Nine-hundred and nine pages later, I’m done with A Memory of Light. Done with the Wheel of Time series. Forever. I was sad as I read the last chapter. This is it! I would never again read the adventures of Rand, Mat, Perrin, Rand’s harem of women, or the countless other characters that made up… Continue reading Sometimes the Wheel Stops: Finishing A Memory of Light
Category: Books
She Moon
She had the moon in her mouth. It was a light that radiantly beamed from deep in her throat; a light that could impair any man’s mind into blind, incoherent pleasure. She was born with the talent. When she presented her show-and-tell at the front of her third grade class, all the boys would scratch… Continue reading She Moon
Mosh Potatoes: One Rockin’ Cookbook
A couple months ago, I got an awesome housewarming present from Vegetarian Metalhead: Mosh Potatoes, a cookbook of recipes by metal musicians. Compiled by Steve Seabury, each dish in the collection begins with an anecdote from the artist/cook, and there are lots of funny pictures of the bands “rocking out” in their kitchens. But can… Continue reading Mosh Potatoes: One Rockin’ Cookbook
Review: I Want My MTV
For those of you that have forgotten or are too young to remember, MTV (formerly Music Television; they changed it to MTV a few years ago) was a network consisting almost solely of music videos, music-related programming, and not much else. As the many, many articles and documentaries about MTV have shown, people liked this… Continue reading Review: I Want My MTV
I Like Them Hard and Old (It’s A Book Rant, Stupid!)
So, I’m officially playing the part of a Victorian housewife here, reviewing a set of books that came out at least 140 years ago. I’m also going to play the part of a tunic-wearing Ancient Greek politician, reviewing books that came out when the world was run by inanimate objects personified by other tunic-wearing individuals…with… Continue reading I Like Them Hard and Old (It’s A Book Rant, Stupid!)
Guitar, Drums, and Quill? A Book Review of Clockwork Angels
Being a complete Rush fanatic, it’s no wonder why a novel written directly off of the concept of Rush’s new album Clockwork Angels went straight to the top of my reading wish list. The novel Clockwork Angels was written as a collaboration between Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart. I’m not too familiar with Kevin… Continue reading Guitar, Drums, and Quill? A Book Review of Clockwork Angels
I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand Up Comedy’s Golden Era
In 1972,The Tonight Show moved from New York to Burbank, California and with it went an entire generation of comics, most of whom would go on to become the biggest stars of the comedy boom of the 1980s. In William Knoedelseder’s 2010 book I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy’s Golden… Continue reading I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand Up Comedy’s Golden Era