This is one of my favorite memes. It’s a look at the last year, through the first line of my first blog post of each month. Oh, the things one runs across while researching. I have, of late, been pondering the rituals of mourning. I’m absolutely delighted to announce that I’ll be attending Baycon this year as […]
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I love this meme. Here’s the first lines from my first blog post of each month of 2010. It turns out to be a fascinating look at how my life has changed over the past couple of years. Even just looking at the first lines in 2010 shows that I did a lot of travel
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There’s an interesting meme going around based on Sandra McDonald’s periodic table of women in science fiction. At Wiscon this weekend, an audience member asked if women weren’t writing hard SF. I said that they were, but since I hadn’t done my homework couldn’t come up with a good list. My feeling is that fairly few
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Here’s a simple Meme…answer the following questions: What Book Are You Reading Now? Why did you choose it? What’s the best thing about it? What’s the worst thing about it? Here are my answers… Storm Front: Dresden Files #1 by Jim Butcher I’d heard good things and he’s also represented by my agent. The character,
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One of my favorite memes. Here’s the first lines from my first blog post of each month of 2009. January — 4 cups chopped pears February — Hey! Evil Robot Monkey made Locus’s 2008 Recommended Reading List. March — New York was scheduled to get fourteen inches of snow today. April — In the world
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me:Did you see the ridiculous traffic that post is getting? Scalzi: Not surprised. Everyone loves foam. me: The only thing that would be more popular is if I taped bacon to it. Scalzi: I dare you to do the bacon thing. me: Oh you are playing with fire there, mister. Scalzi: It has to happen
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In 2008 here are the first lines of my first blog post for each month: January – Is there a better way to start off the New Year than listening to Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham, Chaucered? February – Turned in a project, which I’ll blog about with photos tomorrow. March – Last night,
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While not labled as such, the sale to Gardner Dozois was clearly day 7 of the happy things meme. Today? I have set my phone’s ringtone to be the hailing whistle on Star Trek the original series. Also, my phone has a tricorder on it now. This is true geeky happiness.
The rules on this one are simple. For 8 days, post 1 thing every day that made you happy. Then tag 8 other people. Here’s mine. Last night I sat in front of the fire in my parents’ house with Rob and talked to my folks. Look! The stockings are hung by the chimney with
According to the Typealyzer the writing on my website indicates that I am a ESTP or one of “The Doers.” The active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities. The Doers are happiest with action-filled work
In the comments on the 100 things meme, David Loftus wrote, “Was particularly charmed by ‘saved a favorite child toy’ would love to know what that was for other folks.” You know what? I would too. So let me introduce you to Lassie. That’s the extremely tattered stuffed animal in the corner there. She’s a
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According to the genderanalyzer, there’s a 99% chance that my blog is written by a man.
Matthew Jarpe, whose blog I quite enjoy, posted this meme today. He says: In RADIO FREEFALL I used the word meme to describe a mind virus that forces a person to obsess over a single thought until he commits suicide. In retrospect I should have picked another word. Since I wrote the book that word
Deanna Hoak posted a music video today that, as promised, made me smile. Introducing the video, she said, Music has a lot of power to affect mood, from soothing to energizing to frightening. Every once in a while, a song comes along that will make me smile every time I hear it. … Will you
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