I took a break from “The Count of Monte Cristo” to take in Ruth Nestvold’s “Never Ever After,” a brief collection of three short stories you can pickup for .99 at Amazon. I’ve been impressed with Ruth‘s SF in the past, but don’t remember reading her fantasy work. The first and third stories (“A Serca […]
Read More ...Crusher, Part II
Very nice review of “Bold Little Stranger,” a CD available from Crusher Jones, with my little brother [grin] on guitar. He’s damned good, btw. In that same light, if you’re in the LA area, you’ll be interested in checking out “Crusher Jones Presents: The Saga of Crusher (a slightly demented musical), at the Good Hurt. […]
Read More ...A Message From Monday
It was a Monday, you know? Nothing terrible, really. A morning session ran late. Lunch was a bit on the run. I was pretty productive in the morning overall, though, and the afternoon’s sessions were at least interesting. I admit I hit a motivation wall about 3:30 that I fought through. The evening included a […]
Read More ...Somebodies That I Don’t Really Know
Yeah, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” has gotten a bit … uh … overplayed. But it’s an interesting tune, you know? Catchy, and with a storyline that’s compelling. It’s so catchy and compelling that the Internet has been full of alternate versions, including the coolest 1-guitar version ever. How has Gotye himself responded […]
Read More ...Beasts of the Southern Wild
“I’m not sure what we just saw,” Lisa said as we walked out of the theater. We had just seen “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” I agreed with her completely. I’m not certain what it is, but I can say without reservation that it is one of the more remarkable pieces of work that I’ve […]
Read More ...Dare to Disagree
Okay, I admit it. I have a weakness for TED Talks (and a few others). When I have quiet time alone I’ll often “waste” it there rather than on TV or whatever. I find the ideas people put forward there are always interesting, even if I don’t really agree with them totally, or perhaps even […]
Read More ...The Palcebo Effect, With Twists
Lisa sent me this link about ramifications of the placebo effect over the weekend. Interesting. People are just totally strange. # It was a pretty solid weekend behind the keyboard. I’ve noted a few times here that I’m breaking a novel into novella-length pieces, and I managed to get all the way through the third […]
Read More ...Basic Writing Equipment, Part The Second
A few days back I wrote about how pens have been going out of style, and how pencils (especially those of the mechanical variety) once held a place of high value across my family–well, at least between me and my dad. And now here comes an ode to the eraser that I found kind of […]
Read More ...Tim Pratt’s Impossible Dreams
I saw Tim Pratt linked to a short movie made of his Hugo winning story “Impossible Dreams,” It’s a really nice treatment of a great little story. Well worth the twenty minutes. The fact that it’s in a foreign language (for me!) and built in subtitles gives it an even better feel. # Moving into […]
Read More ...The Future of Pubic Transportation, US Style?
If you don’t follow him, Toby Buckell had a great quickie post up on roboticly driven cars. I’ve always thought this had the best probability of resulting in “public” transportation in the US. We’re a big ol’ nation, after all, and we like having our own car in order to drive from Wyoming to Poughkeepsie […]
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