Long Time Coming

So it's not like I been neglecting my blog on purpose or anything I just been super super busy and some recent things have happened, although I should of updated it regardless.  The first major thing that has happened is my normal computer I use crashed so currently I am using another one from time so I m not online as much as I used to be.  Also each week I been going to my friends and we been playing D20.  Kris has recently started a campaign involving mechs.  Basically they are like human controlled robots and so our characters control them fight bad guys and sometimes we do it like the cavemen do.  We walk and go into buildings and shoot up the bad guys.  Also I started my campaign the Zombie Apocalypse campaign.  I am working on it like a tv show in the sense that there is seasons so I finished season 1 in fact today I finished season 2.  Believe it or not this is super tough to do since you have to get the stats of monsters which don't exist so I basically make them up off the top of my head.  This is actually tough as well since you have to balance a monsters strength vs how much damage a creature can do.  You don't want your zombies super powerful but you don't want them super weak as well.  Players in D20 need and want a challenge.  On top of playing Dr. Frankenstein I also been reading here and there.  One of the current books I am reading is called Haunted Hollywood by Tom Ogden.  This book is about various ghosts and also haunted stories in Hollywood one of the things I like though besides the supernatural aspect of it, they talk about the history of Hollywood.  I also got a few other paranormal books as well one by Syliva Browne and one by Mary Ann Winkowski.  I know lots of people and even recently have really questioned Sylvia Browne's physic abilities.  With that at the same time the few books I have read by her I did actually enjoy and learned learning something new.

Book Worm

So recently I been reading a bit at the moment I been reading more series then just stand alone books.  I usually tend to like mystery types then anything else.  I love reading the Sue Grafton series, I usually try to guess who the suspect is but usually get it wrong.  I am currently reading 3 different books that are part of 3 different series.  The Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore is part of the series where the hit book I Am Number Four was turned into a movie by the same name.  So far there are 2 books out in this series but the 3rd one is coming out very soon.  The books deal with basically a bunch of teen aliens who are the last survivors from their planet Lorien, now they have to fight the evil alien race the Mogadorians.  Really good series and the first book is different then the film version, worth reading.

The Shadow Children series is by Margaret Peterson Haddix.  These books take place in a dystopian future world, where the governement has made a population law.  Families are only allowed to have 2 children only, if a family has a 3rd child that is called a Shadow Child.  If they get caught with a 3rd child a family can face harsh punishments.  This tells the story of a kid named Luke, a Shadow Child.  It is kinda slow but at the same time it gets into the story pretty fast.  Also while reading this story it really made me think about what I would do in this situation or in this world.  That's one of the reasons why I liked The Hunger Games since it makes you think about what the future might hold for us.

The 3rd series I am reading is The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson.  This series takes place at the various Disney Theme Parks, such as Disney World, Animal Kingdom, Epocot, Hollywood Studios, and just recently The Disney Dream.  The book is your typical good vs evil type story.  It has a group of kids who have become holograms for the Disney parks to entertain and guide park guests around the various parks.  The kids know in the book as Disney Host Interactive (DHI) face off against a group of villains called The Overtakers.  Think of the Overtakers as your average group of Disney villains like Maleficent,  The Evil Queen, Ursula, Jarfar, Captain Hook, and the other various villains.  Really good book series for those who love Disney related things or for those who just want a really good book series to read.