The blog of Lee Harris - publisher, editor, writer, lover, raconteur
Hospital News
So, we headed out to the hospital with Lana at about 10.40, as we were told to be on the ward for 11.00. As we neared the hospital we got a call from the ward nurse to say we wouldn’t be able to see the opthalmologist until 1.30, so no need to come in until [...]
Clandestine Government Organisations
In happier news, it was our turn to see Verity’s teacher yesterday at the parent/teacher thingummie. Outstanding results all round – she’s way ahead of where she should be, academically, particularly with her reading, writing (she loves to write stories) and her maths. In fact, her maths is so good they’re putting her on the [...]
Being ill and shit like that
So, what with one thing or another, the whole family has had some sort of minor illness over the last few weeks – we’ve all had colds and flu-type things, and my 2-yr old (Lana) had a mild case of chickenpox.
As Lana was coming to the end of her chickenpox, though, I noticed something odd [...]
Ooh – has it really been three weeks?
I did mean to update this thing more often, you know – but I’m doing better than I used to, so it’s a positive start, I guess.
Just a few catchy-uppy things.
My 5-yr old (”I’m five and a half, Daddy!”) impressed me a short while back. She decided she wanted to try to con the tooth [...]
My Hugo nominations are in!
As a WorldCon attendee, I get to nominate in the Hugos, so this morning my nominations went in. A few Angry Robot books and authors were nominated (you would expect no less, I’m sure), but all were worthy nominations.
Don’t forget to make sure choices, if you are eligible. And don’t forget that Hub is eligible [...]
Stop watching Doctor Who, you idiot!
This isn’t aimed at the legion of Doctor Who fans who watch the show and enjoy it – it’s for those people who obviously don’t like the show, but who keep watching just so they can log onto Doctor Who fan forums and rant at the world about how bad it is.
Why? Why do you [...]
The obligatory 2009/2010 post…
Well, 2009 has been quite a year. Unlike pretty much all of my local friends, my 2009 didn’t suck. In fact, it was the best year I’ve had in ages, despite a brief moment when it looked like 2 of my family might have cancer (they didn’t, thank goodness). In fact, my year has been [...]
Christmas 2009
A round-up of the year will follow next week, I think, as I’m determined to update this thing more often. For now, a very quick summary of Christmas this year.
Presents received from my daughters:
A pair of slippers*
Various bags of sweets and chocolates
Presents received from my next-door neighbour:
Star Trek (2009) DVD
Presents received from the missus:
A radio-controlled [...]
Dan Abnett is a swine!
About a month ago I had the extreme good fortune to meet Dan Abnett. As my employer – Angry Robot Books – is publishing Dan’s first original novels (after 3 dozen or so widely-acclaimed tie-in books), I’d chatted with him briefly over email, but didn’t get the opportunity to talk to him in person until [...]
The BNP on Question Time
There has been a whole lot of debate over the last week or so about the British National Party’s appearance on Question Time.
Now, before I start with my views, I think it important to clarify my particular stance on the subject of the BNP.
First of all, I despise everything the bunch of nasty little shits [...]
