01.12.12 | Creative Endeavor

Posted in General at 9:35 am by Catherine Schaff-Stump

Today, I have mostly links. The 50 Things Every Creative Should Know-- courtesy of Chia Evers E.C. Meyers talks at length about his feelings at each stage of his book coming out. Sincere and earnest. *** I have been reading A LOT of potential Hugo nominees. I begin to see where reading slush is a [...]

01.11.12 | New Improved Anniversary Plans

Posted in General at 9:17 am by Catherine Schaff-Stump

Disclaimer: No, I'm not disappointed. I was in Europe last summer. This trip I like in some ways, maybe better. *** Well, the husband and I visited a travel agent shortly before the holidays to talk about our anniversary trip. We are 25 years married in July, and we thought we would go to Disney [...]

01.10.12 | Unextreme Make-Over: How to Be a Pin-up Model

Posted in General at 10:56 am by Catherine Schaff-Stump

This is certainly not advice from me. Rather, this is a brief review on the DVD How to Be a Pin-Up Model, which some friends bought me for Christmas. Overall, the video is pretty good, especially if you are interested in re-creating the 40s. The sections on how to do make-up and hair are very [...]

01.09.12 | CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!

Posted in General at 3:47 pm by Catherine Schaff-Stump

It's about half an hour before I fold up shop. Today has been an interesting mix of student counseling, email, phone calls, and interviewing potential instructors. So, it's not like I didn't get anything done! But my goals for the day, sitting front and center on my desk, aren't exactly accomplished. *** It's a good [...]

01.09.12 | Kung-Fu Panda 2 for the Hugo

Posted in General at 1:23 pm by Catherine Schaff-Stump

And of course, as college starts next week, it's crazy days, so you aren't getting a real entry today. You're getting a re-link to the time I was deep in the heart of Finland, talking about Kung Fu Panda 2. In case you're wondering, it comes in at 91 minutes, just qualifying it for the [...]

01.07.12 | Links for Blood Sucking Fiends #2

Posted in General at 1:01 pm by Catherine Schaff-Stump

Westridge School (private girls school) Field Hockey Field Hockey Moves Positions in Field Hockey Equipment in Field Hockey

01.07.12 | Hugo for the Hugo

Posted in General at 10:36 am by Catherine Schaff-Stump

I would have had to nominate it, just because then I could write, you know, Hugo for the Hugo. As I peruse the other Hugo categories, I see that I probably need to nominate three movies from last year, and this is to suggest that you might consider Hugo as well in your nominations. Hugo, [...]

01.06.12 | California Link Round Up for Blood Sucking #1

Posted in General at 2:03 pm by Catherine Schaff-Stump

These links are here for me during the second draft. With many thanks to Chia Evers and Dan Novy. Roller Skating: Moonlight Rollerway Ice Skating: Pickwick Ice Burgers and Ice Cream: Cole's Clifton's Phillip's Bob's Big Boy Paty's Phillippe's Johny Rocket's

01.06.12 | Other Strong Contenders for the Fan Writer Hugo

Posted in General at 9:02 am by Catherine Schaff-Stump

Here are some other interesting blogs that you should check out for the fan writer Hugo. Remember, there are five spots for nominations. These are noted in no specific order of preference. I've included some newcomer blogs to mix it up with the old chestnuts. Tobias Buckell: Buckell gets this year's guts move. He disabled [...]

01.05.12 | Why I’m Nominating Jim Hines for the Fan Writer Hugo (and why you should too)

Posted in General at 9:26 am by Catherine Schaff-Stump

Of course, there are up to five nominations for fan writer, and I will highlight a couple of the other blogs that I want to put forward, but I really want to spotlight Jim for a moment. If you've been following Writer Tamago for any length of time, you know that I've read all Jim's [...]

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