The Fireside

It’s a hockey fan’s favorite time of year….play off season. Here is all the info you need to know. I am cheering for Pittsburg, Ottawa, Washington, and Boston. In the West: Chicago, Detroit, San Jose, and LA. Here is the playoff bracket. After the jump is all the info.

The Ottawa Senators are going the playoffs. Not only did they beat the Caps tonight 2-1, but one of the team's best players, Karlsson, has returned to the game tonight. I'll do another hockey post closer the playoffs. Well done boys. Onto the next battle.....

The Ottawa Senators have had a pretty season for the most part, but the last 2/3 or half haven't been too good. There was Karlsson's injury. Speza was out. And Anderson was out...all at once. We've won a few good games here and there, but the stats haven't been as good since all the injuries. Like the team is trying to climb back up, but a nasty person at the top ledge keeps batting them and down and away. And they lost their Saturday night game to the Toronto Make Me Laughs. Ouch baby. Very ouch. I am a strong and proud Sens fan as much as the next guy. Been following them since...'97. I don't 'follow' the stats or the points but watch when I can, and make the odd rant here and there. However, playoffs are right round the bend. Should the Sens not make it in (I hope they do, but the way they've been playing....) I have a few teams in mind to consider. I'll save that for another post, but keep an eye out on the Washington Capitals. S...

It has been announced by ShowTime that the upcoming eighth season of Dexter  will be its last. I will definitely be sure to write a series review. That means, this fall I can begin watching Homeland , as a TV show ( Dexter ) will be 'removed' from my list. The final season begins June 30. The official word:

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when courage fails, but it is not this day.

The Wheel of Time  series is now complete, as today the final book was released in ebook format. There is no 'complete series' download bundle which includes all 14 books, but books 1-14 are ready for download. So if you read, or plan to read this series not as a printed book, you're in luck.  Myself? I'm waiting for  A Memory of Light  in mass market paperback, as I have the previous thirteen books in that format. I'm going to guess  that it should be out as early as October of this year, as late as next Jan, as the publisher is pretty good for releasing paperbacks in a timely manner. I'll also keep you posted on the 'trade paperback' re-issues, as well.  Sometime ago I posted the series prologue. Here is something a little more....

Tonight is the season 6 premiere of Mad Men. The episode to look for is entitled "The Doorway". 

I finished reading The Shadow Rising. What follows is my review of The Wheel of Time book 4....

I am not a full time writer. I write as a hobby, and an interest of mine. I may blog more often than I write, but I still enjoy and am continuing to  breath e life into my Kalvel series. With the return of Game of Thrones , and possibly The Winds of Winter arriving next year (just my guess, we will have to see) I have become more motivated to write more in one sitting, and more often. So it will be a little less blogging lately, and more effort put into my novel as well as the series it is a part of. I wi ll still stop by and say hello every so often. It may once a week, or once every two weeks…nah, that’s too long. About once a week. Most of the planning for Vol. 1 is pretty much done. I know who the main five viewpoint characters will be, and where Vol. 1 will end, and Vol. 2 will begin. I have a few chapters written, as well as the Interlogue. I have a good idea of what will happen to who in Vol. 3-5, and some ideas on where to end one volu...

....and speaking of Game of Thrones , earlier today I saw this courtesy of HBO.... Writing remaining A Song of Ice and Fire is George's primary (but not only) priority, so hopefully this will cause some creative motivation to finish the last two books at a decent pace. Here's hoping for a timely release, with quality writing. And in regards to Season Four? The last bit of Book Three, A Storm of Swords and we may get to see Dorne. The Red Viper. The Sand Snakes, and more awesome scenes, cinematography, writing and acting.  HBO RENEWS  GAME OF THRONES  FOR FOURTH SEASON ——– Season Three Soars To Highest Viewership Yet ——–             LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2013 – HBO has renewed GAME OF THRONES for a fourth season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin,...

Last night Game of the Thrones  returned on HBO with the premiere of its third season. Here is my (spoiler-free) review....