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NaNo
Minutes away from the end of NaNo, I have 70854 words, am probably about 2000 words from the end of the story, and thus am about 7000 words short of how long I expected it to be. I have never, ever before in my life, produced a short draft. This is, in fact the shortest novel I have written since the summer between 7th and 8th grade which was the ( Read more... ) -
Thanksgiving
So, I'm pretty much still thankful for everything I was thankful for last year. I'm additionally inordinately pleased to have the Historian here for the weekend. We're currently watching the third episode of the new BBC Sherlock on the PS3 I picked up to replace my busted media server. So far, the PS3 looks like it's going to do its job much ( Read more... ) -
Harry Potter Movie 7
It was boring, guys ( Read more... ) -
TSA Crankery
I'm going to admit to feeling just the teeniest bit cranky about everybody freaking out over the TSA. Why? Because they've been scaring me shitless for years, and people have been almost universally patronizing about that. "What, authority you are not allowed to question or else? What's to be scared of?" "So what if there's no probable cause ( Read more... ) -
Agh!
Dear Universe ( Read more... ) -
Holy shit!
Second ever rejection*! First personal rejection! Telling everyone I know now.
*I do not count the heaps of rejection I so rightly deserved when sixteen and enamoured of my own first drafts. Clock reset when I got a clue. -
Report from a NaNo date
In solving a construction conundrum: "Bob and Tommy's bus made sweet, sweet love together."
No, I will not tell you what the conundrum was. -
Super Cool Science
Anybody interested in epigenetics, retroviruses, schizophrenia, MS, or a really cool example of science being badass, here's an awesome article for you. -
Nice news
The news last week was utterly depressing, more so because the people I was voting for (well, not for so much as I was terrified of their opponent) kept knocking on my door while I was trying to work and asking me to please, please vote. They must have had me on an under 30, therefore likely liberal and unwilling to vote list or something. But ( Read more... ) -
Read this story
Starting off it looked like a witty play on the traditional Chicago dead vote. It's much better than that.