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Archive for February, 2007

Random Points of Thought

Posted in Daniel, General Musings, Weeping of the Willows, Writing on February 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Three blog postings for the price of one…
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“Full-time” Writer revisited (or Disciplined? Bwhahaha!)

Posted in Weeping of the Willows, Writing on February 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I’m writing this in response to my friend Chris’s comment at Write and Whine yesterday in that I’m a disciplined writer. At first, I was just going to comment with a sarcastic “Ha!”, but then I realized that the tonality of hilarity bordering slightly on hysteria would probably be lost.
When I spoke to Tad Williams [...]

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Book Review: Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2006

Posted in Book Review, Fantasy Writings on February 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I was a little leery of picking up another anthology of Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, especially after the 2004 stinker I read in October. But when I saw the 2006 collection at the library, I had to pick it up. It’s the most up-to-date version I’ve read.
I was pleased to see that the stories [...]

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Ah well, this XTC is over…

Posted in Music on February 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, I was going to do a blog about all the snow that got dumped on us Tuesday. As I was checking email, I came across a link from the Onion that had an interview with Andy Partridge, frontman of XTC. Being a huge fan of the band, I clicked the link. The name of [...]

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I Reject Your Reality and Substitute my Own

Posted in Writing on February 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I think I’m getting a better handle on how to deal with rejection letters. Not that I dance with joy whenever one shows up in my inbox (”Oh, thank you, sir! May I have another?”), but I’m no longer freaking out. I’m even beginning to recognize “good” rejection letters.
I got one on Sunday for my [...]

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Daniel’s word of the day going bi-monthly

Posted in Daniel on February 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I’ve come to a realization: I’m running out of things to put in the “Daniel’s Word of the Week” box.
When I first created the box, it was fun. Daniel was babbling out so many things that made sense only to him, it was easy to phonetically record his words, with hilarious results. I figured he [...]

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A cold, cold loss indeed…

Posted in General Musings, tagged on February 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »

There’s something different about Chicago this week. A lot of gray skies, a lot of hunkered heads. The air seems just a little more colder. The atmosphere around a lot of people seem more frostier…
Ah. I can’t do it. I’m trying to dredge up some misery for the Bears losing the Superbowl, but I can’t [...]

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SuperBowl and Hair-Locking Milestones

Posted in Black Hair, Fun! on February 4, 2007 | No Comments »

As I write this, I’m infusing garlic with oil to make a garlic bean dip to take to our Super Bowl party tomorrow. The entire city is stoked–we’ve been hearing nothing but Bears hype all week, on the radio, on TV, in the papers. I almost miss working in the office just so I can [...]

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Latest Essay up at Absolute Write!

Posted in LaShawn's Work on February 1, 2007 | No Comments »

Hey, hey! I got an essay published by Absolute Write, an online resource for writers. I’m pretty stoked about it because from start to finish, it took about a week. I carefully researched the best place to send it to, and Absolute Write was at the top of the list. Nothing like getting published to make [...]

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