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The Last Enchantment
The Last Enchantment is the final book of The Merlin Trilogy, bring the life and deeds of Merlin the Enchanter to a satisfactory conclusion. The Last Enchantment sees Arthur rise to the position of High King of Britain, with Merlin as his advisor and protector. The book also sees Merlin, in his later years, finally accept the love of a woman, Niniane, who becomes his apprentice, learning all of h...[Read More]
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills is the second book of The Merlin Trilogy detailing the life and purpose of Merlin the Enchanter. The Hollow Hills follows Merlin’s plans for the conception of Arthur, the King who will come to save Britain from the Saxons and from itself. A very different story is presented here than the standard Sword in the Stone story that most people are familiar with. Merlin’s p...[Read More]
The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy takes the reader through the life of Merlin, the great wizard of Arthurian legend. The first book in this trilogy is The Crystal Cave. The Crystal Cave begins a more detailed and somewhat new story of Merlin’s childhood and youth. The first book sees Merlin progress from a bastard child into the acknowledged son and heir of Aurelius Ambrosius, High King ...[Read More]
Shelf of Heroes (and Villains)
Lindsey and I both love comic books and nerd culture. We were both born nerds, grew up as nerds, and will pass our nerdish traditions down to any little nerdlings we may have in the future as best we can. As nerds, we also love little collectibles like statues, bobbleheads, figures, busts, etc. This is a shelf on our center DVD bookshelf. It contains most (but not all) of our comic and movie re...[Read More]
I don’t know what to put in this post
I have absolutely no idea what to put in this post. I thought about it and thought about it, and finally decided to post about how I didn’t know what to post about. That counts as a post, right? It gets difficult when you don’t have any new experiences between posts to really talk about. It makes finding new topics quite a challenge. And yet, in a roundabout way, I’ve managed...[Read More]
Zelda DS Giveaway!
And ANOTHER fantastic Giveaway. This will have the same rules as our Harry Potter Giveaway, but obviously the prizes will be different. How do you enter to win? POST A COMMENT! For the next 24 hours (8 PM PST 7/25/09 – 8:00 PM 7/26/09) when you comment on this blog, it counts as an entry. Please do not spam the hell out of this post, but do feel free to discuss the DS, it’s other games, and ...[Read More]
Snacks Cabinet
We have a snacks cabinet. A cabinet-o-snacks, if you will. We love our snacks cabinet, and we do our best to make sure it is happy by keeping it full of the snacks that provide it with purpose and use. The snacks cabinet is very unassuming at first glance, a regular cabinet just like any other: Once you start taking a closer look, the impression begins to change: And once the door has been opene...[Read More]
Harry Potter Giveaway!
Today we are feeling charitable. Very charitable. Right now is the start of our first giveaway during the Blogathon. You guys and gals are competing for some very cool goodies. How might one win these great freebies? Post a comment! For the next 24 hours (6 PM PST 7/25/09 – 6:00 PM 7/26/09) when you comment on this blog, it counts as an entry. You don’t need to spam the post with craz...[Read More]
Fable II (Partial Review)
I enjoyed the first Fable a great deal when I played it. I love fantasy RPGs, especially ones that look like they take place in the standard human “Once upon a time…” environment. Fable fit that very well. Then we got the Xbox 360, and with it came Fable II. Fable II, so far, has not been living up to its predecessor. I feel that the interaction, combat, and leveling systems ...[Read More]
My Toesies!
While Chris was taking over on the blog, I decided to take some much needed “me” time and give myself a pedicure. It’s been ages since I’ve had a proper one, mainly due to how much they cost, and with the party tonight I figured I should try and look nice. I thought about giving myself a matching manicure as well, but it’s already 5:30 and we have to be there by 8:00....[Read More]
Corner Kick
Earlier my two visiting friends were playing FIFA 2007 on my Playstation 2. During a Portugal / Argentina match, a sequence of events occurred that resulted in seven, count them, seven corner kicks on the same attack. It was fairly ridiculous. They eventually got past it with no goal. -Because I said so