Monthly Archives: December 2010
Oh, Bah
Posted on December 15, 2010 76 Comments
So, what you have to do to become Time’s Person of the Year is make Friendster, only bigger, more annoying to use, and more contemptuous of the concept of privacy. Good to know. Yeah, I’m not impressed with this particular selection. And no, I wouldn’t have picked Julian Assange either, although I would have ranked […]
The God Engines Available in Audio
Posted on December 15, 2010 12 Comments
Today’s the day my Hugo and Nebula nominated novella The God Engines is available in audio format from Brilliance Audio, who is making it available in several formats, including audio CD (several discs), mp3 CD (single disc) and download via Audible (no discs). I linked to Amazon there for the physical discs, but it’s also […]
The King Reclaims His Throne
Posted on December 14, 2010 20 Comments
Back when Kodi was the canine citizen of the house, Zeus had a pronounced tendency to take over the dog bed, partly because it pleased Zeus to appropriate the dog’s property, as if to say hah! to the larger domestic animal. Then Daisy came along and for a couple of months Zeus stayed out of […]
ScalziCast 12/14/10
Posted on December 14, 2010 14 Comments
A spontaneous podcast, in which I answer questions about other authors, pizza, the 2012 presidential campaign, who in history I would fight, whether Seanan McGuire can have a cookie and other questions. Roughly 27 minutes (it was almost exactly 30 when I recorded it, but I took out several minutes of “ums” and “uhs”). If […]
This One Goes Out to Everyone Following Me on the RSS Feed
Posted on December 14, 2010 2 Comments
Just a quick reminder that I have a trio of helpful holiday threads for you on the site: 1. A book thread, where authors are telling you about their books in the bookstores; 2. An everything else thread: Crafts, arts, self-pubbed books and more, all for gift-giving; 3. A charity thread: Great places to give […]
Perhaps a Little Too Wrapped Up in Work
Posted on December 14, 2010 27 Comments
I swear to God this is true: Last night I was having a dream. The details of the dream aren’t particularly important; what is important is that in the middle of the dream it stopped. And this happened: OFFSTAGE VOICE Excuse me, did you write your Filmcritic.com column for the week? It’s due tomorrow at […]
SFWA and Dorchester Publishing
Posted on December 13, 2010
A notice for SFWA members and others interested: SFWA has taken action regarding recent events involving Dorchester Publishing, and the announcement of that is at the SFWA Blog.
Various and Sundry, 12/13/10
Posted on December 13, 2010 124 Comments
I managed to already write pay copy by 9am, go me, so I’ll take a few moments here to catch up on various things passing through my brain at the moment, which people have asked me my thoughts about. * I was asked why I wasn’t commenting on the various shenanigans going on in Washington […]
Lopsided Cat is Dubious of the Monkey Thing’s Intentions
Posted on December 12, 2010 8 Comments
As well you might be, were you he. I should note that Lopsided Cat is primarily an outdoor cat, but as today marked the first appreciable snowfall of the year, he decided it would be better to wait out the weather inside, and has decided that the new dog was not in fact intent on […]
Contemplating Winter and Personal Alternative Histories
Posted on December 12, 2010 28 Comments
Krissy, looking out the window at the snow. We’re not expecting Snowpocalypse levels here, thankfully, but we’ll get several inches between now and tomorrow. I’m laying personal 50/50 odds that school will be canceled tomorrow, a thought which fills the child with joy. As well it should. Reading about the Snowmageddeon in Minnesota reminds me […]
Life is Like That
Posted on December 11, 2010 26 Comments
Hey, look: kids do still play board games. It’s not all Wii and lasers and zombies. And on that note, I’m taking the rest of the day off. And by “taking the day off” you can read to mean “do things offline, like go down to the bookstore and sign over a hundred books people […]
‘Tis the Season For Sun Pillars, Fa La La La La
Posted on December 10, 2010 7 Comments
It’s because of the ice crystals in the clouds. Seriously, you can look it up. Makes for pretty (and stretchy) sunsets in any event.
A New Spin on a Holiday Classic From Paul and Storm
Posted on December 10, 2010 5 Comments
This may be the best version EVAR. Go thank (or curse) them for their efforts here.
A Quick Reminder re: Signed Books For the Holidays
Posted on December 10, 2010 5 Comments
Folks, today is the last day to get in an order for signed, personalized Scalzi books from Jay & Mary’s Book Center in which we can say with certainty that the books you order will arrive before Christmas. So if you were going to get these for yourself or loved ones (or even just liked […]
She’s Ready
Posted on December 10, 2010 27 Comments
“What? A strange man is going to come into the house through the chimney? Not on my watch!” Yes, Daisy is all prepped to thwart Seasonal Home Invasion Man, aka Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, aka Nicholas “Saint Nick” Thaumaturgos. And she’s willing to lie on that dog bed all day long, all December long, […]
And Now, a Charity Promotion Thread
Posted on December 9, 2010 129 Comments
So, in the last week I’ve posted up two promotional threads for authors and other creative sorts to promote their work, so you can go out and get some great gifts for the holidays. But the holidays are also a fine time to be thinking of others outside of your friends and family as well, […]
My Very Own Christmas Classic
Posted on December 8, 2010 9 Comments
Because people always ask for it this time of year, and don’t bother to use the search function to find it, even though it’s right there in the friggin’ sidebar, people, here’s the link to “The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time,” featuring “An Algonquin Round Table Christmas,” “Ayn Rand’s A Selfish Christmas,” […]
Accurate But Misleading Movie Descriptions – Fantasy Division
Posted on December 8, 2010
As an example of how completely discombobulated I am today, I totally forgot to tell all y’all that my Filmcritic.com column is up now, and this week I’m doing “accurate but misleading” movie descriptions for fantasy films, to complement the set of accurate but misleading science fiction movie descriptions I did a couple of weeks […]
John Lennon in My Thoughts
Posted on December 8, 2010 19 Comments
Not because it’s the 30th anniversary of his death, but because (as I noted on Twitter) this is the first year that I’m older than John Lennon was when he died, and that’s kind of a weird feeling. I’ve noted before that Lennon was one of my major Heroes of Youth (the other two being […]
My Bacony Life
Posted on December 7, 2010 46 Comments
Some of you may recall I recently signed a contract which called for a portion of my compensation to be in bacon. Here is the first installment of that compensation. And it looks delicious, if I may say so. Hey, did you know my life is kinda weird. I know! Who would have guessed.
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