When we met our landlord this morning to do the final walk-through of the house we’d been renting on Calderon Avenue, he told us about another house on the other side of town with the same distinctive facade. Whenever we…
Year: 2008
Today In History: One Week Ago
Last Wednesday, for my belated birthday present, D took me on the “Deluxe VIP” Warner Brothers studio tour. (I didn’t want to do it last fall because of the writers strike. I won’t cross a picket line.) The tour was…
Death, Taxes, and Change
“[I]n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin, letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy (1789) “Nothing endures but change.” — Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.535 BC – 475 BC) The house is all packed…
A New Blog
It’s a family thing: DeeAnn and I will be blogging about our road trip/big move on Travels With Our Cats, and as the title implies, we’ll see if we can also coax Bayla and Jasper into posting every now and…
Negative Clarion Particles
Well, it’s over: Thank you for applying to the 2008 Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Workshop at UC San Diego. Your application has been carefully reviewed. We regret to inform you that you have not been selected for admission….
“Do the Test”
Those cheeky Brits, always concerned about public safety: Although, let’s be honest: They were hiding that damn bear. It’s also easy to miss something that someone is hiding from you. ~CKL
No West, Young Man
Well, I heard back from Clarion West. Two months ago, I applied to the 2008 writing program in Seattle, and tonight I got their answer: We are sorry to let you know that you were not selected for this year’s…
What the Frak?
I’m not a BSG fan (shocking, I know), but I appreciated the Sci Fi Channel’s snarky 9-minute recap of the first three seasons. In fact, I probably enjoyed that recap more than the first season, which I watched on DVD…