Valentine's Day wasn't too bad, a little more special than just any other day. My dad was working at the hotel but he invited the family to come and see him. It was pretty quiet in the lounge where he works because most of the guests were out to dinner. My mom's friend Tim came along (he is closer to my age, but he's a...
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grayness:
Yes, mud is always... inconvenient.
At least as far as footware is concerned.
At least as far as footware is concerned.
My latest batch of books are shipping out for the proof copies to be approved by me, and I have to say my hopes are already low. Createspace has up the product pages already and I pray that the spontaneous gray rectangle in the right corner of the cover is just a glitch on the thumbnail and not actually going to print that way....
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I attempted to make King's Cake, but it didn't turn out too well (the frosting wasn't right at all.) Making King's Cake requires making Brioche, so I baked up the remaining batter as a loaf of bread. Brioche seems to be the same thing as the 18th century "French Bread" I have made many times from a recipe in (I think) English Housewifery. Now...
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grayness:
I heard somewhere that Brioche was what Marie Antoinette was actually referring to in the infamous "Let them eat cake." remark.
aristophanes:
I have heard that too, about Antoinette. But, I've also heard that she never said that to begin with. (There's apparently some book of the era with a story of "a princess" making that remark, it's unclear whether or not it's really a true story at all, and probably wouldn't have been referring to Marie Antoinette at that point.)
Alright! Talia's Tarot has a pagerank of 1 and The Spellcaster's Source also went up to a pagerank 2!
And I am going to be happy with my book royalties next month -- I for the first time I've sold more than $100 in books ($90 of which, so far, are just from the spellbook.) Since that one is the most successful I'm trying...
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And I am going to be happy with my book royalties next month -- I for the first time I've sold more than $100 in books ($90 of which, so far, are just from the spellbook.) Since that one is the most successful I'm trying...
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wtk10025:
Sounds like progress. Bravo!
Got a lot of snow last night. Apparently, this morning my mother got up and shoveled the entire sidewalk all the way to where her work is (because she walks there, and decided it would be easier to walk if the path were clear, and decided no one else was going to do it.)
And I got a copy of the book Old Love Charms...
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And I got a copy of the book Old Love Charms...
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kingskottie:
hello! ha. love yr film choices! The General is one of the best action films ever... Buster Keaton was unhinged. (and DIVA.. ha. nice french NEO new wave flick!)
I'm scott in atlanta.
I'm scott in atlanta.
wtk10025:
I'm not sure what the deliberately antiquated language really serves, except to be unfortunately reminiscent of the campy witchcraft of "Samantha Stevens." And I certainly do see the urge to make the "penis" rhyme! Hm.
It's been months since I have managed to sell a copy of poor David Garrick! I've been writing promo articles like mad to try to stir up interest -- unfortunately, I don't seem to have hit on a good keyword yet. Here's some of the stuff I have written:
David Garrick I
David Garrick II
David Garrick III
It's a tricky one to promote......
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David Garrick I
David Garrick II
David Garrick III
It's a tricky one to promote......
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aristophanes:
I know, I could write an article that's mostly Evanescence song lyrics then try to make comparisons to how it's like the book David Garrick. Or I could just write some complete trash article about Twilight but make all the links go to David Garrick. Someone might even be dumb enough to fall for it and think it's the latest Twilight book!
Oh, that makes me think whenever I get that translation done of Sullivan, I should make the cover look kind of like the Twilight covers.
Oh, that makes me think whenever I get that translation done of Sullivan, I should make the cover look kind of like the Twilight covers.
wtk10025:
I'm wondering if a fully updated adaptation in a contemporary setting might be a fruitful possibility.
It's not even 11 o'clock and it's been an expensive day! Paid the dentist a visit to get that broken filling shaved down and pay him the rest of the money I owe him from that other filling I got in a few weeks ago, ($135, about) and then came home and decided I really probably should get that complete Zora Neale Hurston folklore and...
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wtk10025:
The wholesale book site is actually quite well done. There's nothing at all wrong with a site that is clean, clear, and tightly focused. Sorry to hear the dental woes continue to plague you.
I had my Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Bollywood Party tonight. It was pretty successful other than half the guests not showing. (I don't know if it's modern culture and the decline of the formal party, or if it's just the laid back attitude of Santa Feans, but people in my experience don't seem to actually understand what it means to RSVP or why it's important. I've...
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grayness:
My (uncorrected) eyesight has never actually left hell. Odds are I will actually be improving it sometime in the near future...
wtk10025:
I don't believe that the RSVP failure mode is confined to Santa Fe. I think it is fairly wide spread. The concept of the truly formal dinner party likewise has entered the realm of ancient lore and the ephemera of other lost arts like fallout shelters, fedoras, and five year plans. With very few and probably very hoit-posh exceptions, the best one can achieve these days is some dilute form of business casual, the spiritual and leisure suit-equivalent zeitgeist of our pathetic age.
In a bloodless culture, it's no wonder vampires are all the rage--and pathetic anemic ones at that--jeez, even they don't dare bite.
In a bloodless culture, it's no wonder vampires are all the rage--and pathetic anemic ones at that--jeez, even they don't dare bite.
I was briefly the #1 Google result for "email tarot" today. But a few hours later that "Tarot by Jeanne" was back on top and I sunk down to my usual position around the #8 range. I did get a screencap of my short-lived conquerie though!
Other news, I reduced the prices on a couple of my books, because they weren't selling. I...
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tireoghain:
Oh this is interesting. I'll refer some friends to your site post haste!
I am a bit of a fan of tarot. Especially Crowley's expansion on The Golden Dawn's methods.
I am a bit of a fan of tarot. Especially Crowley's expansion on The Golden Dawn's methods.
Happy New Year! Here's hoping the twenty-teens go (even) better than the twenty-zeros.
I think my resolution for the year is that I will finish making that translation of Sullivan.
I think my resolution for the year is that I will finish making that translation of Sullivan.
wtk10025:
Happy new year. Hope it's a great one for you!
Christmas didn't go too badly, yaay! We did the usual trip to my aunt's house, which is kind of unpleasant (to explain that she lives in a trailer that has a chandelier hanging from the ceiling tells the kind of place this is.) But, this year my dad had to work on Christmas night, so we didn't get stuck there for hours on end --...
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grayness:
Happy New Year- I hope the coming year will be a good one for you.