I applied for a new job several days ago. Last week, a news organization posted on opening for an editor in their Washington, DC offices. At first, I was intrigued. Then, I thought it would be cool to apply. Then I thought I wasn’t qualified. Then I thought I shouldn’t bother to apply. Why was … Continue reading On Applying for a New Job
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This is what happens when the TARDIS makes an unexpected landing in Gotham City… “What, are you dense? Are you retarded or something? Who the hell do you think I am? I’m not the goddamn Doctor!” Doctor Who, as only Frank Miller could imagine it…
Ever have one of those moments where you do something, and you think it’s brilliant, and then forty-eight hours later or so you crinkle the nose and say, “Wait, why did I do that again?” I spent part of last week in Code-land. I had some VBA macros to write. I’d had meetings in December … Continue reading On Coding Hijinks
Some people are public. Some people are private. I'm a private person. I couldn't imagine myself as a star of a reality television series; besides the feeling that my life really isn't that interesting (sorry, not all writers lead Hemingway-esque lives, though I would settle for a Fitzgerald-ian life), even blogging skirts the level of … Continue reading On My Life, As a Reality Show
This weekend looks like a writing weekend. The main thing on the plate? My self-appraisal for work. The company skipped reviews last year, due to the uncertain economic climate, so this year’s reviews are more thorough than previous years, as this review covers two years of employment. But that’s not the only thing on my … Continue reading On Weekend Writing Plans
Today was, barring two transportation snags with the Baltimore Light Rail system that aren’t worth mentioning, a surprisingly good day. I received an Advance Reader’s Copy of Michael Moorcock’s forthcoming Doctor Who novel, The Coming of the Terraphiles. I was retweeted by the Voyager 2 space probe. (Okay, okay, it’s by the JPL team, but … Continue reading On a Surprisingly Good Day
To an outside observer, my last.fm profile has gone wonky this week. I’m in soundtrack mode. Specifically, Lord of the Rings soundtrack mode. I discovered a few days ago that the soundtrack to The Hunt for Gollum, a fanfilm that dramatizes Aragorn’s search for Gollum during the early part of The Fellowship of the Ring, … Continue reading On Writing to Soundtracks
I took a seat on the train, pulled out my notepad, took my pen in hand. The pen’s tip scratched across the paper, and a sentence was drawn out in ink — Travelers in the lands west of the River Anduin, on the well-worn road that runs from Imladris to the Grey Havens, speak of … Continue reading On Growing Sentences
Today was a day of projects at the office. I had nothing pressing that I had to do, no deadlines pressing down upon me (a rarity, that), so I decided to clear off some projects that were not priorities, that were things I wanted to do but simply had not had the time because of … Continue reading On Friday, Muppets, and Mirth
Of late, I’ve felt that writing has been like trying to pound blood from a stone. A strange metaphor, that. Obviously, I can write. I wrote some articles for work today. One presented a major challenge; I just couldn’t find anything to say. One flowed quite well, and it was done in ten minutes. Yesterday, … Continue reading On Reflections on My Writing
Occasionally, I hit periods where I have nothing to say. Occasionally, I hit periods where I’m too busy to say anything. The last two weeks? They’ve been a little bit of both. Though more the latter than the former. I was on deadline for an article. I was also mildly sick. Article got done. The … Continue reading On the Lack of Blog Posts
I wrote a lot of words today. My brain hamster is really tired. I worked that poor hamster. I made him get up in the spinning wheel. I made him run fast faster fastest. I wouldn’t let the hamster rest. The hamster ran and ran and ran. The end results I was pleased with. Some … Continue reading On the Thursday View