"Daka, Bodo, Herto, us."

[greygirlbeast]

Today is, of course, the 120th anniversary of the birth of H.P. Lovecraft.

Yesterday, I wrote 1,233 words on the second half of "The Yellow Alphabet," N through P. O came out especially well, I think.

This month, Vince Locke and I will be doing that switch thing we sometimes do, when we reverse the usual order of things, and I write a story to an illustration he's done for Sirenia Digest. So, #57 will feature a story inspired by this image:





Not much else to say for yesterday. After the writing, I cooked a pot of chili. I read an article in the July National Geographic on Ardipithecus. There were three exhausting, wonderful hours of rp in Insilico (thank you, Blair). Spooky and I watched two more episodes of Season Four of Dexter (I'm loving John Lithgow's extremely creepy portrayal of the "Trinity" killer).

Sometime around 2 a.m. I finally found the nerve to open the box containing copies of the mass-market edition of The Red Tree. The cover is still hideous and inappropriate, and the smaller format does nothing good for the layout of the novel. But Roc did a nice job with the cover blurbs (quotes from various reviews). Hopefully, it'll sell.

That was yesterday.

There are about four hours remaining in the auction of the first painting I have ever offered for sale, Study 1 in Yellow. And the auction for a copy of the lettered edition of Tales from the Woeful Platypus (plus handmade Beanie platypus) ends in less than an hour.

Comments

[ulffriend.livejournal.com]

The illustration is another fine example of his work. And very fitting for Lovecraft's birthday. I'm looking forward to the story it inspires.

Strange videos and decapitated cephalopodic beings

[moto-chagatai.livejournal.com]

For strange videos I nominate Ambling Alp by Yeasayers.

And that piece of art today is really good, one of my favourites and I 'm not sure why other than it takes me back to the bloody Robert Howard/Conan art of my youth blended with a Cthulu-esque sensibility. Or it could just be it's well done and I like it. (insert annoying smiling emoticon).

Cheers.

[egologic.livejournal.com]

My husband and I are enjoying season four of Dexter as well. Especially John Lithgow. We have two more episodes on the second disk and then the third disk. The show just gets better and better.

[humglum.livejournal.com]

You're exactly where we are, then.
I cannot believe how unsettling John Lithgow can be with a simple facial expression.

[egologic.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree! I can't help but think it's that face I'm so used to seeing in comedy instead of (for lack of a better word) tragedy (or maybe that is the right word - not sure).

On top of that there's a man at work (fairly high up the food chain) who has a very similar face. And build. In spite of his position he's a pretty nice person with progressive sensibilities (though straight he seems to be gay-friendly). But there's something very...restrained about him. I find myself wondering what creature he's holding at bay. And why.

[sovay]

So, #57 will feature a story inspired by this image

Awesome.

two more episodes of Season Four of Dexter (I'm loving John Lithgow's extremely creepy portrayal of the "Trinity" killer).

John Lithgow may be the best co-protagonist the series has ever had.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

John Lithgow may be the best co-protagonist the series has ever had.

Agreed.

[lenagriffin.livejournal.com]

I'm lucky, I get to share the same birthday as Lovecraft, (except I'm only 41 today.) ;-)