Mission impossible

Sammy is not still Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey November begins Thursday, and thousands of people will begin intensive efforts to do incredible stuff in 30 days. Write 50,000 word novels, draw 30 drawings, write 30 blog posts…. It’s a striking expression of creativity and desire to explore what’s possible. Last year’s DrawMo was a success …

My various geeky obsessions will do battle in the coming weeks

Upcoming dates of importance to me: June 26 (today!): New Beastie Boys album released. Supposed to be as good as Paul’s Boutique and Check Your Head! Must download before heading out of office. July 10: New They Might Be Giants album released. Sounds dark, discordant. Excellent. July 11: New Harry Potter movie opens. More Gary …

Prices so low, they’re practically giving them away!

There’s a big sale at McSweeney’s, including some items I highly recommend: Baby, Be of Use Bundle: Four small picture-style books, Baby Mix Me A Drink, Baby Make Me Breakfast, Baby Do My Banking, and Baby Fix My Car. I have given these as gifts at baby showers, and they are always a big hit. …

Tiny bubbles

This is My Brilliant Mistakes post for NaDruWriNi. In direct violation of blog protocol, most recent updates are at the bottom — because it’s easier to read things top to bottom. But I’ll summarize the most recent update here at the top, so you know whether to bother scrolling down. Recently: Done 8:01pm: We begin …

NaSiUFToMuMo

It’s the third day of NaNoWriMo: I wrote 1,037 words the first day (well under the 1,667 words/day target), and none yesterday. So that project is well behind. It’s also the third day of DrawMo! I sketched a red onion the first day. It came out much more squished-looking than the round and firm original. …

Hugo Chavez: the new Oprah Winfrey

From today’s Los Angeles Times: At the start of his talk Wednesday, during which Chavez referred to President Bush as “the devil,” Chavez held up a book by Noam Chomsky, “Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance,” and recommended it to everyone in the General Assembly, as well as to the American people. “The …