Monster Hunters International

My short-awaited signed, autographed copy of MHI and kick-ass patch arrived while I was on the vacay. Looks like Jay G got his copy as well. "Squeee!!!"

I am halfway through the book - up late last night reading instead of blogging.

It is so refreshing to read another fiction author who accurately describes firearms and their use. It's even better that Larry Correia writes great characters that talk like real people too.

I managed to squeak in under the deadline for the patch contest with this remarkably lame offering. Not bad for 15 minutes in Photoshop, but it is not some of my better work. I am still deciding whether to vote for myself or not. Hopefully there will be another contest for the next sequel to MHI and I can come up with something better.

Trying to get caught up with work and blogroll readings

So much has been going on in my absence. Fear not faithful reader. Normal posting to resume today. Only 74 articles to go on the reader.

All 3 of you might be wondering where I am...

Blogging and tweetage to be lighter than the normal very light as I am on vacation. I'm 3 days in and haven't even opened my Google Reader to see what's been happening with all of my (gradually reciprocated) blogroll. I'll probably have to pull a "mark all as read" and just catch up piecemeal as sorting through 1000+ posts has little appeal to me right now.

For the record, I am vacationing in a state that has CCW reciprocity with my homestate of South Cacalacky.

Maybe I can make a little dent in it tonight. Shouldn't take but another 30 minutes...right?

Maybe I'll just read Tam.

And Snowflakes and Uncle.

And Borepatch and Tbolt and Robb and this is why I haven't made it into the lobby until tonight.

UPDATE:

An hour and 1 cocktail later...

And Breda and Kevin and Marko and Joe Huffman

and who am I kidding - I normally cannot go a night without reading , Rawles (or JWR, if you prefer not to use the , )

and last but certainly not least James.

oh yeah one more: Steve

Done. Going to go to bed now. Last thought - isn't it a bit odd to refer to these nice people by their first names when I have never met them? Probably.

Light posting as I've been on a mini-vacay.

Bare or bear with me. Managed to pick up a couple of days leave and I ran for the beach. Ran. Outer Banks NC, Hatteras. Beautiful.