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Last linkity of the year

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Reading Update
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin & Richard Panek. Very good nonfiction look at how thinking about autism has changed as our understanding of neurology and brain chemistry has increased. For me, the second part of the book (“Rethinking the Autistic Brain”) was far more interesting and useful than the neurology/brain chemistry first part. Just because people with autism think differently doesn’t mean that our thinking is wrong. It’s just different. And if researchers develop a “cure” for autism, what will be lost? There’s evidence suggesting that people such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo had high-functioning autism, as well as probably Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc. That doesn’t seem like “wrong” or “broken” thinking to me.

I’m glad that I’m old enough (47) that I made it through the education system as a “weird smart kid” instead of as someone with a disability, and that I learned I could take care of and support myself. All of it was through a pretty non-standard path, which I’m not sure would be an option today. My pattern-matching brain and ability to look at problems in a way that’s completely different from the way my coworkers do is valued by the company I’ve worked for for over 17 years.


Flashback to a few months ago, when there were leaves and green things… *sigh*

“SquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrelSquirrel!” -Chaos

‘Tis the season to linkity



Congrats to Yvette, who won Training Season by Leta Blake!

Congrats to Loren, who won Where the Lovelight Gleams by Keira Andrews!

Congrats to Karl, who won Nowhere to Hide (2nd ed) by Clare London! Nowhere to Hide (2nd ed) will be released December 22 by JMS Books.



Randonymity

  • Whoops! I missed my eighth blogiversary at the end of November. Oh well. 🙂
  • I spent a bit of my workday Thursday at urgent care – I’ve had a red, painful, hot, swollen spot on top of my foot since Saturday and I have no idea what it’s from. Doesn’t look like a bite. I haven’t stubbed my toes or dropped anything on my foot, plus there’s no bruising. After xrays and blood tests, a broken bone, gout, and cellulitis were eliminated. Apparently it doesn’t look like rheumatoid or osteoarthritis. The doctor decided maybe it was a low-grade infection and sent me home with antibiotics. Here’s hoping…

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  • Ewww. Don’t follow that link if you ever want to eat a chicken breast again.

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Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • Falalalala hockey fics!

“Is that a furry rattly mouse I spy?!” -Mayhem

Linkity hopes no one is triskaidekaphobic today



Congrats to Trix, who won In Another Life by Cardeno C!

Congrats to Alder, who won Mark of the Familiar and Gift of the Familiar by Alex Whitehall! ! Gift of the Familiar is being released today by Storm Moon Press.

Congrats to Emily, who won Old Loyalty, New Love by Mary Calmes! Old Loyalty, New Love is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Randonymity

  • I’m completely over this winter thing. *shivering*

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Reading Update

  • Hockey fics! 😀

“See? I can be just as beautiful as Mayhem!” -Chaos

Linkity will try not to whine about the cold… too much



Congrats to Urbanista, who won the signed paperback copies of The Replacement Guitarist (2nd ed) and Home for the Holidays (The Replacement Guitarist #2) (2nd ed) by Lori Toland!

Congrats to Marie, who won Christmas Serendipity by Liam Livings! Christmas Serendipity will be released by JMS Books on December 8.



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Reading Update
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh. Very good collection of Brosh’s clever, insightful, and sometimes poignant comics. I was disappointed that the collection didn’t contain the brilliant “alot” comic, but perhaps there will be a less autobiographical collection available in the future.


“Hello, bird!! I will stare at you!!” -Mayhem

“You see what I have to put up with?! That is absolutely a leaf, not a bird.” -Chaos

Abbreviated linkity on a day when I said there’d be none



Congrats to Astrid, who won Merry Gentlemen by Josephine Myles!

Congrats to  choccygrl, who won A Lion in Tails by Andrew Grey! A Lion in Tails will be released by Dreamspinner Press on December 1 as part of its 2013 Advent Calendar.



Randonymity

  • I know I said there wouldn’t be linkity this week, but since I needed to post something about two contests closing this evening, you got a teeny weeny bit of linkity, too.
  • I sold my old condo! And there was much rejoicing.

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Think, Do, Make, Learn

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Wha…?

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Reading Update

  • I’ll let you guess. 😉

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, BatCat!

Waiting until the last minute to try to come up with a linkity title is always a bad idea



Congrats to Peaches, who won Inside Out by Andrew Grey! Inside Out will be released by Dreamspinner Press on November 25.



Randonymity

  • I think I’ve triumphed over Windows 8 on my new computer by installing a shell that makes it mostly act like Windows 7. 🙂
  • No linkity next week, due to the US Thanksgiving holiday.

Bookity

Think, Do, Make, Learn

Cookity

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Wha…?

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Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • Hockey fics………………………

“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” -Chaos

“There aren’t enough birds to look at now. Hmph.” -Mayhem

In which there isn’t really any linkity at all



Congrats to Carolyn, who won Home for the Holidays (The Replacement Guitarist #2) (2nd ed) by Lori Toland! Lori will release Home for the Holidays on November 18.



Randonymity

  • I had the best intentions to do linkity… 🙂 But I treated myself to a new laptop as an early birthday present (I’ll be 47 on Sunday – ack!!!) and let’s just say the transition to Windows 8 isn’t going smoothly. *muttering darkly* Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, even without linkity. You can always catch up on some you missed, right?!

Bookity

Cookity

  • 27 pancake recipes (such as Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes, Double-Stuff Oreo Pancakes, and Red Velvet Pancakes with Coconut Syrup and Blueberries).

Cool

Cool or Wha…?

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Teh Cute

Reading Update

  • Hockey fics! You knew that already. 🙂

“Really, it’s terrible – Mom’s just been futzing with that new laptop and muttering some appalling things while she neglects us! We’ve even been forced to entertain ourselves.” -Mayhem

“Well, that trash basket was a bust, May – shall we move on to the next?” -Chaos

Linkity suggests treading carefully in the Enchanted Forest



Congrats to Isa, who won Spokes by PD Singer!

Congrats to Carey, who won All In with the Duke (Gambling on Love #1) by Ava March! All In with the Duke will be released by Carina Press on November 11.



Randonymity

To be honest, I expected a bit more of an Enchanted Forest – make sure you look out for leaks from above…

May was sprawled on the trackpad earlier and managed to resize my normal, tiny recycle bin quite a bit – now it’s ginormous:

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Reading Update

  • Hockeyficshockeyficshockeyfics.

It’s catghan season! 23 lbs of cats keeps my legs very warm before they go numb.

In which linkity is a bad cat parent



Congrats to Avendesorra, who won Bloody Love Spats (Among Wolves #2) by Valentina Heart!

Congrats to MarMight, who won Worth Waiting For (FIT Guys #1) by Kim Dare!

Congrats to Marie A, who won More Than Everything (Family #3) by Cardeno C! More Than Everything will be released on November 4 by Dreamspinner Press.



Randonymity

  • Belated happy 10th birthday, Chaos kitty! His birthday was September 28… Whoops.

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Reading Update

  • Hockey fics! 🙂

*chittering* -Mayhem

May, who thinks brightly colored leaves blowing by the window are birds. It’s even cuter than it sounds.

And suddenly it felt like winter and linkity wept



Congrats to Kate, who won Stripped Clean by Ellis Carrington!

Congrats to Helena, who won Taken (Stranded #2) by Andrew Grey! Taken will be released by Dreamspinner Press on October 28.



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Bookity

Do, Think, Make, Learn

Cookity

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Cool or Wha…?

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Reading Update
A Casual Weekend Thing by AJ Thomas. ebook. Good m/m romantic suspense about a San Diego cop who’s on injured reserve when he has to go to Montana to deal with his estranged brother’s death. The characters were enjoyably complex and nearly made up for a few, relatively minor, rough spots in the plot and writing.

Hockey fics. Of course. 🙂


“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” -Chaos

(Really, I think he’s sleeping with his eyes partially open.)