Below are the 5 most recent journal entries recorded in jonathanstrahan's LiveJournal:

Monday, September 5th, 2005
11:06 am	The weekend It was a weird weekend, tiring, disjointed and kind of unsatisfactory. I read some stories that left me completely puzzled and unsure whether I knew a good story or not, and a couple very good ones. I started Al Reynolds' Pushing Ice, but set it aside when I realised that I just wasn't ready for it. Instead, Tim emailed me The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl on Sunday morning and so far I'm about one-fifth of the way through. Very interesting book, and I'm really enjoying it. Almost certainly back to the Reynolds when I'm done, but so far it's hitting the spot. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
6:55 pm	Poor livejournal account, sitting here all unused. No way I'm ever going to use it more, because it would require more mental compartmentalisation than I'm currently capable of. If I can, though, I will try to hook up a livejournal feed for Coode St. Jeremy asked for it, so I shall obey. Current Mood: flat Current Music: Home on Monday, Little River Band (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005
7:14 am	File under: update Well, for some reason blogger is being difficult this morning. Don't know why, but pfeh. I feel like blogging though, so I thought I'd pop over here and babble on for a moment. I actually got some sleep last night, interrupted sleep (but over six hours of it!), so I'm feeling a bit better than yesterday. Things here at Coode Street haven't actually been bad of late. I haven't been getting enough sleep (kids up in the night), but other than that it's good. The local convention, Swancon, was held over the Easter long weekend, and was ok. A small affair, with maybe 200 attendees, I'd guess. I always have mixed feelings about going. I have family and work commitments, but if I don't go it feels like I'm missing something (a weird kind of phantom limb syndrome). Pretty much everyone was nice, and the Swancon people were lovely, giving me my official badge for having attended 20 consecutive Swancons (gah!). I did get to see people I don't usually, had a lovely dinner on the Thursday before the convention (with Justin, Theresa, and Glenda), had an interesting lunch on Friday (with Grant, Cat, Shaun and Terry), and a fun one on Sunday (with Russell, Deb, and Liz). I think Marianne enjoyed them all too. What else? Kim is in Japan to work, and is writing about it. We saw Shaun of the Dead on video, which was pretty good. I got a book signed by Charles de Lint. Didn't really get to talk to him, but going through the whole process reminded me how much I'd enjoyed his work over the years. Maybe I'll see him in Wisconsin for World Fantasy and talk then. And now, back to work. Life does keep keeping on. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 27th, 2005
10:11 am	This has been a frustrating weekend. We have a convention in town and for most of the past 20 years I've immersed myself in the whole convention experience. Now that there are kids in the equation that doesn't happen, and it's also a much smaller event. Charles de Lint is the guest, and I guess I'd really hoped to meet him, but it hasn't worked out. I got to within two people of him at a signing session, before it was ended when he had to go to a panel. sigh. I don't think I'll get back to the convention before it ends, and that means I won't meet de Lint while he's here at all. Maybe in Wisconsin. I don't write about it much, because why bother, but this sort of thing really ties into the depressive side of my nature. I need to pep up, but pfeh. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 25th, 2005
4:57 pm	hi I wanted to be able to post to some Live Journal comments fields so I created this here journal. Don't know if I'll use it much. We'll see. (4 Comments |Comment on this)