The four-year-old, pointing to a picture of himself: “I never did that.”
Me: “You did. That’s you doing that.”
The four-year-old: “But I never saw me doing it!”
Category: Blog
H.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) is still a beautiful movie about AI. Imagine Star Trek’s Data as a ten-year-old on Earth in the 80s — that’s pretty much D.A.R.Y.L.
After watching D.A.R.Y.L., the four-year-old announced that he’s H.A.R.Y.L. the robot. And, no, he doesn’t understand how acronyms work. Continue reading “H.A.R.Y.L.”
Replacing Nathan with Nathan
The damaged shuttle craft has been delivered to the salvage yard. Time to fly the newer version home.
Straight Out of My Sleeping Brain
Alien Covenant was way better than I expected, though kind of like watching one of my nightmares on a screen.
Two of the Best Things
Today has been filled with Halloween and Star Trek. I can think of no better things to fill a day with.
Successful Audition
So much happy squealing and dancing — the ten-year-old got her first really big role in a play.
To the tune of Gaston, whilst prancing all around the house: “No one acts like Elaine! No one sings like Elaine!”
Replacement Toenail
Somehow the replacement toenail I’ve constructed from superglue, nail polish, and bandages isn’t working as well as simply not tearing the nail down the middle in the first place.
Advent Calendar
NaNoWriMo motivational tool: get an advent calander, ideally one with chocolate or toys, and only let yourself open a door every 2000 words.
Suddenly Origins
With only a week until NaNo starts, I thought I’d dash off a quick story — turns out to be an origin story for one of my NaNo characters.
Cat Stories for Halloween!
For the last week of Furry Book Month and the week before Halloween, we have two stories for you…
Mice raised from the dead! Zombie puppies! Foolish dogs! And a grumpy cat who’s too clever for his own good! Read the story that started it all, the very first story about Shreddy the cantankerous tabby cat — The Necromouser. And then read the story where Shreddy first meets his unwanted companions, Cooper the empty-headed toy Labradoodle and Susie the lovable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — Shreddy and the Zomb-dogs.
If you enjoy these two stories, there are more tales of Shreddy and his techno-mystical adventures in The Necromouser and Other Magical Cats, on-sale from FurPlanet for the rest of the month and also available through Amazon. It would make a great book to read for the end of Furry Book Month.
