Monthly Archives: June 2005
Outta Here
Posted on June 30, 2005 10 Comments
All right, I’m heading off. Actually, I’m not going anywhere (actually, I’m on my way to Virginia for the weekend, but I mean, in the larger sense I’m not going anywhere), I’ll just be working on a novel. As I’ve mentioned, I might pop up in the comments from time to time, and I’ll be […]
The July Look
Posted on June 30, 2005 13 Comments
In honor of the Guest Bloggers, I’ve given the site a somewhat less John Scalzi-centric look for the month of July. The cloud design in the background seems almost like a Hopi design to me, although that has less to do with me and more to do with the clouds I based it on. Anyway, […]
Tidbits, 6/29
Posted on June 29, 2005 36 Comments
Random thoughts on a Wednesday: * All the guest bloggers have popped in to say “hi” and will start blogging in earnest on Friday. I do have to say it’s a little weird to click onto the page and see an entry I don’t remember writing — because I didn’t — but I imagine I’ll […]
And Thursdays are safe with (wait…who’s this guy – the one with the kid and such?)
Posted on June 29, 2005 6 Comments
So as the previously-unacquainted blogger mentioned by John as the one with an interesting personal site, I pull up last place on the introductions as your Thursdays in July “Must See Newbie.” I’m very impressed with the accomplished shtick presented by my fellow guest hosts and the overall quality of what gets chewed on as […]
Stuck in the Middle with You
Posted on June 29, 2005 8 Comments
Ron Hogan here, your Wednesday guest host. Scalzi and I used to fight pirates on the open seas of Usenet back in the mid-’90s; ahhh, those were the days, when people not only still spoke about “Generation X,” but were actually willing to identify themselves as part of it… I stumbled onto Whatever a few […]
My, it’s hot in here!
Posted on June 28, 2005 7 Comments
Not the blog. I’m actually posting from the road, as part of my fabulous and action-packed professional life as Laurel Halbany, Esq. It’s a hundred freakin’ degrees here, and I’m hiding in my air-conditioned hotel room, smacking myself in the head for having packed a wool suit. Fashion sense, thy name is somebody else’s. I […]
Dashing in, slightly out of breath…
Posted on June 28, 2005 13 Comments
John seems to be batting a thousand on his daily assignments, as he gave Saturdays to the Jewish guy. Luckily, I’m a bacon cheeseburger kind of Jewish guy (ham and cheese on matzoh for Passover), so this shouldn’t be too much of a stretch. Hello, everyone, I’m your redundant backup Scalzi for the next few […]
Testing, testing …
Posted on June 28, 2005 18 Comments
Hey all, Claire here, your Scalzi-July-replacement for Fridays. Very excited. Very excited. I’d give you a more complete intro, but I was planning on making that my first entry in July and frankly, I just don’t have that many ideas, so I’ll still need to do that. Instead, I’ll talk about Scalzi. Obviously he thinks […]
Misspent Youth
Posted on June 28, 2005 4 Comments
I’ve made a living off of my misspent youth. More about that in a minute. Scalzi-san’s been kind enough to assign me Mondays, which should get everyone’s week off to a stumbling start. In about three weeks I’ll join the ranks as one of John’s publishers, when we release his novel, Agent to the Stars. […]
Holy Crap!
Posted on June 28, 2005 20 Comments
Yes, I agreed to sign all 1,500 copies of Agent to the Stars. But Hoppin’ Jesus in a Sequined Vest! I didn’t realize what 1,500 copies meant until a freakin’ huge box appeared at my door today, with 1,500 actual pages to sign. That’s three reams of paper. And I’ve got to do it all […]
Scardown Hits the Shelves
Posted on June 28, 2005 3 Comments
Elizabeth Bear’s Scardown is in the stores today: It’s the followup to her debut novel Hammered, which I liked quite a bit and which has been very popular, as signified by the fact that when we were at Wiscon signing books right next to each other, she signed a lot more copies of Hammered than […]
Winter In July, Film At 11
Posted on June 28, 2005 2 Comments
Hello, I’m Jim Winter. I’m that snarky small press writer who occasionally pops up in the comments section here. I’m not sure how I got picked for this gig, but it may have something to do with Old Man’s War and The Book of the Dumb both being on my recommended reads list for extended […]
Meet the Guest Bloggers
Posted on June 28, 2005 2 Comments
As I mentioned earlier, I had several dozen applicants for the position of guest bloggers for July, and from those many worthy applicants, I selected seven — one for each day of the week. Ladies and gentlemen, here are your Whatever Guest Bloggers for July (click on each name for their home blog/site): Jim Winter […]
Comments Out
Posted on June 27, 2005 15 Comments
FYI — The comment function appears to be disabled at the moment. I’m on it to get it working again. Update 9:01 pm: They seem to be functioning again. But don’t take my word for it — leave a comment. That’s a request, actually. I know I can leave a comment. I want to see […]
Attempting Upgrade
Posted on June 27, 2005 1 Comment
I’m going to try upgrading my Movable Type now. If the site is inexplicably gone for some reason, that’s why. Of course, this note will only work if — in fact — you have read it before the site implodes. Well, that’s a chance I’ll have to take. Update, 5:45: Ah, I feel so competent. […]
Supreme Court Rulings, Etc
Posted on June 27, 2005 6 Comments
Thoughts on today’s Supreme Court rulings and other stuff: * It looks like the Court’s “Split the Baby” rulings on the 10 Commandments in courthouses and on government land hasn’t made anyone happy, so I figure that probably means it’s not a bad pair of rulings. As far as it goes for me, I tend […]
1000
Posted on June 26, 2005 5 Comments
This is the 1000th Whatever entry since I switched over to Movable Type in March of 2003. This is not actually the 1000th entry of the Whatever, however — the entries of the Whatever prior to March of 2002, three and a half years of entries, are currently MIA (if you’re insanely interested you can […]
Soliciting Guest Bloggers
Posted on June 23, 2005 20 Comments
I’ve decided to take off the month of July in order to get a little work done (which you should understand to mean I’m just a smidge behind on The Ghost Brigades, and given its relatively tight release schedule, I don’t want to give the wonderful folks at Tor a major panic attack). Rather than […]
Cracking the Flag-Burning Amendment
Posted on June 23, 2005 154 Comments
I’ve gone on before about why any Constitutional Amendment to ban burning or otherwise desecrating the flag of the United States of America would be cracked the very second it was passed, but apparently asking the members of the House of Representatives to read is too much to hope for. So for the members of […]
Interaction Panel Schedule
Posted on June 22, 2005 24 Comments
Interaction (this year’s Worldcon) has mailed me my final panel schedule: Thursday 5:00pm How to Participate in and Moderate a Panel Janice Gelb (M) Eileen Gunn Ellen Klages John Scalzi Notes: I suppose this is proof people do actually read the InterWeb. Friday 12:00 noon The Immortal in Written and Media SF Ginjer Buchanan Tanya […]
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