I feel bad for Liz Cheney. I don't agree with her politics, but she showed integrity and character, and the GOP ousted her for it. Heaven or Hell, wherever her dad is going, I hope he doesn't shoot anyone in the face and make them apologize for it on the way there.

I swear I'm not trying to write a blog post every day in November. But maybe I am?

I'm eating this Gala, thinking, "Am I tasting anything interesting here?" No. I'm not. This stupid apple just tastes like apple. Which is fine, but not interesting. Chuck has messed me up.

In this post, I talk about @chuckwendig.bsky.social's apple reviews as I give my own brief review of an Opal apple. You should be reading his stuff, btw. Found here: terribleminds.com

Why is China interested in my blog? Whole lotta traffic from there lately.

I'm looking forward to 2AM so much that I might just enjoy a second 2AM, as a little treat.

First:

Here's a few words and thoughts on attempting to write (or finish) a novel in November.

Just found out that my firewall rules were all wiped out on the 27th, so no one's been able to get to my stuff. It's all fixed now, but it's a bummer to accidentally get deleted from the Internet for 4 days.

We're doing our Halloween costumes at work today. This is what I look like in Teams.

Some coworkers argued about pita, which allowed me to say: "This pita fight bothers me, but when it comes to using flat bread as a weapon, I prefer naan violence." I will not be taking further questions.

Book Birthday!!!!!!!! 🎂 🥳✨🎉 Undeniable is OUT! 💃

I haven't followed baseball for a while, but I found this recap inspiring.

Here is the latest update on my blog, where I talk about getting cut off from a friend, participating in the No Kings rally, and being the target of a Nigerian based scam.

This viral, on-location marketing for Now You See Me 3 has gone too far. I hope they give the stuff back to The Louvre after the movie comes out.

I'm pretty sure I just got a bait email from someone claiming to be a book promoter. It was detailed, flattering, and I'm pretty sure written by an AI. Anyone else get one of these? What's their end game, and how does the scam work?

treat yo self!!!

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Sacramento” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Man, I really woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. It's harder for me to contain my bitchiness than usual.

It seems relatively popular to hate on Tron right now. Charlie Jane's starting point is wrong, though. Tron shares the same problem as Blade Runner, in that those are franchises that are popular in spite of the initial box office results. Tron: Legacy made $400M world wide. That's popular.

Here is my Tron: Ares review. I had a good time! Glad I saw it.

It's telling that so many GOP are labeling the NoKings protest as antifa and terrorist. I hope they're right, in a way. I want us to show up in such numbers that the fascists are scared.

I still try to use the Fandango website. The last several times, the main page locks up, in multiple browsers. Maybe I won't go see Tron tonight after all.

Like the cicada, I wake, and I scream.

The news is bad, every day. Getting worse. I realized what's really poisoning me isn't the actual news. It's the cynical responses and people attacking those that should be allies.

The only way in which this is a question is if Trump actually did die a few weeks ago. Also, if they do this, the coin will be worth less than the currency it represents.

The WXR 2025 cruise is almost wrapped up, so I'm writing this post now, while everything is still fresh.

Enhance a book! Logan's Marathon

Okay, Disney+ is gone. Wish I'd watched Andor first, but fuck it. And fuck them.

The Hulk's superhero name could have been Big Mad.

Some day, I will spell "algorhythm" correctly on the first try. But that day is not today.

UNDENIABLE, the sequel to @jeshonard.bsky.social & my award-winning debut, is almost here! This supernatural thriller features ancient magic, grief, and identity. Newsletter: www.thegrigoribooks.com/newsletter ▶️9/17: Cover Reveal w/@lgbtqreads.bsky.social ▶️10/28: Release @notapipe.bsky.social

Installed a video game from Ikea and it opened Visual Studio.

There are many good answers to this question, but I think there's one that's the best.

I just searched for "Is Trump dying" and, somehow, refrained from adding "Please let it be so" but only because I wanted the search to be accurate.

Trying to schedule a Covid vaccine before the WXR cruise and I get this:

Anyone cursing Prometheus? Can't have a dumpster fire without the fire, after all.

A writer loves to see a completed novel, but a programmer hates seeing something completely novel.

Apparently, ChatGPT linked someone to my blog yesterday. That's scary. I didn't think any of the LLMs were aware of me yet.

Nice.

There's a lot I should be doing, but I'm pushing everything aside tonight. Gonna take a break and play some more KSP. Space froggies, help me chill.

The Cats Are At It Again: The Brian Buhl unauthorized fan-fiction of The Seanan McGuire Story.

Melissa and I just landed in Sacramento, safe and sound! I'll write a wrap-up, post-con thoughts in a day or two. For now, I am gelatinous.

Quote tweeting so I can find this when I get home.

I refined, chopped, marinated, and baked fresh word ingredients into an artesanal book meal. Instead of becoming a wordsmith, I became a wordchef.

I'm seeing that a trans person saying the mildest thing against JK got them suspended by Bluesky. Trans rights are human rights. I hope karma catches up with JK in my lifetime. #TeamMold

The last couple of days, I've been getting "cage-free" eggs. They're powdered, so, technically true.

From Melissa: If you ever get mad at me, put on a cape so you can be super mad. Little does she know that I'm planning on bringing the red writing cape to the writing excuses cruise this year.

Here is a positive write-up of our first day of WorldCon 2025. It's good to have friends.