Rants

When I need to vent before I kick someone.

I’ve been known to bite, too.

The Easy Way? Hardly.

The Easy Way? Hardly.

This post was prompted by a discussion of self-publishing–taking the “easy way”–that I stumbled across in my internet wanderings. Rather than beat people over the head with my opinions, I left a brief comment there (no, I don’t remember where exactly–I actually started this post during NaNo and only now rediscovered it) and came back […]

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*snarl*

*snarl*

I’m generally considered a nice person. Really. I’m too easy on kids at work, in the opinion of many. But right now I’m really wanting to strangle a couple. I could be NaNoing. I could be editing and sorting and captioning and posting Huggsley’s Adventures at Yaoi-Con. I could be washing dishes, or cleaning my

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Whoo, Crazy Parent Day!

Whoo, Crazy Parent Day!

It’s one of those ongoing, oft-repeating holidays. And wow, is it a fun one! “What I want is for the violin to be replaced, or for her to get an A in Orchestra and move on.” Never mind that the violin has been missing three weeks without anyone saying a word. Never mind that you

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*facepalm*

*facepalm*

There’s more fail in my fandom today. SF, my genre, my dear and marvelous explore-the-world-and-make-it-a-bigger-and-better-place-to-be chosen form of entertainment…sigh. I could say a lot of things, but others have said it better. Shweta_narayan on what assimilation feels like from the inside. Another response here, on this being just another example of SF reflecting the times.

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Just for the Record

Just for the Record

This is really pissing me off. I’ve spent days basically incapacitated–able to go through the motions (mostly) but unable to think clearly, to write, to edit, even to read. Now I am reading. I have twenty-three library books (don’t ask) and they must go back eventually. It kind of defeats the purpose if I haven’t

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Beware of Cranky (Rawr)

Beware of Cranky (Rawr)

I’m tired. I’m grumpy. I ate too much carbs. My desk is trashed (though I cleaned it Friday) and I don’t wanna write. Or edit. Or read. I have overdue library books because the kid forgot to put them in the car this morning. (They are HER BOOKS. *scowl* ) I tried to be good

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What Happened to that Balance Thing?

“Our findings suggest a serious threat to public health especially from coliform bacteria including E. coli which were detected in half of the bags sampled ” Charles Gerba co-author of the study said. via Reusable bags a breeding ground for bacteria – KOLD News 13. Okay, I get the need for this article. People should

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