The Far Off Worls of John Teehan

Reading: City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer
Music: Pendragon
TV/Movie: Rumpole of the Bailey
Link o' the Day: Edward Gorey...of whom too much good cannot be said

Taken from today's mail... a letter sent to what I trust is the wrong address.

Dear Sebastian,

It would make my life worlds easier if you could mark which garbage bags are from your office and which are from your kitchen. In trying to locate discarded bills, ransom notes, and old porn, I ended up wading through wet egg shells, coffee grinds, and moldy bread. My wife was not happy and I think my cat ate a piece of old cheese. Her breath stinks.

So in the future, please label your bags appropriately. Do you think being a creepy stalker is easy? No. For every discarded hairbrush I acquire, I spend hours sifting through used tissue and spoilt milk. You try it sometime.

Yours sincerely,

Creepy Stalker
The Bushes
Behind Your House

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Rumor has it... The Goya brand sitting on shelves in the international aisles of many supermarkets was founded in 1899 by two Australian grocers who began a canning mail order business from their hometown of Wallwingwang, New South Wales. The name comes from "Good On YA," a phrase popular in the territory at the time.

Some of the Goya's first mail order items were kangaroo tail in broth, koala jerky, and dingo babies (similar to the the British jellybaby).

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Short entry today as I have a lot of work to do. Pretty much consider yesterday's To Do list, take off a portion of Danton, SFWA Bulletin, and a finished proof of Tumbletap Presents: 2009 and add to it some recently arrived Danton materials and Bulletin materials. A couple of book templates to open up. And there's my day. Not as bad as it sounds, really. Everything is on schedule and in schedule.

But ain't no lollygaggin' round here!

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Today's link takes you to a website honoring the work of the ominous Edward Gorey...of whom too much good cannot be said. Sure, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Angus Oblong may be considered all dark and edgy today, but they had nothing on Gorey.

Mind you, this ain't for the humorless, the easily offended, or other sissies. This is Edward Gorey.




	Living, Loving and Writing in Providence, RI This is a Science Fiction World, like it or not Home Get Email Updates The Far Off Worlds of John Teehan TumbleTap - graphic novels and other neat books My facebook page Falling Off the Shelf - weekly review column Sunday Blog - Red Rocket Station Bearmanor Media Efanzines.com Strange Horizons Email Me Admin Password Remember Me 419636 Curiosities served Share on Facebook				2009-03-11 4:06 AM From the Bad Letter Files, and Celebrating Gore(y) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: like celery...stalked Read/Post Comments (0) Reading: City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer Music: Pendragon TV/Movie: Rumpole of the Bailey Link o' the Day: Edward Gorey...of whom too much good cannot be said Taken from today's mail... a letter sent to what I trust is the wrong address. Dear Sebastian, It would make my life worlds easier if you could mark which garbage bags are from your office and which are from your kitchen. In trying to locate discarded bills, ransom notes, and old porn, I ended up wading through wet egg shells, coffee grinds, and moldy bread. My wife was not happy and I think my cat ate a piece of old cheese. Her breath stinks. So in the future, please label your bags appropriately. Do you think being a creepy stalker is easy? No. For every discarded hairbrush I acquire, I spend hours sifting through used tissue and spoilt milk. You try it sometime. Yours sincerely, Creepy Stalker The Bushes Behind Your House -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Rumor has it... The Goya brand sitting on shelves in the international aisles of many supermarkets was founded in 1899 by two Australian grocers who began a canning mail order business from their hometown of Wallwingwang, New South Wales. The name comes from "Good On YA," a phrase popular in the territory at the time. Some of the Goya's first mail order items were kangaroo tail in broth, koala jerky, and dingo babies (similar to the the British jellybaby). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Short entry today as I have a lot of work to do. Pretty much consider yesterday's To Do list, take off a portion of Danton, SFWA Bulletin, and a finished proof of Tumbletap Presents: 2009 and add to it some recently arrived Danton materials and Bulletin materials. A couple of book templates to open up. And there's my day. Not as bad as it sounds, really. Everything is on schedule and in schedule. But ain't no lollygaggin' round here! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Today's link takes you to a website honoring the work of the ominous Edward Gorey...of whom too much good cannot be said. Sure, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Angus Oblong may be considered all dark and edgy today, but they had nothing on Gorey. Mind you, this ain't for the humorless, the easily offended, or other sissies. This is Edward Gorey. Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top