mar 7 2010 ∞
mar 13 2010 +
  • Name: Nicola
  • Hometown: Vancouver
  • Siblings: 2 older brothers
  • Pets: 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 bird, 1 mouse who I can hear scratching at night in my bedroom
  • Colour: most often green and blue, but this varies from day to day
  • Job: barn hand
  • Sport: riding (dressage)
  • Bedtime: ideally 10pm, I'm a morning person and not very nocturnal
  • Religion: IPU
  • Subject(s): English, History
  • Music: too hard to list this here - I like musi...
mar 19 2010 ∞
mar 19 2010 +
  • Reading: Shadow by K.J. Parker
    • surprisingly good: I had trouble getting started on this one, but it's quite a refreshing read
  • Listening to: MUSE. The concert is in two weeks. Whoo!
  • Concerned about: many things...
    • CAO
    • History Esay
  • Funniest thing his week: Mr Ho: "These bondings have cleavage."
  • Important events coming up:
    • Sunday March 21: Horseshow
    • EE proposals due (stress)
mar 13 2010 ∞
mar 13 2010 +
  • Fangirls: when there are teenage fangirls around anything will become horrible (lucky the annoying ones are usually limited to teenage fiction)
  • Holey socks: although this is considered a blessing in the IPU, I am far too blessed and low on socks
  • chipped nail polish
  • toast that isn't cut evenly
  • when the sewing machine jams (and yes, it always does)
  • I am out of room on my bookshelves... again
  • mac computers...
mar 12 2010 ∞
mar 19 2010 +
  • Publish a short story in a fantasy magazine
  • checkmarkContinue to assist in Prince's training
  • Assist in Anky's recovery
  • Donate blood: I can, so why not?
  • Conquer a personal fear
  • Succesfully organize my book collection
  • Begin and maintain a writing journal
  • Chase the dream
mar 12 2010 ∞
mar 12 2010 +
  • Shadow, borrowed the whole series from a friend and should probably get started on it
  • Acacia by David Anthony Durham - apparently it's quite similar in style to ASOIAF
  • The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson - seems to be reviewed as revolutionary fantasy
  • The Farseer by Robin Hobb - also well-reviewed and also a female high fantasy author which you don't see every day on the top
  • The Winter Va...
mar 12 2010 ∞
mar 13 2010 +
  • I tend to go for character traits in place of physical appearance
    • taste in books: similar to mine? or at least good taste, not teenage nonsense
    • thinker: someone who thinks before they speak or act
    • taste in music: again, his taste doesn't have to adhere to mine, but at least have some reason behind your choices
    • style: I'm not a particularly stylish person, but clean clothes that look ok when put togeth...
mar 12 2010 ∞
mar 12 2010 +
  • For anyone who needs convincing
    • Labrie's live vocals (before food poisoning)
    • each note in each song has purpose
    • solos
    • Octavarium (Part IV. Intervals)

Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath/ Remove all obstacles from our path

Asking questions/ Search for clues/ The answer's been right in front of you

Try to break through/ Long to connect/ Fall on deaf ears and failed muted breath

Loyalty, trust, faith and d...