I have a new computer and, so far, it is making writing anything a less frustrating process.

Most of these were quick reads: a short story and a novella (more Murderbot!), a manga graphic novel and a comic volume (both by Rainbow Rowell) and then a novel (which, at ten hours, was still half the length of my current audiobook).

• “Home: Habitat, ( Read more... )

There are certainly limitations to the subscriber model of stuff ( Read more... )

I was reading the news -- I want to say “reading the paper” but that’s really not the right expression for an online news site which doesn’t even have a printed version -- and I had opinions about things which don’t affect me ( Read more... )

I ordered a book online -- I would have bought it in person except that my local store did not have it in stock. The book had the same publication date and ISBN as the copy I’d borrowed from the library so I assumed it would be the same, although I know that sometimes books are re-released with a new cover and the ISBN does not change.

The cover ( Read more... )

These are but wild and hurling words, my Lord
-- from Hamlet by William Shakespeare

( computer issues )

“I can’t keep on apologising,” he said.
“Why not?” she asked, over his head.
“Well,” he said pensively, “I think you would be bored.”
-- from The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
From my notebook ( Read more... )

"Hi Attolia, I'm in your kingdom stealing your miracle stone."
-- from Sarah Rees Brennan's spoiler-filled summary of the Attolia/Thief books

My internet, it is not working. And since I have set up Outlook for my email (after using this computer for a year… I finally got around to it; I would have done so sooner had I remembered how much easier ( Read more... )

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I made a couple of music videos! Hence the smugness comment.


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It's true - rather strange, but true. It's taken me all evening, and I still haven't managed to beat it into submission. I'm not used to that, and now I'm wishing the whole thing was just html customisable. Why do they have to go and make things difficult for people, anyway ( Read more... )