A Flurry of Activity

This is the third day in a row I've gone running, and I've added a mile each day. I'm only a pound heavier than I was at the beginning of December, which is about the the time I started slacking and going once a week (or, like in January, nonce a week). If it stays sunny and in the 40-50 degree range outside, I'll be back to fighting trim in no time.

And strangely, after confessing my slacky results in aiming for 3K a day, I've far exceeded that daily goal. Maybe confession is good for the soul.

In other news, I received an email from my pal Yazzie, who did that spectacular zombified author photo for me (as well as a number of other stunning works, zombie and otherwise) and she is undertaking a new Generation Dead project; a hypothetical Generation Dead movie poster!--I can't wait to see the results!

Here's the info, which is on a Generation Dead Facebook Fan Site (say that five times fast). If you are on Facebook you can check out the site here. As far as I know, there aren't any membership dues. And if you are on Facebook, why aren't we friends? Befriend me!

And here's Yaz's message:


Yaz wrote
at 10:38am yesterday
Hey guys!--- Me again

I've gotta new Generation dead idea floating around in my head

It's gonna be like a movie poster type thing and i need a few characters
I'm being Karen ['cause she's my fave]
And i have a person who'd like to be Colette
but i still need the other characters

so basically I need a Pheobe, Margi, Tommy[although my friend may be Tommy,] Adam, Pete, Tak and the other characters,
Yaz's deviantart site <-- there's info there if any one's interested and you can e-mail me at my e-mail address for more info:
neko-kyuuketsuki at hotmail dot com

Thanks guys!
Ciao!

~Yaz[differently biotic kid]
xx

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Today's GD inspired art is from Ryan Robbins, who tells me that he did this piece in anticipation of Comic Con in New York City. I had the pleasure of meeting Ryan at a World Fantasy Convention many many months ago. Not only is he great company, but he's a fantastic artist as well. Many thanks to Ryan for letting me put this piece up at the site.

Kiss of Life is available for preorder at generous discounted rates at fine online retailers everywhere, most of which now have the cover art up (how I wish they could put up the full wraparound covers; that would probably double sales in a heartbeat). Most often the book is listed as being by "Dan Waters", so you may have to hunt around a little to find it.

If you are on Facebook and want to be friends I can be found Here. Also, if you would like to join a Facebook fan site for Generation Dead, we'd love for you to join Here.

I just finished reading Stephen King's new book of short stories,
Just After Sunset, which I loved. I've been reading King since I could read and his collections never fail to disappoint. Be warned; despite the title and color scheme, the book is not part of the Twilight series.

Faced

I've had both a MySpace account and a Facebook account for three years. I can't even remember why I signed up for them, but a current friend send a friend request--my first--for these services a couple weeks ago. How pathetic is that, to be friendless for three years???? I feel kind of like Homer Simpson when he found out there was a "No Homerz" club. Anyhow, I'm now "Live" on those services now, although I'm not really sure how to use them and make them all pretty yet.

And in a delightfully synchronistic moment, a post came in here and in Tommy's blog today that I'm putting front and center here:

manicboo said...
Hey! I'm totally new here and I have no idea if this is the right way to be doing this, so apologies if I'm making some terrible faux pas...Basically I just wanted to let you know that my friends and I have created a group on Facebook for fans of Generation Dead, because we all love the book and want to share our opinions and ideas with other fans, as well as hopefully encourage more people to read it!The link to the group is below (hopefully I'm doing this right!) I hope you'll check out the group and approve of what we're doing - the group was only created a couple of days ago so members are a little thin on the ground as yet, but we're sure that'll soon change!Thanks
Maz
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32978435947&ref=nf

Wow, thanks, Maz! I'm honored and touched (in the head, but still)!

I hope they let me join...