This is my typical view when lying on the couch lately. At least she was positioned nicely in this one and not with her backside against my cheek and her tail thwacking my head. :P
Mar 112009
When I watch TV, I often do silly little drawings like this one. I forget when I drew this one, but it’s probably one of the latest ones. I’d left the drawing on my scanner, which is what makes me think that. Hah.
Anyway, I love the idea of being able to detach yourself from a base and float away. :P This character’s name is N0rks-k0n3ntz and yes, I created it like that just to be obnoxious.
This has been added to my flickr drawing album.
Mar 012009
I listened to the audio version of this book because they opted to print the mass market as a premium size this time around. That extra inch to the height is annoying to me. I don’t like the feel of it in my hands. Worse, I hate the look of it on my standard mass market friendly bookshelf. Why they do that in the middle of a series is beyond me. Grr.
But, this is the first Dresden audiobook I’ve listened too and OMG, wow! James Marsters is the best reader I’ve ever heard. I used to listen to audiobooks all the time because I drove a lot. I’ve never heard someone change their voice in such extreme ways to create the variety of characters so well. From Toot Toot, to Mab, to all the various Denarians…WOW! Freaking amazing. It was a truly awesome experience and I must listen to more Dresden audiobooks now!
Small Favor is the tenth book in the Dresden series. I’ve never stuck with a series this long before. There’s no lag in the quality of these stories. In fact, they get better as they go. Book 7, Dead Beat, is still my favorite. It might be the undead T-rex, Sue, that puts that one over the top. Just maybe. :P
I guess at this point I should say spoilers abound. So, be forewarned.
In Small Favor, the Denarians return. We haven’t seen them since book 5, Death Mask. I’m not counting Lasciel since she was really just a shadow. The Denarians are the scariest characters in these books. True evil. I mean, they are the arch nemeses of the Knights of the Cross, eh? That speaks wonders. And the way they manipulate Dresden in this book only shows just how scary they can be.
Add to that craziness, Dresden is being hunted by none other than the Billy Goats Gruff. The absurdity of that still makes me laugh. And I loved how Dresden outmaneuvered that situation in the third encounter by requesting a donut. Freshly baked cake donut with white frosting and sprinkles. Of course.
I could yammer on and on. Total fangirl thing. The pace, the humor, the outlandish ways Dresden gets out of situations…it’s all brilliantly done. :D
My biggest frustration with this story though comes with what Mr. Butcher did to Michael. For the love of…talk about a sadistic DM. He went for the overkill. I mean, really, Michael gets hurt. Fine. There were signs that he wanted to lead a normal life and not be a knight anymore as is. You needed a way to get him there. But to pummel him in every which way possible? WTF? You wanna go that nuts on someone, go for one of the NPCs, man, not a PC. That. Was. Wrong. I’ll say it again. That. Was. Wrong.
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Oh! And in case you missed it. Wallpapers are available for this book here.
Mar 012009
For those itchin’ for a Breaking Bad fix before season 2 premieres on March 8, AMCtv site has a few minsodes you can check out.
From the AMC blog:
Watch Hank and Marie as they celebrate Valentine’s Day in the bedroom in “Good Cop, Bad Cop.” View a flashback to Hank and Marie’s wedding as the groom discusses with Walt his last wild night as a bachelor in “Wedding Day.” Go inside Jesse’s band TwaughtHammer as he and Badger make a behind-the-music documentary, and sing along to the full music video for their song “Fallacies.” Finally, watch Marie discuss politics and patriotism in her personal video diary, “Marie’s Confession.”
My favorite one, which they don’t even mention above, is “The Break-In“:
Man, I love this show! :D
Mar 012009
Awe, poor Ruki. I’ve been working at my computer a lot today, catching up on all sorts of stuff. I have music cranked and the lights on. I turned around and saw her in the middle of my bed like that. Awe. She has that go away and leave me alone so I can sleep pose going on. She looks more pathetic having her little froggy next to her I think. As sad as that scene looks, I think it might be payback for screaming in my face at o’dark-thirty this morning for food. Heh. Just maybe. :P
