Randomosity

Music
Pull up a browser and take yourself over here. If the link doesn't work, then go to Yahoo! Search (because they pull up video and music links with the search) and look up "Amon Amarth".

I must have watched these guys for endless minutes, watching their heads going around, and around, and around. The spinning heads, and the twirling hair...

It's truly mesmerizing. Also kinda makes me dizzy watching it.

On a side note, their song "Thousand Years of Oppression" almost has a tune to the lead vocals.

Happy
Top five things that made me smile today:

1. Children's laughter
2. The sound of going under a bridge with the windows rolled down
3. Chocolate Zingers
4. It's my Friday! No work for me tomorrow.
5. Most excellent traffic conditions for me wherever I went today.

Book Rec
Finished a new book from the library. Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. It was an interesting mix of fantasy and science fiction. There were metal dragons that were fueled by magic. Also? There was slash. It was a rather awkward start, but it smoothed out about a quarter of the way in. The only thing that totally sucked about it is that they made me wait until the last few pages to get my happy ending. Damn those girls!

Summary from Publishers Weekly:

"Jones and Bennett vividly convey the testosterone-saturated world of fantasy fighter pilots in this fast-paced debut. When the stereotypically Asian Ke-Han threaten the Volstov empire, graduate student Thom is sent to rehabilitate the Dragon Corps, an ersatz air force of rebellious, violent young men who fly enormous metal dragons animated by magic. As Thom struggles with his task, challenged most by the brutish ace Rook, the Margrave Royston, banished for an illicit homosexual affair, befriends Hal, an innocent but brilliant tutor who eventually becomes Royston's lover. These four join minds and skills to solve the mystery of a devastating plague and defend Volstov from the foreign army. The insular corps culture of combative homoeroticism and masculine archetypes dominates the book, as female characters fade far into the background. Despite few surprises or original flourishes, Jones and Bennett credibly bring the decadent empire and its inhabitants to life."

Randomosity

Music
Pull up a browser and take yourself over here. If the link doesn't work, then go to Yahoo! Search (because they pull up video and music links with the search) and look up "Amon Amarth".

I must have watched these guys for endless minutes, watching their heads going around, and around, and around. The spinning heads, and the twirling hair...

It's truly mesmerizing. Also kinda makes me dizzy watching it.

On a side note, their song "Thousand Years of Oppression" almost has a tune to the lead vocals.

Happy
Top five things that made me smile today:

1. Children's laughter
2. The sound of going under a bridge with the windows rolled down
3. Chocolate Zingers
4. It's my Friday! No work for me tomorrow.
5. Most excellent traffic conditions for me wherever I went today.

Book Rec
Finished a new book from the library. Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. It was an interesting mix of fantasy and science fiction. There were metal dragons that were fueled by magic. Also? There was slash. It was a rather awkward start, but it smoothed out about a quarter of the way in. The only thing that totally sucked about it is that they made me wait until the last few pages to get my happy ending. Damn those girls!

Summary from Publishers Weekly:

"Jones and Bennett vividly convey the testosterone-saturated world of fantasy fighter pilots in this fast-paced debut. When the stereotypically Asian Ke-Han threaten the Volstov empire, graduate student Thom is sent to rehabilitate the Dragon Corps, an ersatz air force of rebellious, violent young men who fly enormous metal dragons animated by magic. As Thom struggles with his task, challenged most by the brutish ace Rook, the Margrave Royston, banished for an illicit homosexual affair, befriends Hal, an innocent but brilliant tutor who eventually becomes Royston's lover. These four join minds and skills to solve the mystery of a devastating plague and defend Volstov from the foreign army. The insular corps culture of combative homoeroticism and masculine archetypes dominates the book, as female characters fade far into the background. Despite few surprises or original flourishes, Jones and Bennett credibly bring the decadent empire and its inhabitants to life."