Well, long time without a post...whoops. I admit, things have been insane here for a while. I'm back in school now and I have homework galore already (and it's only the end of the second week/first full week). I'm behind in everything but that, and I have a ton to do before Monday already...and I'm really tired, which is not a good combination...on the plus side, I read a bunch of books at the beginning of last month...
Excalibur
One Good Knight
The Wall
Chalice
Fortune's Fool
Warriors: Dark River
Warriors: Outcast
Friday, September 9, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Just Something I Found While Cleaning
I ran across this piece of some sort ot packaging with this on the back. It made me smile.
Because you are my "Best Friend,"
I will keep you close to me.
Wherever I go, whatever I do.
When I'm miles from home, thinking of you,
You'll be right there with me.
You make me smile and make me laugh,
Always there for me when I need you most.
You are truly a devoted friend...
...My "Best Friend."
Monday, August 1, 2011
I Don't Get It
I just don't understand people sometimes. I really don't.
I'm a bit of an Arthurian scholar. And I might be a little bit obsessive about Arthurian Legend right now. It really doesn't help that the fourth series of Merlin was teased at San Diego Comic-Con recently.
Anyway. The thing that is really getting on my nerves is the fact that everyone in the world seems to consider Morgan le Fay to be evil, vengeful, or something of the sort. She is expected to be this evil queen or evil sorceress that is always out to get Arthur (and Merlin in the television show).
What people don't understand is that Morgan - Morgana as I prefer to call her - is not evil. She has become portrayed as evil, but she never was like that. Not originally. She was a powerful sorceress from the isle of Avalon. She was a shapeshifter and a healer. She was the eldest of nine beautiful sisters. She was not evil. Not until she was made to be.
She was not even Arthur's sister until the time of Chretien de Troyes, who wrote for the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was not even vengeful until the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and that was only when Arthur killed her lover.
Some people have tried to shift her portrayal back to how it should have been, but it never lasts. She is the victim of so much misportrayal. It actually makes me a bit sad to see what people are doing to her.
The way she is being portrayed in Merlin is one of those ways. In series one, she was amazing. She was my favorite character. In series two, her romance with Arthur was dropped inexplicably, even though it was beautifully done before and absolutely wonderful (anyone notice that they decided to make her Arthur's sister after that? Stupid writers) before that. She was overlooked and manipulated. It only gets worse from there, and now even the actress who plays here considers her darker side to be the true Morgana. Lovely.
I don't think that's how Morgana is supposed to be. Maybe that's just me and my love of the legends, but I don't think it's fair for them to do this to her character. All she ever gets is the blame. That's just not fair to her. Would it kill people to treat her character properly?
I'm a bit of an Arthurian scholar. And I might be a little bit obsessive about Arthurian Legend right now. It really doesn't help that the fourth series of Merlin was teased at San Diego Comic-Con recently.
Anyway. The thing that is really getting on my nerves is the fact that everyone in the world seems to consider Morgan le Fay to be evil, vengeful, or something of the sort. She is expected to be this evil queen or evil sorceress that is always out to get Arthur (and Merlin in the television show).
What people don't understand is that Morgan - Morgana as I prefer to call her - is not evil. She has become portrayed as evil, but she never was like that. Not originally. She was a powerful sorceress from the isle of Avalon. She was a shapeshifter and a healer. She was the eldest of nine beautiful sisters. She was not evil. Not until she was made to be.
She was not even Arthur's sister until the time of Chretien de Troyes, who wrote for the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was not even vengeful until the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and that was only when Arthur killed her lover.
Some people have tried to shift her portrayal back to how it should have been, but it never lasts. She is the victim of so much misportrayal. It actually makes me a bit sad to see what people are doing to her.
The way she is being portrayed in Merlin is one of those ways. In series one, she was amazing. She was my favorite character. In series two, her romance with Arthur was dropped inexplicably, even though it was beautifully done before and absolutely wonderful (anyone notice that they decided to make her Arthur's sister after that? Stupid writers) before that. She was overlooked and manipulated. It only gets worse from there, and now even the actress who plays here considers her darker side to be the true Morgana. Lovely.
I don't think that's how Morgana is supposed to be. Maybe that's just me and my love of the legends, but I don't think it's fair for them to do this to her character. All she ever gets is the blame. That's just not fair to her. Would it kill people to treat her character properly?
Books I Finished in July
July was a really busy month for me, I have to say. I was out of town a couple of times, always on the go...I actually didn't get a whole lot read, to be honest. I wish I had read more. I really do. I loved the books I read, but there just wasn't enough time...
The Winter King
Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1
Honored
Enemy of God
These were all interesting books (or in the case of the manga, it was funny). The Winter King and Enemy of God were the first two books of The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. I actually just finished the third one (Excalibur) today. It's another take on Arthurian Legend that was very, very good. I would highly recommend it, though it is a tad bloody and a more adult version of the tale. It's not really graphic, but there is a lot of death in it. It's still a really good read and a lot of fun.
The Winter King
Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1
Honored
Enemy of God
These were all interesting books (or in the case of the manga, it was funny). The Winter King and Enemy of God were the first two books of The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. I actually just finished the third one (Excalibur) today. It's another take on Arthurian Legend that was very, very good. I would highly recommend it, though it is a tad bloody and a more adult version of the tale. It's not really graphic, but there is a lot of death in it. It's still a really good read and a lot of fun.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Books I Finished in June
It's once again been a while since I posted anything on here. I kept meaning to, but I keep forgetting. And surprisingly, June was a slow month for me as far as books. Not as slow as July has been, but I've been super busy in July as of yet. So, these were the books I read last month..
The Iron King
The Iron Daughter
The Iron Queen
The Sleeping Beauty
The Snow Queen
The Looking Glass Wars
They were all very good. The Sleeping Beauty and The Snow Queen are both part of a series called The Five Hundred Kingdoms, which I love. And they're books that can be read out of order because there are a couple of recurring characters at most. There are currently five books in the series, and I've read three of them (#1, 4, and 5). The Fairy Godmother, the first book, was a little more graphic than the others and did have some sexual content, but Mercedes Lackey is actually a very good writer and the other two don't have anything bad in them whatsoever, which I liked a lot. I've got the other two - One Good Knight and Fortune's Fool - waiting to be read at this point. However, being as busy as I was for the last week or so, it was hard to actually read a more than a bit of One Good Knight while I was traveling...
Anyway, all of those are great books - I loved the Iron Fey series and I'm looking forward to the next book The Iron Knight coming out this fall. I'll write more on those later, but that's it for now.
The Iron King
The Iron Daughter
The Iron Queen
The Sleeping Beauty
The Snow Queen
The Looking Glass Wars
They were all very good. The Sleeping Beauty and The Snow Queen are both part of a series called The Five Hundred Kingdoms, which I love. And they're books that can be read out of order because there are a couple of recurring characters at most. There are currently five books in the series, and I've read three of them (#1, 4, and 5). The Fairy Godmother, the first book, was a little more graphic than the others and did have some sexual content, but Mercedes Lackey is actually a very good writer and the other two don't have anything bad in them whatsoever, which I liked a lot. I've got the other two - One Good Knight and Fortune's Fool - waiting to be read at this point. However, being as busy as I was for the last week or so, it was hard to actually read a more than a bit of One Good Knight while I was traveling...
Anyway, all of those are great books - I loved the Iron Fey series and I'm looking forward to the next book The Iron Knight coming out this fall. I'll write more on those later, but that's it for now.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Arashi - Truth
I love this song. A friend of mine introduced me to K-Rock and J-Pop (Korean rock music and Japanese pop music) a couple of years ago and I fell in love with this song when she sent me the link to it. The sad thing is that they aren't very well known here in the States, it seems, and this was practically impossible to find on YouTube because the official PV (promotional video) was taken down some time ago. So, enjoy the music, ignore the video. It's just Kingdom Hearts...
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Delain - Invidia
I found this song about a week ago via Pandora on my phone. It played on the main channel I listen to and it was so good that I had to e-mail myself before I lost track of it. It really fits a couple of the characters I write and I love the name of the song itself. The word is fun to say, that's for sure. And it's a pretty word. Invidia actually means 'envy: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins),' which I think is actually a pretty interesting definition.
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