Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
He was born 153 years ago today. No real point to this blog, just that I admire his work.
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The Greatest Scotsman in History
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Submitted by edeyn on Tue, 2012/05/22 - 12:05pm
Status of projects
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Submitted by edeyn on Mon, 2012/03/19 - 11:20am
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So, I received a Private Message inquiring into a couple of my projects that have been left hanging, and my intentions as to those projects... I responded, and then thought that perhaps others would like to know as well. I mean, I may not be worth caring about, but some of my stories might be...
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Coming Soon!
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Submitted by edeyn on Sun, 2012/02/19 - 11:55pm
to anyone who may have liked Noircoleptic, another adventure of Peabody Aloysius Dirkenhammerwoodsteinovitch (the P.I. what knows what he knows) will be coming hopefully before the end of February.
Working hard
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Submitted by edeyn on Thu, 2012/02/02 - 1:16pm
I have not been around much as of late. Some few of you may have noticed and/or missed me, but I rather suspect that with the plethora of new talent and engaging stories, there're also a lot of new readers -- and the vast majority probably haven't a clue even who I am.
A few things...
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Submitted by edeyn on Mon, 2012/01/16 - 7:16pm
A bit of an update on me. I am working 2 jobs now -- both part time.
One of them is a blah-boring-market research firm. Would you like to take a survey?
The other... is the now-famous for its slogan, "Eat Fresh!" and the spokesman that is half the man he used to be, Jared... Subway!
I am outta here!
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Submitted by edeyn on Thu, 2011/10/27 - 1:41am
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Don't Panic! I'm not leaving the site. But in just a few hours, I'm traveling to a nearby town to catch a train that will take me to another city where I'll wait for a couple of hours and then catch a train that will take me to meet up with my partner. |
Safe
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Submitted by edeyn on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 10:14pm
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I'm here and... well, not settled, but unpacked in a manner of speaking. My boxes and bags are emptied and tomorrow is for finding places for it all. |
Moving, incommunicado, doncha be a'worrying!
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Submitted by edeyn on Wed, 2011/09/21 - 12:53pm
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I will be moving and incommunicado from the time I finish this message until sometime Saturday night! I can be reached via my cell phone, and there are a few that know that number -- or at least have had that number given to them. |
Australia, Ahead of the curve again!
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Submitted by edeyn on Thu, 2011/09/15 - 6:36pm
Coming Soon, to a Pennsylvania near you!
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Submitted by edeyn on Mon, 2011/09/12 - 5:41pm
That's right... I'm moving again. I will be in Pennsylvania before the end of September. Just thoughts folks'd like to know!
Help! Some of you may remember...
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Submitted by edeyn on Fri, 2011/08/26 - 9:56pm
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... back in early 2009, I was in pretty dire straits, and asked for help. Some of you responded wonderfully, with a loan through PayPal... and then PayPal and I had issues, and I ended up having to refund the help people sent! It is exceedingly hard to know that there is help, but it's just out of reach, you know? |
Anyone want to hire me?
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Submitted by edeyn on Tue, 2011/08/16 - 6:13pm
Do you need someone to babysit, tutor, clean your house, cook meals, any-crap-job-you-can-think-of... in return for room, board, and internet access?
I am hanging from the knot at the end of my rope by my fingernails.
Google +
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Submitted by edeyn on Mon, 2011/07/11 - 10:54am
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First off... it's phenomenal. Way better than FaceBook. Combines the best of FaceBook, LiveJournal, Twitter, MySpace, and any other Social Network I can think of into one easy to use package. It's easy to learn, easy to use, and way more ways to limit and filter who sees what, better Privacy settings... In general, just better... PLUS! |
Amazing
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Submitted by edeyn on Sat, 2011/07/02 - 3:22pm
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It really is amazing what can sound appetizing when you're truly hungry...
I have rice, uncooked pasta, a few cans of various veggies, oatmeal, and a can of enchilada sauce. |
There is hope, folks... there is hope yet
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Submitted by edeyn on Thu, 2011/06/23 - 10:32am
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You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing. You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing. I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this. |
Komtraya!
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Submitted by edeyn on Mon, 2011/05/16 - 2:21pm
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That is all. Blame Melanie. |
Slow recovery
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Submitted by edeyn on Fri, 2011/05/13 - 10:04am
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Many of you are aware that I severely broke my arm in November of 2009. Many of you are aware that before that time, I had the ability to type quite fast and efficiently -- in excess of 120 words per minute. And... most who are aware of both are also aware that when I was done with PT, I lamented the loss of over 65% of that speed. |
Deleting a discussion
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Submitted by edeyn on Tue, 2011/03/29 - 6:34am
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I'm consistently confused by the habit of some folks to post a blog that starts a discussion, then the blog is deleted -- taking with it any of the comments that others have taken the time and effort to make on the blog. |
Postponed Project
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Submitted by edeyn on Sun, 2011/03/20 - 12:42am
There is a project I've been working on for some months now. It's going to be postponed. See, my entire life is pretty much a pile of GNORT, the Living Spleen -- and the reprieve I had for a short time seems to have ended. I have my lovely partner, but the rest of things... losing my job, being faced with the revelation that I really am as reprehensible a person as I always thought, the still-raw loss of my baby brother three and a half years ago, has resulted in my ability to write being pretty much admitted to the psych ward for awhile. Sure, I can write some...
Craptastic Week
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Submitted by edeyn on Sun, 2011/03/13 - 4:13pm
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Okay, there is a forum I belong to that has a thread called, "Unfunny Comics," which is essentially to try to laugh at misfortune a bit, but also so others there can commiserate with you.
This week has been especially rough on me (well, from the 4th to today, the 13th). The below were my contributions to the "Unfunny Comics" thread for Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, respectively. |
This is not a complaint
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Submitted by edeyn on Fri, 2011/03/04 - 11:12pm
In fact, it's kind of the opposite. I just scrolled down my "My Stories" page and near the bottom is a page that has suddenly over 50 daily hits. That's not bad for something a month old. But this is something 3 years, 4 months, 1 week, and 3 days old. Wow.
Apparently, there's been a recent interest in my poetry today. Thank you, folks!
Pay no attention to the brevity of Hypatia
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Submitted by edeyn on Fri, 2011/03/04 - 10:44am
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When the idea for, "PAY NO ATTENTION," came to me, it was already past my bedtime (yes, I do occasionally sleep -- ask Erin, she'll vouch for me).
So,instead of being able to write the whole thing out, I wrote what I could in twenty minutes. |
My Mother Called This Evening With, "Good News"
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Submitted by edeyn on Fri, 2011/02/25 - 12:50am
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At least, that’s what she said. I think it is more Pleasant News than Good News, personally, because it does bring up a lot of anguish from within me.
My baby brother died in September of 2007, on his way to school as a Freshman in High School (grade 9 for you non-North Americans). Home was between 100 and 110 meters from school. An old man (80+) was doing over 70mph (112kph) in the school speed zone during the time that most children are walking to school. |
And people wonder
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Submitted by edeyn on Tue, 2010/11/09 - 3:34am
"Infuriating" should be a rating available on blogs.
Two videos, one is a longer version of the other.
A Request
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Submitted by edeyn on Thu, 2010/10/14 - 12:01pm
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I just spent over an hour going through Arecee's Show Me The Money! line by line, both in and out of the editor, trying to find what was causing it to be overly wide -- the problem that makes folks have to scroll their window left and right to read it instead of just scrolling down -- which was pointed out by one of the users.
After determining that it wasn't the story itself, I turned to the table Arecee had written/coded for the headers of the story. |
US Judge rules Don't Ask Don't Tell Unconstitutional
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Submitted by edeyn on Tue, 2010/10/12 - 6:02pm
Woo! Yay! Just... here's the link!
NaNoWriMo Response
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Submitted by edeyn on Thu, 2010/09/30 - 9:16am
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I have signed up and won every year since 2004, including last year when I severely broke my arm on November 6th! I finished my novel on day 1 last year, so just had to wait for verification to open up. 50,000 words -- depending on how it's formatted, is anywhere from about 115 pages to 200 pages if you stretch it... but it really is much less than what it sounds like, folks! Don't be daunted by the wordcount. One screen of typed text is about 500 words. So, approximately 100 screens. That's really not a lot! |
Nikki Araguz
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Submitted by edeyn on Sun, 2010/09/26 - 8:32am
If Nikki Araguz loses, any Transfolk in Texas will be effectively de-transitioned. This is scary, this is not scare tactics, this is important, folks.
Back in Hot Springs
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Submitted by edeyn on Wed, 2010/09/15 - 10:06pm
A long trip to do what I didn't want to do (leave the presence of mah baybee).
In the air!
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Submitted by edeyn on Mon, 2010/09/13 - 8:39pm
In transit for the next 47 hours...
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