It turns out that when an Ultimate Virus/Cold takes you off line for two weeks (or more), it takes quite a while to get back into a normal flow. Things back up, you know? It’s no fun. And then your significant other gets it and that takes time, and, well, those are my excuses, and […]
Read More ...Nearing “The End”
The cold I caught in mid-WorldCon is still hanging on, but at least this weekend I finally felt human (there you go, Josh). Lisa was off in the Great North doing some dress shopping for Brigid, so this meant I had the house to myself. Thursday night was filled with work, but Friday night through […]
Read More ...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. […]
Read More ...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 […]
Read More ...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 […]
Read More ...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 […]
Read More ...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. […]
Read More ...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 […]
Read More ...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 […]
Read More ...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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