Month: April 2008
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This weekend
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What I’ve been doing
I’m busy grading final essays for the semester, doing lots of landscaping work on my yard, and getting ready to write a short story, but when I return there will be lots of photos of kittens, a beautiful garden-like yard, treats sent to me recently from Japan, Japanese food I’ve been making, and a bunch…
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Let them entertain you
An excerpt from the first essay in Michael Chabon’s new book of essays, Maps and Legends, which is a gorgeous book. It has three covers of varying sizes and colors, overlapping one another to make a sum that is greater than its three parts. Those people at McSweeneys know how to put together a beautiful…
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Locus Award Nominees
It’s been brought to my attention that my novel One for Sorrow has made it onto the list of finalists for Best First Novel in the Locus Awards this year (thanks Rick and John!). Very excited, of course, especially to be named among that list of other first-time novelists. Congratulations to everyone in all the…
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A peek at the Stage
I’m always writing about The Stage when we have one here in Ytown, about once a month, under the wild and wonky lead and people-exciting power of my friend Brooke, and my friend Karen always loves the posters and publicity images Steven Andrew is making for the Stage, but here are some lovely photos from…
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Weird 80s Flashbacks
I have been interrupted whilst trying to watch The Neverending Story THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW NOW. Clearly there is a conspiracy to keep me from revisiting films from my childhood. However, the YouTube video for the film’s theme song is much shorter than the film itself, and includes Limahl with crazy hair as usual!
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Cats for Engineers and Ordinary People
Looking for a laugh? This did it for me this weekend. Via Kelly. Arigatou!
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Fixer-uppers
Via my friend Meghan, David Giffels sounds like a guy who is as crazy about Akron as I am about Youngstown. He bought a nearly condemned house a little over a decade ago and has been restoring it with his wife ever since, and even wrote a book about it. Can’t wait to read it.…
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Happiness and wealth
Economic growth can also pay for investments in scientific research that lead to longer, healthier lives. It can allow trips to see relatives not seen in years or places never visited. When you’re richer, you can decide to work less — and spend more time with your friends. Affluence is a pretty good deal. No…
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Gratuitous kitten photos
My friend Jaci took these photos of my kittens a couple weekends ago, and now I find I am unable to stop myself from sharing the cute. Thanks for photos, Jaci!