Daily Archives: September 20, 2004
Holly Lisle’s Egregious Breach of Online Etiquette
Posted on September 20, 2004 56 Comments
Author Holly Lisle takes exception to my recent declaration that people who want to vote to Bush are either stupid, ignorant or hypocritical, and makes a few of the ad hominem swipes at me she accuses me of making at Bush. My favorite ad hominem at the moment: “But the writer of the post cited […]
The Mosh Pit Eats Its Own
Posted on September 20, 2004 9 Comments
Sure, the mosh pit at a Puddle of Mudd concert looks cute and harmless from a distance. But you get inside, and, well, it’s bruise city. Fair warning. Krissy says: “You should see the other guy.” What’s left of him, anyway.
Happiness is a Warm Advance
Posted on September 20, 2004 3 Comments
Apropos to the recent entries about book advances — and just in time for October’s onslaught of bills — comes the most recent installment of my advance for Book of the Dumb 2. How do I feel about it? Not bad. I felt that way when the first installment came in, and I’ll feel the […]
Prejudices
Posted on September 20, 2004 24 Comments
One of the side effects of writing a book about science fiction film is that I have to revisit (and in some cases, visit for the first time) a lot of pre-Star Wars science fiction film, and I’ve discovered that by and large I have a prejudice against these flicks. The reason is simple: Pre-Star […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying