I've come to the conclusion – once again – that I'm really not ready to write the desert novel, not until I've done lots more research. But since I'm under a deadline for a writing workshop this weekend, I'm working on a different chapter one. For my long-time … [Read more...] about Novel stalled
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Pixeljerk
Wow, I've just found a really fantastic page for OS X icons – http://www.pixeljerk.com/. … [Read more...] about Pixeljerk
Tuvalu
I don't normally do big quotes, but this is too funny not to share:The island nation of Tuvalu-population 10,600, with one hotel and one factory producing dried coconut meat-decided to join the web in 1996 and was assigned the international domain suffix ".tv." A little while … [Read more...] about Tuvalu
Not worth it
Yesterday was a complete waste of time. Can I have a refund? … [Read more...] about Not worth it
Pathetic.
36 words. WHAT a total. I'm just generally brain-dead tonight. I'll probably be much more productive reading a book or something. However, I did want to share the thought yesterday that got me going again: When I die, would I rather be able to say that I saw every episode of … [Read more...] about Pathetic.
Cooking the books
The RIAA tries to pull an Enron, and fails: they're bitching that CD sales are down, when the decline is in CD-single sales – which the RIAA is no longer pushing – not the full-length discs. It's like shipping half as many books this year as you did last year and then … [Read more...] about Cooking the books
*blinkblink*
170 last night and 220 so far tonight – and I just had an a-ha moment. It explains so much! (How can you explain to a non-writer that you know what's going to happen, but you don't necessarily know what leads up to it? In my experience they just look at you. blinkblink … [Read more...] about *blinkblink*
ReadyMade
I have a new favorite magazine: ReadyMade. Even the New York Times thinks it's cool. … [Read more...] about ReadyMade
User Friendly
I am loving the hell out of User Friendly's latest thread – Pitr sees the world as web pages, and has found out how to view the source code. (Be sure to read Friday's, 3/29.) … [Read more...] about User Friendly
The Oracle
400 words tonight. I think it fits in chapter six, though if that's true, the section that's currently in chapter six will have to happen later. why do I bother to outline? Saw an interesting show today on the Travel Channel – Secrets of Ancient Rome. They talked a bit … [Read more...] about The Oracle
