Things I Learned This Weekend

I learned I have no newsletter topic. (I’ll pay someone for a good one, I swear to God. Yeah, so it’s our one year anniversary but everyone else will do the ‘look how far we’ve come’ topic…)
I learned that playing drums in heels greatly perplexes the male element.
I learned that the more I think about [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

I’m doing this a day early because it’s release day tomorrow. Big post, and I’m even giving away an ebook tomorrow.
Anyway, here’s the list:

I learned that I never get attached to a new TV series until the heroine has her hair foiled. You’ll note, of course, that what’s-her-name from Castle is still streak-free.
I learned the [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

The only constant in the interwebs is drama.
Trying to figure out the order of bonus ebook content for 9 different ebook formats is more complicated than it first appears.
xsl is the best thing since cable dsl.
Old gaming buddies who can make xsl do tricks are the best thing since…oxygen.

I’m off tothe production cave again today, [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

I learned I’m worth $46 for Sharon Cullars. (A little less than 24-hours to go on the auction)
I learned it’s 100% true that all edits and production files arrive at precisely the same time, just because they can.
I learned that I like returning line edits at precisely the same time I know an editor’s completely [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

*rubbing hands together*

Not even a to-do list longer than Billy Idol’s tox screen is enough to keep me away from Denis Leary. (Authors and eds, if your stuff is late, blame Renee and Frank. They sent me WHY WE SUCK for xmas. Yes, I love them. Oh, and Denis? Paganini, Booger and Princess Moo [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

All Minnesotans must be in some way retarded. We live here voluntarily.
My The Ref DVD is scratched. This is a crisis.
The people who dictate ereader device technology should spend less time on WoW and more time with publishers. (Remember us? Those people who do all the work to provide them with profitable content?)

Don’t forget to [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

I had a really…weird weekend, most of which doesn’t bear talking about.
There were a few things worth noting, however:

You can’t get mad at your children for acting just like you do.
You can still get mad at your children for acting just like their father.
I want this for Christmas: Why We Suck: A Feel Good [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Things I Learned This Weekend

MEA weekends are really long.
Campaign seasons are really long.
Despite what I might have believed before, the Vikings can still get worse.

After that, it sounds like a pretty dismal weekend, but it wasn’t really. Just busy, trying to get a little ahead of the release schedule so we can start evaluations.
And today I’m going to be [...]