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This was the week that was…busy.
I had intended to get the first few chapters of Fallen Earring written and online, and install and check out buddypress, preparatory to a outpouring of members from the New Writing Media group at ning and a corresponding exodus from writingforums.com, including myself.
Instead, I find myself as a forum moderator [...]

I’m no longer a wiki virgin. My first post to survive the process unedited describes the Epoch sf anthology, published in 1975. Now that I understand how the process works, there’ll likely be more articles. I won’t write about them all, I promise;)
I’m hoping to hear some good news about a job, having applied for [...]

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should meet the RPM Challenge with room to spare. The challenge asks for 35 minutes worth of original music, and I’m already past that. I’m shooting for the full 70 or so minutes that make up a modern cd.
I’m using Band in a Box to compose things, for the most [...]

An eleventh-hour grant will allow this website to continue unabated. I thank you, and the Planet thanks you. Potential readers, however, may not *stifles guffaws*
We’re moved into our new digs, across town from the old place, and are unpacking and settling in nicely. All of our fellow travelers are alive and well. Special thanks to [...]

I’ve been running a discussion group at writingforums.com for quite some time, six months or so, and, while the discussions are interesting, the format leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of creating a forum here or going through the steps of learning how to run forum software while I have other stressful activities on [...]

Jobhunting, frankly, sucks. Most everyone knows that. Unless you’re part of an in-demand industry like healthcare, you’re gonna be a while looking.
Right now, I don’t have a car, so I’m limited to establishments along the bus route. Fortunately, the public transportation in this part of the country isn’t too bad. The job market, though, is [...]

Today marks my one-year anniversary of quitting cigarette smoking. Hardest thing I’ve ever done. The cravings still haven’t gone away but I ignore them.
It’s worst when someone outside lights a Marlboro…my gf has been prevailed on to smoke outside, and her Mistys smell like burning rope anyway. Oh, but them ‘boros…they smell to me like [...]

Another November, another NaNoWriMo novel…this was my second official year, and both novels went smoothly, way ahead of schedule. Last year’s entry, MILK, is undergoing editing and will likely be finished in the reasonably near future. It’s part of my future history arc, and I’ve been working on making that whole series internally consistent. Takes [...]

The Big Dumb Object is a science-fictional plot device, as described in the linked wiki entry. Examples would be the Ringworld, Rama, Gaea, or Jack Kirby’s Ego, the Living Planet.

I got to thinking, while driving cross-country and sucking caffeine to stay awake, about big dumb objects. More specifically, I started thinking about the planet Carcosa [...]

Sooooo, where was I? Oh yeah, leaving New York State. Good idea.
I have visited NYC twice…hate it. Makes Chicago look and sound tidy. The rest of the state revolves around the city and its needs…Albany being a haven for suckerfish and other percentage-shavers, as well as clueless current Governor David Patterson. Rochester politics are a [...]