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19 Aug

What we’ve learned from Firefly

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, sci-fi, travel, Uncategorized. Tagged: Chinese, Chinoiserie, Firefly, Robot Chicken, steampunk. 1 Comment

How to decorate, apparently. Check out the page in the header above for Steampunkery! to see what’s new on the home front.

23 Mar

Something for a cold, rainy day

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in humor, life, Uncategorized, walkabout. Tagged: creative, Firefly, Fredrik Larsson, happy, just what we need. 3 Comments

This was not what I expected to find at the end of my “Firefly” daily Google search. But it was just what I needed for a smile and a lift. Good onya, Fredrik Larsson:

18 Dec

Love, family and holidays: a memorable journey

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in divorce, life, parenthood, sci-fi, Uncategorized. Tagged: Christmas, Firefly, Grinch, Kraynak, macaroni, ornaments, pink flamingo, reindeer, Star Trek, Star Wars, tinsel, tree, trolley. 11 Comments

It’s finally officially Christmas in the household. After a number of delays and assorted other grumbles, we got a tree (a real one this year, thanks to Dr. Doo-Be-Do, who even put it on his Christmas list), got it up and last night decorated it. Our tradition, which I’ve stuck to through the years, is [...]

4 Apr

Space: the mentoring frontier

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout. Tagged: AI, anime, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Firefly, instant message, Maquis, mother, RPG, space, Star Trek, teenagers. 6 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that the Cabana Boy and I met at an online sci-fi RPG. For the uninitiated, that’s a “Role Playing Game.” Although some prefer LARP or groups like the Society for Creative Anachronism (of which I was a member back in college), this online group suited me fine. Maquis Universal is an offshoot [...]

12 May

Still walking those streets

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in autism, humor, life, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: agent, author, autistic, blog, conference, editor, fiction, Firefly, Firefox, literary, NaNoWriMo, network, Pennwriters, seminar, writing, YA. 10 Comments

“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” — Moliere After the joy that was NaNoWriMo last November, when my family and I agreed I could throw everything into those 30 days and write a novel, I’ve worked on many writing projects, [...]

7 Jan

Where has all the smart, funny sci-fi gone?

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in sci-fi. Tagged: Firefly, gamer, sci-fi, Serenity, Star Trek, Whedon. 5 Comments

I suppose I could subtitle this: “OR WHY I NO LONGER WATCH THE FOX NETWORK.” Yes, fellow sci-fi fans, this is about Joss Whedon’s Firefly, and follow-up Serenity. Each time I think I’ve got the sting out of my system that it’s cancelled, BAM, someone brings up the subject again and opens the wound. Nooooo [...]