Today in a nutshell

[yendi]

After helping shadesong bake cookies for her writing marathon, I attempted my own mini-marathon. Alas, although I cranked out two complete reviews (the Alexander Irvine and Adam Freedman ones), I failed in my mission to get the rest of my Bookslut writing done. I did, however, write half of my Miéville column (much trickier, as it's neither the generally positive tone I had in the first two reviews, nor the horrendously awful feeling one gets after reading anything that, say, Laurell K. Hamilton has written -- Miéville puts in too much effort to dismiss in quite as flip a manner). I also finally nailed a column theme for this month -- I'd somehow never written a column on Michael Marshall Smith (and a quick search of Bookslut reveals that other than two comments I made in columns, and kizlj's reference to him in the article on Earthling Press, he's never gotten hype anywhere in the 'zine. So, yeah. Column topic is ready to go when my fingers uncramp.

Otherwise, I cleared out one box of books, caught some baseball, ate some pizza, and that's it.

At some point, I need to rant about Bravo fucking spoiling the very episode of Celebrity Poker Showdown I was watching by showing a commercial for the finals the next week that showed this week's winner, but that can wait for another post. Or maybe not. Fuck Bravo. Fuck whatever idiot producer thought to air that commercial (during the first fucking run of this week's episode). May three decks of very crisp cards forever be shuffled inside his rectum.

Anyway, fingers hurt (as does my leg, but that's also another post, and doesn't affect my ability to type). Off to relax now.

Comments

[pkthunder.livejournal.com]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that was pissed about that spoiler.

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

YAY SMITH! I just ordered the bibliography. want want want want want *now*.

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

You'll like it ;) I shall look forward to seeing your article, yendi...

[scottwrites.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say the exact same thing about Bravo's absolutely moronic move of spoiling the entire second half of the episode with that commercial. I was just waiting until you posted your usual CPS reaction. How stupid could they be? I agree with you 100%, man. Screw Bravo. I'm cheering for Lauren Graham. Hopefully they won't tell us who wins before the show is over.

[yendi]

I'm cheering for Lauren, as well, although I'd be happy if Michael won, as well. Just don't let Rosario or Due win -- no one that bad at poker has any right winning these matches.

I don't think we need to worry about spoilers for this one -- I think it was just a matter of some moron deciding to let a commercial air before it was supposed to.

[catvalente.livejournal.com]

Um...did you ever decide whether you wanted to review my book or not...?

Which Mieville are you reviewing, or is it him in general?

[yendi]

I thought I told you -- of course I do!

And it's his latest, The Iron Council.

[catvalente.livejournal.com]

No, you never said a word. ;) Shadesong said you might, but I never heard back. Cool.

I'm working on Perdido Street Station. Noticing too many similarities with other authors of his genre, and a lot of pretention. Too much of both to be terribly impressed.

[catvalente.livejournal.com]

The editor at Bookslut was sent a hard copy--do you want me to send you a pdf so you can have it yourself? Book's out in less than a month! :)