http://coffeehousepoetry.net WARNING: Cranky, sarcastic, foul-mouthed, liberal atheist on premises. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:50:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I seem to have written myself into a corner. It was bound to happen sooner or later. I'm trying to figure out how to write myself back out without being hopelessly stupid and/or contradicting something I already wrote, and/or not having to go back and rewrite large chunks of previous ... http://coffeehousepoetry.net/2008/10/06/i-got-nuthin/ Unfortunately, I've had a rather busy week, so I'm running late on my chapter. I'm hoping to have it -- a revision of Chapter Four -- done for tomorrow. This week has included an expensive trip to the emergency vet for a very sick Jazz (she seems to be doing ... http://coffeehousepoetry.net/2008/10/03/excuses-excuses/ I found the VP debate streaming live at CNN.com last night, and so was able to watch it. It was actually a rather amusing experience, because while I was watching it, I was also MST3King via text message with a friend of mine. Crooks&Liars live-blogged the debate, and here's the ... http://coffeehousepoetry.net/2008/10/03/vp-debate/ This is just a quick post to point dramatically at two new things. The first thing is, of course, the Halloween site design. Ah, Halloween -- Autumn, crispy, crackly leaves, gray, rainy days, cool weather, fewer bugs, Honeycrisp apples, candy, ghosts, witches, horror movies, costumes, and all those other joyful ... http://coffeehousepoetry.net/2008/10/01/site-announcements/ Avast, me hearties! Let's talk about internet piracy. Back in the day, about a thousand years ago when I was but a young lass who listened to most of her music on the radio and watched most of her movies on a VCR at friends' houses, we used to do ... http://coffeehousepoetry.net/2008/10/01/internet-piracy/