I had forgotten how much I love writing on the subway. I use my PDA and write in graffiti while I’m waiting for the train, then on the train as well. Sometimes I only get a couple of sentences, other times, an entire scene. I think about the story when I’m walking to the station. […]
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After spending the day with Rob, who is sicker than I’ve seen him (not counting food poisoning) I decided to look into changing our flight. We are now going to Hawaii from March 19th – 26th, because there’s just no way that I’m putting a feverish man with severe sinus pressure on an airplane for
I made it back with no trouble. Rob and I went to go pick up some of his wine in McMinnville, so he could do some deliveries. Now, I’m off to the pharmacy, because he went and got a headcold while I was gone. Tomorrow we leave for Hawaii.
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We met with the cast today and heard their first table read of Serendib. It was very exciting to hear it, and confirmed that I really like this play. After the read, Emily put them through a quick puppetry experience, which she’ll go more in depth with later. It’s a relief to see that they
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So tired I hurt. Watch this video about the toque macaques, which are the monkeys that Serendib is based on. Sorry the quality is so compressed. This one is clearer, but it’s in French.
Over at Weird Tales they have a query out to authors. Does this story belong to any of you? Did you write a story called “The Lunch Thief” and submit it to us? If so, please drop a line. We like it quite a bit, but a Most Unspeakable Thing has happened to the manuscript,
Today was a banner day for things I get to say at work. I’m forgetting some of them and am not even going to try to explain what all of these mean. Do you want me to sew his ass shut or should I use hot glue? I wish I could get him to spread
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John Scalzi pointed out this video. It makes me think of my neo-Luddite husband.
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Are we done yet? Lots of good work today. I made baskets for the puppets and only have one more to do. I took a break to do some sewing, but otherwise, most of today was basketry. Emily had a whole bunch of volunteers in to sew the mini monkeys.
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Thank heavens. I solved the moving mouth issue on the monkey puppets without needing to run the control to the rod. I took photos, but left the cable to upload them, so you’ll have to continue waiting for illustrations. After installing the mechs in all three of the boys, I screwed their tails on and
Carol Pinchefsky is a writer that I know through various circles. She talented and nice. She also has an article in todays New York Times’s Modern Love column, called, ‘La Bohème’ Is Romantic, as Long as I’m Not the Star. This is a column that is regularly illustrated by our friend David Chelsea, you might
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Look what was in today’s NY Times. Except for the muscles rippling under his form-fitting dress shirt, Magnus Scheving at first glance bears little resemblance to Sportacus, the hyperactive, health-promoting hero he plays in the international hit children’s television program “LazyTown.†Unlike Sportacus, Mr. Scheving does not have a thin black mustache that juts out
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Need another reason to submit to the Shimmer pirate issue? I’ll give you two. James A. Owen, of Here, There be Dragons, has agreed to illustrate the entire issue. This will look hot. We’re doing a limited edition hard-cover version of the Pirate issue. This will look hotter The submission window closes on February 28th.
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So, much as I love my job, there are days when things go wrong. Today is one of those days. Now, I say this, knowing that in fact, the first part of the day went very well. I installed the heads and controls on four puppets and then, as a minor miracle, figured out how
I was interviewed for this article about Apex Digest.
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