It's been a long time since I've posted. I moved away from sff to focus on non-fiction, so that's what's filling my days when not at the day job, but still like to pop in to see what everyone is doing. I expect I'll get back to sff one day....

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I won't be attending, but for the foodies in the crowd, I might suggest Roxy's at the El Dorado.

Try the Watermelon salad - red and yellow watermelon on an basil pesto with feta, basil, and Kalamata olives. Sounds strange, but is to. die. for.

Also, if it's on the menu, the peach crumble is the best I've had in my life. If not, the strawberry ( Read more... )

So I'm reading Tanya Huff's The Heart of Valor. Military sf  (yes, I like military sf -- now you know.) There's a major who was basically rebuilt from a brain and a spine, and the standard joke among the grunts is, "Well, at least you know one officer who actually has a brain."

I snort, thinking, "Hah. Sounds like something sksperry jokes about."

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I'm walking into the local Walgreens.  A  bushy-bearded old man strides out, 6-pack in hand. He glares at me and waves his free hand ( Read more... )

I've checked into my flight to NY, which coincidentally ties in with ANOTHER FRICKING SNOWSTORM which is only happening on Wednesday. Grrr.  Choices of huddling inside warm, fluffy hotel or venturing out to see the city I've wanted to see my whole life ( Read more... )

Weekly report

Still not king.

I have shiny itty-bitty new Canon camera.

I head to New York next week along with some pretty fancy company. I hope I don't spill sauce down my new blouse.

Clients are coming in - funnily enough, referrals from people who DIDN'T go with us and wish they had. That makes me regretful and pleased at the same time, which is a ( Read more... )

So I'm still here, still reading all your posts. I've been a busy beaver as always. I need to get out and do a bunch of exercising - there's a bit too much of butt to chair (and a bit too much...well, you know.)  I'm heading to New York next month for a couple of days to report on some industry-related products, but I won't have time to meet up ( Read more... )

Was supposed to be done at the end of the year, but eh.

One novel set in 2034: solar storms disabling electrical power, wormholes, and Homo Sapiens 2.0.  414 pages.

I'll incubate this one. Yeah, incubate, that's the ticket and let it settle before tackling the rewrites.

Now I can start the book I really want to write  (a well of a city in a ( Read more... )

Heya, for all one of you who uses "Damn Canadians!" as the friendly greeting we all know and adore, did you know that a Canadian set  "Auld Lang Syne" to music? According to Wikipedia:

Canadian band leader Guy Lumbardo is often credited with popularising the use of the song at New Year’s celebrations in America, through his annual broadcasts on ( Read more... )