Memorial Day is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Not in a celebratory sense, but in a deep-thinking sense– it’s a holiday that asks us to think long and hard about a difficult subject. It’s a day that asks us to take some time and contemplate the cost of war, and thank the [...]
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Memorial Day Thoughts
Posted in Life, tagged Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
How Not to Get Any Writing Done
Posted in Life, tagged Photos, Procrastination, Seattle on May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Go exploring in Seattle on a sunny weekend. Find a bunch of baby goslings and their parents while wandering around South Lake Union Park. Visit a street fair in the University District. Take a walk on the seashore. Go kayaking in Puget Sound. (Note: this is not me, but as far as ways to not [...]
Basking in the Crowd at Emerald City Comicon
Posted in Life, tagged Cons, Cosplay, ECCC, Geek, Photos, Seattle on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday was an excellent day. After spending the morning at Writers Group, and getting feedback on Chapter 1 of a new novel, I headed over to the Washington State Convention Center to spend the afternoon at Emerald City Comicon. This was the second year in a row I spent a day at ECCC, and I [...]
Happy New Year. Fuck Cancer.
Posted in Life, tagged Cancer, New Year on January 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I wrote a long blog entry that I was planning to post for New Year’s. It was a fairly comprehensive look back on 2011. In it, evaluated my goals from last January, reviewed my submission stats, and took a look forward to next year. Then, on the evening of Wednesday the 29th, my mom called. [...]
Of Stories and Beliefs
Posted in Life, Writing, tagged Reality, Storytelling, Theme on December 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So far, there have been two topics that I’ve generally avoided on the blog: politics, and religion. And while I’ve skirted the “politics” rule a few times, now it’s time to skirt the “religion” one, because this is something I’ve wanted to write a post about for a while– not religion itself, but the relationship [...]
A Day at GeekGirlCon
Posted in Life, Writing, tagged Cons, Geek, GeekGirlCon on October 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This weekend was the first annual GeekGirlCon, a new convention in Seattle dedicated specifically to the girls and women of geekdom. And even though I’m not a geek girl, I decided to spend a day there on Saturday. (After all, I go to Dragon*Con every year despite not being large, green, and scaly…) And sure [...]
On the Sidelines of the Pride Parade
Posted in Life, tagged Pride, Seattle on June 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday morning I went to the 37th Annual Seattle Pride Parade. Having never been to a pride parade before, I wasn’t sure what to expect… well, I had an idea, of course, but I was curious as to how close to reality it would be. So I took my camera and headed downtown in the [...]
Riding Painted
Posted in Life, tagged fremont solstice parade, painted cyclists on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(WARNING: Most of the links contain nudity. Painted nudity, but nonetheless- consider yourself warned.) Yesterday I rode in the Fremont Solstice Parade with the Painted Cyclists. The cyclists aren’t officially part of the parade, but every year, they ride the route before it starts, wearing nothing (or close to nothing) except bodypaint. Sometimes the paint [...]
Reflections On the Occasion of a Birthday, or Why I Write
Posted in Life, Writing, tagged Birthday, Motivation, Rejection on June 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
My 30th birthday was two days ago. It ‘s a little unreal; I feel more like a twenty year old than a thirty year old, although since I don’t have much experience yet with what being thirty feels like, I guess that’s a little silly to say. But you usually figure, someone who’s 30, they’re [...]
Quick Thoughts on Bin Laden’s Passing
Posted in Life, tagged news, Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Intellectually, I know Osama bin Laden’s death doesn’t change anything. Al Qaeda still exists. The Taliban is still as strong as ever. Our troops won’t be coming home from Afghanistan tomorrow, or probably anytime soon. Iraq is still a mess. Libya is still a mess. Nor will the death of Bin Laden solve the Israel/Palestine [...]
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