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For those of you who knew who this was, Gene Pitney died while on tour in GB. (In case the subject line wasn't hint enough, he was a singer/songwriter, most well known for that song).

Work has been a roller coaster of insanity, but I'm trying to remain zen about all of it. Today, that's working better than it was yesterday.

My DVD of Brokeback Mountain arrived today, so w00t! I've spent the majority of today listening to Rufus on the iPod - hooked up to my speakers and just chilling while I work on catching up on daily stuff. I could get used to this. Have scheduled Friday as "work from home" day, so I'm very happy about that. Nothing like rolling out of bed at the last minute to start working. ::g::

On the TSTL* list for the day, because, yah, live ordnance as paperweight is really smart. Sigh. (snurched from [livejournal.com profile] scott_lynch)

Didn't watch House last night, but am looking forward to more roommate fun with the boys. hee!

Current issue of Sci-Fi magazine has a lovely article and some photos from the upcoming Dresden Files, a series pilot based on Jim Butcher's books. I'm looking forward to this. I first met Jim a few years ago, just as the first audio was released (Storm Front) , he was and is a fabulous writer and interview subject. I've loved the Harry Dresden books from the start and have hooked at least 8 or 9 people in my office to the series. My book pimping is an awesome thing. ::g:: (but I learned from the best, right, [livejournal.com profile] allaboutm_e?

On the writing front - I'm working on the query/synopsis of Matters to get that back out in the world, plus I have an idea for another book/series that I'm toying with. I do want to eventually get the 2nd book of the Blood Lines universe finished, too. I wish there was more time in the day/week/month and more energy. With work being as soulsucking as it's been, it's really really tough to make my brain work for fiction writing. I'm hoping that the energy from the upcoming cons (Malice and Mayhem) will help. I usually come back from those with a renewed sense of purpose.


*TSTL: Too Stupid To Live

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Date: 2006-04-05 10:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] akite.livejournal.com
Gene Pitney. I've got a two album set called The Gene Pitney Collection that sometime we need to burn onto CD. My favorite of his is Mecca. That brownstone house where my baby lives is Mecca, to me.

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Date: 2006-04-06 09:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chickwriter.livejournal.com
I totally have to go out and get some Pitney tunes for the iPod.

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Date: 2006-04-06 12:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] imkalena.livejournal.com
ICON ECSTASY!

If you get Blood back out, have someone do another quick and dirty edit, okay? Bonnie at work said there were typos that were distracting. I've read so much fanfic that I didn't really notice. :(

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Date: 2006-04-06 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chickwriter.livejournal.com
...typos that were distracting

Thanks! Makes me a bit crazy, b/c it's only after stuff was printed that we found out that certain copy edits and corrections didn't make their way to the finished product. (this happened in the anthologies, too). Sigh. At least now I can fix. :)

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Date: 2006-04-06 02:42 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] shayheyred.livejournal.com
I was particularly fond of his "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." The boy could SING.

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Date: 2006-04-06 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chickwriter.livejournal.com
I so need some GP music now!

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Date: 2006-04-06 02:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allaboutm-e.livejournal.com
. My book pimping is an awesome thing. ::g:: (but I learned from the best, right, allaboutm_e?

heh

Yes, you are an awesome book pimping asset!

Wish you could be at the Book Mitzvah with Jim Butcher and Charlaine in May!

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Date: 2006-04-06 09:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chickwriter.livejournal.com
::bows to the original book pimp extraordinaire::

Yah, wish I could be there, too!! Hugs to both Jim and Charlaine from me, although I get to see Charlaine in a couple of weeks.

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