Sunday Morning Coming Down

‘Tis Sunday again. Last week’s been a very hectic week. I’m glad it’s past now, and I’ll have a somewhat more relaxed week next week (if you don’t count the exam I have this week Wednesday and next week Wednesday). From 20-26 April there’ll be no school, though, which is pure bliss! Last week I found out TED.com (for the second time, actually). You might know it for their slogan, “Ideas Worth Spreading”. It’s been gaining popularity last year. From TED.com’s about page: TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with...

Genre for Japan – buy your own author slave, now!

Instead of a Did You Know post, I’d like to dedicate this Monday blog to something else. I know I have many readers that love reading fantasy and sci-fi. This is your chance to bid on masterwork collections, limited editions, signed and personalized books, or critiques from known authors. Stephen Daes offers two days of his time – buy your very own author slave, now! Or become a character in a book! About Genre for Japan In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Japan on March 11th, the world looked on in horror. We all saw the footage of the destruction caused by the initial earthquake and its aftershocks, and we were appalled by the sheer force of the tsunami it triggered–not to mention the threat posed by damage to Japan’s nuclear...