Carrot soup. Maybe with something interesting like fennel in it. Maybe chilled. Yeah, that sounded like a good idea.
At the time.
Science tells us that every experiment yields valuable data. That there are no failed experiments, only ones where the null hypothesis (you were wrong) is proved.Alton Brown, science god of food would no doubt agree. If you learn something from a dish that didn’t turn out the way you wanted, it wasn’t a waste.
On the other hand… Continue reading
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Perversely, as a number of my friends will tell you, I like to clean. Nothing gives me a greater sense of accomplishment than to take someone (else’s) devastated living space and clear, sort and clean it. It’s a sickness, but it’s mostly harmless.
Got a collection of dead hamsters in the freezer that you haven’t been able to deal with? Can’t open the door to your bachelor pad because of the junk you’ve brought home from tech trade shows? Suddenly realized that the collection of magazines you’ve been hoarding is keeping you from getting through your living room?
(All true stories, btw, and you know who you are.) Continue reading
Here are the links over to my Flickr sets for the Nebulas. I’ll add more as I get them uploaded, including a set by John Sapienza that I need to add in. Contact me at ernest@e357.net if you want a copy of something.
Photo: Nebula Winner Connie Willis gives Joe Haledman a hug after he presents her with the award. Joe knows about winning, though he can’t remember offhand how man Nebs he has.
Photo Sets:
If you read SF or Fantasy, you’re probably aware of the two awards publishers hope to get a chance to show on the cover of the paperback edition of last year’s hot new book, the Hugo (World SF Convention) and the Nebula( Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America). There are plenty of others that do, or should matter; the Arthur C. Clarke award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Aurora among them, but the two best known are the “Hugos” and the “Nebs.”
This weekend it’s time for the Nebs, and since they’re being held in DC at the Dupont Circle Hilton this year, that makes it a whole lot easier for me to attend. I’ll be there with my camera(s) shooting on behalf of the Nebula committee. Keep an eye out here for pictures, which I’ll post as soon as I’m able.
By the way, everyone is welcome to join us at the Nebs. The Friday mass signing is (I think) free, and you’re welcome to buy tickets for the rest of the activities. Even more so than Readercon, this is a gathering of writers looking to network and learn about their craft. It’s also a gathering of some of the most delightful and interesting folks you’ll ever meet, but that’s just a bonus.
Events I’m planning to shoot: (as well as wandering around during the weekend getting pictures at panels, in hallways and in the bar…)
Click on links for Flickr Image sets
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