elohi gadugi journal

Second Life experiment ends

Tsalagi Red — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:42:01 -0600

Our brief foray into the sims of Second Life are over. It required much too much immersion in cyberspace in order to make it all worthwhile. We actually haven’t been on the site for some time now, but Patty and I are buried in our novels (we have both been working on separate novels since [...]

Elohi Gadugi on Second Life

Tsalagi Red — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:14:14 -0600

If you are on Second Life, come and visit our Elohi Gadugi Writers' Center. We have one on Book Island, and one in Kirkness Village on Hinterland. PattyJo (Cyperia Heron), and I (Tsalagi Giha) have been active with writers and publishers groups on SL for a couple of months now. We'd love to chat with you. Book Island URL. Kirkness Village URL. (For non-SLers: you need the Second Life viewer to use these urls.)

We’re back

Tsalagi Red — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:02:43 -0600

Patty and I have both been working on new novels, and our blogging has definitely suffered over the last couple of months. But I have now finished my first draft, and Patty is close to finishing hers, so we will be paying more attention to our websites. Patty has been doing the Nanowrimo thing. For those who don't know, that stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it's a challenge to produce 50,000 words during the month of November. She reached her 50 g on November 18, and I have to say, I'm impressed. It took me a month and a half to write the same number of words, and I have a lot more free time than she does. So, hurray, Pattyjo.

Cheney Impeachment goes to Judiciary Committee

Tsalagi Red — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:31:56 -0600

Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced his Cheney impeachment resolutions on the floor of the House today. The Democratic Party leadership failed to have the bill tabled, and it was sent to the House Judiciary Committee after another procedural motion to quash it also failed. The Judiciary Committee is headed by Rep. John Conyers, who has been ambiguous about impeachment. For a list of other committee members go the committee website. Kucinich said he is also preparing an impeachment bill against President George W. Bush. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer was the only Oregon Congressperson to vote for tabling the bill. Even Walden voted against it. Blumenauer needs to have his butt kicked by his constituents!

August Song of the Month

Tsalagi Red — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:33:55 -0500

Bragging time.
It's a small honor, but my song, I Think I'm Gonna Give Away My Heart, won first place at Zoetrope Virtual Studios songwriting wing for the month of August. Zoetrope Virtual Studios is an online environment where professionals and serious amateurs get together to critique each others work. Each month, three songs from the songwriting wing are chosen for honors.