Author Archives: Gwaetgar

13:21 I’m in a very, very bad mood today. I probably should just unplug the computers & the phone & go back to bed. :-p Not an option, though. # 17:58 U.K. Amazon supplier gives away publishers’ books when warehouse … Continue reading →

14:14 Amazon is allowing authors to disable the read-aloud feature on Kindle 2. tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/usitinternetkindleamazoncopyright # 15:14 NYT: Convicted felons sentenced to literature studies class instead of jail. tinyurl.com/db4g5h # 19:48 No cussing in LA? Hollywood will have to close down! … Continue reading →

14:37 Gorgeous sunny day today, supposed to snow for the next 3 days. No snow panic in Pepperell. Grocery store is deserted. This is the country. # 22:38 So long to Paul Harvey. Now we’ll never know…The Rest of the … Continue reading →

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! Happy Saint David’s Day to all who are Welsh by birth, ancestry, or sympathies! 🙂 I couldn’t find daffodils, but I have leeks! I’m making “cock-a-leekie soup” for brunch…sort of. The only chicken in it is … Continue reading →

12:44 Time mag. on vampire bats in Nicaragua: tinyurl.com/d6n4vf # 12:46 I just need a couple more small details for mss 2 before it goes off for a 3rd-party read-through, meanwhile I can do the Indesign template # 13:44 Anyone … Continue reading →

15:14 Facebook has posted a “terms of use update” on its blog. blog.facebook.com/ They’re inviting users to give feedback. # 16:23 Next week is “Wales Week USA.” www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/USA/USA.aspx # 22:10 second pass of mss. 2 completed, I need to check … Continue reading →

14:29 NYT Books reports on Kindle 2. www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/technology/personaltech/24pogue.html # 14:32 www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/opinion/25blount.htm – Idiots. Adobe Reader “reads aloud,” too. Is the AG boycotting PDFs? # 16:25 I’m not positive, but I *think* I just saw a UPS truck go flying east … Continue reading →

13:01 Happy Mardi Gras! Busy Tues here, chores, transfer station week, cooking, New Moon ritual tonight. I’m wearing my MG beads from the Big-E! # 13:06 “Count Yorga” vampire actor Robert Quarry has died. tinyurl.com/crapjv # 13:08 Publishers Weekly reports … Continue reading →

18:50 Having let mss 2 rest a couple of days, I’m reading it aloud from the start, doing final edits & adjusting chapter breaks–very unexciting # 22:04 My tweets aren’t echoing on Facebook–again. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

I just won something on eBay for my nephew’s birthday. I had to sit there clicking the Refresh button and watching it, too, because someone outbid me in the last four minutes–which I knew would happen! They’re wasting their time … Continue reading →