You can read the full review of Apex Digest #9 at the Whispers of Wickedness website. Here’s what they say about my story. “Locked In” by Mary Robinette Kowal is a good short story. I like the premise and the flow of the story a lot, but for me the ending was a little weak. […]
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We had fun. I am tired. Picture and details later.
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The article that I modeled for is out today. David Chelsea does the art for the Modern Love column at the NY Times and asked me to pose for this. It’s not my face; he morphed me with the author of the article. How My Plumber Turned Water Into Wine – New York Times I
Rob and I are joining a bunch of his wine industry friends at the beach this weekend. Yes. We’re riding out on the motorcycle. I feel like such a biker chick.
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Puppet Buzz linked to this amazing footage, with the the top brass at the Muppets talking about some of the philosophies behind their aesthetic. What’s really amazing, is that Jim Henson is working Kermit in full view.
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Why stop for research, when all I need is to throw in some brackets to remind myself to come back to the spot in the story? Here, I don’t actually need to understand astronomy, since my POV character doesn’t, but I do need some jargon for my young over-excited astronomy student to toss around as
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To refresh your memory, while we were in Iceland, Rob bought a motorcycle. Through the vagaries of customs, the thing didn’t actually clear said customs until about four months after we left the country. Lovely. So Rob has a motorcycle in Iceland which we’ve never seen. He’s also been shopping for motorcycle gear, so we’re
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I just got off the phone with the fellow we’re house-swapping with. Mr. B– says that he’s been given formal approval for the houseswap. He’s still waiting on the written permission, but he got a call from the property manager giving the verbal okay. I’m stunned. I have honestly begun thinking that the whole thing
I love the books in His Dark Materials, so when this started going around, I got totally sucked in. And may I say, as a marketing ploy, this is great because it makes the movie look darn good.
My friend Jodi is in town for his sister’s graduation. We only got to hang out about an hour today since he was on his way to see a show. Today was Last Thursday on Alberta St., so we walked and looked at the funky art. I swear, there was a group of musicians on
Apparently, the illustration I posed for is not going in the NY Times this weekend. What’s more, I’m not allowed to show you the version that’s been cut. It was too suggestive, apparently, although I’m not sure if that’s a quote or a paraphrase.
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Evocative combination of live actor and animation. Videos by Andrew Huang | More VMIX videosView more Indie Movies and Shorts videos | Embed this video I spotted this on Jay Lake’s blog
This fellow came by today to look at removing the linoleum from the rooms on our second floor. It’s one of those things that I’ve been wanting to have done since day one of owning this house. The guy we are doing the house swap with has offered to refinish the floors, so we’re doing
So… I’m looking at the page about importing pets to Iceland, and it also contains “instructions for importation of deep-frozen dog semen to Iceland.” But besides that bit of oddness, it turns out the rules have changed since I last looked. It is now four weeks of isolation, instead of six, and they have a
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That’s right folks, I just got back from a modeling session for the NY Times. Yep. Me, in a silk nightie on a sofa with a glass of wine. And a plunger affixed to my bosom. Look for me in next week’s paper. Or rather look for the illustration that my talented friend, David Chelsea,
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