Reading: Strange Eggs by Chris Reilly
Music: John Hartford
TV/Movie: American Gangster
Link o' the Day: BadFads.com - The Bad Fads Museum

He lives! He walks, he talks! He breathes

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!! YES!!!!!

Yes, I live. I seem to be coming out of the headcold with only the remnants of sniffs and occasional coughs. My head is back where it belongs, stitched firmly atop my head. Good time, too. Busy day today. I got all the Christmas stuff up yesterday--tree up, lit, decorated--and some other odds and ends about the living room and stairwell. Santas and garlands and candy canes (oh my). I need to clear out a corner so I can move the rocking chair over, and then move the tree over just a little. Otherwise... I just need to finish the shopping and the wrapping.

Work-wise I've got a couiple of things going. I got up early and took care of the edits for the January 2009 issue of Medicine & Health/Rhode Island. Then I have to make some minor address updates for a second printing of Que Sera, Sera. The Magic of Doris Day Through Television by Pierre Patrick and Garry McGee. Once that done, it's back to the Hardcastle & McCormick book. So far, so good. I'm dreading the photo-insertion phase. There are a lot of pictures and most are vidcaps from the show. Not the most ideal setup. Then some loose ends here and there on other projects.

And then I make rice pudding. Well, I will try to. We'll see how it comes out.

Hey! Question. Are you a publisher? Big or small? If so, care to let me pick your brains on the biz? In January I'll be announcing the start of a publishing venture I'm diving into with a friend of mine. It's something I'm pretty excited about. New year and all that. We'll be focusing mostly on graphic novels to start. My partner already has publishing experience, and most of my work will be as graphic designer and editor-in-chief. I need to familiarize myself with things like promotions and distribution as well as contracts and following the money.

Gonna be fun.

Today's link takes you to BadFads.com - The Bad Fads Museum. There's really not a whole lot to say about it that you can't glean from the name. It's a fun little site to kill some time while waiting for those Xmas letters to finish printing.

Cheers!