Monthly Archives: May 2009
Homeward Bound
Posted on May 25, 2009 9 Comments
I’ve had a great time in Kansas City, but now it’s time to go home and be back with the family. Wish for good travel karma for me if you would, and in case I don’t get back here for the rest of the day, have a good Memorial Day, and please do take at […]
Your Minimum Recommended Daily Blog Post
Posted on May 24, 2009 26 Comments
This is it. I’m still at ConQuest and still doing con-like activities, although after staying up until 3:30am last night, I’m doing them with about 1/3 less coherence than I might otherwise. But, hey. I’m having fun. I’ll again be away from the computer for most of the day, though will probably do Twitter updates […]
Off Doing Con Stuff
Posted on May 23, 2009 21 Comments
So I won’t be about for most of the day. Go about your day if you can. I’m likely to Twitter now and then, however, so if you need updates, there you go. If you feel you must have something to discuss here while I am away, please to consider this 80s conundrum, provided to […]
What a Meatgasm Looks Like
Posted on May 22, 2009 33 Comments
Holy God, I was presented at the opening ceremonies of Conquest 40 with a Bacon Explosion, which is a huge roll of Italian sausage and bacon, wrapped in a bacon weave and barbequeued until it causes your arteries to harden just by looking at it. Naturally I was encouraged to eat some whilst on stage […]
My First Bidet
Posted on May 22, 2009 104 Comments
Here it is, in Kansas City, of all places. You’d think I would have come across one when I was visiting France a couple of years ago, but no, it was in America’s Heartland where I walked into my hotel bathroom and encountered it. My first reaction to it was “wow, that’s my dog’s dream […]
The Big Idea: C.C. Finlay
Posted on May 22, 2009 41 Comments
Surprise: Everything you thought you knew about the American Revolution is wrong! Well, actually, not wrong, but if author C.C. Finlay has his way, you’ll come to believe it’s woefully incomplete. Why? Because in Finlay’s Traitor to the Crown trilogy, of which the latest, A Spell for the Revolution, has just come out, it’s not […]
Old Fashioned Blockbusters
Posted on May 21, 2009
Hey, adjusted for inflation, what was the biggest science fiction movie before Star Wars? I have the answer for you in this week’s AMC column, as well as more proof that even before lightsabers, science fiction did pretty well at the box office. Go on over.
Testing My Travel Karma
Posted on May 21, 2009 26 Comments
I’m flinging myself about the country today. Wish me luck. I’ll be posting again later in the day. Also, to everyone in the last thread who said I would crack and come crawling back after I said I was taking a day off from the Internets: Neener neener neener.
Taking the Day Off From the Internets
Posted on May 20, 2009 28 Comments
I don’t know. Maybe I’ll read a book or something. See you tomorrow.
The Big Idea: Greg van Eekhout
Posted on May 19, 2009 71 Comments
How does one get from Los Angeles to Ragnorak? If you said “take a left at Albuquerque,” you’ve watched too many Bugs Bunny cartoons, and also, you’re not Greg van Eekhout, the Nebula-nominated writer who is making his novel-length debut with Norse Code. Along with knowing how to write the sort of apocalyptic fantasy that […]
Online Hugo Online Ballot Up; More Stuff Added to Hugo Voter Packet
Posted on May 19, 2009 16 Comments
Two notes of reasonable importance to sf/f fans and Hugo voters: 1. The online Hugo ballot is now up at: http://vote.anticipationsf.ca And online voting for the Hugos will continue from now through midnight (2359hrs.) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) July 3. Which is to say you have six weeks to catch up on all your Hugo […]
My Existential Problem With Gaming Rigs
Posted on May 18, 2009 165 Comments
Here’s my problem: I’m at the point where I’m thinking of getting a new computer, and all things being equal, I’d like to get something that’s tricked out to a reasonable degree, so I can play all the ginchy new computer games at near-max frame rates; which is to say I want a gaming rig. […]
ConQuest 40 Schedule
Posted on May 18, 2009 24 Comments
As most of you know, this weekend I’m the Author Guest of Honor at ConQuest 40 in Kansas City. I know I will see every single one of you there. Here’s what I’ll be doing, program-wise, when I’m not stationed somewhere with seven pounds of Kansas City barbeque in front of me: FRIDAY, MAY 22 […]
Spam Thread
Posted on May 18, 2009 77 Comments
This is a thread for spam. Please insert all your spam-like messages here. Note: I am not responsible for messages caught by the built-in spam filter. It’s up to you to get around it.
Funny in Short Bursts
Posted on May 18, 2009 14 Comments
My college pal Joe Schmitt is the focus of this Chicago Tribune article on people who are funny on Twitter. I can attest that he’s been funny for a while now, and proof that University of Chicago was a nexus of geek weirdness back in the day, as Joe was the center of a social […]
Technically It’s Not Cannibalism If They’re Not the Same Species
Posted on May 17, 2009 67 Comments
And now, the real reason there are no Neanderthals today: They were tasty! One of science’s most puzzling mysteries – the disappearance of the Neanderthals – may have been solved. Modern humans ate them, says a leading fossil expert. The controversial suggestion follows publication of a study in the Journal of Anthropological Sciences about a […]
Because Flowcharts Make Everything Clearer
Posted on May 17, 2009 65 Comments
Apropos of nothing in particular, here is a handy-dandy flowchart to detail just who does — and who does not — get to be a dick around these here parts: I do hope this clears up any lingering confusion anyone might have on this subject.
Guuuuuh
Posted on May 16, 2009 21 Comments
Brain gelatinous mess. Think no good me. Watch action films all day. See you tomorrow.
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