The Fireside

Wow. I had no idea so many people read this blog. I'm definitely grateful to attract so many people of my thoughts of happenings in the entertainment field (sports (hockey & play off football) books, movies, TV music etc..) Currently, I'm at 400 pageviews and counting. So thank you to readers in Canada, US, Russia, Germany, Belgium... I planned to post this quick little snippet, but figure I'd combine it with my thank you post for length: an author I follow has a wishlist on amazon for Magic Cards. I've adopted two methods from authors I like: George R.R. Martin posts about football, so every so often I'll post about sports myself. Brandon Sanderson, referenced above, has an Amazon wishlist. Well, I've made one myself. How it works is this: you see my list, and you buy the item online by clicking it on my list, select me as a recieptant etc.. and it gets delivered to me. So it's kind of like an online gift delivery service. Am I expecting you to ...

The Oscar nominations are here, and so are my thoughts! Keep reading...

I'm not too much of a football or NFL fan, but I do like to follow & cheer on various teams throughout the finals & championships, depending on the match up. This year I was hoping for a Ravens vs Giants match-up on Superbowl Sunday. It is now Giants vs Patriots (go Giants!). Both teams of both matches (Ravens, Giants, 49s, and Patriots) played well, and both wins (and losses) were quite close.

As you may have to come realize, I love reading and, well, actual BOOKS. I prefer to get a few, or a bunch and then read them once I have them, rather than wait. In terms of size, etc..nothing beats a paperback, but if it's a book I want to get right away, or keep for many decades, I'll nab it in hardcover. Also, I like them to 'match' : I want all of a series in either paperback or hardcover. It would look odd to me to have the format 'change' during the series. And that goes for cover design, too - if it's a series, I want all the volumes to look similar and 'match' I'd thought I'd mention that I am writing a story of mine own. It is a fantasy. But! It's not like a Tolkien, a Rowling, or a Paolini where it's 'hero, quest, villain'. The..."approach" I'm following is similar to that George R.R. Martin has taken with his Song of of Ice and Fire series. And, to a lesser degree (because I haven't read i...

After last night's awful loss (awful because of how Ottawa played) against the Jets, the Sens brought it back and destroyed Toronto in tonight's round of Battle of Ontario. They trounced the Leafs 3-2. Aflie & Spezza were on top, the opposing team still had a higher shot on goal, but Ottawa's increased. Well done, Ottawa - I was at the game last night vs the Jets, so I was hoping you'd win that, but you beat Toronto's 'team' pretty well. Good victory! 

It's one thing to lose a hockey game, but when the team isn't playing properly (over & under skating, missing passes, not shooting properly) and gets 35-25 shots on goal after a 4 game win, it makes one want to cry. At least Anderson was able to keep the loss at 2-0. They best beat Toronto tomorrow night!

I've covered a few areas so far in this blog, including & mostly books and reading. This is another entry in that tradition. This time, I'm going to tell you about my favorite series. Ever.

Last night's Sens game was quite something, aside from the fact that we won 5-1. Big props go out to Neil, Butler,  & Spezza, Michaelek. Way to go boys, you did well! Let's hope we can see these kind of results come playoff season....

...and the Sens make another win! They sent the phucking Philadelphia Flyers phlying home after a victory today. Philly is a team I root for during playoffs (but it depends who they're playing.) The past week or two have been great for Canadian Hockey. Let's hope it continues, overall, right up until & including the Cup match.

Previously (well, a few previouslies) I had mentioned some authors and series (mostly fantasy) to look into. Well, here are a few more distinguished names of the genre, who I am not that familiar with. I've never read any of their work, but heard of them by name / series. This compliments my other posts on books / fantasy series. Just putting that out there for anyone looking for something to read.... I'm not sure if any of these are 'good' (depends what you like) but here you go : Author:                                             Known For: Orscon Scott Card                        The Tales of Alvin Maker Robert Silverberg                          Majipoor Ursula K. Le Guin                     ...

...when your your hockey teams do well. Sure Canada had a bit of fumble at the World Juniors during Russia, but they managed to wake up & snag a bronze medal. Good thing we didn't go home empty handed. And how about Tanner Pearson? Keep an eye out fo him. I'm curious to see where he'll end up being drafted to. On the NHL side of things, the Rangers beat the Flyers at the Winter Classic. I like both teams, but of the two I'd have to root for the Rangers. Sadly, the Senators lost to the Flyers in OT today. Vancouver beat Boston (again, like both teams, but hurray for Canada!). I like hockey, especially playoff season, where I choose what teams of each round or set up I like to see and cheer for them. Teams I was never fond of are Toronto, New York Islanders, Anaheim (even before the Stanley Cup match vs Ottawa), Nashville, both Florida teams...and 1 or 2 more. So you see, it depends on who plays who.

Well, here we are - 2012. The year the world is supposed to end. I doubt very much it will, but still...cross your fingers in case, eh? Anyway, this blog post is a look at the upcoming things I'm looking forward to within the new year...