Focus on small orange blob in top right window. He was watching Miss P right to her door. Wary or besotted? She, of course, never gave him a glance. Probably a good thing.
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27 May 2012 @ 09:28 pm
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27 May 2012 @ 03:12 pm
I chatted with Young Guy checking out my groceries re: the new Spiderman Reboot.
The young guy was really excited about it, but I wasn't, so we quickly moved over to The Avengers and its various sub-movies. (Young Guy agreed that Thor was only "OK" but that Captain America rocked, and neither was as good as The Avengers.)
All that set aside, I've been trying to decide why I couldn't care less about the reboot of Spiderman. Not interested in going to see it. Probably won't even rent it...Sad, huh?
So here are my tentative reasons:
Reason the First:
I've never been a big Spiderman fan.
Reason the Second:
Didn't we just do this???
In this decade of endless reboots and 'reimaginings', I've warmed to some and not others. Star Trek was a great idea, and well done. I loved that first Batman movie (not the second, though.) I'm looking forward to Prometheus. I'm even curious about the possible reboots of Bladerunner and Highlander (although Ryan Reynolds? Seriously?)
But it just seems too soon to 'reboot' Spiderman. It almost seems disrespectful. Tobey Maguire's not even dead yet.
Of course, I'm out of the loop...so I suspect there are a lot more reboots out there. Which ones should I plan on watching?
The young guy was really excited about it, but I wasn't, so we quickly moved over to The Avengers and its various sub-movies. (Young Guy agreed that Thor was only "OK" but that Captain America rocked, and neither was as good as The Avengers.)
All that set aside, I've been trying to decide why I couldn't care less about the reboot of Spiderman. Not interested in going to see it. Probably won't even rent it...Sad, huh?
So here are my tentative reasons:
Reason the First:
I've never been a big Spiderman fan.
Reason the Second:
Didn't we just do this???
In this decade of endless reboots and 'reimaginings', I've warmed to some and not others. Star Trek was a great idea, and well done. I loved that first Batman movie (not the second, though.) I'm looking forward to Prometheus. I'm even curious about the possible reboots of Bladerunner and Highlander (although Ryan Reynolds? Seriously?)
But it just seems too soon to 'reboot' Spiderman. It almost seems disrespectful. Tobey Maguire's not even dead yet.
Of course, I'm out of the loop...so I suspect there are a lot more reboots out there. Which ones should I plan on watching?
27 May 2012 @ 11:51 am
Them: "Oh, you don't drink? Will it offend you if I do?"
Me: "I'm not the boss of you."
Me: "I'm not the boss of you."
27 May 2012 @ 11:06 am
Originally published at Cassie Alexander. You can comment here or there.
I am having such a good time at Wiscon!
My final panel (of three) was this morning, and everything went very well, and I’m getting quality hang time with some of my favoritist people in the world :D. Plus, some people here (Na’amen, *cough*Na’amen) have even read Nightshifted already and said super positive things, and are telling other people about it completely of their own accord, which is awesome and amazing to watch. I guess books do, if you’re lucky, go on to have a life of their own? But it’s very odd — and wonderful! — to see it happening to your own book. Even in a small way. After all the solo writing I’ve done in the dark, it’s very strange to see my book out in the day ;).
I have some more people to shout out now too!
I don’t think I linked to Book Sake‘s review a few days ago, and I should! While she’s not over the moon about the vampires in Nightshifted, she feels the hospital stuff is spot on, which I’m am so happy to see. I think half of my book related anxiety is fear of other medical professionals finding holes in my stuff, or thinking that I stretched things too far, so it’s nice when other nurses (or nursing students) feel it passes muster :D.
And there are two Nightshifted giveaways running right now, if you want to try to win a copy for free –
My Bookish Ways did an interview with me and they’re giving away a copy of Nightshifted and a very cool syringe necklace for one lucky enter-er. :D
And the Nocturnal Library also interviewed me and they’re also giving away a copy of Nightshifted — this one I can ship internationally! (I’m also very fond of this interview because I answered the questions late at night, maybe a little more honestly than I should have, heh.)
I’m positive I’m missing stuff, and I already know I’m not caught up — it’s probably going to take me a good week or two to get all the links I need down and emails responded to, so sorry if I missed your review or I’m linking/responding too slowly. I still have page proofs on Moonshifted to do when I get back home, not to mention going back to work, so it’ll be a process — but I swear I’ll get there :D.
27 May 2012 @ 12:00 pm
- Sat, 12:57: My tweets http://t.co/PSEHUyeB
- Sun, 01:54: The Sky Warrior Books Daily is out! http://t.co/nhACZzmW ▸ Top stories today via @cecilia_lansing @G6Chronicles @Epiloguereview
27 May 2012 @ 01:50 pm
One thing I'd wanted to do for National Poetry Month was carve a poem in soap and leave it somewhere. But, it turns out to be more difficult to carve words in soap than I had expected--you need to write rather large... which cuts down on the length your poem can be.
In the end, I decided to try for aphorisms instead of poetry, and then, hey, if it's soap, I thought going for things related to clean ought to do the trick. So, intending irony, I carved "clean hands, clean conscience." Heh, not true, alas. And then, by way of a prayer (maybe by the guy with the troubled conscience?) I did "Wash away my iniquity."
I thought I'd leave them in a highway rest stop--that way lots of people would have a chance to see them. So this Friday, I left them at a rest stop on our way west.
"People are going to think you're a religious nut," Little Springtime remarked.
The god of irony is laughing at me.
clean hands, clean conscience
wash away my iniquity
soap in situ
In the end, I decided to try for aphorisms instead of poetry, and then, hey, if it's soap, I thought going for things related to clean ought to do the trick. So, intending irony, I carved "clean hands, clean conscience." Heh, not true, alas. And then, by way of a prayer (maybe by the guy with the troubled conscience?) I did "Wash away my iniquity."
I thought I'd leave them in a highway rest stop--that way lots of people would have a chance to see them. So this Friday, I left them at a rest stop on our way west.
"People are going to think you're a religious nut," Little Springtime remarked.
The god of irony is laughing at me.
clean hands, clean conscience
wash away my iniquity
soap in situ
27 May 2012 @ 01:48 pm
I haven't been near reliable internet for the last week, hence the silence. In that silence came a really lovely interview with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1)
cathschaffstump about writing process. Belated thanks, Catherine, for inviting me and lovely to trade hugs at WisCon!
As is tradition with voyaging to Wisconsin, there was the maternal clan visit, which consisted of much pot roast, far too much pie, and a marathon of horse-racing movies that required Kleenex and recitation of every racing bloodline from Man O'War to Sunday Silence.
Next WisCon. It's been a while. The Concourse has so many sense memories for me. It's strange to remember coming here with my first-ever novel to workshop and to think this time I came here on the verge of publishing my seventh. This year, I only took on one reading and I'm still in awe at my compatriots--ellen_kushner, Caroline Stevermer, and Franny Billingsley. They were SMASHING. If time had permitted, I'm quite certain I could have stayed up all night talking to deliasherman. I had a lovely lunch with glvalentine and a great conversation with Chris Barzak which I hope to continue at some later date. I met the most sparkly Nancy Werlin, also hoping to talk to her again some day. Sad I couldn't spend more time with Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, who are also made of awesome.
And there were so many people I missed--Stephanie Burgis & Patrick Samphire, Gwenda Bond, Ysabeau Wilce (who sent me chocolate via courier since she couldn't be here herself!!)...the list goes on and on.
I can remember early years of feeling like I was on the outside looking in, nose pressed to glass, so anxious about being on the outside that I could barely speak. This year, I was with people I most admire whom I'm so proud to also now call friends. There was no anxiety at all (perhaps there should have been--I went over on my reading time! Oops!). We talked about Things that Matter to all of us as writers, as women, as people. I have oft likened it to being in Fairyland, and this year was no exception.
I was very sorry I had to cut it short this year. Maybe next year will be less frantic. (Who am I kidding?)
And now, I must write like the wind before June 15th swallows me whole. I fear things will be again sparse and dark for a bit until I come up for air, but I hope you're having a lovely weekend, whatever you may be up to.
cathschaffstump about writing process. Belated thanks, Catherine, for inviting me and lovely to trade hugs at WisCon!As is tradition with voyaging to Wisconsin, there was the maternal clan visit, which consisted of much pot roast, far too much pie, and a marathon of horse-racing movies that required Kleenex and recitation of every racing bloodline from Man O'War to Sunday Silence.
Next WisCon. It's been a while. The Concourse has so many sense memories for me. It's strange to remember coming here with my first-ever novel to workshop and to think this time I came here on the verge of publishing my seventh. This year, I only took on one reading and I'm still in awe at my compatriots--
ellen_kushner, Caroline Stevermer, and Franny Billingsley. They were SMASHING. If time had permitted, I'm quite certain I could have stayed up all night talking to deliasherman. I had a lovely lunch with glvalentine and a great conversation with Chris Barzak which I hope to continue at some later date. I met the most sparkly Nancy Werlin, also hoping to talk to her again some day. Sad I couldn't spend more time with Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, who are also made of awesome.And there were so many people I missed--Stephanie Burgis & Patrick Samphire, Gwenda Bond, Ysabeau Wilce (who sent me chocolate via courier since she couldn't be here herself!!)...the list goes on and on.
I can remember early years of feeling like I was on the outside looking in, nose pressed to glass, so anxious about being on the outside that I could barely speak. This year, I was with people I most admire whom I'm so proud to also now call friends. There was no anxiety at all (perhaps there should have been--I went over on my reading time! Oops!). We talked about Things that Matter to all of us as writers, as women, as people. I have oft likened it to being in Fairyland, and this year was no exception.
I was very sorry I had to cut it short this year. Maybe next year will be less frantic. (Who am I kidding?)
And now, I must write like the wind before June 15th swallows me whole. I fear things will be again sparse and dark for a bit until I come up for air, but I hope you're having a lovely weekend, whatever you may be up to.
27 May 2012 @ 10:40 am
A perfect start to this Sunday birthday - brunch at one of my favorite places. Poached eggs with smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce, and some perfectly done breakfast potatoes. Perfection. Now to watch anime and have a cupcake.
