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Merry Christmas!
The blog is on holiday today. I hope you all had a great Christmas (or at least a long weekend).
This is a test
Hello, Facebook. I hope. I’m trying yet another method of sending blog posts to Facebook. Let’s see if it works. I’ve been playing with If this, then that. It’s a nifty service that does what its name says–you set up … Continue reading
Being interesting
Jim Hines recently gave the secret to writing a good blog: Be interesting. But what is interesting? This is a topic I keep thinking about, thanks to my growing up as a shy, quiet kid who just wanted people to … Continue reading
Conventions
For a while I was going to at least one convention a year, every year (mostly Wiscon). But then, I guess I got bored, after the “so this is what a con is like” wore off. [1] Last year I … Continue reading
Even Wolfram|Alpha thinks I'm slow
I’m running another 5k in two weeks, and am trying to get a bit faster. My husband entered my average pace tonight into Wolfram|Alpha (he wanted it in min/km): Oh yeah? I bet I could outrun the server!
Weekly Summary July 29
I am way behind on book reports, but have read lots of good things in the past couple months. I do plan to write them up. Links Via zanzjan, the stats behind redshirt deaths on Star Trek. The chart is … Continue reading
Google Reader Plugin Update
If you are using the plugin to add Google Reader Shared Items to your sidebar, you need to update it to account for recent changes in Google Reader. Either download the new version, or make this simple change: On line … Continue reading
Weekly Summaries March 11
Warning: This post is all about me — no links this week. Sorry. (Go watch more hockey fights if you're bored.) Updated my exceedingly boring nonfiction site with some of the FrameMaker stuff I was playing around with recently. I … Continue reading
Weekly Summaries Feb. 18
Links: •Links to various free SF sites Shameless self-promotion: •How to format a manuscript for an online critique group. Writing Summary: Goals for the week: Finish unstickynoting ch 11-15 – maybe half? Go over the notebook notes for ch 4-10 … Continue reading
Weekly Summaries Feb. 12
Links: • (Humor) Helpful advice in the event of terrorist attacks. I like the one with the blaring radio. • Via anghara, daily diversions for writers (comics) • How to Move Posts from LiveJournal to WordPress is my first article … Continue reading