Author Archives: Ealasaid

By Ronald Hutton Holy crap, I finally finished it. Never thought I’d see the day. Now, don’t get me wrong: I really like this book. It should be required reading by anyone looking to call themselves Wiccan, maybe even anyone … Continue reading →

I’ve always held Roger Ebert in great esteem, and been particularly fond of his written reviews. But his review of “Inkheart” makes me wonder if he fell asleep during the middle. For one thing, he describes Dustfinger as a villain. … Continue reading →

Today at lunch, I went out to run errands. One of the errands was picking up Mauser’s meds, which have to be refrigerated. I dropped by the apartment to drop them off, and while I was there, I noticed someone’s … Continue reading →

I just overheard two of my male coworkers talking about their daughters’ involvement in sports. One of them said that his daughters do gymnastics and he likes that, because it’s good for balance and keeping healthy — but that he … Continue reading →

By Terry Pratchett There’s not much to read here, just a couple of introductory bits. The art is lovely, and I’m sorely tempted to buy a second copy and cut everything out to build it. So awesome! Book 1 in … Continue reading →

By Neil Gaiman, et al Wow. I loved the first volume, and I loved the second even more. This is pretty much the same setup as the first volume, though apparently the colors weren’t fixed as much, if at all. … Continue reading →

Good grief, I’ve been quiet, haven’t I? Well, if you’ve been watching my Flickr stream, you know I passed my brown belt test. Tons of pix here. While I was testing, I thought I was doing terribly, but I’m always … Continue reading →

by Ellen Kushner Oh, man, I liked this book a lot. It has a lot of things going for it. It’s a fantasy novel of sorts, though it’s more about sword-fighting and intrigue and politics than fantastical monsters or magic. … Continue reading →

I got tagged by Turtle with a Flickr meme, woo! The idea is, you go to the sixth page of your flickr stream and post the sixth photo on the page, then tag six people. I’m not generally a tagger … Continue reading →