Random Thoughts

A few random thoughts on mostly non-writing, non-SF topics while sitting around at WorldCon. 1 – A newscaster yesterday described it as “ironic” that rescue workers in New Orleans are saving the same people after Isaac as they rescued after Katrina. I don’t find this ironic at all. I think people live where they live. […]

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30K A Day

“How do you get 30,000 steps a day? That’s like running a marathon.” This was a question that I received from a co-worker earlier today. To give you context, the company I work for subscribes to the Virgin Health Miles program–which is a deal where you wear a pedometer and register your steps and as […]

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Finally

Don’t take the semi-silence here as any indicator that things have been slowing down. Lots happening, not the least of which is that in getting the book “repackaged” for Lisa’s copy edits I’ve been making another mad-dash through it. It’s moving along pretty easy, which I hope is a good sign. But … Yesterday afternoon […]

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Never Ever After

I took a break from “The Count of Monte Cristo” to take in Ruth Nestvold’s “Never Ever After,” a brief collection of three short stories you can pickup for .99 at Amazon. I’ve been impressed with Ruth‘s SF in the past, but don’t remember reading her fantasy work. The first and third stories (“A Serca […]

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Crusher, Part II

Very nice review of “Bold Little Stranger,” a CD available from Crusher Jones, with my little brother [grin] on guitar. He’s damned good, btw. In that same light, if you’re in the LA area, you’ll be interested in checking out “Crusher Jones Presents: The Saga of Crusher (a slightly demented musical), at the Good Hurt. […]

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A Message From Monday

It was a Monday, you know? Nothing terrible, really. A morning session ran late. Lunch was a bit on the run. I was pretty productive in the morning overall, though, and the afternoon’s sessions were at least interesting. I admit I hit a motivation wall about 3:30 that I fought through. The evening included a […]

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Somebodies That I Don’t Really Know

Yeah, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” has gotten a bit … uh … overplayed. But it’s an interesting tune, you know? Catchy, and with a storyline that’s compelling. It’s so catchy and compelling that the Internet has been full of alternate versions, including the coolest 1-guitar version ever. How has Gotye himself responded […]

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

“I’m not sure what we just saw,” Lisa said as we walked out of the theater. We had just seen “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” I agreed with her completely. I’m not certain what it is, but I can say without reservation that it is one of the more remarkable pieces of work that I’ve […]

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Dare to Disagree

Okay, I admit it. I have a weakness for TED Talks (and a few others). When I have quiet time alone I’ll often “waste” it there rather than on TV or whatever. I find the ideas people put forward there are always interesting, even if I don’t really agree with them totally, or perhaps even […]

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The Palcebo Effect, With Twists

Lisa sent me this link about ramifications of the placebo effect over the weekend. Interesting. People are just totally strange. # It was a pretty solid weekend behind the keyboard. I’ve noted a few times here that I’m breaking a novel into novella-length pieces, and I managed to get all the way through the third […]

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