Or, in this case, the Muppet Studios channel on YouTube : "Mama? Mama!" Poor Animal. (Link snarfed gleefully from matociquala )

I came to the lowering realization today that if I were put in a quest fantasy, I would not be the Plucky Farmgirl or the Hard-Bitten Mercenary (Starhawk FTW, in case you were wondering). No, I would be the Whiny Princess, courtesy of the AGONIZING FOOT CRAMPS caused by the tendinitis in my feet whenever I do something radical like, say, exercise.* My feet believe my purpose in life is to lie on a...

Via carbonel : Amazon is offering $3 free credit for music downloads. No additional purchase necessary. Via matociquala : Audible.com is giving away free audiobooks for Thanksgiving . (One per person, alas, and for new users only.) From tor.com: Tor.com is giving away chunks of The Year's Best Fantasy 9 , you just need a tor.com account (which you can get for free). This...

I've had a hell of a time writing anything this month, and it's led to an interesting pair of thoughts in my evolution as a writer. The first is that I'm starting to get writers' block, which in my case consists of looking at the page continually and going, "No! That is not good enough." I am now a decent enough writer that I can often see the flaws as I'm writing it, and trying to fix them all...

I've just ordered tea samples from 2 online suppliers. It's one of the things I do when the winter closes in. Except for the Korakundah Estate tea, these are all 1 ounce samples. From Upton tea we have Sacher Blend New England Harvest Blend Pai Mu Tan "Grapefruit" From Chado Tea I have Wild Monkey Marsala Kenilworth Estate Kandy OP Keemun Mao Feng Rooibos Campfire Korakundah Estate...

Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels’ Generous Offer : "January 7th, 1981. Lennon, Harrison and Starr attend the funeral of a New Yorker named Mark David Chapman, who committed suicide in mid-December and whose apartment, after the fact, was revealed to be a shrine to the Beatles." Bloody well amazing, and I should just start reading MGK on my own. [via Wunderland...

1. Jackie Kessler explains Harlequin's disingenuous new venture: Harlequin Horizons . The RWA rocks. 2. This is a beautiful website about Kirkbride Plan buildings. 3. via matociquala , underwater hydrogen sulfide river .

Yoinked from matociquala : Liu Bolin: The Invisible Man (cool Chinese art)

matociquala (9:11:52 PM): Leah, can't I just do a shadowbox in lieu of a written report? matociquala (9:12:01 PM): (I used to love doing shadowboxes) cristalia (9:12:08 PM): I will accept a diorama. matociquala (9:12:12 PM): woot! tanaise (9:12:26 PM): You will need to give an oral presentation as well. tanaise (9:13:05 PM): In the form of multiple...

My interview with jay_lake & matociquala is up at ShrinkGeek . Thanks, you two!