Deadlines are killer :(

I don't have too much time available this week, sorry. I've been so busy it's maddening, several edits as well as an article, not to mention all the other stuff I drone on about everyday!
I promise I'll be around more often next week, but for now, please bear with me.
Oh, and thanks so much to all of you who helped put "Hunted by Chaos" on the Mystic Moon best sellers list at fictionwise.com. It's great to see so many of you enjoying my writing!

'til next time, keep reading!

Geek with Style

I've always referred to myself as a geek with style. The main reason for this is that I was fairly popular in high school, and not too ugly either. For years I made an effort to look good, and be charming, but there were always my geek hobbies that kept me from becoming one of the "beautiful people". I spent long hours in front of the computer screen, even more throwing dice onto a table. Roleplaying games and computer games were my downfall, so to speak. I actually didn't think it was a problem, there was never a shortage of people around me.

The problems began when I hit the business world. Consistently passed over for promotion, I wondered what could be wrong. After a few such occurrences I began to analyze my competitors. Some were Uber-geeks while others were full fledge beautiful people.

So there it was, plain as day, I had failed to choose a side. I was not geeky enough to be promoted to a tech position, yet not suave enough to make management. Oh the horror!

Now I look back at those times and snicker, I have moved beyond the pettiness of that world. I am a Bell tech (or will be again) and an author. I have the geek, I have the style, and I shall always remain proud to be a "Geek with style!"

Just figured I'd give you all a little rant, and some insight into my world. Now you know more about me.

'til next time, keep reading!

Busy week!

Sorry everyone!
It's been a hectic week up here in the great white north. I'm going through edits on six different stories, I've agreed to do an article on the National Film Board for a Futureale magazine, and to top it all off, still haven't finished unpacking yet. I know, get off my butt and get to work...

Anyway, I took a little break from everything last night. Joanne and I went to see "Journey to the center of the Earth 3D". It was a fantastic movie, Brenden Fraser did a wonderful job as usual. I really like his acting style. Rather than go over the tired old plot from the Jules Verne novel, the writers went with a fresh story that paid homage to the famous author's work.

The 3D is incredible, I haven't seen a 3D flick since I was a boy and they had those red and blue goggles. The technology has come a long way. My only complaint was that some parts appeared blurry and I found it hard to focus on the action in some scenes. Having said that, it was a full house and I got stuck in a seat off the the side and a little too close to the screen for my liking, so that previous comment should be taken with a grain of salt.

An interesting thing to note, is that there are two Journey to the center of the Earth movies that were released this year. the 3D one is Brendan, but the other is a Canadian film. I've picked up a copy of it and will let you know what I think once I've finished watching it.

'til next time, keep reading!