Spell "Samuel"
S-A-M-U-E-L
I want that 'a'
I'm still going to get that 'a'
The lighting diagram:
Scarlett on Orange
Big Laughter
Snicker
Cool Kid
Aloof
Laughter hug
I wanted to take a photo of Scarlett on this background with this dress. She’s in her crazy 4 year old phase, so the poses were all of her own design0. The only one I was able to direct her to do was the one with the glasses. Here’s the lighting diagram:
Neighborhood Flowers
Red Petals
Lionesque
Purple Abstraction
Someone a few houses away from mine planted a very colorful garden. A few days ago I stopped by to take some photos.
Stella on the Piano
Stella on the piano - 2016-07-04--020
Stella on the piano - 2016-07-04--022
Stella on the piano - 2016-07-04--035
Stella on the piano - 2016-07-04--011
Driveway Portraits
You want a photo?
Here's Ya Photo!
Are you still here?
Happy in the Trike
Oh my gosh!
Review: Arcanum 101: Welcome New Students
Arcanum 101: Welcome New Students by Mercedes Lackey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I kept going back and forth between 2 stars and 3. I’d probably consider it 2.5 stars, but that’s not an option and I felt like giving the book the benefit of the doubt. I purchased the book as part of one of the first book-related bundles I ever bought. (I *think* from Storybundle) This wasn’t the book that made me buy it.
Review: A Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The previous book was mostly about how the war had affected the common folk. While some of that is still present in this book, this time it’s mostly about how the aftermath of the war affects the noble folks. Mostly they’re working on dealing with consequences of their scheming. It’s almost entirely based out of King’s Landing, but includes their deals with the Freys and others. It’s interesting seeing how complicated unwinding some of those deals are. It would be an exaggeration to say it was a Pyrrhic victory, but it wasn’t nice and tidy either.
Review: Star Wars: Dark Empire II
Star Wars: Dark Empire II by Tom Veitch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The story had some fun elements like a steampunk Jedi with a steampunk spaceship. But overall, it was a flat sequel that undid a lot of what mattered in the previous story without doing much the advance that main story. That’s probably because the source material, unless I’m misremembering, was a couple graphic novels. There isn’t a lot of room there to change a lot about the Star Wars extended universe. The only thing that made me groan was the catch-phrase-ification of a lot of the main characters’ famous sayings from the first trilogy.