A funny thing happened to me this morning. Remember when I mentioned yesterday how happy I was because I got my planner situated? Cleaned my office, too, for my chibithulhus, lots and lots of Munchkin, my Hellboy collection, and several books. And then? I got an e-mail from Amazon telling me Final Fantasy XIII-2 is […]
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Musings and Opinions
Ending Planner NeglectTM
I *hate* it when I’m in a bad mood. Usually, it’s caused by First World problems or news poisoning. Last week was caused by Planner NeglectTM. This is the state of being I typically encounter when my mind tells my grasshopper to piss off. The conversation usually goes something like this: BRAIN: Wow, I’ve got […]
About Author Bashing
A few people commented about a crack I made in the pragmatic dos and don’ts for writers I posted yesterday. Specifically, I mentioned how authors “show” a face online as part of their persona or marketing tactics. Yes, there are authors (who shall remain nameless) who criticize or comment about other people’s work, etc. in […]
Pragmatic Dos and Don’ts for Writers
One of the things that is *very* confusing for new writers is how to peel off another author’s persona or (as I like to call it) marketing bling. There is the author, there is their work, and then there is the face they show to the world. That character or aspect is specifically engineered to […]
New Jewelry Designs
I took some pictures this morning of the jewelry I’ve been designing and creating. Some of these are based on patterns; others I came up with on the fly. This first picture is based on the popular wrap-around bracelets that you see. Since gold is becoming more popular, I wanted to expand my closet to […]