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OBAMARAMA
I really wanted to say that. :-) -
Jury Duty . . .
. . . tomorrow. Looks like my number has been called. We'll see if I have to actually sit on a case. With the move coming up, I hope not. It'll be nice to have a day off of work.
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Things Are Moving Faster Than Planned
Looks like we're moving to Arizona (Phoenix area) in a few weeks, right after Orycon. That's the short version ( Read more... ) -
I Haven't Mentioned This Here Yet
The idea of moving away from Eugene has been an idea that's been batted around between me Ximena for about a year, but for at least the last six months we've been seriously looking at the Twin Cities as place to move. X has a interest in prosthetic technology and there's very few schools in the country that offer a program in prosthetics. One of ( Read more... ) -
OryCon 30
I received my OryCon schedule. Generally I prefer a light panel schedule, however this time our weekend schedule is short. I'm working until 4pm Friday and then we're planning on taking the train up to Portland early early Saturday morning (5:30), then leaving Sunday afternoon or evening.
Yep, we're doing the train again (just as we did for ( Read more... ) -
Short Bullet Point Update
- I've talked to my mom on the phone twice now since the accident and she sounds well. Indeed she is surrounded by good care and family down in Arizona. My brother has been good at sending updates.
- After submitting a bunch of stories electronically over time, I sent a story through the post office. And guess what I did. I forgot about sending a ( Read more... )
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Update and On Having An Elderly Parent
I'm still on a short story reading kick. In fact, I checked out the Del Rey Book of Science Fiction & Fantasy from the library. I still would like my own copy, though. But you just can't beat the convenience of the library ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Cold
So the weekend's here and I have a cold. At least it hasn't knocked me on my ass ( Read more... ) -
Now THAT was promising
Over the weekend I was in Lincoln City for a short story workshop with Dean Wesley Smith, Kris Kathryn Rusch, and Asimov's editor Shelia Williams. Highlights:- Dean and Kris are currently NOT editing anything, so in this workshop forum Dean played editor as if he were still editing for Pulphouse and Kris played editor as if she were still editing ( Read more... )
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Labored
So I just read eight stories for the short story workshop next weekend. All I have is eight more to go for a grand total of forty-two stories. Someone added up the pages and you know how many pages we're reading? 1022 manuscript pages of short fiction! Damn, I'm glad we don't have to critique. We're just reading so we know what the editors are ( Read more... )