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Putting down the books for a moment...
Did you know that libraries have books? Now that I'm done with school I can read them! I have six or seven and just received an Amazon order that included another. My plan for tomorrow is to go to the county library and pick up another; because, of course, I need more ( Read more... ) -
Re: Magazines (Speed, format, online, etc.)
I was reading the latest issue of Print Magazine which focuses on graphic design, illustration, and other aspects of visual culture. They had an article in their section on technology about online magazines, especially those that are distributed in browser-based Flash, downloadable Flash, and PDF formats. Of course, none of this technology is new. ( Read more... ) -
Fear, thy name is grad school
I've talked to a lot of you about my desire to go back to grad school. I'd like to go back this year rather than wait another year and feel more lethargic about doing it. Here's the thing; I've already missed one deadline out of the three schools I was interested in. The next one, which is my first choice (Syracuse) is Valentine's Day. I have to ( Read more... ) -
Notes
1. Just got back from seeing Syriana. It's very intense, though too padded with extraneous material. George Clooney is becoming (if he's not already) one of just a few truly great actors of his generation. Matt Damon, not so much. Also, the geek in me was happy to see the doctor from DS9 working ( Read more... ) -
Addendum
To follow off my post of a minute ago I'm in a artistic mood these days; the novel is alternately great and like pulling teeth. I'll write in the good times, yeah ( Read more... ) -
Update
Novels are funny things; in many ways they're living things ( Read more... ) -
TAGTAG - Chapter 2 (new opening)
Based on comments I have added a new beginning to Chapter 2. Believe it or not Chapter 3 is already done and I am preparing to work on Chapter 4. I'll be posting them as time goes on. For now I'm enclosing the new opening. The last paragraph or so is a slight rewrite of the original opening. Ronnie has started to take over the story so I thought ( Read more... ) -
TAGTAG Chapter 2
So I've been a bit behind on writing but I'm hoping to make it up this week. Chapter 3 really stuck for me; it introduces four new characters who I hadn't really conceived of yet. They were more of a mass in my head than an individual; the chorus for the novel, if you will. Anywho, Chapter 2. Let me know what you think. Seriously folks, any ideas ( Read more... ) -
NaNoWriMo - TAGTAG - Chapter 1a
So this is really the second half of Chapter 1; looking back I realized we needed to see a bit more of Jonah before we move on to someone else. Also, I can tell that this sort of writing is going to read very episodic. If anyone has thoughts on how to combat this they're welcome to let me know. So, on to it.
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Online
We are online at the new apartment. I expect we'll actually start sleeping over here tonight and get everything moved over the long weekend. The one thing I'm already starting to miss about our old place now is the view; sure, there were parked cars outside but there were also nice lawns, a park, kids playing, etc. up and down the road. So that was ( Read more... )