Maroon Bells National Forest, Colorado When I was a kid, we would visit Colorado to skiing every year until my little sister was diagnosed with leukemia (she was miraculously healed and is now one of the greatest joys in my life). One year we went to Aspen, Colorado, and I immediately decided that aspens [...]
What is Jet Valinor named after? A color? A plane? Ooey gooey s'more deliciousness? Ignoring the fact that I just like the name, Jet's name refers to two things: his black hair and eye color, and his dark personality. However, there's nothing special about having black hair and eyes in Valinor; almost everyone does. There's [...]
Like every classically-trained nerd, I have read The Lord of the Rings. Valinor, in J.R.R. Tolkien's work, is a land where only immortal beings are allowed to live (and of course, some of the mortal main characters of his novels). Personally I just thought it was a beautiful name, so I chose to use it [...]
I'm a sucker for city-building games like Civilization. My hubby Keanan recently found and gifted me copy of the new game, Banished. Big mistake. This game is just as time-warping as Civ, but it's harder, much more diverse, and in my opinion, much more fun. But now that I'm less than two months away from [...]