Quoth Og Mandino

"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can."

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

2012
“The year it all changes”
Feb
03
01
Welcome to 1910
2 comments
Jan
2011
“Into the great wide open”
Nov
14
Orycon 33 - Post Con Wrapup
“I think the big takeaway from Orycon 33 is that I NEED A NEW CAMERA. ...”
6 comments
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Oct
25
Drafting a corset pattern
“So last night daughter and I drafted her corset pattern. Well, actually daughter drafted her ...”
24
You see what happens?
“So I've been helping my friend Sara Mueller sew a Victorian bustle gown. And now, ...”
2 comments
19
My (non-) schedule at World Fantasy
“My my, how time flies. Next week is World Fantasy. And I'm looking forward to ...”
3 comments
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Sep
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Orycon 33 Schedule
“Orycon 33 is about six weeks away, apparently, and I have already received my programming ...”
19
First draft of B3 is done!
4 comments
"Scott Pilgrim" & "The Fantastic Mr. Fox"
“One nice thing about being so far behind the curve in terms of watching movies ...”
18
This, that, & the other thing ...
“So I've been having my usual problems with my neck and shoulders (and moreso this ...”
2 comments
Aug
22
Only at Worldcon ...
“OK, so yeah, I'm back from Worldcon. I had no flight issues or delays of ...”
5 comments
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THE NATIVE STAR and THE HIDDEN GODDESS are on Audible.com
“In my books, my character Emily Edwards often complains that no one ever tells her ...”
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09
Worldcon & Me
1 comments
07
The Great Oregon Steam Up 2011
“As I have said elsewhere, it was literally the best thing I have ever been ...”
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Way to suck, Verizon
“What?? A wireless company sucking?? Why, that's unheard-of. But amazingly, today it happened, and Verizon ...”
3 comments
07
Jun
May
30
Final thoughts
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Now I am blogging from the park!
Posting a-go-go!
“Ok, so as I've mentioned repeatedly elsewhere, I have entered the 21st century with the ...”
2 comments
12
A new toy
“OK I am up way too late but its because I'm having way too much ...”
1 comments
The Hairsticks? Violet Scale? Baba Yaga? Wha-buh-buh buh??
4 comments
11
Those were the days ...
“Once upon a time, I used to blog a lot more. Sometimes even twice a ...”
4 comments
01
Apr
Mar
28
Bodice Follow-Up
2 comments
27
Skirt (construction) is finished!
“I had a very trying weekend. First of all, my sewing machine started acting up. ...”
13 comments
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Crazy train
3 comments
14
08
01
Banting Update
4 comments
Feb
Jan
2010
“Ex Fide Fortis”
Dec
Nov
29
Here come the holidays
3 comments
Testing WP Book
“So I've been really happy with Wordbooker but WP-Book apparently has "full duplex" functionality and ...”
4 comments
22
Nebula junk
7 comments
Steamcon Wrapup
9 comments
16
Steamcon II
5 comments
13
OryCon, Day 1
3 comments
12
OryCon, Ho!
1 comments
07
03
02
And now ... OryCon!
“Here is my final schedule for OryCon 32, which is coming up in a couple ...”
01
I have taken to my bed
“I will admit it: exhausted, strung out, con-crud aborning, I retired to my bed almost ...”
4 comments
Oct
28
World Fantasy, finally
“Actually, I'm not even at World Fantasy ... I'm in Chicago waiting for my connecting ...”
1 comments
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So. Damn. Busy
5 comments
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07
Sep
29
Baby got bustle! (with pictures yet!)
“ Man I have been slammed this week, which accounts for my general level of ...”
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Ooo la la Tissot
1 comments
12
09
08
For Sale: 19th Century Handcolored Fashion Lithos
“As you may recall, I recently scored a pretty sweet haul at Goodwill. Part of ...”
2 comments
07
Laboring over Labor Day Weekend
“Well, we certainly labored this weekend, and my poor aching back is the proof. In ...”
10 comments
01
Falling down ded
2 comments
Aug
Jul
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Playing with Wordpress
“So I'm sitting upstairs in the manga section of Forbidden Planet, bored out of my ...”
1 comments
Posting on the fly
“Jeez, today I went both hither and yon, "hither" being Hoboken, NJ and "yon" being ...”
3 comments
20
NYC is awesome
8 comments
Jun
23
This post is for A.M. Dellamonica ...
“... who is currently in the throes of first love for WordPress. My dear, you ...”
3 comments
21
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Summer's here!
8 comments
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May
28
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Igor Spectre
4 comments
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Back from FLA
4 comments
17
Just hangin' out in FLA
“Here I am in Naples, FL., doing some bid-ness. KIcking ass and chewing gum, you ...”
4 comments
Apr
Mar
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Hellzapoppin'!
4 comments
11
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State of the Cat
“As expected, daughter has taken the young stray under her wing and is spoiling him ...”
6 comments
04
Jan
2009
“This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius”
Dec
29
Nemontemi
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"Gentlemen Broncos" ... NO ONE TOLD ME!
“Damn you all! Why didn't anyone tell me about this movie when it was in ...”
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Pickle Surprise!
“Forget that silly surprised kitten that's making the rounds. Embrace the pickle surprise! (Totally ganked ...”
8 comments
Nov
29
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My sister is on strike
“ My sister, who's a grad student and TA at the University of Illinois, is on ...”
6 comments
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Future writing names
“Truepenny over at LiveJournal (that's Sarah Monette for those of you what don't know) reports ...”
58 comments
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I've gone viral
24 comments
04
03
My Hallowe'en Costume
73 comments
My OryCon 31 Schedule
“Alternate History Fantasy? Fantasy is often written in a pseudo-medieval society. Some authors bring freshness to ...”
20 comments
02
Oct
28
Manic Panic for the win!
“OK, Manic Panic Virgin Snow rocks. Looking at it in the jar, I didn't think ...”
24 comments
27
The Bustlepunk Manifesto
68 comments
My World Fantasy 2009 Schedule
“Bad Food, Bad Clothes, and Bad Breath The panelists will discuss some of the less lovely ...”
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News of the day
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"The Old West meets the New Weird."
“You know, the process of book publication is much like walking on a lonely beach ...”
8 comments
19
Dear dog ...
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Stop it, guys!
“Last week, everyone on my fList seemed to be signing up with agents. That was ...”
20 comments
10
Slagheap tomatoes
11 comments
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Sep
29
Two questions I would like to have answered.
“1) Why is it, even after I've put out a nice clean bowl of fresh ...”
20 comments
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Oooh, you Project Runway!
“I am so mad at you right now! SO SO SO MAD AND FURIOUS! I ...”
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Bartelby, the Scrivener
36 comments
Booking travel
“I had to bite the bullet and book some travel yesterday. First off, I had ...”
8 comments
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Photo Friday: New office + bonus puppy snaps
“Lots of blogs seem to make Friday photo day for some reason and eventually, I ...”
22 comments
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What a week.
10 comments
08
06
Stripping wallpaper, aging goth-style
“Yes, I'm back to stripping wallpaper. We were supposed to finish the shingling on the ...”
12 comments
03
Damn you, Google Books Settlement
“I don't want to have to think about you, because you're insanely complicated and whatever ...”
14 comments
02
01
Tomorrow, Tillamook
“The family and I are driving to Tillamook tomorrow morning on important business, namely buying ...”
8 comments
Aug
30
The trick for a perfect grilled cheese sa'mich ...
“... Is to use mayonnaise on the grillin' side of the bread instead of butter. ...”
28 comments
29
My new diet
“I call it the "Give the last bite of everything you eat to the dog" ...”
4 comments
28
Ikea Fans Fume over Switch to Verdana
“Behold ... the tyranny of Verdana! The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume over Switch to Verdana. You ...”
4 comments
27
Hooray, hooray for BFA!
“I take back everything mean I ever said, thought, or scrawled on random bathroom walls ...”
2 comments
Is Alzheimer's a form of diabetes?
“Oh man, this is all starting to come together in a scary way ... I don't ...”
7 comments
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Insomniatic
“I am up at 2 a.m. for no good reason. Well, actually maybe there is a ...”
4 comments
Demimonde: The Reboot
“So maybe you've been wondering why I've been so silent over the past week. Or ...”
24 comments
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Starting Fresh
“So I think I'm finally figuring out this WordPress thing. It's really easy to get ...”
24 comments
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