Jay Lake: Writer

[links] Link salad gets home from Renovation

Recorded stream of the 2011 Hugo Awards — In case you missed it.

Astronaut Suicide Photos Inspired by Shuttle Program’s End

A rocket’s resurrection?

Teen Taps Into Power of Fibonacci to Harness the Sun

Why Software Is Eating The World

?otD: Back at work?

8/22/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (convention exhaustion)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 9.5 hours (solid)
Weight: 229.8 (yikes!)
Currently reading: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Tags: Art, Awards, Conventions, Links, Personal, Photos, Science, Tech, Videos

Posted: 10:16 am Mon August 22 2011 | Comments(0) |

[personal] Yes, we have no blogging today

A combination of a hotel networking lockout this morning and afternoon scheduling have conspired to keep me from blogging today. Also, my flight home is significantly delayed, which may result in no blogging tomorrow as well. Hugos were awesome, will report in full when energy and access permit.

Tags: Conventions, Personal

Posted: 4:41 pm Sun August 21 2011 | Comments(1) |

[conventions] And it’s Hugo day

Yesterday was very busy. The high point was being flashmobbed by 40-50 people in dealer room, all wearing aloha shirts and cheering me. Otherwise, I paneled, I had meetings, I rested, I had meals, I even went to a party.

Today, brunch with my family, one panel, Hugo rehearsal, nap time, dressing for Hugos, pre-Hugo receptions, Hugos, Hugo losers party. Sense a theme? I hope you’ll be there, either in person or virtually. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Then I am going to collapse of exhaustion.

Tags: Awards, Conventions, Personal

Posted: 9:14 am Sat August 20 2011 | Comments(0) |

[photos] Your Saturday moment of zen

Your Saturday moment of zen.

Roadside graffito near Taos Ski Valley NM. © 2007, 2011, Joseph E. Lake, Jr.

This work by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Tags: Photos, zen

Posted: 9:09 am Sat August 20 2011 | Comments(0) |

[links] Link salad celebrates Hugo day

The Hugo Awards ceremony will be streamed — If’n you want to watch me and kenscholes do our thing. Or, you know, the winners.

Strewth, scientists discover how the kangaroo got its hop — Scientists have discovered the origin of the kangaroo’s hop after sequencing the genome of a type of wallaby.

Doctors wary of Perry’s stem cell treatment — So Rick Perry, an apparent front-runner of the party that opposes science and especially stem cell research, has had stem cell therapy? Hypocrite.

Perry and the Cliff —

?otD: Where Hugo, do I go too?

8/20/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (convention madness)
Body movement: 30 minute urban walk
Hours slept: 6.25 hours (solid)
Weight: n/a
Currently reading: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Tags: Awards, Conventions, Cool, Links, Personal, Politics, Science

Posted: 9:04 am Sat August 20 2011 | Comments(0) |

[conventions] Worldcon, Day One

Well, yesterday was nuts. And that’s me with my schedule kept deliberately light. Some morning stuff over at reg and the dealer room. Lunch with Steve Feldberg and Jim Kelly. The afternoon spent doing Hugo prep and technical meetings. Dinner with casacorona, kenscholes, his friend J— and Alex. The Liar’s Panel after dinner with Jim Kelly, Connie Willis and David Levine. The Sidewise Awards. A brief pit stop at the Tor party. Collapse.

Today: lather, rinse, repeat.

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Posted: 11:25 am Fri August 19 2011 | Comments(0) |

[photos] Your Friday moment of zen

Your Friday moment of zen.

Self-portrait, Santa Fe, NM. © 2007, 2011, Joseph E. Lake, Jr.

This work by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Tags: Photos, zen

Posted: 8:17 am Fri August 19 2011 | Comments(0) |

[links] Link salad gets hammered by Worldcon

Conan the Barbarian: Hungry for gore? This remake’s for you

A gnawing question answered: It’s a capybara roaming Paso Robles

Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?

NASA: Greenhouse Emissions Could Elicit an Alien Attack — Um…

Climate controversy spotlights GOP stands on science — Conservatives and counterfactuals. It’s like they can’t help themselves. (Thanks to goulo.)

?otD: Slots or blackjack?

8/19/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (2.5 hours of Hugo prep and rehearsal)
Body movement: 30 minute urban walk
Hours slept: 6.25 hours (solid)
Weight: n/a
Currently reading: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Tags: Culture, Links, Movies, Personal, Politics, Science, weird

Posted: 8:15 am Fri August 19 2011 | Comments(1) |

[conventions] Worldcon, Day One

Not much to report. Traveling wore me out so much that I laid low in my room yesterday, save for one brief errand. I’d kind of expected that, and so had scheduled nothing. I did manage 5,500 words on Sunspin in transit. (Which may be part of why I was so tired.)

Much busier today, with getting reg’ed, lunch and dinner dates/meetings, Hugo rehearsals this afternoon and programming this evening. I’ve already bumped into some folks, including Jeremy Tolbert and Ken Scholes, and quite confidently expect to bump into a lot more folk as the weekend wears on.

I have booked a scooter, but I’m realizing that the logistics of getting from the Peppermill to the convention center and back are going to make it only marginally useful to me. Sigh. Still, it’s clear to me I will wear out too fast if I am not very careful.

It’ll all work out. See some, all or none of you around Reno today!

Tags: Awards, Books, Conventions, friends, Sunspin, Travel, Writing

Posted: 8:05 am Thu August 18 2011 | Comments(0) |

[photos] Your Thursday moment of zen

Your Thursday moment of zen.

Mary Turzillo, Santa Fe, NM. © 2007, 2011, Joseph E. Lake, Jr.

This work by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Tags: Photos, zen

Posted: 8:00 am Thu August 18 2011 | Comments(0) |