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Seconding Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay, but more than that one I recommend The Last Light of the Sun and Under Heaven by the same author. He's my absolute favorite contemporary writer. His work is similar to Martin's in that it deals with politics in a sophisticated historical fantasy setting...

I am a mare. You see, when a human lady gets propositioned, and isn't interested, she might get embarrassed, might laugh it off, might let the guy down easy. When a mare gets propositioned, and isn't interested, she shoots the stallion/gelding down and then PUMMELS HIM TO DRIVE HOME THE...

"I don't fuck goats, Mister Gibson. I make love to them." Mister Rictus, Wanted.

Morrigan from Dragon Age: Origins. I get it--she's supposed to be "difficult." I like difficult characters. I like characters that make me work to understand them. But I worked to understand Morrigan, and what I understood at the end was that she was just kind of a *****. Also intolerant...

A Russian one: "God is on High, and the Tsar is a long way off." Basically, sometimes you have to get things done yourself.

Of course, all of this is based on the Oblivion character creation system, but. First: Bosmer assassin with Marksman, Sneak, Security, Acrobatics, Athletics, Illusion, and whatever Detect Life spells are in now, since they've gotten rid of Mysticism. Intelligence/Agility, sign of The Thief...

Mass Effect 3, Arkham City, and I'm interested in taking a more thorough look at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning when it gets closer to release.

I don't think so. I thought I might, but now I'm afraid it might be good. Ish. As good as a movie about apes overthrowing us could possibly be, which is really not great.

Frambozen, a locally brewed and very potent raspberry beer, runs $4.75 a pint at my bar of choice.

Spyro the Dragon. When I was in third grade, I asked for a Playstation for Christmas just so I could get that game. Shortly after that, I beat Pokemon Red. I still have that cartridge, untouched since my childhood. I have two whole boxes filled with Rattatas named Mew, Muu, Muw, Mu, Mue...