Health, books and Game of Thrones...

[kseenaa]

Weekend: Not been very fun, no. :-P Apparently I got the cold from Hades. *head-desk* It has made me a lil lazy to be honest. :-P Energy on an all time low and all that.

So Thursday I started having cramps... plus coughing my lungs out and sneezing at all times. FUN! Not. :-P And I think I had a little fever to. Seriously. I spent most off Thursday on the couch since I had no energy for ANYTHING. Then Friday, still cramps, coughing, sneezing... Same thing Saturday although... I did feel a lil better be the afternoon though. Most importantly, the cramps went away.

And today, Monday. Not sneezing or coughing even half as much as I used to. THANK YOU!

Worst part was that on Thursday? Well, the library where I am hired by the hour, the big city library, called and wanted me to work. The entire weekend. o.O Since I had pretty much just woken up from my slumber on the couch right when they called, I figured yeah... 3 hours a day... I should be able to fix that even if I am not 100%. Waking up on Friday though... No way. So I called them back, and felt really bad about it to, telling them I couldn't do it. I did feel really, really bad about, because I KNOW they have trouble making sure all information desks are filled as soon as there is a meeting or anyone is missing. So yeah. Felt bad about that. They told me not to, and left it at that. They are really good people there, I gotta say. Love working at that library. Gonna work there tomorrow a few hours since plenty off them are off on a meeting, so they called in me and my friend to work the information desk. :-) Fun, fun! I do like helping visitors/patrons finding books and such.

I have two books myself to pick up to! peting73s best work-mate J has just discovered fantasy and wanted simple fantasy-reading... Well, peting73 is more into scifi, so he asked me. Simple and easy to read fun fantasy? My favorite, David Eddings. Easy. I know, I KNOW!!! It is definitely not high fantasy or even that good, but I love LOVE the sense of humor in his books. Especially in his first series: The Belgariad + The Malloreon and The Elenium + The Tamuli. The rest off his books? Kinda sucks. Avoid, avoid. But those series? Very amusing. The Elenium + The Tamuli was the first fantasy books my mom ever got her hands on. She feel head over heels with the main character, and loved the sense of humor to. So after that? She's read more and more fantasy, buying books and creating a lil fantasy-shelf herself. She even read The Hobbit + The Ring Trilogy! And that is NO easy reading, let me tell you! To be honest, I've tried to re-read Tolkiens books, and I can't.... I just... can't. 500 pages to say they walked from point A to point B? Eh... I'll skip, thank you. The story is amazing, but the language in Tolkiens books? SOOOOOOO BORING! Shoot me. :-P

ANYHOW! I am going to pick up book one and two of The Belgariad for peting73s friend. :-) They are just what he wanted. Easy fantasy reading with a sense of humor. So I hope he'll like them. :-) And that he won't be teased for enjoying them. Because I am. Every time I say I really, really like these books to another fantasy-fan? I get shoot down, like you wouldn't believe. :-/ *grumble, grumble*

Talking off fantasy though! I can't wait until Wednesday when the next part of Game of Thrones show up on TV! :-D I've read a bit more about the series since last, and checked out photos, actor interviews and such.... Carefully though! I don't wanna be spoiled to badly!

And I've found a new favorite. You know me... An old rocker chick... so my heart beats a little harder for those tall dark bad boys with long hair, yeah?

Well... What is Kahl Drogo but a SERIOUS bad boy with hair going down past his ass... We discussed the series a bit me and spicehobbit... (Yep, she fell for said series to...) and shared links to pics and such over MSN... Then we found this pic:



Aaaaaaand we both pretty much died... o.O Is it Wednesday yet?

Comments

[rule-number-7.livejournal.com]

You can't help being sick! And staying home and getting better is the best thing in the long run.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. :-P Can't help feel a wee bit bad about it though. The other librarians pretty much told me what you are saying: That it is better to get healthy. :-P

[hexenhasel.livejournal.com]

You need to take care of you - the library will take care of itself. <3

Game of Thrones...*siiiiigh* So much love. I can't wait for the 2nd season!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I did take care of myself, as ordered not only by my friends here, but by the other librarians to. :-P They are really to nice at that library. :-)

[shelyng.livejournal.com]

I hope you get to feeling better, it sound awful.

Kahl Drago <3 I could say so much but hell you already know.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

About how much off a sexy beast Kahl Drogo is? I've seen two episodes only, and dude... Instant lady boner! o.O

I do feel much better now, thanx. :-) It was an ordeal though, that's for sure. :-P

[vanillalatte88.livejournal.com]

Um, point me to this TV series?

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! :-D It is the HBO series Game of Thrones (http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html). And it is fucking fantastic! I've just seen two episodes so far, but damn.... DAMN! Not only the sexy beast Kahl Drogo, but there are so much awesome all around in that series... ;-) And dude... if you like twincest and incest...? You GOTTA watch this! :-D

[zeph317toho.livejournal.com]

Oooo, that's a nice pic! Totally lost my train of thought at seeing that!

I'm so glad to hear you're feeling a little bit better. Your cold sounds horrible! Hope you can get well soon! <3 You can't help missing work when you're that sick, and maybe it was better that you didn't share your germs with your co-workers. :P I'm sure they'll be happy to see you back tomorrow, well, today. Have a good one!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Nice ass ain't it? I am such a sucker for bad boys with long hair... The fact he only wears tight leather pants for the rest of the time... That don't hurt, you know? ;-)

I do feel so, SO much better now, you wouldn't believe. :-P I don't know what cold that was, but it was NASTY! Glad it is over now. :-D

[shapinglight]

Hee!

GoT just gets better and better. Believe me.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

He he he... I'll take your word for it. Only seen two episodes, and I am seriously sucked in. X-D

[astroflammante.livejournal.com]

I'll publicly admit that I like The Belgariad and The Malloreon! And the first book of the other series, as that's the only one I've read. You are not alone! Although I'll admit they are a bit of a guilty pleasure, it's not exactly good literature... But who cares. They're fun to read. *grins*

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Very much a guilty pleasure. I love them. I really, REALLY don't like the other books he's written, but those series? So much laugh and fun to read. :-)

[ruchirahni.livejournal.com]

Haha, my mom and I read the Belgariad many, many years ago. My uncles recommended them because he said they were similar to Tolkien. I was 8 year old, I think, and nursing my heartbreak over finishing LOTR. We were actually really disappointed in the series: I especially missed the artful language Tolkien used; the vivid characters and descriptions. I didn't like it at all and have never recommended it to anyone. It may have fallen short because I was looking for the deep-seated layers of hidden meaning I found in every page of lOTR; or it may have fallen short because I kept expecting it to be something it wasn't. ON another note, I'm really glad you're feeling better!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Oh no! They are not similar to Tolkiens books at all. Tolkien was a professor, and it shows in his books. I think that is why I have a problem reading them. I've lost count on how many times I've tried to re-read The Ring Trilogy. I just... can't. His writing is to... dry and dull. :-/ At least for me. I can't for the life of me understand how I managed to get through those books at the tender age of 13. o.O

If you look at Eddings books and only expect a laugh and fun time (the sense of humour in those books are awesome), then they are wonderful. :-)

[iamkaa.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you are/been ill, I hope you feel better now! And I know the feeling then you have to call in sick, knowing they really need you.

But the language in Tolkiens books boring?!?! Are you out of your mind, woman!? Or sicker than you thought? ;-) I just LOVE his way with words, I reread all the books one christmas when I was ill. But you shouldn't read him if you are pregnant, same goes for "Arn böckerna", you idea of good, normal name gets a bit... different ;-) (let us put it this way, my children shall be glad they are girls and not boys ;-)

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah... It is a bit of a sacrilege to say you don't like The Ring Trilogy, isn't it? And to say you don't like them and STILL say you love fantasy? Well... that won't do, will it? Fuck that, I say.

I've lost count on how many times I've tried to re-read them books. I get one maybe two chapters in, and then I fall asleep. They are just so damn BORING! That Tolkien was a professor is... very clear, shall we say. :-P I ADORE the story, make no mistake. But to read 100-200 pages about food? Eh... No. Or 400-500 pages where people just walk? No. Just... *yawn* Wake me up when something actually happens?

I have read the Arn-books and really did enjoy them. All four, I read the sequel as well. But you can't seriously compare the language between those and the Ring books? I find the language in the Ring books dull, dry and boring, while the language in Arn are much more alive. :-P

So... :-) I fail as a librarian and nerd, now? :-P

[iamkaa.livejournal.com]

No, language wies are they really different, I was more thinking of the impact they could have had on my poor children if they was were boys LoL. And well, yes, but that is was I find so farcinating, the second book of the ring is more or less only about them walking, and still I find it interesting! When I and my sister saw the first movie non of us had read the books as an adult, but clearly remember that our mother had read them for us. We started to think that the books was illustrated, as we so very well recongized everyplace down to the smallest thing. In the end of the firts movie we was sure that must be the case. Of coruse it wasn't, but the books describe everything so extremly well.
But I wounder if that isn't the case for many major fantasy neards, that you don't really like those books? My brother in law is a giant fantasy geek and well, he like the story, like the films, hates the books LoL, and so does most of his friends I think. Hm, interesting.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

The second book is the one I hate the most. X-D *lol* For just that reason. It is just walking. And angsting. And walking. And walking some more. Geezes christ, it is dull!

I did recognize myself very well to, but I think that is because I have an edition where all three books are in one, and there are some amazing artwork in that thing. Oil work and such... Can't for the life of me remember the artist right now, and my aunt has the book. :-P But yeah, watching the movie it is VERY clear that the design team got their inspiration from that artwork. There is a lot of artwork done for various editions, so maybe you and your sister has seen artwork like that? :-)

[iamkaa.livejournal.com]

No, we cheked it out after, but non of us has seen any artwork. I guess the one done that art work really did read the books ;-) And I can imagine that, if you hate things like that, the second book must be awful, even if I love it, hey, everything is build up in that one! ;)

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I visited my best friend tonight (spicehobbit) and just remembered what the artist is called! :-D Alan Lee! THAT'S his name! And if you do a google search on his name and LotR artwork, you'll see just what I mean with the design-team taking much inspiration from his work.

Image-google search using the words: lord of the rings alan lee (http://www.google.se/search?q=lord+of+the+rings+alan+lee&hl=sv&client=firefox-a&hs=q2a&rls=org.mozilla:sv-SE:official&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=tANQT4qUPIqK4gTcgri7DQ&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=894&sei=3ANQT4rhC6354QTFyYmsDQ)

See what I mean? :-D

[iamkaa.livejournal.com]

I see! Absolutly, but I have only seen the pictures for The hobbit, I'm sure of that. So he must really worked hard to get so close to the discriptions as possible. So interesting I think, that you can write in a way that is so... telling? Oh, not sure what word I'm looking for, blame it on my fever!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I guess it is. :-) I just see his loooooooooooooong descriptions and wanking over details as boring, you know? It is all good and nice with details, but one doesn't have to go overboard. ;-)