Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Horrible Histories - Boudicca
BOUDICCA!!!!! SUPAH-STAR!!!!
Totally need this track on my iPod! This is made of pure awesomesauce!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
ThunderCats (Trailer WonderCon)
EEPS!! *jumps up and down like crazy bunny* Excited I am, yessssssssssssssss!!!!
I'm so totally cosplaying Cheetara, she's as kick-ash as ever.
Though thankfully they redesigned her outfit so that she's not donning a swimsuit-'tard this time around. :P
Have I mentioned that I'm excited???!!!?!?!?!?!!?!?!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Book review time!
Viking greetings, my future minions!
It's been awhile since last I blogged, but I feel like blogging tonight as I've been on a writing palooza of sorts.
I was recently asked to write a review for Jeff Smith's Quest For The Spark: Book One (which is actually written by Tom Sniegoski under the watchful eye of Jeff Smith... just so you know.)
Being the oh-so-generous viking that I am, I have chosen to share it here as well on my most humblest of humbley blogs.
Well... here goes nothing for a viking night owl's review. Hope you enjoy it!
As a fan of Jeff Smith's graphic novel series Bone (Parental guidance should be considered with younger children when reading the original story, as the series has some darker occult thematic elements.) I was immediately drawn to the Quest For the Spark: Book One.
This story begins after the original series of Bone but focuses on an entirely new group of characters, although we are granted a brief glimpse of Grandma-Ben and Thorn who will most likely become more predominant as this story arc continues.
I'm not going to elaborate on the story as I think it's worth buying and reading it for yourself as it's not that difficult a story to read and... truthfully there's really not that much to tell as it's the first of a trilogy of books.
This book is a "basic setup" of new characters that come to the aid of the now Queen Thorn who has become dangerously ill by a dark and mysterious force overtaking the world as we know it.
And with that, I've probably given away too much of the plot.
The story is written by Tom Sniegoski and illustrated by Jeff Smith.
Sniegoski does a good job taking up the Bone story mantle. It is well paced, and for the target age audience I imagine it will keep their interest throughout.
Although it is obviously written in the 9-12 age group it is still an enjoyable read for those of us who are "older kids"... especially if we "older kids" now have younger kids of our own whom we'd love to introduce to the Bone universe.
Two "bones" I have to pick (unintended pun) with the book is:
1. Tom Sniegoski REALLY over-wrote/played the rat creatures. Of course I AM speaking from an uber-fan's perspective... so perhaps I'm just overly picky when it comes to my beloved "stupid stupid rat creatures". Sniegoski dumbs them down to such an extent that it pains me to think of it. Uff da!
2. More illustrations please! The illustrations are beautiful with gorgeous coloring by Steve Hamaker. There just needed to be more of them. It was almost sparing on full page illustrations and the chapter header illustrations just didn't do it for me. I need more, more, MORE please!!
As Lewis Carroll's Alice said "What is a book without pictures?" Especially one that is aimed towards a younger audience and/or drooling fans like me????
Overall the story is filled with fun adventure and interesting characters (both new and old) in the world of Bone. I love the flying airship and mysterious forest dwelling creatures, as well as the brief encounter with Grandma Ben and Thorn. (Trying not to give away spoilers here, folks.)
The book itself feels great to hold and flip through, but sturdy enough to last a long time. It has that "I'm reading a neat-o-splenderiffic, filled-to-the-brim-with-adventurous-magic book" feel that I love.
As a fan of the Bone series, I recommend buying this book. It's not "on par" with the original, but it does follow in the same vein and is really a wonderful adventure book that you definitely don't want missing from your library.
I do hope my most 'umble review aides you in your decision to purchase this book.
Have a great weekend and make sure to get out and enjoy this wonderful world we live in!
Cheers from your neighborhood viking sunshine!
~Botu the Viking
If you agree with me... props to you for having excellent taste.
If you disagree... well then, write your own review why don'tcha?! 8D
It's been awhile since last I blogged, but I feel like blogging tonight as I've been on a writing palooza of sorts.
I was recently asked to write a review for Jeff Smith's Quest For The Spark: Book One (which is actually written by Tom Sniegoski under the watchful eye of Jeff Smith... just so you know.)
Being the oh-so-generous viking that I am, I have chosen to share it here as well on my most humblest of humbley blogs.
Well... here goes nothing for a viking night owl's review. Hope you enjoy it!
As a fan of Jeff Smith's graphic novel series Bone (Parental guidance should be considered with younger children when reading the original story, as the series has some darker occult thematic elements.) I was immediately drawn to the Quest For the Spark: Book One.
This story begins after the original series of Bone but focuses on an entirely new group of characters, although we are granted a brief glimpse of Grandma-Ben and Thorn who will most likely become more predominant as this story arc continues.
I'm not going to elaborate on the story as I think it's worth buying and reading it for yourself as it's not that difficult a story to read and... truthfully there's really not that much to tell as it's the first of a trilogy of books.
This book is a "basic setup" of new characters that come to the aid of the now Queen Thorn who has become dangerously ill by a dark and mysterious force overtaking the world as we know it.
And with that, I've probably given away too much of the plot.
The story is written by Tom Sniegoski and illustrated by Jeff Smith.
Sniegoski does a good job taking up the Bone story mantle. It is well paced, and for the target age audience I imagine it will keep their interest throughout.
Although it is obviously written in the 9-12 age group it is still an enjoyable read for those of us who are "older kids"... especially if we "older kids" now have younger kids of our own whom we'd love to introduce to the Bone universe.
Two "bones" I have to pick (unintended pun) with the book is:
1. Tom Sniegoski REALLY over-wrote/played the rat creatures. Of course I AM speaking from an uber-fan's perspective... so perhaps I'm just overly picky when it comes to my beloved "stupid stupid rat creatures". Sniegoski dumbs them down to such an extent that it pains me to think of it. Uff da!
2. More illustrations please! The illustrations are beautiful with gorgeous coloring by Steve Hamaker. There just needed to be more of them. It was almost sparing on full page illustrations and the chapter header illustrations just didn't do it for me. I need more, more, MORE please!!
As Lewis Carroll's Alice said "What is a book without pictures?" Especially one that is aimed towards a younger audience and/or drooling fans like me????
Overall the story is filled with fun adventure and interesting characters (both new and old) in the world of Bone. I love the flying airship and mysterious forest dwelling creatures, as well as the brief encounter with Grandma Ben and Thorn. (Trying not to give away spoilers here, folks.)
The book itself feels great to hold and flip through, but sturdy enough to last a long time. It has that "I'm reading a neat-o-splenderiffic, filled-to-the-brim-with-adventurous-magic book" feel that I love.
As a fan of the Bone series, I recommend buying this book. It's not "on par" with the original, but it does follow in the same vein and is really a wonderful adventure book that you definitely don't want missing from your library.
I do hope my most 'umble review aides you in your decision to purchase this book.
Have a great weekend and make sure to get out and enjoy this wonderful world we live in!
Cheers from your neighborhood viking sunshine!
~Botu the Viking
If you agree with me... props to you for having excellent taste.
If you disagree... well then, write your own review why don'tcha?! 8D
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Lena Horne=Amazing woman
Lena Horne is an amazing performer. She captivates with a single glance, and then she begins to sing... dang it she's awesome!
LENA HORNE Sings Love Me or Leave Me and The Eagle & Me 1965
LENA HORNE Sings Love Me or Leave Me and The Eagle & Me 1965
Monday, October 11, 2010
Get a Job
It's a Mill's Brothers kind of day! Cloudy with a chance of RAIN.
I totally need to just get up and dance in the living room in my socks to my own personal mix of the Mills Brothers. 8D
Dip dip dip dip dip dip boom boom boom boom boom
If there is any work for meeeeeeeeeeeee
THE MILLS BROTHERS DOO WOPPIN' the sox off anything the younger generation. WOOhooHOOo!
I totally need to just get up and dance in the living room in my socks to my own personal mix of the Mills Brothers. 8D
Dip dip dip dip dip dip boom boom boom boom boom
If there is any work for meeeeeeeeeeeee
THE MILLS BROTHERS DOO WOPPIN' the sox off anything the younger generation. WOOhooHOOo!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Steve Jobs hates Flash
Heh... this song speaks to me.
John Anealio: Blue Lego (Steve Jobs Hates Flash).m4v
John Anealio: Blue Lego (Steve Jobs Hates Flash).m4v
Friday, October 1, 2010
The Warrior's Way Trailer (2010) HD
Cowboy Vs. Ninja movie of epic awesomeness! Man-o-man I cannot wait to for December 3rd!!!!
Geoffrey Rush fits the perfect part as the gritty, crusty old leader of a band of outsiders in "The American Badlands."
Kate Bosworth looks super amazing (Sidenote: totally need a coat like hers) and Jang Dong Gun is like a combination of Ninja and Aragorn awesomeness!!
I'm SO getting in line to see this flick come December! Who is WITH ME PEOPLES!???
Geoffrey Rush fits the perfect part as the gritty, crusty old leader of a band of outsiders in "The American Badlands."
Kate Bosworth looks super amazing (Sidenote: totally need a coat like hers) and Jang Dong Gun is like a combination of Ninja and Aragorn awesomeness!!
I'm SO getting in line to see this flick come December! Who is WITH ME PEOPLES!???
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate day!!!
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!!!
YaaaaAAAArRrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrgh!!!!!
Christmas/Birthday shopping for oneself is a dangerous thing. Especially if you're a viking photog that loves her shinies.
So if anyone out there is looking to spend a nice hefty bit of change for awesome One Piece figurines on themselves (and isn't cramped on funds like me) I'd totally suggest you buy yourselves these before they're sold out... >>
And buy them today because... after all.. it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day!!!! YAR!!!
Usopp the Viking Samurai!! WooHOO!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Botu and Calvin's Dream school Bus
Now here is a bus that Calvin couldn't even resist riding!!
Jet Powered School Bus Makes Otto Go Blotto
Jet Powered School Bus Makes Otto Go Blotto
Thursday, July 29, 2010
In the mood for blues
Man a livin' ALIVE!! I'm just about comatose from whatever is floating about in the air these days.
Scratch that... I WOULD be comatose if it wasn't for the river of goop running out of my nose. >.<
Murrrrrrrrrrrgh I'm pretty much a coffee zombie these days but I totally need something to perk my spirits... just have to figure out what. *ponders while blowing nose*
Can't wait for the FALL!!!! @_@
Hrrrrmmmmm... it's almost the weekend and I has der hankering for some Kansas City bluesssssssssss, hehehehe, of course it all depends if I can hitch a ride or not. ;P We shall seeeeeeee.
Until then I'll just listen to my playlists of awesome selections.
Here's a little something for you guys and gals to check out... I'm totally addicted to this song now, thanks to amazon for free MP3's of up and coming artists, wooHOO!!
Cheers to you all!!
TTFN
Ernie Halter - Blue Dress
Scratch that... I WOULD be comatose if it wasn't for the river of goop running out of my nose. >.<
Murrrrrrrrrrrgh I'm pretty much a coffee zombie these days but I totally need something to perk my spirits... just have to figure out what. *ponders while blowing nose*
Can't wait for the FALL!!!! @_@
Hrrrrmmmmm... it's almost the weekend and I has der hankering for some Kansas City bluesssssssssss, hehehehe, of course it all depends if I can hitch a ride or not. ;P We shall seeeeeeee.
Until then I'll just listen to my playlists of awesome selections.
Here's a little something for you guys and gals to check out... I'm totally addicted to this song now, thanks to amazon for free MP3's of up and coming artists, wooHOO!!
Cheers to you all!!
TTFN
Ernie Halter - Blue Dress
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Cleaning up the Vikings' Cubicle
Well, it seems that after many moons of deliberate attempts to avoid the inevitable, I've run out of excuses and finally hunkered down to cleaning my cubicle office space.
(I'd take a picture to share with you all... but it's too gruesome for the internets.) ;^P
You'll just have to take my word that it's a mess... an organized mess, but a mess none the less.
Hey that rhymes! Hehe just call me Dr. Suess!!
In other news, I pillaged the bookstores this weekend and found some fantastastic new materials that have spurred an up and coming project of mine. I'm squeeing with giggly delight at the cute of it all and it's most likely that I'll be buying the entire series. <3
Still waiting for the predicted rain they forecasted... ¬¬ .... so I don't have to water the garden. Which means I'll probably have to end up watering them later tonight, adding to the collection of bites I've received this summer.
Hope you're all having a good one!
Cheers and God bless!
Botu
P.S. Check out Brent Humphreys beautiful photography of the Tour de France. Makes me feel like I'm there, which would be uber cool! One of these days I'm going to, yesiree bob!
Brent Humphreys: Le Tour (11 photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
(I'd take a picture to share with you all... but it's too gruesome for the internets.) ;^P
You'll just have to take my word that it's a mess... an organized mess, but a mess none the less.
Hey that rhymes! Hehe just call me Dr. Suess!!
In other news, I pillaged the bookstores this weekend and found some fantastastic new materials that have spurred an up and coming project of mine. I'm squeeing with giggly delight at the cute of it all and it's most likely that I'll be buying the entire series. <3
Still waiting for the predicted rain they forecasted... ¬¬ .... so I don't have to water the garden. Which means I'll probably have to end up watering them later tonight, adding to the collection of bites I've received this summer.
Hope you're all having a good one!
Cheers and God bless!
Botu
P.S. Check out Brent Humphreys beautiful photography of the Tour de France. Makes me feel like I'm there, which would be uber cool! One of these days I'm going to, yesiree bob!
Brent Humphreys: Le Tour (11 photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
New look to the old blog
As Eiichiro Oda of Wan Pīsu would say... TA DAH!
Figured it was time for a blog-lift, and as I perused through the many cool templates blogger makes available the one that caught my eye was this cool antiqued map thingy-ma-bober. Very cool old world style without blasting my eye sockets out.
So here's a very vikingly SHOUT-OUT to the maker of said template, Josh Peterson. Very cool Peterson, your template is Botu the viking approved... be honored. <3
And now this viking is getting back to work, before pillaging internet villages for inspiration for the latest mondo ginormous art project she's busily trying to finish on time and/or ahead of schedule, whichever comes first. :P
TTFN!!
Random sidenote; Electric Light Orchestra totally rocks my world.
Figured it was time for a blog-lift, and as I perused through the many cool templates blogger makes available the one that caught my eye was this cool antiqued map thingy-ma-bober. Very cool old world style without blasting my eye sockets out.
So here's a very vikingly SHOUT-OUT to the maker of said template, Josh Peterson. Very cool Peterson, your template is Botu the viking approved... be honored. <3
And now this viking is getting back to work, before pillaging internet villages for inspiration for the latest mondo ginormous art project she's busily trying to finish on time and/or ahead of schedule, whichever comes first. :P
TTFN!!
Random sidenote; Electric Light Orchestra totally rocks my world.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wayhomer Review #28: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
I'm with Wayhomer on this, total fun boy movie with kickash sorcerer action sequences that will be a really fun and awesome-sitting in the comforts of home-on my comfy wumfy couch-with homemade cinnamon rolls and coffee- kind of rentals.
Mmmm coffee.... :B
Also..... really really REALLY really really really really really REALLY really really really really reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally want a dragon ring! @__@
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