I spent a number of years living in Whitewater, Wisconsin. This is a state generally known for its bovine influence. Even so, Whitewater was special because just a mile or so out of town was a small cattle farm known as 'Sunshine Genetics', an embryo-transfer site that, while most likely totally harmless, we always joked sounded like the perfect ( Read more... )

It isn't often that a movie is so unambiguous about its quality, or lack thereof. Disappointments like the Burton version of Alice in Wonderland and the Tron remake have qualities that earn them some partial redemption (some delightful costumes in the former, the bastard lovechild of David Bowie and Eddie Izzard running a nightclub in the other ( Read more... )

I admit, I'm not the best at naming things. One of my earliest stories, something that I actually no longer have any copy of, was merely an anagram of my own name. The first RPG campaign I ran was called 'The Coming of the White Wyrm', which in retrospect sounds more like the title of a 70's BDSM flick. If Rhi and I ever have kids, she'd have ( Read more... )

There is a strong benefit to living with a compulsive planner and worrier: You get a little more warning time on potential future mishaps ( Read more... )

For those who don't follow Facebook: I've completed the first draft of The Garden Prison, book one of the Messiah in Green saga. While initially clocking in at about 175,000 words, I have no idea how much and which direction that's going to change when I get finished with the proofreading/editing process ( Read more... )

Science fiction has generally never been the most popular genre in a general sense. While there have been a few exceptions that have become staples of popular culture, even that popularity is somewhat backhanded. Where someone can be wholly into sports, cars, or what have you and still be considered stereotypically acceptable, if someone's an ( Read more... )

I check myself out in the mirror a lot. Sometimes it's because I'm bored and just looking at various parts of my body. Sometimes, usually directly following strenuous physical exertion, it's to remark that under the influence of endorphins, I'm really fucking hot. Sometimes its to wish I had some more curves to address my often resurfacing ( Read more... )

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Yes, I will suddenly update out of nowhere with little to no explanation of a sudden rant ( Read more... )

I've done a bit of soul-searching, spent a lot of time looking up information on the subject. I'm a writer (and a sketcher, but that's a different topic), a good deal of my creative energy goes towards that end. Now recently, as in the past few months, I haven't posted much of anything new. It didn't mean I haven't been working, just that I was ( Read more... )