Matthew Haldeman-Time's Blog, page 19

ITL

mechante_fille made the mistake of asking, "I wonder what an ITL t-shirt would look like?"

I, of course, have been wondering that for years, so I thank her for bringing it up.

Ellie asked, "Now would it just be pics or would it have slogans too?"

Which is a good question. My initial suggestion would be, for example, if we're quoting Orinakin, to include Orinakin's symbol.

Who do you think should be quoted first? I vote for Remin.

Mmm, t-shirts. I shall now commence continue gazing wistfully at Dia

Ahem

I was going to pad this, to make it all nice and friendly and general, but I'm short on time, so I'm going to be curt.

When Nick Carter designs a limited edition shirt for his fan club, the appropriate response from members of his fan club on his website is not, "Ugh, why does it have to be pink?!" or "Gross, I'll just wait for the next one," or "Dinosaurs?! What were you thinking?!"

How about something more along the lines of, "This is a great idea!" or "I'd love to have a shirt designed by Nick

Twits

So someone sent me a LiveJournal message asking me if I'd ever consider joining Twitter. And I was about to reply, when I realized that maybe other people would want to know, so I decided to reply here and not privately.

And then I thought, okay, before I publicize this, let me check my Twitter account to make sure that everything's in order.

At which point I realized that seven different people are following me on Twitter.

And they're actual people! Not random strangers following everyone, but p

PSA again

Don't pet dogs you don't know. Don't reach out your hand to dogs you don't know. Don't try to pet a dog if its owner tells you not to. Don't pet a dog that's growling at you. Don't pet a dog that's snapping at you.

The storm puppy is growling and snapping, I'm explaining that he's a stray/rescue dog and telling you to stop, and you keep petting. Really?

I shouldn't have to keep having this conversation with adults. Who pets a growling dog? And why can I answer that question with a full list

Spoilers ahead, as usual

Thoughts on ITL 147:

Bade still can't get over Xio Voe's ring. Note to Bade: It belongs to the Empire now. Forget about it.

I want Remin to hypnotize me.

Fet Kailoe's wife spat at him? Dude. (For a second I thought that he was going to hit her.)

Kudorin's taking everything really well, but Remin's uneasy. What are we supposed to take from that?

Happy birthday

Happy birthday, leebenoit!

ITL

From comments:

Another topic/question: can Vade get a book too?

Just for general discussion, which person outside of the Seven Siblings would you like to see get his or her own book, and why?

Happy birthday

Happy birthday, silencegrenade!

Happy birthday

Happy birthday, blueboxers!

July 29th

Tomorrow is Diamond's birthday.

A momentous occasion, to be sure.

It's also the anniversary of the day I began to write "Living."

(When Diamond and I discovered that coincidence, we had a moment of "omg we're so MEANT TO BE TOGETHER!!!!!" Because we're cool like that.)

Anyway, should you wish to pass on happy wishes to Diamond and/or "Living," I'll pass along your kind words.