HI! So I got in from Shore Leave around 4-ish, checked a few things, and then crashed for a few hours. I think I'll crash for a few more, but I thought I'd post first and make it known that I did not get murdered or raped in any way. Well, perhaps a little more of my always-decreasing faith in the human race died a horribly bloody death, and some of the things that I saw left my eyeballs feeling horribly violated and scarred, but my figurative rectal cherry remains unpopped and I don't have any new orifices in places they don't belong, like over my left breast or in between my ribs. So that's good. (more...)

Hi all. Expect a new Scary-Crayon piece up tomorrow (Tuesday) -- I'd hoped to have it up today, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. I think it'll be worth the wait, though. Spectare reviews are always fun, and especially so when they involve our five half-shelled heroes... waitaminute, five?!? That's the only hint you're getting.

In other news, I finished a new (really) short story! 890 words. I'm going to sit on it for a few days, maybe let some folks read it and offer suggestions, then throw it at a market and see if it sticks. FYI, Word's Readability Statistics rate it at 57.5 for Flesch Reading Ease and 12.0 for Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. I dunno exactly what those stats mean, but they sure make my writing sound complicated. 😛 (more...)

Notes from the bookstore:

Several days ago, a woman came in asking for this title. She seemed incredibly sad, and after I got over the initial shock, I felt incredibly sad for her. I wonder what it was like for her -- not just the whole ordeal, which I can't imagine, but how it must have been to actually go in and ask for that title... I think I might've blurted out, "Whoa... that's... heavy..." before of course offering my condolences (I'm pretty sure this book was for her, though I guess you'd still be pretty upset if you were buying the book for someone close to you). We didn't carry the book in the store. (more...)

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Yeah, I'd already seen the logs, but I guess it takes a day or so for them to process 'em over in the billing department. (more...)

So I haven't had a lot to say these past few days, namely because despite my gothic tendencies I don't want this to turn into a blog of dark depression and misery and dripping mascara -- suffice it to say that things are pretty bad. It might amuse you to know that on Thursday I dropped my hair clipper as I began to cut my hair, knocking the blade out of the cutter, breaking it, and leaving a dent in the floor to boot. I found a screwdriver and fixed the clipper, but now it doesn't work as well... (more...)