Richard Dansky's Blog, page 60
October 15, 2009
Self-Medication for a Drilled-in Face
Ibuprofen, good.
Whisky, better.
That is all.
Whisky, better.
That is all.
October 14, 2009
Things You Don't Want To Hear Your Dentist Say While You're On Vacation
Uh-ohLet's try that again.Wow, that's interesting.At least it's not bleeding.You're going to feel that later.Can you come back in on Friday?
The Heart of the Science Geek I Once Was Goes Pitter Pat
For surely, there is nothing but magnificence in this map of the various expeditions and probes sent out into the universe.
To Infinity and Beyond, indeed.
To Infinity and Beyond, indeed.
October 13, 2009
Words Away
And the readthrough on the manuscript for the paperback edition of Firefly Rain is done. Note to self: having documentaries about carnivorous Miocene-epoch pigs on in the background whilst searching for typos may in fact result in unwanted insertions and a strange craving for the opportunity to fight bacon in a duel to the death.
Mmm, bacon.
Now, on to the new project. Tally-ho!
Mmm, bacon.
Now, on to the new project. Tally-ho!
October 12, 2009
Sorbet Diary: Vanilla Green Tea
A very straightforward recipe, made with goodies from the new tea shop over in Cameron Village. Because there's no fruit in it, it's a little stiff texture-wise. The other thing to watch for is doing multiple strainings, lest ye end up with unexpected leafy goodness in the end product.
On the whole, I'd give it an 8. The mad culinary scientist in me is pondering a green tea-mango crossover, but that'll be for another day.
On the whole, I'd give it an 8. The mad culinary scientist in me is pondering a green tea-mango crossover, but that'll be for another day.
October 10, 2009
You know you're getting old when...
...you read about a FPS called
Section Eight
, and your first thought is:
And I still want to know where Klinger got the taffeta.
And I still want to know where Klinger got the taffeta.
October 9, 2009
Starting in one hour...
...vacation.
I intend to spend mornings working around the house, afternoons writing, and evenings chasing after my cat and yelling.
Bliss.
I intend to spend mornings working around the house, afternoons writing, and evenings chasing after my cat and yelling.
Bliss.
Check It Out
Mad props to David Niall Wilson for unveiling the new and improved Storytellers Unplugged website. If you haven't seen it, check it out - it's at http://www.storytellersunplugged.com
Spooky Spooky. And Annoying
One of my lesser eccentricities is that I collect "true ghost story" books. I can't help it; they're like catnip to me. Oh, sure, I can make some sort of rumbly claim about research and source material and whatnot, but really, I just find them irresistible. And so I snap them up when I find them - local and regional books, "field guides", odd antiques, national "catalogs" of haunted sites - you name it, I get 'em all. Two books of ghost stories from the benighted Uwharries? Yup, got 'em. A m...
