Monthly Archives: May 2008
Heading Out
Posted on May 26, 2008 8 Comments
Back to Ohio. We’ll see if we can get there without any delays. Have a good Monday. While you’re taking the day off, remember why you’re being given the day off, and remember those whose lives Memorial Day commemorates.
Hear Me Blab
Posted on May 25, 2008 1 Comment
I was featured on the SyFy Radio broadcast last night, and they’ve put the show online for you to listen to here. I’m on the show currently featured at the top of the page, and you can also find it a couple entries down for download, etc. Note that the media player starts running when […]
Brevity, Etc.
Posted on May 25, 2008 20 Comments
It occurs to me it’s been about a week since I’ve written a post that is more than a couple of graphs. Well, I’ve been busy. With life! Outside of Whatever! Yes, it’s possible. I know some of you doubt it. But there it is. How is your Sunday?
Self-Referential
Posted on May 25, 2008 6 Comments
In 30 minutes I do a panel on blogging. I thought I’d note that here just for the extra level of meta. In other news Florida is nice and Oasis 21 is lots of fun. More details later.
Together We Will Get to the Bottom of This
Posted on May 24, 2008 53 Comments
I’ll be busy today doing various geek things, but while I’m away, I’ve left you a poll, touching on one of the great political questions of the day. Enjoy. Hillary Clinton Will Stay in the Race Just in Case: ( surveys)
Worldcon in Reno?
Posted on May 23, 2008 36 Comments
For those of you with a science fictional bent, there’s a group of fan who have just decided to put in a bid for the 2011 Worldcon to be held in Reno, Nevada. I think this is a fairly interesting choice, myself. Apparently the Reno Visitor’s Bureau wants the convention in town, and it’s a […]
How to Jump the Political Shark
Posted on May 23, 2008 45 Comments
This is how. Bear in mind that this is not the same as saying Clinton’s going to leave the race. She’s made it pretty clear they’re going to have to wrench her out with pry bars. But it’s also pretty clear she’s in the Ted McGinley era of her campaign.
In a Stunning Betrayal of Everything I Stand For as a Writer and a Human Being
Posted on May 23, 2008 73 Comments
I’m currently writing in a coffee shop: I could say it’s because I’m just I’m letting the hotel service staff tidy up my room, and that it’s the Starbucks in the hotel lobby, and that I’m the only person in the seating area, so there’s no one to impress. But honestly, those are all just […]
RIP, Robert Asprin
Posted on May 23, 2008 43 Comments
Fans of the Myth Adventures series will be saddened to learn that Robert Asprin died yesterday. It was apparently peacefully, on the couch, with a science fiction book in his hand. He was scheduled to be a Guest of Honor at Marcon this weekend. I have a lot of friends who really enjoyed the Myth […]
Flo-Da
Posted on May 22, 2008 41 Comments
I’ve arrived in the great, sunshiny state of Florida, where it is in fact rather overcast and thundery. The brochures! They totally lied! Anyway: Hi, I’m alive. How are you?
Cheap Thrills
Posted on May 22, 2008
Quickly: My latest AMC movie column is up: How to Make a (Good!) Science Fiction Movie (for Cheap!). Or, why spending $150 million on spaceships and explosions and Will Smith is not always the way to go. Enjoy!
Away From Keyboard
Posted on May 22, 2008 66 Comments
Be back later. Here, have an open thread. Conversation starter: What’s the longest you’ve stayed awake (without the help of drugs stronger than caffeine and nicotine)? I clocked about 80 hours once myself, in high school. I knew I was in trouble when I started hallucinating. I suspect if I tried to stay awake that […]
Apparently I’m In A Musical Mood Today
Posted on May 21, 2008 9 Comments
And now I’m tossing some a capella at you. That’s the Yale Spizzwinks(?), incidentally, and yes, the (?) is part of the name.
The Right Place, Now
Posted on May 21, 2008 9 Comments
For everyone cursing me for inflicting Avril Lavigne on them earlier today, here’s something a little more, shall we say, grown-up for you. To use the E-Phonic MP3 Player you will need Adobe Flash Player 9 or better and a Javascript enabled browser. // Really, one of my favorite voices in the world.
Once Again, Justine on Crazy Writers
Posted on May 21, 2008 6 Comments
I am happy to say I resemble none of the crazy writers she essays here. My craziness is original!
Because Sometimes It’s Fun to Listen to Brats
Posted on May 21, 2008 39 Comments
This song has been earworming me all morning (NB: 30 second clip): Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne And it’s my own damn fault, because I referenced Avril Lavigne in something I wrote. Stupid of me, I know. That said, I like the song, even though (or possibly because) at this point in life it is wildly […]
StarShipSofa on Scalazi
Posted on May 20, 2008 21 Comments
The folks at StarShipSofa have done a podcast show on me and my work (it’s show #89), and it’s an amusing listen, not the least because the fellow consistently mispronounces my name as “Scalazi,” but does so in a charming accent, the provenance of which I am entirely unsure about (Scottish? Scouse? Scoustish?), so it’s […]
One Day’s Haul
Posted on May 20, 2008 94 Comments
People have wondered how many books I receive from publicists/authors/editors who’d like me to mention the book/have the author do a Big Idea/Just want to give me stuff. Well, here’s what just came in today from FedEx: That’s twelve books so far today. And I haven’t checked the mail yet, nor have I received a […]
The Gen Xers in This Article Resemble No Gen Xers I Know Personally
Posted on May 20, 2008 74 Comments
See the article, in which my cohort is made to look like a bunch of conservative, technophobic ninnies. Yes, this article really speaks to my experience as a Gen Xer, I will tell you. In other news, after a brief respite, it’s apparently in fashion again to piss on the Gen Xers, America’s favorite abandoned […]
The Big Idea: Walter Jon Williams
Posted on May 20, 2008 28 Comments
This week’s Big Idea is special. Not only does famed author Walter Jon Williams explain the whys and wherefores of his big new novel Implied Spaces to you, but he also finally explains what UFOs are made of! You will be shocked and surprised, as I was. And you will also find out what, if […]
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