Monthly Archives: December 2014

The End of 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Holy buckets, Batman. 2014. This has easily been the most challenging year of my entire life, and I am 100% glad that this year is finally over. Adventure Buddy, if you’re out there somewhere, thank you. There is no part … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Posted on December 31, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Travelling during the holidays is always interesting, but this year things have been a little different. My laptop crashed and I finished reading the only two books I brought with me on the second day of my travels. Not having … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: the Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies

Posted on December 31, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I went to see the Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies with my family yesterday. I don’t think that this is going to be a very long review from me because I already addressed some of the things that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: the Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

Posted on December 31, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The day before yesterday, we watched the Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug in preparation for going to see the next Hobbit movie in the theater yesterday. This movie annoyed me for one very strong reason. Having just read the Hobbit … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Die Hard With a Vengeance

Posted on December 25, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

It appears to me as though someone at the television networks has the same idea about holiday movies as I do, as they are running a Die Hard marathon and it just happens that I turned it on right at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sword Sisters by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe

Posted on December 24, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I actually bought Sword Sisters (Fantasy 238 pages) by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe at the World Fantasy Convention in DC this year and hadn’t gotten around to reading it because of my really wonky schedule. This book is fantastic. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Skin Game by Jim Butcher

Posted on December 24, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Yesterday, I started and finished Skin Game (Urban Fantasy 454 pages) by Jim Butcher, which is the next book in the Dresden Files series. It’s been quite some time since I read the previous books in this series and it’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Love Actually

Posted on December 20, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

So I don’t actually own very many holiday movies and I didn’t feel like watching any more Die Hard movies, but I’m actually kicking myself in the shin for choosing Love Actually as my next movie to watch. “Love Actually … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Die Hard 2

Posted on December 20, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

So continuing with my movie marathon today, I watched Die Hard 2 immediately following the conclusion of Die Hard. “What is it about John McClane and the holidays? Here it is, Christmas Eve, and McClane is off-duty in the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Die Hard

Posted on December 20, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I woke up this morning and felt the need to watch a holiday movie, potentially a holiday movie marathon. What says Christmas more than Die Hard? “Detective John McClane is in Los Angeles to spend the holidays with his estranged … Continue reading →

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