Author Archives: Gwaetgar

Notes on a quiet day…

I’ve finished the interior book block and the cover for the Advance Review Copy of Cat the Vamp, uploaded them to Lulu.com and ordered the proof. The ARC cover is the main title page for the finished book. It looks … Continue reading

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Yep, concert cancelled

On the plus side, I was home to do sunset attunement. *sigh* I never got a call from dad. Although the rain was steadily oozing northward on the radar and it was overcast, not a drop had fallen, the roads … Continue reading

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*grump* Enough with the rain, already!

I am So Done with this fucking weather. *snarl* It’s overcast, the temperature has dropped eleven degrees since noon, and rain is on the way. Yeah, more rain. It poured rain on Tuesday and was overcast most of yesterday. I’m … Continue reading

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The metaphors some people think of are scary…

Gods, here’s an evocative image for you–from Manohla Dargis’ review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the New York Times (which review I do not agree with, by the way): “… the sensational Alan Rickman, who invests his … Continue reading

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The conservative’s worst nightmare….

OH, NOOOOOOOZZZZZZZZ! (From AirAmerica Radio, like the new Senator from Minnesota)

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Health care credits for being healthy? What a concept!

I’m very excited about this: Healthy habits may cut price of insurance. My current health insurance carrier, Fallon, blows a lot of hot air about their “discounts” for physical fitness expenditures, like gym memberships. But it’s a complete fraud. It … Continue reading

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Calorie restriction for life extension

In case anyone is curious, after the weight-loss phase of my new dietary regimen is complete, I will be following this discipline, recently discussed in the news, for the rest of my life: Low-calorie diet slows aging in monkeys. I’ve … Continue reading

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Goodbye to John Keel

Possibly this is of interest only to Forteans–certainly he wasn’t on a par with Walter Cronkite–but I was saddened to see in the Boston Globe that John Keel died last week. It’s almost unfortunate that the dismal movie, which had … Continue reading

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Random post

I want my public LJ posts to post to Facebook, but I can’t get them to do it. I’ve checked all the settings on both apps and I’m logged into both, but I can’t get anywhere. It’s annoying. I’ve been … Continue reading

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Thoughts of the moment…

Nothing is more likely to keep you up too late than getting involved in writing something. It takes staying up too late to make you aware of how long it takes you to get through your bedtime routines and actually … Continue reading

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