Saturday November 15 (more) to Sunday November 23, 2014
Saturday 11/15/14: Forgot to include: Reading by Jason D. Wittman at DreamHaven Books.
I won a prize: a DVD of Planet of the Cats and Revenge of the Mice. Err, Cat People and Curse of the Cat People.
***Thursday 11/20/14 From Lee Gold: "Sunday 11/16/14. World and Future Building MinnSpec meetup at Black: Coffee and Waffles. It worked well, despite my poor planning. (I thought Black would be uncrowded on Sunday. Figured about 5 people would attend, and there were about 13. Acoustics rather less favorable than I realized.)
"It devolved into several conversation groups.
"Note: Black has black coffee, but doesn't seem to have black waffles."
Blackberry syrup? (I may suggest that, but it's only a partial fix.)
"Wednesday 11/19/14. -'Cold Weather Hits All of US,'- Star Tribune story listing, front page.
"So, how well did Honolulu do at snow removal?"
Los Angeles didn't have any snow either.
Or any special cold weather last night.
***Friday 11/21/14: Outdoor Adventure Expo at Midwest Mountaineering. Earned one raffle ticket, entered one prize drawing. Picked up swag, including a device originally designed for cleaning horses' hooves and repurposed for cleaning camping footwear and other equipment.
At a sled dog table, petted a puppy not old enough to pull a sled (nine weeks.) At the "adopt a Siberian Husky" booth, petted a full-grown husky.
***Sunday 11/23/14: Back to the Expo. Attended presentation on Croatia and Slovenia, by someone who conducts tours there. I visited Croatia, back when it was part of Yugoslavia. The presenter's taste was somewhat different from mine. (Not unexpected; he warned the audience about taste differences when he began speaking and showing slides.)
***Bought an exercise device: a thick rubber ring meant for developing hand, finger, and forearm strength and for stress relief.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
November 16-19 2014.
Sunday 11/16/14. World and Future Building MinnSpec meetup at Black: Coffee and Waffles. It worked well, despite my poor planning. (I thought Black would be uncrowded on Sunday. Figured about 5 people would attend, and there were about 13. Acoustics rather less favorable than I realized.)
It devolved into several conversation groups.
Note: Black has black coffee, but doesn't seem to have black waffles.
**(Monday 11/17/14. At the Wedge Coop, a toddler and I pretended to menace each other.
Wednesday 11/19/14. -"Cold Weather Hits All of US,"- Star Tribune story listing, front page.
So, how well did Honolulu do at snow removal?
***Decision: Use much more description in writing. Synesthetic, straight sensory, emotional. Starting in January; in fiction, nonfiction, this journal.
Why not start right away? I'm scared.
***At Walker Library, I took out: Richard Kadry, The Getaway God. -"My name is Death. And it appears that I have been murdered."- That's the most interesting passage; unfortunately, it's a teaser for the next in the series.
The nasty old gods who God stole the universe from want to take it back. Which means everyone on Earth, in Heaven, and in Hell will die. Their supporters and opponents include humans, angels, demons, vampires, and four of the five persons God has split into. (The fifth is dead.)
Moderately good story. There's too much background detail explained rather than shown, and too many wisecracks, for my taste. Theological accuracy not guaranteed.
Charles Stross, The Rhesus Chart. Haven't read it yet.
Sunday 11/16/14. World and Future Building MinnSpec meetup at Black: Coffee and Waffles. It worked well, despite my poor planning. (I thought Black would be uncrowded on Sunday. Figured about 5 people would attend, and there were about 13. Acoustics rather less favorable than I realized.)
It devolved into several conversation groups.
Note: Black has black coffee, but doesn't seem to have black waffles.
**(Monday 11/17/14. At the Wedge Coop, a toddler and I pretended to menace each other.
Wednesday 11/19/14. -"Cold Weather Hits All of US,"- Star Tribune story listing, front page.
So, how well did Honolulu do at snow removal?
***Decision: Use much more description in writing. Synesthetic, straight sensory, emotional. Starting in January; in fiction, nonfiction, this journal.
Why not start right away? I'm scared.
***At Walker Library, I took out: Richard Kadry, The Getaway God. -"My name is Death. And it appears that I have been murdered."- That's the most interesting passage; unfortunately, it's a teaser for the next in the series.
The nasty old gods who God stole the universe from want to take it back. Which means everyone on Earth, in Heaven, and in Hell will die. Their supporters and opponents include humans, angels, demons, vampires, and four of the five persons God has split into. (The fifth is dead.)
Moderately good story. There's too much background detail explained rather than shown, and too many wisecracks, for my taste. Theological accuracy not guaranteed.
Charles Stross, The Rhesus Chart. Haven't read it yet.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Wednesday November 5, 2014 As I expected, Minnesota's Independence Party has lost major party status.
The party had one real success: Jesse Ventura's 1998 election as governor. The Republican and DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) parties got him elected, by choosing unpopular candidates. (Note: Back then, it was the Reform Party.)
***Freelancers Union Twin Cities After Hours event at CoCo Coworking Uptown.
CoCo's business is one which no futurist or science fiction writer predicted (to the best of my knowledge.) It provides a place for people to plug in their computers and work together. Or to work alone. They provide free coffee and tea, and there's a kitchen.
There were about 13 people at this After Hours. Largest group: people with computer-related skills. Second largest: writers, editors, copy editors, etc. Some attendees were both.
A dog attended part of the meeting, but did not give its profession.
There was an agenda, set nationwide for November After Hours. Formal (sorta) discussions were followed by socializing.
I believe some connections were made at the meeting.
The party had one real success: Jesse Ventura's 1998 election as governor. The Republican and DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) parties got him elected, by choosing unpopular candidates. (Note: Back then, it was the Reform Party.)
***Freelancers Union Twin Cities After Hours event at CoCo Coworking Uptown.
CoCo's business is one which no futurist or science fiction writer predicted (to the best of my knowledge.) It provides a place for people to plug in their computers and work together. Or to work alone. They provide free coffee and tea, and there's a kitchen.
There were about 13 people at this After Hours. Largest group: people with computer-related skills. Second largest: writers, editors, copy editors, etc. Some attendees were both.
A dog attended part of the meeting, but did not give its profession.
There was an agenda, set nationwide for November After Hours. Formal (sorta) discussions were followed by socializing.
I believe some connections were made at the meeting.
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