Bookstore made from an old cathedral
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Our Next Meeting
I sent out an email a few days ago about our upcoming meeting on December 27th at 6 pm at the Morrison Regional Library. In that email I mentioned that Melanie would like everyone to bring a piece of writing to include in an anthology she wants to put together. Everyone that has attended one of our meetings in the last year is welcome to submit something.
The book she is going to put together will be one of those Kinko's jobs with the black plastic binding but she believes she can add it to the system. We will also have a stack to pass out at the reference desk.
I hope everyone will bring a piece of writing they'd like to have included. It can be a poem or two or three and short stories or even essays. Whatever the heck you want to submit.
We, of course, reserve the right to edit for dirty words and atrocious spelling.
I sent out an email a few days ago about our upcoming meeting on December 27th at 6 pm at the Morrison Regional Library. In that email I mentioned that Melanie would like everyone to bring a piece of writing to include in an anthology she wants to put together. Everyone that has attended one of our meetings in the last year is welcome to submit something.
The book she is going to put together will be one of those Kinko's jobs with the black plastic binding but she believes she can add it to the system. We will also have a stack to pass out at the reference desk.
I hope everyone will bring a piece of writing they'd like to have included. It can be a poem or two or three and short stories or even essays. Whatever the heck you want to submit.
We, of course, reserve the right to edit for dirty words and atrocious spelling.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
SF subgenres
If you are interested, the blog for Penguin Publishing is doing a weeklong post on the many subgenres in science fiction. You can view the blog here.
If you are interested, the blog for Penguin Publishing is doing a weeklong post on the many subgenres in science fiction. You can view the blog here.
Monday, December 10, 2007
A Quote
I am currently reading Steve Martin's memoir entitled "Born Standing Up." As you may have guess from the title the book focuses on his ten years as a working stand up comedian. Here's a great quote from the book concerning his decision to attempt to make a living by making people laugh: "I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naivete, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do."
I am currently reading Steve Martin's memoir entitled "Born Standing Up." As you may have guess from the title the book focuses on his ten years as a working stand up comedian. Here's a great quote from the book concerning his decision to attempt to make a living by making people laugh: "I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naivete, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do."
Robert Heinlein
Hey kids, I think most of you know that I grew up reading Heinlein and I still go back to his books on occasion. I try to reread one at least once a year. I came across a nice article about him in the Los Angeles Times.
Also, you can check out John Scalzi's reaction to the story here. His opinion is relevant because the NYTimes review mentioned in the story is a review of Scalzi's book Old Man's War.
Hey kids, I think most of you know that I grew up reading Heinlein and I still go back to his books on occasion. I try to reread one at least once a year. I came across a nice article about him in the Los Angeles Times.
Also, you can check out John Scalzi's reaction to the story here. His opinion is relevant because the NYTimes review mentioned in the story is a review of Scalzi's book Old Man's War.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Reading lists
I've been keeping a reading list through the library's Readers Club website for about three years now and I've been updating my Goodreads list by memory. I've been wondering if any of you guys keep a reading list. I wish I had started one back in the second grade when I really began reading seriously. So, who keeps a serious reading list?
I've been keeping a reading list through the library's Readers Club website for about three years now and I've been updating my Goodreads list by memory. I've been wondering if any of you guys keep a reading list. I wish I had started one back in the second grade when I really began reading seriously. So, who keeps a serious reading list?
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Website recommendation
I've been meaning to tell you guys about this site I have been using to keep track of what I have read. It's a social website where the focus is books. Cool idea, I think. You can see what your friends are reading and have read and you can read and write book reviews. The site is called Good Reads. You can see my profile here. Join if you wish and add me to your friends list. I have already had some nice communication with some friends concerning books through this website.
I've been meaning to tell you guys about this site I have been using to keep track of what I have read. It's a social website where the focus is books. Cool idea, I think. You can see what your friends are reading and have read and you can read and write book reviews. The site is called Good Reads. You can see my profile here. Join if you wish and add me to your friends list. I have already had some nice communication with some friends concerning books through this website.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Howdy
I haven't posted anything for a few days because I have been moving all weekend. And I do mean all weekend. From Friday until yesterday I spent over 8 hours a day hauling boxes and furniture from three different apartments into one pretty big house. I don't ever want to do that again. One of my new roommates (an old friend of mine) didn't even bother to pack his stuff up until we were at his old place and ready to put his stuff on the truck. I still think he's not aware of just how close he came to getting beat up. Word of advice, if you ever have to move try and box up your belongings before the day you actually are supposed to move.
I haven't posted anything for a few days because I have been moving all weekend. And I do mean all weekend. From Friday until yesterday I spent over 8 hours a day hauling boxes and furniture from three different apartments into one pretty big house. I don't ever want to do that again. One of my new roommates (an old friend of mine) didn't even bother to pack his stuff up until we were at his old place and ready to put his stuff on the truck. I still think he's not aware of just how close he came to getting beat up. Word of advice, if you ever have to move try and box up your belongings before the day you actually are supposed to move.
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