Tolkien sounds like an intriguing guy.
Random update 10-29-14
On 10/29/2014 at 02:42 PM by Ranger1 See More From This User » |
I haven't done one of these in forever! Oh, wait, I didn't blog at all for, what, six months? Something like that, anyway. Sooo....here's what I've been up to:
Weekend: It was busy. Friday night Jason and I caught up on The Amazing Race and he made me enchiladas for dinner. Saturday, I'd planned on making an apple crisp for the party I was going to that evening. And then the power went off about 1:00 PM. And stayed off, all freaking day. No electricity means no cooking, no running water, no internet, no video games. I took the dog for a ramble in the woods and then read until it was time to go to the party. It was a nice party, plenty of food and beverage, one of the hosts brews his own beer and it was a very nice red ale. We had brats on the grill, and a fire in the fire place on the deck. Sunday, Jason and I went to his parents' to watch the game, since I can't pull Fox in decently with my antenna. And a great game it was - loved the three TDs in 57 seconds. Now if only I'd remembered to set my fantasy lineup to include Gronkowski... Oh, well. I have been a crappy manager for my fantasy team all season so far, why stop now? We had pulled pork and pulled chicken sandwiches and a homemade pie for dessert.
Reading: It's October and an irrational desire to reread The Lord of the Rings always hits. Saturday, I started The Fellowship of the Ring while the power was out. I also just read an interesting little article about little known facts about JRR Tolkein. Most of them I already knew, but some were new. Regardless of how you feel about the books, take a few minutes to read about the author, he was a pretty fascinating guy. I gained a whole new appreciation for his fiction when I did my specialty in college in medieval literature.
Watching: I've caught up to the present on Supernatural. Also got hooked on The Originals somehow. Watched an episode or two of Gotham and not feeling the love, but The Flash has possibilities. On Season 5 of The Shield, that is one well-written, well-acted show. Already mentioned The Amazing Race - I like the bike messenger girls and the adorable gay couple, hate the dentists. And of course, Agents of SHIELD.
Playing: Still playing Sleeping Dogs and South Park: Stick of Truth. I'd love to pick up Costume Quest 2, but money is a bit of an issue at the moment, so I'll just have to wait.
And that's my life in a nutshell lately.
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