I received my Stoker nomination certificate in yesterday’s mail. Shortly it will be hanging on the wall next to its mate from five years ago and the new Edgar nomination certificate, which is almost as large as the two Stoker nomination certificates combined.
I was also contacted by the president of the Houston Writers Guild. Apparently they want to make me an honorary lifetime member of their guild, of which I am not currently a member. A nice honor. Alas, their meetings are held about fifty miles from where I live, so it’s a long haul.
I don’t often post links to YouTube, but this one made me laugh several times and is topical: Christopher Walken in an SNL sketch about the census.
Good episode of Law & Order last night. A slight departure from the usual format, with the arrest taking place in the opening minutes, the trial done before the half hour, and the rest of the episode taken up with a judicial overturning of the conviction, a potential reversal and other legal maneuverings involving Cutter’s former law school professor who now works for an innocence project. I thought for sure McCoy was going to fire Cutter in the last 30 seconds, but he seems to have actually dodged that bullet.
House was the only other new show last night. The computer imaging of the patient’s memories was a fascinating bit of science fiction. The best part of the episode was the chess match between House and Wilson over the furnishings in their new loft.
Read another few chapters of Chuck Hogan’s Devils in Exile. Still not sure exactly where it’s going but I’m along for the ride.
Started working in earnest on my next Cemetery Dance column, which is due shortly after I get back from Brighton. The bulk of the column is going to be the interview with the Italian translator, which requires a fair amount of editing, but I have the other usual matters to include as well. I only managed four laps of the pool (back-and-forth) at noon today. At least I managed to outpace the elderly woman with the flutter board in the next lane. It’s going to take a while to get better at this, I can tell.
Tonight: Lost. Of course. Sawyer goes on a recon. Or is it a re-con, as in “to con again?”
