Due South Anniversaries
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ride_4ever reminded me that Due South fans may want to note the recurrence of the Eleventh of March tomorrow.ride_4ever reminded me that Due South fans may want to note the recurrence of the Eleventh of March tomorrow.
Art: What Did I Need?
Jan. 3rd, 2024 07:04 amMaking a note of this:
https://verakurian.substack.com/p/the-emotional-bomb-of-your-book-coming
My "debut" book - whether we're talking about as a writer or an illustrator - came out decades ago, and my creative career has fizzled a lot since then. Some of that was almost certain due to not knowing this advice should have been there for me to heed. I've managed to survive despite that.
(Certainly, I was and still am stuck in a family largely, passively disinterested in the things I care about. Can't be helped.)
Anyway, there we are for now.
https://verakurian.substack.com/p/the-emotional-bomb-of-your-book-coming
My "debut" book - whether we're talking about as a writer or an illustrator - came out decades ago, and my creative career has fizzled a lot since then. Some of that was almost certain due to not knowing this advice should have been there for me to heed. I've managed to survive despite that.
(Certainly, I was and still am stuck in a family largely, passively disinterested in the things I care about. Can't be helped.)
Anyway, there we are for now.
Any browser add-ons you think I should add to my set-up for using Twitter via Firefox?
Passing this link along, obtained via the Canadian Conrunners Central server on Discord. Advice on things to do or to avoid doing in future. As a past member of a convention organizing committee, and possibly to rejoin such in future, I want to make a note to keep such things in mind.
As to the writer of said blog entry:
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient, has won the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, a Bram Stoker Award, four This is Horror Awards; and has been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder. His next book My Heart Is a Chainsaw will be available wherever books are sold in August 2021.
https://www.tor.com/2021/05/19/open-letter-to-cons-from-the-indians-no-longer-in-the-background-of-a-john-wayne-movie/
As to the writer of said blog entry:
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient, has won the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, a Bram Stoker Award, four This is Horror Awards; and has been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder. His next book My Heart Is a Chainsaw will be available wherever books are sold in August 2021.
https://www.tor.com/2021/05/19/open-letter-to-cons-from-the-indians-no-longer-in-the-background-of-a-john-wayne-movie/
Open Note to Canada Post
Dec. 14th, 2020 09:47 pmI plan to mail some stuff. So, apparently the stamps I want to use up need glue. So that's one more thing to get tomorrow along with no-scent soap, toothpaste, compression socks (that have been discontinued by the manufacturer in my size and pressure-rating but there's still two pair within public transit shopping range), and assorted groceries.
Also, seeing as I have these odd denominations of stamps - 65¢, 93¢, $1.10, $1.20, a few others - that are just peel-and-plant-on-envelope, I'd like to see the smaller denominations similarly formatted for sale wherever possible. From 1¢ on upward to 50¢, please?
And if such is already offered via their online catalogue, can anyone advise me where to look for them?
Also, seeing as I have these odd denominations of stamps - 65¢, 93¢, $1.10, $1.20, a few others - that are just peel-and-plant-on-envelope, I'd like to see the smaller denominations similarly formatted for sale wherever possible. From 1¢ on upward to 50¢, please?
And if such is already offered via their online catalogue, can anyone advise me where to look for them?
Looking for Web Page DesignWare: 2020
Aug. 23rd, 2020 01:38 pmLooking for your opinions on this: what's the website design software that you are currently most comfortable with, and why?
PHOTOGRAPHY: A Question About Unsplash
Jul. 24th, 2020 08:48 pmHas anyone reading this had any dealings with Unsplash? If so, what's your opinion of the organization?
(I note that they're headquartered in Montréal at present, so there's that. Whether it matters?)
The main reason for asking is that they currently have an arrangement with Serif re: the Affinity suite of graphic design software. I just discovered this by opening up my copy of Affinity Publisher for the first time. There's a tab marked "Stock" - as in "stock images", I suspect - and when I clicked on it, the Unsplash logo and an invitation to use images from their site appeared.
(I note that they're headquartered in Montréal at present, so there's that. Whether it matters?)
The main reason for asking is that they currently have an arrangement with Serif re: the Affinity suite of graphic design software. I just discovered this by opening up my copy of Affinity Publisher for the first time. There's a tab marked "Stock" - as in "stock images", I suspect - and when I clicked on it, the Unsplash logo and an invitation to use images from their site appeared.
JOB SEARCH: Mandy.com Weirdness
Jul. 14th, 2020 09:40 amUpdate (Same Date): problem resolved!
JOB SEARCH: Note to Employers
May. 20th, 2020 09:17 amI am likely to avoid answering your ad if I don't know whose ad I'm going to be responding to. You could be posting an opportunity for any of my "dream job" scenarios, but I won't take that chance.
Back to the search.
Back to the search.
DESIGN: DeviantArt Questions # 2 & 3
May. 2nd, 2020 07:59 pmHow many of my friendlisters here on DW also have accounts at DeviantArt right now and are willing to say so?
Of such friendlisters, I ask one more nosy question: what should I watch out for if I sign up?
Of such friendlisters, I ask one more nosy question: what should I watch out for if I sign up?
Blaming "the Media"
Mar. 27th, 2020 09:42 amI don't agree with the idea.
Reminder: I worked with the CBC's Ottawa newsroom back in the 1990's as a courtroom artist on freelance. I also count several reporters as friends and friendly acquaintances through SF&F fandom channels. This happens, fans are in every line of work, including journalism and the public services of the world, so deal with it.
Back on point: there is a tendency to blame "the media" as a group for sensationalizing every single bad-news story as it develops. I think that stereotyping has roots in facts that were true once upon a time. Going back a century, yes. That problem has been getting addressed over the generations, from the j-school classrooms of the US, UK, Canada and elsewhere across the planet to the newsrooms themselves. Those journalism schools have websites, some of them publish material on best practices currently in play - Ryerson in Canada, Columbia and Poynter in the US all coming to mind right now - and we might help ourselves during this particular crisis to go have a look at those. I'll try to remember to amend this posting with linkages relevant.
Anyway, there's my point for the moment.
More on other topics as the day goes by.
Reminder: I worked with the CBC's Ottawa newsroom back in the 1990's as a courtroom artist on freelance. I also count several reporters as friends and friendly acquaintances through SF&F fandom channels. This happens, fans are in every line of work, including journalism and the public services of the world, so deal with it.
Back on point: there is a tendency to blame "the media" as a group for sensationalizing every single bad-news story as it develops. I think that stereotyping has roots in facts that were true once upon a time. Going back a century, yes. That problem has been getting addressed over the generations, from the j-school classrooms of the US, UK, Canada and elsewhere across the planet to the newsrooms themselves. Those journalism schools have websites, some of them publish material on best practices currently in play - Ryerson in Canada, Columbia and Poynter in the US all coming to mind right now - and we might help ourselves during this particular crisis to go have a look at those. I'll try to remember to amend this posting with linkages relevant.
Anyway, there's my point for the moment.
More on other topics as the day goes by.
FLICKR: Good Advice From a Church
Jan. 21st, 2020 12:53 pm...whether you believe in Biblical blessings or not.
A Note to Metro and Air Miles
Jan. 11th, 2019 06:10 amDon't ever again try to sell me Nestlé products.
To help you avoid giving offense this way in future, here's a list of what they sell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands
If the situation re: Nestlé changes, I will post here - or on a successor-blog - to explain why.
To help you avoid giving offense this way in future, here's a list of what they sell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands
If the situation re: Nestlé changes, I will post here - or on a successor-blog - to explain why.
Paraphrasing Martin Niemoller
Jun. 15th, 2018 06:04 amAnd hoping that I'm not too late with this one:
When they came for the journalists, we shouted "No more of this 'lugenpresse/fake news' crap!"
(You may want to use a stronger word than 'crap' when using this yourself. I won't complain if you do.)
When they came for the journalists, we shouted "No more of this 'lugenpresse/fake news' crap!"
(You may want to use a stronger word than 'crap' when using this yourself. I won't complain if you do.)
If you'd like me to consider dropping my ad-blockerware, you might want to consider selling hardcopy editions in the Ottawa-Gatineau region (again, if you previously did so and stopped for whatever reason).
Long live the hardcopy newspaper.
Long live the hardcopy newspaper.
Michael Enright in conversation with Prof. Michael Sander on the state of liberal democracy. We may find some constructive criticism in this conversation, advice that can be of real and helpful use in the months and years ahead.
(We might also want to listen to a conversation about sleep from the same program.)
(We might also want to listen to a conversation about sleep from the same program.)
HOCKEY RINK NAMES: Detroit
Jun. 20th, 2016 03:09 pmI understand the Red Wings are moving out of Joe Louis Arena, which is then scheduled for demolition. The successor name is currently set to be named Little Caesar's Arena, after the US-based pizza chain.
This does not sit at all well with me.
Come on, Detroit. You know what the right name for that rink ought to be.
Gordie Howe Memorial Arena.
Don't mess this up. Please.
Yes, I'm grovelling here.
Update: I'm reading about the petition already underway on this issue. Thank you kindly.
This does not sit at all well with me.
Come on, Detroit. You know what the right name for that rink ought to be.
Gordie Howe Memorial Arena.
Don't mess this up. Please.
Yes, I'm grovelling here.
Update: I'm reading about the petition already underway on this issue. Thank you kindly.
Advice re: visitgothamcity.com
May. 28th, 2016 08:56 pmNote to Warner Bros.: If you're going to put "visitgothamcity.com" on the license plates of Gothamites' cars, trucks, buses, etc. in your movies, maybe it might be a good thing to actually have a site for people to visit using that URL?
Missing Things and a Possible Remedy
Mar. 20th, 2016 08:54 pmAbout two weeks ago, I learned something I should've known two months earlier.
On a shopping trip for clothes to the southern reaches of Orléans, I got some of what I'm still looking for and decided on a whim to see what might be on offer at the local Henry's Photography shop. It's been there for at least ten years. I bought my first two digital cameras at that shop near Tenth Line and Innes. Assorted other supplies, like portfolio display "books", batteries, peripheral gadgets and so on as well over the years.
Guess what? The store had been closed up and stripped to the walls two months prior.
Maybe I should have seen it coming after Wallack's closed up their Orléans shop right next door last year. The two shops being next to each other, as well as being across the street from the local Staples, were convenient to my purposes for over five years.
Now? Both gone. And if I want new gear from either one, I'll be hopping a bus downtown again, as I used to do before 2002.
I could blame myself for this, but to what end?
If the two chains decide to try to return to Orléans, I suggest this: Orléans Town Centre Mall. The one with the movie theatre on the second floor of the main building. Which is right across Centrum Boulevard from the Shenkman Arts Centre...which still hosts the local campus of the Ottawa School of Art. I suspect that the combination and proximity will be good for all three organizations.
On a shopping trip for clothes to the southern reaches of Orléans, I got some of what I'm still looking for and decided on a whim to see what might be on offer at the local Henry's Photography shop. It's been there for at least ten years. I bought my first two digital cameras at that shop near Tenth Line and Innes. Assorted other supplies, like portfolio display "books", batteries, peripheral gadgets and so on as well over the years.
Guess what? The store had been closed up and stripped to the walls two months prior.
Maybe I should have seen it coming after Wallack's closed up their Orléans shop right next door last year. The two shops being next to each other, as well as being across the street from the local Staples, were convenient to my purposes for over five years.
Now? Both gone. And if I want new gear from either one, I'll be hopping a bus downtown again, as I used to do before 2002.
I could blame myself for this, but to what end?
If the two chains decide to try to return to Orléans, I suggest this: Orléans Town Centre Mall. The one with the movie theatre on the second floor of the main building. Which is right across Centrum Boulevard from the Shenkman Arts Centre...which still hosts the local campus of the Ottawa School of Art. I suspect that the combination and proximity will be good for all three organizations.
