Time to round up the podcasts from November for both SF Signal and Functional Nerds. Had a lot of fun chatting with all of these folks, so you should go give them a listen. Here goes: SF Signal Episode 308: An Interview with Author Beth Cato Beth...
Well, WorldCon is almost here! I’m excited. Are you excited? Once again, I’ll be filling up some of my time at WorldCon doing in-person interviews with authors, editors and artists. If you’re interested in being one of those folks, all you have...
Hi. My name is Patrick and I’ma doodler. DON’T YOU JUDGE ME! It can be difficult to properly name a doodle. This one actually caused me weeks of sleepless nights before I finally settled on a name. I call it, ‘John Anealio...
I doodle. You doodle too, I know you do. Here’s one of mine: I think he’s a plumber. Not Mario, Luigi or even Wario. No, this plumber sports an ‘FN’ logo on his hat and goes by the name of…? Huh. What should I name my...
So, last night was the #drinkanddraw event cohosted by the Functional Nerds, Andy Romine and Galen Dara. The concept was simple, and I was willing and eager to participate. I have been known to doodle when out with friends (or I make paper...
/begin random thoughts So. The bag has been tipped over and the cat is loose. John Anealio and I have been tapped to do a new podcast for sfsignal.com. On top of that, I’ll be writing for sfsignal.com a couple times a month. I think...
/begin random thoughts I pitched an idea to someone and they liked it so I’ll probably start something new here shortly. More on that later… * * * Networking is important no matter what you do for a living. Meeting new people, making...
/begin random thoughts I’ve been offline more lately than is usual. Well, I say offline but really I am still online, I’m just staying focused on the tasks at hand and not doing as much Twitter as people are accustomed to seeing from...
Once again, my friend John Anealio and I had the privilege of hosting a fantastic guest over on the Functional Nerds podcast. John Picacio is an award winning artist who has put together some of the most memorable cover art I’ve seen in a...
Last week, John Anealio and I hosted the great Mur Lafferty for the Functional Nerds podcast. Despite Skype continually failing us (30 second random silences, disconnects, more 30 second random silences, more disconnects), we had a really good...
Over on the Functional Nerds site, John Anealio and I had the opportunity to chat with Z (Hipster, Please) from the Wired GeekDad Hiptrax podcast. What a fantastic little show that was. I never know what is going to happen when I hit that record...
Last week over on the Functional Nerds podcast, John Anealio and I had a chance to shoot the shit with Andrew Liptak (twitter.com/AndrewLiptak); blogger and military historian – among many other things. His take on what is and what...
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