Thankful For Many Things...

...including peace between old enemies...

SyFy?

I saw this on The Swivet and almost thought it was a joke. And then I clicked through and read the article and... still thought it was a joke. But it's not, is it?

It appears that in an attempt to distance itself from "geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that" the Sci Fi Channel will be... um, changing it's name to SyFy.

I'm sorry. I'm still not sure this isn't a joke. It's not April 1st, right?

You can get the lowdown on the logic here.

And here's the discussion on SciFi.com.

Thoughts?

StoryCasting

Hiya. Just a quick note to mention that the folks over at StoryCasting.com have posted pages to cast actors for all of my books (and lots of other people's books). It looks like fun. It's free. You just join and can select actors with headshots and all. I haven't done this myself. I feel strangely wary of doing so, but you should certainly feel free to voice your opinion. I'd be interested...

The site is here: StoryCasting.com.

Opie, Andy and the Fonz

Probably the best work Ron Howard has done in a while...

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

Death By Tray

Just so you folks know, I'm working like crazy on The Other Lands. I've promised my editor I'll deliver it to him next Thursday, Oct 30th. (Think positive thoughts for me, please.) I've got a crap load of work to do, so I'm trying not to spend too much time, uh... wasting time. My wife did just point me toward this YouTube video, though. Pretty funny. It's my offering for today.

You know Eddy Izzard? You know Legos? And Star Wars, of course. Together, they make for comedy. (Bit of profanity in it, by the way.)


Now I'm off to work!