I know how you feel...I have a hundred ideas of how this story could unfold, I have hopes for certain developments and conclusions...but I'm positive that George will surprise me again and again in the next two books...

I put myself in perpective when I get impaitent. Eventually I will have the whole story, and when I do, I will have it for the rest of my days, to savor again and again...

And I will.

Here's one is Sarella Sand and Alleras one in the same?

And as for the Jon Snow theory I still think the R+L=J is the best possiblity!

If we do get to find out about Howland Reed and Cersei, it won't be til AFTER Dance w/Dragons, if GRRM follows through with what he said in Feast's afterword.
d'oh!
I re-read bits and pieces of Song all the time. Funny Howland Reed is here from last year when I read about him today and was wondering about all that. It certainly adds more of the 'higher mysteries" element in there, despite that the maesters say there is no magic. (To me, seeing as how Jojen is a greenseer, and the crannogment are not knights - I mean, if Howland Reed had Lyanna help him in the tourney then how did he defeat the Sword of Morning?)
I would like to know who the "corpse stood at the prow of a ship, eyes bright in his dead face, grey lips smiling sadly" is....When Dany saw her vision in the House of the Undying, many of the things listed either hadn't happened or had yet to be explained, including the kiss of fire) Hmm. Whether Euron is dead or alive, I don't see him smiling sadly....and his lips are blue not grey. And he only has the one eye....But he's still the only one I can come up with.
If Thoros could give the kiss, does that mean Melisandre has the same kiss up her sleeve?
To make things really interesting in King's Landing, either both champions will kill each other (check) or Tommen will actually intervene because he is the king after all, but mostly I'm thinking the High Septon is about to become a lot more .... Borgia like perhaps? lol

Ok, gathering bits and pieces from the first few books, I have come to some possible conclusions about John Snow.
I do not think that Jon is Ned's son at all. Through various hints which I can cover if needed, I think that Ned took Jon to hide him from Robert, and here is why:
The Tourney at Harrenhal, before the war of the Usurper, Rhaegar Targaryen gave a blue rose to Lyanna (Dany had the vision of the blue rose on the wall) then, during the sack of kings landing, Lyanna way in a "Bed of blood" aka, childbirth, and simply said "Promise me Ned".
Robert hates all things Targaryen, and would have killed the child, so Ned takes the child to Winterfell after the war, and claims him as his bastard. He would dishonor his reputation of fidelity before he would break his promise to his sister.

I would love to here other takes on this.

Ok, any ideas about what the tapestries are all about? The ones that Littlefinger requested from Cersei to be sent to him. It was mentioned twice in Feast, once in a Sansa chapter (by Littlefinger himself) and once in a Cersei chapter, during a Small Council gathering. She said they were some of Robert's old tapestries. Hmmm?

And, also, can anyone guess which word Brienne might have screamed to get out of her predicament?

since "the Doom" essentially wiped out most of Valyria, little is known about it. however, it's agreed upon that it was a natural disaster (most likely a volcanic eruption) that destroyed most of the island

the concept of Jon being the son of Lyanna and Rhaegar is old news. in the beginning of aGoT (i suggest we all go back and read the first couple chapters of that), Jon is described having the "stark" appearance, and catelyn swears that robb is the shadow of his father when he is in Riverrun. However, in the beginning chapters, Jon and Robb are described as very different in topics such as skin complexion, build, hair color, etc. It's no accident that Jon has many of the Targaryen traits. Jon Arryn's death was because he found out about Jaime and Cersei, not because he fathered Jon Snow.

Now that the Internet has exposed that Jon is a Targaryen, here's my theory: There will be three wars throughout ASoIaF. The first one is The War of Five Kings, which resulted in the Lannisters holding the throne. The second war will happen when Dany crosses the sea with her army. Dany will take control of the throne because the Lannisters are basically the only people who aren't completely knocked on their arses. The final war will be at the Wall with Jon (Ice) and Dany (Fire) fighting the Others, giants and children of the forest. Feel free to criticize or give a different theory.

Oh, and btw, here's a fun fact: Renly and Ser Loras had a love affair. Martin even confirmed it.