Oh Hec, I'm so sorry about the book, and it making all your plans go pear shaped.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Aug 01, 2008 8:14:08 am PDT #842 of 10003
hip deep in pie
tommyrot - Aug 01, 2008 8:18:29 am PDT #843 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sorry about the book deal, Hec.
That means if we win tomorrow, we're the champs.
Are you and Emmett gonna sing "We Are the Champions"?
Speaking of which, Queen's Guitarist Publishes Astrophysics Thesis
The founder of the legendary rock band Queen has completed his doctoral thesis in astrophysics after taking a 30-year break to play some guitar.
Brian May's thesis examines the mysterious phenomenon known as Zodiacal light, a misty diffuse cone of light that appears in the western sky after sunset and in the eastern sky before sunrise. Casual observers, if they live under very dark rural skies, can best see the light two to three hours before sunrise as they look east, and many people have been fooled into seeing it as the first sign of morning twilight. A Persian astronomer who lived around the 12th century referred to it as "false dawn" in a poem.
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"I have thoroughly enjoyed my years playing guitar and recording music with Queen, but it's extremely gratifying to see the publication of my thesis," May said. "I've been fascinated with astronomy for years, and I was happy to finally complete my Ph.D. last year and record my studies of the Zodiacal Light in this book."
May officially received his doctorate on Aug. 24, 2007, from the Imperial College in London. He also gained the appointment of chancellor for Liverpool John Moores University in November of that year, showing that he's not just any guitar hero.
DavidS - Aug 01, 2008 8:21:01 am PDT #844 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh Hec, I'm so sorry about the book, and it making all you plans go pear shaped.
It's disappointing. I'd been enjoying the research so far.
On the plus side, the Tom Waits book is apparently selling pretty well and I should get a boost after I do the bus tour in LA this Labor Day weekend.
Mostly though I feel at loose ends. When you write it feels like "Ta da!" when you get published, but unless you're JKR it doesn't really change your material circumtances that often.
Then again, I felt the same way after the other two books were published so it's probably a normal part of the writer's cycle.
DavidS - Aug 01, 2008 8:23:38 am PDT #845 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Are you and Emmett gonna sing "We Are the Champions"?
crosses fingers to avoid jinx
Should we prevail...Almost certainly. For all the District games we played in Antioch we sang along with "Bohemian Rhapsody" Wayne's World style as we drove there.
Daisy Jane - Aug 01, 2008 8:23:56 am PDT #846 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Damn, Hec. That sucks.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 01, 2008 8:26:09 am PDT #847 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That does suck, Hec. But not the Emmett thing-- that sounds like good news (I don't know anything about sports), but the book thing.
DavidS - Aug 01, 2008 8:28:53 am PDT #848 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Damn, Hec. That sucks.
Yeah, but it'd be worse if it were my first book instead of my putative fourth one. What also sucks is that they were interested in me doing a second book for them as well.
Oh well, rejection and disappointment are part of the writer's lot.
I can't get too down, though. When I look into the kitchen and see Emmett sprawled on the floor teaching Matilda how to play a game and they're giggling and she's babbling and they're just completely engaged I know I'm lucky. t /sappy
sumi - Aug 01, 2008 8:31:10 am PDT #849 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo Emmett! And Emmett's team!
I'm sorry about the book deal.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to psych myself up to go run errands. I'm already dripping with sweat sitting still. Telling myself it's not going to get cooler isn't helping me.
Ginger - Aug 01, 2008 8:36:04 am PDT #850 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Kitty came back! Some might think I'm too involved with my invisible friends if they knew how much I've been worrying about that cat. It's just an awful feeling to be calling and thinking you see a whisk of tail out of the corner of your eye. I can't imagine how much more horrible it would be walking the streets looking for a child.
Happy birthday, Shir!
Sorry about the book, Hec. On the other hand, I have been entranced by the romance between Emmett and Matilda.
Burrell - Aug 01, 2008 8:42:17 am PDT #851 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Happy birthday, Shir! And juliebird I'm glad your kitty returned safe and sound.
I am on my third day of insomnia, waking up around 4 am or so and not really falling back to sleep after that. My head feels a bit like I've stuffed it with cotton wool, but at least the irrational anxiety hasn't kicked in yet. (Okay, maybe it has a little, but it's manageable so far.)