Well, there goes whatever blind hopes I had for this movie.

Novel's at 7,500 words (15 pages). I'm a tad behind, but it's okay, because I have plans. . . yes. . .plans. . .mwahahaa. Ciao.

With this nanowrimo stuff going on, I'll be away from GS for most of November, though I might poke in on the seventeenth after I get the Master Assassin's edition of AC2. See you later!

In 1476 Da Vinci and some other guys were anonymously accused of committing homosexual sex with a male model of his time. Da Vinci was held and questioned quite thoroughly on his sexual life and thoughts, and always insisted that his sex life was nonexistent as befits an artist. He was acquitted and his sexuality has been in question ever since; it was even the subject of a Sigmund Freud book, who maintained that Da Vinci was, in fact, gay.

And for grins and giggles, the beginning of Assassin's Creed 2 (which features Da Vinci as a supporting character) is set in 1476.

This game just looks better and better every day.

*Note: If you haven't read George R.R. Martin's book, A Game of Thrones, you may not know what I'm talking about here.*

Well, they have pretty much everyone I can think of casted for HBO's Game of Thrones, and most roles (that I can find) look pretty good, with a few that are "ehh. . . .". I'll only post the major and semi-major roles; for the minor roles go to imdb.

Eddard Stark is played by Sean Bean:

My opinion: Looks pretty good. He was good as Boromir.

Tyrion Lannister is played by Peter Dinklage (click for photo).

My opinion: I'll be honest; I wasn't certain at first. I loved Prince Caspian, but an issue I had with it was (and I admit that this is somewhat politically incorrect): the dwarves's voices were too deep. Yes, I admit it, I want my dwarves with high-pitched "Nyaa!" voices (with the sole exception of Gimli, who is more a man than any of us will ever be). Plus, I never pictured Tyrion with a deeper voice. But then I read this quote from Dinklage on his Wikipedia page, and now I know he's absolutely perfect for Tyrion; it's about his size: When I was younger, definitely, I let it get to me. As an adolescent, I was bitter and angry and I definitely put up these walls. But the older you get, you realize you just have to have a sense of humor. You just know that it's not your problem. It's theirs.

Jaime Lannister is played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau:

My opinion: He looks perfect for this role.

Viserys Targaryen is played by Harry Lloyd:

My opinion: Again, he looks perfect for this role.

Robert Baratheon will be played by. . .Mark Addy. . .

My opinion:. . . . . .it could work. . . . .Robert is supposed to be fat and somewhat incompetent, after all. . . . it could work. . . .

Jon Snow will be played by Kit Harrington:

My opinion: He looks a little young, but from what I hear the producers were amazed by his audition, so we'll see.

Catelyn stark will be played by Jennifer Ehle:

My opinion: I don't care for this one. I never pictured Catelyn with short, blonde hair, and Ehle seems a little old to me. If they grow her hair out then maybe, but I don't know. . .

Cersei Lannister will be played by Lena Heady:

My opinion: I always pictured Cersei with red hair, but otherwise she looks perfect for the role, and her role as Leonidas's wife in 300 (I think it was her, anyway) only excites me more (not in that way. . . ).

Robb Stark will be played by Richard Madden (click for picture).

My opinion: He looks young, but Robb is only supposed to be sixteen-ish, so we'll see.

Daenerys Targaryen will be played by Tamzin Merchant (click for picture).

My opinion: I don't know. . .she looks too. . . girly. . .if you've read the series so far then you'll understand why I feel that way. . . I just get a "damsel in distress" vibe from her when the role demands the exact opposite.

Sansa Stark will be played by Sophie Turner:

My opinion: Perfect. I just wish there wasn't a soft porn star with the same name; it made Google search quite a hassle for me. >_>

Arya Stark will be played by Maisie Williams (click for picture).

My opinion: She seems to have the same problem as Daenerys: too much "helpless girly girl" vibe going on. But then, she is a child. We'll see.

If any of these images are broken or. . .give a hotlink issue. . .please let me know.

Overall, I'd say the cast looks pretty damn good. I can't wait for this series.

I just ate a Pringle and I. . .can't. . .stop. . .I have school tomorrow but I just keep eating!