I came out of Worldcon this year with an epiphany: I have wanted to be a writer since I was a kid, and, goddammit, I am going to make that happen. From the time I wrote and illustrated The Disastrous Dino War, it's all I've ever wanted from my life. I had practically given up on the notion, assuming that I would never see my name in a bookstore. ( Read more... )

Oh my God, why haven't I been posting? Because my world is a crotch, that's why.

1. Work. Work. Also, work. So much work. I was at work till after 7 the other night, and, honestly, if I weren't busy with other things, I would be staying late(r) all this week.
2. My passport expired, and I need to get a passport photo and send in the application and all ( Read more... )

Did you miss my Christmas post? It was the highly acclaimed "Vishnu Claus"! On YouTube! For you to watch!

Do you remember when I played The Rabbit and Stuart said I was "unexpectedly amazing"? He does his own "Best of 2011" awards. He does a lot of theatre, and he SEES a shitload of theatre. So imagine my surprise when I, of all people, was ( Read more... )

I'm calling it: I am never going to write a series of epic posts about Comic-Con. I am simply far too busy. The abridged version covers most of what happened, but for more Comic-Con goodness, including all the crazy costumes, you will have to check out my Facebook albums.

And, you know, while you're there, you should really check out my Dinosaur ( Read more... )

Wire fans! You really need to watch 100 Greatest Wire Quotes in 10 Minutes. It doesn't hit every moment I would, but, holy shit, it makes me want to rewatch the whole series RIGHT NOW. It really is a fantastic show. I'm sorry, but I've become one of Those People. You really need to watch The Wire, you guys. But don't watch that video if you haven't ( Read more... )

I have stayed out of the Great Cultural Appropriation Debate because I'm no master debater. If you would like some context, rydra_wong has been linkspamming the whole debacle. But I figured it was none of my concern. Until miniglik, deep in thinky thoughts following my stealth racist encounter, linked me to this excellent post by deepad. I had never considered some of the ( Read more... )

Last year, I saw The Namesake, the movie. This January, I bought The Namesake, the book. Last month, I finally read it ( Read more... )

Back in October at the AMWA conference, I discovered that at the regional conference, they always had a little skit based on a musical. Having learned of its existence, naturally, I wanted to be a part of it. What follows is the nail-biting adventure that followed.

( Pre-Show: Writing the script and pre-directing the show )

Have you read "Killed the Cat" yet? I hear it's pretty good. Would you like to know more about how it came to be, my first story in five years? Of course you would!

It all started in December when amberlynne pimped the picfor1000 Challenge #6. For the longest time, I had been wanting to start writing again, but it turns out I can't make myself write for writing's ( Read more... )

So, thanks to amberlynne, I signed up for the picfor1000 challenge.

And I ended up writing my first piece of fiction in five years. Finally, I'm back in the saddle. Let's hope I don't fall off again.

Please enjoy. I know not many of you wanted to see original fiction, but it's only a thousand words. Humor me. You're going to have to sit through my commentary on the ( Read more... )