I was starting to become very disappointed with the Wheel of Time series after reading The Great Hunt and The Dragon Reborn, both of which I rated 3 stars. While I was enjoying Robert Jordan’s story, I found his books in desperate need of editing and his characters in need of depth. But The Shadow … [Read more…]
I read this book on the heels of finishing The Great Hunt and was rewarded with further disappointment. In fact, after finishing The Dragon Reborn I had to take a break from the series and read a few other books before returning to this story. Perhaps waiting a year or two as the books came … [Read more…]
I read this book immediately after finishing tEoTW and was seriously disappointed. I didn’t have any issues with the writing itself, but the story, the plotting, and the characters almost made me quit the series. Character Regression The characters were all very annoying in Book One, but began to progress at the end of the … [Read more…]
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will … [Read more…]
Last fall Amazon announced that they gave a series order to an adaptation of The Wheel of Time. This series is rumored to begin filming in Prague in September of this year, so, if things go well, we may see the series available in 2021 on Amazon. What We Know We know that the first … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago I received an email from Ryan Popoff, the founder of Popov Leather. The email inquired about my interest in receiving one of their leather products in exchange for a Youtube review — the review can be found below. I checked out the company’s website and found it to be very well … [Read more…]
Game of Thrones has come to a visually stunning, but substantively unsatisfying end. After a decade of warnings that, “Winter is Coming,” Winter came… and was over… in one episode. All the build up, all the human remains arranged in weird spirals, all the character development… just over, in a logically incoherent way. But before … [Read more…]
Recently my wife and I spent a night at the Jefferson Hotel located in Richmond, Virginia. The Jefferson is a 4-star luxury hotel established in 1895 with a completely renovated interior. Everybody at the Jefferson exuded professionalism from the valet, to the front desk, room service, and the on-site Lemaire Restaurant. The walls are decked … [Read more…]
I bought the Fuji XF10 shortly after it launched and, despite a lot of the negative reviews found online, I have been very happy with my purchase. Some of my photos taken with the XF10 can be found in my review or on my Instagram account. Will I Switch? As stated in my review, my … [Read more…]
I bought a Fuji XF10 shortly after it was released and never got around to reviewing it. Recently, I put up a Youtube video and decided to add a review of the Fuji XF10 to this site. Specifications There are plenty of websites and reviews online where you can find the specs for the Fuji … [Read more…]