Perfect. Absolutely fucking perfect. At least they realized, the second time around, to keep their time in Egypt short. Whoever the fuck cast that chick as Cleopatra should have been fired. She’s the weakest part of the show. Dump her for somebody who’s actually interesting, and it would have been a perfect show. But really, […]
150 pages into Undertow, they were still having tea and discussing plot. There’s nothing inherently WRONG with having tea and discussing plot, but you know, you do it enough times, for enough pages, and it gets really dull. Also, I had a tough time connecting with any of these characters. The assassin is dull and
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Registered for Wiscon today. I’d been back and forth about going for awhile, but Jackie was looking for a roommate, and *I* was looking for a roommate, and it started to seem like a good idea again. So, it’s on.
I stepped out of the elevator at work this morning and was confronted by a big countdown paper sign that said “22 Days.” Ah, yes… It’s now 22 days until Tax Season. If you didn’t know that, well, then, like me, you’ve never worked in the tax business before. It’s like a whole other way
Wrote 1500 words today. Tonight, there’s nothing to clean because I caught up on all that on Saturday. Bills are paid and filed. Ate some cheese. Watched the first half of “Out of Africa.” Just reading the last 50 pages of Undertow. Already modded two ponies this month. I guess I could could go back
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So I’ve got a new writing soundtrack. I’d forgotten how great the soundtrack to The Fountain was, and now that I’ve got it, it’s great to write to. That said, here’s another excerpt: ————————————— 7.The night train to Beh Ayin took Rhys southeast, across some of the most contaminated habitable wilderness in the world. Unlike
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“If you are any kind of an artist at all, somebody somewhere is going to hang his or her life, emotional well-being, and/or recovery on your work. It’s a sacred trust. Try not to screw it up.”
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The Minnesota research suggests that girls who felt good about themselves were more likely to be physically active and pay more attention to what they ate. They didn’t lose much weight, but they made healthy lifestyle changes that at least prevented them from gaining more weight. Meanwhile, the researchers found that the girls who were
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Hit a vien this morning with my insulin shot. Man, I hate that. Sugar crash, whole world starts to goes flicker-dark, 45 minutes after shooting up. Really hate that.
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