The Wheel of Time: Prologue, New Spring

My reading has slackened off to a pathetic amount this year. Part of that was with having a monologue to memorize, and also getting so busy with trips and events and having a life in general.

This year I was gifted with the first two books in the highly acclaimed (and much recommended) Wheel of Time series, which is fantasy. I finally finished the prologue and just began Book 1 the other night. Here are the best lines from New Spring.

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Live with what you cannot change, she told herself sourly.

When a man believes he may die, he wants to leave something of himself behind. When a woman believes her man may die, she wants that part of him desperately. The result is a great many babies born during wars. It's illogical, given the hardship that comes if the man does die, or the woman, but the human heart is seldom logical.

Paltry irritations sometimes had a way of festering into lifelong antagonisms.

Some wars could not be won, yet they still must be fought.

...power often grew from others deciding that you already had power...

The sure dangers were real enough without inventing more.

A man's past belonged to himself and the people who had lived it with him.

He was swimming in a sea of other people's expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.

Sometimes, you had to gamble.

...all her calm was outward show, but she clung to it tightly.

People had a way of folding what they saw into what they knew and what they wanted to believe.

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Currently I still prefer Game of Thrones but I am being told that's just because I read Game of Thrones first. We shall see...!

It. Is. Done.

Welcome to the hardest puzzle I've encountered in my lifetime, thanks to Shannon and Luke for a Christmas present I had to work for! Maybe it's cause my usual puzzle partner Kathleen wasn't around to help, or maybe this one was just so damn difficult. But I did start this thing in January. And on April 25, it was finally completed. Here were some progress pictures...

The box opened

On January 22, 2015, this picture was sent to Shannon and Luke with the following email message:

Hey biyatches. I finally bought a puzzle mat so I could work on my puzzle you beezies got me!

THIS SHIT IS HARD.

I figured I would take progress pictures.

I watched ALL of Bridesmaids and one episode of Arrested Development... and this was ALL I GOT DONE

Kk

January 31, 2015

February 7, 2015

February 8, 2015

February 8, 2015

March 10, 2015

April 5, 2015

April 11, 2015

April 25, 2015

Notice that border and how impossible it was to tell if you had the right piece! Every single piece had to be scrutinized (as did the all-black seas pieces) and even had to take the border apart at the end because it was wrong to fill in afterwards.

My boyfriend was a huge help in re-starting my motivation for it a few weeks ago and maybe spent a few hours himself working on it diligently.

At any rate. It's done. And here's how I felt about it.

kthxbye

Coachella 2015

Well the lineup was really not cool this year, and considering I was going for Florence + the Machine, and she decided to break her foot on the first weekend and do a stripped down acoustic set from a stool this weekend, the music side was a little disappointing, but overall, still a great time. Can't go wrong with our fun camping group, and the desert, and the fun, and finding new music!

Supervising the campsite setup

Campground landmarker

Good work guys on those tents and canopies

Pingpong!

"House party" in the campgrounds

Giant Connect 4. We lost.

Photobooth!

Kathleen's sushi pajama pants

Yoga!

Downward facing kitty

Day 1. Flower crown hippie in the desert and I don't even care

Kat-a-pillar

The little feelers moved and it was gross

Somewhere

In the Sephora tent

Crow pose

Nighttime Kat-a-pillar

Maxin...

and relaxin

Michelada!

15x15 flip cup with our neighbors, 3 tables deep

Naptime

Lot 8

Photo op

Holding the balloons

WHERE DID THE BALLOONS GO?!

In the JBL tent

Sunset

Frickin' Ninja from Die Antwoord who didn't want to take a picture with Kathleen, at Run The Jewels

Sandstorm Scientists Prepared. Walterina White and Jesse Pinkwoman.

King's Cup circle

Someone got the last king

Way to go Juan

The butterfly protecting us all!

Candy Cane Lane

Feelers

My girl Florence!

David Guetta closing out the Sahara tent on Sunday

Goodbye group picture!

Probably get some more GoPro pictures later as everyone shares theirs, but what a great capturing for now!

It was great to have Monday off. I woke up on the campgrounds, cleaned up camp, went to breakfast with everyone, came home, unpacked, went grocery shopping, took a shower, took a power nap, then drove to Anaheim for an Angels game with my super kute boyfriend. Exhausting weekend and SWAMPED at work now, but well worth it, as always!