MNST is a publicly traded company. I'm going to keep an eye on their share price after this uh...BOLD...co-branding decision.
Just a reminder that Melanie Tem’s books are still available as ebooks. Her giant short story collection Singularity for one. Also novels Prodigal and Blood Moon, which are also available in audio format. www.amazon.com/Blood-Moon-M...
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Morning meeting sketch, fountain pen on paper.
(We’ve all been there.)
Phew. Actually not a bad ad-hoc call and I feel vindicated that our group didn't do anything wrong last night. Better still, no interruption in business services. The ball, as they say, is out of my court (for now.)
I'm increasingly convinced that the secret ingredient to avoid going bonkers is to have at least one hobby that you have no intention of monetizing. Just have that one thing you do simply for the pleasure of doing it.
I am governed by people with such atrocious taste that they make John Waters look like John Ruskin.
Alright, we're all opining on #DoctorWho and I'm only flesh and blood. Doctor Who's happy place is family-friendly horror. The show is absolutely at its best when it is willing to scare the pants off of people but not in a gory way.
"Are you my mummy?"
Since Doctor Who is "resting" when can we have a Blake's 7 reboot with Chiwetel Ejiofor as Avon?
(Think about it for a moment.)
There's something insidious and seductive about the promise of "something for nothing." Consider the following:
• Cryptocurrencies.
• NFTs.
• GenAI.
• Agentic AI.
All of these hold out the dazzling promise that you can have wealth, creativity, and labor and not have to pay anyone to do it for you.
I wrote this nearly three years ago.
I regret absolutely nothing.