The Blue Place named very worst read of 2008
Here’s a quote from a blog I’ve just read, by someone I’ve never heard of: …in 2008, only one book truly went…
Read moreMonth: December 2008
Friday audio: After Hours
No, I know it’s not Friday. But I didn’t do one last week. I didn’t forget. I’d planned to cut a slice…
Read moreammonite at hastings
Bayeux Tapestry (it’s an *embroidery* people, ah, fuck it…) Every few weeks I make a list of some of the search terms…
Read morestatistics roundup
For those who like numbers, this blog is nine months old. This is the 311th blog post. As I type this (on…
Read moreI’m the smartest person on the planet! (you can be, too)
I keep telling you: chocolate, wine, tea are very, very good for you. They’re all on the list of my Dozen Daily…
Read morepreliminary transubstantiation
Suffolk police have a reputation for being witty. Here’s an article about their latest efforts to encourage sensible behaviour around Christmas: Suffolk…
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Antikythera, a 2,000 year old computer Okay, here’s a post I wrote two weeks ago and just sort of forgot, perhaps because…
Read morebook covers to make you giggle, and Happy Thing!
So if you’re au fait with the last 20 years of f/sf, this post of wicked funny fake book covers will make…
Read morecats being kind or saving him for later?
Who says cats aren’t kind, sometimes? Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats…
Read morelight coming back: Jennifer Durham
A couple of years ago I got email from a reader telling me she’d enjoyed Stay, and how it resonated for her….
Read morelet’s get drunk and freaky
Justice and Pokémon! “Let’s get drunk and freaky…” (Yes, it’s late. Yes, I should be in bed.) (Via Post-Gay Post.)
Read moreThe Spirit movie trailer
spot the van
I thought you might enjoy a photo of the pizza delivery van stranded outside our house for the last three days: Can’t…
Read moresolstice whiteout
This morning we woke to a winter wonderland. the ravine this morning Today I feel peaceful and contemplative. In honour of that,…
Read morepublishing: permaculture vs. slash-and-burn
I’ve been having follow-up thoughts to our creative co-op. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about please read this post.) I’ve…
Read moreFriday audio: Bird of the Fragile Spirit
This is a melancholy song, drenched in nostalgia. I wrote the original lyrics when I was 17 at the same time as…
Read morewhat is Obama thinking?
So, what is Obama thinking with his selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration? We all know that…
Read moreAlisha Baker
detail from self-portrait, Alisha Baker If you live in Seattle, and you happen to be free on Friday between 5:00 pm and…
Read morefame! (shameless name dropping from long ago)
The last few days I’ve been thinking about England. (Last week was the 19th anniversary of coming to this country to live…
Read moreliving in a deleveraged world — a rant
I keep being surprised by people I know and like talking as though pretty soon the world will be back to normal–that’s…
Read morepetalville
I was taking photos of the snow yesterday, for our gallery, and noticed the light inside the house. The snow outside was…
Read morenext steps, and a deadline
Yes, a deadline for our creative cooperative–but don’t panic. Like an amateur dramatic society, I’m choosing a date absurdly far away: Monday,…
Read morecold cold and more cold
Artic air is heading for Seattle this weekend and on into next week. “Highs through the period will only reach the low-mid…
Read moreFriday audio: Corner for You
Yesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of me coming to live with Kelley in this country. You’ve already heard the sappy song I…
Read moreothering the Other, again
From: Chris Kerr I noticed your blogspot ‘Ask Nicola’ and was really pleased to read you’re benefiting from LDN. I thought you…
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