• @shunn Not so much in the middle of a novel as much as revising one. Rewiring might be more accurate. #
• Working from home today to avoid the wintry mix. Remarkably, the day is going slower… #
• Anyone use Dropbox for syncing of files across multiple computers? It looks like it might be a good way to include my Eee pc. #

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My latest post is up at Tor.com looking at the influence of Sherlock Holmes on modern television shows. Check it out if you like.

My previous posts at Tor.com can be found here.

• Every day I hate people a little more and that is starting to bother me. Time for a beer. #
• Celebrated Chinese New Year with some delicious American Chinese food. My mood is improving. #
• I find it amazing that the ‘phone vibrating against the table’ noise is so ingrained that when I hear it on TV I instantly look at my phone. #
• @BrentSpiner I highly recommend it. It doesn’t hurt nearly as much as you’d expect it to. #
• @edenrobins That one’s special. #
• Bacon tux: http://www.mcphee.com/resources/april/items/bacontux.html #
• @shunn That is sad, though I’m glad that I’m not faced with that particular problem. #
• I understand diff. cultures have different interpretations of “manners”, but being raised by an English mum hasn’t helped me be tolerant. #
• @johnjosephadams Value cereal. Nice. #
• @johnjosephadams Now that you’ve played both, what do you think is better – Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour? #
• @johnjosephadams Thanks. I was leaning that way myself because of the upcoming Beatles game. First sofa, then RB2. #
• Latest is that Shimmer’s Clockwork Jungle issue should be out this summer. My story, “The Emperor’s Gift” will be in it. Hurray. #
• @ecmyers I did the same thing yesterday. It’s been a while. Probably have to do it again tomorrow. #
• RT @cmpriest Well. Here you go – Realms of Fantasy closing: http://tinyurl.com/c2wesw #

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As mentioned in my previous post, I wrote something on Tor.com about Lost and BSG. Not coincidentally, those two television series are my favorite shows right now. But both have fallen prey to the same sad trend – the loss of the black characters on the show.

Both series started out as examples of diversity, I think it’s fair to say. Intentionally so. And that was something that mattered to me. Lost even went so far as to have one character (Jin) who spoke only in Korean. Both shows also featured black characters. Yet in both cases, those characters have either died, or become marginalized.

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• It amazes me the amount of odor a living human body can generate. I think I may have learned new levels of stink on the subways lately. #
• My mood seems to decline significantly in the morning when I don’t make coffee. Work stuff just doesn’t work. #
• @DeannaHoak I feel the same way. Maybe I’ll try sugar as well. #
• @therinth congrats on the BCS sale! #
• @pablod amen #

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