February 2010
Dear Amazon: →
Now that you’ve admitted that you’re going to accept Macmillan’s pricing proposal on ebooks, would you mind turning the “Buy Now” button back on for all my Tor books? Pretty please? The longer…
Turned on vacuum. Terrified cat (as usual). Blew a fuse. Everything went black. I take the latter as sign that tonight is not vacuum night.
Love all the cross outs. RT @tobiasbuckell New blog post: Together, lets break the Amazon monopoly on Kindles! http://bit.ly/bKsYUg
Hah! Priceless. RT @tobiasbuckell Breaking news; Parker Bros. to sue Amazon for improper use of the word monopoly…
RT @DigiBookWorld “Amazon Concedes on Electronic Book Pricing” @nytimes http://bit.ly/cUQlXg
RT @paolobacigalupi: Amazon calls Macmillan a monoply. ROFL. Like Prius is a monopoly of Toyota. #amazonfail
January 2010
Forty-Six Years at the Omega Institute →
This summer, Mary K. Greer and I will once again be teaching at the legendary Omega Institute For Holistic Learning, in Rhinebeck, NY. (Yes, for those who know a little about me, this is…
About those blue lego tiles →
John Gruber (and Rob Scoble) explain why the iPad’s lack of Flash is a bigger problem for Adobe than it is for Apple. Just one example: some of the sites featured in the already-infamous ‘blue…
RT @sfwa Since @tobiasbuckell’s account exceeded traffic. We offered to host his post on Macmillan and Amazon. http://is.gd/7qmDn
sad news RT @johnklima dammit…Kage Baker R.I.P. http://www.greenmanreview.com/
Google Reader Tricks →
I saw this posted on CrafyPod. While it’s focus is on reading craft blogs, the tricks can be applied to any blogs you read. I love sorting everything by folders. I never realized you could find…
Macmillan CEO Responds to Industry →
New update in the Amazon/Macmillan controversy, Macmillan CEO John Sargent responds to the publishing community with a strong message, and already I’m seeing massive support for Sargent’s…
Sunday Sweets: Cute-Tastic! →
Today’s Sweets will squeeze enough “awww”s out of you to almost be painful. Almost. But it is so worth it.
(Sub’d by Laren T., baker unknown) Just look at that face!
Here’s an…
How-To: Felt Owl Brooch →
You’ll be able to whip up this cute little felt owl brooch in a snap with the help of this fun tutorial from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin.
Read this article | Comment on this…
Scherenschnitte →
Master paper cutter, Cindy Ferguson of Scherenschnitte, (the art of paper cutting design [pronounced Sharon-sh-net, if German or Sharon-sh-net-ah if Swiss] which is…
Bubble Wrap Calendar →
Media Image from Bubble Photo
A dream come true! A four foot tall calendar made of bubble wrap! Pop a bubble every day to mark the passage of time. Just don’t pop them too fast or you’ll…
On a Personal Note →
To the folks who have followed up to ask if I was going to be okay with the whole Amazon/Macmillan blinking contest: Well, you know. I don’t expect the corporate eye-pokery to last beyond…
Google Reader Tricks →
I saw this posted on CrafyPod. While it’s focus is on reading craft blogs, the tricks can be applied to any blogs you read. So I thought I’d share:
Google Reader Tricks for…
Sitting down to veg on some 80s cheese. :)
RT @frain A statement from John Sargent (CEO of Macmillan): http://bit.ly/9zBfFh
Post A Story For Haiti →
Ladies and gentlemen,
This is “Post A Story For Haiti.”
In an effort to encourage support for the relief efforts in Haiti, Crossed Genres is collecting links to free stories online…
The Intervention is Not Going Well →
Lopsided Cat and Ghlaghghee knew that it would be difficult to talk to Zeus about his addiction to ‘nip. But they never expected Zeus to brazenly pull out the Catnip Sock and “snork up”…
A Quick Note On eBook Pricing and Amazon Hijinx →
It appears (if this article is correct) that Amazon has pulled Macmillan books from its online stores because it’s unhappy with Macmillan’s desire to up the price of their eBooks from $10 to…
John Jude Palencar wins the Hamilton King! →
I am proud to announce that John Jude Palencar has won this year’s Society of Illustrators’ Hamilton King Award for his artwork on Charles de Lint’s Muse and Reverie. The…
The Trouble With Check-Ins [COMIC] →
As if it’s not annoying enough to have to wait in line at Chipotle because the customer in front of you is babbling on their cell phone – what about a future in which everyone is checking…
Amazon as the Playground Bully →
By now you may have already seen some of the chatter about the breaking news regarding Amazon’s removal of Macmillan books.
Amazon has pulled all Macmillan titles from sale over a dispute…
Woke up to this and have no clue what’s going actually going on w/ Amazon & Macmillan http://bit.ly/dcP1Pz
Amazon & Macmillan →
I went to bed knowing there was an issue after seeing it posted on Scalzi’s blog, and having a fan question where the WoT books went on Twitter. But, really, I really thought it was a technical…
Scherenschnitte: Lion Hearted →
Cindy posted a new template on her scherenschnitte blog, so I gave it a try. I cut it out three times for practice and added a hat to one of the cats. And of course I arranged them here in sort…
What do you do with old computer stuff? –... →
Here’s a good re-purposing of some older technology – a steampunked HP320LX..
The story :
“Story: I had this little computer for over a decade and it had not seen much use. I had recently…
Sitting down to marathon first few eps of Supernatural season 5. Woot!
Why did I just watch that first 4 mins of Lost thing? I’m an idiot that’s why. Now I can’t focus. Waiting = torture. Sheesh.
Weekly web roundup →
Here’s this week’s list of all the posts from around the web that we’ve shared over the past week on Twitter, Google Reader, FriendFeed, and both Facebook pages (Cat ‘N Owl and Reiki).
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Spirit →
SUPERNATURAL Episode Review (5-12): How Do You... →
Three Torches (Out of Five)
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the “Swap Meat” episode of Supernatural.
So Supernatural finally does a body-switching episode — and they mostly…
The Fob →
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steeljam/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Lynette Fibonacci was frustrated, after rebooting three times she still couldn’t get on the net. Maybe she would relent and…
Piping Hot →
In copper instead of colors, these pipe vases would be a great DIY gift and tabletopper. via Urban Flea.
We brew Tea in a Yellow Submarine. →
“In the town where I was born, lived a man who drank a lot of tea, and he told us of his life, in the land of tea-infusing submarines”
Well, there you have it, Tea is Steampunk, Submarines are…
Now Available! Paper Cuts: 35 Inventive Projects →
Hey! Do you guys remember a while back when I said I was going to be in a book on how to papercut? Well, it’s available now! I actually don’t have one yet, but I’m looking forward to seeing it. Here…
Shoemakers →
Mary Robinette Kowal - Call the AARP! Middle... →
My sense of what it means to be elderly is wildly skewed since my grandmother will be 105 next week, is sharp as a tack and still lives on her own. Sadly, fantasy has a narrower view…
Die, Human, Die! John Scalzi Ponders Death at the... →
For the last few weeks, I’ve been chatting about serious real-world aspects of science fiction filmmaking, like movie grosses and award nominations and what it all means and so on….
Retro Virus →
Home sick. Migraine. Will be offline rest of day.
Tarot Writing Prompt: Negative/Positive and a... →
Do you have a card that you always see as a negative card to get? Have you ever thought about trying to find the positive aspect of it? Let’s see if we can do just that.
What I love about…
Synchronicity – My Tarot Card Focus for 2010 →
Cat ‘N Owl has an interesting writing prompt “Picking your tarot card focus for 2010” that can kick start the new year and help you focus one Tarot card for the entire year. Aside from journaling…
Happy New Year: Number 5, Number 5, Number 5 &... →
Happy New Year! Out with the old, in with the new! It’s 2010 and while I steer away from New Year’s resolutions, I do see the benefits of setting a general tone for the year.
The Tarot Lady wrote…
Alice in Wonderland at Bergdorf Goodman →
If you are in New York, the Bergdorf Goodman “Alice in Wonderland” windows are worth stopping by. RELATED: Last year’s BG windows.
Can you recommend a tarot or reiki blog? →
I know, I’ve asked this before. But I thought it would be a good time to ask again. New sites are popping up and I want to make sure I don’t miss any. So, if you have a tarot or reiki blog you…
Writing Revolutions for the New Year →
I am back from vacation. I managed to read nearly three of the five manuscripts I took with me, which was pretty amazing considering it was vacation.
With the Christmas season behind us, it is…