2. Evolution is awesome, and more bizarre than you can possibly imagine. The best thing about real life is the way that it doesn't even need to pretend to make sense. Also, it allows for factual statements like "those little hornless males have giant testicles" and "they change their color pattern and rearrange their tentacles in a more typical female arrangement." How can you not love this world?
3. Actually, you know what's better than evolution? Drunken paleontologists being allowed to name the dinosaurs that they have discovered. Yes. Thanks to the glorious power of beer, the chasmosaurine ceratopsid family has a new member: the Mojoceratops. How can you not love this dinosaur?! It has a heart-shaped frill, people. A heart-shaped frill. This is like, Barbie's Dream Dino. Great Pumpkin, thank you for the drunken paleontologists and their glories. Thank you.
4. Remember that I'll be at Borderlands Books in San Francisco, California this Saturday, appearing with the lovely
5. We're less than a week out from the San Diego International Comic Convention, which, this year, I will be attending with Amy McFiddler and the fantastic Tara in tow. So, y'know, that should be a good time, apart from all the flailing and hysteria. I'll be posting my panel schedule early next week, and if you're going to be at the convention, you should totally let me know. I'd love to see you.
6. X-Men: Second Coming is over. Several characters are dead. I'm sad about some of them, not so much about others (and barely remembered a few). I really want them to get Elixir on the business of growing back the various severed limbs, as, well, this is all a bit grim for an X-book. But hey, Jean Grey is still dead, Emma Frost is still pretty, and we still have three Stepford Cuckoos wandering around. So it's hard not to be happy.
7. Other things that make me happy: Warehouse 13, Eureka, Unnatural History, Leverage, and So You Think You Can Dance. Why yes, I am a media whore. Why do you ask?
8. Zombies are love.
9. In addition to the San Diego International Comic Convention being in less than a week, I'm about two weeks out from SpoCon, where a) I'm the Music Guest of Honor, and b) Tanya Huff is the Writer Guest of Honor. DAW GIRLS IN THE HOUSE! We shall wear our Urban Fantasy Mafia colors with pride, yo.
10. The turtle can't help you, but Alice will be happy to shed on you. Just ask her.
What's news with you?
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*Katherine Whalen from Squirrel Nut Zippers is playing a free concert at Flyleaf (the bookstore literally a 90 second walk from our house) tomorrow night. Kent used to work with some of the guys from the 'Zippers, so this should be a good time.
*My inner-13-year-old is VERY happy after getting to see 'Labyrinth' on the big screen last night. It was the date I always wanted at that age, only I got to drink beer and then go home and grope my "boyfriend" aka the spousebeast. :)
Now...if these allergies would just quit kicking my butt.
I'm envious reading about all these events. I wish you'd come to the East Coast.
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Yeah, we're food service workers, so we usually drink the cheap stuff. ;)
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Has anyone mentioned that you (and Mira) were cited during the panel discussing the year's novels? Feed was recommended "if you're a fan of endings that beat you over the head and take your lunch money", which generated scribbling in the seats around me, at least. :)
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Having pneumonia sucks, but it is interesting from a perspective of SCIENCE.
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A Toast!
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I winz the book? AWESOME!!! Thank you, Seanan, and thank you to everyone who voted for The Cocktail Satyr. This round of drinks is on me!
The Blind Michael
2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tbsp molasses
1 shot dark creme de cacao
1 shot Kahlua
Mix in a shaker with ice and pour into a highball glass. Top with Obsidian Stout and garnish with a black licorice stick.
FAE FOLK ONLY: Also add three drops of india ink and sing a verse of Still Crazy After All These Years at the glass.
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And now we know...
July 16 2010, 02:40:16 UTC 6 years ago
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
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No thanks - Tally creates enough for any three cats.
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Ummm I've listened to nothing but Stars Fall Home since Tuesday. It got me through finishing coding the biggest pain in the rear website I've had to do in a while, and it will get me through editing wedding pictures all weekend! And cleaning! And organizing house before the significant other returns from the oil wells for jury duty!
Also do not attempt to run in 70%+ humidity. You will experience swift death. I'm fairly sure I'm amongst my zombie brethren (and sistren?) now.
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Are you going to be doing signings this year?
Some people say that Hope is Jean Grey reincarnated. Have you read X-Men (v.3) #1 yet?
Zombies are the solution to everything!
I have no need for Alice to shed, I have Chaucer who is busy shedding and hacking up enough for me.
July 26 2010, 21:36:34 UTC 6 years ago
2) Yes, I did.
3) I have, and she's not.
z) Yes, they are.
c) Alice will do it anyway.
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For SYTYCD (latest musings here), I'm distressed that for the second week in a row, the elimination was determined by injury. My guess is that, had Ashley's injury been minor, Jose would have gone home this week. I can't help but wonder, is it an unfortunate coincidence, or are the choreographers taking advantage of this season's talent level and pushing the dancers harder than ever?
And while I do think Kent is the current leader (though I also see Lauren as a major contender), I don't think he would have beaten Alex.
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I hope he comes back.
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July 16 2010, 22:28:54 UTC 6 years ago
THANK YOU FOR COMING!!! :)
hehehe I will be carrying the ARC of A local habitation and Artificial Night too... (I bought A local habitation when it was released as well, although I had already read it, LOL, I ordered it through Borderland Books and you were awesome to personalize it for me, they even called me to make sure I wanted it that way :) )
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