12/2/04 - I am starting to look into self-publishing options. I really want to work with a publisher, but thus far none have shown interest. I have sent out...
12/9/04 - Surprisingly enough, I'm still watching Enterprise. I had thought the series was ending last season, which basing it on that season's episodes would...
12/16/04 - The first draft of Space Orphans is nearing completion. It will probably be just over 75,000 words. It is about 68,000 words at the moment. I have...
12/23/04 - Happy Holidays! Bush is working on a plan to be able to shut down the Global Positioning System (GPS) in a national security emergency, like a ...
12/30/04 - Happy New Year! I wish I had better news for the New Year. Many New Years festivities throughout the world have been cancelled or replaced with...
1/6/05 - The first draft of Space Orphans is 75,000 words as of 1/6/05. I expect to finish the first draft of the novel this quarter. The next book in the...
1/13/05 - Clarinda Merripen of Cyberlore gave a talk at Postmortem last night called Women + Videogames = Profit. It was amazingly insightful. For example, she...
1/20/05 - The first draft of Space Orphans was completed on 1/17/05 with 78,321 words. I expect to have the second draft completed later this quarter. The...
1/27/06 - Despite the forecast I went to New Hampshire on Saturday to play Requiem. I got there safely (only skidding once, a few miles from the destination)....
2/3/05 - I'll be on vacation in the Berkshires next week. There will be no update as I will have no Internet access. I'm going to Manhattan for a game on...
2/17/05 - I'm back, did you miss me? I had an incredible amount of fun in NYC. The Requiem game was the best I've been to this year. I was also impressed by...
2/24/05 - I am half done with 2nd draft of Space Orphans. Were it not for having two colds in so many weeks I would probably be done. I just finished the...
3/3/05 - My wife and I are getting separated. Obviously I have no obligation to post this here. However, I think at first I was very much in denial. It will be...
3/10/05 - The second draft of Space Orphans was completed on 3/5/05. I expect to have the third draft (which is already 20% complete done) finished early next...
3/17/05 - Happy St. Patrick's Day! As far as I know my lineage includes no Irish, English yes, but Irish no. Still I can pretend. It helps that my second...
3/24/05 - I ordered Shadow of the Giant yesterday. It is the latest in Orson Scott Card's Shadow series. I have already read the first chapters online. It has...
3/31/05 - I finally got my copy of Werewolf: The Forsaken Saturday. I gave up on buying it from Amazon.com (because they delayed the order) and picked it up at...
4/7/05 - I lost my copy of Werewolf: The Forsaken Sunday! I gave up waiting and ordered a new one with overnight delivery. Hopefully it will be here tomorrow....
4/28/05 - I have been given the position of convention lead for NERE 2005. This means I am EXTREMELY busy. I just spent four hours staring at dollar signs...
5/5/05 - A greyhound park in Plainfield CT recently closed. There are hundreds of dogs that need to find homes. Greyhounds make great pets. If you are...
5/12/05 - The third draft of Space Orphans was completed on 5/10/05. Copyediting has begun as has work on the fourth draft. As I am unsure when copyediting...
5/19/05 - Star Wars: Episode III was released early this morning to the general public. I would have watched it at the midnight showing if I thought I would...
5/26/05 - Star Wars: Episode III was excellent. It certainly earned it's PG-13 rating. I kept thinking after order 66 was issued, 'No, look- out!' It was...
6/3/05 - It came to my attention recently that there are some movies I should have watched by now. They are Dogma, and Fight Club. I have wanted to see The...
6/11/05 - White Wolf has finally finished the MET (Minds Eye Theater) books. I pre-ordered my copies and got the PDF versions. I finished reading them a few...
6/16/05 - I may possibly be the worst softball player in the United States of America. I am not positive as I have not seen every softball player play, but it...
6/23/05 - I updated my iTunes List today. Not much has changed, but it includes some newer bands and of course newer songs. I ended up playing catcher on...
6/30/05 - One of my closest friends is moving from Rhode Island to Tennessee. I will miss her more than she understands and I hope she keeps in touch. Simon...