Monthly Archives: July 2009

The reason you can’t contact me is because I’m not HERE, I’m THERE. QF642 is waiting at Gate 2 and I’ll be in Sydney in five hours or so, I guess. Stuck in the ‘travel time’ limbo. Should be great seeing everyone today, but a weird time. I will *try* to post info and photos … Continue reading »

When: Thu 15:30 Location: P-516D Title: 2009: The Year in Short Fiction Session ID: 625 All Participants: Adrienne Martini, Ellen Datlow, Jonathan Strahan, Sheila Williams, Bill Fawcett Moderator: Adrienne Martini Description: Our panel of experts tell you about the must-reads of the year. When: Fri 17:00 Location: P-516AB Title: Handicapping the Hugos II: The Short … Continue reading »

Part way through Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, Trent Reznor, who compiled the soundtrack, drops the needle on one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. A slow bass comes in and over the top of it the beautiful, soulful voice of Margo Timmins fronting the Cowboy Junkies, singing a deep and slow version … Continue reading »

Today has been a bit mixed, to say the least. Marianne and I went out to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (a solidly adequate piece of entertainment that had me laughing out loud a couple times), and got to bed a bit late. That, in turn, has meant we’ve both been a … Continue reading »

The late, great Miles Davis is quoted as once having said that “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture”.  The quote has been attributed to several other people, but the point that it makes stands up. Music is something you listen to, that you feel, and that mostly bypasses your intellectual filters.  When you … Continue reading »