badmojo74

I finished Paul S. Kemp's book, "Shadowrealm", a few days ago and posted a review on Amazon.com. I'd imagine the review will be posted up there in a day or two. I'll post a copy here as well in case anyone is interested.

I'm too tired right now to say anything particularly eloquent, but this was a book that managed to choke me up a little bit in a few parts. This was one of the few books I've read lately where the ending went exactly where I felt it should logically, yet was still incredibly satisfying.

For those of you keeping track (I don't think I'm even keeping track) the first book I'm reading for 2009 is Simon Scarrow's "Under the Eagle". It's historical/military fiction set in Germany around 42 AD. The book has some problems with "point of view" but I can tell it's going to be a light, fun read. It reminds me a bit of a book about Pullo and Vorenus from the HBO TV series "Rome"; come to thnk of it, that's probably what motivated me to pick it.

Edit: Still cross-posting from Blogger. Unfortunately, I'm still doing it manually.

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Listening to: Ennio Morricone - L'Arena
http://foxytunes.com/artist/ennio+morricone/track/larena

Determined to get back in shape I've started some fairly simple exercise.

I've started off just doing some Hindu Squats and push ups.  The squats are a really good lower body workout and surprisingly good cardio.  Some say that they're bad for the knees, but I've had no joint pain from doing these.

The Hindu push ups are, for me at least, incredibly difficult.  I can definitely see how this will help with atrophied shoulder muscles and also get some good flexibility.

Check out Youtube and you can find some good examples of these exercises.  They're very effective and you can do them in the privacy of your own home (naked, if that's your thing) without any equipment.

Also, started reading Ed Gentry's book "Neversfall".  I've only read two chapters but it seems quite good so far and it got the Paul Kemp seal of approval so I think it's going to be a good read.

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