Four years
It's been four years since my father was killed. I'm gonna try and keep busy, spend the day focused on...
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Arguing articulately before the Court
I tuned into the Prop. 8 webcast late, most of the way through the Deputy Attorney General's argument. Unfortunately, my...
Watchmen opening imminently
I'm tempted to attend the Thursday midnight showing of Watchmen. The theatre a five-minute drive from my house is showing...
Prop. 8 hearing to be televised on Thursday
In case anyone doesn't know this, the California Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments about whether to repeal Prop....
Rain tracking
It's raining again here. Normally I would be unhappy about this (I still disapprove of stuff falling from the sky),...
Assorted TV
I'm kinda swamped, and possibly a little sick, and definitely tired, and not really up to coping with much of...
February submission report
We received 455 valid submissions in February, 2009. That's the fifth-highest-volume month ever; up 20% over February, 2008. The only...
Hugo deadline imminent
This year, I had it all planned out. My to-do list is full of tasks like "post journal entry linking...
Adding new things that have been there all along
I've rarely been fond of reading stories written in collaboration by authors who took turns alternating sections. It often seems...
Person name or place name?
Something I see fairly often in submissions: The first paragraph or so contains a capitalized word that, in context, could...
Disneyland questions
A year ago, I saw a video made by Disney, some kind of management-training sort of thing. It had various...
Alternate-reality teen comedy
I'd like to see a John Hughes-style high school comedy set in a universe in which it's the smart kids...