Drive-by Post

The Contact Imminent/Endgame omnibus is being offered at SFBC, with a ship date of December 19. They've used the Endgame cover, but changed the font. I must say, it's a darned spiffy matched set.

Drive-by Post

The Contact Imminent/Endgame omnibus is being offered at SFBC, with a ship date of December 19. They've used the Endgame cover, but changed the font. I must say, it's a darned spiffy matched set.

Sunday

( adventures in lawncare )

( dinner )

It’s dark already. The Bears are losing to the Broncos. Last night, I watched the Blackhearts hawks (what am I thinking?) lose a sudden death shootout to the Oilers--yes, sports fans, I’ve started watching hockey. The Bears are losing, and the Bulls can’t find the hoop. The ‘Hawks, meanwhile, aren’t doing too badly. They have a winning record, and some sharp young players. They’ve started showing homegames on cable, and they hired John McDonough away from the Cubs to serve as team president. I can’t speak to McDonough’s sports smarts, but he’s a marketing whiz. If the ‘Hawks keep playing well, Chicago may remember that they have a hockey team.

But the sudden death shootout? I rank it with the designated hitter as an abomination.

UPDATE: Bears won in OT. Amazing!

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Sunday

( adventures in lawncare )

( dinner )

It’s dark already. The Bears are losing to the Broncos. Last night, I watched the Blackhearts hawks (what am I thinking?) lose a sudden death shootout to the Oilers--yes, sports fans, I’ve started watching hockey. The Bears are losing, and the Bulls can’t find the hoop. The ‘Hawks, meanwhile, aren’t doing too badly. They have a winning record, and some sharp young players. They’ve started showing homegames on cable, and they hired John McDonough away from the Cubs to serve as team president. I can’t speak to McDonough’s sports smarts, but he’s a marketing whiz. If the ‘Hawks keep playing well, Chicago may remember that they have a hockey team.

But the sudden death shootout? I rank it with the designated hitter as an abomination.

UPDATE: Bears won in OT. Amazing!

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review trolling time

An ENDGAME review from last month's Romantic Times.

The worldbuilding is meticulous and fuses both human and alien physiologies and motivations beautifully. Jani's a wonderful protagonist, and readers will root for her to come out on top.

I can understand the reviewer's comments about new readers feeling adrift, but...some have, and some haven't. In any case, I'll take it.

review trolling time

An ENDGAME review from last month's Romantic Times.

The worldbuilding is meticulous and fuses both human and alien physiologies and motivations beautifully. Jani's a wonderful protagonist, and readers will root for her to come out on top.

I can understand the reviewer's comments about new readers feeling adrift, but...some have, and some haven't. In any case, I'll take it.

(no subject)

I have never read a take on Jani that connected her various physical travails in any way with eating disorders or self-mutilation. I always considered the martial aspects of the scarring, the physical manifestations of a violent people. As for the eating...Jani loses her appetite when the shit hits the fan, and it hits the fan a lot. And she tends to push herself. I always wondered whether I made mention of her sleeping enough, because there were times when it seemed as though she went for 48 hours straight.

I never considered the human aspect of those disorders.

(no subject)

I have never read a take on Jani that connected her various physical travails in any way with eating disorders or self-mutilation. I always considered the martial aspects of the scarring, the physical manifestations of a violent people. As for the eating...Jani loses her appetite when the shit hits the fan, and it hits the fan a lot. And she tends to push herself. I always wondered whether I made mention of her sleeping enough, because there were times when it seemed as though she went for 48 hours straight.

I never considered the human aspect of those disorders.