Luck of the Irish
Went to see a preview of this upcoming indie film "Seraphim Falls." Didn't know a thing about the story, but didn't have to, because the leads are Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. Hello! All that yummy Irishness 'n all. The screening was full of people you'd probably recognize, including Moby, who sat in the same…
Read MoreMaking choices
Gah! Having been traumatized by the whole publishing process in the past — traumatized enough to not have really done more than put a toe in the water — I'm trying to approach things this time around with a sense of rational organization. Nevertheless, part of me is running around the house, hands flailing in…
Read MoreBad English, Part 2
Vengeance is mine! Or, at least some version of it Spam is scary. Almost as scary as bad spelling. But once again, how come the title of the Slashdot entry is spelled wrong, while the tag is spelled right? At least uniform bad spelling would make sense.
Read MoreSynergy!
Oh, the infamy Well, the things you do learn. Hello to anyone from LiveJournal who hits it over here. Apparently you're now able to cross-post, of a kind, from one journal to the next. I like the look, cost, and usability of Vox so I'll be sticking here, but there are lots of lovely…
Read MoreWell, roll me up and call me curly!
Cringe Waaaaay back in December, I went to an event called Cringe in Brooklyn. I'd emailed Sarah Brown, who runs the event, for more information after reading a bit about it on Dooce. I put in my subject header: "I wanna Cringe!" thinking this might stand out a bit. Then a few days before the…
Read MoreMother Nature messes with Texas
Sydney and a dusting of Texas snow Sydney, Kris, Sister To Be, and Snow When they moved to Texas, part of the reason was to get away from Maryland weather. Little did they know that Texas messes with you, baby! The Austin area of Texas has now had more snow this year than New York…
Read MoreThe end, and now, the beginning
I finished two major undertakings today. I'm not saying there's any connection. Except that they're done (one more so than the others). First off, I finished Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series. While I'm still not of a mind that it's well-written, and suffers from having segments published years before the next segment was even put…
Read MoreA New York Times mystery
New York Times: Lost and Found Discovered floating alone in its own whitespace, not in the classifieds section, of today's New York Times. A Google of "Francis Laight" pulls up virtually nothing, and nothing relevant. The quote, if that's what it is, also doesn't jog any links. It's also vaguely creepy, like someone's telling someone…
Read MoreArt or bust
MoMA Interior Mom got me a membership to the Museum of Modern Art for my birthday. Which was spot-on of her, because I'd asked for it. She actually called back to check to make sure I hadn't said the Metropolitan, rather than MoMA, because she knows darn well I'm not a modern art fan. I'm…
Read MoreI Mess With Texas, Part 17
The Mess With Texas Sign So, it has been some time since I messed with Texas. And I'm feeling a little disloyal right now, as I'm actually writing something about the upcoming South By Southwest Film festival, which I believe I shall be attending. Plus, Austin is not really the rest of Texas. But I…
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