Back in March I applied to go back to Antarctica. I was hired as an alternate an began getting approved to go. Alas, I never finished PQing, as it's known, because of problems with my dental insurance situation. So I called and regretfully told the chef that I did not think I would be able to deploy this year ( Read more... )

Well, not that unconventional, really. But loads of neat stuff has been explored-Gender! Genre! Culture! Chemistry! Discovered Audrey Niffenegher giving a really neat speech about art and society and H.G.Wells!  Tomorrow we're going light on programming, so that some other stuff can get done, but I will show mom the masquerade in the evening. After ( Read more... )

After some delay for repairs to the aircraft, mom and I made it to London. We are resting in our tiny hotel room, getting ready to go out and wander about, finding dinner and other goodies. We have a few days before the con starts, so we don't have to rush anywhere. It will be an early night for us, since sleeping on the plane was not quite quality ( Read more... )

All of the past year, since I started at my current job, I have struggled to be a functional supervisor, to succeed at being lead baker. This has been a real effort. When it wasn't going well I would ask the management for help in getting better at that aspect of the job. Management, alas, constantly told me to talk to the other bakers, to learn to ( Read more... )

Today was The Bard in the afternoon, being gamesome with The Merry Wives of Windsor, and a very modern piece called The Little Years in the evening ( Read more... )

Richard III for a matinee and Camelot at night. Quite a diverse view of British monarchy. Just to show how little some things matter, the actor playing Richard, Duke of Gloucester,, is female. And put on one of the best performances of the part I've ever seen. The costuming was unambiguously male, and the face by no means feminine. Grand work all ( Read more... )

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NOVEMBER

The Siren, A. Bruce

*High Stakes, D. Francis

They’re Watching, G. Hurwitz

All Clear, C. Willis

13 Hours, D. Meyer

Omnitopia Dawn, D. Duane

A Marked Man, B. Hambly

The Devil Amongst the Lawyers, S. McCrumb

*The Wings of  a Falcon, C. Voigt

Velocity, A. Jacobson

And a lacuna ensues, involving packing to move to NY for a ( Read more... )

OCTOBER

Play Dead, H. Coben

The Whisperers, J. Connolly

My Lost Daughter, N. Rosenberg

The Mapping of Love and Death, J. Winspear

The Half-Made World, F. Gilman

Dog Tags, D. Rosenfelt

The Queen of Patpong, T Hallinana

Voyeur, D, Judson

The Vaults, T. Ball

Who Fears Death, N. Okorafor

Cross and Dagger, J. Tarr

The Last Lie, S. White

An ( Read more... )

SEPTEMBER

Faithful Place, T. French

*Lirael, G. Nix

Crossfire, F. Francis

In Harm’s Way, R. Pearson

Mockingjay, S. Collins

The Burning Wire, J. Deaver

The Other Wes Moore, W. Moore

The Passage, J. Cronin

Kraken, C. Mieville

Queen of the Night, J. Jance

After America, J. Birmingham

The Waters Rising S. Tepper

Sizzling Sixteen, J. ( Read more... )