Connor Wright's Blog, page 7

Sometimes it feels good to work.

Just finished up something for one of my day jobs (or middle-of-the-night jobs, considering the hours I usually keep), and I'm happy with the way things turned out. It's nice to be able to take raw information and turn it … Continue reading →

Taking No For An Answer

Today, I've encountered three different people who didn't want to take my "no, thank you" at face value. The most recent was a three-year-old; since that's really par for the course, she oughtn't count. The other two, however, were grown … Continue reading →

Incredibly NOT SAFE for work…

But the first thirty seconds or so of this sample clip from a longer piece of porn was startlingly hilarious. Wrong, but funny. Also: I am always amused when I see props in porn that I recognize (i.e. a painting … Continue reading →

At least one of my senators Doesn't Get It.

So I wrote to my congress people, and I got a nicely vague, waffley letter back from one of them. I know he's just trying to keep everyone happy, but I don't WANT vague and waffley, I want him to … Continue reading →

Resurfacing!

As in "coming up for air", not as in "putting a new surface on". I'm still alive, and I've even managed to start some new things! This is of course to make up for all of the things from last … Continue reading →

Research this, research that, learn something else entirely…

All I wanted, really, was a list of names commonly found in East Anglia. I now know more about the really amazing assortment of people that have called the southern, eastern, and south-eastern coasts of England home, and the only … Continue reading →

Reviews!

Unexpected reviews on fairly well-visited sites are such nice surprises. Serena Yates gave First Flight a nice little writeup for Queer Magazine Online, while TigerLily of Booked Up Reviews gave First Flight four stars.

Fridge Logic:

Something that makes sense at the time, but when you go to get a snack you open the fridge door and suddenly realize that it didn't make that much sense after all. (Or it didn't make sense, and then you … Continue reading →

*Happy sigh*

So I just finished rereading Shea Meiers's The Wishing Box. It's like a Christmas cookie, really, but better in that you can reread it as many times as you want. And if you're reading The Wishing Box, you might as … Continue reading →

Thinking about what's next

I have a new thing bouncing around in the back of my head; I have a good double handful of things that need finishing. I need to make a list and match it up with the various sub-calls/due dates, then … Continue reading →