This is my first Philcon so I sort of didn’t know what to expect. So far I’ve been impressed with the organization of the con. Good signage, easy registration and lots of communication beforehand. On the downside, I left NYC later than I’d planned and left my demo puppets and the Campbell tiara in the […]
So, you know how I worked on Lazytown? And you know how I have a thing for Jackie Chan? Guess who the villain is in his new film, The Spy Next Door. I have to say, I think this is extremely cool.
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Whoa. I’ve just had a long-held notion smashed. See, I’ve always been told that the original end of the film version of Little Shop of Horrors was the same as the stage version. Except…it’s not. Up to this point, I’ve only seen footage of Audrey II rampaging through New York. Fantasy Magazine pointed to the
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My column this week at AMC talks aboutFour Fantastic Films That Aren’t Quite Fantasy. You genre geeks know what I’m talking about. The interstitial stuff. Two weeks ago we talked about movies you might not think of as fantasy that do in fact fall into the category. That got me thinking about movies that look
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One of the things I’ve been enjoying at the new Nebula site are the guest bloggers. This week’s is Aliette de Bodard with an excellent post called, A Basic Introduction to Maya Mythology. Similar to my previous article on Aztec mythology, this article is intended as an introduction into some basic ideas of Maya religion
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Yesterday was absolutely lovely. We slept in, had bagels and hung about being lazy together. I gave Rob four wool Afghan pakol hats, which are his favorite headgear. See the one he’s wearing in this photo? It was his favorite and went missing while we were in Iceland so I picked up some replacements. He
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One of my favorite podcasts is Jon Armstrong’s If You’re Just Joining Us . This episode he interviews Deborah Duchon, a nutritional anthropologist and it is utterly fascinating stuff. I highly recommend this episode. Deborah Duchon is a noted nutritional anthropologist, teacher, author and speaker, best known for her work on the hit TV show,
Rob and I are celebrating our seventh anniversary today. One of my rituals is that I completely unplug and am unavailable to the rest of the world. In fact, this is an automated entry. La! It’s like time-travel. I don’t mind if we miss birthdays or other holidays, but our anniversary is very important to
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13:26 Good lord. I have the day off. What does one do with this wacky thing called free time? # 14:00 I am going to take a nap, because I can. So there. # 15:13 I’m heading out to buy Rob’s anniversary present. Have I waited until the last minute? Why yes, yes I have.
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One of the sites I enjoy reading because they talk about theory in intelligent ways is SF Novelists. Today’s post, by Marie Brennan, is about the concept of practicing as a writer. To me, writing feels kind of the same way. Sure, I can always revise; if I realize that thing my characters did last
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I spent the afternoon and much of the evening with Michael Schupbach, the puppet designer for MacBeth, as we did last touches on the puppets. I am pleased to say that, barring disaster, we are finished. We went out for dinner afterwards and a much-deserved beer. I think both of us felt like we’d been
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12:01 I’m heading to the puppet kitchen for touchups on MacBeth puppets. Should be the last day with them. # 13:31 I love the fabric district. # 14:00 There’s a busker on my regular commute who is always grinning as he performs. Totally brightens my day. # 16:08 Making my own blackwrap because the gaffers
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. . I’m heading for my first Philcon this year. I figure it’s close plus the SFWA regional meeting is there and I’d like to attend. Here’s my preliminary schedule. Friday 10:00PM Websites for Writers – Event #16 Saturday 12:00PM Sherlock Holmes and Science Fiction 2:00PM Science Fiction and Romance 3:00-5:00PM Crafting: Hand Puppets (Yep,
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My new column is up at AMC, Fantasy Movies for Every Step of Your Relationship Once upon a time, my brother called to ask if I’d seen Pan’s Labyrinth. I had, and I raved about it, carefully avoiding spoilers. Later I found out that he’d taken a girl to see the movie as a first
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01:03 Okay… I left work early so I could get to bed at a decent hour and yet somehow it’s 1 am again. # 10:26 Rob’s day off so we’re being lazy together for a bit. Then I’ll go to the puppet kitchen. # 11:56 Going for a walk with Rob. Life is good. #
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