It occurs to me that I haven't yet told you all about the wonderful hotel experience Sarah and I had on our way to Rochester. (By the way, most of the presentations are up, along with lots of photos.) See, our plane from Houston was leaving really early on Saturday morning, so … [Read more...] about Several excellent reasons not to stay at the Houston Intercontinental Airport’s Marriott hotel
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Where’s Steph?
I'm in Rochester, NY for the HighEdWebDev conference…. which is now over! I've been so busy since I got here that I haven't had time to post. (That, and the wireless has been pretty flaky.) This year I was on the programming committee, so I was in charge (with my co-chair) … [Read more...] about Where’s Steph?
Cell phones and babies and Cylons, oh my!
To everyone who attempted to talk to me on my cell phone today: I'm sorry. I started the day with one bar on the battery, and each and every one of you managed to reach me while I was in a reception-free zone. In other news, Lisa has given birth to baby #3. I'd relay all the … [Read more...] about Cell phones and babies and Cylons, oh my!
A meme: 132 mildly interesting questions answered
Copied from Lisa — complete with her answers, in some cases, because we've known each other far too long and often echo each other like this. 1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? My most impressive scar is actually the least visible: there's a line on my forehead, … [Read more...] about A meme: 132 mildly interesting questions answered
WorldCon starts tomorrow. I am tired.
I took the entire week off, even though I'm not flying out to L.A. until tomorrow, so I could take care of lots of little crap that's been piling up. Crap vanquished. Whee! Also cleaned off the DVR a bit; caught up on Life on Mars and about half the House episodes from last … [Read more...] about WorldCon starts tomorrow. I am tired.
Strange light
The light outside has gone very weird in the last ten minutes or so. It's nearly sunset, and it was a very hot, clear day, but a line of thunderstorms is moving in and the sun is just obscured by the leading edge of the clouds. It's semi-dark but oddly yellow, and the puffy … [Read more...] about Strange light
Dating ourselves
Weird to think that, very shortly, most modern SF will become dated — not by the way future humans are depicted interacting with computers or some such, but by the offhand assertion, no doubt buried somewhere in an infodump, that their home solar system has nine planets. … [Read more...] about Dating ourselves
Lookit!
Seekrit Project work is stretching into the weekend. In the meantime, I leave you with the best APOD ever. … [Read more...] about Lookit!
Thought for the day
Three Seekrit Projects at once is really two too many. First one becomes un-seekrit later this week. Stay tuned. … [Read more...] about Thought for the day
Tomatoes + mozzarella + basil = happiness
As far as I'm concerned, it's worth the heat of July and August for the tomatoes. I've been getting Razzleberry tomatoes from the farmer's market, and they're so good I think I'll try growing my own. Since most of my favorite summer foods — bruschettas, caprese … [Read more...] about Tomatoes + mozzarella + basil = happiness
