The Oliver
Rob and I collect typewriters, and the Oliver, featured in this 1922 ad on Modern Mechanix is the prize of our collection. The visible action is beautiful and smooth. It’s so nice to see the original ad copy for it.
Portland schedule
I’ve got my ticket back to Portland. I’ll be arriving at 1:06 on the afternoon of the October 27th. Then, I’ll be jetting off to Austin, TX for World Fantasy Convention on November 2nd, returning to Portland on November 5th. Rob will come back in December, probably on the 15th. We’ll both be in the
Stuðmenn
Apparently this happens every year, because it happened when I worked here two years ago. After we wrapped, everyone went to Magnus’s house for a party and then on to the Studmenn concert. Last time I had been here for a week and a half so I was still fairly dazed. This time, I was
Sites I visit regularly
I use bloglines to keep track of other folks’ blogs and thought you might be interested in seeing the sites I visit regularly.
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Reading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voices
Cross-gender voices are a tricky business. Even if you can really do a convincing cross-gender voice–and I know folks who can–the fact is that in a live reading, people know there’s one person doing all the voices. There are two ways cross-gender voices can throw people out of listening. It’s really bad, and embarrassing, or
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Light dinner
We had folks over for dinner after production today. It was just a light meal with conversation. I made a Roasted Cauliflower soup, which I love because it’s easy and you can do other things while it’s becoming tasty I also made Mixed greens with feta, pinenuts and blueberries for the first time. Again, a
Are You a Yankee or a Rebel? – Advanced Southern Accent Test
Look! Now you can take the Advanced Southern Accent Test I scored 43%, “barely out of Dixie” when I answered the way I say things. When I answer the way I hear things back home, then I score 100% Dixie. Rob is 6% Dixie.
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: RevolutionSF – Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk : Fiction
Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk : Fiction by Ken Scholes The simplest review I can give of this is, “Go read it. Now.”
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Apex’s new offering
While I don’t have a story in this, I know a lot of the writers in this anthology. If you are looking for some good horror, check it out.
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New things said at work.
To kind of shake things up a little, I thought I’d explain what these things mean this time. Things said at work. I need to get his head in my lap. Will it be faster if we just take her arms off? What kind of head do you want? Our director said, “I need more
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Unbelievable beauty
Today was gorgeous and warm. We walked down to the Kolaport for some groceries and then came back, ate lunch in the front yard and took a nap. I also had a breakthrough on Ginger Stuyvesant and the Case of the Haunted Nursery which makes me very happy. It’s also 2000 words lighter, which is
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More throwing.
It was a long day with many things thrown. I am tired. Here is a link to amuse you while I sleep. Modern Mechanix » The ROBOTS Are Coming! We’ve got tomorrow off, so I’ll try to be all pithy then.
Reading Aloud 3: Narrating
Narrating is at once the easiest part of reading aloud and the hardest. It is the easiest because you don’t have to worry about character voice or distinction–or do you? You do. That’s why it’s one of the hardest parts. The narrator is a character in your story and is the one that needs to
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Throwing & writing
Today was an absolutely ridiculous day. For most of this week I’ve been doing live hands for different characters. Today seemed to be all about throwing things. How many people does it take for a puppet to throw things? Usually about three. There’s the lead puppeteer, then the live hands and then an assistant to
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Dr. Who: Destination Prague
I just found out that the release date for Dr. Who: Destination Prague has been bumped up to March 2007. I’m very excited about this, naturally.
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