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[greygirlbeast]

My thanks for the comments to yesterday's entry. I am somewhat amazed at the relief I feel over having made the decision to delay The Dinosaurs of Mars. But it's a sad sort of relief. Also, my thanks to setsuled for the the actual, factual handwritten letter (!!!) and the animé, and to David Kirkpatrick (corucia) for the copy of Philip José Farmer's Pearls from Peoria. I'm feeling a little better this afternoon, and may even leave the house for more than half an hour.

A note to Sirenia Digest subscribers: We're running a little late this month. Between my exhaustion and the fact that Vince's wife just had a baby, it might be a couple days more before #20 goes out. I just got Vince's sketch for "In the Dreamtime of Lady Resurrection," but he still has to do the inks. So sit tight. It's coming. Meanwhile, if you are not a subscriber, I might point out that one of the best times to subscribe to Sirenia Digest is any July 27th which happens to fall on a Friday.

Also, please have a look at the latest eBay auctions. Thank you.

On this day, exactly one year ago, I had the second worst day of all last year. I won't even try to recount it. If you weren't there, you can read about it in my entry for August 2nd, 2006. Mostly, I'm just happy to say that, even with this bottomless weariness and being not quite well and all, things are much, much better now, much better than I ever imagined they would be again after July 27th, 2006, which ought to teach me a thing or two or three. I don't believe in happy endings. Hell, I don't even believe in endings. But sometimes shit works itself out, and that's about the best we can reasonably hope for.

Comments

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Y'know what, The Dinosaurs of Mars is supposed to be a fun book.

Dinosaurs.
Of Mars.

I mean, that's just a fun, drad idea. That's pure Bradbury fangirlgasm.

And if you're in a headspace right now that it's not fun, it's for the best that you postpone it until such time as you can return to it fresh and rediscover why you squee'd at the idea in the first place. Because if you drudge through it now, the nonfun will come through in the work. So for your own sake as well as the sake of a book that deserves to be packed with awe and excitement, you've made the right call.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Yes.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

You're fantastically right.

Thank you for putting it this way.

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

Take your time, and do what you need to do. The Dinosaurs of Mars can percolate for a while, and I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be better for the delay. Besides, that gives me more of an opportunity to find more Mars news to pass along.

Tales of Pain and Wonder pre-order

[nykolus.livejournal.com]

did we know about this?

http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=kiernan15&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=9

Re: Tales of Pain and Wonder pre-order

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

did we know about this?

We did not, and here "we" includes me. I didn't know pre-orders were already being accepted.

[setsuled.livejournal.com]

Also, my thanks to setsuled for the the actual, factual handwritten letter (!!!)

You're welcome. I do corporeal things sometimes.

and the animé,

Were you able to play the files?

Here's the MPlayer I was talking about (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html).

Keep in mind some of the files have both the original Japanese audio as well as the English dub--some of them play the English dub by default, but they all have the Japanese track, which I'd recommend switching to immediately. I think Golden Boy's the only series I sent you that has an English track, actually--anyway, you ought to be able to switch audio tracks with MPlayer.