My cube at work Originally uploaded by retstak So work’s been going a bit better. I have a cube. (Well, at least I have declared that I am in the office often enough to warrant having a cube be mine.) And in the interests of establishing that cube as mine, I brought these guys in […]
Fog December 12, 2008 Originally uploaded by retstak I was talking with last night about how foggy it can get in the valley. Of course, this morning obliged quite nicely, and I got quite a few shots of it. They’re in the fog set on flickr. Anyway, the tule’s really a rather unique thing. It […]
As of today, I am now eligible to serve in the United States Senate. In other words, I have been whisked around the sun so many times that it’s time to update the tens digit in my age. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this. Talk to me about it later, when I’m […]
So, trawling the web today lead me to this SF Chronicle article: Prison guards move to recall Schwarzenegger Union officials planned to deliver the petition to Schwarzenegger later today or Tuesday. The governor has seven days to respond, after which the union will file the petition with the Secretary of State to begin a signature […]
With thanks to kunstler.com Alright, gang, caption this shot. [Edit: I note, for the record, that this is a photoshop — which I thought it might have been when I posted it. See http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/palin.asp. That said, when has a Photoshop stopped a good caption contest before? Thanks to and , who both pointed this out.]
One: I want to believe. I’m not sure I can. You see, I turned eighteen in 1996, but due to a quirk of calendars (My birthday falls approximately two and a half weeks *after* election day), the first presidential election I was able to participate in was the 2000 clusterfsck. And, in 2004, I let […]
7eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeffffcccccTZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ oOPS…sorry about that, kitten on my keyboard. Found the CapsLock key too. Anyway, the neighbor boys found this little guy last night and brought him to us, as the local “cat people”. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to call the animal shelter and see if they’ll take him. Normally, we’d hold the […]
So there’s a bit in my head that’s echoing around, to the rough sounds of the Antony funeral speech in Julius Caesar, that goes something like this: “But McCain is against abortion And McCain is an honorable man…” Maybe if I find Copious Free Time, I’ll write the whole thing out. Also — is ‘My […]
this is just a post to see if posting will make the archive plugin work. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
I finally got around to unpacking the 38 lb duffle and decided to take this picture. This is the collection of books I had signed at Worldcon (or otherwise was collected around that period). Technically, I got my copy of Plague War before Worldcon, but my original plans were to get it and have Jeff […]
So, there I was, poking around LJ, when I found that had pointed at this entry of ‘s. (She apparently does them every month, if you’re feeling inclined to watch that journal.) Feeling somewhat like the universe wanted to say something to me, I posted a response that read: I think I’ll be daring enough. […]
Just letting all two and one quarter of my adoring fans that my enemies have failed once again in bringing down my plane and I am back in Sactown. More to be said about both inbound and outbound reading material when it comes up, and … I’m half-pondering an essay that seems to want to […]
Me waiting for my flight at DIA. I’ll have more commentary (and some pictures!) later this week. In the meantime, I think I just had the best week of my life. Thanks to my gracious host and his folks for having me.
At Worldcon, and having a blast. I’ve done some filking, hung around in consuite, went to a panel, trolled the dealer’s room, partied with folks who want to have a Worldcon in a bleak post-nuclear wasteland and have already spent too much money. And it’s only Thursday. (But that’s okay!) Also, I nearly took John […]