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I’m currently editing one of Jeff Sampson’s new books (he’s  egg_fu  here on LJ; go join the Fu Tang Clan!), and I must reiterate how funny this guy is, especially when it comes to dealing with kender, a hobbit-like race in the Dragonlance world. I see kender much as I see children: they see the … Read more

I should do this more often. From Marlene Perez’s blog ( marperez ): On Monday, I volunteered at the Scholastic book fair, where I sold several copies of  saraclaradara  CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC. I also convinced myself to buy a stack of books that I’m pretty sure I don’t absolutely need. Wanna hear the top … Read more

I brought the new toy to work. 😀 Pictures behind the cut. There’s no real guessing involved–I’m sure you can figure out what the objects are–but I thought you’d get a kick out of them. One of the objects is from egg_fu . Can you guess which one?  Oh, and I couldn’t resist sharing my … Read more

You have made my dish-packing day. Did I mention I was moving this weekend? Here’s hoping the new place–hardwood floors! yay!–will be good for my allergies!

Is the book review section of the newspaper relevant to you? asks MediaBistro’s GalleyCat. And they’d like your feedback–the feedback of regular people who read, rather than just industry insiders. So pop on over and take the quiz, whether you read the newspaper or not.  For me, I wish it gave you the choice for … Read more

I’ve decided that today is my running commentary blog day.  I just have to say out loud that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition always makes me cry. They do good things for people who need it. I’ve had my concerns in the past about the supersizing of small homes–tax burdens on poor families, utility burdens, that … Read more

I haven’t been over to JacketFlap for a while, simply out of negligence, which means that recently that when I figured out how to do buttons on my sidebar I forgot to add this one: … (well, one similar to it) which you should see now over there on the right. Especially if you don’t … Read more

I must say, there was a reason I loved Romper Room as a kid. I waited and waited, and she never did say she saw Stacy. But I had hope every time. So if you’ve been reading this LJ for a while, you know how facinated I am to connect with people all over the … Read more

I promise, as soon as I get Heroes started (after this post), I’ll write that post I promised on Take Joy, which is sitting right here next to me. But first, since you all enjoyed spring so much, a sample of the joy that is my telephoto macro lens on my new camera body. 

Playing with my new digital camera. These are going for a little more of the light study thing, along with using the two different lenses, the macro, that sort of thing. Originals here. I think this next one is my favorite because of the detail you can see in the salt crystals, on the lower right. … Read more