Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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Month: December 2011

Destroy MS with spectacular violence!

For those who don’t like reading serious science stuff, today I’m offering a fun and violent solution to the problem of multiple…

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Posted on December 30, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Never piss off a writer

As a novelist I’m fond of reminding people: Never piss off a writer. A writer can immortalise an enemy by killingly them…

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Posted on December 30, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

MS is a metabolic disorder: the paper is finally out!

Dr Angelique Corthals’ brilliant new understanding of MS, “Multiple Sclerosis is Not a Disease of the Immune System” is finally out! Full…

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Posted on December 29, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Cars crash from the sky

A funny thing happened on the way to lunch at Julia’s today… That Wallingford intersection will never be the same. I’m now…

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Posted on December 28, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

I blew up our Christmas tree

Making the Christmas tree is fun. Dismantling it such a hassle. So this year I blew it up instead: FX from the…

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Posted on December 28, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Jaw-dropping news: Nixon was gay

From the Daily Mail: He carpet-bombed Cambodia, spewed out anti-Semitic slurs and crude misogynistic jokes in the White House and smeared his…

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Posted on December 28, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

What Hild saw

photo: BBC (couldn’t find a credit for the photographer) This photo was taken late last week in West Yorkshire–which in Hild‘s day…

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Posted on December 27, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

To boldly glow…

Peoria, IL via GeekTyrant.com If we did lights, this is what I’d put on top of our house. And it would flash…

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Posted on December 24, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Which MS organisation most deserves a donation?

A couple of readers have asked my opinion regarding the best place to give money. Specifically, money to help encourage research and…

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Posted on December 24, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A question and answers about diet, MS, and Terry Wahls MD

From: Diana Mackin What do you think of Terry Wahls, MD? I asked Angelique to answer this. She said, “QED. When you…

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Posted on December 23, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A terrible and beautiful vision

For all the support and signal boosting of the last two days: thank you. Thousands of people have now read my précis…

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Posted on December 22, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Huge news: multiple sclerosis is a metabolic disorder

 For those coming to this post from Facebook, please see my most recent thoughts  In the latest issue of the Quarterly Review of…

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Posted on December 21, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A meta note

Yesterday I wrote about the big news about multiple sclerosis coming tomorrow from the Quarterly Review of Biology. I explained why it…

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Posted on December 20, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Coming soon: important news about MS

QRB‘s Forthcoming page (click to enlarge) On Wednesday, December 21st, the Quarterly Review of Biology will publish “Multiple Sclerosis Is Not a…

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Posted on December 19, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Tree, with hangover

No, the tree doesn’t have a hangover, the photographer does. Having said that, the tree was utterly dry this morning–it had sucked…

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Posted on December 18, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Facebook Timeline

Facebook is bringing Timeline online next week. I decided to get ahead of the curve and do mine now. I haven’t spent…

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Posted on December 17, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

QR codes made of chocolate

This is a genius idea: QR codes made of chocolate. No, I’m not joking. Chocolate is serious business. From Chocolate Graphics: Looking…

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Posted on December 16, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Go slay a dragon

Slay a dragon, fight off sharks, put out fires–all at drawastickman. It’s enormous fun. You can share your pictures afterwards. Or not….

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Posted on December 15, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Reader comment, and how to contact me

From: G I’ve been reading your blog for a while, and your latest post (on seeing a video of yourself in your…

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Posted on December 14, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Writers Manifesto

When I write, dear reader, I don’t want to build a careful tale for you to discuss with a smile in a…

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Posted on December 13, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Publishers: pay writers more, it’s good for you

Mike Shatzkin has written another thought-provoking post about the publishing industry. (If the business interests you, subscribe to his feed; his perspective…

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Posted on December 13, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Stannis is coming…

This trailer for Season Two of Game of Thrones isn’t nearly as shivery-good as the first one for Season One. “The cold…

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Posted on December 12, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Anniversary

Today is the 22nd anniversary of the day I moved to the US permanently to live with Kelley. I intend to spend…

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Posted on December 11, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Ominous to glittering to eerie glow

Here’s how yesterday morning began: dull, grey, and ominous, with a carpet of frost–thick as cat fur–on every surface: And here’s how…

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Posted on December 10, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

29 years ago today: me on video

Dead Kennedys, The Damned, The Undertones, Cocteau Twins, Killing Joke, Stiff Little Fingers, and my band, Janes Plane. What do we all…

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Posted on December 9, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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