Daily Archives: July 2, 2012
The Books That Arrived While I Was Away
Posted on July 2, 2012 71 Comments
I’ve taken to showing the books that show up at the Scalzi Compound over on Twitter, but I didn’t do that while I was on tour, because, duh, I was on tour. So by way of catching up, here’s what showed up in June. I’m running the picture a little larger than usual, but you […]
Calling the Undecideds
Posted on July 2, 2012 99 Comments
I’m not gonna lie to you folks: I’m am less likely to be voting for Mitt Romney come November than I am to be leaving my wife to shack up with a wise-cracking turtle named Laverne (and I’m really not gonna do that). I don’t imagine this will come as a surprise. Likewise, I know […]
Yes, I’ve Seen This Red Shirt-Related Macro + B&N Review Take on Redshirts
Posted on July 2, 2012 12 Comments
The graphic above has only been forwarded to me about 40,000 times (I was first referred to it here). Yes, I’ve seen it. Yes, it’s funny. One suspects that the folks at Independent Health are sweetly oblivious to the cognitive dissonance their chosen shirt color provides us geeks. While we’re at least tangentially on the […]
It’s Okay Not to Read Me
Posted on July 2, 2012 77 Comments
I noted this briefly on Twitter last night but I think it’s worth expanding just a little bit. Last night I read a mostly vaguely negative review of Redshirts on a personal blog in which the reviewer basically admitted, in somewhat different words, that they’re just not an enthusiast of most of my books. This […]
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