by Cellobella on Monday, June 9, 2008
My girl reads a lot of fiction but not books.
She reads fan fiction. Fiction written by fans of an author using the author’s world, and the author’s characters.
In Dippity’s case it’s Harry Potter and Avatar and there is a lot of it.
Fan fiction is not a new thing and I suspect some interesting collaborations have come out of it… so the writing isn’t all bad. And if it inspires someone to write, well, isn’t that a good thing?
She spends a lot of her free time with her head in a laptop – would I care so much if it was in a book? After all much of my childhood was spent reading. I read everywhere – walking to and from school, in the car, in bed, I didn’t feel dressed unless I was holding a book… so what is the difference?
I guess to be fair she did read the original Harry Potters before going online. I guess what I really hate is her unwillingness to try new authors.
It makes it very boring when going to a bookshop or library.
Should I be concerned? Or should I just be grateful that she’s reading… anything at all?
by Cellobella on Sunday, February 24, 2008
Today the Sunday paper’s real estate section taught me that areas like the one we have our computers in is no longer a “bar” but an “e-nook”.
Here’s me in my e-nook:
As you might be able to tell in this photo – waaay back in 1977 when our house was built, complete with exposed beams, chocolate coloured metal window frames and hanging garden in the entry – it was a bar.
In just one generation we’ve turned our repository for alcohol into an office. Our beer fridge is now relegated to the laundry.
But how long will it last?
Already laptops and mobiles, playstations and PDA’s are seeing the need for the e-nook disappear. Add to that fridges with computers in them and surely it can’t be long before the only thing left is a lonely printer – and a wireless hub.
Perhaps the e-nook will become the e-cupboard or even the e-drawer?
Certainly we are seeing in our house the development of an e-breakfast bar.
What are you seeing in your house?
by Cellobella on Wednesday, May 2, 2007
The true inconvenience of a computer crash becomes clear the day after… It’s May and I want to change my banner collection but I have to reload all the software – photo editing, FTP – and reload my website files… and that’s irritating because I saved earlier versions of pages on my hard-drive, I probably don’t need them but I liked knowing they were there. [update: all fixed]
My new feature artist is Kate Elsey and I’m confident you’ll LOVE her work – find out more and see the whole images on my banner page.
I know I’m going to discover over the next few months missing files that would have been nice to have – like the template for fridge magnet stickers or my funeral plan (don’t you have one??) – I can’t remember what mine is now – how annoying!
But I’m not going to whinge anymore. As they say – I’m just one bestseller away from retirement – must start work on it.
