Daily Archives: August 1, 2008
Way Past Sunset
Posted on August 1, 2008 6 Comments
Two long-exposure pictures of tonight’s approaching thunderstorm: It’ll be somewhat darker when it hits.
This Will Never Hold Night Ranger OR Air Supply Songs. EVER
Posted on August 1, 2008 56 Comments
How cool is this — someone sent me this: Yes, the Journey MP3 player, which comes preloaded with their latest album Revelation. Showed up in the mail yesterday, and I’ve been terrifying the pets with it ever since. The thing is tiny — basically the size of the disposable lighters one would hold up during […]
The Converse of Obama’s Problem
Posted on August 1, 2008 116 Comments
You know what: When the Wall Street Journal has a column about the Republican nominee for the president with the headline “Is John McCain Stupid?“, it suggests to me that one of the presidential candidates has an image problem with the people he actually needs to have elect him, and it’s not the one currently […]
Whateveresque Registration Open Until 10pm
Posted on August 1, 2008 4 Comments
Whateveresque, the message board that lets you have a conversation with other Whatever readers without having to wait for me to name the topic (because, honestly, sometimes I never talk about what you want to talk about) is now open for registration through 10pm. If you haven’t signed up yet, now is good. As always, […]
Scalzi/Doctorow Mashup Part II: The Quickening
Posted on August 1, 2008 14 Comments
Hey, remember when I posted that video of me and Cory Doctorow talking about our upcoming books Zoe’s Tale and Little Brother? Good times, good times. Well, now we’re doing it again! I know! I can hardly believe it either! Plus I talk about bacon again, because apparently it’s expected at this point. Enjoy.
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