So we’ve had this thing in a bag. It’s been in a bag since it was stuffed in there on the morning of July 20, 2003. This thing is Jenn’s wedding dress. It has been in the bag every since, transported from Maine back to Oklahoma by the good graces of my sister where we …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
This is Progress
When we got married, my wife and I decided that she would keep her last name. There were a lot of reasons for this but one of the most important is that the concept of a wife taking her husband’s name can be taken a bit far, in our opinion. For example, if Jenn had …
Hugo Awards 2010
The 2010 Hugo nominations closed last night. The categorical selections for final voting will be announced on April 4. I’m excited! At least, a little bit. Last year, I had the privilege of randomly having read three of the five nominated novels. I made up the other two in quick order. This year, I haven’t …
TRON – Legacy
TRON! That is all.
They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton, Sick
We went to see They Might Be Giants last night, opened by Jonathan Coulton. This was both a fun night and an exceptionally long one. Fun because I got to hang with friends having pizza and beer prior to the concert and enjoying the music during. Long because I was/am sick as the proverbial dog …
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It Starts Rube Golberg and Ends Super Awesome
Consumer Dissatisfaction/Frustration
My Mother-in-Law gave us a plate for Christmas. This plate belongs with our china pattern, Vintage Jewel. When we received it, I commented to Jenn that we should take the plate and upgrade it by getting the rest of the setting, plus one more full setting as that would get us to six total. For …
Coolest thing in Months
(Well, one of the coolest things…) This website, brought to my attention by the Bad Astronomer, is just way too much of a time sink. I can sit and play for hours. It is a solar system simulator which lets you play with the initial conditions with up to four different bodies! As Phil Plait …
On Publishing Contracts and Why You Should Not Write Contemporaneous Fiction
Charles Stross has a nice description and discussion of the Book Publishing Contract of Doom! over at his blog today. It struck a chord with me at this paragraph: The fourth chunk [of the contract] is about publication dates ….The publisher is required to publish the book within 24 months of the date of acceptance …
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