Jason Córdova's Blog, page 64
April 27, 2012
I Got Nothing
Feeling a bit melancholy today, so I went ahead and started listening to music from the Final Fantasy series. You know, that game series that pretty much shaped my formative years (okay, Final Fantasy III and beyond)? Yeah, that one.
Hey, speaking of, if it’s called Final Fantasy, why are there fourteen games in the series? I always wondered…
…and now my playlist decided on Apocalyptica’s version of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”. Yeah, even my computer is being melancholy.
Yes, ooh shiny mo...
April 25, 2012
Motivate Me, Sir!
One of the roughest parts of getting through a day is the realization that not matter what you do, nothing seems to motivate you. Soda? Not working. Exercise? Not working. Two ounces of coke off of a prostitute’s ass (okay, metaphorically, but still…)? Not working.
Though I’ll forgive Charlie Sheen for the advice. He really did have good intentions.
Writing is both a joyful escape from reality and a big, nasty chore that sometimes you really don’t want to do. It combines that wonderful, freeing...
April 21, 2012
"Lawyers in Hell": Back into Hell
Reblogged from Shiny Book Review:
LAWYERS IN HELLis the first installment of the “Heroes in Hell” shared world anthology series, co-created byJanet and Chris Morris,in twenty-five years. And as such, it’s both welcome and relevant, as there are plenty of new authors and characters who have yet to experience Hell and all its forms.
The best stories here are the “framing” stories by Chris and/or Janet Morris, which are, respectively, the introductory “Interview with the Devil” (credited to both)...
April 16, 2012
ConVent -- The Crazy Convention Story That Keeps It Fun
Reblogged from Shiny Book Review:
Part of the fun when reading about the convention scene in fiction is finding “them” in your own memories (and, curiously enough, your own experiences) and giggling in recognition. Kate Paulk does this and more in her blood-sucking, werewolf prowling, con-going hoot of a tale,ConVent.
“Jim”, as our hero in this novel calls himself (having outgrown his original name many, many years ago) has just arrived at a science fiction/fantasy convention when he smells a...
April 4, 2012
In A Groove
I think I'm starting to get into a groove here with both writing, working and reviewing. Somehow I found the energy to juggle all of them while pretending to have this wild and crazy life. I wish I could claim it's been enlightening, but really it's just a lot of Pepsi. My heart really won't like this in 30 years but, at that point, my liver should be hating me more, and since they can replace all of the above (except for those 30 years, that is…) I'm not too concerned.
So… books received...
April 3, 2012
The Boring Writer
Okay, so over at Shiny Book Review we're having another free book contest. Merely click on this link, like the post (or like us on Facebook) and you're entered. The prize? Books 1 (Jack of Ravens) and 2 (The Burning Man) of Mark Chadbourn's Kingdom of the Serpent series. We're going to try to have at least one book contest a month. With the amount of books piling up in our office (aka my desk area), we shouldn't run out soon.
I got to spend some time in the ER last week, thanks to a heavy...
March 31, 2012
March 29, 2012
Holy Crap Jason Survived Another Con
Ah, time for the semi-annual "Holy Crap Jason Survived Another Con" After Action Review (henceforth to be called AAR because, well, I'm lazy). For past AAR's, click here, here and here.
I rolled out of Lexington a little later than I thought I would (expected to be on the road by 0900, was really on the road at 1130) and had minimal problems on the road… until I reached Nashville. For some reason or another, the route into Nashville had massive traffic in the middle of the day. I stopped...
March 22, 2012
Pic of the Day
Cardinal off of my back porch. Enjoy.
