JanerBlog http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ Nerdly Glee. en-us 2010-02-06T20:43:49+00:00 A post on Avatar from Delux-Vivens http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001304 that you should read.... Janer 2010-02-06T20:43:49+00:00 Another Haiti link http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001303 Haiti: a survivor's story From Salon, via Feministe.... Signal Boost Janer 2010-02-04T18:32:50+00:00 Nora K. Jemisin tells it like it is http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001302 Remember that N.K. Jemisin post I linked to a couple days ago? Livejournaler Delux-Vivens linked to one of Jemisin's later comments that I hadn't seen, and I want to make note of it, because I think it's a really excellent... RaceFail Janer 2010-02-04T17:57:34+00:00 Aw, thanks, Phil! http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001301 Check out these two very sweet reviews from reader Phil M. Knight, who I met at Green Brain Comic's SNAP festival a couple years back: Video Text Readers can also check out Phil's lovely fan art, which he presented me... Janer 2010-02-04T17:45:36+00:00 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWESOME http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001298 Top Defense Officials Seek to End Don't Ask Don't Tell... Signal Boost Janer 2010-02-02T22:24:16+00:00 AAAAAAAAAAAARGH http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001296 Trying to plan a summer trip, involving airplanes. And once again, just like every other time I plan a trip involving airplanes, I ask the universe: WHY THE CRAPPING CRAP IS THERE NOT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN KALAMAZOO AND ANY OF... Janer 2010-02-02T19:07:28+00:00 Skiing with Dan http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/02/#001295 Dan: Okay, here's a map. We're here. We can take this trail or that one. That one's prettier, but it's going to be harder; you may have to take off your skis for part of it. Me: That's okay. The... Outdoors Janer 2010-02-01T00:07:50+00:00 John Scalzi on the Macmillan/Amazon spat http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001294 Oh John. Times like these remind me why I like you so much.... Janer 2010-01-30T16:33:30+00:00 Followup on Haitian adoption link http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001293 Via Racialicious.... Janer 2010-01-30T16:28:32+00:00 The iPad Meh. http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001292 First thoughts on the iPad? Meh. It's basically just a supersized iPod Touch No OS, so it can't run programs, which pretty much kills any desire I have to own one -- I was hoping for a pressure-sensitive machine that... Nerdery Janer 2010-01-28T15:00:01+00:00 Haiti Linkdump http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001291 I confess to not being very literate on the topic of Haiti's history and economic past, so I've been trying to get myself educated. Here are some of the links I've been following. A blogpost by LJ user Browngirl A... Janer 2010-01-27T18:55:47+00:00 Creation http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001289 EEEEEEEEEEE PAUL BETTANY AS CHARLES DARWIN BE STILL MY SQUEEING HEART... Nerdery Janer 2010-01-25T15:56:48+00:00 Flight Attendant Succeed http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001288 Via SucceedBlog.org:... Janer 2010-01-25T01:12:04+00:00 ConFusion http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001287 I went to ConFusion yesterday, just the one day. the highlight of the afternoon was getting the chance to speak with Peter S. Beagle for a short time while he was autographing. He had a chair set next to him,... Friends Janer 2010-01-24T20:49:52+00:00 A year later http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001286 Well, it's been a year since RaceFail started. It's been a rather difficult time for me; I've been uncharacteristically quiet because I've been learning an awful lot about myself (and my own work) that I'm still processing through. This isn't... RaceFail Janer 2010-01-21T15:18:29+00:00 On Haiti http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001285 As usual, Jay Smooth says it better than I ever could: There are apparently some concerns over Wyclef Jean's Yele organization (ETA: Jean responds here), but if I had to pick, there is hardly a better charity to donate to... Signal Boost Janer 2010-01-17T04:10:44+00:00 Clay Shirky rants about women http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001284 Go read this; make sure to read all the comments, and pay special attention to the ones by Eszter and Gisela and later on by Liz Henry and Haddayr. Rock on, ladies. H/t to Pam Noles for the link.... Janer 2010-01-17T04:03:32+00:00 New look, new url http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001281 A few years ago, a domain name speculator bought the FieryStudios.com sitename and -- if I recall correctly -- tried to get me to buy it from them for an inflated price. I waited them out, and a couple weeks... Comix Janer 2010-01-12T05:07:10+00:00 New Year, New Decade. http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2010/01/#001278 ... and my only resolution for this year is to make some comics.... Comix Janer 2010-01-01T23:10:43+00:00 Raven sketches http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/2009/12/#001277 Here, have some lovely ravens. Nothing like scavenger birds to make the season festive. These are all fast brush-pen drawings from photos taken at Denali National Park in 2006. Only the last four birds had any pencils underneath them; the... Comix Janer 2009-12-23T04:10:30+00:00