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Mischka
I've known Mischka so long that I don't remember when I first met him. He was just Mischka then, not master, not Ravensfuri. He wasn't yet into metalsmithing, he didn't have the kremlin and he was in an unhappy marriage. But Mischka was always sweet, willing to say hi, give a hug or flirt with ( Read more... ) -
Coming down the pike
Great googly moogly. How many times can one check their own work and still miss the typos? I'm trying to finish up the Canada Council grant application and looked over my letter to the BC Arts Council. Two typos that I should have caught. Oh well, maybe it will endear me to them.
I should be able to get the travel grant application (for BC arts it ( Read more... ) -
It's Done!
Yay, got the BC Arts Council application in the mail today. Now I have to get the Canada Council one out but have a bit more time. And gotta get going on the Nephrology book cuz I need the money ( Read more... ) -
Carbon Tax: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The latest craze that even the government on all levels has realized brings popularity and kudos, is to go green. From civic to federal governments, this last year we've seen such buzz words as "eco, green, carbon tax and environment."
Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan has been championing his "eco-density" movement as we move closer to an election ( Read more... ) -
Ufdah!
This month I decided to concentrate on sending out literary poems. I have scads of them and haven't sent out much for a while. So I did a search through www.duotrope.com and first found the sites that I could submit to electronically. I looked for the highest paying ones of course. This is still a several night project because you have to read each ( Read more... ) -
SF Novel Writing Workshop
Well, on Saturday as Rhea and I discussed the worldbuilding workshop, then went for drinks and something to eat and to hammer out our second story some more (she threw a left curve into it so we had to sort out where it was NOW going), I talked about organizing the World Fantasy con SF Canada party. SF Canada is a very small country cousin to SFWA ( Read more... ) -
60 Things You Couldn't Possibly Know About Me Meme
What a long title and you could possibly know some of these things or not care about them. Behind the cut...
60 Things You Possibly Didn't Know About Me (actually this is one of the longest, really not very interesting memes I've done. Oh well.
1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
Yoga mat, kleenex, window scraper, bar for the steering ( Read more... ) -
Kissing
Over the years I've had the pleasure and sometimes unfortunately, revulsion of kissing a fair number of men. I once, long ago, agreed to be a kissing judge in the SCA. I believe they put an air mattress in the middle of the field and the guys came and kissed one by one. The same was set up for the male judge. It was an enlightening and mostly ( Read more... ) -
Words Words Words
This was posted by a member in my SF Canada group.The website highlights regency romance writers but they had a guest interview with John Dierdorf. He discussed the changing meaning of words, which is fascinating. And just wait until you find out what vaginas really were used for. They were...well, you'll just have to read it and the comments from ( Read more... ) -
Huh? Wha--
I'm still all over the map. Mostly I'm fine around people but sad if left to my own devices. My camouflage seems to be firmly in place.
I've been writing once a week on the novel, averaging about 2000 words. This Monday was 3000. I only write for about two hours (and three cider) after teaching dance. But I'm pleased with the progress. I should ( Read more... )