I went to Austin this weekend ( Read more... )

Okay, Chicago, I'm up in the Big Town from tomorrow night through Wednesday. I have two huge freelance projects I'm gonna need to work on while I'm there, but my nights should be totally free. I have demands ( Read more... )

If I don't wish you and/or your loved one(s) a happy birthday, this does not mean I don't love you or wish you a wonderful day. There are many possible explanations as to why I didn't wish you a happy birthday ( Read more... )

- Working. Busy busy at Yellow Rectangular Border Publishing (we're in the middle of a huge project), busy busy with freelancing (I have a ton of small gigs between now and the end of summer, and one very big gig that will be very hard but will pay more than any writing work I've ever gotten ( Read more... )

Friday I drove to Austin, because that's what I do when I want to have fun. I drive to Austin. Here there is no fun, only toil and loneliness, like in Soviet-era Eastern Europe. The trip began with almost comically exaggerated misadventures -- heavy traffic, crappy food, bad directions, discourteous drivers, brushes with the po-po -- until I ( Read more... )

- Went out to buy some groceries at He-Butt
- Regretted going outside because it rained all fucking day and the streets were flooded
- Played lots of Guitar Hero II (medium setting ( Read more... )

1. I have something in common with George Thorogood. I bet he's not as hung over as I am this morning, though.

2. Quite a brouhaha over the weekend at Sadly, No!.

3. Guitar Hero II is awesome.

And that's what I did.

The weekend in Austin was, for the most part, pretty great. I didn't get out of SA until Saturday noon thanks to a pretty big freelance load, and the weather was extremely dreary, but beyond that, it was the good time had by all ( Read more... )

I hate to start out the new year apologizing, because I seem to do nothing but apologize sometimes. I did a particular lot of it last year, to some people who deserve a lot more than that. I guess one way to not apologize so much would be to stop fucking up all the time, but what are the odds of my doing that? Anyway, I'm sorry to editrix26 & kp3000, never_fear and zulkey. I ( Read more... )

ON THE ONE HAND: I was delayed getting to Chicago by about five hours ( Read more... )