http://www.stonetable.org Don’t think different — be different. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:31:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Your result for Which fantasy writer are you?... Philip Pullman (b.1946) 3 High-Brow, -5 Violent, 7 Experimental and 13 Cynical! Congratulations! You are High-Brow, Peaceful, Experimental and Cynical! These concepts are defined below. Philip Pullman was already a prominent author of children's books when he published his most praised work to ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/06/09/meme-which-fantasy-writer-are-you/ My day job needs to hire more people to help us grow (and give me a few days off). If you know anyone interested, please send them my way. The position reports to me directly so not only do you get to work for a great company you get to ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/04/15/hiring-sr-developer/ Look up to the sky on a clear night. What do you see? If you live in or near a big city, chances are your response is "not much". Even 40 miles from Chicago, I can mostly see major constellations if I squint just right but not much else. When we ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/03/27/earth-hour-2009/ RaceFail took place in January 2009. Some of it is documented on the feministSF wiki. I watched from the sidelines, sad to see people I like and respect at each others throats. In the aftermath, people have stopped blogging or deleted journals altogether. I imagine much wound-licking is going on ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/03/02/racefail-09/ I've been tagged by several people, so here it is. Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/ I meant to post about this sooner but life has been hectic. We drove to Toronto a few weeks ago and celebrated a belated Christmas with Andrea's family. It was my first time in Toronto (or anywhere north of the Appleyard family farm in the Hamilton area, and that not since ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/01/31/toronto/ Oh shit. Who knew? (I would have scored better in Sci-Fi if I could have remembered the creator of the original Battlestar Galactica. Damn my youth!) http://www.stonetable.org/2009/01/30/bow-before-me-for-i-am-thy-king/ Happiness is pets. I've always been a pet person. Growing up, I had Cats, dogs, fish, hamsters, and lizards -- whatever I could talk my parents into. As an adult, the only time I haven't had a pet was when I first moved out on my own. Today, we have three ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/01/25/happiness-meme-day-2/ I was born, grew up and lived my entire life in northern Illinois. While I've traveled far (Canada, New Zealand and Ireland internationally; coast to coast domestically) I've never stayed anywhere but the midwest for more than two weeks at a time. Most of my family, though, has moved away. Andrea ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/01/25/oh-canada/ Having been tagged by the charming grayrose, I have no choice but to participate in the eight day happiness meme. For eight days (probably not consecutive but I'll try) I have to post something that makes me happy. The thing that makes me happy today is: friends and family. No matter what ... http://www.stonetable.org/2009/01/22/happiness-meme-day-1/