Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: geeky
  • Music: Aqua, "Barbie Girl."

I'm a Zombie Girl, in a Zombie wo-oo-orld...

I'm a Zombie Girl,
In a Zombie wo-oo-orld,
I'm decaying,
But I'm staying!

Out of mercy to the sensitive souls among you, I will stop there. See how merciful I can be? When I remember that other people don't necessarily enjoy cannibalism before breakfast? Then again, when one is attempting to build a better pain chart (thank you, Hyperbole and a Half), sometimes it's necessary to find out where the limits are.

I'm in a very Mira mood today, maybe because it's gray and raining, maybe because my weekend is like a katamari, and full of things, and maybe because, drullroll please...

FEED is a 2010 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Nominee in the Science Fiction Category! (For a slightly more compact ballot, focusing on the paranormal and science fiction nominees, check this link.)

I am, like, crazy-excited over this, because this is a really big deal. The Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards are a great bellwether of quality and awesomeness, and this is my first time appearing on the ballot. I'm truly, totally jazzed. So, y'know. Fingers crossed and the apocalypse doesn't come!

PANDEMIC DANCE PARTY FOR EVERYBODY!
Tags: awards and stuff, feed, good things, magazines and me, mira grant, pandemic time, zombies
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ericcoleman

November 19 2010, 16:22:53 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, but for many people cannibalism, it's what's for breakfast.

cupcakery

November 19 2010, 16:25:04 UTC 6 years ago

Technically, everyone's a cannibal - we all eat parts of ourselves like chewing on your lip and the cells that slough off in our mouths. Autocannibalism for all!

archangelbeth

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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cupcakery

November 19 2010, 16:24:05 UTC 6 years ago

*dances the Necronomican a la Evil Dead: The Musical*

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2010, 19:18:10 UTC 6 years ago

Deadites always like to get their freak on, yo.

PANDEMIC DANCE PARTY!

maverick_weirdo

November 19 2010, 17:09:41 UTC 6 years ago Edited:  November 19 2010, 17:09:58 UTC

Congrats!

We're goin' to the Amoeba Hop
Everybody's gonna be there
Got my eye on a cute paramecium
You know the one with the wavy hair
Rockin' and rollin'',shakin' our cells
and flappin' our flagella all over
Well, the good times don't never gonna stop
When you go to the Amoeba Hop

Amoeba Hop by Christine Lavin

Re: PANDEMIC DANCE PARTY!

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:04:04 UTC 6 years ago

HEE.

markbernstein

November 19 2010, 17:13:16 UTC 6 years ago

Mercy? What is this "mercy" of which you speak? *evil grin*

Congratulations! Party on!

(I love living in the 21st century. I can go to YouTube, type in "dancing germs", and find this bit of pure awesome:



The description: 2nd Graders are making symmetrical germs in art class. We just found this rare footage of germs dancing in a nearby laboratory. Fortunately, we have nothing to worry about, because 2nd graders are always washing their hands, covering coughs and sneezes, and throwing tissues in the garbage. These germs don't have a chance with us.)

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:04:20 UTC 6 years ago

That is fantastic.

pocketnaomi

November 19 2010, 17:16:37 UTC 6 years ago

I love the better pain charts; thanks for the pointer. Unfortunately, I seem to be spending an unfortunate amount of my time lately at 7 or higher.

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seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:04:34 UTC 6 years ago

I'll consider it. :)

groblek

November 19 2010, 18:51:12 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats on the nomination! I'm glad to see Feed getting the notice it deserves from the reviewers. Based on the quite biased sample of people I've forced the book upon, it's been quite well received around here. :)

Also, love the pain chart, thanks for the link. And is it wrong that I'm sad that you stopped with Zombie Girl? (Well, yes, but I suspect not unusual among your audience :))

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:04:58 UTC 6 years ago

Very welcome, and also, hee.

kenakeri

November 19 2010, 18:55:26 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations!

Oh, and I just finished Faithfully. Made me cry in a good way.

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:05:15 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome, thank you.

mskauri

November 19 2010, 20:22:54 UTC 6 years ago

Love love love the pain chart--I can SO relate!

Congrats on the nomination--they should pick you for sure!! When will we get to see your name as "The Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Winner" for 2010??

I'm at work, where Pandemic Dance Party moves are NOT appreciated....but know that I'm dancing on the inside!

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:05:38 UTC 6 years ago

If I win, I will definitely let you know!

judifilksign

November 19 2010, 21:33:43 UTC 6 years ago

So for a moment, I thought your unpublished _Blackout_ was on the list, too...Congratulations! (Does a shambling zombie dance of glee.)

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:05:47 UTC 6 years ago

Heeee.

notalwaysweak

November 19 2010, 21:43:10 UTC 6 years ago

I've finished breakfast; can there be more zombie parodying now if I ask nicely?

Congratulations on your nomination! Every time I see something big like this happen for you it makes me happy because of reading your journal and knowing all the hard work you put in to creating these stories. Not that I'm not sure other writers don't work just as hard (I may have horribly abused my negatives there, oops), but this is a bit more up close and personal.

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:06:06 UTC 6 years ago

I understand, and thank you.

inkgrrl

November 20 2010, 01:30:36 UTC 6 years ago

Holy codfish you are kicking ass and taking names with that book lady! WOOT!!! I shall now eat pumpkin cheesecake in your honor.

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:06:27 UTC 6 years ago

Yay cheesecake!

vincentursus

November 20 2010, 01:34:35 UTC 6 years ago

See how merciful I can be? When I remember that other people don't necessarily enjoy cannibalism before breakfast?

While I recognize that such people exist, whatever would they be doing here?

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:06:39 UTC 6 years ago

Looking lost.

lisaken

November 20 2010, 02:06:30 UTC 6 years ago

I am reading Feed right now and really enjoying it! Congrats on your nomination!☺

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:06:46 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

tezmillertm

November 20 2010, 04:27:52 UTC 6 years ago

Does this award come with a tiara? ;-) Think you'll just get a trophy, but trophies are still awesome! Kittehs love teh shinees... :-)

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:07:01 UTC 6 years ago

They're fun to bat around, it's true.

hoppytoad79

6 years ago

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saffronrose

November 20 2010, 09:59:10 UTC 6 years ago

Good for you re the RT nomination!

Does my stomach trying to eat itself before breakfast count as cannibalism?

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:07:12 UTC 6 years ago

Yes.

biguglymandoll

November 20 2010, 10:17:11 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats on the nod - that's awesome!

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:07:21 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

brownkitty

November 20 2010, 18:20:54 UTC 6 years ago

Pandemic dance party?

... Can I just be Madagascar and hang out by the punch bowl?

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 00:07:31 UTC 6 years ago

Yes.

Yes, you can.

batyatoon

November 21 2010, 01:19:11 UTC 6 years ago

... I wanted to hear the rest of it. *sadface*

(also EEE YAY.)

seanan_mcguire

November 29 2010, 19:40:47 UTC 6 years ago

Hee.

hoppytoad79

November 21 2010, 07:24:29 UTC 6 years ago

Not being a sensitive soul, I demand that you finish that gorgeous rendition of Zombie Girl (in private, perhaps, out of respect for those who do have a sensitve soul).

So when do we get to see pictures of Thomas? I WANT KUTE KITTEH NAO! *G* I also want to know the next time you're going to be in New York (City or State).

seanan_mcguire

November 21 2010, 18:53:28 UTC 6 years ago

Possibly never. I have a lot to get done—I still haven't posted Australia pictures!—and I've said that I really need to not be asked for them, or they'll not be posted, as they're pretty labor-intensive.

I'll be in New York again next May, definitely.

hoppytoad79

6 years ago

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6 years ago

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ravenclawed

November 21 2010, 18:52:30 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats on the nomination!

I just preordered "Wicked Girls" and threw in a little extra for sponsorship.

seanan_mcguire

November 29 2010, 19:44:37 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome! Thank you!

yellowblackhaze

November 21 2010, 21:57:50 UTC 6 years ago

I'm reading Feed at the moment and this book is so totally awesome that it deserves every bit of goodness that comes it's way. This is coming from someone who overall doesn't understand the current appeal of zombie apocalypse for all that I loved Zombieland.

seanan_mcguire

November 29 2010, 19:40:24 UTC 6 years ago

Aww, yay. :)

micheinnz

November 22 2010, 18:46:50 UTC 6 years ago

Could you please unpack "like a katamari" for the non-gamers?

seanan_mcguire

November 29 2010, 19:06:51 UTC 6 years ago

"Like a big ball full of things have have been all sort of jumbled together with no real concern for how similar they actually are."