7/1 - Don't you hate it when authors say they're working on something they've promised not to talk about? Me too. Why bother mentioning it at all?
7/1 - BTW, I'm working on something I've promised not to talk about.
7/2 - I've no problemo with our gov't spying on other gov'ts. Big problem with wholesale spying on its own citizens.
7/3 - Funny! How to Jam a Glock http://www.guns.com/2013/07/02/how-to-ja...ock-video/
7/4 - This video made me laugh. Be patient with the puppy. Wait for the cats....you've probably seen this but I hadn't. I thought that damn puppy would never get down the steps. youtu.be/Oq8nYgnE93Y
7/4 - repairmanjack.com ATTACKED! The site was down from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. (EST) today. The host shut it down as a security measure due to an attack from an IP address in Qatar (it was blasting the search.php file). Thanks to Marc Buhmann for blocking it. Normal service has resumed. Sorry for the downtime. I introduced an unsavory Qatari character in The Early Years Trilogy. Coincidence?
7/6 - Why am I getting spam from JDate -- a Jewish singles site? How'd I manage to get on that list?
7/7 - What? WHAT??? South American Football - Referee beheaded by fans for killing player http://tinyurl.com/lqnn9rf
7/8 - "He has Van Gogh's ear for music." - Billy Wilder
7/10 - new computer! Custom built with solid-state HD - so fast.
7/11 - Bad pickup line (overheard): I'm at the hotel bar next to this young woman with multiple unfortunate tattoos. Guy comes up, points to her deltoid and says: "Love that tattoo. Is it yours?" (spoken without a hint of irony.)
7/12 - at Thrillerfest - having a.m. coffee and people watching in the hotel lobby. My fashion sense verges on the autistic, but even I marvel at the apparel ensembles swirling about me. Oh? Your pet chimp packed for you? Well, that explains it then.
7/13 - SHARKNADO - hilarious interview with the writer. Y'gotta love this guy... http://fb.me/2zLMwqZ49
7/14 - check out my video interview with Wickergirl at WHC http://bit.ly/16ncUKh
7/16 - Saw "Shaknado" on DVR last night (I was at T-fest when it premiered). If you hit your brain's =Standby= switch, it's a lot of fun. (Am I the only one who was reminded of Oiv from GATEWAYS during the final chainsaw scene?)
7/17 - YAY! Someone has fixed Alanis Morrisette's nescient lyrics, morphing them to "It's Finally Ironic." Very funny... http://fb.me/2kNnk4aUi
7/17 - If you look up "awesome" in the dictionary, this photo should be there. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130717.html
7/18 - "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." - Longfellow
7/22 - Back from NECon. Stayed up too late too often but that's part of the NECon experience. A full night's rest at home and all's well.
7/23 - nice review of DRACULAS http://tinyurl.com/kmn5q8x
7/25 - saw PACIFIC RIM in Imax 3D - wow. Just wow. I could sit here and pick it apart (the physics, internal inconsistencies, etc.) but I'm too blown away by the sheer audacity of the production. Imax 3D allows you to appreciate the enormous scale of just about everything in the film. Part of the fun is the film's references: from Godzilla to Transformers to Bladerunner, even Star Trek's red shirts, while still maintaining its own gestalt. I liked it a lot but I didn't love it (which would mean I'd go see it again).
7/26 - Never been to NECon? Tracie Orsie, Bootcamp survivor and owner of my favorite restaurant (Ragin' Cajun) went to her first last weekend. She perfectly captures the spirit of the gathering. Yes, we do love each other. Yes, we do support each other. Schadenfreude is unknown.
http://tracieorsi.wordpress.com/2013/07/...ture-book/
7/27 - Meghan Arcuri-Moran, another and already a veteran of 2 NECons, has a cooler perspective. http://meghanarcuri.wordpress.com/2013/0...questions/
7/28 - 47 RONIN - when I visited Chris Morgan on the Universal lot last year, he told me he was adapting one of my favorite Japanese legends, the 47 Ronin, to the screen. Here's the first trailer. (Keanu Reeves haters take a deep breath and go with it.) It looks awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cKdDkkIYY
7/28 - Finished a close read of the 1st draft of FEAR CITY. It's ready for the beta readers. Also, after years of delay, started a long-promised story for Otto Penzler.
7/29 - An intriguing little film (actual running time 4:30) with lots of possibilities. http://posthumanthemovie.com/watch-the-film/
7/30 - "Renascence" (a novella in DARK DUETS with Rhodi Hawk - edited by Christopher Golden
- just finished my second run-through of the copy-edited ms. I think we're there. I hope the cover on Amazon is a placeholder. I mean it's uuuuuuugly. http://tinyurl.com/q8ww2co
7/31 - today starts the annual Nantucket trip, where Sarah Pinborough fiction has become a tradition. MAYHEM and POISON are queued in the Kindle, waiting to be read.
7/1 - BTW, I'm working on something I've promised not to talk about.
7/2 - I've no problemo with our gov't spying on other gov'ts. Big problem with wholesale spying on its own citizens.
7/3 - Funny! How to Jam a Glock http://www.guns.com/2013/07/02/how-to-ja...ock-video/
7/4 - This video made me laugh. Be patient with the puppy. Wait for the cats....you've probably seen this but I hadn't. I thought that damn puppy would never get down the steps. youtu.be/Oq8nYgnE93Y
7/4 - repairmanjack.com ATTACKED! The site was down from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. (EST) today. The host shut it down as a security measure due to an attack from an IP address in Qatar (it was blasting the search.php file). Thanks to Marc Buhmann for blocking it. Normal service has resumed. Sorry for the downtime. I introduced an unsavory Qatari character in The Early Years Trilogy. Coincidence?
7/6 - Why am I getting spam from JDate -- a Jewish singles site? How'd I manage to get on that list?
7/7 - What? WHAT??? South American Football - Referee beheaded by fans for killing player http://tinyurl.com/lqnn9rf
7/8 - "He has Van Gogh's ear for music." - Billy Wilder
7/10 - new computer! Custom built with solid-state HD - so fast.
7/11 - Bad pickup line (overheard): I'm at the hotel bar next to this young woman with multiple unfortunate tattoos. Guy comes up, points to her deltoid and says: "Love that tattoo. Is it yours?" (spoken without a hint of irony.)
7/12 - at Thrillerfest - having a.m. coffee and people watching in the hotel lobby. My fashion sense verges on the autistic, but even I marvel at the apparel ensembles swirling about me. Oh? Your pet chimp packed for you? Well, that explains it then.
7/13 - SHARKNADO - hilarious interview with the writer. Y'gotta love this guy... http://fb.me/2zLMwqZ49
7/14 - check out my video interview with Wickergirl at WHC http://bit.ly/16ncUKh
7/16 - Saw "Shaknado" on DVR last night (I was at T-fest when it premiered). If you hit your brain's =Standby= switch, it's a lot of fun. (Am I the only one who was reminded of Oiv from GATEWAYS during the final chainsaw scene?)
7/17 - YAY! Someone has fixed Alanis Morrisette's nescient lyrics, morphing them to "It's Finally Ironic." Very funny... http://fb.me/2kNnk4aUi
7/17 - If you look up "awesome" in the dictionary, this photo should be there. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130717.html
7/18 - "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." - Longfellow
7/22 - Back from NECon. Stayed up too late too often but that's part of the NECon experience. A full night's rest at home and all's well.
7/23 - nice review of DRACULAS http://tinyurl.com/kmn5q8x
7/25 - saw PACIFIC RIM in Imax 3D - wow. Just wow. I could sit here and pick it apart (the physics, internal inconsistencies, etc.) but I'm too blown away by the sheer audacity of the production. Imax 3D allows you to appreciate the enormous scale of just about everything in the film. Part of the fun is the film's references: from Godzilla to Transformers to Bladerunner, even Star Trek's red shirts, while still maintaining its own gestalt. I liked it a lot but I didn't love it (which would mean I'd go see it again).
7/26 - Never been to NECon? Tracie Orsie, Bootcamp survivor and owner of my favorite restaurant (Ragin' Cajun) went to her first last weekend. She perfectly captures the spirit of the gathering. Yes, we do love each other. Yes, we do support each other. Schadenfreude is unknown.
http://tracieorsi.wordpress.com/2013/07/...ture-book/
7/27 - Meghan Arcuri-Moran, another and already a veteran of 2 NECons, has a cooler perspective. http://meghanarcuri.wordpress.com/2013/0...questions/
7/28 - 47 RONIN - when I visited Chris Morgan on the Universal lot last year, he told me he was adapting one of my favorite Japanese legends, the 47 Ronin, to the screen. Here's the first trailer. (Keanu Reeves haters take a deep breath and go with it.) It looks awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cKdDkkIYY
7/28 - Finished a close read of the 1st draft of FEAR CITY. It's ready for the beta readers. Also, after years of delay, started a long-promised story for Otto Penzler.
7/29 - An intriguing little film (actual running time 4:30) with lots of possibilities. http://posthumanthemovie.com/watch-the-film/
7/30 - "Renascence" (a novella in DARK DUETS with Rhodi Hawk - edited by Christopher Golden
- just finished my second run-through of the copy-edited ms. I think we're there. I hope the cover on Amazon is a placeholder. I mean it's uuuuuuugly. http://tinyurl.com/q8ww2co7/31 - today starts the annual Nantucket trip, where Sarah Pinborough fiction has become a tradition. MAYHEM and POISON are queued in the Kindle, waiting to be read.
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