Marginalia

[coalescent]

Mmm ... internet. If anyone's been wondering where I've been, the answer is 'having problems with my laptop'. I still can't get the wireless working again, but the good old-fashioned wired connection seems to be holding for now (the only problem being that in the absence of a VLEC, I'm somewhat shackled to the phone socket, which is not the most convenient location in my flat). Hope you're all well, but I reckon I've missed an easy thousand posts or so, so don't hold your breath waiting for me to get caught up. Feel free to link me for anything particularly exciting, though.

Now:

Farah Mendlesohn is blogging about children's sf: The Inter-Galactic Playground. [via emcitblog]

peake has put his working chronology of British science fiction online.

WANT THIS. And it's not even inconcievably expensive...

John Clute reviews the SFBC collection Between Worlds. I've just finished it myself, and was going to write something; now I won't bother (this keeps happening to me), except to note that Nancy Kress' story 'Shiva in Shadow' is surely one of the best of 2004.

Be careful not to get too much education, or you could turn liberal. [via itchyfidget]

Coming soon: many posts about the best things from last year.

EDIT: You may notice that I now have a funky Chez Geek moodtheme. This comes courtesy of tinyjo and all the props should be sent her way.

Comments

[xsabx.livejournal.com]

If anyone's been wondering where I've been

...and there I was assuming you had a life and people to spend Quality Time with over Xmas... :D

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Well, that too. :-p

[evilgiraffe.livejournal.com]

WANT THIS. And it's not even inconcievably expensive...

Oh oh oh. Oh, I want toooooo.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I saw it first. :-p

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

Fight you for it! :P

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Ah, I keeeek all your asses and take ze book!

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

Hah! Name your stance! :P

[fba.livejournal.com]

but the good old-fashioned wired connection seems to be holding for now (the only problem being that in the absence of a VLEC, I'm somewhat shackled to the phone socket, which is not the most convenient location in my flat)

You might be able to get a ethernet cable of suitable length from a PC World (I think the nearest one to you is Slough).... I assume you are using ethernet and not *shudder* dialup.....

Sorry my suggestion fixed one thing but broke others! I'd forgotten that hackage that was required to get the wlan card working...... Is the person who set it up orginally able to give guidance?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Yep, still on the ethernet, thank goodness. Hopefully my woes will be short-lived: I have just received word that there's a shiny box from Apple waiting for me at my parents' house. :-D

[fba.livejournal.com]

shiny box from Apple waiting for me at my parents' house.

\o/

I wish there was one waiting for me somewhere..... :/

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I wish there was one waiting for me somewhere..... :/

One day, Stewart. If you wish really hard, and truly believe in fairies.

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

Cool. What did you get?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm about to go and find out. But without wishing to jinx anything, it should be a 14" iBook. :)

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

I really wouldn't describe this as "exciting", but should you care to take two minutes to do a little movie soundtrack album quiz, you have the rest of today, and it's here :)

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

That's a damn cool quiz! Look forward to the 'proper' album version. :)

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it! :)

I suspect the proper album version will prove to be an opportunity to trash my and Mr Itchy's musical taste, but I do promise to try and stick mainly to things most people will have heard of/seen in the shops, if not actually owned.

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

Protected entry! Wah! :(

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

You are now authorised. Do your worst!

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

It wasn't my worst by any means, but it was a rather feeble attempt. Cool quiz by the way.

[snowking.livejournal.com]

In honour of you not being online, I haven't posted.

(Not really but it sounds good)

You out on Thursday?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

You out on Thursday?

Er ... probably not. Kinda spent this week's allowance already. :-/

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

You have an allowance? A weekly one?

*boggles*

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I have imposed one on myself as a new year's resolution to help get my finances under control. Whether it will work or not remains to be seen (and I haven't actually spent all of this week's yet, but I don't think I have enough left to go into London for an evening).

[snowking.livejournal.com]

Boo! Ah well.

BSFA?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Not hugely fussed about the Thackery book but, y'know, BSFA. It would be fun. However: I will definitely make it to Brum for the Due South day.