Rob and I made it safely to Chattanooga last night. My parents have already had us busy with Christmas preparations. Today, Rob and I went for a walk up to the log house to see the preparations for moving it. I took a basket to cut greenery for the mantle down at Woodthrush Woods. I […]
I’ve survived the hazing ritual of ice-fishing. They tell me that it’s a leisure activity, but I’m convinced that it’s just a way to get the Southern girl out on the frozen lake. Rob and his brother, Kevin, took me out to the ice-fishing house in the middle of the lake that their house fronts
Today I bought long underwear. That’s it, for adventure. Rob and I slept in and then went into St. Cloud to get some groceries and long underwear for me. The boys want to take me ice-fishing. Rob approaches this idea with a glee that borders on sadistic pleasure. I needed long underwear anyway for Iceland
Okay, folks. I realize that I’ve been remiss in letting you know our travel plans. Tuesday, December 13-15 We are on the train to St. Cloud, MN. December 15-21: Avon, MN visiting Rob’s brother and family December 21-February 20: We are in Chattanooga, TN with visits to NC and NYC thrown into the mix. February
Short Fiction Body Language : Near-future. Saskia, a puppeteer, is called in to help solve a kidnapping because the only witness is eDawg, a toy for which she did the motion-capture work. The kidnappers demand that the ransom be sent in on eDawg, and Saskia has to manipulate the puppet while pretending to be nothing
I just wrote this up for a writer’s website, and thought you all might be interested in seeing what stories I have in the works. Shorts In Submission Some Other Day – Interzone: Josie’s father managed to rid the world of mosquitoes when she was little. The unintended consequences still affect both the adult Josie
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My flight was entirely uneventful. I slept for most of the trip, which calls for a hearty thank you to Mom and Dad for multiple eight hour car trips to Chattanooga. I learned at a very young age that if I could fall asleep in the car then I would get there faster. So, thanks
I wasn’t in Minneapolis long enough to explore the wonders of the internet. This will not be true of Baltimore. I will be here for another three hours. Woo-hoo! My attempt to stay awake on the first flight failed utterly. I think I managed to confine it to quick naps interspersed with attempts to read.
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I’m sitting in the delightful Portland airport waiting for my 7:00 flight. I got up at 4:45 this morning, and am now attempting to stay awake so I can ease over a bit to Iceland time. I’m headed to Minneapolis/St. Paul, and then to Baltimore, and then to Iceland. I’ll check in again if any
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I just got an email with my travel dates. I’ll be going to Iceland on Sunday, April 24th, arriving Monday April 25th. I’ll work on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then hop on a plane on Thursday. I should be home Friday the 29th.
We chose a Ralph Lauren color, for the wainscotting, called Burlap. We both liked the color chip but don’t like it on the wall. The color above the wainscotting, Throne, we both like. So I’ll be repainting the lower wall but not till after Iceland. For the record, Rob says that he had no intention
For Rob’s birthday, since he did not want a gift, I gave him a “Nagging List”. It says: The bearer of this list may ask for the following items to be placed at the top of the recipient’s list of things to do. The recipient will cheerfully complete this list before returning to other tasks.*
I’ll be going to Lazytown for a four day shoot at the end of the month. Hurrah! I’m very excited by this. It’s for Nick Jr. The shoot is April 25th through 29th, but I’ve asked if I can come out a few days early to acclimate and do more research on moving. Yes. We’re
Thanks to the wonder of Craig’s list I now have two assistants, one of which has built a set of Audrey II’s before. We had a very productive day and I’m feeling like we might actually finish all of the parts ontime. I’m not out of the woods yet, but I’m starting to feel like
For the past several years Rob and I have made sushi. Tonight we somehow made enough for a small army so we’re dropping some off at the Celsi’s. We’ll eat sushi and watch a movie tonight after we get back. P.S. Rob is sporting his new Icelandic wool sweater.