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| Saturday, May 26th, 2012 |
jhetley
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3:40p |
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james_nicoll
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3:35p |
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james_nicoll
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3:28p |
A reminder
June 18 is the 200th anniversary of beginning of the War of 1812. Not really sure what the official memorials will be up here: are there little papier-mâché White Houses one can purchase to burn? Also posted at Dreamwidth, where there are  comment(s); comment here or there. |
oursin
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1:48p |
Wiscon well under way
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) hano is a Hero of the Revolution who identified the netbook problem and suggested a fix which has, indeed, worked, so I do not have that frustration to deal with.
Having a good time, a bit laidback, a little tired - two of my panels down (the anti-hero discussion, perhaps a bit all over the place but quite lively, the changing reading tastes over time, rather good I thought, lots of thoughts to think about).
Having the usual rather frustrating thing of not wanting to book up every available free slot before I even get here, but then not being able to schedule get-togethers. However, I have some meetups fixed, and yesterday managed to have an enjoyable lunch with lcohen and dinner with ![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) oracne - for the record, yak sizzling platter at a Taste of Tibet, having had goat curry at the other Tibetan place on Thursday eve - along with various rencontres around the Concourse more generally, in the Dealers' Room, the bar, at the parties, etc -
Even if at the latter I, and many of my approx contemps were expressing a certain exhaustion by the late-ish hour.
Sleeping reasonably well if with a certain amount of waking earlier than I would prefer, though this morning I did get back to sleep, but not for as long as I might have liked, as I had to get up with a 10 am panel in mind.
Among other good stuff, I record here the whirlpool.
This entry was originally posted at http://oursin.dreamwidth.org/1656914.html. Please comment there using OpenID. View  comments. |
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dsgood
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12:50p |
Happy Birthday, blythe025! |
james_nicoll
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12:48p |
Contest at the Comics Curmudgeon!
Seen at the Comics Curmudgeon
I love Rex and June’s facial expressions SO MUCH that that I’ve decided to revive an ancient (yes, five years ago is “ancient,” on the Internet) Comics Curmudgeon tradition: a comics panel lookalike contest! You might recall the finger-quotin’ Margo and self-clubbing Tyler lookalike contests; now it’s time for a Hilariously Overwrought Rex and June Facial Expression Lookalike contest! Here, here’s a close-up of the panel:
 Take a photo of you and a friend imitating Rex and June here (no need to include Iris and Mabel, but feel free if you think its important for your take on the tableau) and send éem to me at bio@jfruh.com. The top entry will be arbitrarily chosen by me and whatever friends or family members I rope into helping me pick, and wins … eternal glory? Sure, let’s say that. Eternal glory PLUS your choice of one item from the Comics Curmudgeon merch store, which yes, still exists, even though I haven’t updated it in a long time. Go forth and look like that panel, everybody! Points for style, execution, amusing variations, etc.! I am not legally responsible if you sprain your face trying to match Rex and June’s expressions.
Also posted at Dreamwidth, where there are  comment(s); comment here or there. |
sartorias
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9:30a |
Two things
First, you people who recommended The Exotic Marigold Hotel film, two thumbs up! I went last night with some of my Jane Austen discussion group. We all loved it. Tonight: Avengers with the family. A juicy discussion of fanfiction and literature by alecaustin here. |
burger_eater
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7:21a |
Official announcement: New Title
A Blessing of Monsters has been retitled. Big surprise, right? There’s no way I’d be able to keep that title. Anyway, the new title is: Epic Fantasy With No Dull Parts.
That’s unlikely to be the final title, either, I know. Titles are hard.
Mirrored from Twenty Palaces. You can comment here or there. |
mst3k
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10:20a |
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frostfox
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3:10p |
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oursin
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8:43a |
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james_nicoll
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9:13a |
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burger_eater
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6:10a |
In keeping with previous posts about marketing
Let me drop this quick quote on you from a Writer Beware post:
The most financially successful self-publishers write more than their peers, and spend less time marketing. In fact, those self-publishers who marketed the most earned the least.
Authors’ online activity: Mostly good for having fun and maybe letting people know when something new comes out once in a while.
Mirrored from Twenty Palaces. You can comment here or there. |
heleninwales
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2:05p |
To Mum with love
21/52 for the group 52 in 2012
This week's theme: Love
My first thought was romantic love, but because I had to write the final assignment for the OU children's literature course, I had very little time so couldn't go looking for shots of loving couples walking hand in hand or sitting together on benches.
But it was my birthday last Thursday and my children (now grown up and with children of their own) sent me cards and flowers. Hence I had my shot for the week. I'm afraid the quality isn't very good. My desktop computer is very poorly. In fact I think it's dying. :( But only the desktop computer has the software for converting RAW files, so I took this with the point and shoot which shows quite a lot of noise at higher ISO. At least it fulfils the theme and I can forsee a new computer entering my life in the near future. It could be my birthday present. :) |
frostfox
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1:52p |
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supergee
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8:01a |
Escapee
An honor student in Texas was jailed for missing too much school. "But the judge said Tran's case was bigger than the individual situation of one student. "'If you let one run loose, what are you gonna' do with the rest of 'em?,' said Judge Lanny Moriarty. 'Let them go too?'" Maybe the Texas schools need a work-release program. |
jhetley
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7:52a |
Play "Misty" for me
Fog and drifting bits of ocean in the air this morning, air temperature 62 F and dew point 61, wind east at 5 mph. Pair of mockingbirds across from the drug store, perched on a wire and giving that displeased "chup" call but not attacking anything. Maybe they don't like damp feathers? Still fishing for "reader reviews" of POWERS on Amazon and Barnes & Noble online, folks. Suppose they gave a book and nobody came? Word of mouth (or screen) sells books, saves authors from panhandling on street corners. |
sciamanna
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12:00p |
My tweets
- Fri, 15:54: I am informed that washing your feet in the bathroom sink is Weird. All right then, ok.
- Fri, 15:56: (That said, I can think of a lot of weirder places, and the *kitchen* sink is only one of them...)
- Fri, 15:58: RT @Earwickr: And already the olduman's olduman has godden up on othertimes to litanate the bonnamours. Sonne feine, somme feehn avaunt!
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supergee
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6:44a |
Because we don't know how to deal with intellectual property
The TV networks are suing DISH Networks for making it too easy to skip the commercials. They are calling it "copyright infringement," which makes no more sense than calling it "metaphysical sodomy" or "mopery with intent to gawk" but gets fewer cruel snickers. It appears to be impossible to sell intellectual property.* The only way is to fasten it to something you can sell, like a physical book or disk. Failing that, one attaches it to advertising, which can be sold, but the problem with that is that nobody wants to watch the commercials. Maybe that's why the Facebook IPO was disappointing: Facebook hasn't figured out how to force us to look at the ads. *"She still believes in classical economics, the allocation of resources under scarcity. Information doesn't work that way."--Charles Stross, AccelerandoLink thanx to Making Light, which makes other good points about it. |
supergee
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5:18a |
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frostfox
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8:56a |
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james_nicoll
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12:18a |
So, I fed a friend's cat tonight
It is a fairly timid cat and I didn't get a good look at it when I dropped by to pick up the keys. My expectation is I would not see it at all. What actually happened is I unlocked the door and the cat came charging into the room, meowing its head off. Then it saw who I was and a long, uncomfortable pause ensued. In the end it decided to keep meowing at me. I could not help but notice it stopped being interested in socializing with me the second the wet food hit the bowl.... Also posted at Dreamwidth, where there are  comment(s); comment here or there. |
| Friday, May 25th, 2012 |
james_nicoll
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11:37p |
Yet more on X Minus One
Yeah, the inhospitably radioactive surface of the Earth is pretty much never actually inhospitably radioactive. Also, announcer Fred Collins sounds a lot like Phil Hartman when he delivers the line These are stories of the future; adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds. I am aware of the order of events and I do know it would be more correct to say Hartman sometimes sounded like Collins. Also posted at Dreamwidth, where there are  comment(s); comment here or there. |
carbonel
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9:23p |
I have arrived at Wiscon
The spinning wheel was a success at the Gathering. Many spinners, they go the Wiscon. So far, I have had an appletini, a nuts and berries (Frangelico and Chambord and cream), a pom-nom (vodka and pomegranate and cranberry), and a sidecar (thank you, Mary Robinette Kowal). And I was able to use the drop spindle during opening ceremonies, so I must be spacing them reasonably well. I'm now sipping a mimosa from the LJ party. It threatens to be a rather alcoholic weekend. Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone. |
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paka
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6:37p |
THIS SUMMER
"War has started, and therefore Torono is hopelessly outgunned, eh?" "Director Gentry? It's time." "We need you to come in." "What if I say… no?" "I'll persuade you. By asking nicely." "It's called the Flight programs, eh?" "I thought I didn't qualify fer the team, bub? Apparently I'm volatile, drink too much, and spent the last twenty years in Japan and don't remember it. BRAAAAP" "How desperate are you that you call on such lost creatures to defend you?" "You have made me somewhere between kinda desperate and very desperate. I guess pretty desperate covers it eh?" "We're not a team! We're a time bomb… waiting to go to Timmies." "We have a Sasquatch." |
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