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You could call this my "professional" blog - where I write about being a journalist, struggling to become a novelist, and at times the issues of being a gay author writing (sometimes) gay-themed fiction. I can't promise I'll always sta
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Not a zombie!
Guess who isn’t dead? Oi, where in hell have I been? Well, to put it shortly… 1. Tooth pain. Bad tooth pain. One of my molars is now nothing but an L-shaped shell that has blessedly been numbed entirely until I can get it pulled out. 2...
Snozzberries taste like wha?
Life lesson: If you’re too tired to do something right, all the sworn avowals in the world don’t matter a damn when you just have to redo it the next day after gaping in horror at the rotten fruits of your own labor. Yesterday I had a whi...
That time of the year again.
Yep, shaved him again. We keep bursting into giggles every time we see him. We’re pretty much officially in the new place now. It’s still made of awesome. There’s a loose wire on the hot water heater, but that’s so, so mino...
Don’t try this at home.
Problem is about halfway solved, and should be 99% gone by the end of the weekend. Thanks to everyone who offered feedback and advice. You were immeasurably helpful. Now back to packing. ~groans~ The movers will be here in four hours....
I have to say this.
This has nothing to do with writing. It’s entirely unprofessional. It’s silly, it’s pointless, it’s probably a little stupid. And now, with that disclaimer out of the way to preserve my dignity and keep me from sounding lik...
Green as can be.
Hikaru and I are looking into adopting an adult cat from the local no-kill shelter; the more cats they find homes for, the more room they have to take animals from the kill shelters so they won’t be euthanized. There are three that are just lu...
Public service announcement.
Unless you’re very experienced with them and your cat is very accustomed to them, don’t ever try those cat bathing bags. Not unless you want a traumatized, half-strangled kitty, water everywhere, and scratches on every area of skin he can...
“You’ve got a rainbow in your mouth! Open it for the world!”
“An Insurrection” is done, and only needs 220 words trimmed off (minimum, I’m sure more will come out in edits). It makes me snicker with glee, if only because look! I can play straight! Or at least write straight. Or something....
Kowloon.
I’m developing an obsession with Kowloon Walled City, and brewing frustration that I can’t find much good information on it in English. I found one semi-autobiographical book that’s affordable, and a photo book that I can’t j...
Stranger than fiction.
I really need to start sleeping with the Eee next to the bed, because sometimes my nightmares are more bizarre, imaginative, and downright creepy than any story I could come up with - and I need to start writing this crap down while it’s still ...
Grain of sand.
I swear, one of these days I’m going to change my name to John or Chuck or Robert or something like that. Just to avoid any confusion. I wonder how Adrien Brody handles this, other than just being smokin’ hot and famous....
Thought.
The next time you want to complain about the U.S. political system, take a good look at Iran. At least we have the right to complain without having our freedoms taken away, right down to the freedom to make the world aware of the problem via the inte...
Figure this out.
Okay, this is baffling me. I saw this over at Cake Wrecks: …is that really a wedding cake made out of dead fish? Or made to look like dead fish? Or…or…you know, I don’t know. I’m done. People scare me. ~holds his ...
This probably needs a title.
It’s amazing and sad that major news sources are taking this long to say anything about the June 2nd death of fantasy author David Eddings. I am having a terrible time focusing on work this morning. Part of that is because I’m trying to ...
Hrn? Hrn.
Ever notice that many writers have a morbid fascination with death? Why do you think that is? About half done with the SB synopsis. May finish it after work today, or may do it tomorrow; off work tomorrow (mmm-mmm, the sweet sound of me sleeping in...
Bleargh.
So I was bad this weekend. I didn’t write the Shadow’s Breath synopsis, but I did have a marvelous time going to Mitsuwa and Terminator: Salvation with Hikaru. The movie was a bit of a letdown, but I still had a great time; considering ...
Spock vs. Wolverine.
(Reposted from my LJ and edited for profanity and vulgarity.) Star Trek: So. Effin’. AWESOME. There were a few things that spat in the face of canon, but it was executed well. The ending/explanation behind a central plot theme had a bit of...
All hail the Queen of Hip-Pop. (Hush, Namie’s stuck in my head.)
I used to love William Gibson’s Idoru as a teenager. Now I can barely struggle through it - possibly from tripping over commas every step of the way, but also because the writing and characterization aren’t doing jack for me. In fact, it...
Into the Abyss.
So no word on the Knight Agency’s Book in a Nutshell contest; according to the contest FAQ, that basically means “no go.” They received over 1200 entries and, considering their existing workload, could understandably only spare the...
Drums of war.
There are days when I wonder how I let myself become sanitized for public consumption. Then I remember that I’m writing YA novels and trying to get published, and so I’m playing it safe, biting my tongue, holding the snark, and overall pu...
Brains? Braaaaaiiiins.
Another partially sleepless night, but still better than the last. Got most of my work done, and started reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This book? This book is sheer crack. Copyright infringement issues aside, it’s hilarious, witty, ...
0073. Djinnsense.
You know what’s ridiculous? Ridiculous is when you go to get fitted for a tux, and your shoulders are so broad that 1. the tape measure won’t encircle your chest fully, and 2. you have to get a suit coat that’s three sizes too big j...
Nostalgia is a *****.
Wow. I just went through and read the old comic, what little was left after I scrapped it and restarted. 31 pages. It surprises me that I miss it so much....
AmazonFail update.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/amazon/archives/166384.asp Thought so. That’s much more sensible than all the pitchfork-waving that was going on before....
First impressions.
I made it to page 68 of Twilight before I couldn’t take it anymore - and even that took an effort of will, just to see how much I could endure. It’s peeling my brain apart and inserting the word “was” in the place of every br...
I may not survive this.
Last night, I did something that utterly embarrasses me. I ordered copies of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight and Laurell K. Hamilton’s Guilty Pleasures. Both are authors who inspire me…but not in the way you’d expect. They’r...
Something not related to writing, for once.
Just because I’m a little proud of this one. 1 fresh large red bell pepper, cut into large chunks 1/2 to 1 fresh small-medium jalapeno (depending on tastes), chopped small 1/2 pound of fresh raw shrimp tails 2-3 fresh green onion/shallots, chop...
Just floating.
Just letting you guys know I’m not dead. I’ve been in a bit of a funk, but you know how I am: I wallow for a while, then get over it and try again. This funk was worse than usual, but you know, I’m not used to failing. I’m...
0070. Cinders.
We tried to save the world for humankind. We failed. “Light me.” Cin leaned closer to Gene and held the tip of her cigarette in the flame of his lighter, breathing in. Smoke poured into her lungs, thick and vaguely aromatic but not nea...
0061. Drive.
What is it? It’s a man. Alive? Impossible. He’s breathing… Who is he? It only says “seven”. “Seven”? “Seven”… It’s time to wake up, Number Seven. It’s said that the four stages of dealing with death are shock, denial, ange...
