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2013-05-23 22:28:38 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Review of Inner Workings

It should be noted that I'm not a Steampunk fan. I'm a nerd, and as such I have been introduced to Steampunk, but it's never been something that I've ever embraced or read books which belonged to the genre. So my review will probably need to be taken with a grain of salt. However, I decided to take a chance on this book (and genre); and I wasn't disappointed.

It's a short fun romp about a what amounts to a steampunk military contractor who gets a lot of business by flirting with a major within the local militia. It was never really fully explained what his role was, but it's a short story, so it wasn't really necessary. I read it over the span of a few days and while I felt the desire to finish it, it wasn't a "I can't put this book down" sort of story.

A lot of that probably has to do with me... more »

2013-05-23 20:44:45 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

I'm trying something new today - I am plying together two different sweaters as I unravel them. The purple is 100% silk. The blue is 85% cotton, 15% cashmere.

I think I'm in love with it.

#FiberArts #KnottyMonkey #Spinning #upcycled

2013-05-23 17:09:01 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 28 +1s)

Sometimes you just have to meditate.


#TalesOfTheSpawn

2013-05-23 15:27:20 (8 comments, 5 reshares, 28 +1s)

Actual bloopers from the cast while they were recording, later animated. XD

2013-05-23 13:50:05 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Oh look, John Dies At The End by +David Wong is on Netflix.

Goodbye, productivity!

2013-05-23 12:51:52 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Good Mornthing!

I had two other pictures (Including the usual one of me), but they aren'tuploading at all. IDK why. So instead you get a picture of the 3/4lb of Corriedale roving I'd forgotten I had sitting in a bag in a bin on a shelf, bought once upon a time from +Paradise Fibers (who are awesome and I recommend their stuff).  SPIN ALL THE THINGS!

Inner Workings was the book at the top of the email I got this morning about SF/F stories! I'm extra excited because +Jaime Cooper  got the same email yesterday. Have you seen that email yet?

Better yet, have you read Inner Workings yet? Get it on Amazon at http://amzn.to/162i3HT Or if you read on a Nook, Kobo, or other non-Kindle device, visit Smashwords to pick it up: http://bit.ly/162jAxF

If you have already read it, go review that sucker! Reviews help other people choose to buy my work.Tr... more »

2013-05-23 03:53:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

I read +Bliss Morgan 's wonderful story Spider Girl yesterday (available on Kobo and undoubtedly other places).   It's been spinning around pleasantly in my mind ever since.  
More short fiction please!   My schedule and attention span demand it.

2013-05-23 03:37:35 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

2013-05-23 02:42:41 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

4.5oz of Live Coals from +Nuri Steinhauer's Dyet Yarns shop, spun up today on my Lendrum. I don't know yet what kind of yardage I have here, but I'm loving the tweedy stripiness that came out in it. The sparkle is subtle yet very present.

I'm thinking I probably have around 400 yards. I'm betting I could use it in conjunction with the Cocoa Bean I spun and make something really neat.

This also means I'm out of pretty roving to turn into pretty yarn. curses

#KnottyMonkey #Thingmakery #Fiberarts #Spinning

2013-05-22 22:10:38 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

Git in mah belleh!

#noms #heyinternetlookatmyfood

2013-05-22 20:59:41 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

A friend's daughter is selling off some of her collections, including several comic books, dollhouse furniture, some antique glassware... and this Edwardian mourning gown. O.o

http://www.ebay.com/soc/itm/161031283170

2013-05-22 20:42:05 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

#heyinternetlookatmyfood

Last night I was lazy and made dirty rice. I'm making up for it tonight.

2013-05-22 17:58:15 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Younger Spawn wanted to record this rhythm to share with all y'all. 

2013-05-22 16:29:46 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 18 +1s)

Writer Beware

PSA: If someplace is not offering any payment for your story and they will own all rights for said story - DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR WORK THERE.

http://www.pageofreviews.com/2013/05/a-por-public-service-announcement-do-not-submit-your-fiction-to-starburst-magazine/

2013-05-22 15:16:49 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

+Bliss Morgan +Peter Smalley!!!!

Look what was at the top of my Recommended Books from Amazon email this morning?

I wonder if I should buy them....  ;)

2013-05-22 13:39:43 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Good mornthing

I can't directly take a snapshot, but I can directly record a video. So here's a video substituting for a picture. XD

Something offended me on the internet this morning, and it's left me stomach-sick and not feeling particularly posty. So here's the mornthing, and here's me eating a chocolate turnover and drinking some coffee, and here's me trying to sort out how to appropriately rant-express something without it being unnecessarily ranty. It may need to take me a few days; I might be too close to it right now. Need to breathe. Need to count to ten.

Here, have a #TalesOfTheSpawn  instead:

This morning I was snoozing in bed, and Younger Spawn came to crawl in beside me, tucking under the blankets and snuggling right up against me. We shifted and snuggled and cuddled until the alarm really went off, and I rolled over... more »

2013-05-22 17:21:01 (42 comments, 2 reshares, 49 +1s)

Source: http://pleasestopbeingsad.tumblr.com/post/51015243085/street-harassment-is-not-a-compliment

2013-05-22 00:54:41 (26 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I'm starting to watch Hemlock Grove. Comment here if you want in on the spoilerflail.

2013-05-22 00:34:12 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Wanted: Someone to be the Burton Guster to my Shawn Spencer.

2013-05-22 00:09:08 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

LOKI

Because +Bliss Morgan lurves me and finds the bestest things on Tumblr.

http://callmebliss.tumblr.com/post/50989117325/justjill-cakeisnotpie-nerdy-pumpkin

2013-05-21 20:40:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Fabienne Christenson, the creator of Possets Perfumes, posted this video tour of where she makes the magic happen. It's a bit quiet, but I rather enjoyed seeing it. Even cooler, it looks like she's got some videos reviewing inks and fountain pens!

Possets Perfumes makes some of the scents I've reviewed, including Orion and Morgan Le Fey.

2013-05-21 17:15:45 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Say hello to 310 yards of handspun sock weight yarn.

I'm about to go set the twist on it... then I need to figure out what I can make from it.

2013-05-21 15:47:50 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

2013-05-21 14:47:10 (20 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Good Mornthing!

I'm noticing I'm way more likely to blow off the mornthing post now that the new UI doesn't have a way to directly take a photo to attach to it. Am I missing a button somewhere, or is it really gone? sadface

Quiet day planned today. I'm working on another CYOA adventure for a thing. I have some smells I need to mail out.

O! Everyone who purchased something from me during the #FiberSale  -  did you receive what you purchased in the mail? One person never received the thing she bought, so I'm refunding her the money, which means now I'm out that amount of cash AND the shawl that has gone missing (I sent it as a first class package over four weeks ago, it should have been there long before now). I'm not very happy about it.

I feel like I had other things to say and words aren't happening in myb... more »

2013-05-21 03:38:20 (4 comments, 5 reshares, 14 +1s)

DOCTOR WHO DUBSTEP OH MY ZOD
has anybody seen my jaw? This dropped it like it was bass.

2013-05-21 03:30:55 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

That settles it.

+Allie Brosh is a kickass awesomesauce owl. She's a potoo. <3
http://callmebliss.tumblr.com/post/50963649259/fieldofbeans-halfbaked-alchemist-hi-i-am

2013-05-21 03:15:14 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Betwixt Magazine has launched!

Genres and Content: Betwixt publishes speculative fiction of all sorts—fantasy, science fiction, horror, slipstream, weird fiction, npunk, you name it. We particularly like stories that smash genre boundaries to smithereens, but we also love fresh takes on established genres and in-depth explorations of ultraspecific niches. Experiments in form and style are welcomed enthusiastically—but a straightforward narrative with tight, crisp language is just as beautiful. When it comes down to it, we want stories that will amaze us, astound us, provoke our thoughts, and boggle our minds.

http://betwixtmagazine.com/submissions/

Congratulations +Joy Crelin  on your new venture! Everybuggy else? Submit your awesomeness.

#Submissions   #Writers   #Market   #Scifi   #Fantasy   #horror   #SpecFic   #nPunk   #ALLTHETHINGS  

2013-05-21 02:17:35 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Psych

I just watched S6E9 and I am ALL kinds of flail right now WHO CAN I FLAIL AT AUUUGGGHHH

+Brad Leclerc ?

2013-05-21 00:15:17 (12 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

BRILLIANT!

http://personalizedfashion.blogspot.se/2010/02/how-to-make-your-own-dress-form.html

#Sewing   #Clothes   #Dresmaking   #Cosplaying   #Thingmakery   #InarticulateScree  

2013-05-20 17:08:26 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

I figured I would try out #Vine by filming spinning. It's kinda fun.

2013-05-20 15:34:29 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Hey +Blake Sinclair - I saw this and it made me think of our NaNo. We should do more of that. :D

http://callmebliss.tumblr.com/post/50906093120/tinababeh-i-want-to-get-lost-here-reblogging

2013-05-20 15:31:08 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Hot smokestack exhaust streams in the harsh wind across a central Asian winter landscape.

2013-05-20 13:59:14 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Good Mornthing!

And a very happy Victoria Day to my Northern Neighbors! I hope you're all up to some fine shenanigans to celebrate your day off work. :D

Me, I'm going to do a little spinning and Doctor Who-ing, and then I'm going to do some CYOA-ing. At some point showering, but first things first: the coffeeing.

I might also do some price adjusting on all my books, except for the pirate one.

I will definitely do the write-up on the scent I wore yesterday, Nuremburg Pudding Incident. Spoiler: It smells like pudding!

2013-05-20 13:30:55 (13 comments, 6 reshares, 16 +1s)

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/teens-invention-could-charge-your-phone-20-seconds-1C9977955

The fast-charging device is a so-called supercapacitor, a gizmo that can pack a lot of energy into a tiny space, charges quickly and holds its charge for a long time.

What's more, it can last for 10,000 charge-recharge cycles, compared with 1,000 cycles for conventional rechargeable batteries, according to Eesha Khare of Saratoga, Calif.

"My cellphone battery always dies," she told NBC News when asked what inspired her to work on the energy-storage technology. Supercapacitors also allowed her to focus on her interest in nanochemistry — "really working at the nanoscale to make significant advances in many different fields."

To date, she has used the supercapacitor to power a light-emitting diode, or LED. The invention's future is evenb... more »

2013-05-20 12:28:09 (12 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

It's Monday! Do you have a case of the Mondays? Because that happens on Mondays.

Let me fix it. gives you an Oreo

2013-05-20 12:22:35 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

+RJ Blain  wrote a review of my novella, Inner Workings, over on her site! 

http://rjblain.com/2013/05/book-review-inner-workings-by-andrea-trask/

The best takeaway is from her own summary of it for the Amazon review:

"This is the first story I read on my brand new kindle paperwhite, and I liked it -- it's a fun little romp that takes up a nice chunk of an evening for a slower reader. It's a bit slow at the beginning, but definitely worth reading through to the end. A really nice twist. I view this as a little bit of steampunk and a little bit of science fantasy, wrapped up with a tiny bit of romance and a ribbon of horror and speculation elements."

"I read, I liked, I recommend."

Inner Workings now has three full five-star reviews on Amazon. This should be on your to-read list - or if you already have, why not got... more »

2013-05-20 00:39:21 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

Today I learned that, while I spin, Barnegat will happily sit opposite me to watch the wheel go round and round, and he will plop between my heels to put his front paws on the treadles, and not for a moment does he even appear to consider messing with the cushy-soft pile or the dangly line of roving.

Good kitty.

2013-05-20 00:21:44 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

IGNORANCE IS THE OPPOSITE OF BLISS
HE SAID IT
THE DOCTOR SAID IT

SO THERE

2013-05-19 22:30:07 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

That awesome moment when you realize you have the five of the most recent episodes of Doctor Who to watch (from Cold War to Nightmare in Silver) and a way to watch them.

This is going to be a gooooood night.

2013-05-19 21:01:29 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

I love turning this into that.

#KnottyMonkey #FiberArts

2013-05-19 17:31:45 (25 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

All right, that's it!
Mulan Dishonor

...that pretty much covers my feelings about screws that have square holes instead of flat/phillips/star, the ore-head who invented it, and all the lugnuts that use them in place of a DECENT screw that I have a chance of having the TOOLS for somewhere in the TWO FULL UPRIGHT TOOL CHESTS in the barn.

This message brought to you bu Bliss Frustration, Fixing The Spinning Wheel, And Seriously What the F***.

2013-05-19 15:58:46 (27 comments, 7 reshares, 45 +1s)

http://www.policymic.com/articles/42359/topless-women-in-public-not-breaking-the-law-says-nypd

#GenderParity  

2013-05-19 15:32:00 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

That is quite possibly the worst thing they could have named it. O.o

2013-05-19 15:09:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  
Domo domo domo domo domoooooo!

2013-05-19 15:06:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

...VHS!!!

2013-05-19 15:00:35 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

Because what's more fun on your birthday than a clown humping your cupcake?

2013-05-19 14:59:12 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

headtilt

2013-05-19 14:55:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

That's actually kind of cool.

2013-05-19 14:49:09 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

Party Game.



...where's my invitation?

2013-05-19 14:45:19 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

#ThingsThatAreFun  

Now you can poop rainbows! (They may shift slightly in transition)