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I know where the eggnog went…hic.
I did not get any eggnog!
Wha’ makes you think I had any eggsgenog?
Screw nog, go for the nip!
Thish is the besht nog evah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, laugh it up back there.
Nog for Princess. Nog now.
Jush a sec, I’ll get it for you.
Did you hears something sneaking up behind me?
No. Not this time. Not that last time. In fact, never. Nothing is sneaking up behind you.*
That’s snow moon! That’s a polar bear sneaking up behind Jordan!
Whatvever dudes! I’m just gonna chill here and think about The Hobbit.
Me too, awesome trainwreck of a movie.
And on a completely different note. Tail crosshairs engaged on target.
Firing space based kitten cannon in 3.2.1…
Dude this is the strangest cat blog I’ve ever been in.
It’s because I’m trapped under a Princess. If I move, she’ll kill me. Send help.
*Why, yes, that is an advance copy of Martha Wells’ Emilie and the Hollow World,
and it is all mine!
I am not amused with your silly camera.
Koo-koo-kachoo
You have irritated me, I will destroy you with my mind.
You humans sit funny. Like dis. What’s up with that?
I was gonna sit there, but you’re in my sun. Deal.
I AM beauty.
Come ‘ere, I’m a smack you one.
I still want to know where the water goes.
Bring me a…tunafish!
Crazy eyes, moi?
Hey Girl!
Does this foot taste funny to you?
I was going to kill you, but then I decided to take a lil nap insteadzzzzz.
But where does the water GO?!?
So, I have a new book out today. It’s called Crossed Blades and it’s the third of the Fallen Blade books, though it’s intended to be read either on its own or as part of the series. I think it’s the best one so far, and I’m really pleased with it. But I’m the author, and that means I’m biased. If you’d like to read a sample chapter, you can find one here. The first review is over here. If you want a signed copy, you can order them via Uncle Hugo’s. It can also be found at all the usual places, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound, etc.
I will be out and about in the Twin Cities reading and signing. Nov 29th, 7:00 pm, I will be having a reading and signing at the Har Mar Barnes and Noble in Roseville MN. On Dec 1st, 1:00 pm, I shall be at Uncle Hugos in Minneapolis signing books with the wonderful Kelly Barnhill. Yep, that’s right, two Kellys for one low price.
With the holidays coming up, it occurs to me that you might want to find signed copies of my books as gifts. Should that be the case, they can usually be found mail order on my page at Uncle Hugo’s. And, if I happen to be doing a signing there, as I am on December 1st, you can also put in a special request for personalized signatures, and they can often make accommodations.
I iz thankfuls for being all dark and mysterious…
I iz thankfuls for my svelte and dainty figure.
I iz thankfuls for my mad ninja skillz!
I iz thankfuls for sleeping like nobody’s watching.
I iz thankfuls for getting on the counter wifout getting smacked.
I iz thankfuls for teh smack I iz about to give Coconut.
(Original provenance unknown, possibly food.com)
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 (14 ounce) can pumpkin
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 cup whole-fat eggnog
1/2 cup heavy cream
approximately 2 cups (gluten free) ginger snaps (we used Pamela’s brand)
1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare the crust
Grind the gingersnap cookies until they resemble coarse cornmeal
Mix in melted butter
Press mixture into a 10 inch, deep dish pie pan
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
PREPARE THE FILLING:.
Separate three of the eggs
Using an electric mixer, beat the three egg whites on high until stiff peaks form
In a separate bowl, combine three egg yolks pumpkin, both sugars, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, eggnog and cream.
Gently fold the egg whites into the pumpkin mixture
Pour into the prepared crust.
Cover the edges of the pie dish with foil or a pie crust protector
Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes
Cool on a wire rack at room temperature. DO NOT cool in the refrigerator- the pie continues to cook through while sitting at room temperature.
Voila! Your pie is ready to serve. Easy as pie!
The pie can be kept covered in the fridge overnight.
I haz a cute.
Well, I haz a beautiful.
I haz cute little pink jelly-bean toes of doom!
I haz a hangover.
We haz a buddy movie.
The wonderful comics creator Gail Simone has dubbed today Cosplay Appreciation Day, and I’m completely down with that. As a novelist I don’t often see my characters get cosplayed, but I love it when I do. Also, for anyone who doubts the way I feel about Cosplay, may I just point you at this post in which my lovely wife and I borrow Neil Gaiman’s lamppost for a bit of Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe Cosplay. And, yes, that’s me standing in a freaking snow bank without a shirt on because that’s the way the costume ought to be done, dammit.
Photo by Matthew Arron Kuchta
Updated to add this shot of Laura and I from nearly 20 years ago as Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas:
Further updated to add the photo credit: Photo by Tesla Seppanen