wednesday afternoon barbecue pork spectacular

hello all!

so i finished the first draft of the second story today, which i'm sure you're aware of if you're following me on twitter. if you're not following me on twitter, you should do so. go here.

now, i know that the two stories i have finished so far are only rough drafts. it still counts!

this second one, without giving too much away, turned out a lot more visceral than i originally intended, what with exploding testicles and all, but you can't be afraid to put what's in your head down on paper. you're only going to let yourself down if you hold back.

so far the stories have a common theme, if only in title, The Red Left Hand and Dead Man's Hand. Ok, so maybe there are hands in both of them, too. I guess they have a couple of things in common. Oh, and they're both about revenge, to a certain degree. Not "Revenge" starring Kevin Costner, either. There are no Kevin Costners present in my book so far.

i'd like to get three more stories done before i move forward with my self-publishing plans. looking for someone to do me a kick-ass cover, as well as some sketches to go along with the stories. money? maybe/probably not. credit for work? yes.

in other news, my plans to inundate myself with all things fantasy and sci-fi are moving along nicely. slowly, but nicely. my son and i have begun learning to play Warhammer Fantasy Battles, which is taking some time. he seems interested so far, and i even have another buddy interested, who went halvsies with me for the Battle for Skull Pass starter set. Painting the little figures is definitely going to take some practice. when i get my card-reader back i can post some pics of my painting attempts thus far.

let me take a moment to introduce you to a few of the blogs i've recently added to the "blogs i follow" section over there to the right.

garagehammer.net is a bimonthly podcast dedicated to all things Warhammer. they talk about all sorts of other stuff, too.

passageways appears to be a blog by a friend of mine relating to what his company, passageways does, along with media-related social commentary.

kitchen hooligan is a blog by another friend of mine relating his culinary adventures. also, recipes!

sexygamer is lisa foiles' blog. if you're a gamer you want to check it out! game reviews and industry commentary with a comical/sarcastic spin. also, she's super hot.

Giada's blog: Giada de Laurentiis is the hot little italian lady on Food Network. as my wife says, every guy knows who she is, but nobody knows "Barefoot Contessa" who is on right after her. actually the link is to her website, where there are pics of her.

on walkabout: another friend's site, seems to be a spot for him to drop his words and images for us to see. good stuff. he's a smart guy.

face of the cookie is Kiala Kazebee's blog. She writes for the Portland Mercury. She funny lady.

William Gibson is one of my favorite writers. in my opinion, he is one of the biggest impacters on "science fiction" and "cyberpunk" of the twentieth/twenty-first century.

my fingers hurt from all that hyperlinking. are you still with me? if so, here's a quick video of giada in a bikini:

i know. i know.

thanks to all of my friends and followers. let me know what you're thinking.