Forgot to mention that I'm no longer twiddling thumbs over MSO 2003. Finally occurred to me to just download what I wanted on the thumb drive, load it, and go on from there. So now I'm puttering happily about on Dr. Asus. Sometimes it just takes me a while, folks.
Anyway, now that I'm using Dr. Mac more (like right now), I'm going to get it upgraded so I can install Snow Leopard. Then maybe I can make up my own Administrator name and password so I can do stuff that I can't do now because I can't remember the damned password...
*sigh*
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Capclave RFR...Wow
Capclave is coming up really soon, and the Broad's RFR is on Saturday Oct. 17th from 1-2 pm. So far, there are like three folks signed up. Of course, more could sign up between now and Oct. 12th--the organizer's drop dead date--but Mother, if there will only be three of us...that's a lot of reading. Assuming the panel plans for an hour, given the minimal time it would take for introductions, the three of us might each end up with 20 minutes. Of course, we do want to leave time for Q&A, but still...
But not to fear, for I'm certainly up to the challenge. I've got two chapters, one from The Underground and the other from Jahannan's Children that I'll read. One or the other, that is--not both. They're pretty clean as far as my writing goes, but if there are any little kids in the room, I'll tone down the one or two curse words. Is PC still in?
You know, it's just occurred to me that it'd be fun to learn some new curse words, huh? Make some up, even?
I'm game. How 'bout you?
But not to fear, for I'm certainly up to the challenge. I've got two chapters, one from The Underground and the other from Jahannan's Children that I'll read. One or the other, that is--not both. They're pretty clean as far as my writing goes, but if there are any little kids in the room, I'll tone down the one or two curse words. Is PC still in?
You know, it's just occurred to me that it'd be fun to learn some new curse words, huh? Make some up, even?
I'm game. How 'bout you?
Saturday, October 3, 2009
She Hated It
Sent my editor my 40-odd word summary of The Underground. The title of this post says it all. *sigh*...back to the drawing board.
Dr. Compaq's replacement, Dr. Asus, is working fine. Kudos to the folks at zt Technologies for being so helpful. Turned out to have been a bad HDD. But here's the great part. On September 30, I was told by the order desk that UPS would pick up the defective box within three to five days of that date, and that the replacement would show up sometime between October 5 and October 12. UPS showed up on October 1 (glad I'd packed it up the night before). The replacement was delivered October 2. How's THAT for fantastic service?
So no more whining about my personal problems. Back to the writing life.
But did I tell you about my adventures with the lawn tractor and the weed whacker?
Dr. Compaq's replacement, Dr. Asus, is working fine. Kudos to the folks at zt Technologies for being so helpful. Turned out to have been a bad HDD. But here's the great part. On September 30, I was told by the order desk that UPS would pick up the defective box within three to five days of that date, and that the replacement would show up sometime between October 5 and October 12. UPS showed up on October 1 (glad I'd packed it up the night before). The replacement was delivered October 2. How's THAT for fantastic service?
So no more whining about my personal problems. Back to the writing life.
But did I tell you about my adventures with the lawn tractor and the weed whacker?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Twiddling My Thumbs
While I'm sitting here without access to my MSO 2003 docs, the only thing I can really do is think up more stories. So I've thought up a romance based on Zechariah Sitchin's controversial theories about the origins of the gods, human beings, civilization on Earth, whatever. Whether his theories are valid is not within my purview, but what is within my purview is that they make for a hell of a good story.
I'm still fleshing out the synopsis, but essentially it's about a high priestess in Ishtar's temple in the Sumerian city of Uruk who is forced to leave her beloved home in order to tend a technologically advanced outpost in the northlands where she eventually falls in love with the village's barbarian chieftain.
The only scene I'm certain of is where he rapes her. Or is it really rape? I'll let the reader decide.
Stay tuned on this one. It might actually sell.
I'm still fleshing out the synopsis, but essentially it's about a high priestess in Ishtar's temple in the Sumerian city of Uruk who is forced to leave her beloved home in order to tend a technologically advanced outpost in the northlands where she eventually falls in love with the village's barbarian chieftain.
The only scene I'm certain of is where he rapes her. Or is it really rape? I'll let the reader decide.
Stay tuned on this one. It might actually sell.
You're Not Gonna Believe What Happened...
...so I won't tell you. Suffice it to say it's almost enough to make me think about embracing the Luddite movement.
If you don't know what a Luddite is, you are either a) young, or b) unread, or c) both.
If you don't know what a Luddite is, you are either a) young, or b) unread, or c) both.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
On The Road Again
Up and running with the new computer. Unbelievable that it came today. I wasn't expecting it until Friday.
I'll have to think of a name for it.
So Dr. Compaq's been lobotomized, and its brain installed in the new kid. Thanks to my geek friend who allowed me to watch him work and ask a lot of stupid questions.
I'll have to think of a name for it.
So Dr. Compaq's been lobotomized, and its brain installed in the new kid. Thanks to my geek friend who allowed me to watch him work and ask a lot of stupid questions.
Urban Lexicon
Went to the bookstore a couple of weeks ago to buy one of those uber-expensive catalogs for writers like me on that vertical climb to publication. While I was there, I picked up two more little books entitled "urban dictionary", which, I think, pretty much speaks for itself. The books grew out of a website created by Aaron Peckham, at urbandictionary.com. The content is created by submissions of words/phrases and the definitions for same by people worldwide. In turn, the word/phrase/def are voted on by other users. If a word/phrase gets enough votes, it becomes official. So check it an' get yo' sef some mad street cred. Holla!
Anyway, you can imagine that there are lots of words/phrases having to do with blogs and bloggers. I, for example, am not a member of the "blogging class", since my blog has nothing to do with my personal opinions of a sociopolitical nature. Well, not overtly, anyway.
But I'll admit to sometimes writing a blog entry just for the sake of posting something, not because it's interesting or anything like that. The purpose of my blogging exercise is, according to legend, to build an audience for my fiction so I can say to a publisher "if you publish my book, they will read it and you will make (or at least not lose) money."
Posts of this nature are called "blogorrhea."
I believe this one qualifies. Damn skippy.
Anyway, you can imagine that there are lots of words/phrases having to do with blogs and bloggers. I, for example, am not a member of the "blogging class", since my blog has nothing to do with my personal opinions of a sociopolitical nature. Well, not overtly, anyway.
But I'll admit to sometimes writing a blog entry just for the sake of posting something, not because it's interesting or anything like that. The purpose of my blogging exercise is, according to legend, to build an audience for my fiction so I can say to a publisher "if you publish my book, they will read it and you will make (or at least not lose) money."
Posts of this nature are called "blogorrhea."
I believe this one qualifies. Damn skippy.
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