I aten't dead! (Also: Hugo Award Noms!)

In the famous words of the inimitable Granny Weatherwax: "I aten't dead!" Seriously, I wish I'd had a piece of card with that inscription to hang around the neck of this here Livejournal for the past couple of weeks. You certainly couldn't tell by my posting habits that any pulse remained.

I had serious problems with my laptop a couple of weeks ago, resulting in nearly needing to wipe the slate clean and rebuild my system. Luckily, after many, many hours of work, my laptop is rejuvenated and should be good to go for some time to come. My budget and I are all sighs of relief. (This frightening period also resulted in finally creating a work-space for me with a dedicated desktop - sans internet connection - but exploring that can wait for another day.)

Anyway, now for some announcements! Particularly, the Hugos, and my favorites to win. (I've put an asterisk next to my favorites, excepting where I don't consider myself well-read enough to have an informed opinion. This last includes the Best Novel nominees... I'm thinking of reading the four I haven't read yet before Aussiecon.)

( And the nominees are... )

Many congratulations in the form of an excited "Omedetou!" go out to: seanan_mcguire, cmpriest, catvalente, kijjohnson, 2muchexposition, nojojojo, eugie, and all the other nominees!

Also, today is the release day for my friend Rob Mosca's High Midnight: his Spaghetti-Western-cum-Midnight-Movie extravaganza involving ghouls, cryptids, and the best damn phantom bordello north of the border is available today via this link! Mosca has a compelling, feverish, gonzo style of writing that I look forward to experiencing in novel length. I also made him some release day icons that you can find in this post.

And, in conclusion to this mishmash of a post: How about that new Doctor, y'all?

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