Monthly Archives: November 2003
A Scalzi Christmas Update And Radio Note
Posted on November 11, 2003
Donation update: As of 11:34 am EST on 11/11: $282.96. Very nice. Several people have also donated rather more than the suggested contribution — thanks very much to you for that. I think we’re well on our way. Now comes the hard part — the continual (and hopefully not too annoying) flogging of the project. […]
Happiness Is…
Posted on November 10, 2003
…being able to use your own book as a reference when someone asks you a question about astronomy. Clearly, not a universal sort of happiness, and I hope you’ll excuse the pun. But, happiness nevertheless.
A Scalzi Christmas: My Donation Thing
Posted on November 9, 2003 6 Comments
I talked about this briefly last month, and I’ve decided to go ahead and do it. I’m running a donation drive here at Scalzi.com. Here’s the deal: In December, I’ll write three Christmas-themed fiction pieces: Two short stories, one poem. Everyone who donates money through my PayPal account (here’s the link to that) between now […]
Listen to Iron Maiden, Baby, With Me
Posted on November 7, 2003
Athena likes music, which should comes as no surprise since all kids like music. However, she likes some music more than other kinds and I have to say that both as a father and a person who evaluates music on a professional level, I’m pleased with the musical choices she’s been making. For example, number […]
Thoughts on Matrix Revolutions
Posted on November 6, 2003
I saw Matrix Revolutions yesterday afternoon, and I was actually surprised at how much more I enjoyed it than I had expected to; thus are the advantages of coming in with reduced expectations. I understand that other people were upset that the tantalizing pseudo-philosophical nature of the first film wasn’t carried on to the other […]
Confederate Dean
Posted on November 5, 2003 3 Comments
This is going to be a surprising comment coming from me, all things considered. But here it is: I don’t have a problem at all with Howard Dean saying he wants to be the candidate for the guys with Confederate Flag stickers on their pickups. Really, I don’t. If the Democrats are going to win, […]
Bragging
Posted on November 5, 2003
Hey, Athena! What’s your name in American Sign Language? That’s right! Well, almost right. The thumb should be in on the “e”. But Athena will sometimes write letters backwards, too. She four. She’s learning. It’s cool. Athena’s ASL letter capacity comes courtesy of her preschool, which is teaching the kids the ASL alphabet and a […]
To the Comments
Posted on November 4, 2003
Rather than posting an entry today, I invite you all to peruse the comments thread on yesterday’s entry, in which I beat on someone for saying something I consider to be incredibly stupid. It’s me in high dudgeon. The tragedy is is that we seem to be talking at cross-purposes. The point he wants to […]
Something Sad
Posted on November 3, 2003
I note the burning of artist James Hubbell’s home in By the Way. This is a very sad thing.
It’s In!
Posted on November 1, 2003
Look what arrived via Fed Ex today: No, not the girl. She was already here. And when we do ship her, she usually goes UPS. I mean the book. The arrival of the book here means they’ll be arriving in your book store soon. Go and demand it! Or alternately, order it here. Or here. […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying