Archive for March, 2007
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
I've seen writers who say they don't believe in writers block. I believe in it.
I believe.
But it's not this bogus stuff about not being able to write. For me, it's the process of not being able to move forward. Which is, trust me, different. I can generate lots ...
Posted in writing | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
I'm reading a book right now. SF. And I'm struck by how much world building the author is engaged in. He's putting all this labor into describing future technologies, future cultural developments, future living structures... he's working really hard to create a highly realistic and also highly disposable ...
Posted in science fiction, writing | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
Does anyone use a sandwich maker? My wife has one. She actually asked for it as a wedding present and she does things like put strained Moroccan stew between slices of bread and then -- psshhhh -- squeezes and grills it into this odd sort of squished grilled sandwich. More ...
Posted in food | 2 Comments »
Sunday, March 11th, 2007
Just watched the BSG episode "The Woman King." (correx: this was actually "A Day in the Life".)
I've noticed that that the only two characters whose sexual chemistry I buy is Adama's and Roslyn's. Those two are hot. Everyone else? Not so much.
It's like even though the rest ...
Posted in Battlestar Galactica | 5 Comments »
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
As my wife and I were kibitzing over how garam masala got cooked into the taco meat instead of cumin, my son, from the kitchen table where he was busily devouring a bowl of cottage cheese, said:
"Dad, you don't need to bother Mommy. That's my role."
Thank goodness someone's got the ...
Posted in politics | 4 Comments »
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
As I work on writing a book for the first time in years, I've discovered another of my writing pathologies: I hate making decisions.
Several times now, I've come to points in the book where I can see that I've got a variety of options about how to present ...
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Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Those greeniacs are probably going to put a nice plastic (recycled, of course) bag over the head of the girl who shows up in the end of this video.
That'll teach her to stop her damn out-gassing.
This video has been around for a little bit, but the Competitive Enterprise ...
Posted in politics | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
I've just become aware that Wordpress has gobbled some people's comments. I've just gone back in and rescued a handful.
In general, your comments should appear immediately. If they don't, email me and I'll dive back into the v!agra, big boobs and phentamine sea and see if I can ...
Posted in misc | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
My friend Michelle Nijhuis (award-winning journalist and all-around cool person) went to the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science, for those of you who don't know... I didn't) Annual Meeting out in San Francisco this year. Major science geekfest.
She passed on a couple choice quotes that ...
Posted in writing | 3 Comments »
Monday, March 5th, 2007
So, I haven't been reading much recently, owing to time constraints. Now that my kid is becoming more self-sufficient, I'm looking to find some new interesting books to read.
Amend that, lets just say that I've been reading very little in the sf/f genres in the last decade. I'm looking ...
Posted in reading | 14 Comments »
