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November 10, 2010 at 3:46 pm
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… for a day.

Tomorrow it’s off to Minnesota for the Days of Ice and Fire.

I am combining three days into one today. The day when I return from a long trip, relax, pet the cats, watch football, and savor being home again… the day after that, when I contemplate the piles of mail, bills, boxes, and the hundreds of emails and start feeling overwhelmed… and the day before I leave on a trip, when I run around in a mad panic trying to get ready, certain that I am about to forget something important.

After Minnesota, though, I’ll be home for the holidays… and, I hope, able to get a lot of solid work done. That’s the plan, in any case.

Minnesotans… do NOT talk to me about NFL football at Days of Ice and Fire. All my games are on TIVO, but I haven’t had the chance to watch any yet.

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Almost Home

November 9, 2010 at 4:31 pm
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I’ve made it as far as Atlanta, where I’m sitting in Delta’s club lounge waiting for my flight to Albuquerque to board. A few more hours, and I’ll be off for home… for a whole day, before I leave for Minneapolis.

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In London

November 6, 2010 at 11:30 pm
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Left Malta today for a quick visit to London and my British publishers.

The shoot is still going well.

I’d post more, but I’m in serious need of sleep.

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Make Mine Malta

November 2, 2010 at 9:41 pm
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I’ve left the winds and rain and mud of Belfast behind, and I’m now on sunny Malta in the middle of the Med. Sorta. Actually, yesterday I was on the streets of King’s Landing watching Yoren school Arya in being a boy, and today I was way out east on the edge of the Dothraki sea, as Dany tended her stricken sun and stars.

I’m seeing some great stuff. Really truly. We have an AMAZING cast, and it’s a privilege to see them in action.

Okay, okay, not everything is idyllic. There were torrential rains on Malta last week that washed away a whole Dothraki camp (missed that), and back in Belfast two of our actors have taken a dislike to each other and got in a fight that left one of them bloodied… but other than that…

More when I get home… if I can find the energy…

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Belfast At Last

October 27, 2010 at 9:59 am
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Ashford Castle has some impressive halls and chambers… but nothing to compare to the high hall of the Eyrie, and the throne room in the Red Keep of King’s Landing. Hot damn.

I’d say more, but in a few minutes we’re off to Castle Black and the Wall.

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Leaving Ashford

October 24, 2010 at 10:25 am
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And just in time! We’ve had a marvelous time here, but now the castle is being converted to Hogwart’s and rapidly filling up with screaming children in Harry Potter costumes. Aieeee. Run away, run away, run far away…

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A Hawking We Will Go

October 20, 2010 at 10:36 pm
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Sleeping in a castle. Spent the morning hawking. Too cool.

My head is swimming with ideas for Westeros.

One of the falconers recognized me. Even cooler.

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Sunday at Octocon

October 17, 2010 at 1:35 pm
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Having a great, if exhausting, time at Octocon in Dublin. The Irish fen are wonderfully hospitable, and the BWBers are great company, as always.

I am still feeling borderline sick and my time sense is knackered, however. I hit the wall at seemingly random moments and have to stagger off to nap, absolutely canNOT keep my eyes open… but then I sleep for an hour or two, get a second wind, and wake up ready to roar late into the night. Last night I had to collapse after supper, but O staggered down again in time to pick the raffle winners, then partied till three in the morning, swilling down coke after coke and arguing about sex in the books. Somehow I found myself between half a dozen women who want some explicit male/male scenes in the books and a couple of dissenters who don’t… from there we wandered into Myrish swamps and were never seen again…

It was a strange night. Today I’m paying for it.

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Dublin

October 13, 2010 at 3:00 pm
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Well, I made it to Dublin. My hotel does not have a business center, so I am typing this at an internet cafe on the banks of the Liffey. BWB dinner tomorrow night, and Octocon this weekend.

The trip was gruelling, as ever. Where are the rocket planes I was promised in my youth?

Glad I’m here.

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One More Game

October 10, 2010 at 4:03 pm
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Life is magical… but kind of crazed at the moment.

I am off to Ireland at the crack of dawn tomorrow, but I took the morning off from packing and the usual last-minute madness to watch the Giants game, a thoroughly dominating win over the Houston Texans on their home turf. Don’t have the time or energy to post about this one in detail… but the game was not nearly as close as I expected. The Giants D looked awesome. Not as many sacks as against the Bears, but they kept the pressure on Texan QB Matt Schaub all game, and completely shut down the NFL’s leading rusher (he won’t be leading after this week, I think). The offense looked pretty good too, except for two awful (and completely unnecessary) picks by ELi in the third quarter. Great game from Hakeem Nicks. For some reason the Texans never seemed to cover him.

That’s it for football for me until mid-November. TIVO will record all the games between then and now for me to watch when I get back.

And now I’m off to ravage Eire and besiege Malta. Later.

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