Tuesday, February 3, 2009

VORKOSIGAN!

I finished Diplomatic Immunity today, marking the final book (thus far?) in the Vorkosigan Series by Lois McMaster Bujold. What a trip. For the past two weeks, every spare moment (and a lot of not-so-spare ones) was devoted to reading this phenomenal series. Now that I've swallowed the books whole, I'm going to have to go back to reread and digest. I assure you, it'll be quite the chore, what with my crush on the entire cast.

When I resurface again, I'll write some reviews. For now, I'm just savoring the exhilaration of the ride.

(Also, in about three minutes, "Love Hurts," added to my music library two days ago, will be tied for third on my iTunes 25 Most Played. What.)

Sunday, February 1, 2009

drawrin'

Got through a rough week. Took some time this weekend to sit down and doodle.

[Doodle 1]

[Doodle 2]

I wish I had a third image, just to balance everything out, but I don't. That time went to finishing Memory, the eighth (or something) book in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series. Memory is probably my favorite so far, but I'll hold out on the review until I have the time to discuss the series as a whole. I will say this though: I haven't been this involved in a book series since Terry Goodkind broke my fantasy loving heart with his philosophic diatribe Faith of the Fallen. (To be fair, I did later succumb to a coworker's enthusiasm for the series and finished it. That was a trip. I read the final trilogy in two days and walked around in an objectivist daze for the rest of the weekend.)