Monthly Archives: September 2009

Here’s the evidence…

What a stupid week.  I’ve been chased by some kind of virus all week long.  Difficulty concentrating, occasional light headedness, headaches (mercifully mild), aching teeth and all kinds of blech.  Saw the doctor yesterday, who was eminently unsatisfactory. Not convinced her assessment was remotely right, but I’m going with it till I hear better. Now, … Continue reading »

Good morning, world. I know you didn’t ask, but I was woken at 3am by my seven-year-old daughter, who wanted me to help her get her covers back on her bed. I have not been able to get back to sleep, so I prepare for the day. I’ve been less than 100% the last few … Continue reading »

It’s Father’s Day here in Australia. I’ve had a lovely morning. Sleeping in sort of happened, and I’m doing a little reading before getting ready for lunch. We were going to see a movie, but that’s moved to next weekend. I’m currently reading for The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson, so they’re sitting beside my … Continue reading »

Every Saturday or Sunday morning for the best part of seven years I would call Charles Brown in Oakland. The ostensible reason was to discuss reviews editing for Locus, something we did discuss.  We would talk about events of interest in the field, books we were interested in, books he had that I’d not seen … Continue reading »