We were released for a couple hours in the middle of the day because they had a lot of scenes without puppets to get through. It’s like we turn into kids on a teacher workday when this happens. Everyone frantically tries to make the most of the time and we all run out of the […]
I’ve just finished reading John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War. I understand why the reviews have compared it to Heinlein, beyond the obvious nods, the book is like Heinlein for grownups. Don’t get me wrong, Heinlein is one of my favorites. Once I discovered him, I devoured all of his books; some I loved, but some
The last two days have been a lot of fun. We’ve had a lot of scenes which required using all of the puppeteers at once. And it’s an elevated set, so there’s no pain. Or at least not much. Steve headed home today. I sent him to the Blue Lagoon to have a facial and
My dad plays one of these. He’s even played with the symphony. On television. Twice.
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After a very long and very satisfying day at work, we all went out to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Steve wanted to experience the wonder that is intermission in Iceland and to gloat over his daughter that he had gone to opening night. Granted, it’s a week later than in the
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Steve and I went to VÃn og skel for lunch today. I’d been hearing about this restaurant from friends and am pleased to report that the food is very good. I ordered the two course lunch special. Turnip soup, that even my meat-and-potatoes brother liked. Then redfish served over a couscous pilaf, with a delightful
We climbed part way up Esja today. On the way back down, Steve saw a side path and said, “Why don’t we go back down that way?” “Okay. But you know it’ll hit a point where it goes straight down,” I said. Steve got a wicked grin and said, “Great.” So down we went. At
Found this on Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Not a journal. 13 – In 20 Epics there is some rain. We sold all the copies we had at Readercon. It was an epic job of salespersonship by interns, friends, us, others. Finding the epically designed books was a long sordid tale of hidden icons, misdirection, and
Today I took my brother, Emily and Jonathan to Draugasetrið – The Ghost Centre. This is the Rock City version of ghosts. It’s in a tiny, tiny town right by the ocean. The museum itself is housed in this old fish cannery, which still retains ghost odors of fish. In the waiting area, we had
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Today was one of our very rare working Saturdays. I don’t know how they manage, but somehow the working Saturdays only happen when I have guests in from out of town. Like, say, my brother. It’s actually not as annoying as it sounds, because it means that I get Monday off, which is in many
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We went to Footloose, which was quite the experience. The set design was inventive, the choreography was fun but the voices were weak. I think there were four good singers in the cast, and everyone else was flat. I really enjoyed the evening, but did have to adjust the lens that I viewed it with.
I just spotted this on mini-review of Twenty Epics on Chris Gerrib’s live journal Mary Robinette Kowal’s Icelandic-inspired Bound Man is a gem, featuring derring-do, swordplay and time travel. Well worth the price of admission.
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Today was another gorgeous day in Iceland. After work, we all went to Emily’s house for a barbecue. She made hamburgers, hot dogs, vegetable skewers and deviled eggs. I made potato salad and a corn salad. Both recipes are winners, so I thought I’d share, since the summer picnic season is here. Danish Potato Salad
I wrote this post a couple of months ago, but didn’t publish it because the episode had not been released yet. Now that it’s shown in the U.K…. but don’t worry. There are still no plot spoilers. — After we wrapped today, everyone trooped upstairs to watch Haunted Castle. It was so long ago that
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In the greenroom we played Bone Wars, a Ruthless Game of Paleontology. I picked it up on a whim at Readercon because Jodi and I had been working on a show about Mary Anning. Initially the rules looked intimidatingly complex, but once we started playing it was loads of fun. After work, we went to
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