Dec 30 2005
Stick a Fork in 2005
As far as Whatever is concerned, 2005 is a done deal; I’m spending the rest of the year with family, offline. See you all in 2006. May the planets align to make the new year be the year you hope it will be.
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The Blatherations of Others
- Sihaya on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- cathy on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
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- Youichi on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- John on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- crabby lady on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- Steffani on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- jas on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- Dave H on Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- sl8ofhand on Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- katster on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- theophylact on Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- Eric J on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- David H. on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- Faith Wallis on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
The Last 100 Posts
- Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- Why Hollywood Gets the Future Wrong
- Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- Messmaker, Messmaker, Make Me a Mess
- The Big Idea: Carrie Ryan
- The Slightly Less Temporary Temporary Office
- The New Office Floor
- The Temporary Office
- (Probably) Offline Until Tuesday
- The Definition of Last Minute
- In the Kingdom of the Worms
- My Floor, In Pre-Floor Form
- Oooh, Look, a Trailer for SG:U Upcoming Episodes
- New Colors
- Today’s Little Irony
- A Small Note Re: Response Times
- How Oscar Slipped Past Avatar
- For Paul and Storm Fans and Those Who Just Don’t Know They’re Fans Yet
- The Office Stripped Bare
- The Big Idea: Skyler White
- Just Arrived, 3/10/10
- My Office, In Handy Box Form
- Why Of Course I’ll Be Happy To Show You My Prom Picture
- Today’s Reminder of the Consistent Awesomeness of My Wife
- Amelia Beamer, Sex and Zombies, Serialized Fiction
- The Big Idea: Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist
- A Quick Note to Universal Home Entertainment
- Because People Ask: Book Acquisition Details
- Just Arrived, 3/8/10
- Monday Morning Housekeepery
- Your Oscar Night Open Thread
- My Ubiquity In Your Online Life: A Poll
- The Future Soon Now
- EBooks, Free, The Value Thereof
- The Big Idea: Teri Hall
- MilSFery
- Comments and Communities
- Final SF Oscar Thoughts
- Oscar and Me
- Just Arrived, 3/3/10
- The Big Idea: Blake Charlton
- Casting My (SFWA) Vote
- Micro(ish) Update
- Talk Amongst Yourselves
- Just Arrived, 3/1/10
- Your March Science Fictional Reminderations
- Knowing When Not to Bigfoot Someone
- A Birthday Tune
- The Awesome Yet Terrifying Power of Abba Zaba
- TGE Review at SFReviews.net, Plus a Bonus Childhood Story
- The Big Idea: N.K. Jemisin
- Today’s Irony Twofer
- This Manuscript Hires People
- Handing You Off to Charlie Stross Today
- Technical Note Re: E-mail
- Video Games Into SF Movies
- Just Once I Wish I Could Have a Normal Picture of Me and My Daughter
- Zeus Works on His Cheshire Cat Trick
- The Big Idea: David Louis Edelman
- Signed Chapbook for Auction at “Con or Bust”
- Stargate Universe: I’m Back For Season Two
- The God Engines: Hugo Consideration Edition
- USA Today Piece on Science Fiction and the Oscars
- Just Arrived, 2/22/10
- The Big Idea: Robert McCammon
- One Star Reviews Revisited
- My Secret (Failed) Media Tie-In Past
- Interesting Note on Marriage in the United States
- Final God Engine First Editions — Signed! — at Subterranean Press
- Taking the Day Off
- Mustaches of Years Gone By
- And Now, a Nebula Awards Geek Out Moment
- 2009 Nebula Award Nominations
- Tough But Fair
- Nebula Award Nominations to Be Announced Tomorrow
- The Big Idea: Alex de Campi
- Inglourious Basterds: Is It Science Fiction?
- Just Arrived, 2/17/10
- From the “How Cool is This” Department
- Various & Sundry, 2/17/10
- The Cake That Refreshes
- Me Stuff, 2/16/10
- Athena Wishes You a Groovy Mardi Gras
- Just Arrived, 2/16/10
- The Big Idea: Alexey Pehov
- I Hereby Unilaterally Declare February 15th To Be International Grover Appreciation Day
- Yet Another Snow Day
- Today’s “Dogs! And Cats! Living Together!” Moment
- Sunset, 2/14/10
- Various & Sundry, 2/14/10
- Happy Valentine’s Day
- In the Words of Neo: Whoa.
- All Sorts of Wrong
- The Big Idea: Stephen Deas
- Just Arrived, 2/11/10
- Today’s Tale of Epic Cluelessness
- Winter Survival, Science Fiction Style
- Buzz Buzz Buzz
- My Evanescent Internet Fame
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Administrivia
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Whatwitters
- Dental appointment done. I am allowed to keep my teeth for another six months. 4 hours ago
- Discovered today that I do a really good Dr. Doofenshmirtz imitation. I must now beware of platypi . 17 hours ago
- iPad the day it comes out or winning your March Madness office pool. You can have one or the other but not both. Choose! 21 hours ago
- @thomasbeagle I'm sick of obtuseness that assumes discussion of the publishing which does not meet one's approval equates to making excuses. 22 hours ago
- Get your ?s in for my annual Reader Request Week (send questions to the link, not here on Twitter): http://bit.ly/9f3n0V 23 hours ago
- @erikvolson Dude, think of what you're asking, here. 1 day ago
- For St. Pat's day, wearing green underwear. Fun fact: Wasn't green when I first put it on. 1 day ago
- Noon is a fine time to actually get out of bed. 1 day ago
- March has been a very expensive month so far. 1 day ago
- @BrianKeene As long as I get to vivisect Elmo whilst he is still alive and unanesthetized, I am in. 1 day ago
Socially Speaking
Isn’t “Crescent Sun” the name of a SF novel? If not, it should be.
That board looks like somebody’s been playing “We Love Katamari.”
(And if not, why not?) >8->
Happy New Year!
May 2006 be as good to the Scalzis as 2005 was!