Monthly Archives: December 2019
Miscellaneous Photos, 2019
Posted on December 31, 2019 14 Comments
A small sampling of photos (and photo manipulations) I took this year but otherwise did not post on Whatever. If you like these, there is a slightly larger collection here. Enjoy.
(Non-Writing) Things I’d Like to Do in 2020
Posted on December 30, 2019 11 Comments
I think most people are aware that I’ll spend much of 2020 writing things — it’s kind of my gig, so it’s no surprise that in my work life that’s most of what I’ll be doing. But outside of writing, what are my hopes and plans for the next year? In no particular order: 1. […]
2019, Professionally Speaking
Posted on December 29, 2019 17 Comments
It was an interesting year, and on paper, a good and useful one. I wrote or at least assembled two books in 2019, one of which was published (A Very Scalzi Christmas, which is doing well (thank you!), although naturally I expect the sales to dip soon) and the other of which, The Last Emperox, […]
The 10s in Review: Krissy, in Photos
Posted on December 28, 2019 12 Comments
Many of them taken around Christmas, because apparently that’s when I take pictures of my wife (I mean, aside from all the other times). In mostly chronological order, starting with Christmas 2010. Yes, she can take a good photo. Also, I love her a whole lot. But you all knew that. The fact is I […]
New Books and ARCs, 12/27/19
Posted on December 27, 2019 8 Comments
This is it: The final stack of new books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound in 2019. As the year ends, is there anything here that you would be happy to take into 2020? Share your thoughts in the comments.
The 10s in Review: Athena, in Photos
Posted on December 27, 2019 10 Comments
Photos of my daughter in the last decade, in roughly chronological order, starting and ending with birthday photos from 2010 and 2019, respectively. It’s been a privilege to be here as she’s grown up. I wouldn’t have missed a moment of it for all the treasures of the world. I can’t wait to see where […]
The 10s in Review: Whatever Best of 2010 – 2019
Posted on December 26, 2019 17 Comments
It’s been a fairly momentous decade for Whatever — it had some of its highest trafficked years in 2012 and 2013, and while direct daily visitorship to the site has declined as people migrated to Facebook and Twitter as those two sites took over the Internet, Whatever still manages to make a splash when I […]
Thoughts On a Year of Exercise
Posted on December 26, 2019 60 Comments
A year ago today, weighing nearly 200 pounds and feeling physically run down, and also feeling somewhat depressed about those facts, I hauled my carcass up on the treadmill we have in our basement and started walking on it. I did about 20 minutes worth of walking that day — not a lot, just enough […]
Whatever Best of 2019
Posted on December 24, 2019 7 Comments
And here we are again on Christmas Eve, which is my time to take a look back on what I’ve written on Whatever over the year, and pick out the pieces I think have some special merit — whether because of the writing, or because they characterize events, or because they note some (usually goofy) […]
21, Part Two
Posted on December 23, 2019 9 Comments
The more formal 21st birthday portrait. Also, my kid continues to be pretty great. Thank you, that is all.
21
Posted on December 23, 2019 48 Comments
Athena wishes to let you know that today she is twenty one years old! But Krissy does not approve of Athena’s manner of celebrating her birthday! There, that’s better. A very happy birthday to my daughter, who is one of my favorite humans, ever.
Review: The Rise of Skywalker
Posted on December 21, 2019 67 Comments
(This review will be spoiler-free, but the comment thread will be allowed to have spoilers. If you’ve not seen the movie yet, tread lightly there.) In the digital era of music, there have been complaints about something called “Dynamic Range Compression” — a production tactic that levels out the sound in the a recording so, […]
DRDF: It’s a New Reality; or, Dorm Room Rock, Circa 1987
Posted on December 20, 2019 20 Comments
So, in high school I was in a band called DRDF, which was short for Dead Rats Don’t Fly, which was formed because our friend Tommy Kim wanted to record some songs he’d written in order to send a cassette of them out with his college applications (spoiler: It worked in at least one case). […]
New Books and ARCs, 12/20/19
Posted on December 20, 2019 24 Comments
It’s the last stack of new books and ARCs before Christmas (and this year, also Hanukkah). She anything here you’d be happy to unwrap? Share in the comments — and happy holidays!
I Can’t Promise I Will Never Be Problematic: A Twitter Thread
Posted on December 20, 2019 35 Comments
Archived here for posterity. 1. Recent events have prompted some folks to ask me to assure them that I will never be problematic, so they can continue to read my work with a clear conscience. Folks, I have some real bad news for you: I can’t promise that, and here’s a thread on why. Ready? […]
Impeachment Thoughts
Posted on December 19, 2019 137 Comments
For the record, my thoughts on the president being impeached, because, oh, my, he certainly was: * It was inevitable, not (just) because the Democrats were gunning for the president, but because Donald Trump is a crook and was one even before he came into office. Also he’s incompetent, and also he’s disdainful of any […]
The Big Idea: Matthew Hughes
Posted on December 18, 2019 14 Comments
When cultures meet, is there always a “clash” — or is there a way for disparate peoples to not only get along but thrive? This was a line of inquiry that Matthew Hughes is interested in, and pursues in his new novel What the Wind Brings. MATTHEW HUGHES: Back in 1971, when I was an […]
View From a Hotel Window, 12/16/19: NYC
Posted on December 16, 2019 25 Comments
And my very last business trip of the year. Downtown NYC is very vertical. I’m here meeting with Tor about The Last Emperox, which comes out in a few months. We have plans. Then back home tomorrow, for the rest of 2019.
The 10s in Review: A Musical Playlist
Posted on December 14, 2019 33 Comments
What was I listening to during the 10s? Here’s a 40-song playlist on Spotify, alphabetical by artist. For this playlist, I used the following rules: 1. Every song was put out in 2010 or later. 2. One song per artist; generally speaking, my favorite song from that artist during the 10s. 3. I actually had […]
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