I’ve been updating the reading list on this blog with the books I finished or started in February. Generally I write them up when I’m done and put them in the month I finished. I’m still nibbling on Lamentation since it takes some concentration, so the intrusion of my copyedit is keeping me from reading [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Updates to the reading list
Posted in other people's books on February 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Just Checkin In….
Posted in Woe is Kat, Writing on February 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I have been down with a sinus headache for two days–yeah I get the killer kind whenever the atmospheric pressure drops drastically as it did to bring in yesterday’s wind and snow–they last about 48 hours and nothing makes them go away but time. Drugs only help the rest of the symptoms and I’m [...]
Rare Critter Revealed to be Working for the NSA!
Posted in Unbearable cuteness, photos on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Time Flies….
Posted in Kat Litter, Other Cool Folks, Personal blither, birthday, tagged pigeon of death on February 23, 2009 | Comments Off
… like an arrow (and fruit flies like a banana.)
Tomorrow is my friend Ken George’s birthday (no I don’t remember or care how old he is.) Ken is the guy who got me started with my first “weblog” back in September of 2000, among other things. Here is the text of the first [...]
More Ken Scholes!
Posted in Conventions and signings, Cool writerly people, other people's books on February 20, 2009 | Comments Off
Tonight at Third Place in Lake Forest Park! (Where the cool Steve works.)
News on the Philip Front
Posted in Stuff about the book(s), ghosts and monsters, research on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Back in 2004 when I was finishing up the research on Poltergeist, I spent some time trying to find the original “Man Alive!” footage and home films of the Philip sessions that the original New Horizons/Toronto Psychichal Research Society participated in. No dice.
A few people I talked to then and later suggested [...]
People actually read this stuf…
Posted in Personal blither, ferrets, photos on February 18, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It appears I should blog substantively more often: my views and linkage have sky rocketed since I started actually saying something.
Huh. Imagine that.
And that brings up a thought not unconnected to recent web discussions about blogging and promotion and such: what makes a good blog? or a good blog post? [...]
Mmm… Ken Scholes….
Posted in Cool writerly people, other people's books on February 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Back when I was a newbie author I went to a convention–my first convention as a "pro", though I didn’t actually have a book coming out for 3 months. In the Green Room I was introduced to a crowd of fabulous people who were all very friendly and nice to terrified me. Some [...]
Boat, boathouse, houseboat, house…
Posted in boat stuff on February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So… One of my frequent blog visitors (and someday I’ll figure out who she is in Real Life and I’m sure I’ll be embarrassed as hell that I haven’t put name and LJ-handle together sooner) mentioned that to most people who don’t hang out near boats, there’s no differentiation between “boat” and “houseboat” if someone [...]
They Earn… What?!
Posted in Personal blither on February 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Well… this is interesting in a “someone shoot me now” kind of way…
The Seattle PI Wage Comparison by Occupation widget.
I suspect the median and mean for “Writers and Authors” is a bit skewed due to the small size of the sample (710). While certain people are making rather nice money quite a few of [...]
Book Review: Trigger City
Posted in Book reviews news and 'zines, Cool writerly people, other people's books on February 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m copying this from my Recent Reading page because I just can’t let it hide in a corner. I love this book that much.
Trigger City, by Sean Chercover (Ray Dudgeon PI mystery #2): First I have to own up that I know Sean and consider him a friend so, yes I’m biased, but… Goddamn is [...]
Deadwood Valentines–Parental/Office Warning for delightful filth
Posted in Silliness on February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Soo… thanks to the evil “Dusty” Rhodes for this link to Deadwood Valentines created by CalamityJon. I can’t stop laughing. I loved that show!
