I have survived two death threats, a chronic illness (which, let’s face it, threatens to kill me every day), South Africa, depression, chronic-illness-induced Crazy, the mental breakdowns of loved ones, a job layoff, my parents’ concurrent layoffs when I was still financially dependent on them, several big city and land mass moves, and much more. […]
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The third book in Paul Park’s Starbridge Chronicles arrived today. I am continally in awe of writers who write so well that they make this shit look easy.What stunned me even more is when I discovered this was actually his first series. Dammit, man.
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A TED talk by Philip Zimbardo, most famously known for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, about power and corruption. And power and redemption. Includes an overview of the Millgram experiment, for those unfamiliar with it. That one still terrifies the crap out of me. This is about the power of institutions and how they affect
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I started writing the opening to Babylon today in first person. I don’t think that’s going to work. But I did finally find the right soundtrack for the novel, which is a big accomplishment in itself. Writing begins in earnest on October 7th, when my month-of-WoW reward for finishing book 2 runs out. Here we
Chicken Spaghetti, courtesy of The Pioneer Woman cooks. No, this is not my photo – I’ve totally stolen hers. But mine actually almost looked like this! Only in a wok! (I really need to get a proper digital camera). I swapped out the spaghetti with spaghetti squash to make it diabetic friendly and added about
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I think I may have actually liked this Lynch movie. In the way you find it interesting to, say, examine some particularly strange yet somehow appealing malformation. Laura Dern still annoys me, and I still have no idea what Lynch sees in Isabella Rossillini. As ever, the main female character is brutalized and overly sexualized.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) can give you a severe case of food poisoning or, with a little genetic engineering, a useful plastic. Scientists at San Diego–based Genomatica, Inc., have announced success in manipulating the bacteria to directly produce butanediol (BDO), a chemical compound used to make everything from spandex to car bumpers, thereby providing a
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Apparently Washington Mutual failed yesterday. I’ve never experienced a Great Depression. I’m not stoked about it. Most things are a lot more fun to read about in history books that to live through.