Monthly Archives: October 2008
Metatropolis is Out!
Posted on October 21, 2008 52 Comments
And just in case you needed them: Some reasons why the Metatropolis, the audiobook anthology I edited and which is out today, totally rocks and you should all rush out and get it right now. 1. Because it’s the first and so far only time that Elizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Jay Lake, Karl Schroeder and […]
Zoe’s Tale Podcast
Posted on October 20, 2008 13 Comments
Zoe’s Tale is the subject of the most recent installment of “Tea in Space,” a podcast from Ingram Library Services in which four female fans of science fiction (including my pal Alethea Kontis) talk books and enjoy a hot beverage. I’m happy to say that by and large they seem to be happy with the […]
A Mildly Risque But Entirely Accurate Assessment of Things in the Scalzi Household
Posted on October 20, 2008 66 Comments
SCENE OPENS on SCALZI HOUSEHOLD. Husband JOHN sets down his eyeglasses. Wife KRISTINE picks them up and puts them on her face. JOHN They’re too small. Your head’s too big. KRISTINE You’re actually saying that you don’t have the biggest head in the family. JOHN Metaphorically, I do. But you’re taller and bigger than I […]
Finally, They’re Cracking Down on Voter Registration Fraud
Posted on October 20, 2008 62 Comments
The GOP was right! It is a problem! And finally someone will pay.
Proof That Alternate Universes Exist, And We Live in One
Posted on October 20, 2008 45 Comments
Because in this universe, the Phillies and the Rays are going to the World Series. Come on, admit it. We’re way off the main sequence of possible universes, here. The Rays average 97 losses a year for the first ten years they exist, and then suddenly they win 97 and go to the series? And […]
On Who is American
Posted on October 19, 2008 387 Comments
There’s quite a lot that Colin Powell said today during his endorsement of Barack Obama that spoke to me, but in particular his mention of the current attempt on the Republican side of things to equate being Muslim with not being American got my attention. On the attempt to suggest Obama is a Muslim — […]
The Most Terrifying Thing I’ve Seen Today
Posted on October 18, 2008 76 Comments
Really, there are no words. Sent to me, apparently, by someone getting me back for the Ultravox video the other day. Yes, well. Talk about a disproportionate response.
The Robocalls Have Begun
Posted on October 18, 2008 43 Comments
Four times this morning call waiting has announced the someone from a toll-free area code is calling. Thanks, no. We’ll just be letting the answering machine take those. And erase any messages that get saved.
The By Now Standard E-Mail Note
Posted on October 17, 2008 9 Comments
I’ve finally gone through and responded to all the e-mail I apparently missed in the last two weeks. So, if you sent me an e-mail in the last two weeks (or even before then) and was hoping for a response but didn’t get one, now would be an excellent time to send me another e-mail […]
Worth Noting
Posted on October 17, 2008 25 Comments
For the first time ever — ever, mind you — the Chicago Tribune endorses a Democrat for president. Did it help he was from Illinois? Oh, probably. They did also endorse another guy from Illinois for president, too. Even so. The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post endorsed Obama today as well, but by […]
Your Weekend Goodie: Free Metatropolis Story
Posted on October 17, 2008 29 Comments
Next Tuesday will mark the official release of Metatropolis, the audio book anthology featuring stories written by Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder and yours truly. I know you’re probably just counting the seconds until the release, so to tide you over, the excellent folks at Audible.com have decided to offer up the […]
Those Damn Activist Judges, At It Again
Posted on October 17, 2008 72 Comments
Surely the fix is in! The Supreme Court is siding with Ohio’s top elections official in a dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations. The Supreme Court, as we all know, densely packed with Democrats. The ruling itself, via TalkingPointsMemo. And just for extra added fun: Former US Attorney calls current ACORN bruhaha […]
All This Talk of Dancing —
Posted on October 17, 2008 30 Comments
— reminded me of this particular song from my teenage years: What amazes me about this song is that it has spawned a number of genuinely awful cover versions, which either bury the tune in overwrought goth metal, or try to make a song about nuclear annihilation sound like a fun time at a rave. […]
Chad Orzel Monkey Dance Update, 10/17
Posted on October 17, 2008 10 Comments
Since we’ve gotten involved in Chad Orzel’s charity drive for DonorsChoose, which helps fund educational projects for needy kids, the amount of money raised has gone from $1,700 to just under $4,200. $2,500 raised is not bad for just under two days work. So thank you. But that means we’re still $1,800 short of the […]
A Jilted and Angry Ghlaghghee Walks in on Zeus and Kodi in Their Secret Interspecies Love Nest!!!
Posted on October 17, 2008 21 Comments
Zeus tries to explain that it’s not what it looks like. But how could it not be? What else could it be? How can Ghlaghghee ever learn to trust again? Kodi, meanwhile, stares pensively into the distance. She’s the oldest and wisest of the trio. In her heart, she knew that it could never last. […]
Archives Imported
Posted on October 16, 2008 15 Comments
With the invaluable assistance of Ryan Boren and the folks at WordPress, I am tickled pink to be able to announce that the full archives of my Whatever Movable Type install, going back to March, 2002, have now been imported and are fully readable and searchable. The only things missing are the only things that […]
When Quoting
Posted on October 16, 2008 8 Comments
This has come up a couple of times in the last couple of days, so a quick comment on quoting articles, etc in comments: Generally speaking, it’s not kosher to cut and paste an entire article from somewhere else and put it into your comment here, and also generally speaking, if you do it and […]
Ghlaghghee Tires of the Fame
Posted on October 16, 2008 21 Comments
As you can see, Ghlaghghee is less than entirely impressed that she was within the hour the subject of discussion on nationwide radio (that nation being Canada). It’s all become so tiresome to her. Yes, she is famous, and what of it? What has fame ever done for her? Seriously, what has fame ever done […]
Final (Thank God) Debate Comment Thread
Posted on October 16, 2008 142 Comments
Presidential historians like to note that people who listened to the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy presidential debate on the radio thought Nixon had won it, but the rest of America, who saw it on TV, took a look at the pale and sweaty Nixon next to the handsome and collected Kennedy, and gave it to the Massachusetts […]
Pick Your Favorite SF B-Movie
Posted on October 16, 2008
I’m doing an audience participation post over at AMC today, asking people to nominate their favorite science fiction B-movies for inclusion into an upcoming “Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame.” I also explain why B-movies are so much fun, even when we know going in they’re probably gonna suck. You know you want to nominate […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying