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Book Review: Fires of Azeroth by C.J. Cherryh
Fires of Azeroth by C.J. Cherryh is the third book in The Morgaine Saga omnibus. In this story, Morgaine and Vanye travel to a world where Qhal and Man co-exist peacefully. However, Morgaine and Vanye are pursued by their enemies from the previous story and it’s only a matter of time before their enemies bring…
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Review: Gormenghast
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gormenghast is the sequel to Mervyn Peake’s Titus Groan. Titus Groan is the 77th Earl of Gormenghast. In Gormenghast, we follow Titus’ upbringing starting from the age of seven. Titus was age two at the end of Titus Groan; thus, some time has elapsed between…
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Review: Star Wars Allegiance
Star Wars Allegiance by Timothy Zahn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: Allegiance tells the story of a young Mara Jade and the desertion of five stormtroopers. Mara Jade is serving Emperor Palpatine as the Emperor’s Hand, comparable to James Bond’s role as a secret service agent. Mara Jade is still…
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Book Blog
Book blog time again. I still need to get into the habit of writing a book review right after I read a book. I finally got around to finish reading China: Its History and Culture by W. Scott Morton and Charlton M. Lewis. It’s a good overview of the history of China. I picked up…
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Training Blog (as of May 9, 2013)
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Running, 1 mile Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Ran to the gym, half mile Cycling 20 minutes 7.3 miles 120 calories Chin-ups (military – overhand; counterweight) 50 Parallel pull-ups (counterweight) 50 Dips (counterweight) 40 Lateral pull-down 62.5 Seated leg curl 52.5 each leg Decline leg press 90 Squats 90 Chest press 8/8…
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Studying Korean 한국어을 공부해요 – Some Sources for Beginners
I’ve been studying Korean off and on (with some intervals of intense studying) for a while now, so I thought I should do a quick blog about some of the materials and sources I’ve used and/or am currently using. I started studying Korean using the Teach Yourself Korean book and audio files. The book starts easy,…
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Pimsleur Language Programs – Save Your Money
I finished with a couple of Korean language learning sources recently and am trying to decide on which one to use next. I decided to listen to a bit of the Pimsleur Korean. The audio track took at least six minutes to teach me one sentence in Korean. That’s right – at least six minutes.…
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Workout Day – Resurrection
It’s probably about time I resurrect my training blog. Although I haven’t been writing about my training the past few years, I have been trying to keep up with martial arts, running, and general fitness training overall. I have a few writing projects on the side that I’d like to work on, and that means…
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Book Blog and Some Short Stories
It’s the new year and time I should update my book blog. The last review I wrote was on Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. (See “Review: Battle Royale”.) I highly recommend this book as long as you aren’t squeamish about violence. I read two more stories from The Dark Descent: “The Swords” by Robert Aickman…
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Temporarily Boycotting Twitter due to Censorship Issue
As a minor form of protest against Twitter suspending Guy Adams’ account (in effect censoring him), I won’t be signing into Twitter until I hear that they’ve reinstated his account. If they don’t reinstate his account, I will be considering deactivating my Twitter account. For now, my blog posts (from Pneumatised!), Tumblr posts, and Plurks will still auto-Tweet via…
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