Tweets and Links
On Twitter I posted a tweet that went mildly viral last night. It was Next time somebody tells you to "Smile!" widen your eyes, curl your upper lip and bare your front teeth. It'll nip that crap right in the bud (I fixed the typo.)
It was inspired by one of the commenters on John Scalzi's post that I linked to yesterday, who talked about a time when someone else's computer financial error caused her life to suddenly implode leaving her homeless and jobless, and the last straw was a stranger getting into her face to demand she smile. The most memorable time of the many times this happened to me was at my last full-time day job, when a young guy demanded I "Smile!" then when I didn't, he grimaced and mocked me and pointed me out to co-workers for ridicule. I wasn't smiling because my father-in-law had just died, I had been up since 4:00 am, and I was leaving work to drive to Dallas to help my husband with the funeral and other arrangements.
Anyway.
I cleaned half the things yesterday and am going to clean the other half today, so we'll be already for the con and houseguests etc. I also ended up power-washing (our power-washer doesn't actually have power, so this is really more "watering down") the front of the house and the porch, so it's all pretty now and much less covered in mud-dauber nests. The cool thing: We are going to see Cirque du Soleil tonight! I've never seen it and always wanted to and can't wait!
links:
There was a really nice review of The Cloud Roads on Calico Reaction: I haven't actually read a fantasy where the primary focus in on reptilian shape-shifters (which is the easiest way to describe the Raskura), but Wells does a wonderful job painting the picture and giving me a real sense of what it's like to be a Raskura, what it's like to confront one, and what it's like to live in a world where many groundlings fear them. Moon is a rather reluctant hero, but he's honorable as well, despite his misgivings for the story he's been thrust into. As soon as I'm able, I'll be picking up the sequel, The Serpent Seas, to see how Wells continues to develop this world, because it and the characters were just that enjoyable. Wells is an author I'll definitely pay better attention to in the future.
Escapist Magazine: The Big Picture: Not Okay a great audio commentary by Bob Chipman on sexual harassment in the gaming community.
It was inspired by one of the commenters on John Scalzi's post that I linked to yesterday, who talked about a time when someone else's computer financial error caused her life to suddenly implode leaving her homeless and jobless, and the last straw was a stranger getting into her face to demand she smile. The most memorable time of the many times this happened to me was at my last full-time day job, when a young guy demanded I "Smile!" then when I didn't, he grimaced and mocked me and pointed me out to co-workers for ridicule. I wasn't smiling because my father-in-law had just died, I had been up since 4:00 am, and I was leaving work to drive to Dallas to help my husband with the funeral and other arrangements.
Anyway.
I cleaned half the things yesterday and am going to clean the other half today, so we'll be already for the con and houseguests etc. I also ended up power-washing (our power-washer doesn't actually have power, so this is really more "watering down") the front of the house and the porch, so it's all pretty now and much less covered in mud-dauber nests. The cool thing: We are going to see Cirque du Soleil tonight! I've never seen it and always wanted to and can't wait!
links:
There was a really nice review of The Cloud Roads on Calico Reaction: I haven't actually read a fantasy where the primary focus in on reptilian shape-shifters (which is the easiest way to describe the Raskura), but Wells does a wonderful job painting the picture and giving me a real sense of what it's like to be a Raskura, what it's like to confront one, and what it's like to live in a world where many groundlings fear them. Moon is a rather reluctant hero, but he's honorable as well, despite his misgivings for the story he's been thrust into. As soon as I'm able, I'll be picking up the sequel, The Serpent Seas, to see how Wells continues to develop this world, because it and the characters were just that enjoyable. Wells is an author I'll definitely pay better attention to in the future.
Escapist Magazine: The Big Picture: Not Okay a great audio commentary by Bob Chipman on sexual harassment in the gaming community.
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