City, crowded office space, a photo by The Library of Virginia on Flickr.What if the structure of reality itself depended on keeping someone in their soul-crushing office job? What would it do to the person assigned to keep this office drone miserable? Via Flickr: Title: City, crowded office space Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date:… Continue reading Story Idea – Office Crowd
Author: urdith
Would be author, photographer and dreamer living in the corporate world.
Welcome to the World of the Future
I cannot escape it. The time has come to once again set mile-markers in the ground and see how I do. And there is still one big item looming on my personal goals: Ivre - at this point, the novel is over 130,000 words and I'm still 14 or so scenes from completing it. At… Continue reading Welcome to the World of the Future
Long Climb to the New Year
Long Climb to the New Year It comes time for reflection on the past year, and looking forward to the new one. It also comes time to review my goals and see where I stand. For those who do not remember, my original goals from 2013. Reviewing all I had planned, and all I did,… Continue reading Long Climb to the New Year
Places in the Snow
Settling into a place. It always sounds like a passive item; but it's actually a geologic process. Slow and steady. After a bit, the jagged peaks smooth out into steady waves. Had my first steady wave today. Good bout of writing while seated at the small table in the kitchen. Outside the faceted bay window,… Continue reading Places in the Snow
Wheels Turn and We Travel
One week ago, I moved in with my lady. A cold, which turned my voice in to a croaking amalgamation of Tom Waits and a frog with a menthol habit, put a damper on the experience's nervous joy. But bit by bit, I'm starting to feel moved in and not just a long-term visitor. Books… Continue reading Wheels Turn and We Travel
Images from the Bleak House
This is not a reference to the Dickens book, but to Gulliermo Del Toro's second home/office. A sanctuary of the strange where he's collected his books, models, toys, posters and where he's created an imaginative workshop for himself, and his friends. I shared the documentary on his bleak house with my lady, as we watched… Continue reading Images from the Bleak House
Grand Advice and A Few Thoughts: CapClave 2013
I have a lot of excellent notes to transcribe from this year's CapClave. Excellent programming all around - it was not until the "I'm still somewhat hungover" end of Sunday the panels became quiet. Never in all my time at conferences have I seen a panel member jump up and say "No! No! No! and… Continue reading Grand Advice and A Few Thoughts: CapClave 2013
Words, Thoughts, Images, TIme
I'm undergoing a change of life. It's leading to days of box packing, nights of re-evaluation, and thoughts of "Hmm, do I know anyone who'd really want a copy of this?" In other words, I'm moving later this year. It's eaten up a lot of my time and thought-space. Finding hours is a precious thing… Continue reading Words, Thoughts, Images, TIme
Dragon*Con thoughts
This was my first trip to Dragon*Con, and it was a first for my lady as well. My Livejournal will have more information on the con as a whole, but I wanted to bring up the more writerly aspects of the conference and the panels I attended. "The Wacky World of Writing" - Er, I… Continue reading Dragon*Con thoughts
You wanted 25 Commandments?
I cannot show enough love for this post by Deliah S. Dawson on Chuck Wendig's Terribleminds blog. Called 25 Steps to Being a Traditionally Published Author: Lazy Bastard Edition (Guest Post By Delilah S. Dawson) it lays out everything in the same language you'd use in a pub with friends.Go forth!
Biomechanoid Blues 