Posts Tagged ‘Kim Knox’

• DIY, cleaning and gardening done. Now for something less boring instead… #
• RT @guardiantech The clock cannot be turned back | Peter Thompson http://bit.ly/FbCBs #
• RT @CameronCollie How To Lose a Job Via Facebook via @jearle and @markhughes3000 #
• @richeym Good to see the FA's Respect programme has really been taken to heart at footballs highest levels in reply to richeym #
• @jearle Do you need a rumour starting that tw3.it is under threat? I can start it for you if you want. My rates are reasonable. in reply to jearle #
• @jearle http://tw3.it to be bought by someotherurlshortneruvneverheardof.com. Will that do? I can get it out there for £1m (or nothing) in reply to jearle #
• RT @fieldusThe King, the Moor and the Sheriff. Amusing: http://tinyurl.com/kqqu34 #henrylouisgates #
• impworksRT @fieldus The King, the Moor and the Sheriff. Amusing: http://tinyurl.com/kqqu34 #henrylouisgates #
• Having a quick look at Juitter http://bit.ly/51xSk before heading home #
• RT @lbutlr: http://bit.ly/2bIxya NO BABBYS INZ SHREDDERS!!! via @jearle #
• RT @WeAreConnect Five things to know about Google Caffeine http://tinyurl.com/kpsku2 #
• Awful Library Books http://bit.ly/lm9lI (found via the guardian who didn't think we needed the URL) #
• 2 Sites updated to RT wordpressWordPress 2.8.4 #
• RT @jearle This Fox News report (YouTube) on NHS Terrorists is the single most disgusting piece of propaganda to date: http://tw3.it/MT #
• RT @KimKnox RT: @McKelvie: Graham Linehan's Channel 4 interview on #welovethenhs countering anti-NHS US Right rhetoric #
• Rare eye complaint a few years ago: From GP to Nurses to Consultant and treated in less than 3 hours for free #welovethenhs #
• Wondering how many people can't claim their blog because #technorati normalise urls and doesn't cope with redirects? #

• @KimKnox SpaceFluffin aX da univers, On d Starship Enterprise under Capt Knox. SFin aX da univers, 1ly goin fwd cauz we cnt fnd reverse. in reply to KimKnox #
• @KimKnox lol It was in my head messing up my editing so I thought I’d share it in reply to KimKnox #
• Doubt they ment this for working out comparative value of money stolen at different famous robberies http://bit.ly/c8VC6 #
• A good days editing almost got a complete piece to send off. Now a little light relaxation before bed… #
• listening to “Johnny Clegg & Savuka – One (Hu)’ Man One Vote” ♫ http://blip.fm/~b1stj #
• listening to “Tasmin Archer – Lords of the New Church” ♫ http://blip.fm/~b1t4h #
• listening to “nik kershaw one world” ♫ http://blip.fm/~b1tkw #
• @guardiantech G-Force http://bit.ly/HyvGW but Bruckheimer’s got a short memory Cats&Dogs did spy pets 8 yrs ago in reply to guardiantech #
• listening to “Billy Bragg – Moving The Goalposts” ♫ http://blip.fm/~b2qox #
• listening to “Ofra Haza Im Nin Alu” ♫ http://blip.fm/~b2r4a #
• Haggis invented in England? http://bit.ly/1olEv5 Doesn’t really matter its Scottish now.
  Just glad I’m not in a meeting with the SAA today. #
• listening to “Sisters of Mercy – Temple of Love ’92″ ♫ http://blip.fm/~b2uo7 #
• @jearle Looks like there might be something fishy going on http://bit.ly/4hyQyv in reply to jearle #
• listening to “Nickel Creek- Hanging by a thread” ♫ http://blip.fm/~b2wmr #
• RT @criticalhits criticalhitsTop 10 Comic Book Cities from Architects Journal http://is.gd/20FDx #
• 2 Sites updated without a hitch RT wordpressWordPress 2.8.3: http://bit.ly/Qf1Cx #
• Akismet 227 : Spammers 0 #
• @very_true_thing I’ve no fish knife hang up but I did buy ice cream spoons on Sat so I can get the last of the jam out of jars – go with age in reply to very_true_thing #
• @very_true_thing It gets worse they do long handled melon spoons too. Is there a market for CDGs (Collectable Dinnerservice Games)? in reply to very_true_thing #
• RT @DanDiplo Is this the best programming related song ever? http://bit.ly/InfF0 #
• @very_true_thing I’ve seen grapefruit knives but never tomato knives – does that mean those are an Ultra rare or just a Promo? in reply to very_true_thing #
• Will you click unfollow, Oh ethereal twit spammers, By autumn? #poem #
• Back from round trip to London to see client. Liverpool a lot warmer. #
• What fuels US sitcom writers? Sort of a RT of @KenLevine http://bit.ly/aqBxN #
• What (if anything) should we read into it if Clarkson is hit by a meteorite now? #
• RT @richeym: @DanDiplo @impworks He does have a way with lyrics. Probably has the best zombie-related song too: http://bit.ly/9j3Ih #
• Is this cartoon the best comment on Bingoo deal? http://bit.ly/H8CGY #
• Quantum physics announcement on the Tube yesterday “Please use all entrances to enter the station” Are passengers wavicles? #
• Is it me or does aquiavic’s comment on my blog make no sense or is it some new sort of weird spam? http://bit.ly/3Shlg #
• Just saw a picture listed on a stock photo site described as “London Sky line 1970s”. Just one thing – when was the Gerkin built? lol #
• For the spec that just went in the recycling bin ♫ http://blip.fm/~b8xmf #
• RT: mediaguardian Twitter’s Evan Williams grilled on Demi Moore in Newsnight interview: http://bit.ly/3NNDTz [The claws come out at the end] #
• RIP John Hughes http://bit.ly/tTBGs ♫ http://blip.fm/~ba1cq #
• @KimKnox You did but don’t worry – I just saw a twitterer who posted the same tweet every 5 minutes for a day… in reply to KimKnox #
• RT @jearle Dear Tony Carter, You don’t get it, you’re an idiot. KTHXBYE. #
• RT @guardianweekly American word introduced into the office – neatnik: a person overly obsessed with tidiness, particularly IN the office #
• @KimKnox Or you didn’t and I saw it on your RSS feed lol.Too many ways to keep up these days.Should just turn everything off once a week. #
• RT @guardiantech: Twist in the tale of questioning spam http://bit.ly/sR5mq #
• RT @guardiantech: Charlie’s Angles: Why can’t local government and open source be friends? http://bit.ly/KPOVY #

• Weather = Yuch so just messin' around with Vue #
• @very_true_thing So did it work? in reply to very_true_thing #
• Comment spammers found my site yesterday and (so far) akismet has caught every single one of em #
• Sustained in my editing efforts by an excellent batch of Pork and Mushroom Curry http://bit.ly/AgZze #recipe #food #
• RT @AllenVarney William Shatner masterfully recites Sarah Palin's farewell speech (Conan O'Brien): via @JamesWallis #
• RT: @jearle Big Cat sighting in Scotland. – it's a Puma, by the look of things, running wild. #
• RT: @KimKnox ooh this looks very cool. Trailer for Waters of Mars – Doctor Who #
• So I need to join Scribd to download a pdf copy of a document but not to print it? Stupid controlfreakery and bad for the environment too #
• And printing from Scribd in Firefox = completely broken too. 20 sheets of paper wasted. /rant #
• RT @jearle If you Google "Scottish Cuisine", my Munchy Box blog post is on the front page. http://bit.ly/e640w #
• @jearle Wish I'd photos of the Scottish Indian I had a business trip. Unlike any English Indian I've had. Clearly related to your Munchy Box in reply to jearle #
• @jearle I wish I could work that into my current project. I'm forcing myself to stick to just London so it wont get out of hand in reply to jearle #
• Can it really take an hour and a half to visit the Pencil Museum? Is it twinned with the Hotel California? #
• @KimKnox So how cheesy is Satin Spar's cover or is it classy like Dark Host? in reply to KimKnox #
• @KimKnox Good news – I'll look forward to seeing it then. Meanwhile contemplating if IsItCheese.com or CheeseOrNot.com is a better URL… in reply to KimKnox #
• @KimKnox Hmm. That ones barely work safe… in reply to KimKnox #
• Aarrgh. Basic maths failure. What was I thinking when I wrote a table for a 3d6 roll with the first entry being for a roll of 2? #
• Some really nice entries for the Vue 3D Environment Competition 2009 http://bit.ly/1b7BE9 glad I don't have to pick the winner #
• listening to "cacharpaya – incantation 1982" ♫ http://blip.fm/~at2mc #
• listening to "Capercaillie – Coisich A Rùin – video clip Gàidhlig Gaidhli" ♫ http://blip.fm/~atgp8 #
• listening to "MANDOLIN RAIN original video" ♫ http://blip.fm/~atp60 #
• RT @criticalhits Why can't we show these ads instead of Evony http://is.gd/1TeiZ #
• I always thought some perfumes should be banned under the Hague Conventions http://bit.ly/t2LBr #
• @jearle lol. We'll keep that off the banned list just for you. in reply to jearle #
• @KimKnox Let Blur distract you. That way the rest of Write Club don't feel so bad about our pitiful comparative word counts in reply to KimKnox #
• for @KimKnox your mission should you choose to accept it is to finish Space Fluff ♫ http://blip.fm/~autqy #
• RT @johnmcc: Probably the best explanation of the xhtml 2 announcement I've yet seen: http://bit.ly/2pSCJN via @jearle #
• Will economics defeat Moore's Law? http://bit.ly/ThLjm #
• @KimKnox Sounds like you need this instead of Mission Impossible ♫ http://blip.fm/~auw9u #
• Looking for the Johnny Clegg original I found this cover ♫ http://blip.fm/~av040 #
• listening to "Tanita Tikaram – Twist In My Sobriety" ♫ http://blip.fm/~av0pd #
• listening to "Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia (HD)" ♫ http://blip.fm/~av1gx #
• Hunting for the early 90s rock cover. This isn't it but hey… ♫ http://blip.fm/~av1x0 #
• And it definitly isn't this one either – I give up ♫ http://blip.fm/~av2gz #
• Thats a tough one RT @mediaguardian: Vote for your favourite TV show of the decade: http://bit.ly/4t5loz. #
• From the Guardian: 'Swine Flu readiness has become a competitive sport'. Will we be hosting the world cup? http://bit.ly/kHmjv #
• @richeym The Wires really caught up. When I voted The West Wing was ahead of it. in reply to richeym #
• RT @DanDiplo Why you shouldn't design birthday cakes using Microsoft Word…. http://bit.ly/m484u #fail #programming #webdevelopment #
• Sausage Brown Barm Red Sauce #famishedfriday #
• @JamesWallis Far too early to call the Ashes because of three little words: England Batting Collapse in reply to JamesWallis #
• RT @guardiantech: Volomedia claims podcast patent http://bit.ly/yNcsq #
• @very_true_thing #VisitLondon (http://ustre.am/4n0W) Tower bridge faster than twitter – Just closed when I got the page loaded #
• listening to "The Peanuts Theme" ♫ http://blip.fm/~az5p3 #

It only seems like yesterday that Kim had a new story out but it was all of a couple of weeks ago (just enough time to read an Ian Rankin novel and a couple of history books). Her latest novella, Dark Host, was a Brava finalist and I’ve read a bit of it before so I’m looking forward to it. And as an added bonus I’ve no worries about including the cover on my blog because its very tasteful

• RT @wordpress: WordPress 2.8.2: http://bit.ly/12nm2b #
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #writer #vue #rpg #
• @SJGames Superfluous O! http://bit.ly/pEDf just after I read the Two Ronnies missing hose http://bit.ly/1p9Wp4 Conspiracy or coincidence lol #
• @DanDiplo lol and incomplete XSLT parsers used to make them very (how can I put it politely) interesting. And variables that don't vary… in reply to DanDiplo #
• A new John Lewis stock pot of slow cooked spicy black-eye beans ment dinner plans were easy http://bit.ly/XpcCS #recipe #food #
• 2 Sites updated without a hitch RT @wordpress WordPress 2.8.2: http://bit.ly/12nm2b #
• @KimKnox They're working hard analysing this to death. A fashion expert focuses on the boots not being done up right has too much spare time in reply to KimKnox #
• @KimKnox Better Paul than Joe who gave me a harsh stare at the deli shelf in M&S on two Sats. I've better things to do than stalk him. in reply to KimKnox #
• @KimKnox lol He was disguised by a forest of facial hair. I guess for a role: would have been a fire hazard on masterchef in reply to KimKnox #
• And Serif Software call me again. At least this time they handled my lack of interest and my not playing along with their script OK. #
• @AlphaComplex Enjoyed the posts but Posting way too often = No follow No more #
• Anyone know if there's a thesaurus of hashtags that are in use? #
• Posted a bit from an old, funny Valkyrie article on how #rpg characters go through doors http://bit.ly/9mmUs #
• @very_true_thing You're right – a few of those games are post Valkyrie I just keep adding to it if I think of a good new one #
• RT @severdia: #joomla 1.5.13 released – upgrade immediately http://bit.ly/25blLU #
• RT @MonteJCook Here's another game site that I enjoy: http://www.gnomestew.com/ #
• @jearle it may be arbitrary but if it make you happy who am I to knock it lol. Congratulations on 1000 followers in reply to jearle #
• @jearle I miss Valkyrie, with all its odd little production difficulties, sometimes. Always sad I never got to do a SLA Industries piece. in reply to jearle #
• @jearle Not really a surprise. It wasn't just Nightfall: Jay told me the slush pile of SLA fan articles could have filled its own mag in reply to jearle #
• @jearle Your stuff every time – helped yours were lots better lol. in reply to jearle #
• @jearle Jay used to worry about being seen as the official SLA rag with an article an issue. He'd email me for funny, grit free articles. in reply to jearle #
• @KimKnox Gratz. 9/10 for cover cheese picture although at least its not Casu Marzu in reply to KimKnox #
• @alyankovic Polka Your Eyes Out but a medley could be even better… #
• Yeh. Vue 8 Announced. Well it will be soon. #

• And now the reverse test: Was it the Red Wire or the Blue Wire? #
• Kim seems a bit surprised to have her own unofficial fan club now she's got a hash tag too #kimknox lol http://bit.ly/11jKsm #
• Aarrggg no #thewire tonight. Something for people who like spoiling a long walk instead #
• @iancockayne so which twitterer is the tipping point? #
• The look on @iancockayne's face just then was priceless – don't mix coffee and a vitamin c pill… #
• Three Words to Describe the Weather Here: Warm, Damp and Soggy #
• I wonder if serif software get that scripted calls to "check my details" make me more likely to ditch them? Waste of my time and theirs. #

Kim Knox Rox my Sox Button - The Unofficial Kim Knox Fan Club

Kim’s now got her very own unofficial Kim Knox fan club. Won’t be too long before she has a has a twitter hash tag all of her own too #kimknox

Demonic Attraction by Kim Knox - Cover Art

…or pant, moan, or make any other vocalisations that might wake the neighbours for three hundred yards.

Kim’s got another story out, Demonic Attraction, and while it’s science fiction and includes aliens from what I’ve read so far its not a remake of Alien but its not for the faint of heart when it comes to naughtiness.

Kim’s saying that it was written under the influence of powerful antibiotics.  Well if thats the case I can see writers of erotic Science Fiction borrowing a line from When Harry Met Sally:

I’ll have what she’s having.

I think I need a few extra hours in the day – if I did each of the following would probably be its own post…

Having finished a fascinating book on illegal gambling in the UK in the ’50s I started reading the first volume of Michael Palins’ diaries on Saturday and there a great read…

One unfortunate combination of words set an idea for a humorous, slightly strange Murder Mystery short story idea off and I wrote the first four pages yesterday…

That stopped me finishing the longer game writing project thats so close to having a complete first draft its bugging me…

So I was going to tackle it in the evening but I got an e-mail with an offer from Cornucopia3D for GeoControl2 which I’ve been tempted by for a while. So I ended up playing with that instead…

Plus Kim’s got a new novella out, Flesh and Shadows, with a very cheesy cover but I’ll probably give it a read because despite the cover its supposed to be Science Fiction not Mills and Boon…

Oh and having decided not to take out a subscription to the new version of Pyramid magazine because now its themed of the first six issues I’d only found three I was interested in. So inevitably the latest issue is one I wanted to pick up…

Then there’s the vue video tutorial from Quadspinner I want to write a review of for my Vue News Blog…

I’m just glad that The Wire (which is good but not as good as some of its exponents would like us to believe) is on three nights a week so I know when its finished its time to get some sleep or I don’t know how I’d know to end the day.

Having finished The Translated Man I felt like reading some more fiction so I’ve just finished reading Kim’s latest novella Consort.
Skipping quickly past the rather cliched cover. Not that its badly done but it reminds me of racks of second hand romance books in charity shops. At least with an e-book its not there on the shelf for visitors to see and you can skip printing that page.

Its not obvious from the cover (which at least means its not a total cliche – no blood – no fangs) that this is a vampire story.
Clearly Kim has gotten past her worries about writing the naughtier bits of romantic fiction. I’ve not counted but I’d say half to three quarters of the pages could be rated on the Scoville scale. We’re not talking Bell peppers either more something in the Tabasco pepper to the Naga Jolokia. Yet somehow Kim manages to keep the plot moving too even in amongst all the main characters hormones. And she subverts her favourite tea related scene into something a bit different this time too.

Back in the 80s the Guardian ran a series of jokes about Amstrad launching weird devices combining different white goods the PC and Tea Maker. I’m wondering if Amazon won’t need to release a Kindle with Fire Extinguisher and integral Cold Shower if Kim keeps putting out work like this…