[links] Link salad learns Strine, eats kangaroo steak
yuki_onna on the glamour of being a writer at an overseas con — As has oft been observed, one of the paradoxes of developing a meaningful writing career is that the issues which are problematic to the writer begin to seem ever more odd to non-writers.
Detective Storytelling — Art guru James Gurney deconstructs the narrative of a painting. As a writer, I use narrative to create pictures. I love this kind of parallax view of the creative process.
The babbling phase: ranting toddler speaks out
WWII Poster: Are You Helping? — I love this image.
The New Science of Network Archaeology — …a powerful tool that is likely to generate some interesting new insights into the process of evolution, not to mention the history of the networks.
Beck-MLK flow chart — Because Glenn Beck is the white MLK. (Via lt260.)
Top 10 Reasons for Higher Taxes on the Top 1%
?otD: What’s the Australian word for beer?
9/4/2010
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (AussieCon 4)
Body movement: convention walking to come
Hours slept: 8.5 (solid)
This morning’s weigh-in: n/a
Yesterday’s chemo stress index: 4/10 (fatigue, peripheral neuropathy)
Currently (re)reading: The Judas Rose by Suzette Haden Elgin
Tags: Art, Conventions, Cool, Culture, Language, Links, Personal, Politics, Process, Tech
Posted: 3:53 pm Fri September 03 2010 | Comments(1) |
[photos] Your Saturday/Sunday moment of zen
Your Saturday/Sunday moment of zen.
Folk art at Scorched Bay, Wellington, NZ. © 2010, 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: Art, New Zealand, Photos, zen
Posted: 1:02 pm Sat August 28 2010 | Comments(0) |
[photos] Your Friday/Saturday moment of zen
Your Friday/Saturday moment of zen.
Metal sculpture at Carlucciland, Wellington, NZ. © 2010, 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: Art, New Zealand, Photos, zen
Posted: 2:03 pm Fri August 27 2010 | Comments(2) |
[links] Link salad hangs out in Kiwi country
My tor.com story draws a lot of flak in comments — Apparently I write with tired, politically correct tropes. Good thing I always believe the story belongs to the reader.
SMBC on ending sentences with a preposition
Wombats, pangolins and platypuses in a Victorian mansion… in Wales — Huh.
A Battle of Britain anniversary poster — Some very nice design here.
Tags: Art, Cool, Culture, Fiction, Funny, gay, Language, Links, Personal, Politics, Religion, stories
Posted: 2:01 pm Fri August 27 2010 | Comments(3) |
[art] “Angel Flies” by the Child
“Useless in a Crack” by the_child. Medium: iPad 3G, Brushes app.
© 2010 B. Lake. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission.
Tags: Art, Child, iPad
Posted: 5:26 am Wed August 25 2010 | Comments(0) |
[art] “Useless in a Crack” by the Child
“Useless in a Crack” by the_child. Medium: iPad 3G, Brushes app.
© 2010 B. Lake. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission.
Tags: Art, Child, iPad
Posted: 10:13 am Sun August 22 2010 | Comments(2) |
[links] Link salad knows Major Tom’s a junkie
Get Fuzzy with more on fiction — Put down the coffee before you read this.
Shel and Jez: 1922 — Cute knows no decades.
The Ice Kingdom — A photographic portrait of the Arctic — or what’s left of it — in all its glacial beauty.
Perseid storm — Golly this is gorgeous.
A Near-Term Read on Life in the Galaxy — Pay attention, skiffy types.
Why We Should Actually Thank Dr. Laura for Her N-Word Rant
?otD: Ashes to ashes, funk to funky?
8/21/2010
Writing time yesterday: 1.0 hour (revisions)
Body movement: 30 minute suburban walk
Hours slept: 9.75 (solid)
This morning’s weigh-in: 242.0
Yesterday’s chemo stress index: 5/10 (fatigue, peripheral neuropathy)
Currently (re)reading: Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh
Tags: Art, Culture, Food, Funny, Links, Personal, Politics, Religion, Writing
Posted: 8:52 am Sat August 21 2010 | Comments(1) |
[links] Link salad is taken up by the fire in the sky
Get Fuzzy on fiction as a foreign country — Hahahah.
Developing nations to bear cancer brunt, unprepared
Rural Pennsylvania WPA poster
The Republic of Spies — Abkhazia, one of the breakaway provinces over which Russia and Georgia fought in 2008, has been colonized by Russia’s state security services. And the locals are hardly thrilled.
Artificial meat? Food for thought by 2050 — It would solve some ethical problems, too.
Ten things I know about the mosque — Once again Roger Ebert is eloquent about conservative idiocy. His first point is far and away his best.
Top 10 Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories — The American radical right has to be considered a strong contender for the title of modern conspiracy champion. “Radical right” is being far too kind. This stuff is mainstream conservative fare, supported daily by prominent Republican politicians and media figures.
?otD: Ever seen a UFO?
8/20/2010
Writing time yesterday: 1.25 hours (revisions)
Body movement: n/a (colonoscopy prep)
Hours slept: 6.75 (fitful)
This morning’s weigh-in: 241.0
Yesterday’s chemo stress index: 4/10 (fatigue, peripheral neuropathy)
Currently (re)reading: Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh
Tags: Art, Culture, Food, Funny, Links, Personal, Politics, Religion, Writing
Posted: 4:25 am Fri August 20 2010 | Comments(1) |
[art] “Weed Life” by the Child
“Weed Life” by the_child. Medium: iPad 3G, Brushes app.
© 2010 B. Lake. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission.
Tags: Art, Child, iPad
Posted: 4:57 am Thu August 19 2010 | Comments(2) |
[links] Link salad heads into the daylight, blinking
Don’t forget the steampunk caption contest voting poll
A reader reacts to Green — Definitely did not like it.
Cthulhu’s Reign reviewed — Including my story “Such Bright and Risen Madness in Our Names”.
Judge a Book by Its Cover — The proverbial blog… A Softer World weighs in.
The Art of the Exhale — Cancer, coping and horses. (Via joycemocha.)
The Power Trip — Power corrupts. Absolute power is pretty nest. A piece on why nice people become sociopaths once they reach the top. (Via Scrivener’s Error.)
Vintage lunch boxes — There was a Kill Bill lunch box? Really?
Shenango of Fairport: 1909 — Look at that prop…
1978 Cryptosystem Resists Quantum Attack — Duuuude.
Disgust As a Guide to Morality — Interesting. I don’t agree with it all, and am especially troubled by this line: Though Haidt is a secular liberal, he cautions that you can’t just say that moral judgments made by drawing on the other three areas — Purity, Authority, and Loyalty — are illegitimate, unless you’re willing to privilege the point of view of secular Western liberals, and write off most of the human race.. Still, interesting.
Kilpatrickism — On the racist strain in American conservatism.
?otD: Where did you go? What did you do when you got there?
8/18/2010
Writing time yesterday: 2.5 hours (revisions, WRPA)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 4.25 (sleep fail!)
This morning’s weigh-in: 242.2
Yesterday’s chemo stress index: 3/10 (fatigue, peripheral neuropathy)
Tags: Art, Books, Cancer, Cool, Culture, Funny, Green, healthcare, Links, Personal, Politics, Publishing, reviews, stories, Tech
Posted: 5:48 am Wed August 18 2010 | Comments(1) |
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