I saw the book in my local Waterstones today, but they will not sell it until Thursday.Originally Posted by Tito_Villa
I'm going to the British Fantasy Convention in Brighton this weekend where the book is going to be launched, there will be a bunch of authors there to sign the book too
Ok, the 'official' launchI saw the book in my local Waterstones today, but they will not sell it until Thursday.I'm going to the British Fantasy Convention in Brighton this weekend where the book is going to be launched, there will be a bunch of authors there to sign the book too
I was "transformed" while at the Smithsonian:
Dear Visitor, Congratulations! You have been transformed into a Homo neanderthalensis, one of the closest relatives of modern humans. Your picture is attached. As a Homo neanderthalensis, you live between 200,000 and 28,000 years ago in what is now Europe and Asia. You have a very big nose, which helps you survive in cold climates by warming and humidifying cold, dry air. You bury your dead, use simple symbols, and may even speak a language. Thanks for visiting the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
I don't see any difference!
John
lol you know what they say about people with big noses ...
I'm watching the Rays v. Yankees game and it just struck me that I'm getting old! I'm tired as hell and I know tommorow will be rough because I didn't get my "beauty" sleep. Man I miss the day's I could stay out all night (drinking) run home, shower, and then go to work with no problems...
Edit: Rays win and Boston lost...Rays make the Playoffs!!!!
After some light travelling (flying close to 10,000 km from Holland to South Africa, same distance back, plus roughly 5,500 km of truck driving in between) my girlfriend and I came back home earlier today. I will post some pics with comments after catching up and working through my Calvin's Corner backlog. We had an amazing time.
Good morning, collector people!
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
Welcome back, Michaël. Glad to see you make it okay.
And hi to you, too, Bethany!
John
Heya RF, did you get a new haircut? It makes you look so much younger. Lookin' great!
Welcome back to U.S. soil, George! Sorry to hear about your kid's arm though.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
hi, John! I need to remember to make it a point to come in here and harass you guys.
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
What is the best mylar book cover to use for long term protection but still with good view/display of the protected book? Thanks.
I use Gaylord Part # 3010......
http://www.gaylord.com/adblock.asp?a...talog=&target=
AKC
I think there is a thread around here somewhere which talks extensivelly about this. Help anyone...
Thank you AKC, the book cover links are very helpful!
Welcome back Michael! Glad you guys are home safe and that it was amazing. Looking forward to pics and stories
Welcome home !!
Looking forward to pictures & tales of adventure
“The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day.” - Stephen King
Glad you had a safe and fun trip Michaël. Can't wait to see the photographs!
This goes out to Tito Francona, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, and in memory of Clarence Clemons backing her up on the sax, with the rest of the E St. Band...
So many faces in and out of my life
Some will last
Some will just be now and then
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again
Go Tampa! Beat everybody!
Brilliant, just a brilliant move. Fire the only guy to win a world series in 86 years!!!
Just confirms my long held opinion that Red Sox fans are more comfortable with losing, pain and sorrow!!! LOL
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
The odyssey continues.
Got a call Wednesday morning that the furnished townhome we were supposed to be moving into next weekend (for a few months while we keep househunting) now wouldn't be ready on time. So, having to start that search again with a deadline of October 8th which is when they throw us out base billeting. Wednesday afternoon I got the call that the company I've been working as a consultant for lost both of the contracts they'd bid on, so there went my full-time $80K job as a Senior Project Manager for the next 5 years. Later that evening as I packed my bag to fly down to Dallas on Thursday morning to pick up my wife's car, I absolutely couldn't find the paperwork I needed to pick it up. Went through every folder and suitcase, nuthin'. Came to the conclusion that I'd either shredded it by mistake in Germany or mailed it in one of the dozen big boxes I sent to a buddy of mine here who was holding them for me. I wasn't expecting the car until the end of October, so I thought I'd probably mailed thinking I'd pick them up well before I needed them ... and then forgot I'd done that and thought I had them with me. And the car arrived a month early.
Called up my buddy, borrowed another buddy's RAV4 (and he went along in his car as well to help out) and made the trip up to Monument at 9 PM to get all the boxes. Bullshitted for awhile (we haven't seen each other in years), then headed back to the hotel around 11 PM. At 11:30 PM, doing 55 mph in the middle lane of the busiest 3-lane (6 lanes altogether) in Colorado Springs, I hit a deer head on. Big huge doe, never saw it coming from the median left to right, just smashed right into it at full speed. Sent it flying back the way it came (killed it instantly) along with pieces of the RAV4 ... lots of pieces. The head of the deer was at hood level and just past the center of the truck, and it's ass was wrapped around the driver's side (lots of hair and shit all over the left front tire). The entire left quarter panel was destroyed (half of it went with the deer), everything below the headlight was just gone, the entire front fender, grill, lots of bits and pieces, where it all got pushed in it punctured the A/C condenser and possibly the radiator, and the wheel was knocked out of whack. Scared the snot out of me ... all I saw was a flash as the headlight reflected off the animal as I hit it then boom and a glimpse of the deer spinning back towards the median. I kept the truck under control, pulled over at a gas station, then flagged down a passing cop to get some assistance. I had my seat belt on and hadn't been drinking, so the cop was pretty sympathetic and helpful (and incredulous at the damage and where it had happened). In the end we decided we were lucky; my buddy was driving his car ahead of me, maybe 3 car lengths ... if the deer had ran across one second earlier he would have hit it and it likely would have gone right through his windshield.
Finally made it back to the hotel around 1 AM and started opening boxes ... and found the stupid car paperwork. By this time my wife has said, okay, really bad day, do not fly to Dallas in the morning, too much stress and bad luck. Since I'd bought the plane ticket just that afternoon (not knowing I didn't have the paperwork), I wasn't about to throw away $350, so I said no, I'm going anyway. Right after that I checked my fantasy baseball league and saw that I'd won the season for the first time in 11 years, so I took that as a good sign.
Made the flight to Dallas no problems (miraculously), and ditto for the 12 hour/700+ mile ride back. For anybody interested, except for the big cities (Dallas, Amarillo), Texas is a desolate wasteland from Dallas northwest to the border with no redeeming values that I could see, with just little dead towns and the occasional cow to break up the monotony. It was hours upon hours of absolutely nothing but parched earth from horizon to horizon (it was 102 degrees at one point), not even a radio station too listen to, no cell coverage, absolutely nothing; I just don't see why anyone would ever want to live there. Sorry all you Texans!
Spent the night at the halfway point in Amarillo (sorry I couldn't give you more notice Bob so we could have coordinated schedules!). Things finally started looking up after entering New Mexico, you could tell because they have trees. Drove through an extinct volcano field which was cool, I didn't know there was one of those in the states (google Capulin Volcano). After that it was smooth sailing back into the hills of Colorado ... before hitting the desolate flatlands of Colorado, where at least you've got the mountain ranges and buttes and mesas (what's the difference there?) and washes and wadis (what's the difference there?) to look at for the two hours before hitting Colorado Springs.
Made it back alive, no plane crashes, no car accidents, not so much as a black cat crossing my path. It was a nice change of pace. Tomorrow I start looking (again) for a place to live after next weekend and for a job.
I think from now on I think I just won't answer my phone on Wednesdays.
WANT LIST: Any SK #186; Dark Man Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Black Tape Spine Proof; FDNS Unbound Color Proof
Wow. Glad you're back, lol
Heck of a story!
I really wish we had a little more notice when you were coming through but, from reading your story, I see why we didn't. Maybe next time we can get together. Glad you finally made it safe and sound.
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