As We Know It
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greygirlbeastSo, imagine that the entire human population has been decimated by a pandemic. The world's cities have been reduced to rubble and ash. Virtually no survivors remain. But someone makes a "reality TV series" about it. And our survivors all just happen to be amazingly gifted, mostly college-educated professionals, with skills uniquely suited to making it in this post-apopcalyptic wasteland. Well, as long as they have all those other skilled folks on hand. Because, face it. What use is it knowing how to build a solar array to power your blow drier if you don't know how to turn toxic sludge from the LA River into drinking water? Anyway, this is the formula for what Spooky and I found ourselves streaming last night, The Colony. Oh, yeah, it's bad. It's whatever's worse than bad.
Here we are. At the end of the world. In Los Angeles. And there are those roving gangs of bikers from The Road Warrior, only the producers forbid them to hurt any of the "participants," which is a good thing, since California seems to have banned all firearms immediately before the plague hit. Now, want reality? Give me a carpenter, a hooker, a few day laborers, maybe one professional (let's say a CPA), a junky, an orphan, and someone with Alzheimer's, and that would begin to simulate the situation that might arise after The End. Oh, and give them guns and knives and pointy sticks. And screw the bikers. Try roving bands of starving feral (and probably frequently rabid) dogs and coyotes.
I present this oddly watchable train wreck with an F+.
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Yesterday was a very good day. I wrote 1,403 words and finished "Apostate." I also retitled it "The Transition of Elizabeth Haskings," a vast improvement. Look for Sirenia Digest #74 on Friday.
Meanwhile, I received very good news about closing the deal on Blood Oranges and its two sequels, and I can probably make the official announcement next week (or sooner).
And I'm going to have very cool news regarding both The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl, but I can't yet say what it is...except no, we're not talking film. But very, very cool news. It's gonna make a lot of my readers happy.
Oh! And Spooky ordered us a Cookiethulu T-shirt! (It was on sale yesterday). "Coooooookie! Iä! Iä!"
As for today, I'm going to celebrate yesterday going so well by taking a day off. I'll answer some email, but then I'm outta here, kittens. Which is not to say you shouldn't comment. You should. Because, you know, I will be back.
Looking Up,
Aunt Beast
Here we are. At the end of the world. In Los Angeles. And there are those roving gangs of bikers from The Road Warrior, only the producers forbid them to hurt any of the "participants," which is a good thing, since California seems to have banned all firearms immediately before the plague hit. Now, want reality? Give me a carpenter, a hooker, a few day laborers, maybe one professional (let's say a CPA), a junky, an orphan, and someone with Alzheimer's, and that would begin to simulate the situation that might arise after The End. Oh, and give them guns and knives and pointy sticks. And screw the bikers. Try roving bands of starving feral (and probably frequently rabid) dogs and coyotes.
I present this oddly watchable train wreck with an F+.
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Yesterday was a very good day. I wrote 1,403 words and finished "Apostate." I also retitled it "The Transition of Elizabeth Haskings," a vast improvement. Look for Sirenia Digest #74 on Friday.
Meanwhile, I received very good news about closing the deal on Blood Oranges and its two sequels, and I can probably make the official announcement next week (or sooner).
And I'm going to have very cool news regarding both The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl, but I can't yet say what it is...except no, we're not talking film. But very, very cool news. It's gonna make a lot of my readers happy.
Oh! And Spooky ordered us a Cookiethulu T-shirt! (It was on sale yesterday). "Coooooookie! Iä! Iä!"
As for today, I'm going to celebrate yesterday going so well by taking a day off. I'll answer some email, but then I'm outta here, kittens. Which is not to say you shouldn't comment. You should. Because, you know, I will be back.
Looking Up,
Aunt Beast
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Date: 2012-02-01 05:44 pm (UTC)those arent chocolate chips...
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Date: 2012-02-01 05:47 pm (UTC)Ah, but what are they?
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 06:13 pm (UTC)Well, even if it's secret, congratulations!
Have a lovely day off.
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:23 pm (UTC)Well, even if it's secret, congratulations!
Thank you!
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:16 pm (UTC)I know there was (is there still?) a t-shirt for The Red Tree. Are you likely to be doing anything similar for TDG, beyond the prints?
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:24 pm (UTC)Are you likely to be doing anything similar for TDG, beyond the prints?
Nope. No plans for T-shirts. I think we sold too few on the last one.
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:31 pm (UTC)Enjoy the day off! At least the weather isn't blah-worthy.
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:32 pm (UTC)Or is that weiner?
Definitely a wiener.
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Date: 2012-02-01 06:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 07:02 pm (UTC)Re: Blood Oranges - excellent news!
Re: The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl secret news - I'm betting there's some underground shanghai'ing going on...
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Date: 2012-02-01 07:08 pm (UTC)I think it will please you.
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Date: 2012-02-01 07:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 09:42 pm (UTC)Kind of like Mr. Magoo, with cannibals.
Whoa. Yes!
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Date: 2012-02-01 07:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 09:43 pm (UTC)I know I'd last like...no time at all. I accept I would be a burden, and opt out.
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Date: 2012-02-01 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 09:44 pm (UTC)I was unsure about THE DROWNING GIRL until I read the PW interview.
Just out of curiosity, since you mentioned it, what were you unsure about?
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Date: 2012-02-01 10:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 07:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 08:07 pm (UTC)This makes me super happy.
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Date: 2012-02-01 09:45 pm (UTC)This makes me super happy.
If all goes as planned, you'll be mightily pleased.
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Date: 2012-02-01 08:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-01 09:21 pm (UTC)The Colony sounds horrible. I'd rather watch the hypothetical scenario you came up with.
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Date: 2012-02-01 09:45 pm (UTC)I'd rather watch the hypothetical scenario you came up with.
My attitude is, "Do this shit right, or don't fucking bother."
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Date: 2012-02-01 10:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-02 06:04 pm (UTC)