1) Babies are noisy. And I’m not talking about the crying bits; I was totally ready for that. What still throws me is when Grace is asleep and completely calm, she’ll turn her head and honk. How does someone so tiny get so much volume? 2) God, I love putting […]
Grace, Internets. Internets, Grace.
Grace is snoozing away in Anne’s arms while our lunch (rice and dumplings) and dinner (roast chicken with pesto) cook away. This will be the first non-hospital food we’ve had in two days, though I recall us sneaking in a patty melt and milkshake from Izzy’s the night she was […]
Here’s the deal
Anne and I are adopting. This, I’ve found, means meeting interesting people, attending classes, and filling out paperwork. Lots and lots of paperwork. So much that I’m going to go to every red state and pitch Rev. Rakunas’s Sure-Fired Pregnancy Prevention Method, which entails making kids fill out so many […]
For Your Hugo Consideration
If you were a member of the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver last year, or if you’re a member of the Montreal version this year, you can nominate stuff for the Hugos. Did you know this? I sure as hell didn’t the first time I went to a Worldcon, […]
Santa Monica – Time for Laundry
The sun is shining, the tomato plants are full, and the Israeli kids next door are whining and crying. Yes, it’s good to be home and find that nothing’s changed.
Yokohama – Heading Out
Exhausted. Full of curry. Ready to come home. That’s the problem with trying to do travelogues: you do so much that when you have time to update, you’re too damn tired. All panels were excellent, and I feel lucky as hell to have talked about blogging, virtual worlds and the […]
Yokohama – Thank You Baby Jebus
IMG_1314 The water is drinkable, the room is tiny, and the fun’s about to start. We’re in Yokohama!