Keep checking this blog for updates. When more details are available, I'll post them here as well as at the websites I run for two of the authors involved, Micol Ostow and Jen Calonita.
November 11th, 2009
Keep checking this blog for updates. When more details are available, I'll post them here as well as at the websites I run for two of the authors involved, Micol Ostow and Jen Calonita.
- Armageddon/Deep Impact is so unlikely. I don't think we'd *know* about a doomsday asteroid in advance. Proof: tinyurl.com/yd9abx #
- RT @newscientist Not quite the Day After Tomorrow, BUT... the mini ice age took hold of Europe in months bit.ly/o5MoB - scary #
- Hmm, guess today's twitter theme is "Apocolypse" #
My mood did not improve today, not one bit. The Stroppy One has gone to his D&D game, which is probably for the best, as I am not good company at the moment. So I am going to spend the evening trying to write, and indulging in glittery silver nail polish, a cocktail made with elderflower liqueur and fizzy pink vodka, and ridiculously overwrought Gawthick Rawk videos playing in the background.
Please note, Trinian, Queen of Fuzzwumpia, approves of this plan.
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I thought some people might be interested to learn that her killer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison without possibility of parole, which is the maximum possible penalty for murder in Germany.
Probably no Shallow Fashion Details photo today, sorry. I know I should like this outfit (as it is one I have worn in the past and been perfectly happy with), but thanks to the hormonal joys of being a girl, I am filled with free-floating cranky (and cramps). Therefore I have an irrational dislike of what I am wearing, and don't want to take a picture of it. Again, sorry. Yes, I know I'm being ridiculous. Have I mentioned lately that I loathe hormonal mood-swings?
Anyway. Last night involved sushi, cupcakes, and getting to see
ouranophobe, who I have not seen in FOREVER. (And
poetry_lady, who I should try to see more often, what with her living in the same state and everything.) It was a wonderful evening of socializing and catching up with an old friend.
In news of ridiculous things I vaguely want to look for: someone explain to me why I have a strong urge to find very cute Alice In Wonderland fabric and make a skirt incorporating it? Other than the fact that I'm a big fan of Alice In Wonderland, and also other than the fact that finding elegantly whimsical gothy fabric prints is nigh-impossible, I mean. (And not that I should be thinking about sewing anything right now, as I OH MY GOD NEED TO BE CONCENTRATING ON WRITING. Not any other projects. Yes, really, I know that. I DO.)
Wallpaper meme
• Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper on their LiveJournal.
• Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
• Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on!
( Obscure? )
Due to my hard driving being almost dead, I'll be off-line for about a week or so! Sorry there won't be anything for awhile but I'll make up for it when I get back!!
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidst the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
Oh Thee who built'st the mountains high,
To be the pillars of the sky,
Who gave the mighty forest birth
And made a Garden of the Earth,
We pray to Thee to stretch Thy hand
For those in peril on the land.
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces of the sky.
Be with the travelers in the air,
In darkening storms or sunlight fair;
Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer,
For those in peril in the air.
Kansas circa 1937 is shown through the eyes of an eleven year old boy named Jack Clark. While a bunch of bullies swings at him with their fists and their harsh words, a dust storm blows through town, and Jack runs off. Soon, we meet his family: Pa is gruff, Ma is sad, his sister Dorothy is sick, and his littlest sister, Mabel, has never seen rain. Jack overhears the doctor telling his father that Dorothy's condition is called "dust pneumonia," and that a new trend, "dust dementia," has started to spread. After seeing an odd face in the abandoned Talbot farm, Jack begins to worry that he too has been made ill by the storm.
Using pencil, ink, and watercolor, Phelan has created stark, dusty images of distinct, proud characters that will certainly stay with the reader. As Jack's level of courage goes up and down, so does his posture: sometimes he is slouched, and he often hides his eyes under the brim of his hat, but when push comes to shove, he stares, he shouts, and he stands straight up. There are wordless panels which express a great deal, such as the two panels on one of my favorite pages (199, which comes towards the very end, so don't you dare skip ahead!)
With her songs and and her smile, little sister Mabel steals every single scene - rather, panel - that she's in. Whenever she was shown skipping around with her umbrella, I thought of the Morton Salt Girl. Her natural curiosity and happiness nicely countered the sadness expressed by other, older characters.
Phelan also weaves in the power of storytelling: While bed-ridden Dorothy reads Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Ernie down at the General Supply tells young Jack tall tales which always star a courageous boy named Jack.
I highly recommend this book for young readers and their families.
To learn more about the origin of this book, read my recent interview with Matt Phelan.
I also posted this review at GuysLitWire.
My grandfathers, my uncle, and my father-in-law are all veterans, as are many friends. To all of them I say "Thank you!" I love every person who is willing to put his or her life between me and harm.
Also, today is Corduroy Day. I'm wearing mine.
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BELLYDANCING IN INDIA
Its so sad that Bellydancing is not as popular in India like its elsewhere.I create many lovely outfits and feel like dancing in them.Hopefully someday!
Kajal
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November 10th, 2009
Oh there's that armpit thing again! Well I personally think the nipple makes up for it, but that's just me...
( the last batch until further notice! )
Clicky-link of coveting! I want this Baby Vamp ring set (You knew that was a clicky-link, right? Okay.) A tiny set of vampire fangs to wear as a ring! How ridiculously cute is that? I may occasionally (well, frequently) roll my eyes and fling my hands about in despair at what is being perpetrated under the cloak of my favorite genre, but I've got to admit, the upswing in popularity for all things vampire-related sometimes means finding pretty things.
I'm really excited about this weekend's event. There's a bunch of work that has to happen this week for that to come off, but I think it's totally worth it. There's a new orle for my helm that got finished last night, and a new surcoat that got started too. Guenievre has a new dress. I gotta say, this weekend is going to rock.
So it seems that Tuesdays are going to be the days where I feel very very tired. Send tea, cupcakes, and pretty boys in eyeliner.
I did not get any writing done last night. No, instead I went to the release for the
sepiachord companion CD at the Seattle Steamvent meet-up. (I don't really consider myself steampunk, but I have friends who are, and a lot of "steampunk" clothing works for my wardrobe once you change the color scheme. Brown, ugh.)
Anyhoodle, yes, Sepiachord companion CD! The Sepiachord crew are all people I am terribly fond of (and don't get to spend nearly enough time with), and I am very excited about the first compilation CD they've put together.
Writing after going out didn't happen because the Infamous BlueJay came over for a bit of socializing. She handed me a stripy blazer (yay!) and a buttonhole machine for my vintage Elna sewing machine. Which she taught me how to use. Now the mysteries of well-made buttonholes are mine, mine! Muah-ha-hah-ha! The Infamous BlueJay also has stated that she is going to teach me how to make waistcoats and jacket-y things, because my fear of sewing princess seams is just silly. I raise a dubious eyebrow at this, but am willing to give it a try.
I am particularly amused by my outfit today. From the waist up, it is very similar to what my avatar in Rock Band is wearing; she's wearing a black blouse with pink tie, but otherwise the same. However, she wears much shorter skirts than me. I have not worn a mid-thigh length mini skirt since I was about 22, and rather Deathrock-ish.
In conclusion, again: send tea, cupcakes, and pretty boys in eyeliner. I need to wake up.
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