Why does this not surprise me? Two studies in the October issue of Behavioral Neuroscience show that when animals are stressed, deprived and exposed to tempting food, they overeat, with different degrees of interaction. The powerful interplay between internal and external factors helps explain why dieters rebound and even one cookie can trigger a binge […]
Revenge of the Binge, Redux Read More »
I sometimes forget that I can be a hack writer when I want to be. I once produced 50 pages in about 12 hours, which, when I break that down, doesn’t seem possible. But it got done. I realized at the Con when VanderMeer asked how many pages I had of God’s War that, in
In Which the Protagonist Realizes It’s November Read More »
7:30 am conference call?????? Four more daily reports for the client (IN ADDITION TO THE FIVE I ALREADY DO????) Since when do I have to work for a living? What’s this all about?
Dear Day Job: Fuck You Read More »
I’m not particularly fond of writing about beautiful women. Let me explain. I went to a panel on Sunday about images of women in fantasy art, and the panelists pointed out the current trend on fantasy covers of of portraying women as strong and muscular, though still half-clothed and with breasts as big as their
Stayed up until 2am on Friday drinking beer, eating pizza, and socializing. Tried to get to the room for some reading and relaxing time on Saturday, but ended up running into a Big Relationship snafu with B and spent two or three hours on the phone putting out relationship fires and then another two or
I Need Some Bloody Fucking Coffee Read More »
Wow, I’m really starting to hate our client.
About Three Steps Away from Quitting Read More »
Lots of beer, meeting people you’ve only known through blogs, and eating pizza at 2am will result in some very strange dreams. Had a great tour of Madison with some folks, finally got to meet the VanderMeers, chatised Matt Cheney for not blogging while at the con, and met a ton of people at the
Post-Drunken Blogging Read More »
No, I’m not there today. Got bills to pay. But I will be heading up there tomorrow after doing some remote reporting for work from home. Me and Jenn should be there just in time to catch lunch, register, and maybe hit a 2pm panel, though we might get lost in the Dealer’s Room en
World Fantasy Convention, Madison (that’s Wisconsin) Read More »