Your Saturday moment of zen.
Elizabethtown, NM. © 2006, 2009 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr.
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Posted: 9:15 am Sat October 31 2009 | Comments(0) |
Wondermark with an incredible (and funny) list of counting terms — Along the lines of “a murder of crows”.
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business — Uh huh. (Thanks to
?otD: Whose birthday is it today?
Posted: 9:12 am Sat October 31 2009 | Comments(0) |
Eagle Nest Lodge, New Mexico. © 2006, 2009 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr.
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Posted: 11:04 am Fri October 30 2009 | Comments(0) |
Illustrated Lord of the Flies — Wow.
Christian Broadcasting Network Warns Against ‘Demonic’ Halloween Candy — Mmm, rational thought from the Christian Right.
… and the flag was still there — A photo of the US flag on the moon. Lunar landing denialists will cry foul, of course, but they’re just as nuts as evolution denialists, climate change denialists and reflexive opponents of healthcare reform.
?otD: Is virtue its own reward?
Posted: 11:02 am Fri October 30 2009 | Comments(0) |
Paper cake by
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Posted: 2:41 pm Thu October 29 2009 | Comments(0) |
Christmas Gifts For Your Greek Part One: Books — In which
Don’t Go There! — Andrew Wheeler covers a somewhat unusual book.
Muscle-Bound Computer Interface — Forearm electrodes could enable new forms of hands-free computer interaction.
Geo-engineering to have its day in the sun
Fifty Years of Space Exploration — A fascinating graphic. (Courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend.)
?otD: What did you tell the man in the Broadway Hotel?
Posted: 2:38 pm Thu October 29 2009 | Comments(0) |
It has belatedly occurred to me that my WFC schedule remains yet unposted. Forthwith and anon:
Thursday, October 29th
5:00 pm – Opening ceremonies
8:00 pm – The Google Books Settlement
Later – Aussie Party and Last Drink Bird Head Party
Friday, October 30th
1:00 pm – Garth Nix Interview
8:00 pm – Mass signing
Later – Locus Party
Saturday, October 31st (
Noon – Improv Storytelling
3:30 pm – Reading
Later – Weird Tales Party
Sunday, November 1st
1:00 pm – WFC Banquet
Plus, of course, the usual assortment of shared meals, business meetings, BarCon and tomfoolery. If you want some of my time in a formal sense, let me know and I’ll see what I can fit in. Otherwise, find me in the bar or at the parties.
Posted: 3:32 pm Wed October 28 2009 | Comments(0) |
What the hell can I say? Cancer sucks. I’ve been extraordinarily busy, and will continue to be so through the weekend, which is almost certainly a goodness. Sixteen hour workday yesterday (seriously), though
Everyone around me is pierced, again. I see it in
I’m not so much with the panic this time, at least not yet. But the Fear is certainly a constant companion right now. Surgery, whatever. This will be a fraction of the trouble of last year’s surgery. (Though I hope like hell cancer surgery is not an annual event in my life going forward.) Chemo scares me. The possibility of it being a second cancer scares me.
I thought I was going to write a fairly intelligent post about cancer fear, but I see that I’m just rambling. So, erm, I think I’ll go back to being afraid.
And for you arts types, I think I’m going to get a tattoo that says ‘CANCER SUCKS’. I’m envisioning it as being like old fashioned typewriter keys, round with letters in the middle, as if sketched in pencil with some cross shading. Anybody got any good photo or image references to art like that?
Posted: 5:11 am Wed October 28 2009 | Comments(3) |
Your Wednesday moment of zen.
19th century Pullman car, photographed by me in New Mexico. © 2006, 2009 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr.
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Posted: 5:02 am Wed October 28 2009 | Comments(0) |
My novella “Chain of Stars” is ip in its entirety at Subterranean
Michael Stackpole on Cory Doctorow — Deconstructing ebooks.
Cool Tools: The Geek Atlas — For all your travel needs. (Thanks to
Brewster Rockit on zombies and passwords — Hah!
Animal fat mayonnaise — Ummm… (Thanks to
The strangest moments in space launch history
The Cover-Up Continues — The New York Times blasts Obama for continuing torture coverups. Come on, Obama. We elected you to be better than the other guy.
?otD: How long have you been away?
Posted: 4:58 am Wed October 28 2009 | Comments(1) |