2006-Dec-19, Tuesday

matgb: (Cool)
Now that's what I call a head butt...:
A SECOND World War veteran who was blinded in his right eye when he was hit by shrapnel can see again after being head-butted by a pedigree racehorse.
As always, Sunday & Monday busy, got in, checked some feeds, saw this. Weird.

Still, the ACW game I mentioned last week went well, Andy said it was "the best scenario I can remember playing", which was nice. One of the things I'll definately miss will be Monday night games.

Anyway, proper "I had a great weekend" post possible tomorrow, short version was Hub OK, seeing everyone great.
matgb: Artwork of 19th century upper class anarchist, text: MatGB (Books)
So, what do you do when you've written a novel and have access to the Guardian's high traffic weblog? Post a plug, or two, or three? Nah, that's underkill, right? How about thirty-three plugs?:
Last Sunday I went into a bookshop, a link in one of the big retail chains. Entering a bookshop can be a risky business for an author with a new novel out (plug 4) unless his or her ego is in good shape. They contain so many books that unless your new novel (plug 5) is displayed in the front window or else one of those stacked on a table near the front it's hard to imagine their customers even discovering that your book exists (plug 6), let alone purchasing a copy unless they'd arrived intent on doing so.
D'you reckon he wants you to buy his book? The actual article isn't that bad, but I'm just reposting because, well, gotta admire the cheek...

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