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An American court of appeals ruled that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera (1902)
ANON'S ALPHABET OF WRITERLY ADVICE #2
Half the writer's art consists in learning what to leave in the ink pot. ---Stevenson
It is by suggestion, not cumulation, that profound impressions form on the imagination. ---Lowell
Joy in one's work is an asset beyond the valuing in mere dollars. ---C.D. Warner
Keep writing, and profit by criticism. Use for a motto Michelangelo's wise words: "Genius is infinite patience." ---L.M. Alcott
Lord, let me never taga amoral to a story, not tell a story without a meaning. ---Van Dyke
More failures come from vanity than carelessness. ---Joseph Jefferson
When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.
Richard Nixon (1913-94)
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- Current Music
- "Visions of Johanna' by Bob Dylan
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I feel like utter crap today. Slept late, got up, puttered about for a while, then took a nap that lasted two hours.
Sigh.
I never 100% recovered from WonderCon, and now I feel like I'm coming down with something. Or I'm just exhausted. Or something.
Feh.
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- Current Music
- "Isis" by Bob Dylan
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As some of you may know (and the rest of you are about to), on 18 April this year, I turn 40.
I have decided that I will be spending the day at the Bronx Zoo, because it's always been one of my favorite places.
That will be followed by dinner at a favorite restaurant.
This decision makes me happy. *nod*
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- Current Music
- "Follow Me Home" by Dire Straits