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Wherein I imagine a conversation about my BluRay player
Imagine, Manager Mike and Programmer Pauline, sitting down to a meeting before the BluRay player's UI is finished ( Read more... ) -
Not really a book review - The Art of Asking
I recently (as in, a couple of days ago, in a quick rush of a few hours) read The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer. It's a good, solid read. It's kind of hard to classify this book (which is part of why I like it) but it is, in large part, a memoir. And Amanda Palmer is pretty good at pouring ( Read more... ) -
Mars and me (also, you)
There's something about space exploration, about pushing past the borders of atmosphere and the grip of gravity and getting beyond. It hits me right in the emotional centers, every time. This is part of why I write science fiction, and a huge part of why I read it. It's also why I teared up a little today, about a webform ( Read more... ) -
A love letter to a shareware game
I feel like talking about my history with games a little bit today. This will be a ramble. You have been warned ( Read more... ) -
NerdCon in Minneapolis this October
Oh wow, I just discovered NerdCon StoriesI... really really really want to go to this. I would need a con buddy or two (because that's how I roll) but... wow. Just... wow. This is entirely and completely up my alley and exactly the sort of thing I love talking about, thinking about, analyzing, overanalyzing, geeking out about, squeeing about, and ( Read more... ) -
Atelier Shallie
I've been playing the Atelier series for a while now. These are, undeniably, my games. Todd got Atelier Rorona for me for one of my birthdays, and it's been a tradition ever since to grab up the latest game in the series when it becomes available. They're cute, casual, fun little games. They almost universally have a female protagonist, a complex ( Read more... ) -
A story! By me!
You know what I am? A doof. I posted on all the social medias except the one I use the most (that would be this one here) about my story which came out on Monday. I'm also a doof with a story out, and you can read it right here. It's flash, so it's guaranteed to be a fast read. I hope you like it!
Posted hither and yon, Dreamwidth and Livejournal ( Read more... ) -
Two things of note that make me squee like crazy
Thing 1: The Best Of Electric Velocipede, featuring my poem "Melt", is debuting right now at World Fantasy Con. Woohoo!
Thing 2: I just signed the contract for my very first pro sale, to Flash Fiction Online! When I have more details, I will share them with you. I am suuuuper thrilled about this ( Read more... ) -
Avail
I like to tell people that though I'm not a programmer, I speak tech-geek fluently. This is true; I can follow most conversations about programming, and even contribute meaningfully from time to time, simply because I've been around so many programmers for so long. I've tried learning various programming languages over the years - I've dabbled in ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol
I'm not going to post very often about LJ Idol here (that's what the writing journal is for, after all), but I did want to put out there that the sign-up sheet is now up! All you have to do to play is write up something on your journal and comment with a link to it on the sign-up sheet, and you're in ( Read more... )