reading this one, actually. My grandma gave it to me to read a year or two ago. All the times I complain about having nothing to read, I really have a handful of classics I still haven't picked up yet. I'll get around to it.
I've also added a couple more books I found buried under rubble beside my bed that I had forgotten I'd read earlier this year. They are 'Just Annoying!' by Andy Griffiths and '3 Times The Fear' ('Blood Brothers' by Nicholas Adams, 'Love You To Death' by Bebe Faas Rice, and 'Deadly Stranger' by M. C. Summers).
Anyway!
Since I finished PotO, I'm about half-way through a Dean Koontz book my aunty's given me to read. Boy, is it good! More on that when I'm done.
Ciao! And remember, if you want to let me know anything, I've got a very handy contact form right here. :D
Oh! Hello there! Suprised to drop by and actually find something other than a hiatus sign, are we? Yeah, I don't blame you.
Yes, it's true that pr0n & chocolate has been on hiatus since November of 2005. What can I say? I'm horribly lazy and have a habit of procrastinating. Not two of my best traits, and unfortunately two that work together really well, and only ever to my detriment.
Anyway, I'm back, and for the first time since I bought this domain, there's some content you can really sink your teeth into!
I know, I was shocked, too!
I've put some real effort into adding some meat to the bones of this domain, and I think I've done well. I'd say something like, "If you think you so, too, just drop me a comment!" But as it is, I don't have a comment form because I don't have a blog script. They're all too bloody tricky, if you ask me, and not nearly flexible enough. A layout shouldn't have to fit around a blogging tool, it should be the other way around.
At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Hmph.
