Kaylee's toys are flying to grandma's house. In a spaceship. There are evil robots! Her groovy girls are firing the 'lazer-bazer'. #soproud #
Kaylee is demonstrating sudden and inexplicable knowledge of ABBA lyrics. I blame @maureenjohnson — and I suspect that would thrill her. #
Manufacturers are now putting instructions on candy bar wrappers. Where to hold [...]
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Updates for the week of 2010-03-07
Laid off: not the same as Out of Work
So as some folks grokked from a Twitter post I made on Monday, I was laid off this week[1]. This was (fortunately) not something entirely unexpected; I report directly to the director of human resources and, without getting into the details too much, I had as much warning as any sane person could realistically expect [...]
Updates for the week of 2010-02-28
Completed #ME2, somewhat by accident. Now, #amwriting some more: time to knit some sweaters and write some roadtrip. #
(Oh, and #ME2 was/is amazing. Even the cheesy parts were amazing. What a great game. What a good story.) #
Thanks my lovely wife, @DaphneUn, there's juuust enough soda stashed in the 'gaming fridge' to keep me from [...]
Updates for the week of 2010-02-21
I just earned two "paragon" points in Mass Effect by proposing a threesome. #SpacePaladinsHaveDifferentRules #
Also, my 4 year ild got me Mass Effect 2 for my birthday, "so you have something to play when I'm not around." #
When it was time to end my lunch hour nap and head back to work, I *dreamt* I [...]
Updates for the week of 2010-02-14
Google Super Bowl Ad – PSFK (http://goo.gl/gL6Z) – Brilliant ad. And so true. (Thanks, @ChuckWendig and @MsInformation.) #
I'm a grown man still uncomfortable with 6-month-out appointments. #
No idea what to get my Dad for his birthday. #
Dental visit and cleaning this morning. My teeth feel like they've been to the gym. (Next week one will [...]
Updates for the week of 2010-02-07
24 hrs after it went out, Macmillan imprint sites finally post Sargent's letter publicly. Elegant illo of how/where e-consumers rate. #
My thoughts on the Macmillan-Amazon thing, now with 65% less apoplectic swears. http://is.gd/7qwK8 #
What’s been gnawing at me lately (http://goo.gl/AHJ7) – Read the postscript for good thoughts on current dust-up. (Thanks @glecharles.) #
It's mildly depressing [...]
Elephant Fight: the Macmillan-Amazon scorched earth offensive
(Author’s Note: Chuck has a calmer assessment of this situation. I get worked up about this stuff. If that offends, I highly recommend his post.)
All right. Wow. There’s a lot to talk about here.
First, Backstory
Once upon a time, the five major publishers in the country decided they wanted to sell their ebooks for about 15 [...]
