Strange Horizon Galleys
Ooo! So exciting. I got to look at the galley for my short story Portrait of Ari. It looks like it will run on January 30, 2006. I’ll post the link when it is live.
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Journal
Cinnamon Bear Cruise
The Cinnamon Bear was a holiday radio show in 1937 that began in Portland, OR. The Cinnamon Bear went on to become a costume character at Lipman-Wolfe and other department stores around the country during the holiday season. The Portland Spirit has revived this Portland tradition with a cruise. So, dressed as Raggedy Andy, I
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Pizza and a Movie Night
Rob and I went down to visit our friends David and Eve this evening for one of our traditional pizza and movie nights. The offering this evening was Girl with a Pearl Earring, which I had missed when it was in the theater. I loved it. Not only is it beautifully filmed, the story is
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Physical Therapy weapons
In Physical Therapy we’ve moved to strengthening exercises, which is good because it means that my shoulder is stablizing but it is kicking my hiney. Mostly we’re doing theraband exercises and weights but today I was introduced to the Bodyblade. It looks like some bizarre martial arts weapon suited to ninjas. To use it, you
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Rob and I are hunkering down and enjoying some quiet time. We’re making dinner for ourselves this evening. Menu Curried butternut squash soup Celeriac fennel salad with shaved parmesan Ravioli stuffed with chantrelles, carmelized onion and goat cheese Spinach tossed with persimmons Rob is picking wine, but I don’t know what it is.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Yawn
Don’t get me wrong. The dragons were great, but the movie as a whole just dragged on and on. I won’t write more, because I don’t want to present spoilers, but it was not one of my favorites.
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Coaching puppetry
Wow. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. I went back to the school I taught at a couple of weeks ago for a follow-up visit. The plan was to watch snippets of the kids’ shows and give them feedback. In the space of two hours I saw 30+ playlets. My eyes were
Audio Review: Granny
My review of Granny: a Ghost story of the North Carolina Mountains is up at sffaudio.com.
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A lovely day
Ah, today has been lovely. Rob and I slept in, which is always a good way to start the day. Then Wayne came by and took us out to brunch at Beaterville. I did a little housecleaning and worked on the puppets, because I finally have my sewing machine back. Thank heavens. It had a
4th Anniversary!
Four years ago today. Rob and I are going to dinner at Tabla tonight to celebrate the only time I will ever get him to dance.
Zuckerman Juiced – New York Times
There’s an op-ed piece in the New York Times entitled, Zuckerman Juiced which makes me chuckle.
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Puppets, novels and errands
Today I started with Physical therapy. In good news, we’ve switched from focusing on stabalizing the shoulder, to strengthening it. I was a little sore after therapy, but I think it’s all good. After that, worked on finishing the stitching on those Kids on the Block puppets. My sewing machine jammed about three weeks ago,
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Structured Procrastination
People who don’t know me very well, marvel at all of the different things I do. My husband knows the truth. Jodi, my creative partner, knows the truth. I am a procrastinator and will always find ways around doing what I really need to be doing. And now, there’s an essay on Structured Procrastination which
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Don’s Birthday
Rob and I went to Don’s 50th birthday party, which was quite the soiree. Like Rob, Don is a serious wine geek, so there were amazing, amazing wines. Even to me, and my untrained palatte. Oh my heavens. And the food! Don had spent the past two days cooking in preparation for the party. And
Glimpses of The Uncanny Valley
The Uncanny Valley is part of a thesis by Doctor Masahiro Mori which “represents the point at which a person observing the creature or object in question sees something that is nearly human, but just enough off-kilter to seem eerie or disquieting.” The article is targetted at SF and Fantasy writers but I couldn’t help
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