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Extroverted Introvert

2/20/2015

Back in college, my friends and I were taking one of those personality tests and we were all talking about if we were introverted or extroverted. Before I could answer for myself, a friend of mine suggested I was introverted. The rest of the table stared at him as if he'd suddenly grown a horn from his head. You see, I'm obnoxious. I am one of those loud, vulgar people that demands to be noticed. So we all eagerly waited, myself included for him to explain.

He said it was an act. That I make so much noise in hopes that people think that's all there is, and that they don't dig deeper. Amusingly enough, he was right. But I never really thought about the way I act as being different than the way I am.

The loud, crazy, funny, entertaining me is what I call "being on" and it can be exhausting. There are a handful of people that I've met in my life where being around them didn't require me to be "on". But most of the time being social is hard work.

If I were a Sim, my social bar would decrease very slowly. I enjoy spending time with myself. Sometimes this causes me to neglect my friendships, I get so lost in this hobby or that, and I forget to keep in contact with people.

I think about this now because one of my hobbies has put me in a situation where I have to talk to a room full of people, and deep down, I don't wanna, but at the same time I think I'll do a good job of it. It amused me that on some level I dread something I'm pretty sure I'll be good at.

Book Review - Outlaw of Gor

2/13/2015

Looking at the clock, I still have a few minutes until midnight, so I'm going to consider this a deadline met (barely).

Tonight I want to talk about Outlaw of Gor. For anyone familiar with Gor you may be thinking, "Oh. God. Why?" For those of you unfamiliar with Gor, it's basically a 30+ book series of poorly written fantasy novels about a planet ruled by bug-like aliens and packed with page after page of blatant sexism.

Now that everyone is wondering why I read this book, let me start with what got me into Gor. I was playing a game called SecondLife which is basically a virtual world where you can do pretty much anything you can imagine. And while I was roaming around someone warned me, under no circumstance should I go to a place called Gor.

It was a terrible place, that no self-respecting woman would ever enter and if she did, unspeakable horrors would befall her. Needless to say, within 20 minutes of this conversation I was in bouncing around Gor in my slave silks (at the time I had been mistakenly lead to believe all women on Gor were slaves to men).

The first place I landed in Gor was a city called Tharna, which is actually the same city that Outlaw of Gor is about. Unlike most cities in Gor, Tharna was ruled by women, so I was quite possibly in the safest Gorean city a woman could be in, but how was I to know that? When a man approached me and said, "Tal," which is Gorean for "Hello", I turned and ran away screaming, "DON'T RAPE ME!!!!"

And that was my introduction into Gor. Well, after I learned a few things, I came to discover there were people who not only had read the books, but treated them as if they were holy scripture. They could quote a passage to defend any point they wanted to make. I, too, wanted to be that obnoxious and annoying, so began my quest to read the Gor books. The only problem was the writing was really bad, so bad the only thing I've finished that was worse was 50 Shades of Grey.

But there is a reason hundreds if not thousands of people have turned this man's books into a lifestyle choice. And it's because the man can tell a story. He paints vivid worlds that are deep and interesting. He creates characters you'd love to meet or even fear to meet. And that's exactly what he did in Outlaw of Gor. So far this is my favorite book in the Gor series (it's book 2, I've been reading them out of order).

I started reading Outlaw of Gor because I was playing an outlaw. An outlaw on Gor is someone without a homestome. A homestone is basically what brings civilization to Gor. People pledge their loyalty to their homestone, which is what keeps them from harming one another. Goreans, in general, aren't very nice to strangers.

Tarl returns to Gor to find his city is destroyed by the Priest-Kings (bug-like aliens that rule the planet) so he sets out toward Sadar to bitch them out for destroying his home even though he realizes he'll prolly die instantly for it. But long before he can get there, he ends up in Tharna, a city ruled by women, rich from silver mines worked by thousands of men.

He ends up enslaved and must not only fight for his freedom, but the freedom of his newfound friends. But even that isn't enough, after all, there is an entire city living in misery, where men are enslaved to add to the city's wealth. A warrior like Tarl must stand against such injustice.

Outlaw of Gor is about love and betrayal, brotherhood and courage, duty and honor. There were parts that nearly brought me to tears. I hope the next Gor book I decide to pick up is as good as this one.

Last Time on Glee

2/6/2015

When I look at the date of my last post, I feel ashamed. I have failed as a blogger. But I'm not going to let this discourage me. It just means that I need to do better, so from this point forward there will be some changes to my blog. First off, it won't be a writer's only blog, because lets face it, there is only so much I can say about writing. It'll be about Kayci, the person. The books I read, the shows I watch, the games I play. Which now that I think about it, doesn't make it much different than what it already is.

Secondly, I will adhere to a blogging schedule of one post every Friday no matter what. There may be extra posts, but every Friday there should be a new post of me rambling about one thing or another. And the first topic I want to discuss is the resurrection of Glee.

As a storyteller, what works and doesn't work in a series is of particular interest to me. Season 4 of Glee showed the writers had little idea of why people liked their show. Season 5 pressed upon that point, but now with Season 6, it looks like someone finally told them, or they finally started listening.

When I first started watching Glee, I loved it. It was the quirky little show unlike anything else on television that wasn't afraid to make fun of itself and had a wonderful message, that you didn't have to be perfect to be a star. Here you have the school's misfits, getting on stage and singing their hearts out, and it was magical.

Then Season 4 came and a lot of the kids aged out of high school, and the casting director seemed to have never watched an episode of Glee or at the very least had no idea why anyone else watched it. So then enters Marley, Ryder and Jake, three characters almost no one is missing. When the female lead's major issues are a fear of someday becoming fat, not being able to afford designer clothes and deciding which hot guy to date, a show about social misfits has jumped the fucking tracks.

I think the writers met these actors and were as uninspired as the audience was to keep watching them. So the downward spiral of Glee began...

But now we get to Season 6 and it's like the show has done a 180 (Well more like a 225, but I'll get to that). Sure bringing back half the old guard is unrealistic and a bit depressing when you think about it. After all the big dreams they had, they fail miserably and end up teachers at their old high school. And not even real teachers cause none of them have a college degree. But I can't blame them for bringing back the old guard considering how flat and depressing some of the new guard was.

But the new new guard is awesome. Sure the brother and sister pair are a tad weird even to me, but Jane and Roderick are amazing! I think they are leading us back to the heart and soul of what Glee is about. Take Roderick for example, if I passed him on the street, I probably wouldn't look twice, but when he opens his mouth to sing, I turn into a 15 year old fan girl who just met Edward Cullens. He is phenomenal. And that is what the casting of Season 4 should have been like, then that would have allowed the old guard to leave high school without ruining the show.

With that being said, there is one storyline I don't like. That is the one about Coach Bieste transitioning into a man. I mostly dislike it because it goes against everything the character has done up until this point, and seems tacked on as an attempt to show how super diverse and envelope pushing the show is. While I'm all for diversity and pushing the envelope, I don't think it should be done by retconning your characters.

But overall, this last season of Glee is making such a comeback that I'm sorry that it's ending. I look forward to every episode and am watching the moment it airs.

New Release: Repentance

8/16/2014

After Alex's mother commits murder to protect him, it's his turn to protect her by delivering himself and Ryan, his love, into his ex-boyfriend's lusty hands.

Everyone knows Ryan is attracted to Alex's ex, Manuel. Being surrounded by mind reading vampires doesn't leave much room for privacy. But love is stronger than lust and Ryan would never betray Alex.

However, with Ryan's world in chaos, Manuel proves to himself to be the anchor Ryan needs.

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Ryan tried to die to protect Alex's secret, but Alex, unwilling to lose the man he loved turned him to save him. Ryan quickly embraced his new life as a vampire under Alex's guidance.

But there was a price to his new immortality that Alex didn't tell him about. A group of Elders, called The Council oversaw every aspect of vampire society and turning Ryan without their approval was an act punishable by death.

Now Ryan must convince a Council of ancient and powerful vampires to show mercy and pardon Alex of his crime. If he fails, it would fall to Ryan to carry out Alex's death sentence.

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July 4th Promo

7/4/2014

The Emerald Prince is 99 Cents on Amazon July 4th-July 6th

In a kingdom faced with civil war, an idealistic prince must abandon the foreign princess he desires for an arranged marriage to an influential knight. Together, the prince and knight travel north to deal with an army marching on the kingdom’s borders, only to discover the biggest threat to the crown is the princess they left behind.

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FREE on Amazon - Maid For You

6/2/2014

Evan was accustomed to getting what he wanted, when he wanted it. So, when he turned his sights to his best friend, Carlos, he expected the maid's son to fall in line and be his. Much to Evan's surprise, Carlos refused his offer.

Carlos had spent his life taking care of his best friend. So when Evan declared his "love", Carlos wasn't willing to service his friend in that way too. For them to have anything resembling a real relationship, Evan would have to be the one to bend. So, Carlos gave him a test to prove the seriousness of his feelings.

Maid for You is a 3000 word short story involving cross-dressing, power play and new love.

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5/30/2014

And in other news, my story Frat House Rulez released today.

Desperate for a place to stay while attending school, Mark pledges a frat he knows little about. Soon after his arrival on campus he starts to notice strange things about the frat he's chosen to rush. When he realizes he's pledging a gay frat Mark must decide between dropping out and possibly having to leave school, or continuing on and enduring each sexy trial his Big Brothers can come up with.

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2A.M. Political Rants - My Blog Has Become My Diary

5/30/2014

So, it's 2 a.m. Am I writing?

Nope.

Am I editing?

Nope.

So what am I doing? Posting political commentary on YouTube?

Yep.

Brought to you by the Department of Grossly Unrealistic Release Schedule

In case anyone is wondering what exactly I'm writing right now, instead of fiction.

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Book Review: Love You Forever

5/27/2014

Love You Forever

Love You Forever by Amelia Bishop
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a story about two guys who've just turned 18, are finally coming out to their families, about to head off to college. They have their entire lives ahead of them...

And then they get cursed.

Hate when that happens.

Amelia does an excellent job of twisting the natural with the supernatural. The characters reactions seemed completely realistic and believable. And it was fun watching them trying to maintain a normal life while shackled by a curse that was anything but normal.

And this is a really unique romance, because it starts with the characters already in love. Instead of finding each other and having their happily ever after, they have to find it again, which I think makes the story completely unique.

(view spoiler)

But all in all, I really enjoyed this book and thought it was a great read. Well done.

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Bitten - Can Someone Please Explain The Logic Behind This World To Me?

5/21/2014

So I was watching Bitten on Netflix and it started off pretty good, but the more I watched the less it made sense.

Basically it's about a woman who is a werewolf. Okay, that works.

She's the only woman that has ever survived a turning. Weird, but within the realm of believability.

She's the only female werewolf ever. But half the guys have mentioned they were born a werewolf. Who were their mommies? Humans? Uh...okay.

She's part of a pack, which means she lives by a set of rules, one of which being no human can ever know about werewolves. Uh, won't the human mommies notice that their husbands and sons keep going out of town to some estate to handle something called "pack business"?

So that means if a guy fathers a son he's expected to steal the infant and take it to be raised by the pack. Uh...but on the show the significant others MEET the other pack members, they know where the pack headquarters is located, if their boyfriend and son go missing, they'll probably check their boyfriend's "family home" at some point.

Well, let's just say they don't. Um...okay. But if that's the case, a lot of these guys probably procreated with women they love, it would make it hard for them to stay in the pack. Wouldn't they just leave so they could raise their sons with their wives and girlfriends?

Those that leave the pack are mutts and are routinely hunted and executed by the packs. But the packs are less than 10 people, why don't mutts with similar interests like the "don't want to leave my baby mama" mutts ban together to protect themselves from the packs?

Uh, they just don't. Except for this one case which is the plot of the show, but we were really taken by surprise cause usually they just don't. Well okay, but even if mutts decide working together is a no-go, why doesn't a mutt who doesn't want to die horribly for not following stupid rules just turn a bunch of his friends into werewolves too and then they make a pack for protection? They are completely aware when they are in wolf form, so they could turn their male friends with no problem and start their own pack.

Will you shut up and just look at the abs on this werewolf? Logic is for losers. Look! A love triangle!