Solace in Reason
I don’t think a day goes buy when I don’t hear or read some version of, “Everything happens for a reason.” Does it? Does it really? And if so, why should I find that comforting?
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August 20/21, 2009 Outage
Seems my web host got hit by what they describe as a large DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack from multiple IP ranges. This started around 6pm MDT and lasted nearly twelve hours. I apologize for your frustration in trying to reach the site. I share your frustration
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If I Had a Billion Dollars…
You’ve just been handed a billion dollars. You’ll never have to work again. Problem is, now you have unlimited time on your hands. How do you choose to spend your days?
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The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 14 – Getting the Word Out
A few quick things as I’m in the midst of writing F0309, “Trail Mix”.
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Giving the Creative a Break
What is creativity? Where does it come from? Is it fair to put all of that responsibility on the shoulders of a mere mortal? Here’s a talk by Elizabeth Gilbert on the source of creativity
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Debate? No. Demagogy? Yes!
It’s really interesting to me (and not in a good way) how the sheeple in the public and Congress are so easily swayed by “The Big Lie”. Then again I’m also amazed (and not in a good way) that people hang on every venom-coated word spewed by the “fair and balanced” pundits
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Vexing Video Editing
I’m vexed. Vexed, I say. I’ve been evaluating budget Video Editing software and it’s all just a total muddle. Here are my early thoughts after a few days of using each manufacturer’s trial software.
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The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 13 – Vlog on Rumors, Writing, Allison, and Why Future John
A video blog with an update on the possible TSCC news per LG and how that impacts me, talk about how these episodes get written, talk about F0308 and Allision, and finally some explanation as to why I’ve kept John in the future.
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Mish-Mash
I haven’t written a journal entry in a while. This time, it’s not going to be any one thing because there isn’t just any one thing going on big enough for an entry all its own.
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The Connor Wars F0308 – “Ties and Links”
Here is the eighth installment of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 3 fanfic that picks up where the second season finale left off. I was so enthusiastic about the possibilities presented when the season ended that I just had to keep it going.
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The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 12 – About LG’s Blog Plus Spoilers
Update on the current script for The Connor Wars (F0308), comments about the possible TSCC news per LG and how that impacts me, and of course…spoilers at the end.
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Sarah Connor Chronicles Un-terminated?
I found an interesting link today: “Sarah Connor Chronicles to Continue Late 2010”. Needless to say, for a TSCC fan, it’s intriguing.
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ESPN’s New Media Slamdown
ESPN finally issued their Guidelines for Social Networking for, “All ESPN Talent, anchors, play by play, hosts, analysts, commentators, reporters and writers who participate in any form of personal social networking that contain sports related content.” Frankly, I’m agog at what they came up with.
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Updating English (again)
Strict grammarians aside, I like to think that many people understand that English is a vibrant and adaptive language. We’ve entered into an amazing era of linguistic experimentation and adaptation. To that end, I’d like to once again throw in my 2¢ worth
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The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 11– New Birthday for Allison?
In the timeline I’ve been keeping, I’ve changed Allison Young’s accepted birthday. Why? Well, let me go through my reasoning and tell me if I’ve totally missed something.
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The Connor Wars F0307 – “Resfest”
Here is the seventh installment of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 3 fanfic that picks up where the second season finale left off. I was so enthusiastic about the possibilities presented when the season ended that I just had to keep it going.
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The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 10 – The Video Blog…Ta Da!
Changing things up…a video blog this time. In this blog, I discuss The Connor Wars fanfic project and writing.
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Former Maryland Head Coach Chris Weller Into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
During the 2009 WNBA All-Star game, the 2010 class of inductees into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame was announced. Among the list of six honorees was a woman it was my pleasure to get to know in the ’80s: Former University of Maryland Head Coach Chris Weller.
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