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Bookishness is in my blood…god help me

Written on 18 Feb, 2009 at 18:07 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 2 Comments

I mean, I have a master’s in English, an MFA in creative writing, teach writing and I work in a bookstore. You all (all six of you) know this. Everyday, though, I am starting to become ever more... (Continue reading)

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Second Post Today, Also Not a Comic

Written on 13 Feb, 2009 at 11:56 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 4 Comments

See, I have free time today between class and work. I also have a short story to finish but there were some news style items from the past week I wanted to highlight. First off, HarperCollins is now just Harper,... (Continue reading)

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Reports of my demise have been…slightly…exaggerated.

Written on 4 Feb, 2009 at 11:15 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 2 Comments

So it has been a month since the renewal of the gregorian calendar we affectionately know as “the new year” and there has been little to no activity on the ol’ NR. I am, in theory, less busy now... (Continue reading)

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Just a bit before the real post

Written on 22 Nov, 2008 at 1:10 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 3 Comments
Just a bit before the real post

I’m not gonna make a long post here, because there’s to be a longer one up on NR soon enough. But in the same vein as the upcoming NR post (WITH a NEW comic!) I also made this quick gif which... (Continue reading)

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In Case You Ever Wanted to Meet My Hero…

Written on 28 Oct, 2008 at 8:39 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 4 Comments

Here’s your chance! For those of you who don’t know, James P Blaylock’s (yes THAT James P Blaylock) latest novel, Knights of the Cornerstone comes out on December 2nd. I believe I mentioned that he will be at Mysterious Galaxy... (Continue reading)

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Instead of a comic….?

Written on 25 Oct, 2008 at 10:00 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 0 Comments

Apologies for not updating the comic yesterday as planned it should be up either Mon or Sun…. put simply, shit is wack, and shit done got out of hand. But so it goes. But, instead of comic, how about a live... (Continue reading)

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Some Interesting Developments

Written on 16 Oct, 2008 at 21:32 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 3 Comments
Some Interesting Developments

Behold… Your regularly scheduled comics will continue shortly. Until then, I did want to take a moment to offer to all faithful Normalinauts a piece of literary advice. ... (Continue reading)

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Attention Exsulis: Engage Nerdgasm!

Written on 9 Oct, 2008 at 20:35 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 8 Comments

After it was announced that Brandon Sanderson would be the man to finish The Wheel of Time, our friend Exsulis took it upon himself to read everything that Mr. Sanderson has written. Well, I’m trying to remember Exsulis’ exact itinerary (he’s... (Continue reading)

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Checking In

Written on 7 Oct, 2008 at 5:49 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 2 Comments

Gilgrim has informed me that he might have a signing event coming up later this month. The exact day/time/location are, as of this moment, unknown to me but I can assure you that when I know, you will know.... (Continue reading)

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I am a swimming in, how do you say, books.

Written on 30 Sep, 2008 at 20:46 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 2 Comments

I’m reading three books right now; Geek Love, The Street of Crocodiles, and The Posthumous Memories of Bras Cubas.  I just finished The Names three days ago.  I’m also trying to write three (reasonably short) papers and grade 37. As I... (Continue reading)

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Of course we knew how it would end.

Written on 8 Sep, 2008 at 14:38 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 1 Comment

JK Rowling, having scored one for the BIG GUY, has won her copyright case against Steven Vander Ark and his publisher RDR Books. You, faithful Normalinauts, may remember I opined on this subject most vehemently once… To this day it... (Continue reading)

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JK Rowling has deigned that the “little people” are allowed to read.

Written on 31 Jul, 2008 at 13:14 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 8 Comments

Remember when JK Rowling, saint that she is, made seven bourgeoisie copies of Tales of Beedle the Bard, and auctioned one off for charity? Well, I guess she decided that more than 7 people should be allowed to read... (Continue reading)

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Either this guy is stupid or…no, he’s just stupid.

Written on 11 Jul, 2008 at 9:18 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 3 Comments

So a dude walks into a library in D.C. with a copy of Shakespeare’s first folio and asks if the staff there can authenticate it. It just so happens that exact folio was stolen from Durham University Library (in Jolly ol’... (Continue reading)

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Vague Impressions and Writing Related News

Written on 11 Jun, 2008 at 22:28 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 8 Comments

Things of a nature most interesting are evolving for gilgrim, myself, maybe the both of us together(?)… Everything not connected to my current “job” today has been very good indeed. The “job,” well… A few pieces of interesting writing news, two... (Continue reading)

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More Delay Horrors…

Written on 6 Jun, 2008 at 15:53 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 3 Comments

For me, this has been a thoroughly terrible week. Mostly thanks to family related issues, I’ve not slept very much, or very well. I’m tired, and bitter, and sick of being at work. For Gilgrim, as near as I... (Continue reading)

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