We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
I don't have a decent blog post queued up, and for that I apologize in advance. Then again, I'm often told that word metrics are boring filler, so I guess this one's for those of you who prefer an assortment of random stuff I need to post before I forget.
Ahem.
First up: Tomorrow, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, I'll be in the community room at EPB for this-here conversation about social media. Free for all who show up. So show up! Ride an elevator! Come listen to me make a fool of myself for 90 minutes.
No, really. Foolishness is veritably guaranteed to ensue. The event is technically about "personal branding" and as I told the lovely woman who asked me to speak ... I bristle and eyeroll at the phrase; I think it's both misleading and unappealing. Her response: "Great!" So if this goes sideways, well, you could see it coming a mile away.
Next: I saw Pacific Rim and it was amazing. Smarter than you're probably prepared to expect, full of gravitas and spectacle, and just a hell of a lot of fun. At its very best, it does a fine job of leaping up and down on that ancient nerve, that primal prayer of every frightened child: "Please, let there be someone or something bigger than me, stronger than me, more powerful than me. Please, someone save me." Seriously, I loved it. Most fun I'd had at a movie in ages.
Also: Saw Despicable Me 2, and it was adorable. Not gonna change your life, but I genuinely enjoyed it - much better than the first one, which I enjoyed ... but found it more like "okay." (Plenty to say "awwww" about, but not much to cheer for.) Kristen Wiig's character "Lucy" really gave Gru someone to bounce off of, other than the little girls. It worked nicely. Fun soundtrack, too.
For that matter: BEHOLD ... a final cover for Fiddlehead. Coming this fall - a Victorian espionage thriller set mostly in Washington, DC, with a zombie twist! Stay tuned for more as we ramp up to this one, which will close off the main arc of the Clockwork Century series.
Finally: Saw these guys on Scenic City Roots, Live from Track 29 (local PBS) and they put a smile on my face. So here's one for the road, eh?
Ahem.
First up: Tomorrow, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, I'll be in the community room at EPB for this-here conversation about social media. Free for all who show up. So show up! Ride an elevator! Come listen to me make a fool of myself for 90 minutes.
No, really. Foolishness is veritably guaranteed to ensue. The event is technically about "personal branding" and as I told the lovely woman who asked me to speak ... I bristle and eyeroll at the phrase; I think it's both misleading and unappealing. Her response: "Great!" So if this goes sideways, well, you could see it coming a mile away.
Next: I saw Pacific Rim and it was amazing. Smarter than you're probably prepared to expect, full of gravitas and spectacle, and just a hell of a lot of fun. At its very best, it does a fine job of leaping up and down on that ancient nerve, that primal prayer of every frightened child: "Please, let there be someone or something bigger than me, stronger than me, more powerful than me. Please, someone save me." Seriously, I loved it. Most fun I'd had at a movie in ages.
Also: Saw Despicable Me 2, and it was adorable. Not gonna change your life, but I genuinely enjoyed it - much better than the first one, which I enjoyed ... but found it more like "okay." (Plenty to say "awwww" about, but not much to cheer for.) Kristen Wiig's character "Lucy" really gave Gru someone to bounce off of, other than the little girls. It worked nicely. Fun soundtrack, too.
For that matter: BEHOLD ... a final cover for Fiddlehead. Coming this fall - a Victorian espionage thriller set mostly in Washington, DC, with a zombie twist! Stay tuned for more as we ramp up to this one, which will close off the main arc of the Clockwork Century series.
Finally: Saw these guys on Scenic City Roots, Live from Track 29 (local PBS) and they put a smile on my face. So here's one for the road, eh?
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It's awards season, so here comes the shameless self-promotion
Hello everyone! It's awards season and this is my job, so please click through and take a peek if you are so inclined. Don't worry - it's short! I only published a couple of things this year, and I in
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