I’m 40! I’m 40! Each decade has far surpassed the one before it, so I have high hopes for this one. It’s starting off well — I’m sitting in my cozy little condo, enjoying the company of my three boys (one human, two feline) and hordes of online friends via Facebook, Twitter, journals, and World [...]
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Aug 27, 2010
| Food-n-Drink, Life Stuff
Yesterday marked four years since Chris and I met at WorldCon in Anaheim. Chris took yesterday and today off, and we’ve been enjoying a rare, four-day weekend filled with gaming, food, and each other. Last night we had dinner at Cafe Carolina, our favorite restaurant. It’s a lovely little family-run authentic Italian place with amazing [...]
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Aug 25, 2010
| Adventure, Food-n-Drink, Los Angeles
Sunday we headed down to the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo. Although there were many cultural displays (bonsai, samurai armor, calligraphy), I was mostly there to hang with my friends, enjoy the Taiko gathering, and eat as much as possible. This dude sat in the middle of the street, guarding the closing ceremonies [...]
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Aug 19, 2010
| Geekery, Tech Stuff
I love WordPress, and can occasionally obsess over finding new themes to try out on my blog. I’m incredibly picky and have narrowed down my searching to just a few sites that deliver professional-quality themes. In case you’re interested, I’m going to list my favorite sites below. Although free themes are perfect for people who [...]
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Aug 17, 2010
| Above World, Life Stuff, Writing
The journey to fulfilling your dreams is often sprinkled with tiny, important moments. Here’s me, signing my contract with Candlewick under the fierce gaze of my statue of Buffy. The picture doesn’t quite capture the happiness and excitement in my heart, but trust me. It’s there. From 2010 Photobook
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Aug 12, 2010
| Above World, Writing
I’ve written three novels so far, and am about to embark on my fourth. This will be the book after ABOVE WORLD, a continuation of the story that I hope will some day be a trilogy. I’ve never written a sequel before, and I find the new challenge exhilarating and a wee bit terrifying. Some [...]
Read More ...Last weekend I attended a working retreat run by my agency, Barry Goldblatt Literary. “Camp Barry” — which is actually run by Barry, Joe, and Beth — took place at Club Med Sandpiper in Florida and consisted of communal meals, awesome discussion groups, and late night pool parties. (I would mention the ubiquitous “chocolate bread,” [...]
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Aug 4, 2010
| Adventure, Voice Acting
Last week, I auditioned for a voice part in a full-length animated (direct-to-DVD) movie, and got the part! Yesterday, I showed up at the recording studio for my 8:30am call time and headed into my first professional (SAG) voice acting role. You know what’s weird? Being called “the talent.” Also weird was not doing all [...]
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Jul 29, 2010
| TV Shows
Nope, I’m not talking about Stonehenge Apocalypse (“We can’t just sit on our hands while Stonehenge destroys the world!”) or any of SyFy’s infamous monster mashups, I’m talking about three of their original TV shows: Eureka, Warehouse 13, and Haven. I’ll say up front that I’m not a huge fan of any of these shows, [...]
Read More ...My favorite LA Kings player, Alexander Frolov, is leaving the team. His contract with the Kings expired this year, and he just signed with the NY Rangers. I’ll get to see him play maybe once or twice during the entire season, if I’m lucky. It’s not surprising news, as Frolov has been in the doghouse [...]
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