OK, first off, if you haven’t read The Name of the Wind, phooey, go read it. Then bring it with you, ’cause Pat’s going to be in Virginia for some personal business and has agreed to do some readings. More info here.
Personally, I’m hoping that A) the Saturday in Newport News works out and B) [...]
As I write this, the surf is crashing against the beach just a hundred feet or so away. Behind me, the rhythm of a live band is beating out another dance number, and fellow ThinkGeekers are making a retreat for more drinks and a little dancing before crashing. Alas, my bride isn’t here to enjoy [...]
Jamie, a fellow thinkgeeker, sums up my thoughts pretty well (minus the travel bit, unless you count the commiute).
Bah.
http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/how-the-writing-stops/
I know, I’m delinquent on a follow up post on productivity tools lately. Sadly, the delay is because I’ve been somewhat, well, productive lately
I’m home alone today with Tara, who as Queen of the Roost is watching non-stop SpongeBob on streaming netflix. Kim and the other girls are out selling Girl Scout cookies. [...]
I tend to have it in my head that I’m a very productive person, that I work tirelessly and with passion, forging a solution from unwrought refuse.
It’s pretty much a lie.
Michael is happily married and the proud father of three girls. He acknowledges that that means that as soon as they hit their teens, the bathroom will be lost forever and his hypertension will go through the roof as he hunts down a shotgun. In the meantime, he enjoys tinkering with Linux (former Gentoo dev, w00t), fixing his frankenparts PC, and attempting to write stories that are worthy of reading (a ways to go on that one). Its nice to have aspirations at least :)
