Elizabeth Moon's Blog, page 104

College, Day Two

(This is copied from a post in my group at sff.net, and I was unable to make an LJ cut in it.)

They arrived on time but the first class (transition to college, ironically, which had in its handouts "Don't be late, don't miss class" warnings) had been canceled.

R- coached M- through how to ask the math prof for help on two things (that neither of them had figured out with the online homework) and then M- went alone and did the actual asking (YAY!!!) and got answers (YAY!!!) and was able t...

From Twitter 01-21-2010

11:55:12: Zero sleep last night. Not a good start for the day. But propane truck came, yay! Bread dough rising, yay! Jaw pain, boo!
14:01:04: Bread's almost done. Smells wonderful. Take it out, then take nap before driving to city to meet family.

Tweets copied by twittinesis.com

Writer's Block: A rose by any other name ...

How did you choose your LiveJournal username? Is there an interesting story behind it?

Submitted By sun_star_n_moon

View 1196 Answers

I wanted to use my own name, but--being on dial-up at the time with a slow and sometimes wonky connection--could never get LJ to accept the complete registration, but apparently it was sidetracking whatever name I tried with, starting with my full name.    So when the attempt to join/register failed, and I tried again, my name was suddenly "unavailable."   This ...

Day Two (of classes, that is)

Husband and son headed off in the predawn dimness to catch the bus to catch the other bus to get to campus in time for son's first class.   Yesterday husband got son set up on husband's computer (because son doesn't have broadband and ACC requires broadband for access to some course requirements, like online homework and quiz assignments.   Son did two of the five sections of math homework he has to do by Saturday night, and then switched to the class whose name I can never recall, but which ...

From Twitter 01-20-2010

08:28:33: Less than two months now to release date of new book, March 16. Usual pre-release panic hitting me now. (Back to work, self!)
09:29:08: 500 words of essay for exhibition catalog...actually writing beats worrying about whether I can.
09:48:11: Graphic Audio has podcast interview with me up at http://www.graphicaudio.net They're doing the audio of the Vatta's War books.
13:35:33: R- is helping M- get set up online with the required online labs for doing homework. I need a soundproof...

Podcast

Graphic Audio, the folks doing the audiobook version of the Vatta's War books, did an interview with me sometime back, and it's now up online as a podcast at their site, along with the first hour of Trading in Danger.

Take a listen at www.graphicaudio.net  

I really enjoyed the interview, by the way, and my interviewer was kind enough to say the same.  We did end up chatting about choral music, having both sung in good choirs and some of the same music.

From Twitter 01-19-2010

09:34:34: First day of class at ACC for M-; R- is going with him for the first two weeks at least. I'm working here. Three chores done, more to go.
10:00:04: Editing last of wildlife management report; starting on essay.
16:17:57: Essay for exhibition catalog eating my brain in the wrong way. Too little experience, too much snark.

Tweets copied by twittinesis.com

From Twitter 01-18-2010

10:33:36: Wildlife management report creeps towards completion. Maybe today? Next, essay for TAMU SF-exhibition catalog.
10:39:58: Did manage some work on book3 late last night when realized A would get into trouble in the South. Lots of trouble. Ha!
10:40:47: If you want to show how tallgrass holds a streambank, best not to show flood with only grass tips sticking out--show after. Or both
11:24:15: New post up at Paksworld blog: http://www.paksworld.com/blog/ about "lost" chapter and a...

80 Acres: Annual Report

Every year the annual wildlife management report to the county tax appraisal district eats my time and my brain for several weeks.  County tax appraisal districts are required to require (yup, that's right) landowners doing wildlife management to use a  form designed by the state parks & wildlife department, which form was approved by the legislature and thus can't be changed without risking the whole program going through the lege again.  If you know about the Texas lege, you know why our...

From Twitter 01-17-2010

18:38:05: New post up in 80 acres blog--new species found for the list, lots of pictures: http://www.80acresonline.org/blog/
23:12:57: Can't find my copy of _Butterflies Through Binoculars_,
23:16:02: Need sleep. Can't sleep. Bad combination. Two different books arguing about who has a right to my brain tonight. *SHUT UP!* I wail.

Tweets copied by twittinesis.com