Of course, sexy costumes, especially for women, are always trendy on Halloween. Ladies, you still have some excellent choices for sexy halloween costumes this year which include: the True Blue Fairy, Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatter, a Go-Go Girl, and the ever popular Pirate Wench.
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Book selection, book selection, book selection…
I always note that this is the most important element that allows me to read lots of books – sure I make the time, read whenever and wherever I can but ultimately *book selection* is the key since while it means spending time and effort to find the most interesting books, it also means I always have something on tap that keeps my interest high. I look at tons and tons of titles – mostly new but also anything old that attracts my attention, though the older titles tend to be non-sff by and large – and I am always excited to find unexpected books, while of course there is a large “asap”/”on publication” list too. I will have a Top Anticipated 2011 Books post too, maybe split in several parts with a continually updated collated post as I did for 2010 books.
Today of course “book selection” is much easier with lists of upcoming books, samples and all and I find it hard to understand why people persist in reading meh books, rather than looking for those special ones that will brighten their life…
So as a case in study, I took the recently published Locus list of selected upcoming sff from September 2010 till June 2011 and to keep the post of reasonable length, I picked some random months (November 2010, March/May/June 2011) and did a quick look through and commented on each book as I always do “in my mind” when I look at such lists.
Note that the books on the list are only a partial sample of sff releases and also publication dates change, so this list is just one of several sources I use to find out about new sff.
Of course most books – as is the case in general since *an arbitrary book is most likely not of interest for an arbitrary reader* – are of “no interest” to me, which does not mean that I think the book will be bad in any “objective” way – it just means what it says. In many of the “no interest” cases I am acquainted with the respective author’s work and found it “not for me”, while in a few cases – I would say UF first and foremost, but tie-ins too – it is just a matter of the subject being way outside my interests; in the situations I am not sure, I marked it as such and will take a look whenever.
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Tags: Books, Case, Forthcoming, List, Liviu, Locus, Selected, Selecting, Study, Suciu, Using
Nylund crested the New York Times bestseller list with a book set in the Halo world. I try to stay away from stories set in video game worlds. Smells too much like fan fiction to me. My experience with fan fiction is it falls into two categories: syrupy melodrivel or someone painstakingly describing an in-game gaming session sans the BO and chronic masturbation taking place behind the computer. I can’t judge Nyland’s Halo adventure since I haven’t read it so I’ll hide my bias and stick to Mortal Coils.
Mortal Coils is one of a line of new fantasy books that I have read lately that is set in a fairly standard urban modern fantasy. Two twins, Fiona and Eliot, grow up under the tyranny of their grandmother and the awful cooking but slightly kinder gaze of their great grandmother. Grandma is a cruel taskmaster and their days are filled with classical learning and non fiction. TV and socializing are completely out of the question. Their only form of enjoyment is a game in which the twins flex their encyclopedic knowledge by hurling insults at each other that derive from obscure texts or MENSA hand guides of pretension. Surprisingly, Nylund does this well. You can tell he’s aching to stretch his own intellect but he manages to do so without losing sight of the story or boring the reader to tears.
This dull existence carries right on up to their magical sixteenth birthdays at which point they discover they are actually the spawn of a goddess and Lucifer. This isn’t a spoiler as you can read this on the back of the book cover. This is where I let out a bit of a groan. Too formulaic. Everything is dull and painful in your existence then you turn a certain age and BOOM – ‘You’re a wizard Harry.’ Or ‘You’re father’s Poseidon.’ I feel sorry for the poor kid who finds out his father is Tiger Woods when he turns sixteen. We all know what his powers will be – dropping putts and sponsorships while showing off the huge head on his driver.
They do indeed have magical powers and from that point forward a lot of the book is spent on them discovering what they are. Eliot’s gift has to do with music while Fiona’s is a little more violent in nature. I found myself wishing the author spent a little more time developing the details of Eliot’s power as anything magically musical is pretty damn cool. Except the bard class in damn near any fantasy role playing game. The music dynamic just doesn’t translate from fiction to a quantifiable set of rules. Instead you get some weak ass stilted approximation that is just painful to be a part of. But I digress.
The twins are set three Herculean tasks that they must complete. These will test their mettle and more importantly their allegiance. Are they going to be good? Are they going to be evil? These questions don’t truly get answered and Nylund sets you up with a final teaser that will segue into the next book of the trilogy or series. It wasn’t one of the top fantasy books I have read but for the most part it worked. The formulaic nature felt a bit like I was watching television. I’m still undecided on whether I will pick up the next one.
…One pencil to rule them all….
I’ve been doing some concept sketching lately and thought I should share some so you get a good idea of my working process as I develop this beast. Oh, and by beast, I really do mean beast! This is going to be a very large RPG and I have it [...]
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As women, we have an assortment of different Halloween costumes to choose from. But that variety can make it hard to pick; there are so many different choices! However, if you want the hottest and most popular costume, read on to help you with your Halloween costume dilemmas!
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Unfortunately young wrestling fans tuning into TNA Impact watching Ric Flair have been mislead. The crazy old man in TNA Wrestling today was once one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all-time. Today I pay tribute to the Nature Boy and look back at Ric Flair’s Greatest Matches by decade.
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Kickass song that really wants you to floor it when you’re driving (mmm, first time I hit my previous car’s max speed was with this song). It also makes you want to sing along, so here are the romaji lyrics. After that follow the english translation which should come with a disclaimer not to read it. Because it just doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. But it’s funny.
Ah yeah, the song was made by Iceman and used in the soundtrack of the anime Gravitation.
Japanese lyrics
Garasu no bedo ni toraware no motion
Tesaguri de shukujo wa kamikudaku
Soliday na tail de midara na hane collection
Himei hodo mujaki na yoruga hoshii
Yuuutsu no borode odoru jiyuu to uso ni tsuda nukare
Moroku maichiru puzzle kono shihai kara tobitate
Kiss shining hitomi ni kuchizukete
Toke dasu hanabira mo jama ni naru
Make me shining irozuku shigeki no hate ni
Kagayakihajimeta maboroshi
Shikai wo nukedasheesha panorama no dimension
Kanpeki na gitai wa tada furueru
Cheap na shokushu wa mitsu wo motomeru reaction
Tsumetakutemo hiwai na kimi ga mitai
Nanairo ni moteasobu waki-da-sheesha kairaku no umi
Kage ga fuchidoru game kono sekai kara uchinuke
Kiss shining kodoku wo katashidori
Karamaru koukai ga kuu wo kiru
Make me shining chirabaru kokoro no hahenra
Mabushiku sugisaru kibou ni
Ta-iki wa somaru akaku nureta yubisaki ni habatakenu
chou no namida
Subete wa suna ni naru shining, make you cry
Kiss shining hitomi ni kuchizukete
Toke dasu hanabira mo jama ni naru
Kill me shining irozuku shigeki no hate ni
Kagayakihajimeta maboroshi
Please don’t cryin’ kodoku wo katashidori
Karamaru koukai ga kuu wo kiru
Make me shining chirabaru kokoro no hahenra
Mabushiku sugisaru kibou ni
English translation
the motion of imprisonment in a bed of glass
that is first broken by the fumbling of a lady
a loose collection of feathers with a tail of soliday
that almost screams the innocence desired at night
dancing through freedom and lies in the mood of depression
fragile puzzle pieces that break away from this course
Kiss shining, we’re kissing in my eyes
Melting away even the flower petals in our way
Make me shining, changing into the most exciting colors
That first shone in a vision
the field of view excels the dimension of panorama
a perfect mimesis that can only tremble
a cheap touch whose reaction is to look for secrets
you want to see them even if they are coldly obscene
a sea of gushing pleasure that alters the colors of the rainbow
that strikes into this world adding shadows to the fringed game
Kiss shining, imitating loneliness
Cutting into space with entwined regret
Make me shining, fragments of my scattered heart
A radiance that surpasses hope
Red soaked fingertips dye the atmosphere with fluttering butterfly tears
And all is turned to sand… Shining, make you cry
Kiss shining, we’re kissing in my eyes
Melting away even the flower petals in our way
Kill me shining, changing into the most exciting colors
That first shone in a vision
Please don’t cryin’, imitating loneliness
Cutting into space with entwined regret
Make me shining, fragments of my scattered heart
A radiance that surpasses hope
Tags: Collection, Iceman, Shining
Moria Goblin Captains have risen through the ranks by showing enough natural cunning, brutality or luck to distinguish themselves from the throng.
I collect some goblins from Mines of Moria set and i want to have capitans to my small horde. This set contains 1 Goblin Captain with bow and 1 Goblin Captain with sword. I like this small creatures – their minis are very, very small. When I saw small metal creatures in a blister it looks very detailed but it was not true. Games Workshop failed. Also pictures at GW site are horrible. I tried to paint it bright and jucy.
Goblin Capitan face
Goblin Capitan back
Goblin capitan with sword front
Goblin capitan with sword back
Android apps are found to be sending your gps data to advertisers. And that from Google, the company that makes money by shoving ads in your face.
Wow, what a surprise.
I’ll stick to the phone from the company that makes money by making quality products. Much better business model.
Original post by news@mmorpg.com and software by PC Game Reviews