Hmm. I guess this something about my state of mind, or about the vagaries of publishing schedules, but I find that this month I’m not looking forward to any new release titles. There are some cool ones poised just over the horizon in May, but that’s next month. This month, time to work through the ‘To Read’ pile and enjoy what I have.
Maybe if you have something you’re looking forward to that is being published in April you could mention it in the comments to this post.
A couple nights ago I was trying to make myself come to grips with my (to me) endless ‘To Do’ list. I sat down and blogged a lost of 20-odd tasks on Twitter. Task 13 was ‘Hotel reservations for Sydney and Melbourne in August’. I was very surprised – I’m naive like that – to get a direct message from the concierge’s desk at major Sydney hotel asking if I’d like a special rate for their hotel. We went back and forth a little, and I’ve ended up with a reasonably competitive rate that I’m considering. I am caught wondering though, whether this is good business and a useful service or an invasion of a social space that doesn’t need it’s own form of spam. I will say, in defence of the hotel, I had to opt in after the first contact, so they weren’t unwelcome. It was just odd.
I am more bemused than I can possibly tell you that I’ve come in at 35 on Tech Republic’s list of 50 Ubergeek’s Worth Following on Twitter. I’m glad that my micro-blogging was of interest to someone, but … it’s just odd. For those who follow, see you over on Twitter.
The good folk at Night Shade have posted the full text of Ted Chiang’s Hugo and BSFA Award nominated story “Exhalation” in multiple formats on their website for the joy and delectation of readers everywhere. There is also a wonderful podcast of the story over at Starship Sofa. The story is from my anthology Eclipse Two. I’d like to thank Ted and Night Shade for being willing to let this happen.
Note: Link now fixed.