Reprinting the post linked in the previous post, because I'm told my use of indiscriminant italics is difficult to read with the font I use on my LJ. Some of the information in the post is slightly out-of-date, but it doesn't require retconning. ========================================== Written in response to someone else's post, but certainly worth repeating, especially to those Gentle Readers...

On mabfan 's recommendation I've tried to read The Magicians by Lev Grossman. I've slogged through to page 290, three-quarters of the way through the book, and I've just given up. I suspect the plot will begin any page now (and yes, I am in Book III, so in theory the plot has finally started) but I've lost patience. If anyone but mabfan had suggested this book I would have tossed...

I am happy to report that the Bursteinettes are as cute in 3D as they are in 2D. mabfan and gnomi , well done! And even though it's been a couple of years since I've had to employ my baby dandling skills, it turns out that I still have the ability to pacify infants and render them unconscious in ways that their parents find charming rather than alarming. When you're the oldest grandchild...

H and the kids are away for the week, visiting her parents. I, alas, don't have vacation days to spare so I'm holding down the fort at home. The last two nights have been incredibly productive. I have been working on the final editing pass on my siddur, and although everything always takes longer than one expects, the improvements are visible everywhere. I've still got to do the cover design and polish...

I just heard from Michael A. Burstein, aka mabfan , that the Traitor to the Crown series--originally titled The Minutemen's Witch--may now be found in its entirety in The Minuteman Library System . Make some room on that shelf, Johnny Tremain. Michael and his wife Nomi have three-week-old baby twins, which should have kept him more than busy enough, but he followed through on this anyway...

Behind the cut are Readercon reports collected in the last day ( about ). kate_nepveu : Readercon: IDIC for the Pre-Federation World: Coping with Diversity (tags: readercon20_2009 Coping_with_Diversity diversity manners psychology 500+_words ) ckd : Readercon 20: Apollo 11 and Science Fiction (tags: readercon20_2009 Apollo_11_and_Science_Fiction science_fiction...

Nomi Burstein ( gnomi ) has given birth to twin daughters. Congrats to her and proud father Michael ( mabfan )! As terri_osborne and I were just saying to each other, I can't think of anyone I know who weren't already parents who will make better parents than the Bursteins. The girls will be named this coming weekend on Shabut. Again, my friends, congrats!

mabfan , one of the beloved moderators of the SFWA LJ, and his wife, Nomi, have welcomed twin girls into the world today. Heartiest congratulations on a collaboration that is better than a two-book deal. The twins are fraternal, and both are girls. The first baby was born at 9:20 AM , weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces, and is 17" long. The second baby was born at 9:21 AM , weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces...

Mazal Tov to gnomi and mabfan on the birth of their twin daughters today! Also Mazal Tov to aunt beckyfeld and uncle osewalrus and cousin Aaron! May you have much Simcha and Nachas from your daughters! (And a quick recovery from your c-section!)

As always, I'm surprised what people get and what they don't get. 1. They put a parking lot on the piece of land where the super market used to stand Come Dancing by the Kinks (first ided by gnomi ) 2. Sanctus, Espiritus, be with us in our solemn hour Our Solemn Hour by Within Temptation ( thelongshot ) 3. Well I don't think treated lumber is really crucial for the railing...