I have a new obsession and it’s name is Game of Thrones. Or, TECHNICALLY, it’s “A Song of Ice and Fire.” But that’s too long and I always get the acronym wrong. GAME OF THRONES IT IS. If it’s good enough for HBO, it’s good enough for me.

Winter is coming....7,000 pages after this moment.
I first heard about Game of Thrones at the end of last summer, when everyone was all OOOOOOOOOMMMMGGGG THIS SHOW!!!!! And I was all, “Whatevs bitches. I’m just gonna watch Firefly on Netflix because I HATE CHANGE.”
I didn’t hear anything more about the books or the show until my writer pal, Dustin Hansen, was helping me with plotting and said, “Hey, btw, you should TOTALLY read these books. You’d love Dany.”
I texted Hubs and said, I WANT THESE BOOKS because whenever a writer friend says, “I love this book” I immediately run out and buy it. I’m such a sucker for peer pressure. Being the spoiled little snot I am, Hubs even brought me the books THAT DAY at lunch. I slapped him on the butt as thanks.
I read. And I read. And for good measure, I read some more. My goodness, that George R. R. Martin is a long-winded bastard.
After about 300 pages, I had yet to hit the “sinking in” point. I went back to Dustin and I was like, “DUDE. WHAT GIVES? You steered me wrong, my friend. I don’t know who’s who and I’m BORED. Why am I supposed to care about Bran and Jon and ZzZzZzZz….”
Dustin, being the generous and forgiving soul he is, said, “Keep reading. It’s slow, but it gets better.”
I scoffed, but I had paid for the books, dammit, so I was going to finish. If I could push myself through the TWILIGHT books (while jamming a ballpoint pen into my eye), Game of Thrones should be cake.
I don’t remember when I turned from “Just get through this” to “OMG What happens next?!” (I think it was around the time Tyrion walked out of the Eyrie like the swaggering badass he is) but I was hooked. Since then, I’ve watched the first season of the series three times and read the first three books. Now I sit every Sunday, eagerly awaiting the newest episode. I’ll start Book Four when Season Two wraps up (HOLY SHIT Book Three was exhausting).
There are still some flaws in the series–mainly, the lengthy descriptions and the need for a character cheat sheet. Oh, and I still HATE Jon and Bran. I’m told Jon gets better. Bran remains unbearable. AWESOME.
I love the series so much I’ve taken to creating “fanart” for Robb Stark (OMG SO PRETTY), the Dany/Jorah “ship,” and even few little *ahem* graphics that I find hilarious. Like this one:

Sidenote: I know I'm supposed to feel sorry for Theon, especially with the way HBO is driving home his character, but I can't. To me, he's just an exaggerated version of Draco Malfoy and I hate that punk.
What do you think of Game of Thrones? Have you fallen into the TIME SUCK that is A Song of Ice and Fire? (I GOT IT RIGHT!) Who’s your favorite character?
I have to admit, Dustin had me pegged. I absolutely ADORE Daenerys Targaryen.