This is one of those random "hey, I have to tell somebody this cool THING" posts!  First, I dreamed last night of a great black dragon unfurling from the earth and taking flight to terrorize the city.  Today I found out from Facebook (of all places) that today marks the beginning of Chinese New Year: and this year is the Year of the Dragon!  Pretty ( Read more... )

Just for kicks, I went to the Hero Factory and generated my hero. And wouldn't it just figure this is who I get:


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Hi Livejournal friends!

It's been a while since I last posted; I've been buried in work.  The semester is coming to a close.  There's still plenty on my plate, but I thought I'd at least check in.

I haven't written much of anything in a while.  I've got a new story idea, and a new idea for an old story.  Nothing more than some scattershot ideas down ( Read more... )

I think it's so funny that the last two times I've posted to work out my current writer's block/ angst, I've received a query rejection the next day.  It's a sign!

Still buried in essays over here, but I discovered today that there is an actual end to the pile, and I can see it.  While I may not finish my goal of getting 28 more essays out by ( Read more... )

I'm reading Twilight.  How did I never learn of this book before now?  I'm always last to get hip to all the trends.

Worked halfway through Chapter Twelve yesterday, which was hard work indeed given the massive rewrites.  Then I came home and started reading, which ground my progress to a halt.

It's okay.  My YA will be there tomorrow.  But I've got ( Read more... )

Okay -- I'm not normally a memer, but I thought this one from 
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I made it to cycling and didn't die, though I discovered that the trick isn't in the actual motion-- it's in the dismount.  I give myself a 9.0 on a 10 point scale for neither falling nor walking like a cowboy.  After dinner, I parlayed my newly discovered manic energy into completing my steaming pile of academic bullshit application materials and ( Read more... )

Found in my spam mailbox:

"Turn your trouser mouse into a pocket python"
"Women won't laugh at your tiny stuff"

Would women really laugh?  I wouldn't.  That's just mean.  But I do think some of these enhancement ad titles are hilarious.  Do they really bring in the customers with these?  Do men see "pocket python" in the subject header and immediately ( Read more... )