Monthly Archives: August 2009
Various and Sundry, 8/13/09
Posted on August 13, 2009 164 Comments
This and that: * E-mail asking me what my opinion about the current state of the health care debate is, and my response is: There’s a debate? Maybe I’m reading an archaic definition, but “debate” is not synonymous with “ignit bellowsacks at public meetings shouting stupidities to drown out discussion because doughy tearsquirter Glenn Beck […]
METAtropolis and Hate Mail Notes
Posted on August 13, 2009 22 Comments
Some quick book news: Subterranean Press tells me that they are down to their last 150 copies of the print version of METAtropolis, which means it’s very possible it will be sold out on release date (!). There’s no plan at the moment to reprint the hardcover, and no deal in place for a softcover […]
GI Joe and Awards (But Not Awards for GI Joe)
Posted on August 13, 2009
This week at my AMC column, I answer two questions about G.I. Joe and one question about the Hugos, and no questions about the existential nature of being. Because, really. That one’s hard to answer in an 800-word column, which is in itself ostensibly about science fiction film. It’s all about focus, people. Anyway, head […]
What I Saw When I Walked Down My Street: A Photo Essay
Posted on August 12, 2009 38 Comments
What? Doesn’t it look like this where you live? Huh. Curious. Larger versions at the end of this photoset.
Portrait of the Artist as an Eighth Grader
Posted on August 12, 2009 32 Comments
By way of my very dear friend Jackie Kahn, who was the secretary of my elementary school while I was there, two pictures of me when I was but a youngin’. The larger one is me in the eighth grade, when I attended Sandberg Middle School in Glendora, California; the smaller one is me in […]
So That Every Post Today Will Not Be Hugo-Related
Posted on August 11, 2009 13 Comments
Here’s today’s sunset. Enjoy.
Hugo Geekery
Posted on August 11, 2009 39 Comments
And now, the Hugo post. * To begin, I can say with some authority that winning a Hugo feels as good the second time as it does the first. Will it feel the same the third, fourth or seventh time? I don’t know, but I am willing to find out. * Second, I am absolutely […]
Krissy and Me, Hugo Night 2009
Posted on August 11, 2009 27 Comments
And the picture pretty much captures our personalities, too. Photo by Doselle Young.
Anticipation From the Other Side
Posted on August 11, 2009 54 Comments
Now that this year’s Worldcon is in the books, so to speak, some thoughts on it, minus Hugo stat geekery, which I will address in another entry: * To begin, Montreal is just fabulous; no offense to the other cities of the other Worldcons I’ve been to, but so far Montreal is my favorite host […]
Remind Me
Posted on August 11, 2009 26 Comments
It’s… Tuesday, right? The thing about six days at a science fiction convention is that it well and truly messes with your time sense, and I suspect it will take at least a couple of days to get back on Real Life Time. So: Tuesday? I’m pretty sure about this. I’m just asking for confirmation, […]
And Now, the Obligatory Post-Travel E-Mail Note
Posted on August 10, 2009 2 Comments
You know the tune: I didn’t respond to most e-mail while I was away and am going to go through it and catch up. If you wanted to hear from me and haven’t heard from me by Wednesday AM, please resend your e-mail then. Thanks.
Hello Hugo
Posted on August 10, 2009 99 Comments
Hey, look what I got: Yup, I won the Best Related Book Hugo for Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, and as you can imagine I think this is very seriously cool. Best novel went to Neil Gaiman for The Graveyard Book, which I think is an excellent choice, and Best Dramatic Presentation went to […]
Checking in on Day Four of Anticipation
Posted on August 9, 2009 25 Comments
The good news is that I managed to get through three panels, a breakfast meeting and an interview all without falling flat on my face from exhaustion. The even better news was that all the panels were well attended and the breakfast meeting and the interview went well. Now I’m about to get suited up […]
Oy
Posted on August 9, 2009 17 Comments
Despite heading to bed at a reasonable hour (for a convention), almost no sleep last night. It’s almost as if my brain were focusing on something or another, despite my attempt to maintain a veneer of cool about it. Stupid brain. How are you doing?
Checking in on Day Three of Anticipation
Posted on August 8, 2009 8 Comments
Ah, yes. Well, had a nice afternoon nap with the missus and will soon be getting ready for dinner, but before that it had been a fun day. It started with quite a nice-sized audience at 10am to hear me, Jon Courtney Grimwood and Peter Watts do a reading. All three of us featured rather […]
About Last Night
Posted on August 8, 2009 23 Comments
This is what I did with my evening: Hosted a singles meet and greet, because apparently I am Dr. Love; Got kicked out of the Asimov’s/Analog party (along with nearly everyone else) when the hotel security shut it down; Taught people how deaf people applaud; Showed Robert Silverberg how to Twitter; Rocked the Rock Band […]
Checking in on Day Two of Anticipation
Posted on August 7, 2009 8 Comments
Aaaaand day two is also going peachy. The non-fiction reading went well, as three of my fellow nominees in the Best Related Book category and I read to a nice-sized crowd of folks, who seemed appreciative (if you’re wondering what I read, it was this). Then a break for lunch with the same fellow panelists […]
No Matter How Much You Ask
Posted on August 7, 2009 29 Comments
I will not tell you details about the dance-off between Neil Gaiman and me at the Tor party last night. So don’t ask. Now I bet you wish you’d come to Worldcon this year, don’t you. Update: Kyle Cassidy’s pictures from Worldcon & the Tor party here.
Checking in On Day One of Anticipation
Posted on August 6, 2009 15 Comments
Howdy. So far everything is groovy. My first panel went well, hung out with tons of my friends, finally met Neil Gaiman in the flesh and had a lovely little chat, and now about to head out for dinner and then go to parties until it’s time to collapse. This is not a bad way […]
Hugo Nominees as Movies
Posted on August 6, 2009
Hey folks — Made it alive to Montreal and will be doing all sorts of Worldcon-like things while I am here. To keep you amused, here’s this week’s AMC column, on which of this year’s Best Novel nominees could be made into a film (and hopefully one more faithful to the source material than Starship […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying