Black Friday

It’s el Jeffe’s birthday today. I won’t tell you how old he is, but if you listen closely, I’m sure you can hear the screaming from wherever you are.
Happy birthday, hon. I love you, and you’ll survive, I promise.
In other news, I will be braving the retail jungle for part of the day. Yeah, I [...]

My Weekend Plans

Things I Learned This Weekend

Never tell a thirteen year old girl your bra won’t fit her. She’ll put it on her scrawny butt (and the cat) just to annoy you.
There is a sniper loose in Skype. Either that, or the NSA has no sense of humor.
A Masters in xhtml might be necessary to stay ahead of digital ebook formatting.

It’s [...]

I Made A Mistake

…and decided to do some blog hopping last night after a long session in the copies cave.
I ended up at one of my most frequent stops, where I encountered some dude claiming to be from Brainerd, MN calling others “backwoods.”
Um, I don’t live all that far from Brainerd. Behold my hysterical laughter.
Never mind the fact [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

If you ever hear the words “Hon, could you…”, say no, and run.
Laundry and rabbits have a lot in common.
All shoes/boots/mittens carry identical magnetic charge, guaranteeing each shoe will repel its mate. Where there’s one, the other will never be found.
Conversely, cats and cosmetics are oppositely charged, guaranteeing that upon application, lip gloss/nail polish will [...]

Workshops Galore

Tonight is the last night of our Ten Ugly and Unfair Publishing Truths Workshop.
Monday night, we start the copy editing sessions (which I am still not finished building, of course). After that is the line editing sessions, the house style sessions, and the excerpts and blurbs sessions. Are any of those done? Oh hell naw.
Can [...]

The One Where Candice Gets Blamed

Thanks to Candice, I am now on Twitter.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Add meh. emmawayneporter A T gmail.com

Electile Dysfunction

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Laugh: I will soon be able to turn on the TV and be met with slightly less distortion, half-truths, manipulation and outright lies.
Cry: House has been pre-empted by election coverage when we all know the outcome already anyhow.
I had a really hard time deciding who to vote for [...]