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I got my mark, see it in my eyes.

  • Mar. 11th, 2008 at 1:18 PM
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How can a day go badly when, after sleeping a full eight hours, I am greeted with a description of "Les Fleurs Empoisonnées" as "Designing Women meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"? No way it can, I say. My thanks to [info]francis_clay for that, by the way. It's from his post to the [info]species_of_one forum (which might get more traffic if I ever mentioned it).

Yesterday was sort of a mess, writing wise. I did not finish "Pickman's Other Model." I only did 748 words. Then I had to stop and walk over to Sweetgrass to have my eyebrows done. I'm trying, frantically, to reconstruct myself after all these months of illness and neglect and reclusivity, so that my physical appearance is not greeted with too much horror and dismay when I show up at the O'Neil Literary House. It's probably only further evidence of my wrongness that I find eyebrow waxings/pluckings to be extraordinarily soothing. Anyway, yeah, eyebrows. Hair on Friday. Not much I can do about the 12-15 pounds I've lost, though (most of it's muscle mass, not fat).

Wow. This is a prattling entry, isn't it? The dextromethorphan is controlling the cough, but my already addled brain is...more addled. Yes, people. I'm the reason all those pharmaceuticals are showing up in your tap water. From my bladder to the glass, no extra charge.

After Sweetgrass, we wandered around Criminal Records for a while. Later, we watched Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave (1994), which I'd never seen, but liked a great deal. Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, murder, greed, mayhem, betrayal, blood, revenge, and all in one movie — what's not to love? Later, there was rp in Toxia (a Second Life sim), with Lorne and Larissa, in which Nareth learned...well, several terrible things. Hearts were torn still beating from chests (but that's okay, I put it back when I was done), a star was forced into premature nova, and the blade of Nareth's thirsty straight razor was satiated (for now). In short, lessons were learned. Good stuff. Oh, and I've been loving Ghosts I-IV so much that I'm now revisiting NIN's Year Zero, which, I realize, I never listened to enough to really let it sink in.

So. That was yesterday. This will be today...

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[info]robyn_ma wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 05:52 pm (UTC)
Had you ever seen this blog entry?

'And for the total surreal lit experience try reading Caitlin R. Kiernan's "Les Fleurs Empoisonnées" while jacked into your iPod with the Beatles, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" on continuous repeat. I'm still recovering.'
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:01 pm (UTC)

Had you ever seen this blog entry?

I'd not, actually. That's marvelous!
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 11:07 pm (UTC)

The bad news is that someone on here is putting Alabaster up as a .zip file. Go get 'em.

Sigh. But thank you.

I have forwarded this to my agent (who is also Neil's agent), to Subterranean Press, and to Neil. Hopefully we can get these down ASAP. In the meantime, I ask anyone reading this to please not take advantage of these links to acquire the books.

I mean, what the hell do people think? Is this the whole "information wants to be free" delusion? If so, I can only reply that when rent, good, gasoline, and health care are free, then maybe my stories can damn well be free, as well. Until then, the thieves can go fuck themselves.
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[info]robyn_ma wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 11:21 pm (UTC)
Well, Neil's been all about 'Here, have American Gods for free and it'll create more readers' lately. Still, I'm certain this sort of thing isn't what he means.
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[info]robyn_ma wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 11:31 pm (UTC)
I'm actually going to delete my comment with the link. I should've just emailed you about it.
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[info]borggrrl wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 05:53 pm (UTC)
Shallow Grave is one of my comfort movies. :)
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:36 pm (UTC)

Shallow Grave is one of my comfort movies. :)

I can see how that would work. And I recall you talking about it quite a bit in your own blog.
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[info]borggrrl wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:52 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I watched it almost obsessively right after the breakup. My crush on that movie (and Ewan) provided some much-needed escapism during that period.
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 07:04 pm (UTC)

Yeah, I watched it almost obsessively right after the breakup. My crush on that movie (and Ewan) provided some much-needed escapism during that period.

He is utterly adorable in drag, I must agree.
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[info]borggrrl wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2008 03:46 pm (UTC)
He is utterly adorable in drag, I must agree.

Isn't he just? *drifts off into thoughts which are completely inappropriate for the workplace*
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[info]sclerotic_rings wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 05:55 pm (UTC)
There's nothing wrong with a good eyebrow waxing and plucking. Of course, in my case, the only thing I inherited from my father's side of the family is the classic Scot set of eyebrows that can be brushed over the back of my head. As it is, if I don't literally comb them back in the morning so they'll stay in place, I have co-workers who ask me if I've seen Mr. Garibaldi lately. Bastards. (I won't even get into the nose hair problem, save to say that Rapunzel should have shut up while she was ahead. I'm pretty certain that the Riddells on the Scot side of the border made their living for centuries by letting their nose hairs grow for a few days and then knitting the masses into Tom Baker scarves.)
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:37 pm (UTC)

(I won't even get into the nose hair problem, save to say that Rapunzel should have shut up while she was ahead. I'm pretty certain that the Riddells on the Scot side of the border made their living for centuries by letting their nose hairs grow for a few days and then knitting the masses into Tom Baker scarves.)

*snork*
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[info]sclerotic_rings wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 07:35 pm (UTC)
Yeah, go ahead and laugh. The next time someone calls while I'm trying to cut a particularly persistent nostril hair and the bandsaw slips, you'll be sorry.
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 08:30 pm (UTC)

Yeah, go ahead and laugh. The next time someone calls while I'm trying to cut a particularly persistent nostril hair and the bandsaw slips, you'll be sorry.

Ah, c'mon. You're talking to a woman with nine toes and a tail (it's only a very small tail)...
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[info]cliff52 wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:25 pm (UTC)
March 11
It seems you're feeling better all around, judging from this blog entry, ripping hearts, and all that. An infectious mood, given that Tails of Pain and Wonder has come at last. Lost to the world, am I, until reading every word is done.
As to the blog entry robyn_ma mentioned, we must agree with Chris Howard on one thing - I doubt any of your readers stop after just one book or story.
Finally, a piece in the NY times looked as if you might find it interesting: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/travel/04Flannery.html
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:34 pm (UTC)
Re: March 11

リュック! I love the icon.

It seems you're feeling better all around, judging from this blog entry, ripping hearts, and all that.

I am better. Perpetually stoned, but better.

And thanks for the links. Gods, I love that woman's work.

Edited at 2008-03-11 06:36 pm (UTC)
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[info]scarletboi wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:48 pm (UTC)
I've always adored Shallow Grave. Run screaming from Very Bad Things, though, because it's essentially the same movie minus taste and style.

Shallow Grave was the first film I'd ever seen Christopher Eccleston in, too. Now I want to watch it again.
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[info]greygirlbeast wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 07:03 pm (UTC)

because it's essentially the same movie minus taste and style.

And it's the taste and style that make the film.
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[info]borggrrl wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2008 03:45 pm (UTC)
Shallow Grave was the first film I'd ever seen Christopher Eccleston in, too.

Same here and it instantly turned me into a fan.
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[info]blubeagle wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:55 pm (UTC)
I am an admitted fan of eyebrow waxing, myself. As you say, there's something completely soothing about it. I know so many others who run screaming, but I am not one of them.
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[info]corucia wrote:
Mar. 11th, 2008 08:44 pm (UTC)
Hello,

Here's an interesting brief on an upcoming event for the Cassini probe:

http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080311/full/452139a.html


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[info]whiskeychick wrote:
Mar. 12th, 2008 02:51 am (UTC)
I find regular eyebrow waxing to be soothing, as well. Warm, zip and you look marvelous. Not bad, eh?

Also, anything with Ewan McGregor _has_ to be tantalizing. Yum. But I had no idea of this film. But it on the que.
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