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since we are all native English speakers, and the language is fluid, whatever we want to say is correct.
Commented Mar 31, 2011 on Soup. Black Bean. Hot. at WWdN: In Exile
Soup. Black Bean. Hot.
"What are you making?" Anne asked. I looked up from the cutting board, and put the knife down so I wouldn't somehow cut my hand off when I wasn't looking (yes, I am that clumsy). "Black bean soup," I said. "Is it from a recipe, or are you winging it?" "I've made so many different recipes from so...
My sister and her husband live in Idaho. For parties and holidays (and new haircuts), we put her on the webcam so she can attend the celebration. Grandma thinks it's amazing.
Commented Feb 28, 2009 on my awesome brother at WWdN: In Exile
my awesome brother
A couple of years ago, my brother and his wife moved to a ranch in Montana, and while I miss them both every single day, my personal loss is blunted by how happy they are up there. Jeremy and I keep in touch with e-mail and phone calls and stuff, which I thought would make me miss him less, but ...
All of this discussion has reminded me of my 8th grade English class, in which our teacher played a recording of Patrick Stewart reading Dicken's A Christmas Carol. I could listen to that man read for the rest of my life.
Commented Feb 28, 2009 on wil wheaton vs. text 2 speech at WWdN: In Exile
wil wheaton vs. text 2 speech
There's quite a dustup at the moment about an editorial the president of the Author's Guild wrote in the New York Times, railing against Amazon's Kindle 2, which has a text to speech feature that he claims creates unauthorized derivative works and should be stopped at all costs. I'm not the only...
My boyfriend has dyslexia to the point that some of his textbooks are audio, and he hates it so much that he prefers me to read to him. I learned the value of audiobooks not long after we started dating. The inflections and style of the human reader, especially one who can give life to words, is far more valuable than any automated voice. Try reading the book of Jonah from the Bible in a storyteller's voice, as though you're reading to children(complete with sound effects). I'll give you your money back if you don't laugh.
Commented Feb 26, 2009 on wil wheaton vs. text 2 speech at WWdN: In Exile
wil wheaton vs. text 2 speech
There's quite a dustup at the moment about an editorial the president of the Author's Guild wrote in the New York Times, railing against Amazon's Kindle 2, which has a text to speech feature that he claims creates unauthorized derivative works and should be stopped at all costs. I'm not the only...
"Weapons!"
(Are those spitballs? Cause that would be awesome.)
Commented Oct 10, 2008 on and now, your daily dose of zombies at WWdN: In Exile
and now, your daily dose of zombies
Think Geek has way, way, way too much fun with the Dismember Me Plush Zombies: When I see stuff like this, I am inspired to make silly short films like this of my own. Then I look at all the other stuff I have to do, and I'm a little sad that I can't. Then I remember how lucky I am that I get...
"Weapons!"
(Are those spitballs? Cause that would be awesome.)
Commented Oct 10, 2008 on and now, your daily dose of zombies at WWdN: In Exile
and now, your daily dose of zombies
Think Geek has way, way, way too much fun with the Dismember Me Plush Zombies: When I see stuff like this, I am inspired to make silly short films like this of my own. Then I look at all the other stuff I have to do, and I'm a little sad that I can't. Then I remember how lucky I am that I get...
I always wanted to be Janeway. I was a shy little wallflower-nerd who ended up with the Goth kids cause they treated me like a human being.
Commented Oct 10, 2008 on great moments in instant messaging at WWdN: In Exile
great moments in instant messaging
Any geek can tell you what superpower they'd want to have. We rarely have to think about it, because most of us gave the question a lot of time and careful consideration when we weren't talking to girls during our youth. Earlier tonight, the subject came up in an IM conversation with my friend R...
I always wanted to be Janeway. I was a shy little wallflower-nerd who ended up with the Goth kids cause they treated me like a human being.
Commented Oct 10, 2008 on great moments in instant messaging at WWdN: In Exile
great moments in instant messaging
Any geek can tell you what superpower they'd want to have. We rarely have to think about it, because most of us gave the question a lot of time and careful consideration when we weren't talking to girls during our youth. Earlier tonight, the subject came up in an IM conversation with my friend R...
At least your parents didn't inflict a mullet on you. (I've tried to hide or destroy as many of those pics as possible. Ugh.)
Commented Oct 10, 2008 on Strewn with time's dead flowers at WWdN: In Exile
Strewn with time's dead flowers
Remember how radical it was when you got your first dirt bike in the 80s? Mine had a red frame, hand brakes, and yellow pads that told the world it was a Red Line BMX. I wish I could say that I was sad to retire the banana seat bike I'd loved since Christmas in 1978, but I was 9, and felt like I...
At least your parents didn't inflict a mullet on you. (I've tried to hide or destroy as many of those pics as possible. Ugh.)
Commented Oct 10, 2008 on Strewn with time's dead flowers at WWdN: In Exile
Strewn with time's dead flowers
Remember how radical it was when you got your first dirt bike in the 80s? Mine had a red frame, hand brakes, and yellow pads that told the world it was a Red Line BMX. I wish I could say that I was sad to retire the banana seat bike I'd loved since Christmas in 1978, but I was 9, and felt like I...
Random thought: If the awesomeness of Jack Black, Chuck Norris, and Wil Wheaton were combined, Congress would make cloning legal, so that every woman could have a copy of the Perfect Man.
Commented Oct 3, 2008 on happy october at WWdN: In Exile
happy october
Matt Fraction asks: How soon is too soon for Mad Monster Party? There is no such thing as too soon for Mad Monster Party?, Matt. BEHOLD!
Random thought: If the awesomeness of Jack Black, Chuck Norris, and Wil Wheaton were combined, Congress would make cloning legal, so that every woman could have a copy of the Perfect Man.
Commented Oct 3, 2008 on happy october at WWdN: In Exile
happy october
Matt Fraction asks: How soon is too soon for Mad Monster Party? There is no such thing as too soon for Mad Monster Party?, Matt. BEHOLD!
He calls himself a Christian, but none of the religious news sites are carrying this story, that I can find. They must not approve of his approach.
Commented Sep 26, 2008 on jack thompson finally disbarred at WWdN: In Exile
jack thompson finally disbarred
(Full story at Kotaku.)
He calls himself a Christian, but none of the religious news sites are carrying this story, that I can find. They must not approve of his approach.
Commented Sep 26, 2008 on jack thompson finally disbarred at WWdN: In Exile
jack thompson finally disbarred
(Full story at Kotaku.)
Don't feed the kangaroos.
Commented Sep 25, 2008 on in which wil gets no work done at WWdN: In Exile
in which wil gets no work done
I have a theory, and it is mine. It goes like this: When I get up early in the morning and go straight to work, I produce an avalanche of words before I get tired, about nine hours later. When I get up later in the morning and go straight to work, I produce substantially fewer words, and never r...
Don't feed the kangaroos.
Commented Sep 25, 2008 on in which wil gets no work done at WWdN: In Exile
in which wil gets no work done
I have a theory, and it is mine. It goes like this: When I get up early in the morning and go straight to work, I produce an avalanche of words before I get tired, about nine hours later. When I get up later in the morning and go straight to work, I produce substantially fewer words, and never r...
That pic needs to be an 8-bit image. On a t-shirt.
Commented Sep 25, 2008 on i be a pensive pirate, me hearties at WWdN: In Exile
i be a pensive pirate, me hearties
Yarr! It be 2008's Talk Like A Pirate Day, me Buckos! Shiver yer timbers when ye gaze 'pon me plastic pirate hat. It be small, but 'tis got an elastic strap and staples, to stay on in a stiff breeze. Now I'm set to wonderin' . . . what shall I plunder today?
That pic needs to be an 8-bit image. On a t-shirt.
Commented Sep 25, 2008 on i be a pensive pirate, me hearties at WWdN: In Exile
i be a pensive pirate, me hearties
Yarr! It be 2008's Talk Like A Pirate Day, me Buckos! Shiver yer timbers when ye gaze 'pon me plastic pirate hat. It be small, but 'tis got an elastic strap and staples, to stay on in a stiff breeze. Now I'm set to wonderin' . . . what shall I plunder today?
I love these posts. They make me feel like I'm not the only (no offense, Wil) bumbling writer in the universe. Last night, to keep my brain focused, I started a journal about what I wanted to do with my writing in a blank book - with a pic of my happy place on it: the beach. I've been writing too much about exciting new ideas, and not enough about the book I'm supposed to be working on. So I worked up basic synopses for the shiny new things, and thus far I'm not cured, but I am hopeful.
Commented Sep 19, 2008 on it helps you to imagine at WWdN: In Exile
it helps you to imagine
This is one of those rambling I-should-probably-just-bahleet-it-but-I'm-writing-it-because-I-need-to-even-though-I'm-not-sure-why posts. You should probably skip it. I was talking to Andrew last night (we're planning Monolith Press Global Domination 2009) and since we both love RPGs, we ended up...
I love these posts. They make me feel like I'm not the only (no offense, Wil) bumbling writer in the universe. Last night, to keep my brain focused, I started a journal about what I wanted to do with my writing in a blank book - with a pic of my happy place on it: the beach. I've been writing too much about exciting new ideas, and not enough about the book I'm supposed to be working on. So I worked up basic synopses for the shiny new things, and thus far I'm not cured, but I am hopeful.
Commented Sep 19, 2008 on it helps you to imagine at WWdN: In Exile
it helps you to imagine
This is one of those rambling I-should-probably-just-bahleet-it-but-I'm-writing-it-because-I-need-to-even-though-I'm-not-sure-why posts. You should probably skip it. I was talking to Andrew last night (we're planning Monolith Press Global Domination 2009) and since we both love RPGs, we ended up...
I think you need a disclaimer on 17b, which would say: "You may only use your freebie if you are behaving in a sporting manner." We had to stop playing games with one of my sisters because she always insisted on some rule that ended up allowing her to win the game, like no one else could have Boardwalk or Park Place. Now she's married and her hubby doesn't put up with that, but she ran all over us non-confrontational types. Sometimes it was the randomness of the dice that kept it fair.
Commented Sep 13, 2008 on Gaming with kids: rule 17b at WWdN: In Exile
Gaming with kids: rule 17b
My friends Ed and Mel gave me The Last Night on Earth when I was at PAX. I had to ship home everything I got there (only two boxes, because I was restrained this year) and it arrived yesterday. Nolan and I played it after dinner last night, and we both enjoyed it a lot. I think he'd have had mo...
I think you need a disclaimer on 17b, which would say: "You may only use your freebie if you are behaving in a sporting manner." We had to stop playing games with one of my sisters because she always insisted on some rule that ended up allowing her to win the game, like no one else could have Boardwalk or Park Place. Now she's married and her hubby doesn't put up with that, but she ran all over us non-confrontational types. Sometimes it was the randomness of the dice that kept it fair.
Commented Sep 13, 2008 on Gaming with kids: rule 17b at WWdN: In Exile
Gaming with kids: rule 17b
My friends Ed and Mel gave me The Last Night on Earth when I was at PAX. I had to ship home everything I got there (only two boxes, because I was restrained this year) and it arrived yesterday. Nolan and I played it after dinner last night, and we both enjoyed it a lot. I think he'd have had mo...
#4 is hardest when you're living with a nosy mother.
Commented Aug 29, 2008 on five simple ways to Just Keep Writing at WWdN: In Exile
five simple ways to Just Keep Writing
I'm reluctant to pass myself off as some kind of authority on writing, because I still have a lot to learn, but from time to time I'm asked a question that I can answer with some degree of confidence. That happened earlier today, and (as you'll see at the end of this post) I thought it may be wo...
#4 is hardest when you're living with a nosy mother.
Commented Aug 29, 2008 on five simple ways to Just Keep Writing at WWdN: In Exile
five simple ways to Just Keep Writing
I'm reluctant to pass myself off as some kind of authority on writing, because I still have a lot to learn, but from time to time I'm asked a question that I can answer with some degree of confidence. That happened earlier today, and (as you'll see at the end of this post) I thought it may be wo...
You know, that lipgloss makes Wesley look like a sweet transvestite.
Commented Aug 26, 2008 on evil and awesome (but mostly awesome) at WWdN: In Exile
evil and awesome (but mostly awesome)
Way back in April, John Scalzi wrote on his blog: Arrangements have been made. Wheels set into motion. At this point, it is inevitable. Unavoidable. Implacable would not be too strong a word. What has begun? I cannot tell you. Suffice to say it is evil. And yet awesome, in its way. And it ...
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