Daily Archives: January 2, 2008
Give My Regards to President Hoover
Posted on January 2, 2008 17 Comments
Perhaps the earliest computer-retrievable reference to (a) John Scalzi, from 1929. No relation, as far as I know.
One Last Thought Before I Dive Into Book Writing for Several Hours
Posted on January 2, 2008 29 Comments
Not that I have any time to watch late night shows tonight, but if I did, I’d be watching the ones that have actual writers working on them, and not so much the ones that don’t. (And yes, I’m still writing Zoe’s Tale. The plan to finish during the holidays? Holidays got in the way. […]
The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For
Posted on January 2, 2008 31 Comments
Oil at $100 a barrel. Happy 2008!
Lopsided Cat Laughs at My Concern
Posted on January 2, 2008 19 Comments
Me, letting Lopsided Cat through the door: There you are. Dude, I was worried about you last night. It got down to single digits and the wind tore shingles off the roof. I thought you might become a catsicle. Lopsided Cat: Yes, well. I know you might not have gotten the memo, but rumor is […]
How Athena is Spending Her Last Day of Christmas Break
Posted on January 2, 2008 37 Comments
Yes, it comes as a surprise to her as well. And no, I wasn’t really waiting around with a camera for the moment when my precious offspring barfed the content of her adorable widdle tummy into a bowl. This is one of those dramatic enactments you hear so much about on TV. However, she is […]
Promising to do to Science Fiction What Gawker Did to Celebrity
Posted on January 2, 2008 39 Comments
There’s a new blog out today called io9, edited by Annalee Newitz, from the same folks who brought you Gawker, Defamer and Valleywag, and which will, presumably, write about science fiction and its creators in the same way as the those previously mentioned blogs write about New York celebrities, LA movie stars, and socialtarded Silicon […]
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