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~~~ Nothing exciting or fantastic happened in my life this week. My teeth got cleaned; the dental student ran _Dawn of the Planet of the Apes_ on one of the dental chair's flatscreen monitors for me (I saw _Rise..._ during my previous appointment). Housemate Christine got a compact hi-tech record turntable (plays 78, 45, and 33 into speakers or as digital files onto SD cards or out a USB port) and took her record collection out of storage. We tested it by playing a reading of Kipling's "Toomai of the Elephants". The usual studio clean and prep continues, freeing up more space lost to Horizontal Space Depletion Syndrome, and some minor jewelry and appliance repair work got done. Also some writing; the Spring Bardic Circle is happening soon, and there are some other writing projects going. Stay tuned.
Total Eclipse of the Art
~~~ Since it looks like people I send to DeviantArt wind up in the new “eclipse” version of the interface, I have been trying to make it work as well as the old “Classic Green” version, but it looks like that is not possible. The new version has smaller text, useless huge blocks of empty space, less accessible subgallery folders with their labels moved from the top to the bottom, no way to edit the biographical information, other information sections disappeared, a tedious and inefficient new system for arranging gallery items..... the damage goes on and on. It's sickening, but still better than coding it all myself, and I imagine that they will fix some of the bugs eventually. ~~~ The recent change of the DeviantArt logo from “da” to “Z” was bewildering, but didn't actually break things.
There's No Vember Like....
November has been a busy month; I have got a lot of studio organizing done, but there is much more to do. I have a lot of pictures of new and old art to upload when times are more calm. Meanwhile, I wish you joy before, during, and after such of the many holidays of the next several weeks as you celebrate. :)
A Night in the Lonesome October
~~~ The other night, as I was out walking, I got a phone call from a friend, letting me know that one of my songs, Ship of Stone*, had won this year's Pegasus Award for Best Classic Filk** Song.
~~~ Hard, dry winds had been shaking the trees so strongly that many had lost branches, and drifts of fallen autumn leaves were scuttling about; the hills were dark due to an emergency power shutdown, and the air was faintly smokey from wildfires near and far. It was very late; only occasional cars passed, and a few cyclists and skateboarders. In the darkness of one front yard, a deer that had snuck down from the hills was grazing, watching me waril
Watch This Space
It's July already, life has been distracting, but good. :)
UPDATE: It's now August; good distraction continues. :)
FURTHER UPDATE: September. Mixed good and bad distraction.
(with occasional dentistry and computer work)
ADDITIONAL FURTHER UPDATE: October begins. My birthday happens (with occurrence of cake, shared with friends, yay!). Autumn weather slithers in. The traditional start of the rainy season here, but who knows; years of drought, last winter's sudden, heavy, but late arriving rains...
MORE ADDITIONAL FURTHER UPDATE: Plus, I got my flu shot.
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