Month: September 2011

Somehow it’s Friday

On the one hand, it’s hard to believe it was only a week ago that I was in Banff, since it seems like so much longer. But on the other hand, it feels like it was just yesterday. I’ve more or less gotten back into the swing of things, at least as far as work is concerned, but I don’t really feel like I’ve adjusted. I genuinely miss it, not least of all because circumstances and my own laziness have contributed to my getting practically nothing written this week. Not even the short story that seemed to have a little momentum behind it my last couple of days at the Centre.

I don’t remember missing Las Vegas nearly halfway this much the last time I actually went on vacation.

But, anyway, it’s Friday if nothing else. I hope to spend the weekend line-editing some stories for Kaleidotrope and maybe even working on some layout. Maybe do some writing. Maybe even watch a movie. I haven’t watched a movie in a few weeks. Mostly just relaxing.

Random 10 9-16-11

I took the past couple of weeks off from this while I was in Canada, but here are last time’s answers. And here, now, are this week’s lyrics:

  1. “Californication” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, guessed by Kim
    Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind elation
  2. “Misguided Angel” by Cowboy Junkies
    I said, Mama, he’s crazy and he scares me
  3. “Johnny 99” by Los Lobos (orig. Bruce Springsteen)
    Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late that month
  4. “A Place in the Sun” by Stevie Wonder
    Like a long lonely stream, I keep running towards a dream
  5. “Go on, Say It” by Blind Pilot
    I am my breath, letting in waves
  6. “Haunted” by Poe
    And these shadows keep on changing
  7. “I Want You” by Bob Dylan
    The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
  8. “Book of Love” by Peter Gabriel (orig. the Magnetic Fields), guessed by Clayton
    I love it when you read to me
  9. “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence and the Machine
    Leave all your love and your longing behind
  10. “Livin’ on the Edge” by Aerosmith, guessed by Kim
    And God knows it ain’t his

Good luck!

Thursdaying along

Another busy day at work, although I at least seem to be making some small headway into the half dozen different projects I’ve got juggling now. Of course, I’d much rather be writing, all things being equal.

To say nothing of the many, many stories for Kaleidotrope that, it occurred to me this morning, I still need to edit and squeeze into some kind of layout. The last (print) issue might have to be “Fall 2011” instead of October, depending.

I weirdly feel like I’ve been ignoring the zine, despite having just put out an issue in July. That issue, though, was a little different than the norm, being just the single novella and and a long-form poem rather than the usual assortment. There’s never been a flood of reviews for the zine — though some nice write-ups on occasion by people like Gavin Grant or Rich Horton — but SFRevu has some kind things to say, if you’re curious.