Sunday, July 03, 2005

Locus Awards Winners

Locus Awards Winners have been announced. A good bunch of winners. I like pretty much everyone on it. I'm particlarly pleased with the Link win. Here are the novel category winners:

Best SF: The Baroque Cycle: The Confusion; The System of the World by Neal Stephenson

Best Fantasy: Iron Council by China Mieville

Best First Novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Best Young Adult: A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

Saturday, July 02, 2005

Music Meme - take 2

Rules here

1. Sir Hand, or is it Ma'am? - Red Fish knew it was Snail Shell by They Might Be Giants
2. You Say you want a revolution? - Joe knew it was the Beatles' Revolution.
3. Shyness is nice, and - Joe knew this was Ask by The Smiths.
4. Remember Rio and get down
Like some other DJ, it's another town
5. So I ran faster - Joe got this. Precious Things by Tori Amos.
6. Well it happened years ago
when you lived on stanhope road.
7. Step on up, enjoy the show
The Colosseum's packed and we're ready to go
8. I saw a newspaper picture
from the political campaign
9. He said something before you left
Something I was not to forget
10. You are the latest contender - Joe got this. Darts of Pleasure by Franz Ferdinand
11. When the disappearing begins
The ghosts we kept within
12. I'm no barbie doll
I'm not your baby girl
13. He said you're just as boring as everyone else
When you tut and you moan
14. Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee - Lee by Tenacious D. Joe got this as well.
15. I don't want to get over you
I guess I could take a sleeping pill and sleep at will
16. Wild is the wind that strips away our sins
Yours is the night, but you don't know where to begin
17. What do we do for our freedom, oh, what do we do for our corn?
Poor Big Boss Jones and his bully boys came here last Sunday morn.
18. I still love the light on, baby
It keeps me awake, but I don't mind
19. I know, cause I've seen it
It was great and I want it
20. She had an horror of rooms she was tired you can't hide beat - Scary Monsters by David Bowie. Joe scores again.
21. You have never been in love
Until you've seen the stars,
22. Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life
You're coming with me
23. And this I knew
His teeth as white as snow
24. I've been having a bad, bad day
Come on won't you put that pad away
25. If God had long hair - Joe got the name. It's What if God Smoked Cannabis. Sung By Joan Osborne, parodying her own song.

Friday, July 01, 2005

Stranger Things Happen available as a free download

Stranger Things Happen was Kelly Link's first short story collection. It was friggin' brilliant.

Now, Link has a new collection out (which I'll be buying at worldcon), and is offering the previous one as a free download under a Creative Commons License.

Everyone should get it. And read it. And then buy it. And then buy the new one.

Link via Boing Boing

Mirrormask clip - Creepy Makeover

With robots singing the Carpenters, Mirrormask heroine Helena is transformed.

Me want watch movie!