Monthly Archives: May 2009

Joe Kavalier vs. Meyer Landsman

5/29/2009 – 2:38 pm

Last week I finished reading Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and, while I liked it, I thought it was interesting after having recently finished The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, a novel I found much more appealing.
Everything about Kavalier and Clay is a touchy showy, a bit over-the-top. This applies to the events [...]

By Trent | Posted in Reading | Comments (0)

Notes on Recent Events

5/28/2009 – 11:23 am

The TOC for The Best Horror of the Year #1 has been announced, and can be seen here along with the cover art. Still pretty damn pleased with my inclusion in this volume.
Also, I was working on my CV yesterday and searched for my name in Amazon so I could get the dates of a [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, - England/EPL, - Spain/La Liga, Writing | Comments (1)

A Whimper, Not a Bang

5/26/2009 – 12:46 pm

So Man Ure (yawn) wins another English Premier League title. The top six remain unchanged with some shuffling of places—and all of this decided some weeks ago. Are we having fun yet?
Per usual, the relegation scrap ended up being more interesting than the race at the top. The last several weeks set up an [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, - England/EPL | Comments (1)

The Ol’ Switcharoo

5/22/2009 – 4:47 pm

Well, we finally dropped the ax on Dish Network in favor of Directv today. For the second time in about six months, the DVR hard drive crapped out and when it craps out, it craps out spectacularly. Last time we got about another day’s worth of television in before the whole thing died. This time, [...]

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Happy Finds

5/21/2009 – 1:41 pm

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Did the world exist before the Internet? It never ceases to amaze me how much fun stuff I come across—either via searching or stumbling. Top recent finds:
* The Burgomeister’s Books
Tons upon tons of free ebooks. I’m about half-way through The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon and it [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, Reading, School | Comments (0)

Good Morning, Good Review

5/18/2009 – 8:36 am

I received a very happy email this morning. John Joseph Adams wrote to say that the Federations anthology received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly, which is great news in itself.
From the purely personal angle, I was chuffed to see my story mentioned as one of the highlights from the newer batch of [...]

By Trent | Posted in Writing | Comments (3)

Blow-by-Blow: Our 27-Hour Journey to Parenthood

5/16/2009 – 11:21 am

Everybody has a story of their birth: here’s Grey’s.
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
From 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Amy, Athena and I slept in a little after a busy Saturday; I had played soccer in the afternoon and worked on trying to finish my final papers for school while Amy ran some errands and cleaned the [...]

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A Grey Day

5/5/2009 – 10:21 am

Hey! Say hello to the newest edition to the family, one Mr. Greyson Hergenrader. He arrived at 11:47 AM on Monday, May 4th and all involved are doing well. More stories and details to follow…

Current Mood: Are You Kidding Me? | /

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Resuming Normal Programming

5/3/2009 – 10:47 am

Mad City Utd lost 3-1 in our first game of the year three weeks back. We played listlessly, lethargically, without any energy. Our passing was bad, our movement was bad—we were bad. I played out on the wing and wasn’t too involved. The other team played quite well and deserved their win. Last weekend, our [...]

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i(Pod) Touch Myself

5/1/2009 – 10:08 pm

I ended up springing for an iPod touch to make up for my ruined Blackberry Curve. I placed it on the back of the car last weekend and forgot to retrieve it before we took off. I know it flew off the trunk at about 35-40 mph, and I’m guessing a car behind us ran [...]

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