This year saw some firsts for me: I have published 3 works, Desperation and Conquest, Books 1 and 2 of the Triumvirate Chronicles, and Genesis, an entry into the Anthology of the Guardians Series. I had hoped to have one more piece out, but it didn't happen. I finally went to my first conventions, Con Bravo, FanExpo and Genrecon and got to meet a lot of really nice people. I am getting in the groove for taking stuff to the next level for my writing come 2015. But with the writing have essentially come 3 websites: this one, my blog, my author page, Alexander Dundass and of course, my newest site, launched just a day or so ago, The Dundass Reviews. I have goals and aspirations for 2015, but they will remain unspoken for now as I collect myself for the onslaught.
The year 2014 was interesting indeed. We saw the disappearance of an entire plane in theory, in the Indian Ocean, with no trace whatsoever. Of course the conspiracy freaks came of the woodwork for sure; not only to mention that CNN had so much coverage, they had to be behind it all (just kidding, maybe). Then a few months later, another plane was shot down over Ukraine during their little dispute (recall that Putin invaded Ukraine, using the Olympics as a means of distracting everyone), and at the writing of this, a third plane has gone missing in South East Asia, no signs of it at all. Just what in the hell is happening to these planes. This year saw an election in Ontario that resulted in the most crooked government of all time in Canada (in my opinion, there might've been one on BC years ago, or Quebec, who the hell knows). This government has been under investigation for the cancelling of gas plants, dismantling the education system in Ontario, starting with the universities, where strong research that has happened at many fine institutions, is now in threat of closing because of lack of funding. Of course who can forget the smack in the face to CNN this year when it was reported that as soon as the details of the shooter in Parliament Hill were broadcast on Canadian TVs, we went back to regular programming without spending 26 hours out of 24 hours in a day like CNN always does, and the reporters shit their pants on this one. And this was am American station reporting this one. Seems we get right to the facts here and move on.
In the entertainment world, the release of the latest Star Wars trailer, telling us nothing at all, was happily received, especially with the claymore-like sith light saber that went viral, but what was more hilarious, was the fact a lot of people were upset over a black storm trooper. Like what the fuck people, get a fucking life. The funniest thing of the year was the so-called Sony hacking (done by that genius in North Korea, Kim Jong Un) that initially resulted in the movie, The Interview initially not being released because of North Korea. To get back at North Korea, many theatres were going to play Team America, but that was cancelled to. Of course North Korea claimed they were responsible, but who wouldn't. Then when all hope had faded that this piece of shit movie would be released, it was released and still a piece of shit. But this story has its apparent victims because some douchebag bought $65o tickets to scalp to its premier, but then for half the price this movie could be viewed online and is now out his money (Link to news story).
We did lose some notable and famous celebrities. On Dec 22 we lost the great Joe Cocker, whose rendition of With a Little Help from my Friends to this day stills ends chills up my spine. The absolute rawness he had that day was spectacular and it became a legendary performance of Woodstock. Joan Rivers finally passed away, shutting up that big mouth for all time down here on Earth. Glen A Larson, responsible for shows from my childhood, like Battlestar Galactica passed away (man that show was ahead of its time back in the day). Jack Bruce, famous for being 1/3 of the band Cream is no longer with us, yet another big loss in the music industry. The actor who played Jaws in 2 of the James Bond is no more, and these just name a few that are no longer with us. Check out CNN for a comprehensive list.
But alas, 2014 is coming to an end really fast, and much has happened to me this year as well as others around me. It is time to just tell the year to fuck off and let's start once and make 2015 a better year, and for those of us who did end it bad, it will be good with a little help from our friends.....
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