Elizabeth Moon's Blog, page 51

From Twitter 01-23-2011

12:40:09: RT @NASA: The Alps in all their snow-capped glory. Here's a sweeping, cloud-free view from NASA's Terra satellite. http://go.usa.gov/YCi
12:40:22: RT @seldo: People: it's 2011. You call somebody by whatever gender pronoun they select. This is not optional, or worthy of a joke. Just ...
12:40:32: RT @ShuttleCDRKelly: Gabrielle (@Rep_Giffords) starts her second day of rehab in 20 minutes at Memorial Hermann. No weekends off here.
12:41:06: RT @robinmckinley: After all, u'r safe behind the page: u might as well go 4 it RT @AdviceToWriters: Whether or not you write well, wri ...
12:41:32: RT @NatureNews: Coal-fired trigger of mass extinction http://ff.im/-wHtHq

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From Twitter 01-22-2011

18:06:25: RT @BacklisteBooks: RT @dorannadurgin: Free stuff, baby! Sign up for free bookmarks, enter to win the Farscape series on DVD. http://h ...
18:09:17: RT @KSmithSF: Frances Fox Piven, Glenn Beck Target, Has Been Threatened - http://nyti.ms/gdhjzc
18:10:03: RT @ShuttleCDRKelly: GG all settled in here at MH. Hopefully over to TIRR in a day or two. Doing great in her new room. Lots of rehab w/ ...
20:34:23: RT @vondanmcintyre: Sneak peek: Mist Grass & Sand, Sunday, BVC. http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/Vonda-N.-McIntyre/Short-Stories/Of ...
20:38:43: Really truly did not need a sinus migraine this afternoon/evening. Of course, I NEVER need a sinus migraine.
20:39:51: On the bright side, pruned many dead branches off junipers until headache drove me out of the sun into a darkened room.

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From Twitter 01-21-2011

11:06:13: Signs of spring: male goldfinch starting to show summer colors. White-crowned sparrow males in dominance fight.
13:25:26: RT @clbshrp: @nasa A neutron walks into a bar and asks for a drink, when the drink is finished he asks for the price "for you no charge"
13:25:42: RT @MaggieL: @clbshrp @nasa And the proton next to him says "That's unfair" Barkeep says "You sure?" Proton replies "I'm positive!"
13:36:32: RT @patinagle: RT @kristinerusch: Biz blog - what major publishing does for the midlist writer these days. http://bit.ly/g3ozS1
13:36:36: RT @NatureNews: Coral marches to the poles http://ff.im/-wFG0f
15:31:29: TWITTER...will you PLEASE quit with the miserable "Wondering who this is?" window. I hates it. I hates it lots.
21:40:24: RT @dianagill: Wonder what an editor's life is like? Tom Dupree nails it in adventures In Editing, Part I: http://t.co/Fi9Qwnc
21:48:36: Butterflied a pork tenderloin tonight, stuffed it, and yes, produced a much moister, tenderer tenderloin than my previous method.
21:51:32: Loving the Wusthof boning knife that slid through that meat as if through melting butter.
23:29:56: Another reason to love technology--watching rocket to the ISS about to launch in Japan, where it's afternoon tomorrow.

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From Twitter 01-20-2011

00:01:11: Every Republican in the House voted to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act. Shame on them.
00:12:22: Of course, affordable health care for members of Congress has long been part of their "package." It's not their problem.
08:23:50: Gray and windy here. A good morning to make tracks in the book. But then, ALL mornings are good for #writing.
09:25:32: RT @robinmckinley: Fabulous. Me too RT @Writerer: I love this, by the way. Like the best birthday I never had. http://yfrog.com/h4joclj
09:26:07: RT @socialtechno: Just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome. At first, I thought it was awful, but by the end I quite liked it.
11:45:20: End of early spring: strong N wind, temps dropping through the '30sF, hard freeze predicted tonight, low-mid 20sF. Was nice while lasted.
12:12:46: Dear Twitter: I DO NOT WANT the stupid window that says "Wondering who this is?"--if I want to know, I'll look them up. Window not good.
12:12:55: RT @BacklisteBooks: Only 2 more days for the special 99 cent price for award-winning What's in a Name? Smashwords coupon code XC48J http ...
12:17:24: Jury duty notice said appropriate dress to show respect for court. Weather trumps court. Wearing warm in several layers.
12:19:42: Will state if challenged that it's cold, I'm old, and court should not be fussier than my church.
13:32:33: Colder yet. I now have on jury clothes (long-johns under sweater and black wool slacks) and not jury shoes (fleece slipper socks). Cold.
16:28:58: Book IV reaches 30,000 words and goes right on: http://www.paksworld.com/blog/ with short discussion of what this means.
16:30:21: Yanno, if you demand a jury trial and then don't show up for it...the judge and prosecutor are not thrilled with you. Jury's happy, though.
16:53:55: Canadian Brass's jazzy version of "Amazing Grace" has me bouncing in the chair. Hard to type. Don't care.
16:56:03: "Tuba Tiger Rag" ain't bad either.

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From Twitter 01-19-2011

07:12:36: RT @damiengwalter: Do not judge genre by its covers - http://j.mp/ewwHru
08:55:26: RT @BarackObama: Americans deserve the security of knowing that insurance companies can't deny, cap or drop coverage when they need it m ...
09:44:15: RT @InsideJSC: Starting to plan Space Week, a space exploration celebration in College Station and Austin in late March! More info to co ...
10:29:15: RT @BacklisteBooks: BeB authorer Doranna Durgin is thrilled with the new cover for her fantasy story "The Scoria." :) 99 cents! http://b ...
10:42:53: RT @BarackObama: The White House's Stephanie Cutter explains the cost of repealing health reform for American families and our economy: ...
11:51:18: RT @BacklisteBooks: RT @authorterryo: Thanks, @jemifraser : When Danger Calls by Terry Odell - romantic suspense with characters you thi ...
11:51:23: RT @BacklisteBooks: 2011 Edgar Award Nominees Revealed
http://t.co/oBolWxW via @galleycat #edgarawards #mystery #HarlanCoben #Reading
11:54:12: RT @NatureNews: Peer review: Trial by Twitter http://ff.im/-wDaWS
13:48:39: Windows Media Player won't let me enter album/artist info for CD I'm playing & can't find it online. Canadian Brass, dangit.
14:15:26: RT @BacklisteBooks: RT @JRobinsonAuthor: Wow, THE ZOMBIE'S WAY is the #4 horror graphic novel on Amazon. I suspect it's a small genre. : ...
14:15:31: RT @BacklisteBooks: RT @karenfenech: Read a free #excerpt of GONE-"Riveting!" RomanceReviewsToday http://amzn.to/c2mzKN #Kindle #Ebooks
16:52:45: Why does Twitter keep having trouble with my email address when no one else does? Why are they sending email anyway?
16:53:58: I have both re-entered the email address AND done the other "click here to try sending messages" but the pink rect. is still there. Grump.

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From Twitter 01-18-2011

08:58:05: RT @nprnews: Vatican Warned Irish Bishops Not To Report Abuse http://n.pr/dPAv6b
09:00:54: The forecast is for "Sunny". It is cloudy. It is dripping. Sigh. We could use more rain, but we need to finish the "pea fence."
21:06:54: First flowers today: the bush honeysuckle whose flowers smell lemony. Just a few open. Henbit is warming up too.
21:38:39: ABC says "No one blames politics for the shooting..." Wrong. Many do, inconvenient as it is for those who wish no one did.
22:30:22: Progress report on Book IV at http://www.paksworld.com/blog/
22:42:36: RT @vondanmcintyre: Keen Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap110118.html
22:43:43: RT @NASA_EO: Pine Island Glacier [image] http://tinyurl.com/6eypw7b #NASA

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From Twitter 01-17-2011

09:47:30: Books are tyrants. Last night newbook decided it wanted lots of words. Guess who sat up to write them. And this morning...more demands.
09:48:24: OTOH, a tyrant book is a big help...it's the ones writhing and fainting in coils and begging for support that take it out of me. #writing.
09:48:33: RT @BacklisteBooks: Scores of great out-of-print #ebooks in all genres, most just $2.99 -- Check it out! http://bit.ly/gMu2R2 #ebook #k ...
10:06:09: RT @MichaelPata: The first mammoth cloning experiment is officially underway http://on.io9.com/ebW1Ux
11:27:36: If you move into a house with carpet, do you know what's under it? The new book suggests some possibilities. #writing
14:27:36: Skies cleared, temps warmed, R- has frame up for wire for peas & beans in the new bed. Buzzed by prospecting bee--sorry, no flowers yet.
14:29:05: Re-use: top pipe from chain-link fence taken down on E-side now forms top of frame for chicken-wire pea & bean trellis. Baling wire binding
16:16:02: Chairs. Old rickety folding chairs will be replaced by sturdy wooden "library" chairs. Takes weeks, but worth it.
16:16:30: RT @BacklisteBooks: Welcome to LEIGH MICHAELS -- Award-winning contemporary and historical romances from the heartland of America

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From Twitter 01-16-2011

14:15:28: RT @HeardinLondon: .@chris_coltrane when Churchill was asked to cut #ArtsFunding in favour of the war effort, he replied "Then what are ...
14:17:43: An inch of slow rain on the garden is a good thing. The onion sets look happy--the 20F freeze apparently didn't bother them. Rest not up.
15:24:11: Snippet hunters--new post up at http://www.paksworld.com/blog/ with snippet from KINGS OF THE NORTH.
18:10:46: RT @leverus: This is smart: the myth (and reality) of the cultural elite http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/movies/16scott.html?_r=1&ref=arts
18:14:35: RT @NASA_EO: North Col of Mount Everest [image] http://tinyurl.com/6bqy73a #NASA
23:17:24: RT @awfulagent: If you've done D&D or other RPG you will get a chuckle from today's Fox Trot http://www.foxtrot.com/2011/01/16/ Even ...

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From Twitter 01-15-2011

09:25:27: RT @BacklisteBooks: BeB author Beth Orsoff's ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED named one of the Top 4 Reads of 2010 at Daily Cheap Reads. http:// ...
09:25:36: RT @BacklisteBooks: Now, that's what we're talking about: "E-book Sales Rise Nearly 130% in November" http://bit.ly/hTGXZZ #ebooks #eboo ...
09:25:49: RT @BacklisteBooks: Well, duh! "Six titles with a $5.00 pricetag in the Top 20 paid bestseller list in the Amazon #Kindle store." http:/ ...
09:36:53: RT @NatGeoSociety: #Photos: Mount Etna Erupts Overnight
http://on.natgeo.com/ePsXvy
09:40:14: RT @NASA: Europe's largest & most active volcano, Mt. Etna, erupted this week. View from NASA's Terra satellite. http://go.usa.gov/rLt
09:42:51: Gray, drizzly, chilly. Need to go to big grocery, then come home and cook. Out of parsley, for instance.
10:18:57: RT @robinmckinley: RT @britishmuseum 252 yrs ago 2day British Museum opened to public 4 1st first time. This is what it looked like then ...
11:01:57: Lost yesterday's grocery list. All I can remember is parsley. I know there was more. Oh--cumin. Um. Pepper! Um. Mindchurn.
11:18:24: Should go by Lowe's or Home Depot first to see about LED light strips shown on some home improv. shows. Better than old light over sink?
14:35:31: Lamb curry (of a sort) is simmering on the stove; more lamb to bone out, tho. A good smell for a cold rainy day.
17:14:09: RT @NASA_EO: Northwestern Algeria [image] http://tinyurl.com/4a5z7so #NASA
18:19:49: Playing with food: yesterday's lamb shoulders becoming tonight's curry-inspired (but not authtentic) lamb concoction.
18:20:36: In this weather all I want to do is crawl into bed and sleep...rouse...sleep. But tomorrow at 6 am, it's time to get up and go sing.
18:21:18: (Actually I can spell authentic. I can't TYPE authentic after a nap.)

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From Twitter 01-14-2011

10:30:19: At first glance, tip of squirrel's tail hanging over edge of gutter looks like something else. Squirrel's nose very obviously squirrel.
11:50:43: Daily wordage goal met; infant book IV now over 20,000 words total. Now for laundry, kitchen (lamb shoulders in oven) & music.
15:19:07: The Consuming Passion: my table linens arrived. Fit picnic tables perfectly. Kitchen table (v. small) not so much. But love 'em.
15:22:50: Now have enough cloth napkins so no one will be stuck with paper, even for Thanksgiving.
18:17:52: How did I manage to turn OFF the oven while turning ON the top burner for the potatoes??
22:37:11: RT @robinmckinley: Gosh! I never thought about that! RT @AdviceToWriters: Dickens, as you know, never got round to starting his home pag ...
23:47:30: RT @Janet_Reid: Heads up writer friends: a warning on my blog about a writing contest with some VERY bad rules: http://tinyurl.com/47qhqwg
23:48:48: RT @NatGeoSociety: Thunderstorms can shoot beams of antimatter into #space. A must click if only for the illustration: http://on.natgeo. ...

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