The Lewisville Science Fiction Book Group will meet on Friday the 13th at 7:30 pm. Join us at the IHOP in Lewisville which is behind the Discount Tire on the northeast corner of I-35 and Round Grove Road. The address is 2345 South Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX.
Kevin J. Anderson will be in town Tuesday (that’s tomorrow) January 10 to sign Sisterhood of Dune at Barnes & Noble in Dallas. It’s the Lincoln Park location over by Northpark Mall and I’m sure there is going to be a pretty good size crowd. Follow the link up above to the event page for more info.
I can’t say that I’ll be going just because I’m on a budget and that I haven’t read anything past the original Dune and I had to read it twice to get everything. I’ve seen the movie more than that and still miss things. That doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it. Heck, if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have put myself through it again. There seems to be some discord on the net about whether anything after Frank Herbert is worth reading. This is just one website that I found that seems to be a little “ticked” off about the pairing of Brian Herbert and Kevin. How many of you out there read the series and feel that it’s up to snuff? Anyone ticked off about the later books? Let me know whether I should waste my time with it or not.
If you’re a little undecided about whether to buy the book yet (it was released January 3rd), you can go to this link at Tor.com to read an excerpt from it. I’ll post what I think of the excerpts as soon as I get some feedback from you about the book.
With the new year brings the birthday of my child. The only problem with this is the fact that it’s too close to Christmas and New Year’s, not for the gifts but for all the chaos. We didn’t have time to plan anything, so we are celebrating her birthday a week late. She’s only two, so there’s no disappointment. But, mommy and daddy were off on Monday while her daycare wasn’t. Which meant we celebrated her birth by going to a movie!
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS was my choice over DARKEST HOUR and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL. Though I want to see both of them, I was in the mood for Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. I really enjoyed the first movie and was looking forward to the banter that the characters hurled at each other.
Though the first movie was received with some concern as to the rewriting of “Sherlock Holmes” canon, I found it a fun watch and didn’t get caught up in all the hubbub. I find that I’m able to separate my characters and enjoy the cinema Sherlock just as well as my literary Sherlock.
Guy Ritchie has a way with kinetic film making and the scenes race along at a break neck pace. There are times when I think that he could have slowed it to normal and still accomplished the task. I love the way the character analyzes his moves before a fight and then follows through, almost showing the coolest moves and then saying “Watch this!” The plot was on par for movies of this type. Nothing really new which was a bit disappointing. You would think that Moriarty would have more fiendish diabolical plans than what is found out. The characters are funny and brave and faulty which makes me love them so much, kind of like a Victorian Riggs and Murtaugh. They love each other, they hate each other. It’s a period buddy cop movie!
This movie seems on it’s way to beat the predecessor’s box office winnings and it is definitely set up for another in the can. Have you seen it yet? What are you waiting for? And if you did see it, what did you think?
To all who follow this intermittent blog or “like” me on Facebook or are fellow Twits, Twitterers, or whatever: Have a blessed Merry Christmas and a Bright Shiny New Year!
It seems that you don’t have to wait until February 22nd to get a Sony Playstation® Vita. Of course, you won’t be able to take it home and you’ll have to share but, hey, whataya gonna do? Now until December 30th, you can try out the new mobile gaming rig as the Sony Playstation® Experience rolls into the Grapevine Mills Mall food court.
This mobile gaming platform seems to bring a lot of new tech to the table and I have to admit, even though I’m not a mobile gamer myself, I wouldn’t mind testing this one out. WiFi and 3G, front and rear-facing camera, dual analog joysticks, front touch screen, and a rear touch pad. It’s just packing a whole lot of awesome! Go to the Sony Website to check out the demo video and then get on over to Grapevine Mills Mall (3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway) to run it through it’s paces.
Again, The Sony Playstation® Experience is only in town until December 30th and then you’ll have to wait until February 22nd to get one of your own. When you get done drooling all over it, come back here and let me know what you thought of it.
