Tolkien's Newly Published Book

JRR Tolkien is probably my most favorite author and biggest influences.  I love his writing, I love his stories, I love learning more about him. 

I just found out about a book that he wrote 70 years ago that was published for the first time in May in the UK, NZ, and AU; it is called The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun. Click Here to Find Out More

I'm anxious to get my hands on a copy, I wonder how good it will be? I don't want to get my expectations to high. What I mean by that is that The Hbbit, and The Lord of the Rings are two of my most treasured books, and I don't know if Tolkien's new book will come anywhere close to them. I know it is based on Norse mythology, and that he used alot of the Norse influence in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, so we will just have to see.

If you've read it, or are reading it now please let me know what you think.

The Lord of the Rings

This is just a really cool video that I found years ago on myspace:

Lord of the rings

!N!LOY!™ | MySpace Video

Happy New Year

It is the beginning of a new decade, the year 2010. Wow, it came so fast. Remember when it was the year of the new millenium? That seems like ages ago. I can't believe how fast time has gone.

I brought in the new year with a bad cold. I'm actually still sick and wasn't able to party at all; sad, but true. However, I had a great Christmas and had so much fun that it makes up for me missing my New Years Eve party.

With every new year comes New Year Resolutions. Well, I like to call them goals. I don't like the idea that from day one I'm going to try to flawlessly accomplish something and if I trip up then I'm done, I've failed my new years resolution. Um, no thanks. I like the idea of try, try, and try again. If I mess up, brush myself off and keep trying. I also like the idea of a goal picture collage. I don't have one yet this year, but will post it when I do. In the meantime, here are a few of my goals:

 To maintain a clean, fresh, and healthy mind. How?

• Write In My Journal Every Day

 To maintain a clean, fresh, and healthy body. How?

• Drink 64oz of H2O each day, 16oz of water before each meal.
• Exercise every day implementing cardio, weights, and stretching
• Eat healthy, well proportioned meals
• Awarding myself for exercising with TV, Video Games, or free time.

 To maintain a healthy and successful writing career. How?

• Read for at least an hour each day
• Write for at least an hour each day
• Practice vocabulary and grammar rules each day
• To keep notes of all my ideas

These are just a few of the goals that I am setting and working towards for the year 2010.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!