Monthly Archives: November 2008
I’m writing this through a tryptophan coma
I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. We ended up having a very informal dinner, as nobody was really in the mood for Thanksgiving, so I had one brother here at my house and that was it. The food was good. The little weiner dog is still with us, and had a lovely time with … Continue reading
Thoughts from the treadmill
My laptop was out of commission yet again, only for a couple of days this time. I dropped it and snapped off the plug inside the power jack. Ordered a new cord, from one of those powerselling eBay guys. The cord cost less than the shipping, altogether about $18. Just a couple of weeks ago I … Continue reading
What your taste in art says about you
Here’s a nice art quiz I saw over at DarcKnyt’s. Note my score of –21 in Cubism. I really hate Cubism. Always have. However, I used to really love Impressionism in art and music, but I found myself turning away from those choices. The second-highest score I got was for Renaissance art. I like those … Continue reading
Buy a Book!
Another insightful post from Moonrat today. Rather than rehash the whole topic, I’ll just post the main message I wanted to pass along, and hope that you’ll go read the whole post at EdAss. I strongly feel that if you’re working toward a career in writing of any sort, Editorial Ass is your place. So here’s … Continue reading
