All ads, all the time
Recently happened across a TV show (?) called Firebrand--they show nothing but TV commercials, occasionally interspersed with little blurbs for...
Tuesday’s same-sex marriage hearing
In case anyone doesn't know, the California Supreme Court is going to have a special three-hour hearing (their hearings are...
The Wheel of Death, and other amazements
I just noticed that it's been over ten years that I've been meaning (but failing) to see Cirque du Soleil....
D, M C A
It just occurred to me that it would be fun to write a filk titled "DMCA," to the tune of...
Frustration and awe
Some notes on Saturday: Got my Hugo ballot in, just barely. Unfortunately, I ended up without enough time to read...
Unexpected street closure
Last night, I biked home from work, only to find my whole block cordoned off by the police. (This is...
Hugo nominating ballots due imminently!
Yikes--I was somehow thinking the Hugo nominating ballot wasn't due 'til the end of March, but in fact it's due...
Books
I've been reading some good books lately. I have long journal entries partly written in my head about each of...
Birthday
Today is my brother's birthday; for the next month, until I catch up, he gets to be only a year...
On Spinrad
In discussions of early sf criticism--of writers who write serious and thoughtful critiques of speculative fiction as literature--I hear certain...
En route to Mexico
Kam and I are sitting in LAX, waiting for the flight to Mazatlán. I think we'll have Net access while...
Milestone: 20k!
The Strange Horizons fiction department received its 20,000th submission this evening. Give or take. The official count overcounts some things...