Humping uphill, but only slightly uphill, in the snow, but not a deep snow, on a winter day, but a good sunny winter day without much wind. The Sleeping Beauty rewrites continue, and somehow, they seem to want to be done first, before I write the end of Act 1, which is not trivial. In the twilight just-before-sleep land, I sometimes get a flash ( Read more... )

A free pet vaccination clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, February 27th at the Montopolis Recreation Center, 1200 Montopolis Drive. The free clinic is sponsored by the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department’s Town Lake Animal Center ( Read more... )

My house is getting re-piped underneath, starting tomorrow. That's good for my house guest situation, and the whole "having enough water pressure in the bathroom to take a shower" situation, but not so good for the "need quiet and space to write music during the day" situation ( Read more... )

Now hiring a violinist and guitarist for Sleeping Beauty, rehearsing Feb/March and running six weekends (Th/Fri/Sat/Sun) April 3 through May 8th at the VORTEX. Music is neo-classical/tonal/lyrical with mixed Latin and Americana feel. Stipend available. Players should ideally be experienced or interested in learning about the theatrical modality ( Read more... )

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Hey Y'all! Want to help me rig a contest win my brother a cash prize ( Read more... )

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My Brain on My Mind -
The ABCs of the thrumming, plastic mystery that allows us to think, feel, and remember, by Pricilla Long.

Excerpt, letter E:

-E ( Read more... )

So, as you smart grounded-in-reality people suggested might happen, my basil mostly died. But...mostly. The stuff in the middle of the ghetto greenhouse, the most protected stuff, still has some green leaves. So I guess we'll cut those plants down and see if they care to regrow. I'm very interested in how the fig is going to behave. It looks ( Read more... )

Vampires and zombies, or rather, entertainment and novels about vampires and zombies which is after all where zombies and vampires reside, right?, kind of bore the shit out of me. Always have. Which leaves space for the exception to the rule. Which is, Charlie Huston's vampire quadrology. I got onto Charlie Huston through his (non-vampire, ( Read more... )