Andrew Plotkin has assembled a concordance to John M. Ford’s The Dragon Waiting. He says “My goal is to document everything that I thought a reader might miss.” This will presumably have to be an ongoing effort :-).

In my latest booknote on this one I said:

I continue to be not as excited about this book as other people. But I know why; I’m just not knowledgable enough to fully appreciate it. In this case it’s my lack of knowledge of third-level characters in that historical period. So I’m sure I’m not getting all sorts of connections that help make the book more interesting and move the story along.

On consideration I suspect my ignorance extends considerably further up the line, but anyway; I suspect I’ll be able to appreciate a lot more of this book now!

(Nicked from a post in Nemesis Draco.)

Painting with light around existing objects, using light-sticks and flashlights and whatever else comes to hand I suppose. Also some pure abstracts that are very nice. Very cool photos, and of course this sort of “graffiti” is non-destructive.

By “lichtfaktor” on Flickr.

One example:

Photo lovers (and cat fanciers) really must see this lovely photo of Roswell by Kyle Cassidy. (click through for full-size version, and while you’re there look at some of the other Roswell pictures in recent posts)