Kelly McCullough's Blog, page 41

Obsession

After talking to Lyda abut anime, I decided I needed an obsession, something I could pour energy into that was not immediately useful. I think what you learn from an obsession can be useful later. What is the emotional hook? Why do you care so much? Can you (assuming you are a writer) find a way to make your own writing comparably compelling?

So I am obsessing about Marvel action movies at the moment. I have posted about Iron Man and Thor on my blog. (The link is to the right.) I like Thor because of the basis in Norse myth. Yes, the myth is twisted, but it's still there; and the movie is visually amazing: Asgard and Jotenheim are science fiction book covers come to life and the New Mexico sections are wonderfully gritty and down home. I like Iron Man because Robert Downey Jr. is an awesome jerk, and because the two Iron Man movies are about weapons and the use of weapons, an interesting and important theme.

I'm not sure how long this obsession will last. There aren't really all that many Marvel action movies; and I'm not sure the effects of an action movie -- based so much on special effects and really big explosions -- can be transferred to fiction. But I really like the moral ambiguity of Iron Man and the use of myth (Norse and science fictional) in Thor.

All About Me!

Here's me, on Heidi's "Pick Six" talking about myself and, of course, my latest Anime obsession: http://heidirubymiller.blogspot.com/2012/03/heidis-pick-six-tate-hallaway.html. Enjoy!

Me, talking Sword & Sorcery. On the Internet. (It's like sciency super magic!)

I had the great pleasure of being part of the third installment of a fantastic Sword & Sorcery podcast over on SF Signal. How fantastic was it? I got to spend time yacking with the likes of Scott Lynch, Saladin Ahmed, Ari Marmell and Jon Sprunk, all under the watchful eyes of our hosts, Jaym Gates and Patrick Hester. It was a blast (and I say that not simply because I was sipping on a nice couple of fingers of Irish whiskey the whole time -- man, I love the future!).

The podcast is now up and available for streaming or down load here.

(Also, did I mention it was a blast?)

Friday Cat Blogging

The walrusest angel



I am puzzled by ur activities.



WANT LAP!



I use the power of mah cute toes to demand loves!



Kitty extruder not very consistent.



U haz flavr, and it is salty-noms!



MY camera, mine, mine, mine!



Contemplative cat contemplates contemplatively.

Where Are My Superpowers?

I must express my deepest frustration. Okay, we're in day two of the massive solar flare. I have been, no doubt, bombarded by gamma radiation for several hours now, and, I am here to tell you, I have not yet developed ANY SUPERPOWERS. I have been robbed, my friends! Robbed! I mean, seriously, it took the Fantastic Four, like, two minutes of exposure. I would like some superpowers now.

Or at least a decent disply of northern lights.

All About Me (Part 2)

Here's the link to the .mp3 archived file of my "Write On Radio" show, http://www.kfai.org/node/42318 in which I talk about (and read from) the newest book, ALMOST EVERYTHING as well as PRECINCT 13 (which I mistakenly refer to as another Garnet book) and go on to discuss a few plot spoilers, and spend a long time critiquing my response to THE HUNGER GAMES.

I only managed to talk over one of the hosts at one point, so I guess, for me, that's a success.

On the Radio!

I'll be one of the guests on tomorrow night's (Tuesday, March 6) "Write On! Radio" show on KFAI. You can catch me by tuning into 90.3 FM/Minneapolis or 106.7 FM/St. Paul from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Or, it's available streaming at: http://www.kfai.org/writeonradio.

If you can't catch it live, the show is usually archived within 24 hours. I'll be sure to post a link once it's up.

Friday Cat Blogging

Dude, you're like totally upside down!



Hey, what are you doing to my tail?



Skeptical cat wants you to know she's skeptical



Gordian cat is all tied up.

Friday Cat Blogging

Proof that cats are a liquid.



Further proof.



Speaking of which, bucket o' cat.



They are also the picture of dignity and grace.



I'm going to pounce the daylights out of you.



Gothic novel cat, indoor style.



Gothic novel cat, outdoor style.



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DIE DIE DIE

Too Much Time.... (and Why Writers Should Never Have It)

Yes, that's right. I have too much time on my hands. I actually took time out of my life to attempt to create an Ichigo Kurosaki mini-fig.