locker_monster's Year in Review

[locker_monster]

Actually, not much to report, but it's like that every year. ;-)

- Finished reading 54 books this year. That's down from last year, but meh, that's all right. The last book I finished was Broken Time Blues. It's a collection of short stories all set during the Depression but with a fantasy or sci fi twist. It was kind of bizarre. There were some good stories, though, like the one where Picasso is a magician and he creates Frankenstein-eqsue monsters from dead bodies and dying soldiers. Honestly. Against my better judgement I also read Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies. I don't see what all the hype was about. It's just Pride and Prejudice, but with zombies slapped on. Yes, it's ridiculous, but it's still the same basic plot. I also read the first two books in a series about a demon slayer that just made me sad. It wants to be Buffy, but it fails horribly. The main character is so annoying and the romance with her tall and brooding love interest is so boring. I plan to start Illium, by Dan Simmons, in the new year. It's an absolute brick of a book, but thankfully I will have some time to kill while on vacation.

- Wrote 10 fanfics this year. Thank you who_at_50 and dw_50ficathon for hosting such wonderful ficathons. Actually, that number might be 11, I wrote a drabble for a flash fiction comment-a-thon over at who_at_50 but I never posted it here, so I'm not sure if that counts.

- Had a great time in London for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. It was just fun overall celebrating a huge milestone. Here's to the next 50 years.

- Met some great Whoivans at the comic book expo this year. I plan to meet up with them again in April. Here's hoping the expo gets more awesome guests like this year. However, nothing can top meeting Nathan Fillion (he complimented my Kaylee costume twice!). My life is complete now having met him. ;-) Actually, if they somehow got Joss Whedon to show up, then my life would be complete, but I really don't see that happening. But more Firefly guests, please. Four more actors and I'll have a complete set of autographs.

- I suppose I also learned how to sew this year. I'm not ready to make anything super elaborate, but I can spool the thing and kind of sew in straight lines. I just need more practice. Need to make more things from scratch, but obviously small things.

In non New Year's related stuff, Sherlock is back tomorrow!!! But back to work on Thursday. :-( It's going to be dead, though. Plenty of people will still be on vacation.

Comments

[newnumber6.livejournal.com]

Didn't I do that last year, too?

Yeah, but last year you got several more. Somehow it's much worse when you just beat me by _one_. It makes me want to shake my fist and say "Curses! But I'll get you next time!" ;)

Started Ilium today and boy is it weird. So you have a dead scholar watching ancient history, a guy lusting after his cousin on Mars, and a robot in a sub on I want to say Saturn? I really hope it starts to make sense soon.

Close, the guy lusting after his cousin's on Earth in the far future. Mount Olympos for the Trojan War is on Mars. And I can't remember if the robots are around Saturn or Jupiter or both or neither, but it was some kind of Jovian.

As to making sense... well, the stories don't start to come together for a long time, I think, it might be easier to treat it like three separate stories you're just flipping back and forth between. When they start to come together, you'll know. ;)

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

I shall endeavour to read less this year. ;-)

Ilium is so confusing right now, but I expect that from Dan Simmons. Hyperion had numerous stories going at once, too.