Monday Miscellany–Friday Edition

September 26, 2008 by - 2 Comments

I’ve been toying for months with the idea of taking an Internet break, but I just can’t seem to get off the drug. So I have a plan for October that’s turning out to be even more fun than I imagined. October is going to be OCTOBERGUEST! here at the Handbasket! Yes, it’s the dorkiest …Read More

Smoking Is Cool

September 25, 2008 by - 3 Comments

I know I’ll probably go to hell for saying it, but smoking cigarettes looks so cool. I haven’t smoked in almost twenty years, and I only have the faintest of yearnings for tobacco–I can’t even stand to be in a smoky bar for an evening–but that doesn’t mean that I don’t miss it. I quit …Read More

A New Cover From Across the Pond

September 22, 2008 by - 6 Comments

I was going to wait until tomorrow to post this, but I have no patience whatsoever! Here’s the U.K. cover of Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts. It will be available here, though they usually make a US import copy available close to the North American release date (Dec 30). I just love it!

Peace

September 22, 2008 by -

Did you know that today is the International Day of Peace, courtesy of the United Nations? What a lovely thought. I’m fairly neutral on the subject of the U.N., but I’m thinking that their press agents aren’t working very hard if I’ve only come across one reference to it today. I’m blessed here in Southern …Read More

My New Boyfriend

September 20, 2008 by - 1 Comment

So, W.B. Yeats is my new boyfriend. I know very little about poetry, but for whatever reason I feel compelled to read great quantities of it as the threads of my next novel gather. The breadth of Yeats’s subject matter is nothing short of astonishing and each poem is a revelation. One line I read …Read More

Arrrr You Talking Like a Pirate?

September 19, 2008 by - 1 Comment

Yes! I couldn’t let today go by without reminding everyone that it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here’s where you can get your very own pirate name. I’m Cap’n Uma Bloodgut. I love it! Here’s where you can read about the humble beginnings of ITLAPD. And I don’t know about you, but I really …Read More

The Matching Game–Hurricane Ike Edition

September 18, 2008 by - 4 Comments

On Sunday, Hurricane Ike took an ancillary spin through the Midwest and knocked out our power for thirty-six hours. Fortunately, Midwestern hurricanes are rare. We’re more prone to earthquakes and tornadoes around here. Ike made us a tad grumpy, and we lost some groceries and have a yard full of sticks and limbs–but otherwise we …Read More

In The Distracted by Shiny Objects Department

September 17, 2008 by -

I came upon this clever quiz via Shaken & Stirred (via Sarah W–is that enough vias? are vias infinite?). Your result for The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test… The Lady You scored 37% Cardinal, 46% Monk, 59% Lady, and 35% Knight! Chaste and pure, you are a good person. You try to …Read More

Drive

September 15, 2008 by - 3 Comments

Saturday night Pomegranate and I drove back from Lexington together. As amazing as the weekend was, the drive might have been the best part. The last half hour of our trip was all back roads running past farms and Southern Illinois lakes. We had the sunroof open and the windows down and the radio cranked …Read More

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