Dec 02 2008
Quick Whateveresque Note
I’ll be opening up Whateveresque registration tomorrow — on the first I was traveling and today I’ve got lots of other things to do. So those of you itchin’ to sign up, be there then.
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The Last 100 Posts
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- 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
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- 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
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- The Big Idea: Alex de Campi
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- I Hereby Unilaterally Declare February 15th To Be International Grover Appreciation Day
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- Happy Valentine’s Day
- In the Words of Neo: Whoa.
- All Sorts of Wrong
- The Big Idea: Stephen Deas
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- Today’s Tale of Epic Cluelessness
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- Buzz Buzz Buzz
- My Evanescent Internet Fame
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- New TGE Review, Plus Retailer Availability Update
- Ich Bin Gestucken
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- For the Kodi Fans Out There
- Your Science Fiction Award Nomination Suggestions
- There’s Snow Place Like Home
- Up in the Air: An Open Pimp Thread
- View From the Getty
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I just have to thank you for the Whatever “tag”–a quote from my best favorite Crowded House song. Now I have to go dig out the iPod and listen to “Nails” about a zillion times in a row. Thx.
Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll be there.