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I prefer Ray Bradbury's Venice Beach from "Death Is A Lonely Business" and "Let's All Kill Constance"
Commented May 11, 2011 on we are all going to reseda... at WWdN: In Exile
we are all going to reseda...
This came into my mind recently: When viewed from the sky, the sprawling neighborhoods that make Los Angeles are a series of small grids, linked by freeways and divided by boulevards into larger grids. When you fly into Los Angeles at night, it's like looking at a circuit board, traffic flowing...
speaking of your podcast... *nudge*
can I suggest doing a segment where you sit down and chat w/ some of these awesome people you've been getting to work with lately?
Commented May 9, 2011 on this post is titled Laika for some reason at WWdN: In Exile
this post is titled Laika for some reason
When I started my blog almost ten years ago, I made a dedicated effort to write something new every day. I figured that it was good practice for me as a level zero writer, and I also knew that the only way to keep readers engaged was by providing new content all the time. As the years rolled by,...
The ability to duplicate effort is a necessity: the scientific method *requires* results to be reproduceable in order to be confirmed. You can't do science with one lab.
Commented Jan 31, 2011 on paywalls are stupid, part infinity at WWdN: In Exile
paywalls are stupid, part infinity
Earlier this morning, I saw a story at Daily Kos that really upset me. It's the sort of thing that I would hope transcends political ideology, and I thought that if I submitted it to Reddit, maybe it would eventually attract enough attention to make some kind of difference. I didn't want to link...
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Nov 26, 2010
Bread should never be microwaved. It's, like, a rule. It makes it chewy.
Commented Nov 20, 2010 on the frozen pretzel conundrum at WWdN: In Exile
the frozen pretzel conundrum
I am slowly but steadily finding my way back to that mysterious land where I feel motivated and inspired to write something every day. I blame Fallout: New Vegas for wrapping me up in an interesting world every night, and a giant stack of comic books that reminded me how much I love superhero st...
Happy Birthday, Wil!
Commented Jul 30, 2010 on It's my birthday! at WWdN: In Exile
It's my birthday!
And I am having the best birthday, ever! Thank you to everyone who has wished me happy birthday on the Twitters, and if July 29th is your birthday too, happy birthday to you! (Image by Chuck Gamble, found at WIRED's GeekDad blog.)
please tell me it was you who were leaning and not the Washington Monument...
Commented Jun 5, 2010 on For My Grandmother - A Team of One at The Fish Pond
For My Grandmother - A Team of One
For my grandmother Jean H. E. And for Karen M., my godmother, and Susan N., my blogging friend. And all others who face this battle. 1 hour, 20 minutes, including bathroom and water stops. Still turtle like, but not bad considering the heat and humidity and that you are limited a bit by ...
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Mar 31, 2010
(Scott Mosier voice) That's beautiful, man.
Commented Jan 12, 2010 on sells coal and marigolds at WWdN: In Exile
sells coal and marigolds
In place of one of those posts about how I really want to sit down and write but have suddenly found myself too busy to actually sit down and write, I offer a picture of a gnome: I took this picture months ago, and just came across it this morning. Do you see how this Gnome is looking expecta...
awwwwwwwwww :-)
Commented Sep 8, 2009 on wil wheaton gets lucky ... sometimes at WWdN: In Exile
wil wheaton gets lucky ... sometimes
This was the ultimate highlight of my #PAX 2009, and watching it again just now brought tears to my eyes again. I'm not worthy of something this awesome. Thank you Jonathan, and Paul, and Storm, and Molly for making me feel cool. I <3 you guys.
well, but that's a comedy :-) it happens to work on both levels, though, as a zombie movie *and* as a parody of zombie movies. So well done boys!
Commented Aug 15, 2009 on in which progress is made at WWdN: In Exile
in which progress is made
A few months ago, while playing Left 4 Dead, I found myself cowering in a closet, absolutely terrified to go back out and face the horde. I knew that I had to move so the game would continue, but I just didn't want to go out and take my chances. I didn't know at the time that L4D has this sinist...
Oddly, the fix-up novel I'm working on now is based on the premise that the whole 'zombie apocalypse as heroic ethical and moral test' thing is wrong: that it'd be the stupid lucky and the mercilessly selfish who survive.
Commented Aug 13, 2009 on in which progress is made at WWdN: In Exile
in which progress is made
A few months ago, while playing Left 4 Dead, I found myself cowering in a closet, absolutely terrified to go back out and face the horde. I knew that I had to move so the game would continue, but I just didn't want to go out and take my chances. I didn't know at the time that L4D has this sinist...
Did you tell him what I texted you back (after you said "five stitches"?
Commented Jul 18, 2009 on Shooting for the Bulk Discount, AKA A Straight Tequila Night at The Fish Pond
Shooting for the Bulk Discount, AKA A Straight Tequila Night
It could have been worse, I suppose. I was in the basement, moving laundry through the machines. Nemo had come down with me, as he is prone to doing, but he lost interest relatively quickly and disappeared, I assumed to go back upstairs, and I continued with what I was doing, which at that point...
I took her picture out there because that corner of the deck had the only direct light available (without going out front)
Plus, pretty flowers!
Commented Jul 5, 2009 on Blymey, Redux at The Fish Pond
Blymey, Redux
A few days ago Sunny woke up with what looked like a bad bug bite on her back, complaining that it was itching like crazy. We figured it was a spider bite, put a little hydrocortisone cream on it, and went on about our business, not thinking too much about it since bug bites are a daily occurren...
When she starts making accurate models of Devil's Tower, Wyoming, out of mashed potatoes, *then* you should worry.
Commented Jun 20, 2009 on Hey, Mom, Look What I Made! at The Fish Pond
Hey, Mom, Look What I Made!
is what my oldest daughter said. When I looked up, this is what I saw: Alrighty then. Take your best shot: what is this? Be creative. I need to laugh. Next post will tell you her explanation.
he's potty-adjacent.
Commented Jun 10, 2009 on Not Potty Training, More Like Potty Suggesting at The Fish Pond
Not Potty Training, More Like Potty Suggesting
Because I have four kids people like to think I'm some sort of expert parent and can give them all sorts of magical advice about everything from baths to sleeping habits to discipline and everything in between. I can certainly pass on tips about what worked for us (and usually do) but the simple...
As a kid I always thought the dragons looked like a cross between a duck and a seahorse. Still scary though. I wonder if you took the kid that I was then and put him in front of my present-day desktop and started up Left 4 Dead how long it would take before he wet himself... :-)
Commented Apr 16, 2009 on Geek in Review: As a Matter of Fact, I Have Played Atari Today at WWdN: In Exile
Geek in Review: As a Matter of Fact, I Have Played Atari Today
As promised yesterday, this month's Geek in Review stands entirely on its own, but also goes well (if I do say so myself) with this week's LA Daily. As a matter of fact, I have played Atari today "You're the undisputed master of Combat," I told my son. "As your reward, you get to watch me play...
I have that same problem with pics of the band, since I take most of them. Occasionally someone else will take pics, of the bigger gigs, but it's pretty rare. There are literally thousands of pictures of the band, and I'm in like, 5 of them. :-/
Commented Dec 20, 2008 on Mom, Get In Front of the Camera! at DC Metro Moms
Mom, Get In Front of the Camera!
My mother was intensely camera shy. Well, scratch that, not camera shy, per se, more camera avoidant. She hated to have her picture taken with the fury of hell. She didn't like how much she weighed, though she wasn't fat, she didn't like how she looked, and so she avoided the camera. She'd run...
Oh, the reality is that they only hear you when you yell. At least if the TV is on. I've had them ignore me in favor of the TV, even *with* yelling, and then when I turn the TV off to get their attention back, they continue to stare at the now off TV for a few seconds before looking around to see what happened. :-)
They tune you out. The only way you're going to break them of that habit is making consequences for it.
Commented Aug 2, 2008 on The Yelling Legacy at DC Metro Moms
The Yelling Legacy
My very first "real" job, outside of babysitting, dog walking, and occasional cleaning, was in a Stride Rite shoe store when I was 17 years old. I was incredibly nervous about my interview, but I happened to be wearing my band jacket when I walked in. I didn't know it then, but the manager was...
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