Snow + Portland + Drivers = Benny Hill
And this is why I didn’t drive in Portland, OR when it snowed. Thanks to David Goldman for the link.
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Come See John Scalzi and Me in San Francisco, 1/16/09
. . John Scalzi and I will be reading together on Friday, January 16, at 7pm, at Borderlands Books, in San Francisco. We’re calling the program, “John and Mary Show You Their Shorts.” And by that I mean that we’ll be reading a selection of short stories. We did this at WorldCon and had a
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Twitters for 12-17-08
11:57 I have things to do. I do not have time to be sick. # 23:30 Still trying to explain Twitter to my husband. Now Rob suggests 140 character skywriting. “You can call it ‘Flutter.’” #
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Puppets? I hate puppets.
I believe this show had what we call a high pee-factor. Perhaps the child is watching security theater. Via Puppet Buzz
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The latest cranky-making update on Rob’s hands
Yesterday Rob managed to contact the physician and the insurance company. THIS time he was told that, yes, of course the physician’s office will contact the insurance company (as if they hadn’t told him that he needed to do that) but they need a copy of the worker’s comp rejection letter first. Okay… Sure would
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Michael Chertoff on the TSA and “Security Theater”
Over at Boing Boing Gadgets there’s an interview with Michael Chertoff on the TSA and “Security Theater.” Towards the end of the interview excerpt, there’s this section. Joel Johnson: Sir, I was really trying to avoid using this term [security theater] at all. But are you actually saying that security theater is an important aspect
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Table of Contents for Clockwork Phoenix
The table of contents of Clockwork Phoenix is up. I’m totally thrilled by the company I’ll be in. Claude Lalumière, “Three Friends” Leah Bobet, “Six” Marie Brennan, “Once a Goddess” Ian McHugh, “Angel Dust” Ann Leckie, “The Endangered Camp” Mary Robinette Kowal, “At the Edge of Dying” Saladin Ahmed, “Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel
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Google Friend Connect
Over in the sidebar, I added a new widget. Google’s Friend Connect. In theory, this will let folks who frequent my site explore the sites of other readers more easily. You can also, I think, share posts on Facebook and the like using this. In practice? I don’t know. If it looks worthwhile, I might
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Adam Rex | The Nebula Awards
I’ve really been enjoying the series of interviews at the Nebula Awards site. Today’s is with Adam Rex, author and illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and The True Meaning of Smekday. During the interview, Charles Tan commented that he enjoyed the puppet video on Mr. Rex’s site. Naturally, I had to click through and
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Remaking a helmet
Sometimes when dealing with props I can’t find the real thing or even a replica of it, so I just have to make it. In this case, we needed a Pictish helmet as one of the apparitions in MacBeth. The halloween stores had loads of helmets, but were strangely lacking in anything Pictish. Spartan on
Update on Rob’s hands
Here’s the latest on Rob’s hands. Last week the insurance finally approved his claim and said that he could have the surgery. Yay! I waited to post until we had a surgery date, which… we still don’t have. Why? Because the doctor’s office said that they needed written authorization. It took a couple of days
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Sale! At the Edge of Dying to Clockwork Phoenix
I’m delighted to announce that my short story “At the Edge of Dying” will appear in the anthology Clockwork Phoenix 2, edited by Mike Allen. The first anthology was full of amazing stories and I’m thrilled to be in the second incarnation. Here’s a teaser: Kahe peeked over the edge of the earthen trench as
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Christmas lights
The 2005 winner of the Synchronized Christmas lights competition… You won’t believe it unless you watch. Trust me. Now that’s someone who takes their Christmas lights seriously.
Twitters for 12-13-08
09:47 Dear neighbor. Please turn off your alarm clock. This reminds me of being in the dorm when someone leaves their alarm set & skips town. # 09:55 Seriously. The fact that the alarm goes off for 60 seconds and then self-snoozes for five minutes just makes it more annoying. # 11:02 Cake ought to
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My invisibility
Recently, depending on where you see me, I might have seemed to vanish for a couple of reasons. Livejournal: A button got flipped which clicked “Date out of Order” on all of my posts. If that’s set, they don’t show up on friends pages. So, if you want to click through to my page and