Monthly Archives: December 2006
SF Snark?
Posted on December 5, 2006 16 Comments
In the thread talking about Orson Scott Card’s Empire, and why I don’t usually slag SF writers or books here at the Whatever, Theophylact asks in the comment thread: I’m very fond of your blog, and I’m perfectly happy with your “Boost, Don’t Knock” approach. But where should I go for intelligent, well-informed SF snark? […]
Audio Versions of My Books: Available or Not?
Posted on December 5, 2006 27 Comments
I’ve been asked this several times in e-mail this week, so let me go ahead and address this topic publicly. People want to know if there are or are planned any audiobook versions of my work. The answer is no: Right now, there are no audiobook versions of any of my work, and as far […]
Pure Insanity
Posted on December 5, 2006 28 Comments
Some fellow is auctioning off a first edition hardcover of Old Man’s War on eBay. No idea what the reserve price is, but the “Buy It Now” price the dude has listed is $490. Four hundred ninety dollars. And it’s not even autographed! See, now, that’s just nuts. Flattering, yes. But nuts. However, it does […]
Empire, Elections and SF Promotional Philosophy
Posted on December 5, 2006 67 Comments
I was asked in e-mail if I had any thoughts about Orson Scott Card’s latest book Empire, in which OSC posits a civil war between the lefties and the righties here in the US. Well, I haven’t read the book other than a quick glance at portions of it posted online, so I don’t have […]
The Last Cat Picture of the Day, I Swear
Posted on December 4, 2006 20 Comments
I guess this is what I get for buying a case of the Boba’s Best brand Midichlorian Feast cat food down at Sam’s Club. What can I say, it was on sale. It’s amusing to watch the cat use her Jedi mind powers on the dog, however.
An Interview With Karl Schroeder
Posted on December 4, 2006 23 Comments
Over at By The Way, I’m going absolutely crazy with the author interviews this week: I’m posting one a day through Friday, all the better to, you know, give these fabulous author maximum exposure during the holiday “what the Hell am I Going to Get Everyone For a Gift?” season. Clearly, the answer is: You […]
Fun With Teh Catz
Posted on December 4, 2006 51 Comments
Athena saw yesterday’s “I Has a Flavor” kitty and wanted to do something similar, and provided an amusing prop with which to get best results. We applied prop to cat, took photos, and then added our text. Here’s Athena’s: And mine: Frankly, the cat’s expression is what makes it work. But it wouldn’t be any […]
I Has a Karma
Posted on December 3, 2006 64 Comments
First, I had yet another entry vaporized by a power outage, so to compensate you all for the loss of this entry, which would have changed your life forever, here’s a picture of a kitten and some very poor grammar: Second of all, what I really don’t want is suggestions on how not to lose […]
Be My Musical Guinea Pigs
Posted on December 3, 2006 63 Comments
I’m fiddling around with ways to legally share music with all y’all, and at the moment I’m looking at Rhapsody’s playlist sharing feature. Rhapsody allows you 25 free listens a month (which could be one listen to 25 songs, or 25 listens to one song, or any inclusive combination of songs/listens equaling the number 25) […]
Thump Pound Thump Pound Thump Pound CRASH
Posted on December 2, 2006 43 Comments
Yesterday’s high winds peeled off more than an acceptable number of shingles from our roof, so right now there’s a contractor up there putting down some new ones. I’m sure he’s doing a fine job of it, but it sounds as if he’s pushing livestock off my roof at three minute intervals. Or possibly just […]
What I Suspect Will Be the Last of These for 2006
Posted on December 1, 2006 11 Comments
Rain storm last night. Wind storm right now. Snow storm on its way. But we did have a nice rainbow this morning, so there’s that. More work to do. Off to do it.
Jonathan Coulton Interview Excerpts (Which Are Actually Far Longer Than the Interview Itself)
Posted on December 1, 2006 11 Comments
I believe I mentioned earlier that I had interviewed Jonathan Coulton, the Internet’s favorite geek singer, prior in advance of his concert appearance here in Dayton (which, incidentally, will be Saturday, December 2, at the Canal Street Tavern, 308 First St., at 9:30, tickets $10). The interview is up at the Dayton Daily News site […]
Arrrr! Or Is It “Yarrrrr!”? I Always Get the Two Confused
Posted on December 1, 2006 13 Comments
John Joseph Adams, aka The Slushgod, has sent me along a note letting me know that he’s guest-editing a special pirate-themed edition of Shimmer magazine for its Summer 2007 issue, which I knew, and that the reading period for that issue is now open, which I didn’t. So if you happen to have a pirate […]
Oh, Dear
Posted on December 1, 2006 46 Comments
You know, I can’t tell whether this guy thinks these things actually happened. Read down to the bottom of his column and tell me whether it seems like he’s reporting the particular one he notes as a factual event. Update, 10:15am: Oh, and for added chuckles, someone introduced the “Ayn Rand’s A Selfish Christmas” to […]
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