• STFU

    Took the day off today, and went on a long walk with Anne. She pointed out that November is her favorite month, and it was easy to see why, with the sun warming our shoulders, as we walked beneath the bluest blue sky I’ve seen over Pasadena in years. As we walked down Colorado Boulevard,…

  • Anthem

    Made some good progress on the book yesterday. I’d been blocked for several weeks on this one part, and it was driving me crazy. So I heeded some advice from MV: “give yourself permission to suck, and fix it later.” Strange that I’d need to hear that from someone else, because it’s advice I give…

  • 12.11.02

    I’m putting my time into finishing my book this week, so updates may be infrequent, but I wanted to give up a couple of computer things: Over at Lockergnome’s Penguin Shell, Tony is running a great week-long tutorial on using procmail to get rid of spam. I’ll be following it all week, moving closer and…

  • 11.11.02

    Today is Veteran’s day, and I’ve been trying to think of a way to thank and honor those men and women who have ensured that I can sit here, safe and warm in my house, and proclaim, “George W. Bush is a Jerkass.” Well, I have a friend, and she and her husband are both…

  • That’s a Wrap!

    First of all, I got it. I screwed up my courage, and told Isaac that Anne and I were introduced to our wedding reception to the Theme From Shaft, and asked him if he’d mind signing my CD. “Are you kidding me?! I’d love to!” I had to hold in a girlish squeal of delight,…