I'm Back

Well, here I am once more, and I broke my promise. (Shame on me!) I promised last month I would have a post ready at least once a week. But, I went and gave myself a vacation. I’m back though, and guess what, I’m not promising anything this time. I can justify my absence at least a bit by saying that the last post was really a biggie—by the way, I hope everyone’s read the Prologue by now. I have been writing my book during this time, and it’s going well, but not as well as it should. There is one big problem which, as long as it stays unsolved, prevents the book from being finished and published. So, it won’t be ready for the planned October release. I’m very sorry. Having said that, I believe it will be ready for the public sometime in the first half of the next year.

So, what have I been doing besides writing the book? Well, I’ve been busy with my band. We had a gig three weeks ago, and it was awesome. Here are some of the videos from that gig. Storm - Sweet Home Alabama Storm - Walk of Life Storm - Whatever You Want And this is just the beginning. Next month, we are going in there for real. Also, our band has a website managed by Pero. I won't give you a link here because its so poorly done it's not even funny. Just kidding (or not).

I've read some great books during this past month. I discovered Dan Wells and his John Cleaver books and Partials. I've been trying to get hold of his latest book, The Hollow City, but I just can't seem to get my hands on it. I've read one more Stephen King book (Four Past Midnight), and it was awesome as all his books are.

On a totally unrelated note, I've been researching a bit about the Mac and VoiceOver, and I like it a lot. It seems like my next computer will be a Mac.

So, that's it for today, and see you next time (whenever that may be). Be safe, be strong, drink a lot of beer and don't do anything productive on these hot days.

Catch Up If You Can

I know, I've been away for a long time. Schools required my attention this week so I've been unable to devote some time to this blog. Sorry about that. But, here's a little post in which I'm going to catch you up on the goings on in my life.
First off, let's talk about Game of Thrones. The Old Gods and the New (who names the episodes this season?) was a... frustrating episode. I'm not going into details, but all the changes from the books just didn't work. The good: Winterfell (Theon is an imbecile), King's Landing riot (Joffrey gets slapped ftw), Daenerys and the spice king. The bad: Arya's wish (it makes perfect sense for her to want Lorch killed, but in the show they made her do it for all the wrong reasons--book readers will know what I'm talking about), Jon Snow's scenes (no comment), but the thing that bugs me most is the dragon-napping. It doesn't happen in the books, and seriously, who steels dragons from their mother? Only a fool, I'd say. Bottom line, this episode gets a miserable 6/10 from me.
Moving on. I've read some pretty interesting books recently. In this post, I'm just going to comment briefly on every book; full reviews are coming.
The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King: A new Dark Tower book is just what every constant reader has been waiting for. A story within a story within a story, it has a very unusual structure. Roladn and his companions aren't the main protagonists of this book. It's Tim Stoutheart, and his quest to save his mother. A recommendation for this book goes to everyone, not just those who read The Dark Tower, and not just constant readers.
Shortly before I made this blog, I finished The Wheel of Time, and it was awesome, save for a few points which were not quite so awesome, but we'll get to it in the full review of the series. The total time it took to read this series was three months. Just saying.
Next, I picked up The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. And, when I finished it, I was stunned. It was so epic, particularly the last part. Sanderson, it seems, really is going to be the heir to RJ.
I began reading A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham yesterday. I wasn't really satisfied with the prologue, but chapter 1 seems to be better, so I'm going to reserve judgement until I finish the book.
My book, A Voicer of Darkness, is going pretty well. An announcement: sometime in June, I'm going to publish the prologue of A Voicer of Darkness on this blog for free. I expect the complete book to be published in October.
There should have been a rehearsal yesterday, but I, sadly, was unable to be there. Or, to be honest, I was forced to be somewhere else. I think that we'll have a rehearsal today, though.
I believe that is all for now. So, don't worry be happy, and see you next time.