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June 28, 2009
Story Published in Anthology
This anthology from The Lorelei Signal contains my story "The Thoughts of Cats:"
A TIME TO... Volume 3
The Best of the Lorelei Signal 2008
I can't wait to get my copy in the mail. :)
You can buy your own copy here.
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June 26, 2009
"A Long Trip Home" by James Johnson
"A Long Trip Home"
by James Johnson
Stranded on a dying ship with a captain half his age, a senior engineer learns that the job that has defined his existence is not nearly as important as the simple hope for a second chance at life.
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"Dogs in the Yard"
The song "Dogs in the Yard" is playing this morning and I can totally relate. "I want to be bad and not even care..." Some days I am so sick of always trying to do the right thing. Like yesterday I got so fed up with trying to eat healthy all the time that I had Taco Bell for dinner and caramel ice cream for dessert. It felt good, but I'm sure I'm going to regret it any second now. In fact, maybe I already regret it. Maybe it was the guilt that ushered in last night's insomnia. Maybe that "walk on the wild side" is why I'm so tired right now.
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June 25, 2009
Today's Cool Sign
I saw this sign while I was out today:
"Best exercise—
Walking with God."
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Quote of the Day – from Farscape
I just watched the Farscape episode "Thank God It's Friday...Again." It's a great episode, but what really got me was the end. D'Argo is telling Zhaan of the dreams he had as a boy and wonders if he will ever find them. Zhaan says:
"Those kinds of dreams cannot be found, brave Luxan. You have to build them. And I promise you, your hands are still strong and there is plenty of time."
It was like she was speaking directly to me.
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June 23, 2009
Today's Obsessions: Train Crash and Back 2 Good
I can't stop following the news about yesterday's Metro train crash. I'm not sure why this news has affected me so much when there are a great many more deaths and destruction elsewhere in the world. I guess it's because I have a personal connection to this news. I rode the Metro a lot when I lived in the DC area. I even rode the Red Line sometimes. I have been on that stretch of track near the Fort Totten station. Plus, I can't help but wonder if someone I know was on one of those trains. (I really hope not!)
It seems likely that more than one thing had to go wrong for this accident to happen--i.e., BOTH a mechanical malfunction and the operator failing to act to stop or slow the train before impact. It reminds me how critical it is to have the right person in the right place at the right time. The value of training, experience, and presence of mind cannot be overestimated. Think of how that pilot managed to avoid disaster by landing a plane in the Hudson. I don't want to point fingers at the dead operator in this case. (Because, really, IF she was somehow at fault, she has already paid enough for her mistake.) Still, I can't help but wonder if things would have gone differently if she had been better trained, or more experienced, or just paying closer attention.
My other obsession today seems completely random and unrelated. It's the song "Back 2 Good." I keep watching the video over and over. I think it's because lately it seems like I am always trying to "get it back to good."
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June 19, 2009
RRN: "The Four Day Win"
Reading Right Now: "The Four Day Win" by Martha Beck
The Four Day Win: End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace by Martha N. Beck
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
More brain-science than diet-science but that's the way I like it. Besides, I've yet to read anything of Martha Beck's that I didn't like.
View all my reviews.
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"Lion's Heart" by Andrew M. Seddon
"Lion's Heart"
by Andrew M. Seddon
When Earth's last fleet is defeated by an adversary, her fate lies in the hands of one man, a man untrained in war, who never expected to meet with an alien leader. But history has been known to repeat itself, and he looks to the past for inspiration.
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June 15, 2009
"The Deep End of the Gene Pool" by Terrie Leigh Relf
Here is a new poem to start off the week. Enjoy!
"The Deep End of the Gene Pool"
by Terrie Leigh Relf
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June 14, 2009
RRN: "Brave New World"
Reading Right Now: "Brave New World"
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
Great book. This was perhaps the start of my love of dystopia fiction.
I'm reading this again. I'm currently on page 43 and the book is every bit as brilliant and terrifying as it was the last time I read it. I keep wanting to jot down the phrases and slogans that particularly freak me out, but that would take time and attention away from the actual reading of the book.
Also, I've realized that maybe I shouldn't read this particular book at bedtime, because last night (once I finally got to sleep) I dreamed I was living in the "brave new world" of the book. (Yikes.)
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June 08, 2009
Funny Sign of the Day
Today I went into a store that had this sign posted on their front door:
"All unattended children will be given an espresso and a puppy."
LOL.
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Story Published: "Walking the Rim"
My scifi story "Walking the Rim" is now available at Chaos Theory: Tales Askew. Please stop by and check it out if you can. Thanks.
Posted by Selena at 09:31 AM | Comments (0)
June 07, 2009
Fav Music Videos
Now I'm cruising YouTube for music videos. I miss music videos. I always loved the format. I watched VH1 and MTV non-stop hoping for a chance to tape a favorite video. I think I was on vhs tape #3 by the time I stopped.
Here is one of my all-time favorite videos: Toby Keith's "Who's Your Daddy?" I always hated it when the shows cut off the end of the video. You have to watch it all the way through the Cledus finale to get the full effect. LOL.
Actually, a lot of Toby's videos are on my favorite list.
This one is a live performance not a true music video, but it still gets to me every time:
Plus there's the super-classic: Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" Ah, the 80's. It was a good time for music videos.
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"It is written..." (Slumdog Millionaire)
I just watched "Slumdog Millionaire" and I finally understand what all the fuss is about. Great movie!
I struggle with the idea of destiny. But if my destiny was to triumph like this kid did, I'd become a fan of destiny in pretty short order.
Here's the trailer to entice you if you haven't already seen the movie.
Posted by Selena at 07:38 PM | Comments (0)
June 05, 2009
"A Plague of Chicken" by Rabia Gale
Here is our first story for June. Enjoy!
"A Plague of Chicken"
by Rabia Gale
The newly promoted Magician Mandaleb is called upon to stop a plague of chicken.
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June 03, 2009
"Talisman" by Christine Griffin
To kick off June's issue, here is the illustration that took First Place in our recent cover art contest.
"Talisman"
by Christine Griffin
First Place, 2009 Cover Art Contest
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June 02, 2009
GoodReads Widget
Trying out a widget from GoodReads that displays books from my GR bookshelves:
Pretty cool. Gonna have to add that to my main page.
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