Fallen from the gray sky,
You float down to the ground,
Look up at your new surroundings,
Take in what you've found,
As you look up,
Blue skies begin to emerge,
And inside you breakdown,
As you cry,
Hey Snow Cloud,
Hey Snow Cloud,
Don't let the Sunshine through,
I don't want to go just yet.
Right here in your arms,
Is where i want to be,
I hold tighter every second,
In the morning you'll leave,
But as i look out the window
The horizon begins to lighten,
The tears come to my eyes
And i think, As i cry,
Hey Snow Cloud,
Hey Snow Cloud,
Don't let the Sunshine through,
I don't want to go just yet,
Are you blind?
Can't you see?
I am happy
Where i am,
Don't take it away
Those, my friends, are the lyrics to my newly completed song "Hey Snowcloud." No, this isn't the song i mentioned in the last post but one that i just wrote today off the top of my head and was slightly influenced by Joshua Radin. I'm still kinda surprised that i wrote it without too much thought. I am still working on the other one and i'll post the finished lyrics as soon as they're done.
I might add a bridge, depends on if it goes with the flow of the song or not.
Till Next Time,
-Russ
*edit*
Yeah, no bridge, it'll just add too much on to an already good song.
About Me
Monday, January 19, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The Wheel Weaves As The Wheel Wills...
Or so they say...
Anyways, the title of this post is a quote that is said quite frequently throughout the book i just finished around a week ago. Yes, that is right, i have successfully finished Eye of the World- Book 1 of the legendary Wheel of Time Series. Now, i make it sound like a big deal...but i still have 10 more books to go (not including the as of yet unfinished 12th book). Thats only 832 pages out of 9685. 305,902 words out of 3,430,682 (all according to the hardcover editions, numbers provided by Wikipedia AKA internet crack :-p). So you can see how this one little tiny accomplishment isn't exactly exciting me the way it would if it was a single standing book.
Ok, on to the review...
The Eye of the World follows the journey of Rand Al'Thor and company on their Journey to defeat "the Dark One." When monstrosities known as "Trollocs" (kind of a cross-breeding of humans and various animals gone horribly wrong) attak Rand's peaceful farming village of Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, a mysterious woman known as Morian Sedai, one of the Aes Sedai (basically magic wielding folk) and her companion, a "Warder" ( a kind of warrior) known as Lan take action and take Rand and his two friends Mat and Perrin away from the village, because it was the three boys the monsters were after.
The Story follows them as they travel northward, first towards Tar Valon, home of the Aes Sedai, and then, after hearing of a dangerous threat to the mysterious Eye of the World, a detour is taken to get there in time to stop whatever evil is after it.
Overall, it is a very enjoyable fantasy novel. That is, of course, if fantasy is your thing. The only complaint i have is right around the middle of the book, when the characters seperate into groups (not gonna spoil why or how here) the story seems to slow a bit, but only a bit, before picking right back up again. The characters are memorable, and i found myself becoming connected to the characters within only seconds of being introduced to them. They each have their own specific personalities and they never seem to stray to far from them.
Bottom Line: 4 out of 5
Why 4? Well, it's the first in the series, and if it wasn't for that, it'd get an instant 5. Robert Jordan knew what he was doing right away with this series, let's all pray A Memory of Light comes out just as great as the rest, all eyes are on you Mr. Sanderson!
All for now,
-Russ
P.S.- I currently am working on an original acoustic song. I have it all except a bridge written both musically and lyrically. I'll post the lyrics up here when finished and a video of the song on From the Backseat's Youtube as soon as i have one recorded.
Anyways, the title of this post is a quote that is said quite frequently throughout the book i just finished around a week ago. Yes, that is right, i have successfully finished Eye of the World- Book 1 of the legendary Wheel of Time Series. Now, i make it sound like a big deal...but i still have 10 more books to go (not including the as of yet unfinished 12th book). Thats only 832 pages out of 9685. 305,902 words out of 3,430,682 (all according to the hardcover editions, numbers provided by Wikipedia AKA internet crack :-p). So you can see how this one little tiny accomplishment isn't exactly exciting me the way it would if it was a single standing book.
Ok, on to the review...
The Eye of the World follows the journey of Rand Al'Thor and company on their Journey to defeat "the Dark One." When monstrosities known as "Trollocs" (kind of a cross-breeding of humans and various animals gone horribly wrong) attak Rand's peaceful farming village of Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, a mysterious woman known as Morian Sedai, one of the Aes Sedai (basically magic wielding folk) and her companion, a "Warder" ( a kind of warrior) known as Lan take action and take Rand and his two friends Mat and Perrin away from the village, because it was the three boys the monsters were after.
The Story follows them as they travel northward, first towards Tar Valon, home of the Aes Sedai, and then, after hearing of a dangerous threat to the mysterious Eye of the World, a detour is taken to get there in time to stop whatever evil is after it.
Overall, it is a very enjoyable fantasy novel. That is, of course, if fantasy is your thing. The only complaint i have is right around the middle of the book, when the characters seperate into groups (not gonna spoil why or how here) the story seems to slow a bit, but only a bit, before picking right back up again. The characters are memorable, and i found myself becoming connected to the characters within only seconds of being introduced to them. They each have their own specific personalities and they never seem to stray to far from them.
Bottom Line: 4 out of 5
Why 4? Well, it's the first in the series, and if it wasn't for that, it'd get an instant 5. Robert Jordan knew what he was doing right away with this series, let's all pray A Memory of Light comes out just as great as the rest, all eyes are on you Mr. Sanderson!
All for now,
-Russ
P.S.- I currently am working on an original acoustic song. I have it all except a bridge written both musically and lyrically. I'll post the lyrics up here when finished and a video of the song on From the Backseat's Youtube as soon as i have one recorded.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
New Year's Resolution
Everyone makes them, or atleast most do. For the past few years mine has been to focus more in school, study harder, and finally get my mom that honors bumpersticker she's been bugging me about for 3 years. Well...guess what, it still hasn't happened (big surprise right?). So this year i've decided to make a different resolution.
My last few posts have been about friendships, more specifically my own, and how they tend to weaken and drift over time. Well, i'm sick of it, and i've decided to do something about it. My New Year's Resolution for 2009 is to make sure that my friendships stay intact, and that i keep most of the friends i have now when i go away in September to whatever college will have me.
I want to get closer to the friends i never really got to know, give strength back to the friendships that have considerably weakened, and to make as many new friends as possible. I'm optimistic about this and i think i can actually pull off my resolution this year. Wish me luck!
Happy 2009 Everyone,
-Russ
My last few posts have been about friendships, more specifically my own, and how they tend to weaken and drift over time. Well, i'm sick of it, and i've decided to do something about it. My New Year's Resolution for 2009 is to make sure that my friendships stay intact, and that i keep most of the friends i have now when i go away in September to whatever college will have me.
I want to get closer to the friends i never really got to know, give strength back to the friendships that have considerably weakened, and to make as many new friends as possible. I'm optimistic about this and i think i can actually pull off my resolution this year. Wish me luck!
Happy 2009 Everyone,
-Russ
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)