I'm stunned into speechlessness by the Halloween episode. Fortunately HarleyQ over on the Televsion Without Pity forums has summed it up for me: Ben Edlund humiliated Gunn by making him pee in corners during a "fun, wacky" episode that wasn't funny or wacky? Eve somehow manages … [Read more...] about Angel: Life of the Party
Words of wisdom
- Neil Gaiman, on the troubles afflicting "The Passion" … [Read more...] about Words of wisdom
iPods, Windows, and other incompatible technologies
There are two things Apple doesn't like to tell you before you buy an iPod: You can't copy songs from the iPod back to the computer Like any disk, the iPod must be formatted for either Windows or Mac, and while the Mac Finder will recognize the Windows disk, iTunes won't But … [Read more...] about iPods, Windows, and other incompatible technologies
Technological defeat
It's nice to see that other people have days like this too. … [Read more...] about Technological defeat
A Steph update…
… for interested parties. I almost have a coherent first chapter of the work in progress. I have one tiny gap to fill in by Friday, when it gets inflicted on the scary we-read-our-work-aloud writing group. I'm not sure what to put next, a normal second chapter or a … [Read more...] about A Steph update…
Friday afternoon smorgasbord
If you're relying on me for web design news, you've missed a lot in the past couple of weeks. Wendy Peck wrote a nice CSS Primer that's a little more coherent than mine, and I've already had occasion to send the link to half a dozen people. (CSSBook.com's resource guide should … [Read more...] about Friday afternoon smorgasbord
Autumn
RenFaire. Rereading Practical Magic (the copy with the little black cat on the cover). New TV shows. Awaiting holiday movies (the last of which has the most ridiculous URL in the world). Dragging sweaters out of the bottom drawer. Leaves don't turn here. We do, however, get to … [Read more...] about Autumn
Radio Sunnydale
I picked up the new Buffy soundtrack yesterday. Turns out all the online stores have the wrong track listing. Here's the real one, for when you go to rip it and find that it's not in the CDDB yet: 1. Buffy Main Title Theme – The Breeders 2. Stop Thinking About It – … [Read more...] about Radio Sunnydale
Warning
A while back I was doing a tech manual for work, and I needed one of those standard safety sign images of a guy lifting something that was too heavy. I don't work there anymore and the project is long gone, but I've finally rediscovered the link I needed that day: the St. Claire … [Read more...] about Warning
Lines in the sand
Over at the Rumor Mill, SFWA has announced that it's changing the rules on which publications are categorized as professional. Writers might wish to weigh in on the discussion. … [Read more...] about Lines in the sand
