Nerdiness of Nic

So I got my birthday present a week early from my family. A Kindle 3G which I wanted solely for the purpose of getting cheap eBooks to use for research for my various writing projects. I've had a story in the works for a few years now and recently came up with another one I really really really like a lot and involves a lot of heavy research.

I'm weirdly confident if I played my cards right and got lucky I could have a real chance of being legit published with these books and they might even turn out to be popular. They'd both be in the young adult category. That's only if I actually get off my butt and start writing them. Anyway. I downloaded forty five eBooks today just to research the new book idea I have. I spent a total of thirty six dollars which is crazy cheap. But seriously, if anyone got into my Kindle and looked at them all they'd probably give me a long side eye. lol. I mean, the category title is Myths/Fairy Tales/Folklore/Religions.

Some titles? Mysteria: History of the Secret Doctrines and Mystic Rites of Ancient Religions; Demonicial Possession, Dreams, Ghosts, Lucky & Unlucky Days, Horoscopes, Prognostications, Transformations & the Worship of Animals In Egyptian Majick; Field Guide to the Little People; Old French Fairy Tales...

You get the idea. Here's the thing, I wanted to research ancient religious rituals and practices but you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find books for that. You can find the religious stories themselves and myths but finding stuff that isn't like... super expensive about rituals and priests, priestesses, oracles, and seers is pretty hard. I also kept finding stuff on wiccans and paganism about me learning to embrace my inner goddess and no, I just want to know what sort of rituals you do. Not read a bunch about how I'm some sort of wood nymph.

Whatever though. I'm super pleased with all the spiffy research material I've gathered. Even if it makes me look like a theology student.

Although I can drive quite confidently in the snow I'm glad I have tomorrow off work and can avoid driving in the snow which is supposed to be happening constantly the rest of tonight and well into tomorrow. The weather made it get unnaturally dark today and after I went to Borders for what was supposed to a bit of shopping and turned into me buying way more than I should've, something that happens everytime I get into a book store, I did one of three things I always do in gloomy weather.

1. Watch a scary movie.
2. Read a book/comic/manga.
3. Write a fanfic/story.

This time it was #1 followed by #2 and maybe #3 later. First, I fell back on my favorite scary movie which never fails to freak me out, Event Horizon. I should make icons for this movie. I love it that much. And no matter how many times I watch it I always get majorly creeped out by it and Sam Neill. Seriously! The movie bugs me so much I wonder HOW I can love it because it genuinely freaks me out but I watch it again and again. I think I'm a masochist with it.

Anyway! I just got done reading Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief and Percy starts out a totally whiny almost emo protagonist but he gets much better. Annabeth is extremely likable but I'm probably just partial to anyone related to Athena. Although I twitch at the idea of Athena with mortal men. She was always one of the most gay goddesses to me. I mean, the whole myth with her and Pallas and everything. Ah well. There's still Artemis and her nymphs.

After reading the book I'm looking forward to the movie so much more. Although from previews I'm wondering how closely they follow the book. It could just be editing for the trailers though. The kid seems much older than twelve in the movie but that could just be my faulty eyes. I dunno. I highly doubt I'll end up getting into the fandom unless there's some serious slashable female characters popping up. While I like Annabeth quite a bit but she's no Hermione Granger. But Hermione would be a perfect kid for Athena. lol. She totally fits.

ETA: I also saw this book in Borders and am sorely tempted to buy it for many of the much cheaper prices listed here. Come on! Vampire Pirates! Vampirates! It's quality. You know it is.

Quirk Classic's Pride & Prejudice & Zombies was brilliant and now they give us Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters coming out on September 15, 2009. What's even better is they made a trailer for it. Dear god, I love this publisher. They've made Jane Austen totally appealing to me and everyone who is trying to copy them just is nowhere near as good nor as funny.