M. Durango's Blog, page 4
February 10, 2010
What I've read so far this year
I'm sure there's more than this, but I don't have my trusty ereader handy.
The Shining by Stephen King – Just started it; haven't gotten to the really creepy parts yet.
Silent Partner by Dina Matos McGreevey – Jim McGreevey's ex-wife's version of events. I originally wanted to read this one first, but I found The Confession at a used book store. Neither one of them comes off as terribly sympathetic (more on this later when I can write a coherent post). It's also a much faster read then The Confession, mainly due to the lack of convoluted politics (and, I imagine, different target audiences).
The Confession by James E. McGreevey – "America's first gay governor" tell his coming out story with a healthy (or unhealthy, depending on your point of view) dose of New Jersey politics.
Guardian Angel by Sean Michael – Excellent read. I'm psyched that Torquere is starting to package some of the Chasers as novelettes.
Unlikely Hero by Sean Michael – Loved it – sappy, angsty, and hot. Stories with kids usually freak me out (because kids freak me out), but it was well done.
Needful Things by Stephen King – The ending felt a bit out of the blue, but otherwise it was well-paced and a quick read.
Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg – This took me forever. I kept putting it down, but once I got passed the first quarter, it picked up. I was primarily interested in the kidnapping and Lindbergh's association with the isolationist / American Fascist movement. He was not a nice man (politics aside, he was incredibly neglectful and outright mean to his family); Berg is a bit of an apologist, but it's by no means a hagiography. I believe this came out before the revelations of Lindbergh's other families, but given his emotional detachment and self-absorption, I no longer find it terribly surprising.
February 4, 2010
Happy New Year Redux!
Oh, look, it's February. I'm starting 2010 over, since I accomplished pretty much nothing in January. I decided that Imbolc is acceptable new year marker. I have plans, but I need to run to the chiropractor right now. More later.
No, really.
November 15, 2009
(Almost) Half-way there
My "official" nano halfway mark is in a little over an hour; at this rate, I'm roughly 6,000 words behind but can still finish if I write an average of 2,000 words a day for the next two weeks. A lot, but not unattainable. Write or Die helped me get close to 4,000 words this evening alone!
19572 / 50000
(39.14%)
November 6, 2009
November 2, 2009
And so it begins…
Nanowrimo 2009. I'm late getting started, but I have the day off so catching up shouldn't be too much of an issue. I have my plot, a one-page summary, and lots of coffee.
I'm also trying out Windows Live Writer so I can cross-post between LJ and WordPress.
502 / 50000
(1%)
October 10, 2009
Mobile posting?
I actually managed to save enough money for an iPhone! This is especially good since I also recently broke my digital camera and would like to be able to take pictures this Halloween. And the qwerty keyboard isn't too shabby, either. The spell check / auto-replace function is a little odd; yesterday, it kept replacing Arod with iarid. Poor Arod – even iPhone doesn't give him any respect.
(x-posted with my RL blog)
