About three weeks ago, my friend Random mentioned this Fitocracy thing on Twitter. Said something about its geek-appeal in making a person exercise by turning exercise into a…not game, but geek-friendly activity by assigning points so you could level up by exercising. Intrigued, I went to check it out. And yes, that’s what it is: a site that (afaict) gives you a point per calorie burned, and encourages you complete fitness quests that give small bonus points, and…and, well, you level up. It’s silly, but it’s also fun and bizarrely…
Author: mizkit
projects redux
‘k, EASY PICKINGS is now definitely back in Faith’s court. It’s a bit over 15K now and I figure we’ve got somewhere between 7500 and 15K to go. :) The Gary teaser for NO DOMINION is done (I’ll post that Monday, probably). It’s definitely *not* the right thing to use as an instant “Kickstarter campaign is done, have a short story to tide you over!” thank-you-for-your-support thing, so I do still have to write an actual story for that. I know when and where that story should be set, I…
OH MY GOD
ARDIAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT NYCC i had no idea. kirby told me. i hadn’t even looked at the guest list because i thought the idea was pleasant but so far-fetched there was no point *bursts into tears of excitement* eta: aww, looks like circumstances will probably prevent him from making it. guess i’ll have to be hysterical some other time… :)
exploded bread
I exploded my bread. (Apparently when I took the dishcloth off the top, it tore the far side of the bread. Which I couldn’t see, what with it being the far side, and it baked that way. Oops. Smells heavenly, though.) (photo taken with my new phone. I gotta get an app to upload straight to Flickr. (Since I loathe Picasa.)) (I have decided the humane thing to do is chop off the explody bit and eat it with butter and jam. *looks noble*)
Crowdfunding: Other Peoples’ Projects
TA Pratt’s GRIM TIDES Kickstarter campaign is in its last 48 hours, and has a measly $400 to reach $11K. Go go gadget fundraiser! Sharon Lee & Steven Miller have posted their latest Splinter Universe short story. Sharon & Steve’s crowdfunding efforts are part of what turned me on to the whole idea in the first place, so clearly I think they’re made of awesome. :) Liz Williams, who consistently runs crowdfunding projects I wish I’d thought of, is running two right now. One is a commissioned short story for…