I’ve been too busy to even post about how busy I’ve been. A week ago Monday we went up to Monaghan and stayed at Castle Leslie overnight, which was a lot of fun. I have pictures but I can’t get them off the new camera because I”m not smart enough to open its USB port thing. Anyway, the place has been owned by the Leslie family since the 17th century, and the castle currently on the grounds (really a magnificent manor house more than what I’d think of as a…
Skynet & Sarah Jane
Last night at 8:11pm, according to Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Skynet was supposed to become self-aware. Judgement Day is tomorrow. Instead, yesterday Elisabeth Sladen, who played Sarah Jane Smith on Doctor Who and on The Sarah Jane Adventures, died of cancer. This is not quite as bad as Judgement Day, but since it happened in the real world instead of a fictional one, it’s quite awful. I’m not an old-school Who fan. Although, in the way of geeks, I certainly knew who Sarah Jane Smith was, the first time…
mind-boggling
I’m doing the galleys for WAYFINDER. There are moments I can tell it’s an entertaining story, but my *God* doing line edits is mind-bogglingly dull. This is at least the eighth time I’ve read this book, and at 150 or so pages in, I’m having a terrible time keeping my eyes open. I trust (and hope!) this is not a problem all y’all will have when you get your hands on it in September. (Or, for four of you, next week: the books went out this morning!). That said, of…
ORSSP: Saint George & the Dragons
The Old Races Short Story Project patronage window is now closed. I’m doing an Old Races short story project throughout 2011. This project will deliver 6 Old Races short stories to its patrons. This story of Janx, “Saint George & the Dragons,” is the second story in the project, and has now been delivered to the patrons who have thus far subscribed. I’m pleased to offer the rest of you a teaser for it. Saint George & the Dragons At the heart of the River Seine, a dragon. Spoiling waters,…
e-reader!
I have an e-reader! Impressions thus far: heavier than expected, though that’s partially its leather case. Doesn’t have a touch screen. Not certain I think that’s a minus, actually. Page refresh is a bit slower than I might like, but I don’t really know how fast a Sony or Kindle or Nook refreshes, either, so possibly 1-2 seconds is par for the course. It’s also an older model, because I’m cheap and got a refurbished one rather than a new one, so a new one might move faster. Either way…