Norwescon
I’ll be taking the train to Norwescon tomorrow and returning to Portland on Monday.
Journal
Rob’s Birthday
Today my husband is 42. He is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, at least for me. I will be spending the rest of today offline and with him.
Gothic Romance Titles
In my current work in progress, set in Regency England, there are several references to gothic romances. Some of the titles I’m using are real, some are made up. I’m curious to know if you can tell the difference, and no fair googling to find out. Sidonia the Sorceress: The Supposed Destroyer of the Whole
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A visual meme
I picked this up from Vylar Kaftan. The point is to type your answers to the questions into Google Images and then post the first picture listed in the returns. All of this should make it blatantly clear what my answer to Number 5 is, even if the visual answer were not so dead-on. 1.
Last antibiotic
Whew. I took the last of the antibiotics this morning and I’m so relieved. I mean, I’m planning on going to Norwescon and would have been severely handicapped when hanging out in the bar. Not that there aren’t other reasons to go to the con, but that’s prime social time. It’s not like I’m a
The Rag (show)
The Rag (show) is a weekly puppet video blog with very short (like 45 seconds), funny pieces using “wayang xerox”* to hit some topical subjects. This week? An iceberg discusses global warming. *I promise that makes sense and is funny to a puppeteer. Wayang kulit is a style of traditional Indonesian rod puppets, they are
Winter 2007 Shimmer is released into the world.
Today I got a box containing my copies of the Winter 2007 Shimmer. Or cover story Juana and the Dancing Bear, by n. a. bourke has a beautiful Sandro Castelli original to grace it. Also in this issue: Dario Ciriello – Dwell on Her Graciousness Amal El-Mohtar – Sparrow and Egg Michael Livingston – Catch
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Jed Hartman for SFWA President
As many of you know, I’ve had some doubts about Scalzi’s bid for presidency of SFWA. While other candidates have announced their runs, I haven’t felt comfortable with any of them. Finally, there’s a candidate I can support. Jed Hartman, of Strange Horizons, announced his write-in campaign today. I think, if you read his platform,
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9 and 10
We recorded Chapter 9 and 10 today, so my part of the process is over for the moment. Rob will edit it together, and then we’ll see if I need to do any pick-up lines.
Yardwork, layout, and dinner
I got a bunch of layout done today, which made my eyes cross. I recovered by a too-brief stint in the yard and then trotted off to have dinner with Christina Crooks, followed by talking too late and chocolate.
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Ming Oil & Vinegar set
I don’t need these. We don’t use oil and vinegar sets now, despite having received some as presents. And yet… I want this Oil & Vinegar set because it’s witty and graceful. How often can you say that about something designed to carry condiments?
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Moving to NYC
Rob and I start the cross-country drive to NY on June 20th and plan to arrive on June 30th.
7, Dadaism, Lake and Men
Rob and I recorded Chapter 7 today. We started into Chapter 8, but I realized that because of travel I hadn’t spent enough time with the text and was stripping the meaning from the narrative. Nice. So, Rob trotted off to get us some lunch and I read the chapter aloud to get it more
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Home and Studio
As promised, Rob picked me up at the airport. We had dinner and then headed into the studio. We got Chapter 6 recorded and are now going home. Ah, sleep.
Back to Portland
I’m at the Chattanooga airport on my way back to Portland. I’ll get home at 6:00 tonight and head straight to the studio. Well, probably dinner and then studio.