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lagilmanMmmm. After waking me up at 4:50, the cats let me sleep in until the ungodly hour of 8am. Hrm. I needed the sleep, yeah. Im fact, I had this urge to sleep all day, but the various projects I'm working on slipped into my brain and wouldn't stop thinking about themselves. So, I'm awake and dealing.
First: the WTFkery:
In addition to making people show their citizenship papers but it's not profiling if you only stop, um, anyone an Anglo cop thinks looks suspicious! Arizona Governor Takes Away State Domestic Partner Benefits (http://bit.ly/cftb7S) That's both mixed and same-sex partnerships: if you're not married, you are out in the cold. "Also eliminated are children of domestic partners, full-time students ages 23-24 and disabled adult dependents."
Discrimination on marital-status bias? Or 'just' a way to save the State money while also making a fake "moral high ground" claim? You decide. I, for one, am no longer apologizing for the use of the term "fly-over country." I'll wave on my way somewhere more socially evolved. [yes, I did. I said 'evolved.' Bite me, Texas)
And then, because I need something to cheer me up:
RTReviews (once upon a Time "Romantic Times") weighs in on HARD MAGIC:
"This is a strong start to a new series. Bonnie is an interesting narrator -- more naive than some of Gilman's other protagonists, but just as capable and intelligent. The supporting cast is also fascinating. The plot is engaging and compelling, but remains a smidge unresolved, perhaps purposefully. Fans of Gilman's other novels in this setting will definitely enjoy this volume, while new readers may find some of the worldbuilding confusing, though not overly so.
Using the same setting as her Retrievers novels, Gilman looks at the world of Talent from a different perspective, this time through the eyes of Bonnie Torres, an investigator with the fledgling PUPI -- Private, Unaffiliated, Private Investigators -- organization.
Bonnie and the team are new to the world of forensic investigation involving Talent, and their first case will stretch them and their Talents to their limits. After an apparent double suicide, the victims' daughter hires PUPI to find the truth -- no matter what it may be. (4 stars of a possible 4.5)
(LUNA, May, 352 pp., $14.95)
And, via Twitter: RT @ladytechie @LAGilman's Hard Magic was awesome! It was intense, original and I never knew where it was going to go because it had a new UF perspective.
The thrill of having someone enjoy what you created is ... it never gets old. You never get jaded or take it for granted, ever.
But that, of course, means ya gotta keep makin' up more. And so I'm off...
First: the WTFkery:
In addition to making people show their citizenship papers but it's not profiling if you only stop, um, anyone an Anglo cop thinks looks suspicious! Arizona Governor Takes Away State Domestic Partner Benefits (http://bit.ly/cftb7S) That's both mixed and same-sex partnerships: if you're not married, you are out in the cold. "Also eliminated are children of domestic partners, full-time students ages 23-24 and disabled adult dependents."
Discrimination on marital-status bias? Or 'just' a way to save the State money while also making a fake "moral high ground" claim? You decide. I, for one, am no longer apologizing for the use of the term "fly-over country." I'll wave on my way somewhere more socially evolved. [yes, I did. I said 'evolved.' Bite me, Texas)
And then, because I need something to cheer me up:
RTReviews (once upon a Time "Romantic Times") weighs in on HARD MAGIC:
"This is a strong start to a new series. Bonnie is an interesting narrator -- more naive than some of Gilman's other protagonists, but just as capable and intelligent. The supporting cast is also fascinating. The plot is engaging and compelling, but remains a smidge unresolved, perhaps purposefully. Fans of Gilman's other novels in this setting will definitely enjoy this volume, while new readers may find some of the worldbuilding confusing, though not overly so.
Using the same setting as her Retrievers novels, Gilman looks at the world of Talent from a different perspective, this time through the eyes of Bonnie Torres, an investigator with the fledgling PUPI -- Private, Unaffiliated, Private Investigators -- organization.
Bonnie and the team are new to the world of forensic investigation involving Talent, and their first case will stretch them and their Talents to their limits. After an apparent double suicide, the victims' daughter hires PUPI to find the truth -- no matter what it may be. (4 stars of a possible 4.5)
(LUNA, May, 352 pp., $14.95)
And, via Twitter: RT @ladytechie @LAGilman's Hard Magic was awesome! It was intense, original and I never knew where it was going to go because it had a new UF perspective.
The thrill of having someone enjoy what you created is ... it never gets old. You never get jaded or take it for granted, ever.
But that, of course, means ya gotta keep makin' up more. And so I'm off...
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Date: 2010-04-28 01:13 pm (UTC)I'll take the next book now, please.
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Date: 2010-04-28 01:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-28 01:41 pm (UTC)As for dissing an entire state -- are you following the entire Texas Textbook thing? Because I'm pretty sure anyone who reads my books (or UF at all) totally understands my reaction, and in fact probably shares it.
I refuse to censor my own opinions for fear of offending Someone Somewhere. Because you're always going to offend Someone.
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Date: 2010-04-28 02:42 pm (UTC)And yes - I tend to forget about the textbook thing simply because my brain refuses to accept it. And to be honest it did strike me that anyone who reads you is unlikely to have a problem with what you are saying..I was just wondering whether it would have any affect on your numbers (as a published and therefore public individual).
I would never suggest you should censor your opinions after all this is your blog, if you can't say what you think here where can you say it.
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Date: 2010-04-28 07:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-29 12:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-29 11:36 am (UTC)FWIW, I always considered Arizona more evolved than that, and I'm very disappointed. It's politics borne out of fear.