We took Hringur to visit the children at the hospital for the first time. As far as the kids were concerned, it was a successful visit. Unfortunately the fogging was still happening. Aðalbjörk, the actress inside, said she couldn’t see anything after about five minutes. That’s no good. But. I had them over today, and […]
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Woo-hoo! Happy dancing and rejoicing abounds! I just got word that I sold “For Solo Cello, op. 12” to Cosmos. This is my third pro-sale! The story comes out in their February/March issue. The story originated as part of a flash challenge contest at Liberty Hall. It’s now about twice the length that it was.
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Lazytown’s closing number has hit the charts in the U.K. big time. It’s only been a week, and according to the BBC, Bing Bang is at #4.
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Sure the days are short, but it’s nice to be able to sleep in and still watch the sun come up. Not that I slept in. I woke up at 3:30 this morning, thanks to jetlag. Finally got out of bed around four and wrote for about an hour. I went back to bed and
The jaw is creating two problems; it’s contributing to the ventilation issue, because it’s solid fiberglass, so is providing a shelf that the actor’s breath bounces against, shooting it up against the eyes. It’s also not fitting one of the actors well. This bear needs to be able to fit multiple people which provides challenges,
Mental note: Do not try to eat an unpeeled kiwi in an area with floating polar bear fur. The two are dynamically attracted to each other.
We’ve discovered that the bear has ventilation issues. I was worried about the heat buildup in the mask before I left, but it turns out that is only part of the problem. We have more of an issue with fogging in the eyes. If you’ll recall, the eyes are made of sunglasses and the mask,
I made it safely here with no problems in transit. 2000 words written on the novel. I would have gotten more, but was sitting next to a lovely Welsh woman on the plane and once you start chatting with someone whose voice is that lovely, it’s hard to stop. A driver picked me up and
I wrote about 1500 words for Shades of Milk and Honey on the flight from Phoenix to here. I tried to post in Phoenix, but it kept hanging up and I lost the post. Basically it was an amusing thing about watching the cab driver pick up my larger bag, which was clearly so tightly
My good friend -e- came up to help me get ready for departure. It’s not really the “Ahhh! I’m going to Iceland. Tomorrow!” that was giving me trouble so much as the, “Ahhh! I get back from Iceland the day before Rob and the house isn’t clean!” We spent a while cleaning, sipped dirty blue
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I’m going back to Iceland. Tomorrow. I just got off the phone with Ingólfur, the man for who I built the polar bear, and they need to make some changes to the bear. He asked if I would be willing to come out. Heck, yeah. So, I’m getting on a plane tomorrow morning at 5:30
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I took a bath last night, but the water cooled too quickly. I am beginning to suspect that my primary reason to want to return to Iceland is, ironically, that I’m tired of being cold all the time.
Bathing without geothermal Read More »
Last year, I designed the set of Arabian Nights for McCarter theater’s touring production. They have re-imagined the show, eliminating the frame story and making other changes significant enough that the existing set doesn’t make sense any more. At the same time, there are scenes within the show that they did like and want to
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Who Should Paint You: Gustav Klimt Sensual and gorgeous, you would inspire an enchanting portrait. With just enough classic appeal to be hung in any museum! What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
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Well, I guess the headline about says it all. I don’t know yet when the story will come out, only that they like it and are buying it. Hurrah!
Sale! “Some Other Day” to All Possible Worlds Read More »