I don’t know but it’s been said — you do or you don’t, and then you’re dead

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* Team Seattle in Full Partial Effect tomorrow afternoon at the Hugo House on Capital Hill, Seattle. You’ll find me with Richelle Mead, Caitlin Kittredge, and Kat Richardson talking about mixing Mystery with Horror and Dark Fantasy elements for the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. There’s no cover charge if you’re a member of the MWA or the Hugo House; otherwise a five dollar cover charge shall apply. Afterward, we (at least some of us) will be jaunting down the street to Vermilion for celebratory beverages.

* I cleaned Howard’s tank today. Thrilling, I know. I put him in a little plastic tub while I did the dirty work, and here you can see him in all his spotty glory. I post the picture (and link it here) because it’s really rather striking — when I first brought him home he was a pale orange with only a few scattered red splotches. Now he looks like he has the measles; but he seems perfectly healthy so I have to assume this is a trick of his age.

* Pork and Beans, baby. Via Cat Valente, I too enjoyed this video quite a lot. Weezer always makes me nostalgic for 1996, but that’s okay. It was a pretty good year.

* Travels with Barack. Four years ago Time photographer Callie Shell met Barack Obama backstage when she was covering presidential candidate John Kerry. She sent her editor more photographs of Obama than Kerry. When asked why, she said, “I do not know. I just have a feeling about him. I think he will be important down the road.” Her first photo essay on Obama was two and half years ago. She has stuck with him ever since. [Beneath the link is a simply gorgeous photo; but check the gallery for more.]

* Disco for CPR. Hey, it might be important to you sometime, someday. “Researchers claim that the Bee Gees 1977 tune “Stayin’ Alive” is a great track to pace yourself when doing CPR. The song’s tempo is 103 beats per minute, very close to the 100 chest compressions per minute recommended by the American Heart Association…”

And since Spain the Cat has been getting so much press lately, here’s a parting shot of Howard the Fish in all his disgruntled, plastic-tub-contained glory:

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Have a great weekend, everyone.

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One Response to “I don’t know but it’s been said — you do or you don’t, and then you’re dead”

  1. klevin
    October 18th, 2008 @ 5:38 pm

    Ah, Weezer. They put on a good show last week. Wasn’t overwhelmed by the opening acts, but Weezer was worth the wait.

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