Be overwhelmed by the cute! Old Town Diner played host to a sleepy Nikki and a sleepy Skippy on Sunday morning. Not to mention burgeoning plague. Food and cofee/pop helped us a bit, company a bit more. I think chicken soup is needed for all.
Author Archives: David Crampton
Wouldn’t this make more sense?
Why do we have a Black History Month instead of integrating the African-American perspective into the year-long study of history?
Watching the price.
While in the Borders in Brighton yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice their Title Sleuth kiosks. After finding out that The Remembrance was available for special order at Schuler’s (who, as far as I know, uses Borders as a supplier), I decided to find out if it was available there.
Now, because Ingram, my distributor, is affiliated with Barnes and Noble, I’ve had a hard time with finding my title in both Schuler’s and Borders stores in the past. Not any longer, apparently. Not only was it listed as available for special order, it was listed at a price 1 penny cheaper than I sell it for.
You can even avoid Shipping and Handling charges by ordering it to the store closest to you, and then picking it up.
Do not, by any means, abandon your non-chain, independent book stores. I’m still waiting to hear whether or not Everybody Reads wants to re-order (going in and requesting a copy might help, I dunno *hint, hint*), and I know that the Way Station still has copies. There are inroads being made in Ann Arbor, as well. *crosses fingers*
In other news, the camera work in Cloverfield was nauseating, as expected.
Holy snow, Batman!
OMG I DRV SNWBANK!
Eternal Clan
My whole attitude at work has shifted. I’m making my workspace mine.
This one’s got a swirly tribal blue tattoo on its wing. Others are sure to follow.
EDIT: This one is one of four that were gifted to me from the wonderful
Myst Online to Shut Down
From mystonline.com:
Hi Everybody,
I have some news that some of you have probably not been looking forward to. GameTap has decided to discontinue the operation of Myst Online: Uru Live.
The decision was a very difficult one and was made for business reasons rather than due to any issues regarding the design and vision of the amazing world that Cyan Worlds and Rand Miller have brought to us. Despite the great Myst Online experience coming to a close, Cyan is still a very valued partner of GameTap, we are on excellent terms, and we look forward to continuing our relationship in the future.
Many of you have made good friends while playing Myst Online, so here is the bittersweet part. Although Myst Online: Uru Live will be completely shut down in the near future, the game servers will remain live for the next 60 days. During that time, both newcomers and existing players can continue to experience the amazing world of Myst Online, explore the game’s many Ages, and interact with other players in the game and on the MystOnline.com website and forums. After 60 days, the title will be removed from the GameTap service, though MystOnline.com will remain live and active for fans to continue to share their passion for this important game franchise.
I know this is not the news fans of Myst Online wanted to hear. I want to thank all of you who have been extremely supportive of the game and made this grand experiment in an alternative MMO format so much fun. All of us at GameTap also want to thank you again for your tireless enthusiasm for the title.
There has been a clamor for information about the status of season 2 for some time, and the reason we haven’t announced anything sooner is because we have literally been examining a wide variety of possibilities for maintaining the game, but in the end, we had to bring the exploration of the great cave to a close.
So thanks again for supporting us as we launched this truly unique game. GameTap is still committed to exploring new genres of gameplay and encouraging bold visions. If you haven’t already tried Season 2 of Sam & Max, give it a try, it is as anarchic as one could hope. And I can tell you from first hand experience that the upcoming Grimm is novel and exciting experiment as well.
Ricardo Sanchez
Work companion
Looks like I’m going on a Todd McFarlane dragon toy kick. I picked this one up at ConFusion, and it’s the first toy to hit my desk.
I shouldn’t really be surprised that toys on my desk represent commitment to the job, or that I’m skittish to show commitment to anything.
Better be wearing armor if you step up to my desk. Just sayin’.
Weekly Word Count
I’ve just finished typing up this week’s writing. Three times, I sat down with the intention to write, and actually got words on paper. This is becoming some kind of crazy pattern. :) The prologue for The Glass Crown is almost done being put on paper, and then I will return to Chapter 6. To all of my beta readers, you’ll be getting a notification from Google Documents when I’m done with the Prologue. Just sneak it in there before Chapter 1, as if you’d read it already. Heh.
I’ve taken on yet another writing project. As Sam would say, oh boy. (+10 geek points) This upward trend in being able to get words down will definitely help with that. Oh! I almost forgot! Here’s a snippet for your reading pleasure.
The green beat her wings fiercely, trying to get above Herod’s mad charge. She rose slowly, hampered by volley after volley of arrows. The Rebuilder opened his jaws at the last instant, and then closed them around her tail, near its base. His momentum whipped her body down into his just as thunder rolled through the clouds. They both plummeted down, rolling over each other, clawing madly. The City shook when they landed, crushing the already burning hanging gardens.