Feeling like a grown up sci fi fan
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selenayToday I did something that feels like a very grown up thing to do.
I bought a copy of Asimov's Science Fiction.
Not the one that's currently on their website - I got it through my Kindle, so it's the very latest i.e. the January 2011 edition. Apparently Amazon has discovered time travel.
It feels like a very grown-up thing to do it. It's one of the most well-respected science fiction magazines out there. Between then, Asimov's and Analog have probably won three quarters of the Hugo awards over the last 40 years for the novellas, novelletes and short stories they have published. They have both won Hugos themselves several times. They're the kind of proper, serious science-fiction magazines that grown-ups read.
Not sure why I plunked for Asimov's rather than Analog. I might investigate Analog as well when I've finished Asimov's. I'd never seen either in the shelves in England, not even in the bigger bookshops, and I've always been wary about buying a subscription. What if I did that and didn't enjoy them? Having them available on Kindle, even though I don't have most of the artwork, suddenly makes them much more accessible to me. Who knows, I may eventually subscribe rather than reading on my Kindle. For now, I'm quite liking that I have them at the touch of a button. It's reassuring that they're embracing the new technology.
Mostly, my interest was piqued because Elizabeth Bear has a short story in Asimov's and I love her stuff. So far, I've read the novella (Killer Advice, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch) which was good, but not brilliant, and the novellette (Two Thieves by Chris Beckett) looks more to be much more interesting. I'm saving the Bear short story for last because I know that I'll love her things.
In other news...
The Girls had their annual check-up today at the vets. Annie is perfect, 7lb 12oz and the vet though she was gorgeous. Kate is a little chubby, 7lb 15oz with quite a delicate frame, so the vet wants me to keep an eye on her. She can't put on any more weight, although we're not at strict diet stage right now. I've been given a measuring cup so that I can check how much they're getting. Oops. Other than the chub, Kate is also fit as a fiddle.
Kate is also much, much better about needles than Annie. Wow, Annie can wriggle.
I bought a copy of Asimov's Science Fiction.
Not the one that's currently on their website - I got it through my Kindle, so it's the very latest i.e. the January 2011 edition. Apparently Amazon has discovered time travel.
It feels like a very grown-up thing to do it. It's one of the most well-respected science fiction magazines out there. Between then, Asimov's and Analog have probably won three quarters of the Hugo awards over the last 40 years for the novellas, novelletes and short stories they have published. They have both won Hugos themselves several times. They're the kind of proper, serious science-fiction magazines that grown-ups read.
Not sure why I plunked for Asimov's rather than Analog. I might investigate Analog as well when I've finished Asimov's. I'd never seen either in the shelves in England, not even in the bigger bookshops, and I've always been wary about buying a subscription. What if I did that and didn't enjoy them? Having them available on Kindle, even though I don't have most of the artwork, suddenly makes them much more accessible to me. Who knows, I may eventually subscribe rather than reading on my Kindle. For now, I'm quite liking that I have them at the touch of a button. It's reassuring that they're embracing the new technology.
Mostly, my interest was piqued because Elizabeth Bear has a short story in Asimov's and I love her stuff. So far, I've read the novella (Killer Advice, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch) which was good, but not brilliant, and the novellette (Two Thieves by Chris Beckett) looks more to be much more interesting. I'm saving the Bear short story for last because I know that I'll love her things.
In other news...
The Girls had their annual check-up today at the vets. Annie is perfect, 7lb 12oz and the vet though she was gorgeous. Kate is a little chubby, 7lb 15oz with quite a delicate frame, so the vet wants me to keep an eye on her. She can't put on any more weight, although we're not at strict diet stage right now. I've been given a measuring cup so that I can check how much they're getting. Oops. Other than the chub, Kate is also fit as a fiddle.
Kate is also much, much better about needles than Annie. Wow, Annie can wriggle.
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Date: 2010-11-07 02:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-07 06:19 pm (UTC)You'll see what I mean at Christmas. They're tiny little scraps. I don't know what happened. They never clean their bowls, so I know that it's not that underfed them as kittens, but they never really grew.
I measured out what the bag of food said they should be having for an 8lb cat. It's a lot more than they usually eat - that amount of food would result in half of it being uneaten! So I'm trying them out on what I usually aim to give them, which is about what the bag would probably recommend for 7lb cats if they did uneven numbers.
I might have an idea of why Kate is getting a tiny bit chubby. She had access to kitten food for a few weeks over the summer (never, ever again) and she doesn't lose weight. She also hops up when I'm sorting out their bowls and gets an extra nosh in that Annie doesn't have. I'm definitely stopping that! She's not a happy cat with me today for not letting her have that extra go at the bowl :-)
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Date: 2010-11-07 07:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-07 07:59 pm (UTC)