Ilona

Human, female, mother, wife, friend of people who are much cooler, owner of dogs, writer of books featuring chicks with swords and monsters who love them.

On Genetics, Unusual Properties Of

February 3, 2012 48 Responses Shortlink

The images in the post are from Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Kid 1, tearing into the house: What’s for dinner? Me: Broiled chicken breasts, marinated in Italian dressing, salad, and ravioli. Kid 1: Me: Grrrr. Kid 1:

It’s cool, cat. You can lay by me.

February 1, 2012 51 Responses Shortlink

Virus Writing Bastards Must Die

January 31, 2012 70 Responses Shortlink

The desktop is in the shop again. Last Thursday I was surfing the net and got a Malicious Software warning from my Avast anti-virus. Avast Pro has successfully blocked threats to our PC safety forever. We have to search the

Monday and Inspiration

January 30, 2012 51 Responses Shortlink

J asks, Why don’t you do writing posts anymore? I think most of us go through stages in our professional life. It’s a little cycle that goes likes this: I learn things -> I know things -> I need to

Thunder and Lightning, Oh Noes.

January 25, 2012 40 Responses Shortlink

It is spectacularly crappy out there. I woke up several times and saw bluish-white lightning flash. Thunder rattled the glass, rain drummed on the windows, and Oliver, upset with this situation, decided to caterwaul about five in the morning and

Misadventures in Parent Land

January 24, 2012 88 Responses Shortlink

The tempest of hilarity, drama, and emergency that is Kid 2 is difficult to describe. It really has to be experienced. In the same way one experiences a tornado, for example. Or a typhoon. This is a kid who works

Fussy-fussy-fussy

January 23, 2012 118 Responses Shortlink

So here we were, having written Andrea’s book, which was kind of difficult to write. I think we may have actually done what we set out to do, so I don’t know. Anne really liked it. I thought we could

Test

January 22, 2012 86 Responses Shortlink

Test, test, blah-blah-blah. Test text: “Andrea…” “The next words out of your mouth better be work-related or I’ll drive to your office and shoot you in the gut. Repeatedly.” “Why in the gut?” “Because it’s painful and not life threatening.”

Talk Amongst Yourselves

January 16, 2012 66 Responses Shortlink

Today is the last day we have with GUNMETAL MAGIC and the edits on MAGIC GIFTS just came in and must be turned around by tomorrow. We’re still here, but we’re swamped. This is an open topic thread, if you