and other well wishes as appropriate.

Happy New Year, everybody, and best wishes for 2014!

I have to learn to be more fixed in my resolve.

Way of the Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Return: An Inn-Keeper's World story by Peter Beagle
Lady Protector by LE Modesitt, Jr
A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R Green
Five Odd Honors: Breaking the Wall by Jane Lindskold
Iorich by Steven Brust
Where Angels Fear to Tread by Thomas E Sniegoski

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Electronic journals probably felt super futuristic back in the day; I wonder if they still do, or if the entire notion of a journal where you record what happened to you and what you think (a very introspective journal) is dying. Most of the blogs I read are very externally focused, with emphasis on linking to external sites and news, and the ( Read more... )

One thing I noticed in The Social Network (fantastic movie, by the way) is when Zuckerberg was using LiveJournal, he posted very quick, single paragraph updates, basically bereft of any external links. It's not the way most of my LJ friends post, certainly -- with the exception of those who dump twitter to their livejournal, most of my friends list ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there was a story that had a beginning, a middle, and no

So I experimented today with, when I was feeling tired (not just drained, which I was all day) with going to the gym in the afternoon. Quite good. xxx calories burned, and I feel more able to tackle the work day. On the other hand, I came back up and had a small helping of pasta and peaches for dinner, so I'll be stuck going back down to the gym to ( Read more... )

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